Give me that book!

It is a fateful, funny, cute and exciting encounter between our favorite couple! NaLu!

What does the book had to do with all this? What will happen to them? What is its impact? Where would this thing lead them? READ!

Genres: Romance/Humor

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima owns this awesomeness!

A/N: NaLu on the go! Hi I'm here again! And a new story! O meee gosh! I haven't finished 284 and I'm doing this. I was just happy! There are so many plots and ideas that are swirling on my brain that there are times when I don't know how to write them. But I want to share it to you guys! Just wait for them (if you don't mind)! Thank you very much for the support and comments! I'm learning a lot! It also gives me the motivation to write and write and write…and think and think and think…and imagine, and imagine, and imagine…HEY STOP! Excuse me for blabbing. My inner self was just so talkative! (Inner self: YOU! Why you blaming me?!) ! Hope you enjoy!

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Around Magnolia city, there live a girl with a name, Lucy Heartfilia; A very beautiful blonde living alone on her apartment. And today is a special day for her. Why? Because this is the first day of her part time job on a café. She's so very excited about this. I'll do my best! She cheered.

As she was walking on the side walk road just beside the river, with her arms outstretched like a bird, some fisherman would greet her with the way that they always do.

"Lucy-chan, abonayo~ (be careful), you might fall!" the old fisherman said as he navigate his boat.

"I won't, thank you!" she replied smiling sweetly at them while balancing herself.

When she arrive at the café, a middle age woman greeted her with a bright smile, Lucy can't help but also smile at the woman's cheerful aura.

"Good morning Ma'am, I'm the one you called for the job. I'm Lucy Heartfilia; please take good care of me." Lucy said bowing.

The woman smiled lovingly at the teen, liking the bubbly and respectful attitude of the blonde.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Grandine. Let's work together, ne?" she said sweetly.

"Yes" Lucy replied, smiling brightly

"Come in; follow me to the backroom for your uniform and for some reminders." Grandine said gesturing for the blonde to come inside. The blonde followed and trailed behind her, looking from side to side. This café is very nice. It has a very light aura, like it can relax your throbbing senses or it can take off the stress that you feel. She thought.

After some briefing slash instructions and interview, they decided that Lucy will start working tomorrow.

"And by the way Lucy-chan, your house is on Strawberry Street right?" Grandine asked as she handed the paper bag with uniform of the café to Lucy.

"Yes ma'am"

"Please stop with the honorifics dear, you can call me Grandine, I would be happy"

"Okay Ma'—I mean Grandine-san"

"Oh and about the thing earlier, can I ask you a favor?"

"Of course, as long as I can do it" Lucy smiles with determination on her beautiful face.

"Yeah, do you know the book store that is along the road of your street?"

"Yes, I go there from time to time" Lucy said cheerfully, loving the topic about books—one of her favorite hobby is to read them.

"That's great! Actually, I like this book about sweet recipes but it's so popular that it went out of stock last month, so, I was wondering if I could ask you to buy me that book?"

"I would love to help you Grandine-san!"

"Thank you!"

"Your welcome and I should take my leave. Thank you for having me" Lucy said as she walked out waving.

"Yeah, take care dear!" Grandine waved back, while watching Lucy exited the café.

Grandine smiled at the retreating form of the blonde. She's one little sweet teen, she thought. And speaking of teen, hmmm…that teen boy of mine should be home by tomorrow. Well, I'll prepare his favorite 'fire chicken' as he named it, though it was really chicken barbeque with this very chilly sauce. She giggled as she remembered her cheerful son.

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On a city slightly far from Magnolia, a certain pink haired teenage boy was currently seating next to what he called his 'bestfrienemy' on a cafeteria eating and arguing from time to time.

"What you gonna do this sembreak, flame head?" asked a brunette guy name Gray.

"Going home, gonna visit my mom and Wend, since dad was assigned here for his job, I can't see them more often. How 'bout you?" he asked as bit on his burger full of hot sauce, Gray cringed at him. But his used to this weird behavior of his best friend.

"Nothing much, just gonna slack around, I guess." He said as he drinks on his ice cold coffee.

"You better visit me at Magnolia"

"Yeah"

"Also bring the group, its nice to have some sleepover sometimes, especially for you when Juvia tags along too." Natsu teased, and then he snickered seeing the slight blush on the brunette's face. His whole group knows that, that Juvia girl has something for Gray. She even called him 'Gray –sama' at times which will bring fits of laughter from Natsu and other guy friends. Juvia joined their group when she transfers to their university. Knowing that Gajeel was her childhood friend, they immediately got along with her and her with them. But her round eyes would turn to hearts every time she looks at Gray, which is a thing that Natsu will use for his collection of insults and teases for Gray.

"Shut up! At least I'm not dense like you." Gray bark back.

"Whose you calling dense!?" Natsu protested "it's not like that! I'm just enjoying my time!"

"Oh really?" Now it's Gray's time to smirk. He put his hand on the table to support his head, his palm cupping his chin, looking teasingly at the pink head. And that is the start of their nonstop throwing of insults to each other, which lead them to be kicked out of the cafeteria because they are disturbing other customers.

