NaLu Week - 2017

Flaws

 Summary: Lucy, a dancer and amateur storyteller has to deal with some changes to the choreography she worked so hard on. Natsu, a choreographer and coach, also one of Lucy's childhood friends. When the two are set into an arrangement, the question of will this work out is ever present.

NaLu

Rating - T for language and themes

Genre - Romance & Friendship

Word Count - 1,170 Words

Lucy was outside in her garden, working on her turns. Her mind was filled with the happenings of the exhausting day. She had been told to change her choreography and make it easier, just because one person couldn't get the tondue plié right. Then Aquarius told her that her choreography would be adjusted again when whatever choreographer and coach came in the next day. Over all, she was filled with turmoil, and figured turning could do her some good. However, she stopped working on her turns when the song switched to the one she had choreographed.

Lucy counted herself in and began the dance. From chassé, to a développé leap, then to a chaîné, followed by a barrel turn, then finally ending in the tondue plié. She counted again, her mind racing with a feeling similar to flying. The entire point of dance was to tell a story, which was what Lucy wanted to do, become an author that is. Yes she danced, yes she enjoyed it, but her real passion lay in the art of storytelling.

Lucy missed a step and began falling backwards. She closed her eyes and readied herself for the impact of the grass, but instead, she was surrounded by warmth, and strong arms were holding her up.

"That was quite a nasty fall you almost had." Lucy was nearly speechless. Nearly.

"But it wasn't, thanks to you Mr. Dragneel." He smirked at her.

"You know who I am." He sounded pleased and Lucy scrunched her eyebrows together.

"Of course, doesn't everybody?" She also wanted to add that she would remember his pink hair for eternity, even if they hadn't seen each other since her mother passed, but she didn't.

"I guess you're right miss Heartfilia—"

Lucy cut in, "just Lucy is fine."

"Then just Natsu is fine for me." Lucy looked shocked and Natsu actually grinned at her.

"All right then, Natsu." She tested out how his name sounded and decided she liked the way it rolled off her tongue.

"Well Lucy, how did you know it was me?"

Lucy smiled, similarly liking the way her name sounded coming from him. "Your hair. It gave you away."

"Darling, would you please come inside? I have someone I'd like for you to meet." Lucy's father called out from his office window, without looking down at his daughter.

"Of course!" It seemed at this moment that Lucy and Natsu remembered that she was still being held in his embrace.

"Thank you Natsu, I guess that's my cue." Natsu released the girl and watched her go, and Lucy wondered if he even remembered her.

Lucy walked into her father's office to see a red-haired man sitting in one of her father's conference chairs. A third was pulled up next to the original two, and Lucy followed her father's directive to sit in the extra seat. The red-haired man was talking on his cell phone.

"Yes, please come up here now." He would take a breath between each statement. "Mhmm, to meet her, but be nice. Of course you are always nice, now hurry up." With that, the phone conversation ended and Lucy was introduced to the man.