Team Natsu, after a week long mission had finally gotten a day off. Gray was spending it with Juvia, Ezra was keeping everyone in line at the guild, and Natsu and Lucy were spending some well deserved time at the library.

"Hehehehe so that's what that word meant!" Giggled Natsu along side Happy while flipping through a dictionary.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" Screamed a frightened Lucy, pure terror striking her face, as if she's seen a ghost.

"Where's the spider this time?" Rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"It's not a spider it's H-horrible!"

Natsu sprinted to the side of the table Lucy was on to see what she was carrying on about.

"What is it?" He asked annoyed.

"It's in the book," Lucy pointed to a short paragraph on the page and looked away for dramatic effect.

"Let me see that," said Natsu while grabbing the book,"'Only the intervention of the soul mate can dissipate a charm of love,' why is this scarier then a spider?! It's just a common fact everyone knows that!"

"You remember how we met?"asked Lucy furthering hinting him to the horror.

"Of course I ran in a group of girls who were under a char...," a realization fleed through Natsu all the blood rushed into his face "then does that mean we are... Soul mates?"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

"I don't wanna marry Natsuuuuuu!"

"I don't wanna get married!"

"I knew it!" Niether of them had noticed Mirajane walking in, "from the moment I spotted you two. I can't wait to tell the guild!"

"You will tell no one of this,"

Natsu told sternly. he had almost teleported to Mirajane's side to give his threat.

"Why not?" She asked flabbergasted,

"Because it just can't be true!"

Explained Lucy, who was loosing her mind just at the thought. How could she marry such a dense idiot. I mean yeah he had many good qualities like he was loyal, fought for what he believed in.. He wasn't all that bad looking... no NO this is NOT happening. You are going to marry a writer or a model not a Natsu. She frowned at the thought.

"Yeah I can't marry Lucy! She's my partner!"

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

"Mirajane but you two would be so cute together!"she said almost in tears. It made no sense why they wouldn't just come out and say they liked each other literally everyone knew!

"Mira don't cry, a lot of people think we would be a cute couple, we just like each other as friends, best friends infact!" said Lucy forcing a smile. Yeah friends... She thought. Nothing more Natsu would never be not dense enough to make a move. But then again he is full of surprises.

"Aye! Mira if it makes you feel better, I think the book is right," said Happy with a devilish grin on his face.

"YOU TRADER! HOW DARE YOU! THE BOOK WAS SO WRONG!" Natsu screamed with anger at his partners sudden betrayal.

"Way to flatter a girl Natsu," said Lucy with a large amount of sarcasm.

"I just think you two are perfect for each other," said Mirajane with a smile.

Later that day Natsu and Happy were walking Lucy to her apartment. Lucy was walking on the edge like she liked doing. She was walking with her arms out for balance. Natsu grabbed her hand. So she wouldn't fall.

"Why do you do that?" Natsu asked looking at Lucy feet to make sure she doesn't trip.

"Because it's fun!" Said a strangely cheerful Lucy.

"What if you fall off?"

"As if you'd ever let me fall," she said.

"Well be careful," he said genuinely concerned for his apparent soul mate.

They arrived at her apartment.

"Well I guess this is where I go," Lucy said unlocking her door.

"Shouldn't I stay the night since I'm your soul mate now?"

"YOU ARENT MY SOUL MATE!" ,yelled Lucy not caring if it woke the neighbors, "even if the book was... Right that would mean that every night before you were my soul mate but you didn't have to sleep over,"

"Oh I guess your right well, GOOD NIGHT!"

"Night boys don't stay up too late!"

Lucy ran into her house and locked the door.

"Oh man, I have a lot to think about,"

Natsu stood outside the door heart beating rapidly.

"How do I even do this," Natsu said with a sigh.

"Do what?" Asked the blue kitten.

"Have a soul mate, you know that means I have to kiss Lucy and stuff,"

"Yuck," declared exceed.

"I don't know if I'd even consider it yucky anymore," he stated confused "ever since I learned that she's my soul mate I've looked at her different,"

"Ew," happy was not enjoying this conversation.

"It's like I don't know how to act around her anymore.. Something is different... Man I have a lot to think about,"