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The next day~

It was six o'clock in the morning. Natsu woke up early, not wanting to be left by the train. Riding a train was painful for him because he has motion sickness, a lot of pain there is. He sulk, not to mention it was a two hour trip. Could you imagine that? A person with a severe motion sickness was going to ride a transportation—train—alone. What's worse than that?

"Your living boy?" a voice woke him out of his reverie.

"Yeah dad, don't want to be late for the train and hear mom's…" he didn't continue but his dad already know what his about to say. They shiver at the thought. Sure that Grandine was sweet, caring and all, but you don't want to see her mad. I mean, want a world war?

"W-well, you don't want to leave your motion sickness patches don't you?" Igneel asked holding the said patches. Natsu went to his dad, his dad handing them to him.

"Thanks dad, that'll be the worst if it happens." Natsu grinned

"Yeah, greet me to your mom. Tell her I'll be following you shortly. Just gonna finish some business."

"Alright, got to go." Natsu said walking out the door.

"Take care Natsu" Igneel told to his son.

"Yeah, you too dad, come home shortly alright?"

"Yeah, I will bye"

"Bye!" and Natsu took off.

Two hours later~

Natsu just step out of the train looking oh so beaten up and drained. He manages to walk on the location of the benches and sat on one of them to gain some energy. After more or less 15 minutes of resting. He decided to walk to their street that is not that far from the train station, maybe a kilometer and half. Well that was easy for him and since it's been a while that he haven't come home, it's nice to walk and look at the surroundings.

As he walked to the street before theirs—which was Strawberry Street as he remembered- He saw the old book shop—that he only knows because his not that fan of reading books, but he reads though; when needed. Anyway, he knows this book shop because his mother always tells him to buy recipe books in there. Speaking of recipe books, now that he remembers it, his mom told him on the telephone last month that she hadn't bought her favorite recipe book. She was sulking and somewhat crying on the phone complaining why it went out of stock; their telephone bill hike that time that they have to pay earlier than due date. He sweat drop at the thought. He stared at the store for a while, then straighten his posture and decided to look and buy for it; giving it as a gift for his mom. He pushed open the doors and walks around the shop looking from side to side for also some interesting things.

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Lucy Heartfilia had woken up that morning with full of energy. She did her every day ritual humming tunes and mumbling 'I'm gonna work today~ I'm gonna work today~' from time to time. She took her backpack—with her uniform and some stuff-and walked out of her apartment door, locking it after. Then she walks on the side part of the road, like she always does. While walking, she remembered the request of Grandine. And as if in time, she was in front of the said shop. She smiled to herself first before entering. As she pushed the door, a bell ring signaling for the staff that a new customer arrive, some look at the direction where Lucy entered and greeted her a 'good morning'. She smiled at them; they already know Lucy because she's a regular customer of the shop.

Lucy walked to the recipe book section which was on the second floor of the store, deciding to use the transparent elevator. Skimming around, her face in a concentrate manner as she trailed her pointer finger on every book, looking for what she needed. She found it on the middle of some other recipe books and notice that it was the last one. Lucky! She thought. As she grabs the book but another hand grabs it.

Natsu, at last manage to find the recipe book section. Now he was regretting for not just asking the staff. He skims to some books looking for the title that he needed. When he found it, he immediately grabs it but another hand block the lower part of he book as the stranger also grab it.

Natsu and the Lucy looked at each other with confused expression.

"Uhmm, sir, I'm afraid I got this first" Lucy was he first to talk as she tighten her hold on the book.

"Eh, but I got this first, you know?" Natsu also said, not wanting his gift for his mom to slip away, also tightening his hold. Lucy got a little bit irritated as she concluded that this man in front of her doesn't have any gentleman cell on his body. She doesn't want to disappoint Grandine as this was her first task. She was thinking of something to get the book. Then an idea pops on her head. Hope this'll work. She thought.

"OH LOOK! A CAT!" she shouted with the oh so shock manner she could utter to make it believable. And as a cat lover Natsu was –though Lucy doesn't know, guess luck is on her—he immediately whips his head at the direction where the blonde was pointing. Using that as an opportunity, Lucy instantly grabs the book with all her might to loosen his hold and hurriedly run to the elevator that is on time just opened.

Natsu was dumbfounded, no shock. He didn't expect the action that this blonde stranger did. He couldn't move because of this, but when the elevator door dings signaling that it was closing that he gains his energy. He run for the door but unfortunately, it closes. He looked at the blonde who was looking at him. Lucy just stared at him first noticing how his eyebrows knitted, his forehead spelling the word 'I can't believe you' and his face red with either anger or embarrassment. He was shouting 'YOU! Give me that book!' over and over. She giggled at his funny face, and concluding that she wouldn't meet him again. She acted childish and did the unexpected. She sticks her tongue out with matching hand gestures portraying the term 'Nye~-Nye~-Nye~ Nye~-Nye~!' and went in a fit of giggles afterward. She went out of the elevator and run to the counter putting the cash down for the payment and running out laughing.

"T-That girl" Natsu said covering his face with his hand.

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Is it too long? (Don't worry I will make it short next time though I always tend to make more than 1thousand words every chapter, but this is more than 2thousand…and it was the beginning!) *smiles*.

Is it good? Bad? Should I continue? Tell meeeeeee. Thank you! REVIEW!

(Main question; the bold one) …LOL… XD

~jyaeshika

6-8-13