Confession Rehearsal

I don't own Fairy Tail.

This is a one-shot.

Based on a Vocaloid song.

Lucy's POV

"Sorry for surprising you but, I've liked you for a long time!" I shouted, squeezing my eyes tight and forming my hands into fists.

The pink-haired idiot, my bestfriend, stiffened as his eyes widened with shock and was furiously blushing.

There was an awkward silence...

"Pfft. You actually thought it was real? Hahahah!"

I fake laughed, desperately trying to hide my disappointment.

The pink-haired idiot, Natsu, sighed,

"You actually looked serious..."

'I did?' I mentally asked myself.

"You should get serious and confess to the one you like already!" Natsu said with a sigh as he slowly put his arms behind his head.

'If only you knew...' I thought, faking a smile and deciding to change te subject.

"Where do you want to eat this time?" Natsu asked, flashing me his loop-sided grin.

"I wanna eat at that ramen shop by the train station!" I said, smiling.

"T-trains?" He asked worriedly.

'Oops! I forgot his motion sickness problem...'

"It'll be okay Natsu! We won't ride the train! We're just gonna eat at the ramen shop NEAR the train station!" I said, emphasizing the word, "near".

Natsu visibly relaxed as he heard the word "near".

"Again? We just ate there last week!" He exclaimed.

"Let's just eat there, okay?"

"Fine." He said, fake pouting--'He was cuter that way--wait, what?!? What am I thinking?!'

We started walking to the ramen shop and he asked: "Who is the lucky guy you're gonna confess to?"

I blushed. "...Um..."

"It's okay. I won't force you." He said, smiling.

"Tomorrow I'm confessing to him..." I whispered,

"Really? Then I'll have to see who it is!" He laughed, making me blush. He was also very cute when laughing.

-TIMESKIP-

We ate and as usual, Natsu had a big appetite--no, a HUGE appetite! He ate a total of 79 ramen bowls! I sighed. 'I'm gonna pay a lot and my money for my rent is all wasted...' I solemnly thought,

"Natsu! It's getting late! We should go now!"

"Okay Luce!"

-TIMESKIP-

After paying a big bill, we walked home. Natsu's house was just a few blocks away from mine so he insisted on accompanying me home.

We reached my house and said our goodbyes:

"Bye Luce!"

"Goodnight Natsu!"

I closed the door and went inside.

I sighed.

I went upstairs and prepared a bath as I took off my clothes, discarding them to a basket in the side of the room. I stuck a foot at my warm bath and found it warm enough to soak in. I completely soaked myself and started thinking:

'Tomorrow I'll have to tell him the truth...'

I sighed again,

'Will he think of it as a practice?' I shook my head, wanting to dissolve the unwanted thoughts off my head.

'It'll be fine, right?'

'He probably will think of it as a practice so what's the point?'

'You love him so you have to convey these feelings to him!!!' My brain argued.

'No! I can't! It'll ruin our friendship!' I argued back.

'You have to! A lying heart can be seen through...' My brain said, I froze.

'You love him don't cha?' My brain asked,

'Yes...?' I answered, blushing.

I felt my brain smirk--'wait, what? Brains can't freaking smirk for Pete's sake!'

I sighed. I'm weird. I'm talking or at least mentally talking to my brain...

'You like him! You like him!' My own brain teased, making me blush and bury my face in the bubbles of my bath.

-TIMESKIP-

Classes were ending.

I saw you pick up your bag and was about to go when I tapped your shoulder.

Natsu turned around, his eyebrows raised.

"One more rehearsal"

"Okay." Natsu replied, smiling, only his smile was not the same, it was different...

I took a deep breath and...

"I LIKE YOU! I LIKE YOU! I REALLY RESLLY LIKE YOU!" I shouted, my whole face read from pure embarrassment as I shut my eyes tightly, afraid to move, make a sound or even breathe.

I peeked an eye as saw you smile as you said:

"I feel the same..."