A/N: I am really sorry for the super late update. I got busy with my blog and other stuffs. Thank you for the great reviews, favorites and for all the story alerts. :) You guys are awesome!
To suikodengel: It's really hard to choose. But it's still up to you Hibiki and Lucy ain't that bad. XD
To Minallys: I know. Hehe. I think Natsu has his own way of expressing how he cares for a person not only in fanfictions but in the manga too :3
Well here it is Chapter 3! Hope you guys enjoy
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail. All of Fairy Tail rightfully belongs to its creator, Hiro Mashima
Confession Misconceptions
Chapter 3: Accidental Touch? Part 1
Natsu felt his throat was as dry as a desert. It was already midnight, yet why does he feel so thirsty. The dragon slayer cursed under his breath as he lamely got up. He walked lazily until he reached the small refrigerator in the room which is only an inch away from the bed where Erza and Lucy are sleeping. At the thought of Erza he reminded himself to be more careful. Lucky for him, the refrigerator was at Lucy's side.
He tried opening it quietly then grabbed a bottle of water and clumsily drunk it, spilling some of the water on the floor and on his shirt, then he gasped for air feeling a lot better. Now the pink haired boy can now go back to bed. He then bent his body and carefully returned the bottle of water he is holding. As he closes the door, it revealed a sleeping blonde girl's face, glowing under moonlight. Her long eyelashes, her ruddy cheeks, her pinkish lips, her porcelain skin, all her features unfolding in his eyes.
Natsu never really cared if Lucy looks pretty or not and it's pretty annoying every time she bluffs about how cute she thinks she is. He just feels happy and contented being with her, hanging out with her and do silly things, fight alongside with her. That feeling through the years didn't change, not at all. He smiled at the thought, and saw Lucy curved her lips forming a little smile, like she can read his thoughts. At that moment he wished he could tell her how beautiful she looks, simple yet very delicate.
He blushed then turned his head away, embarrassed by the thoughts that are running in his head. Salamander stood up, in a gawky manner but then all of a sudden, he felt something wet on his feet and then he tripped. Next thing he saw is Lucy's face right next to his having no distance at all and furthermore their lips pressed against each other.
The boy blinked, confounded of what just happened. Natsu shrieked inside his head, not wanting to wake everyone up, he moved his face away immediately he didn't even checked if he had woken up the girl he had just accidentally kissed. He hurriedly stood up again and goes to his comforter where Gray and Happy is sleeping. He lied down, trying to convince himself to sleep. And ice breath's snoring didn't do any help either. It was an accident, he thought. There is no need for him to get so worked up about it. It was not a kiss from the start, their lips only touched. Finally calming down he close his eyes, and everything went blank.
Salamander can feel the rays of the sun touching his torso. He knew its morning but he refuses to get up. Then he heard someone, a girl's voice, repeating his name over and over again.
"Natsu, Oi Natsu! Wake up already!" she yelled at him as she grab his shoulder and shook him hard.
He gave up. He opened his eyes and saw Lucy looking at his face, their eyes met. He felt himself cringed when her chocolate eyes met his as he recalled the accident last night. Their lips against each other, not even sure if it's all in his head or not and having these thoughts didn't help him either. He got up and shook grab Lucy's shoulder, he shook her uncontrollably as he stammered
"I swear Lucy it was an accident, I slipped and.." He stopped looking at the rather bedazzled blonde, tilting her head slightly.
"Ha? What the heck are you saying Natsu?"
The boy blinked twice and only responded with a sigh, relieved, thinking that the accidental touch of their lips was only a dream.
"Anyway Erza said hurry up. We'll just eat breakfast here and then immediately go back to the guild."
The celestial mage instructed as she grabbed a hold of her bag and open the door.
"I'll just be waiting with Erza at the lobby. Don't forget to wake Gray and Happy, okay?"
"Uhm, 'kay whatever" was the pink haired boy's reply, turning in to Lucy who beamed at him.
"See 'ya later, Natsu." Lucy said as she closes the door leaving Natsu, a sleeping Gray and Happy in the room.
On their way to Lucy and Erza's table, he told Gray and Happy to go first, he just needed to pee. He is alone until three noisy guys barged in.
"As expected of you Kiel-sama, that girl easily fell for your charms" He rolled his eyes in annoyance, it's never really his business if these guys like to play with girls, though he didn't like that fact either.
"I thought she was pretty smart 'cause she's a celestial mage." His eyes widened at the mere mention of celestial mage.
"And seeing the guild mark on her hand, she must be from Fairy Tail." The guy with the same voice added. And that was all Natsu needed to hear, he turned to face them.
"Well, she's lucky enough to date me. "
"She's really cute too, maybe we could get her laid first before selling her to Crocus"
Natsu didn't think twice and punched the three of them. The first two in their chest, and the last one in his face and stomach and grabbed his shirt.
"Listen bastard! If my friend is hurt you three will nothing but a pile of ashes!"
"Woaah. Easy there pal! We're mages too, there's three of us and.."
