Uhh so I skipped a few days during the actual week, but I still had a plan for what I was going to write for them, so...I finally finished this one up. It's not much, but it gives me peace of mind. All that's left is Happy's! Wonder how many months it'll be before I finish that one haha

Team Natsu Week Day 3: Trust
Title: Honest Idiot
Character: Charle/Carla/Charles
Summary: She knew she could trust them because they trusted her first.

Honestly, Charle didn't trust Fairy Tail. Wendy did, of course, but Wendy was naive and gullible. They'd taken her in after she lost her former guild, something that had come as a shock even to Charle, but Wendy was quick to make Fairy Tail her new home. Wendy was fine with the situation. Charle still had her doubts.

And now, after their trip to Edolas, they even had in-depth knowledge of Charle's special ability. While she'd trusted them in the moment, it was the aftermath that worried her. She didn't want to be used by them just for her ability to predict the future, as she'd often feared they were.

She wanted to trust them. But trusting others was hard when Wendy was all she'd ever had.

"Hey, Charle, can you guess what I'm going to do?" Happy said, bouncing around on the other end of the table.

She didn't even have to look into the future to know the answer. "You're going to try giving me a fish."

Happy looked at Natsu with eyes even rounder than usual, if possible. "Woah, Natsu, did you hear that? She knew!"

"She's pretty great," Natsu said absently, more focused on staring down Gray across the room.

"It has nothing to do with my ability. You're just too predictable," Charle said.

"No, I even switched it up this time, but you still got it right," Happy said, pulling out his gift from the satchel on his back. To Charle's surprise, it wasn't a fish. Well, it was, but it wasn't the usual stinky raw fish he was always shoving in her face. This was a wooden carving of a fish, crudely done but definitely still a fish shape.

"What's with the fish?" Charle said, a little dumbfounded.

"What do you mean?" Happy said. "You don't want it?"

"I mean...why is it made out of wood?"

Happy's face fell a little. "Well, you always reject the food I give you, so I thought maybe it's because you want something that will last. So I got you this fish instead." He held it out toward her, those big eyes of his begging her to take it.

Well, at least this one didn't stink. "Fine. Just this once," she conceded, taking the fish in her paws and setting it down next to her. She'd have Wendy bring it back to the dorm and put it somewhere later.

"Is it hard to look into the future? How does it work?" Happy said, that eager expression of his getting more and more curious.

"It just comes to me," Charle said. She sniffed. "It's none of your business how it works, anyway."

Happy scratched his head. "Oh. Yeah."

There was a long pause after that. Charle crossed her arms, satisfied. At least he wasn't trying to pry; she'd give him some credit for that.

"It's just that," Happy said out of the blue, "if it's hard for you or if it takes a lot of energy or something, don't use it too much. Plus we need you full of magic in case something happens, so you can protect Wendy."

"We can all protect her," Natsu said, finally paying attention to their conversation now that Gray had left the guild hall.

"I protect Natsu," Happy said, "and Charle protects Wendy. You're family, right? Like me and Natsu are. Humans can't fly, so we need to be their wings."

Natsu grinned. "So that's what you meant! That's true. And you're the best partner there is; I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you," he said, rubbing Happy's head. Happy leaned into Natsu's hand, purring happily.

Charle looked across the guild at Wendy, who was laughing rosy-cheeked as she chatted with Lucy and Erza. "Wendy said the same thing," she said.

Happy looked at her. "Hm?"

"Wendy's always worried that my visions will make me tired."

"Do they?" Natsu asked.

"No, they're usually fine; like I said, they mostly just come to me," Charle said.

"Then it's fine," Natsu said, grinning.

"It seems to stress you out sometimes," Happy said. "I don't want you to be stressed."

"I'm fine," Charle said, feeling shy all of a sudden. This concern for her health was somewhat unexpected, although she knew she shouldn't be surprised by it. They were all nice people, after all, regardless of her distrustful nature. "...thanks."

Natsu bounded off to join the girls' conversation, and Charle turned to look at Happy. She studied him closely, looking into those huge, honest eyes of his. He blushed a little under her gaze.

"You know," she said finally, "Fairy Tail isn't so bad."

Happy blinked. "Eh? Of course! They're all super nice. They raised me, you know."

"If they managed to raise an overly honest idiot like you, I guess it would be okay to trust them. You're all honest idiots, the whole lot of you."

"Is that an insult or a compliment?"

Charle smiled. It was probably a compliment, but she wasn't about to admit that. "Don't mind it. Thanks for the fish."

"Yeah, sure."

She left him behind her, flying past Natsu and settling comfortably into Wendy's waiting arms. Wendy was still her favorite, and the only human she truly believed in. Well, these Fairy Tail guild members weren't so bad either. But she'd keep that thought to herself for now.