Lucy's morning started off with the loud buzzing of her alarm. A small groan left her mouth as she reached over, turning off the evil thing that awoke her from her dream. She stood up rubbing her eyes and stretched with a small sigh. Flashes of her dream from the night assaulted her mind, with them a subtle flutter in her stomach and a pang in her chest. Lucy wasn't normally one to dwell on her dreams but the one from the night before seemed to have scoured her subconscious for her deepest desires and brought them to a reality. Something it seemed to be doing more and more often lately.

After a quick shower Lucy dressed and made her way to guild. She was dreading seeing him but she knew she didn't have much to worry about. The only ones that knew about her crush were her best friends, Levy and Cana. God knows she was very careful when talking about it at the guild. You never really know when a certain dragon slayer could be listening in. Her mind continued wandering the entire walk to the guild and before she knew it the doors loomed before her. They somehow seemed ominous, as if they knew the thoughts going through her head and were warning her that the object of her desires was just a push away. If only he were really that close to her.

Lucy's POV

I sighed and gathered my thoughts, opening the doors quickly and flashing a smile at everyone. "Good morning everyone!" I yelled, trying to get my voice to carry over the ruckus of Fairy Tail. Mira walked smile and waved before continuing to serve everyone their drinks. I had only taken a few steps before Cana pulled me over to what was deemed "our" table. I could tell from her grin that I was about to get a mouthful of some gossip. Hopefully she didn't drag me into another one of her spying schemes. Turns out Juvia and Gray ARE in fact together. It also turns out they get very violent when they find out they are being followed and watched.

"So Lucy, Levy gave me a very interesting bit of information that you might be interested in." She drawled out, giving me a coy grin.

"And, pray tell, what is that?" I sigh, sitting down beside her.

Before she could let anything slip Levy popped up and smacked the back of her head. "Cana! You know we can't talk about it here. Someone might hear us." Levy whispered, her eyes glancing back towards the corner to see if we had caught any unwanted attention. Well, maybe not unwanted on my part, but still.

"Well then ladies, what are we waiting for? I think it's time to have a shindig at Lucy's place!" Cana chuckled and grabbed both of our arms and began dragging us out of the doors.

"Oh come on! Why is it always my place?" I whined. It honestly didn't bother me that my house was the prime hang out spot but if I didn't fight it occasionally I feel like I'd wake up with half the guild in my apartment. I mean it's a nice size but it definitely isn't that big.

"Oh shush Lu-chan. You know you love when we come over." Levy said with a smile, hip bumping Cana which moved the bump to me.

"Okay, okay. I may not mind that much if it's just you two." I replied back with a grin. We walked out the doors. All the while unaware of the pair of eyes that followed us out.