A/N: Aye! This is Arisa speaking o-o/ , now now don't get scared, I didn't hacked to nightside's acc our anything dw dw =3= I'm just here to let u kno' that this fic is also a collab. The story itself I finished planning, he just have to write it now /ik ik im such a slave-worker lol/ but I just love how he fills in the gaps in my planning so ye, I'mma keep him for a while *ahem* Anywayz please enjoy this short cute nalu fic =3=/ n feel free to review anytime u desire ~
"Ahhh damn it!" Natsu huffed looking at the pile of paperwork before him that he needed to complete. "Why the hell did I take this position again?" He slumped back in his office chair, annoyed, and crossed his over his chest. He blew out a puff of air as he glared at his desk.
Natsu Dragneel was the the director of the Fairy Tail company at the ripe old age of 27. Old, not old at all, in fact he was too young to be running a massive corporation at his age. He should still be out partying and enjoying life. Okay he probably was getting past the heavy partying age but he was pretty sure not many people were running large companies at 27. It was all Gildarts and Laxus' fault. After the owner, Makarov, retired he wanted Gildarts to run the company but that old geezer just took off saying he didn't wanna run the company. Laxus, still being in his rebellion stage was furious at the fact that Makarov had skipped over him when naming the new director of the company. He had taken the decision personally and in the wrong way making him almost destroy the company. Natsu grimaced thinking back to the fights they had. However, Natsu took what Laxus did to Fairy Tail as a challenge and so ended up taking over as director just in time to be able to save the company from its demise. Despite what he had done, Natsu made it clear that if Laxus ever returned he would welcome him back with open arms. He said that Laxus wasn't serious about what he did.
Natsu quickly straightened up in his chair as the door to his office opened. He looked at the redhead who walked in, his secretary, Erza. Originally she had been next in line after Gildarts to take over but due to the combination of the 'war' with Laxus and her being pregnant at the time, she passed on the position. It was just too much stress for her to deal with and her husband Jellal had agreed. That had all been two years ago now and everything had pretty much stabilized and gone back to normal for Fairy Tail. Natsu began to look busy as she approached his desk and slammed some paperwork down in front of him making him jump a little.
"Hey Erza, I'm working I'm working. Don't worry I'm not slacking off or anything like that." Natsu said defensively as he looked at her and smiled nervously. Erza closed her eyes for a moment and sighed.
"It's not about work it's about your apartment Dragneel." she said impatiently as she looked at him once again.
Being that his co-workers were more like family than just co-workers, it was more than once that some of them had come over to his apartment to hang out. This lead to some of his friends crashing at his place for the night and vice-versa, and on more than one occasion, especially when they went out drinking. Thus Erza knew all too well the condition of the young man's apartment and she got tired of seeing the living hell he called home. It wasn't a healthy way of living for the young man, especially since he hardly had food in the house, making him always eat take out since he didn't cook. Don't even get her started on the poor cat that Natsu owned, at least he had the decency to take care of the little guy and buy him proper cat food.
Natsu looked down at the paperwork Erza slammed on his desk to find that it wasn't actually company paperwork. Upon closer inspection he saw that the papers were actually a list of names. He tilted his head in confusion and looked more thoroughly at the papers and that's when he realized that this was a list of housekeepers. He frowned as he flipped through the pages.
"Your place is a disaster Natsu. It looks like an animal-"
"Dragon." he corrected absent mindedly.
"-lives there." Erza said crossing her arms under her bust glaring down at him and sending a shiver through his spine. "It's not like it's gonna be complicated. She'll be there when you're here. You can come home to a clean apartment and some actual food. All you'll need to do is reheat it. You could even leave her a list of food you like and have her make that for you."
"Hmm." he said placing the papers down and thinking about it for a moment, crossing his arms behind his head as he leaned back. "Doesn't sound too bad. I'll look through them later."
Three days had passed and the papers remained on his desk. Erza walked into his office one night after he had left and saw the papers in the exact same spot he had set them down in. She glared down at them as if they had personally offended her. She snatched them off of his desk and muttered something about doing it herself. If he wasn't going to do it then she would. She wasn't going to spend another night crashing at his filthy apartment. She returned to her desk and looked through the pages, marking off different girls that she liked so that she could call them in for interviews the next day.
