Nalu One Shots

Lock In

Guilds and wizards.

*Nobody's POV*

Every 4 months, the FairyTail guild holds an annual "Lock In" sleepover at one of the mages homes. In the past year, it's been held at Erza's, Gray's, and Levy's apartments. The last Lock In of the year was planned to be held at Lucy's apartment. Since it was winter, many wizards went out on jobs to pay for their heaters. Leaving only Mira, Levy, Gray, Juvia, Erza, and Natsu to attend the Lock In, well and of course Lucy.

Gray, Juvia, and Erza were at Lucy's door. Right when they knocked, Mira and Levy walked up behind them. Lucy opened the door and saw all of them present, "hey come in! It seems like all the members are here. The Lock In shall start." Everyone walked in and put their stuff in the corner of Lucy's living room. Erza observed the room, Mira organized their bags, and Juvia, Levy, and Gray all sat down on the couch. Gray looked at Lucy when she sat on the single seat, "you said everyone's here, but you forgot Natsu." As if on queue, Natsu walked out of the kitchen with a glass of water in his hand, "who says I'm not here?"

     All eyes turned to Natsu as he approached Lucy and sat on the arm rest of the single seat. Lucy chuckled, "Natsu was already here before you all arrived." Everyone nodded in understanding the situation. Levy looked around, "well it's 4 o'clock now, what shall we do?" Mira jolted up and ran to Lucy, "Lucy you said you bake! So why don't we bake something?!" Lucy sat there and pondered for a moment, hesitant on what the outcomes will be. Erza's eyes sparked as she put her hand on her chin, "yes, indeed, a strawberry cake would be excellent." After hearing Erza's opinion, Lucy decided it would be a good idea. She got up and walked to the kitchen as everyone followed.

Natsu walked to the sink and dug in a drawer beside it, he pulled out a pink apron and gave it to Lucy. "Okay, we're going to need flour, baking soda, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, and butter. For the cake." Lucy told everyone, they nodded and smiled, unsure where certain things were. As if their prayers were answered, Natsu dug into Lucy's cupboards and grabbed all the items. He went to her pantry and grabbed the bag of flour that was sitting on the floor. As Lucy grabbed the bowls and tools, Natsu placed the said items on the table by her. Everyone stood and watched as the two acted as if it were their daily routine. Levy slightly chuckled, "well I don't really think we're needed. You two seem to have it under control." Lucy and Natsu stopped and looked towards them, Lucy apologized, "sorry. I should've told you guys where the things were. But you guys can wash the strawberries and get the glaze! It's in the fridge."

Gray grabbed the glaze from the fridge and Juvia opened them, as Mira and Levy washed off the strawberries. Lucy mixed the cake batter as Natsu greased a pan for her. Erza was trying to fiddle with the oven, "um Lucy, I don't understand how to work your oven." Natsu finished greasing the pan and walked over to Erza, "I think it's weird too." He grabbed the knob on the far right, away from all the others, and turned it to 350 degrees. Natsu grinned as Lucy filled the pan with the batter, he opened the oven for her as she placed it in. She walked to the microwave and set the timer. "Okay, now we wait for 25 minutes." Everyone stood there amazed that Natsu didn't destroy anything. Erza asked what everyone wanted to know, "Lucy do you and Natsu do this often?"

Lucy laughed, "bake? Not often, but sometimes. When I cook, I usually have Natsu grab the items and hand me the supplies so I can keep an eye on him and distract him from destroying my apartment." Natsu sat down and exhaled, "you act like I'm going to burn down the building." Everyone turned towards him knowing that it was possible. Natsu through his hands up in defeat and groaned, "fine I get it." Mira giggled, "I guess the dragon could be tamed." Lucy and Natsu looked at her questionably, but Erza shooed the topic away, "well then shall we get the glaze prepared?"