"Hello Natsu, Lu- chan. I see you ran into each other at the bathrooms..." Levy comments, looking up. Very literally, I can't help but think. Gray empties another spot, bigger this time, which Natsu immediately occupies. His right hand is still on my back, so I stand closer to him in an attempt to hide his arm from the rest of the group.

"Eh... excuse me!" I exclaim.

"What?" Natsu looks up at me, bored already. "I was here first, anyways."

"Oh come on, let the girl sit." Gray says, nudging his friend.

"But but... I was sitting." Natsu complains like a child.

"Oh, it's cool," Mira joins in, a smile across her cute face. "She can sit on your lap."

"NANI!" I cry, almost jumping away. Natsu's hand on my back stiffens, but his face does not change. (T/N: Nani- What)

"Oh, come on Luce. It's not that bad. I don't bite." He grins, showing me his abnormally large canine teeth. I squint my eyes, and shiver internally a little bit, but cave in anyways. Very carefully, I sit on the end of his right knee, keeping my legs out from the table. My face flushes the color of Erza's hair.

"Lucy..." I hear Cana whisper in a sing- song way. "Neko- Lucy!" Looking up, she has a sly grin on her face, and I remember that she's the only other one who knows what I'm wearing.

"Oi, Lucy. Can you get up a bit, you're hurting my leg."

"HEY, I'M NOT THAT HEAVY!" I shout to the boy behind me.

"Alright, just... sit evenly." I stand up a bit, and Natsu turns out. When I sit back down, I feel a slight breeze on my stomach, and I check my sweater.

"Natsu!" I exclaim, before clamping my mouth shut.

"What? What did I do this time?" He asks lazily.

"N- nothing..." I squeak, trying to cover the bare skin that now is exposed. Chewing my lip, I realize that the position must be uncomfortable for Natsu. All he did was move his hand from my back to my side, but that moved my sweater. Now my bare side is inches away from touching Gray's arm! How embarrassing would that be?

"Hey Lu- chan, are you ok?" Levy looks over at me.

"Yeah Luce, you good?" Natsu teases me, mimicking Levy's tone. She glares at him, and gives me a questioning look.

"Ehh..." I manage without turning red like a tomato. I shift uncomfortably in my seat, and then suddenly remember, I'm not in a seat! I feel Natsu's hand and body stiffen again before he speaks.

"Ok guys, I'm going to walk Luce back to her dorm, she's not feeling well." Natsu makes up a cover story, allowing me to stand up. Cana looks up at me, and down to my untouched sandwich.

"Do you want me to go with you guys?" She asks.

"NO!" Mira shouts out of nowhere. Natsu gives her a look, and she cools off.

"I got this. Thanks though, Cana."

"Yeah, thanks," I weakly add, as Natsu leads me away.

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Hey guys, it feels like forever, and I'm sorry again about inconsistency and whatnot. Just wanted to say I love each and every one of you, and thanks for the support! >u<