"Expectation hurts you know..." "I know... And I know if there was another me in another universe, he wouldn't miss your birthday. He would stop whatever he was doing and come to you with the snap of his finger." "...what are you getting at-" "He would force you to go to bed with his magic because he wouldn't want you to stay up late. He would tuck you in and would stick around even if you fell asleep."

Frat boy Natsu gets dared by another frat, Gray to ask out campus bookworm, Lucy Heartfillia. It goes pretty well until Gray spills the truth during a drunken conversation with the blonde...