Cute As Fuck

Chapter 9

At the Dragneel's home, the duo is nearing the end of Guardians of the Galaxy. Lucy chose it since she figured it will have enough action and humor in it for Natsu. The two are happily curled up on the couch while Happy is napping on her lap.

Natsu prods her with a finger and says with controlled excitement, "You're gonna like this scene coming up."

"B-but Groot..." she whimpers.

"I'm home!" Wendy announces as she makes her way through the front door.

"We're in here!" Natsu calls.

With some shopping bags in hand, Wendy strolls into the family room. "Hey, Natsu loves this movie."

"You're just in time for the dance off!" he says.

She laughs, taking a seat and setting her bags down. "This movie–"

Natsu puts a finger to his lips, eyes glued to the TV screen. "Shh!"

It isn't long before Lucy finds herself cheering up at what the actors are doing on screen. It is rather funny. The rest of the movie isn't bad either. When the credits start rolling, it is obvious that more is to come.

"I still can't believe you've never seen that movie before," Natsu comments.

Lucy shrugs. "It's not what I normally like to watch."

"What do you like?" Wendy inquires.

"Horror," she replies.

Natsu deadpans. "Huh?"

"I like horror. And thriller. Psychological, too." Lucy grins. "Maybe a mix of all three of them."

Wendy laughs. "Natsu absolutely hates movies like that!"

"It's because I'd rather watch something funny!" he says to defend himself.

"Not because he had nightmares of The Sixth Sense when he saw it when he was ten," Wendy stage whispers to Lucy.

"Ten?" she snorts.

"So where have you been?" Natsu asks Wendy, changing the subject.

"Oh, I was shopping with some friends for my birthday!"

"That sounds like fun," Lucy comments.

Wendy nods. "I'm glad we all were able to go and spend time together."

"Didja get that necklace while shopping?" Natsu inquires.

Lucy looks at the piece of jewelry around her neck. On a silver chain is a blue cat-like piece that is less than an inch long. "It's pretty!" she compliments.

"Thank you." Wendy softly smiles. "I like it, too."

"So didja get it while shopping?" Natsu asks again since she did not answer him.

"A friend gave it to me as a birthday gift," she replies.

"Which friend?"

"A friend."

Lucy feels somewhat out of the loop. She has no idea why Natsu is being so relentless about learning about the necklace's origins. Maybe it is a sibling thing the two share. Maybe she doesn't understand because she is an only child.

Natsu smiles smugly. "I'll let Romeo know he did a good job."

Because of his words, Wendy's cheeks turn red. "Why would you do that... ?" she mumbles.

Now Lucy is catching on. It is blatantly obvious Romeo is a crush of hers. And clearly Natsu helped him out.

"Oh, c'mon, Wendy," Natsu says. "It's obvious he likes you and you like him. I'm surprised you guys haven't started dating by now."