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Riding up to the rich people's neighborhood, Lucy couldn't help but feel anxiety. Even if she was studying at one of the most prestigious schools in the country, she was not used to their lavish ways. Now she was going to one of the most influential family's house. In her school clothes. That were completely dirty.

'I should have at least changed! Stupid Lucy, what were you thinking!'

"You don't need to be so tense, you know. They're not gonna eat you." Natsu said as he felt her body going stiff.

"I-I'm not! I j-just don't th-think this is a g-great idea. W-What if they h-hate me?"

"Please! No one can hate you Lucy."

'You'll be surprised.'

They finally reached a big white house with a modern design. It wasn't as big as all the mansion like houses that surrounded it, but it still said rich family to anyone that was looking.

The gate opened up as they reach it, and Lucy hugged Natsu even closer in anxiety.

"Don't worry. I will be there just by your side." Natsu soothes, holding one of her hands in his.

They walked up to the door after parking his bike. Lucy discreetly tried to fix her appearance, so she didn't look like a complete mess.

The door opened and a tall man with red hair opened the door. "Hey brat. Whose the girl?"

"Lucy, meet my dad, Igneel Dragneel. Igneel, this is my girlfriend Lucy Ashley."

The man looked confused for a moment before his eyes widen. "Wait, she was real?"

"What the hell do you mean, you old fart! Of course she's real!"

"Hey don't come at me! Your Mom was the one who thought we'll have to get you into an arranged marriage or something. She was sure you'll never get a new girl in your life."

Lucy blushed at the insinuation that she'll marry Natsu. It was not a thought that had occupied her mind too much. But she sometimes daydreams, whenever he's being extra sweet.

Only then did Lucy realize something. Wasn't meeting the family something couples do when they're sure of what they want in their future? She flushed at what implications his father must have at her visit.

"She's not- We aren't- Goddamnit! She's here because she might have a concussion! Don't assume so much into the future!" Natsu yelled, his cheeks also having a rogue color.

Igneel seem to finally realize the state of the girl. Her cloths are dirtied and torn. Her face and body looked bruised. She looked like she went through hell.

"Well, why didn't you say so! Come on in kids. I'll call Grandine to come early from work so she can look over you." Igneel said, leading them to the sitting room. Natsu made her sit on the sofa while Igneel went to a room and brought back a set of clothes.

"It might be a little big, but it's better than Wendy's or Mavis's clothes." Igneel said giving her a summer dress.

Natsu walked her up the stairs and Lucy could feel the strain of the day on her. She was feeling a little sleepy, and all she wanted was to sleep for the rest of the day.

They got to his room and Natsu opened the door for her. The room contained a small bed, neatly made, a small table, build-in closet, a bookshelf with a few books and an attached bathroom. There were black curtains nicely contrasting with the white walls. There were no posters or pictures on the walls, but on one wall there was a bulletin board filled with many pictures and trinkets.

"You can change in the bathroom. I'll wait here."

Lucy went into the bathroom and changed quickly. She quickly got out of the room, hoping for some good sleep to see Natsu talking to someone on the phone.

"Do I really have to?... No, I'm not taking advantage of her!"

'Who's he talking to? Is he talking about me?'

"I really don't want to... Fine, I'll talk to her."

Natsu looked up to see Lucy in one of his mom's summer dress. The summer floral dress was below the knee length dress that shows off her legs and a halter strap top. The dress had pineapples and coconut tree patterns all over the dress.

Lucy tugged at the straps, feeling a little uncomfortable showing so much skin. She was okay with the length since her school uniform has a knee-length skirt. But she was not sure about showing this much in the upper part, especially close to her breast.

She looked up to see Natsu looking away while covering his face, his ears looking a little red. Before she could comment on it, he looked back at her with a teasing grin. "Comfy?"

"I-It's a little revealing." she said, covering her top.

"I think it's cute. Besides, it's just me here."

Lucy blushed as her head went to the gutter again. What is wrong with her? Is it because she's in his bedroom that she's feeling this way? Has she eaten something weird?

"You should get some rest. I'll come get you when it's time for food." he said with a smile, giving her a kiss on the forehead and Lucy let out a breath of air. As much as she wanted to be near him, she was not sure what she was feeling right now. And until she figured that out, she needed some space. But what she wants right now is sleep.

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Lucy's eyes slowly fluttered open to see that she was not in her room. In a panic she sat up to look around and slowly the memories came back to her.

'That's right. I'm in Natsu's room.'

She felt something soft next to her leg move, jolting her. She lifted the blanket to see...

... a blue blob.

A closer look made her realize the blob had black eyes.

She blinked. The blob blinked back.

"I see you met Happy." Lucy heard Natsu's voice and looked up to see him standing next to the bed, handing her glasses to her.

Once her eyes could see again, she saw Happy was a cat.

A blue cat.

'They must have hit really hard for me to see a blue cat.'

"It isn't his natural colour, if you're wondering. My psychopath of a brother did an experiment on him with blue paint when we were young. Turns out it's permanent." he said as if he could hear what was going in her head.

"Brother?"

"Yeah. He wanted to be a scientist when he was a kid. He calmed down a lot now. Come on, it's lunch time."

They walk downstairs slowly. Her body was still sore from the beating and even if she was okay to just forget all about it, her body was not giving her that option.

When they finally reached the ground floor, they could hear voices coming from the living room.

"A girl? A real girl? And not the usual type he hangs out with." A somewhat familiar female voice said. She couldn't figure out where she heard it, though. 'Maybe I do have a concussion?'

"He hangs out with Erza-san and Levy-san though Mom." A younger voice said.

"Not them! I have no problem with. It's those other girls... those... those..."

"Whatever word you are going to use, just remember our thirteen-year-old daughter is here."

"I'm not a kid anymore dad..."

They entered the living room to see a very familiar bluenette woman standing with Igneel and a young girl.

"Lucy?!"

"Grandine?"

You do not know the amount of times I would not be wearing my glasses and don't even realise it until my head feels dizzy. Especially if I'm in one room and go to another and everything is fuzzy.