"Let it Be Random"

By Dark Shining Light

Characters: mostly Natsu, Lucy, Happy and the celestial spirits

Genres will vary

Ratings will vary

Summary: A series of stories revolving mostly around Natsu and Lucy.

Story 1- "Moving Forward"

Pairing: implied Nalu

Rated K+

Summary: one-shot. Lucy realizes that she can't be always be left behind.

Notes: Spoilers if you're not caught up to chapter 420.

(I don't own Fairy Tail)

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There were no words to describe the happiness I felt that night.

Lucy laughed as she watched another brawl form between the men, only to be stopped by Erza's brute force.

It had been over a year since we've all seen each other. It was clear that everyone missed one another.

She watched as Cana started another drinking contest with Macao, Wakaba, and Makarov. She wondered if the residents of Magnolia minded having their former guild drunk on the streets. They probably didn't since they haven't gotten a compliant from the mayor.

I don't know what's going to happen after this night. Will Fairy Tail be established or will everyone go back to what they were originally doing?

Mira, Lisanna, Levy and Juvia continued to talk to one another. Gajeel had left the bookworm's side to join the fight that formed behind Erza's back. Happy, Carla and Lily discussed the adventures they shared for their partners. Romeo and Wendy were seen talking about their growth as mages.

Either way. I'm glad to see my family once again.

She looked at the pink haired dragon slayer, who was too busy challenging Laxus to a fight to notice her stare. The girl released a sincere smile.

And it's all thanks to Natsu.

It was well past two in the morning when the former members of Fairy Tail began to pass out. They weren't ashamed to sleep on the streets. After all, who would be stupid enough to take on the whole group?

The blonde sat awake, not in the bit of least tired. Her eyes skimmed through every person, her grin never diminished as she did. Her brown orbs landed on Natsu's form last; he was completely at ease, snoring blissfully as the minutes flew by. Her heart gave a painful thump.

Like I said, I don't know what will happen to Fairy Tail next.

She stood up and brushed the dust off her skirt.

I just know that I won't wait to find out.

Lucy moved down Strawberry Street; the silhouettes of her companions becoming smaller the further she walked.

I wanted to see everyone once again but I didn't have the courage to do so. After Natsu came back, I got my wish. Everyone came together.

The girl passed her old apartment complex. A tear trailed down her cheek.

Seeing everyone leave one at a time hurt. I don't know if I can smile again if everyone goes on their own once more.

She turned around; in front of her was Magnolia. From her view she could see the entire city.

I can't always be left behind

Which is why...

She lifted up her hand into the air, stretching out her index finger and thumb as she did.

I'll more forward first.

"See you later Fairy Tail."

The tears never left her face but neither did her smile.

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Meanwhile, spread out across the floor with the rest of his family was a pink haired fire mage. A goofy grin laid across his face as he continued to sleep.

"Lucy..." He mumbled lovingly.

Little did he know that his smile would disappear in the morning.

A/N: So a lot of people have been requesting that I do my own series of one-shots. I was uncertain about doing this; mostly because I felt if I started doing this I wouldn't be able to write individual complete one-shots anymore. However, I'm always in the mood of writing something new (emotions, inspiration, and requests always come at different times) but I would always have to put it on hold because I felt I needed to write a complete story for it. Sometimes I just want to write a scene but I can't post something like that as a regular one-shot. There needs to be a story or it won't make sense.

That's why I'm going to start a series of shorts. This is going to help me write what I'm feeling at the moment and finish my list of requests. (BTW I have a list of 21 stories I want to write -not including my multi-chapters stories- 16 of those are requests and I have only finished six requests and one of my own) You can see why I need this XD

Anyways, moving on-

I didn't like the sparring match conversation in Chapter 420. This is dialogue I got from Fairy Tail 420 on mangapanda dot com. Natsu tells Lucy that because he can't fight against Gray, Erza and Laxus that she would have to do. Lucy tells him that she has been doing some training and he looks completely unimpressed. She challenges him to spar and that's when Natsu sends a fireball attack between her legs and defeats those three thieves miles away. Afterwards we see a panel with the words "I've gotten quite strong you know" (this is Lucy talking), followed by "Forget it, I've lost interest" (Natsu says this, referring to the sparring match) and it ends with Lucy going "Hey". I found this very insulting.

His teammate and someone who he considers precious (Lucy) is willing to fight him even though she's not at his level and he completely brushes her off. I've tried rationalizing that maybe he doesn't want to hurt her but then I think that's stupid because he's Natsu and even if he's way stronger than her, I can totally see him battling her. Heck we've seen that he wrestles with her (remember the German Suplex?) so why not spar? By rejecting her he downgrades her. Then I thought, "well maybe Natsu doesn't want to see how strong Lucy has gotten because if it turns out that she can protect herself just fine then his reasoning for leaving (to protect everyone) would be defeated" However I think I'm giving Natsu too much credit and figure he was honestly being an idiot. If he truly doesn't find Lucy as a worthy opponent we should at least see the hurt on Lucy's face. She was abandoned by mostly everyone in her life in the same week (something tells me she was the last person to leave Magnolia) so hearing that her partner doesn't want to spar with her should sting. I think he's still taking her for granted and won't learn to appreciate her until she decides to leave him. (I could go into depth with this but I don't want to rant for much longer.

I was also disappointed that they already found a former Fairy Tail member (Wendy); that means Hiro has completely rushed us into the next arc and now we won't build on Natsu, Lucy and Happy's friendship. (I can go into depth with this as well but I don't want to bore you any longer with my ranting)

Anyways I apologize for the long rant. I'm ashamed that there is more If you have anything to say about the newest chapter, leave it in the review or send me a PM. I won't criticize if we have a different opinion :)

Until next time

Your friend

Dark Shining Light