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LUCY POV:

We walked into the bakery, letting the smell of bread and pastries enter our nostrils.
I looked at the counter and saw one of our former maids, Mrs. Spetto.

"Mrs. Spetto!" I looked at her as a second mother, after my mother died.

"Mrs. Lucy, it's been a while."
Her wrinkles on her face turned upward as she smiled.

"Hey, Mrs. Spetto, it's been a while." My brother, Gray, spoke.

"Sir Gray!" she exclaimed. " I can't believe I'm seeing the two of you together again."

"So how's it been going you two? Found someone yet?"

"What do you- oh." Gray stopped mid-sentence.

He blushed bright red at the mention of someone.

"Uh-moving on, so what's been most popular in your bakery?"

"Well, we have the cream puffs, the fairy bread-" she was interrupted by the bell wired with the door.

"Welcome to Spetto's Sweets! How may I help you?"

"Yeah. Um, let me get the-"

"DAD?!" Gray and I both shouted as he ordered.

"I thought you weren't gonna come back until another month!" I said, running up to give him a hug.

"Yo, old man. It's been a while." Gray spoke up, father stopping in his tracks.

"Gray!" he smiled warmly."I haven't seen you since you were 10!"

Father walked up to Gray and did a "bro hug".

Let's just say that the rest of the week was fun.

-TIME SKIP TO NEXT WEEK-

GRAY'S POV:

Today's the day that I'm going to tell my old man that I'm moving in.

Lucy's been helping me move out of my apartment.

But I can't help but feel like someone's watching us.

"Gray, your clothes."

"I already packed them."

"No, I'm talking about the ones you have on."

"What the-Where the fuck are they?!"

My sister interrupted me by pulling out a pair of clothes.

"You're welcome."

LUCY'S POV:

We finished packing up all of Gray's items and we were about to leave his apartment.

*Buzz buzz*

My phone had started to ring.

"Hello, Lucy speaking."

"Why hello Lucy." I heard chuckling from the other side of the phone.

"Y-you're that guy that kept trying to flirt with me!"

"Luce, that was rude. You talked to me like I'm a pervert."

"Um, you asked me my bra size."

"Ahem, Natsu."

"Huh?"

"Natsu. That's my name."

"Well, Natsu, how exactly did you get my phone number?"

"Your friend Levy is my friend's girlfriend."

"LEVY HAS A BOYFRIEND?!"

"Well, not officially. They both like each other, but no one dared to make a move."

I giggled and smirked evilly, planning to blackmail her sometime.

"Oh, what's with the 'Luce' part?"

"It's your nickname. I think it suits you."

"Whatever. Hav-" I was interrupted by the sound of my brother's voice.

"Lucy! We gotta get the rest of the boxes into the car!"

"Coming!"

NATSU'S POV:

"Lucy! We gotta get the rest of the boxes into the car!"

"Coming!"

I was about to hang up but she said something.

"Bye, Natsu."

My face turned red. But I realized,

Was that Gray's voice?
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TIME SKIP: MONDAY

LUCY POV:

It had been a week since Gray told father he was moving back in.

He took the room a couple halls down from mine.

During last week at school, I had met some new friends.

Their names were Juvia, Erza, MiraJane, Wendy, and Cana.

We all manage to spend time with each other even though our schedules are pretty busy.Wendy was a grade below us, Mira worked at a coffee shop along with Erza, and Cana drank so much she passed out sometimes.

Then Natsu just had to stir up some trouble somehow.

*Flashback*

"Hey, Luce!" Natsu had ran after me while I was going to the cafeteria to go sit with my newly made friends, "I got a bet I want to do with you."

"W-why m-me?" I wasn't really the talking type.If we had a school project, I would sweat like I ran in the Olympics.

"'Cuz." He parted his slightly- chapped lips and sighed."You're the only one I could do it with. All my other girl-friends are on it and my boy-friends wouldn't even do it in Hell."

"W-well, w-what is it you want to bet on?" His parted lips closed and turned into a smirkish-smile.

"If I win the next basketball game you have to be a cheerleader."

"N-NANI?!" ( 'Nani' means what in Japanese just so you know.:0)

"Y-you want me to become a-a cheerleader?!" If he did win this so-called bet, I would be okay as a cheerleader 'cuz I was one at my old school.

"So, is it a deal, Luce?"

"U-uh okay." Great. I got not being able to say no from my mom. Thanks, mom.

*End of Flashback*

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Yo, guys. Its been a while. I know this is shorter, but I barely had time to put this book into my weekly schedule. hope you guys enjoy!