{SUMMER'S JOY}
Chapter 1-The Invite and the Prank
(Fairy Tail Guild)
It was a fine day at the guild. Everyone was acting like themselves, items were being destroyed due to the usual ramblings of the mages, and nothing was out of place…except for a certain blonde-haired mage sitting quietly at the bar. Her silence rivalled everyone's noise. You could say that "deafening silence" was what Lucy gave out at that time. She was so quiet and unknowing that she didn't realize Mirajane was right next to her until she spoke up.
"Hey, Lucy, you seem kinda down. Is anything wrong?" Mirajane asked calmly and gently.
Although, Mirajane asked Lucy in such a peaceful way, it was enough to surprise her. "Oh, Mira-san! You startled me!"
Mirajane smiled sweetly, "Im sorry if I scared you, but, you look like you're really on edge. Did anything happen?"
"Umm..no…it's just…can I tell you something?" Lucy replied quite silently.
Mirajane raised her eyebrow in curiosity, but still managed to have a smile on her face, "Sure!"
"W-well," Lucy stammered, "I-I've been invited t-to go to the b-beach and stay at a summer h-house there."
"OHOHO! By who?" Mirajane asked with a gleam in her eyes.
Lucy furiously blushed, "Erm..by N-Natsu. But it isn't just the two of us, of course! There's Happy, Gray, Erza, Juvia, Wendy,Gajeel, Pantherlily and Charle as well!"
"If that's so. Why are you so nervous?" asked Mirajane in a teasing tone.
"I…I don't…know. It's just…I always get an uneasy feeling when I'm around "him." I mean, I get happy when I see him, but, I get sad and lonely when he leaves."
"Hmmm…I see…Well, why don't y-"
At that exact moment the doors burst open and a familiar voice was heard.
"We're back!" said an all too enthusiastic voice.
"Aye!"
Mirajane nudged Lucy with her elbow,"Oh, speak of the devil, here he is."
Lucy blushed as Natsu approached. "U-uhm…hello…Natsu," Lucy resisted the urge to hug him on the spot.
"Yo! Lucy!" replied the fire mage. "Oh, Lucy, by the way, are you still coming to the beach with us?"
"Y-YES! I mean…I might. I'm kind of...busy," lied Lucy.
"You're such a terrible liar, Lucy. Everyone knows that you want to go so badly," Mirajane thought. "But since it's Natsu you're talking to, I don't think he'll even notice."
"Oh…that sucks," Natsu said disappointingly, "Well..just in case..here's a flyer that has the details for the place. You might change your mind at the last minute," smiled the boy as he passed the piece of paper to Lucy.
"Ah, thanks." As Lucy accepted the flyer, their fingers briefly touched. Warmth passed through her body as they touched.
"Fufufu…I think now would be a good time to make a scene," Mirajane smiled devilishly. "Here we go."
