This is going to be a collection of NaLu oneshots. (And possibly some other parings. Read: Levy/Gazille.) They'll only be loosely connected to each other with no specific order. I have so many ideas! I'm excited!

Disclaimer: As always, I don't own the characters.

"You smell weird."

Lucy looked up from her favorite book to blink at Natsu, who was sitting right across from her at a table in their favorite guild. His eyes were wide, blank, and his nose twitched slightly as he stared back, tilting his head to the side as if trying to decipher what exactly was different about the blonde mage.

As she set the book on the table, Lucy said, "I'm sorry?" For a second, she wondered what he talking about, but then remembered he had a nose that put even the keenest animals to shame. Of course he would notice if Lucy suddenly switched her shampoo.

Now that she thought about it, that was more than a little creepy.

"You smell... sweet. Sweeter than cake. It's weird."

Happy, who was busy munching on a fish, suddenly grinned and looked at the blonde mage. "Lucy, did you bathe in a cake? I want to try!"

"What? No! - And stop looking so hopelessly dejected!" She shouted at the blue cat who had taken to dramatically falling to his knees and lowering his head while muttering something about 'Lucy won't share her cake bath.'

...Wait, was that a spotlight? Where did it even come from? Honestly, that stupid blue cat...

Natsu was still staring at her, resting his chin in the palm of his hand. "I've got it! You washed your hair with a cake!"

"I already said I didn't!"

"...A pastry?"

"No!"

"Oh, I know, it was jelly."

"It was not!"

Gazille walked passed the table, pausing for a moment before scowling at Lucy and scrunching his nose in disgust. Lucy sighed, sending her own scowl at the intimidating iron dragon slayer. Of course, he wasn't fazed in the least. After all, Lucy wasn't all that scary, no matter how much effort she put into it. "What?" She demanded, crossing her arms.

"...Did you marinate yourself in sugar?"

Lucy smacked herself in the forehead. "Oh, come on. It is not that bad."

"It is," Natsu and Gazille stated at the same time, causing the two dragon slayers to glare at one another. "Don't copy me!" They shouted simultaneously, Natsu standing up and setting his fists aflame as Gazille coated his own fists in steel, both poised for a fight. "Shut up, bastard!" Once again, in perfect unison.

Natsu growled and knocked over the table as he shoved his forehead against the hard steel head of Gazille. "You tryin' to pick a fight, you scrap metal bastard?"

"You'd lose, Pinky," Gazille snarled right back, his murderous black aura appearing around him like an angry cloud.

Lucy sighed again, shaking her head at the two idiots. "Natsu..." As she picked up her book that had fallen on the floor, she glanced toward the front of the guild, letting a smile slip on her face once she noticed her blue haired best friend skip inside with a huge tray full of home baked treats. There looked to be about four dozen little sprinkle covered cupcakes on the silver surface. How she managed to fit that many onto one tray, Lucy would never know.

Levy paused at the trio with a warm smile, ignoring the fact that Natsu and Gazille were throwing insults at each other and looked ready to kill each other any second now. "Hi, guys, I made cupcakes for everyone. Want to try one? They're vanilla!"

"HELL NO! I HATE SWEETS!" Gazille snapped at top volume, earning a few wary glances in his direction. The second the words left his mouth, though, he blinked and his face paled, blank and devoid of any emotion. The angry black aura also mysteriously disappeared. He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it, then opened it before closing it again.

Levy still managed a smile, nervous as it may be, and pointed at the bar as she glanced at Lucy. "Well, Lu-chan, if you want one, I'll be over there, okay?" She said quietly as she scurried past Gazille, who was still opening and closing his mouth like a fish.

"Wait! Levy!" Happy called out as he spread his wings and flew to the bar. "I want a cupcake bath!"

Gazille clenched his jaw tight before muttering, "Tch," and storming away to his favorite corner of the bar where he would sit and sulk for at least half a day. Needless to say, the mysterious black aura clouded around his head again.

"Pfft," Natsu snickered, his shoulders shaking in violently for a few seconds before he doubled over and howled. Yes, he actually howled like an animal as he laughed himself silly, tears falling out of his eyes. "Did you see that? He got all scared after yelling at Levy!" He finally gasped out. "He's so obvious! And she – and he – HAHAHA!"

Lucy couldn't help but smile at Natsu's laughing fit. It was just so... contagious, and she soon found herself laughing along with the fire breathing simpleton. Soon, Natsu sobered and stood up straight, wiping the excess water out of his eyes as he suddenly looked dead serious.

"Oi, Luce, whatever you put in your hair, don't use it again."

"And why not?" Lucy asked, dumbfounded as her smile faded a little. So the shampoo she bought last night was a little sweet smelling, big deal. She liked it, and that was all that mattered. Besides, she didn't have the freakish sense of smell of a dragon slayer, so it only bothered Natsu and the Moody One.

Of course there was also Wendy, but she was far too kind to voice her dislike for anything, especially if she thought it would hurt someone's feelings. And people wondered why Lucy liked Wendy best.

Natsu grinned, showing off his sharp white teeth. "Because I like how just Lucy smells."

A/N.

I couldn't help myself. I just had to put in a tiny little bit of Gazille/Levy. It's hardly there, I mean, you'll see it if you squint. :P Next oneshot should be coming soon!

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