A/N: Characters are OCC because Natsu is dense and Lucy is stubborn to admit that they like each other so I have to do something about that. So here it is!
Cover picture is not mine either.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL. And I wouldn't want to because I love the direction it's going in right now.
"I have known you, Natsu Dragneel, for more than two years (not counting the time skip) and I want to confess that I love you..."
Lucy opened her eyes to come in contact with her own. An immediate blush crept to her face as she thought of the words she had just said.
"Ugh! No, no, no! I sound completely and utterly weird..." The blonde girl leaned forward on the sink, admiring her sink's whiteness. "I can't do this. Natsu's too dense. It'll just make things awkward between us."
As Lucy muttered excuses to herself, she thought back to the day of how she got into this predicament.
_-Flashback-_
She had just finished a relaxing shower as she opened the bathroom door, letting the steam out. Wearing nothing but a pink robe, she headed towards the kitchen for a cold glass of milk. When she heard rummaging in her bedroom, Lucy tightened her robe and entered cautiously, ready to launch a Lucy kick at a certain pink hair individual.
But instead, it was a light blue haired girl sitting at her desk; the desk she uses for writing, READING HER NOVEL.
"LEVY-CHAN!" In a breath, the blonde snatched the papers away from the girl's eyes before blushing furiously. "It's not finished yet."
The girl known as Levy merely turned her body facing Lucy. "Sorry Lu-chan. I guess I got kind of bored waiting for you and I couldn't help myself," she said sheepishly.
Lucy gave her a smile before tucking the papers underneath a book. "It's okay, Levy. But why were you waiting for me... and how did you get into my house?"
"Oh you know, Mirajane gave me an extra key! How did you think Natsu got into your apartment all this time?"
Lucy sighed and pointed to the open window near her bed. "He prefers that than a normal door... but hey! Why does Mirajane have an extra key to my apartment anyways?"
Levy shrugged before her face became serious.
Noticing the girl's sudden change of mood, Lucy stopped drinking her milk.
"What's wrong?"
"I think I'm going to confess to Gajeel about my feelings..."
A moment of silence dawned upon the two mages.
"HUH? WHAAAA LEVY, REALLY?" Lucy placed the glass down, shaking the small girl's shoulder abruptly.
"AWS, WHEN? HOW? WAIT, DID YOU ALREADY DO IT?"
"Not yet... That's why I came today."
Levy looked into chocolate brown eyes. "I came today... because I wanted you to confess to Natsu too!"
Lucy stared wide eyed at her friend before bursting into laughter. Tears formed the corner of her eyes as she held onto her stomach.
The blue haired girl placed both hands on hips, standing up. "It's not really that funny Lu-chan. The whole guild knows both of you love each other but are too stubborn too admit it so!"
Silence filled the room once again as Lucy straightened up. "I'm not stubborn. I like him. I really do, but I'm scared. What if Natsu doesn't feel the same and I'm just his best friend to him? After all, he has Lisanna."
"Lu-chan, any stranger can tell as clear as day that Natsu's got the hots for you. And Lisanna supports Nalu."
Lucy half turned towards Levy, keeping her head down. "Nalu? What is that..."
"It's your ship name! But anyways, I've decided to confess my feelings to Gajeel but only if you agree to confess to Natsu!"
Without saying anything, the blonde girl shook her head and walked towards her closet, Levy trailing behind. After putting on a loose shirt and shorts, Lucy sat on her pink bed with Levy standing quietly before her.
"Please Lu-chan. I can't watch you two continue on ignoring each other's feelings! I want you to be happy too."
Lucy looked straight into Levy's eyes, her mind made up.
"Okay."
"I can't believe I'm actually going to do this. I can't believe I actually promised Levy..."
Lucy continued bumping her head slowly on the wall of her bathroom sink.
A loud thump in her bedroom made her realize someone had just arrived. Opening the bathroom door and peeking out, Lucy almost ran into a certain pink haired person's chest.
"Eeeek." Lucy yelped before taking a few steps back.
"Oii Luce, good morning!" Natsu gave her a toothy grin and a hand wave.
The blonde girl's reaction to the sudden presence made her close the bathroom door, locking it, and calming down her fast beating heart.
"What is this feeling..." She muttered to herself as butterflies clouded her stomach.
Natsu not understanding his bestfriend's reaction, started pounding on the door in a worried voice. "Luce! Lucy, are you okay? What's wrong... oiii!"
Barely managing to muster up her voice, "I-I'm f-f-fine Natsu! Don't b-break my door!"
"Then open the damn door!"
"Go away Natsu! I'll see you at the guild."
Natsu leaned against the door, giving up on pounding the door down. "Okay."
With a deep sighed, the spiked pink hair swept through the window, landing with a thud outside. Before going on his way, Natsu turned to sweep his eyes back inside the apartment, making sure that Lucy was really fine.
Back in the bathroom, Lucy had even her breaths and had decided to wait out until her uneasiness subsides.
Lucy gripped her shirt against her chest, wondering how she was going to get through the days before she needed to actually confess.
"Ne Lu-chan, let's confess on the same day!"
Lucy who was still horrified the fact that she had agreed to confess to Natsu remained still.
"I was actually thinking we give ourselves some time to prep. You know like having a girls day before confessing..."
Hearing the words 'girls day', the blonde shook her shock off. "Levy..."
"Honestly Lu-chan, you can't wait anymore, it's true isn't it? I've seen the way you've looked at him ever since we came back! You've been through everything together and technically even almost death!"
Lucy tuned Levy's facts out to let herself to think for a moment.
It was true. Everything that Levy is accusing her of is true. Lucy still remembered the day she realized Natsu could be her one...
It was after she had arrived at Hargeon Town where she fell under a charm that could only be broken if her soul mate came. After thinking, Lucy realized that the charm didn't break because Natsu distracted her... but because he could be the one.
Even though Lucy was never the one to really believe in soulmates and the one if Crux had not done research on it for her. Then she joined Fairy Tail. She really owed it all to Natsu.
Staying true to herself, she did not let herself be consumed by the idea that Natsu could be her one, after all... it was Natsu after all.
Natsu's... he's loud and violent. He doesn't have manners and he's perverted. He's stubborn and dense. But he saved me... and he's my nakama. He's sweet and caring. And he's my bestfriend.
Long before Lucy had realized it, she had started to unconcsiously like Natsu even when she herself was in denial of it.
But the people around her never failed to remind her that Natsu could be the one.
Coming out from her daze, Lucy decided that she wasn't afraid of the idea of confessing to Natsu anymore. He was dense enough that she could play it off if he didn't get it.
"Alright Levy. Should we do it on National Singles Day? That way we can celebrate it if we'll still be single."
Levy nodded. "Let's do that then, Lu-chan."
The girls hugged each other tightly before releasing. "Ne Lu-chan..."
"What is it Levy."
"I'm glad that you're my bestfriend."
The girls giggled before settling down on the bed to discuss more of the details.
Deciding that it's been long enough since she's been on the floor, Lucy stood up and got ready for a brand new day.
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5 days until the date.