He's sweet as sugar, I'm hard as ice. Hurt him once and I'll kill you twice.

Chapter 3

Might have a lemon in here, so watch out. It happens in the cave.(spoiler)

{Lucy POV}

Did I hear that correctly?

"Natsu?" I asked, looking surprised, but inside, my heart was going KABOOM.

Yes! They both like each other!

"Um...yeah." He scratched the back of head, smiling nervously. "That's not a bad thing....right?"

"Why would it be a bad thing?"

"Because I thought you both like each other."

I shook my head. "Natsu's my friend, and an older brother figure to me. I like him as a friend. Don't worry!" I said, smiling. He sighed.

"Well, that's a good thing." He said. "Now what am I gonna do?"

"About...?"

"I'm planning on telling him when we have lunch together."

I gasped again. He looked up.

"W-What?"

I had to act quick. "Uh-Uh it's just...um...my favorite book is behind you!" I mentally congratulated myself. I ran up to the bookshelf and grabbed a random book.

"Oh..."

"Yeah, haha."

"Well, ok. C'mon lets go. We might miss the train and Natsu." He pressed his finger to his lips. "Don't tell, got it?"

"Yeah! Let's go."

We exited the building and went to look for Natsu. He was still in the store next door. We dragged him out and continued to walk to the station.

"Where were you guys?" Natsu asked us. We were walking side by side, me in the middle, Natsu to my left, Gray to my right.

"Oh nothing. We were just next door at the book store cause Lucy saw a book she wanted." I nodded, mouthing, Good save.

"Where's the book?" Natsu said, looking at me. I shrugged, looking disappointed.

"It was expensive. Didn't have the money to buy it." I said. Natsu shrugged and we kept walking.

. . .

I sighed, looking at Natsu, who was sprawled on the seat, trying not to throw up.

"Stay strong, Natsu! We'll be there in about an hour." I said encouragingly. He groaned again and tilted his head, landing on Gray's shoulder. He blushed and looked away, annoyed.

"W-What are you doing Firebrain?!" He asked, flustered. I kept myself from laughing.

. . .

"So, this stone basically makes two people fall in love." I concluded, and the client nodded. "And why do you need it exactly?"

"I have a thing for this girl. She's my maid, but she doesn't like me." He said, pouting. Our client was a young man, maybe in his mid-20's.

"You can't just force someone to fall in love with you, you know." I said, leaning to one side. Gray and Natsu were butting heads again in the back, so I just sighed.

"I-I know, but please help me!" He begged. "She's very pretty, kind, smart...But her current boyfriend is extremely bad to her. She's been with him for over a year! I'm afraid she'll break at this point, and talking won't work."

I eventually nodded. "C'mon guys! Let's go."

They kept glaring at each other, which I found IMMENSELY adorable.