"Hand it over, Ice Princess, will you?" Natsu yells, wrestling Gray while reaching for the controller.

"You have your own, use it!" He shouts back. Snatching it, he turns back to the game and begins playing. "What the Hell, man!" He growls when Natsu snatches the controller from his hand.

I sigh and rub the back of my neck, while watching them. It's been about half an hour since they started playing and it's been absolute torture. After Natsu introduced us, he and Gray began to play Demon's Rush, an intense video game that involves lots of gruesome scenes.

Not wanting any part of it, I decide to sit aside and watch them. So when they started playing and wrestling over controllers, I sat down at the kitchen counter and sipped some orange juice. However, they've been so into the game, I think they forgot I was even here.

"It's better so I want to use it!" My thoughts are interrupted when I hear a crash and look over to see broken glass on the ground. The boys stop the game while looking down in astonishment.

But then they start arguing again.

Unable to control myself, I begin laughing at the scene in front of me. The atmosphere becomes silent almost immediately, making my laugh the only sound in the suite.

"You..guys...are...too...funny..." I say between laughs.

The air suddenly becomes quiet as the two just gape at me in confusion. Glancing back and forth between them, I say. "What? Did you finally notice I was still here?"

-♾-

Natsu apologizes for the tenth time. "I'm sorry, Luce. I didn't mean to forget that you were still here. We just got too much into the game and..."

Leaning up, I kiss his cheek. "It's ok, really. I didn't mind watching, although..." I scrunch my noise. "It was a little too gory for me..."

"I'll make it up to you, I promise." He whispers into my ear, making me shiver a bit. Gray rolls his eyes at us and whispers. "Get a room, you too!"

Natsu just glares at him.

"So, you still up for practice?" Gray asks, totally ignoring him. "We're thinking of going around 4:00."

Natsu's eyes light up in excitement but then he hesitates. Placing his arm around me, he pulls me close. "I dunno...I was hoping to spend the rest of the day with Luce."

"Come on, man!" Gray sighs while running a hand through his hair. "The guys and I have been hoping to practice today before our interview."

"Interview?" I ask, glancing between both of them. "What interview?"

"Our team has an interview in three days before the big game against France." Natsu explains. "We have a short talk and then we show them some moves. So that's why we need to practice."

"And where is it?"

"In center city, it will take place on TV." He smiles, placing his arm around me.

"Is it important for you?" I question

Gray laughs. "Yes, very."

I beam up at Natsu. "Then you should go practice. Besides..." I look at the time. "I should be heading back home, I have to prepare for my first day of class tomorrow."

He knits his eyebrows. "You sure?"

I bump his shoulder. "Yeah, we can find some other time to meet u-."

"How about Lucy comes with us?" Gray suggests, interrupting me. "I'm sure she'd like to see you practice!"

Natsu looks at me obviously excited, but hesitates. "When's your first class?"

"1:00 o'clock."

"Will you be fine coming home today around 7:00sh?" He asks.

Placing my hand on my chin, I start thinking. If I have class tomorrow at 1:00, I'm sure if I wake up early enough, I'll be able to get everything ready. All I need is to organize my folders and arrive to school to pick up some books and fill some paperwork.

"Yes, I think so." I reply, really interested in seeing them practice. It's been a while since I've been able to do or see anything that involves soccer.

"Good." Gray winks. "The guys have been dying to meet you."

"Y-you told them about me?" I stutter while looking at Natsu, whose face is also red.

"Well yeah..." He starts.

"So they know ever-?"

"Well duh." Gray cuts me off. "How else do you think he got back on his feet? The guy was a moping mess after he broke up with yo-."

"Gray, shut up!" Natsu throws a punch at him. But his face is tinted with red. And his hair is stuck up in spikes that make him look even more adorable. Turning to me, he places his head against me and gives me a quick kiss on the lips. "So, you wanna come?"

"Yeah, sure. Sounds fun." I go on my tiptoes and kiss him back.

After we clean up the living room, I put on my still wet sports bra. Once we're ready, Natsu grabs his phone and suite key. "I'm gonna take Luce to the police station to pick up her things. Tell the guys, we'll meet you all at the gym once we're done." He tells Gray.

"You got it."

We wave goodbye to him in the hallway as we leave.

Natsu calls for a cab once we exit the hotel. I lean my head on his shoulder, while the cab driver takes us to the police station. He wraps his arm around me and kisses my head sweetly. Once I we arrive and exit the taxi, we head into the station. I sigh in relief when I see my stuff on the front office's counter in a ziplock bag.

"Hi, I came to pick up my phone and wallet." I tell the woman at the counter, while pointing to the bag. She looks up at me, but she isn't smiling. Her expression is somewhat serious.

"Just wait a minute please." She looks at my license photo. "Yes, it seems you are." After handing the bag to me, she also gives me a pen and slides a form in front of me. "Sign here, Mademoiselle ."

Confused, I ask. "What for?"

"Just for clarification." She waves her hand, her expression still bored. "Now sign, please."

"Kay." I read over the form before picking up the pen and sign:

Lucy Heartfilia

"Thank you." I smile after slipping back the paper and grab the bag. The woman gives a nod of the head before looking back down again. A few minutes later, Natsu and I exit ans head into a cab once again to meet up with the boys.

"Do you think they'll like me?"

"Trust me they will." He grabs my chin and pulls me into a simple but sweet kiss. "As Gray said, the team has been dying to meet you." Caressing my cheek, he whispers. "Mon Amour."

"What does that mean?" I ask, intrigued.

Natsu smirks, capturing my lips in his. "My love." He murmurs against my mouth. My love, huh? I think to myself while we continue the kiss.

I like the sound of that.

-♾-

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By, my Angels!

Date published: January 15th, 2020
Word Count: 1187