-The Next Day-
Lucy looked around as she entered the lobby of the Fairy Tail building. It wasn't the most lavished building she'd ever seen but it was nice and had a certain air about it that made her feel comfortable. She walked over to the reception desk and told her that she had an appointment to see Erza Scarlet. They told her where to go and let her in right away, directing her. As she walked through the building she realized it was not at all what she was expecting. Instead of the calm, quiet air that normally came with an office building, there people everywhere, running and shouting...Shouting? That was new. She saw arguments, heard someone yelling about manly things, it was chaotic for sure. But in a weird way it was a kind of comfortable chaos and Lucy didn't know how to feel about that. Amongst the chaos, Lucy spotted a petite blue-haired girl. The two girls met each other's gaze and the bluenette smiled at Lucy who warmly returned it. Lucy continued on, coming to an office with Erza's name on the door. Lucy peeked in and saw a female form slumped over the desk, a mess of red hair spread across it.
Erza was done. The interviews were not going as planned and everyone she had interviewed had been slightly strange to say the least. From the thick, dark girl who went on about how men could keep anything clean to the dark haired beauty who took her work so seriously she threatened to cut anyone who got in the way of her cleaning. That Kagura was really something else. All the other candidates had been just as strange. Erza looked up to see the blonde beauty standing in her doorway. Energy returned to her at the hopeful prospect of this seemingly normal looking girl. Though appearances could be deceiving as with the others. She called the girl in and the smiling blonde entered and took a seat across from Erza. The redhead sat up in her chair and looked at the girl's file. Lucy Heartfilia. The last name sounded familiar but she didn't have the brainpower to look into it or think about it so she moved on and began the interview. Erza looked at the beautiful young girl in front her. Her long hair and bright eyes making her look angelic, fit her perfectly curved figure, and the girl always had a smile. She seemed like a sweet girl and Erza smiled to herself as she thought about how Natsu could use someone sweet. Not to mention that Lucy had a decently sized bust and she knew that Natsu would like that.
"Well Lucy you seem like a very capable and wonderful girl so you're hired." Erza said proudly. "I should warn you though this will be no easy task."
"I'm ready for whatever. I mean it's only cleaning. But don't worry I won't let you down." Lucy said with conviction and Erza couldn't help but smile.
"Here's the address." She said handing the girl a slip of paper. "I suggest getting there at 8 am and you could be done by around noon. Here is a list of recipes to cook for him and a credit card to buy whatever you may need."
"Him? It's not your place?" Lucy inquired not even thinking about whose house she was cleaning. Erza couldn't help but laugh.
"No, you'll be cleaning my boss's apartment." Erza informed. "He should be gone most of the day but if you do run across him don't worry he's a decent man."
Lucy nods as she looks over the papers and specifically the recipes. She frowns realizing there were a lot of spicy foods on it. Then she looks at the credit card amazed that she was given one, not for personal use of course but still. Ah well, Lucy shrugged and then stood up to shake Erza's hand. She got up and followed the blonde out of her office watching as Lucy walked away.
"Who was that Erza?" Mira asked stopping next to Erza and looking at the cute blonde.
"Natsu's new housekeeper." Erza stated. "She's gonna clean up his lair."
"She's cute." Mira smirked and Erza knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Don't even think about it Mira."
"What?" She whined. "Come on you know Natsu could use someone in his life."
"Yes, I feel bad for the girl he sets his sights on."
"And yet you're handing one over on a silver platter." Mira says slyly. "One that's just his type."
Erza looks over at Natsu's office, his doors had been closed all day. She swears if he was slacking off she was gonna beat him until he begged for death. Inside the office for some unknown reason, Natsu shivered. He shook it off and then returned back to his work. A few hours later Natsu finally left and went home. He entered his apartment exhausted from the long day of work. He goes and takes a quick shower. With a towel still wrapped around his waist he walks out to his kitchen and opens his refrigerator, frowning when he sees it's empty. He turned at the sound of his blue cat meowing. Don't ask why it was blue he sure as hell didn't know. He had just found him like that and then took him home and names him Happy. Natsu took out some fish, about the only thing the cat would eat, and fed it to him. Natsu reached for the phone and called for takeout...again. After eating he crashed into his bed staring up at his ceiling and Happy cuddling up next to him. He thought of the long day ahead of tomorrow as he began to drift off sleep. What he didn't know was that tomorrow he'd be in for a surprise.