But he isn't even paying attention to the guy, instead he engulfed his fist with flames.
"You were saying?" his voice still sounds serious and full of rage. He hauled the guy's shirt harder then he saw his face slightly terrified. He slammed him on the wall, the tension subsided and then he turned around and walked away, trying to calm himself down. After a minute of walking, he joins his team and sits beside Lucy.
"Hey Natsu, what took you so long?" The girl shot a glance on him. As she continued Natsu noticed the cheerfulness in her voice, like she's excited to tell him something. Something that Natsu already knew.
"Anyway I was just telling everybody that you guys should head to the guild first, I'll be staying here for one more day because someone just asked me on a date and.."
"Forget it! You're not gonna go anywhere" the pink haired boy brushed her off. Even Erza and Gray is surprised. It's rare for Natsu to raise his voice, especially to Lucy. The blonde just stared at him in awe but after a short moment her expression changed. She looked exasperated as she stood up slammed her two hands on the table.
"What do you mean I can't go?" she blared at him as Gray, Erza and Happy continues to look at them, not sure if they want to stop them or not.
He curled his fist, stood up and slammed the table. He returned her vehement look as he started ranting.
"Look, I stumbled upon your date" Emphasizing the word date with air quotes.
"And that bastard's real plan was not to date you. They just want to sell you in Crocus."
"Eh?" The three in the background as well as Lucy comically gasp for air after they heard his answer.
"Natsu, are you joking?" Lucy asked
In which he also answered with a question, his voice still not lowering down. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
The four of them sighed.
"Tch. I never noticed that. That one guy looks serious when he asked Lucy out." Gray muttered.
Erza just nodded "I never suspected them too."
"Too bad for you Lucy. In the end you still have no boyfriend." Happy teased her.
In which Lucy answered, "I don't need to be reminded of that. Thank you. "
And all of them laughed.
Natsu noticed Lucy felt relieve but after a moment, her expression changed, she lowered her head slightly and he couldn't help but notice how Lucy looked sad. He was about to ask her what's wrong but Happy beat him to it. This is exactly the reason why he didn't want to tell her. He blamed himself, as he watched Lucy feel deflated.
The celestial mage shook her head
"Nothing. It's just that.. I'm thinking maybe something is really wrong with me and I really need to change. Just when I finally thought I could go on a normal date but it turned out to be a bogus." She stammered.
The blonde glanced at Gray "I mean Gray has Juvia." In which the ice make mage reacted, showcasing a slight blush "What the heck are you saying?" (See chapter 282 for reference, page 15, 2nd panel. Gray's face is just epic!)
Then she shifted her gaze to Erza, in which Erza returns by having a slight stern look, then she moved her eyes to Happy, "Well Happy has Charle" and the blue exceed chuckled.
Then she turned her eyes to him. "Even Natsu has.."
She distracted her when he put his hands on her shoulder. She looked at him, their eyes met.
"What non-sense are you saying? How can you let stuff like that worry you too much?" He paused a bit "We'll always be here. We're a team aren't we?" Then after his trademark grin appears. All of her team mates smiling at her, she took a moment to look at them then the girl just blinked.
He continued "And besides you don't need to change. You may be weird but .. you're fine the way you are."
She beamed and nodded. Her cheeks became tainted with pink. All those awkwardness she felt earlier , all gone, and Natsu felt relieve to see her happy face once again.
Natsu Dragneel just wanted a normal train ride yet in all his life he couldn't get one. The five of them are already on their way to the guild, all 3 of them walking normally in front of him. As usual he along with Happy are left in behind. As Natsu still feels a little queasy from the train ride, he walked groggily, with Happy following him from behind.
"N.. Never again will I ride trains" he stammered and cursed under his breath.
"We're already here Natsu." Happy reminded him. As they continue to walk he started to feel better. In his current state, he saw the guild sign but his vision is all muddled up. However he still continued to walk, and a few steps later he bumped into Gray's back.
"Tch! Gray you bastard, why did you stop walking?" he asked still not aware of what's going on.
"Hibiki! What are you doing here?" he heard Lucy's voice, followed by Erza. "You are from Light Team before, right? What brings you here to our guild?
Hibiki only responded with a smile as the master appears behind him.
"You guys really like to party. I mean I just came in to observe and investigate, I don't think I deserve all of this" Hibiki said, still surprised with the party the guild held for him.
"They're always like this. Making a fuss over small things, but it's fun isn't it?"
Natsu just stared at her as he continues to bite the drumstick chicken.
Hibiki nodded in return and smiled at her. Then a familiar figure appears in front of them.
"Natsu. Mira-nee says he wants us to taste her chocolate cake." He looked at the Lisanna, she looked at so happy and excited.
The girl envelope his arms around his then started pulling her to Mira's direction, he looks at Lucy and Hibiki. The blonde snickered as she slowly disappeared in Natsu's sight.
What do you guys think? Constructive criticisms are highly accepted. So please review!
I'm currently writing Chapter 4 now, hoping that I can update early this time. XD
-LostMemento