Chapter One:

Upon further inspection Natsu Dragneel came to the realization that his best friend, fellow guild mate, and team mate had not over reacted like he had initially thought.

Imagine Natsu, minding his own business, spitting insults at Gray while he nursed a drink that Mirajane had just handed him. The mid afternoon heat filtered into the guild, which didn't both Natsu, but Gray pulled at his shirt in discomfort, and that pleased the fire breather.

Then imagine Lucy Heartfilia storming in through the double doors of the guild entrance. Her generous chest heaving like she had run the entire way there, and her palms resting on the doors as she propped them open. Narrowed like daggers, her eyes searched the guild, and Natsu would have laughed at the poor fool who'd angered his partner if that glare had not intensified when her eyes met his.

He blinked and she was upon him. Her famous Lucy kick had him flying into the request board, and with a grunt he sat up among the rubble. "What the hell Lucy!" He growled, rubbing at his shoulder blade gingerly.

Said blonde's stare went cold. "You should think twice before destroying my apartment." Without sparing him another glance or word, she leaned towards him, and for a moment Natsu thought she may be helping him up but when she pulled away with a piece of paper in her hand Natsu frowned.

"You going on a mission?" He asked her retreating back. She didn't respond, muttered something to Mirajane at the bar as the barmaid approved the request.

Natsu staggered to his feet. "Cool! Let me get my stuff—"

"Alone," Lucy hissed, "I'm going on a mission alone."

XxXx

Natsu stepped over the debris of Lucy's closet door, wincing when the charred remains of some of her clothing dirtied the sole of his sandal. He had no recollection of doing something like this, but then again Natsu didn't really pay attention to what he was doing so long as he was having fun. So was he surprised? No.

The comforter of her bed had burn holes, the window pane had spider web fractures. The door to her room hung from the hinges, and the bathroom had somehow flooded. The kitchen had flies swirling around the ceiling high stack of dirty dishes. The fridge had food spilling down the sides, and what looked like pudding had been smeared across the linoleum flooring. Her front door had scorch marks.

Natsu crossed his arms, debating on how he could make all this up to his best friend. Leaning up against the arch way of the kitchen he almost feel on his face when the wood gave away. Catching himself on a broken chair he sighed. He had a lot of work to do.

XxXx

Lucy's mission took just over four days.

Natsu's personal mission took just a little longer than Lucy's.

He heard her approaching before he saw her. She pushed the front door open in a lazy manner, dragging her feet as she closed the door behind her. From his spot at the archway (halfway repaired and unpainted) he watched with interest as she placed her keys on the newly bought key holder and then turned to face the kitchen.

Judging by the change in emotion Lucy had expected to find the same mess she had left. Natsu smiled proudly when her mouth gaped open. "W-What?" She whispered.

"Natsu!" She spun to face him, eyes wide.

"Surprise?" He held his hands up, gesturing to the fresh smelling kitchen with a hammer.

Covering her mouth, she walked over to him, touching the wood of the archway. "You did all of this?"

Grinning Natsu nodded. "I also replaced all the things that were damaged by the flood in the bathroom, all the things I broke or burned in my room, and repainted the burns on the side of the house."

Natsu's grin fell a little when Lucy's eyes began to water. "Are you still mad at me?"

Giggling Lucy shook her head 'no', then out of nowhere leapt at him, her arms squeezing the breathe out of him. He returned the hug, careful of the hammer.

"This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me, Thank you Natsu."

Sheepishly he pulled away. "I'm just replacing everything I ruined. You shouldn't be thanking me, I should be apologizing to you."

Wiping at her cheeks, Lucy looked away, fidgeting. "Well then, I forgive you."

Natsu threw his fist in the air. "Yosh! Can I sleep in your bed again then?"

"Don't push your luck dragon boy."

Laughing, he swung an arm around her shoulder. "I'll just have to sneak in while you're sleeping then."

"Ugh!" Lucy guffawed, "You are gonna be the death of me!"

Ducking out of his hold Lucy announced her plan to shower then go to bed, but before she could disappear down the hall Natsu grabbed her wrist, pulling her closer to him. Shocked, she peered over her shoulder at him, her face mere inches away from his. For whatever reason she started to radiate heat. Her cheeks also grew red. Man she must be real tired or something.

"One more thing," He murmured, "I know your birthday party is in like six days, but I'm totally broke from all the repairs. So consider this a birthday gift okay?"

Chuckling to herself she pulled away from him, her cheeks still red, and her breathing oddly uneven. She stuttered something out that sounded like 'you didn't have to' and 'you shouldn't have' mixed together before excusing herself and rushing off to the bathroom.

What a weirdo. "Happy Birthday Lucy, don't die in the shower!"

AN:

Hello there. It's been a while, and I apologize. But I could not pass up Nalu week. So this is prompt one, gift. I'm going to make each prompt somewhat connectable, but also readable on their own. So despite the story being a chaptered one, it will be marked as complete because for all intents and purposes these are oneshots.

And before anyone asks yes I plan on updating and finishing all my other stories. I've actually been working on them haha!

So thanks for reading!