Just Add Water

Chapter 7

After putting her books and journals into her bag, Lucy proceeded to go downstairs from her room and toward the front door of her house. Once outside she would head to the library to meet Natsu.

"Just where do you think you're going young lady?" Her father asked her.

"I'm going to the library to study with my partner. We're doing a project."

"I see. Be back by nine Lucy."

"Yes Dad."

She left for the library. Natsu arrived about five minutes after she did.

"Are you sure that you wanted to get started on our project tonight?" Natsu asked. "It doesn't bother you?"

"No. Not at all. Why do you ask? Did you not want to work on it tonight?"

"No it's just that I didn't think you would feel like doing it considering what today is."

"Oh?...Oh...You remembered that today is the anniversary of my mother's death."

"Yeah I did. I thought that you might be too upset to get started."

"No I need something to take my mind off of how sad this date makes me feel."

"I understand...So did you get my flowers?"

"You sent me the flowers?"

"Yep."

"You totally didn't." 

"But I did. I always know how sad this day makes you feel so I thought that you might like something to cheer you up a bit."

"That's so sweet."

"Did you like them?"

"I loved them. They're beautiful and they're my favorite flowers. How did you know?"

"Juvia might have mentioned it to me a couple of times."

"Thank you. That's one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me."

"You're welcome. Anything to make you happy."

Lucy blushed and smiled.

"We...We should probably get started on the project."

"Right."

After looking through various books in the library they agreed to do their project on how water freezes and melts. They made a few notes and at 8:30 they decided to call it a night.

"So do you want to get back to the project on Monday?" Lucy asked.

"Sure that sounds cool but uh listen I was wondering if...If you would like to go to the beach with me this weekend?"

"You? And me? Alone? At the beach?"

"Sure we could go fishing, play volleyball, walk on the sand, what do you say?"

"I...I don't know. Can I think about it?"

"Sure. You'll let me know what your decision is right?"

"Of course."

It's not that Lucy didn't want to go to the beach with him it was just that she was worried that it might be too risky. If she were to get wet than he and who knows how many other people would learn her secret. The next day she met up with Juvia and Erza to ask their opinion on it.

"I think you should do it." Erza said. "You seem to like him pretty much."

"But we'll be at the beach. What if he wants to swim?"