I cry a lot. Watching a sad anime/movie, I cry. Accidentally hurting myself, I cry. Hearing a sad news, I cry. Knowing one of my relatives/friends died, I cry. When I'm yawning, I cry. Looking at a bright light, I cry. What I'm trying to say is that I cry...a lot XP

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Mira's POV:

"Is it time yet, Mr. Conbolt?" I asked the teacher for the hundredth time. He let out a huge sigh.

"You can go now, Mira. Remember what assignments you have to do and turn them in tomorrow. Got it?" Mr. Conbolt said.

"Hai!" I said as I dashed out of his classroom. I really hate his class. It's so boring.

"Mira, come on! We're going to be late!" Lucy exclaimed as she saw me. I ran up to her and panted heavily.

"Are...we...starting...yet?" I asked in between breaths. She shook her head.

"Nope, I just wanted you to hurry up," Lucy said with an innocent smile.

"I hate you," I said with an annoyed expression.

"I love you too!" Lucy teased. We laughed it off and head to where the tryout was. There, we saw Levy, Juvia, and Erza practicing the cheer.

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Lucy's POV:

"YOU GUYS ARE LATE!" Erza exclaimed angrily. She's scary when she's mad.

"Sorry, Erza. I needed to write what the assignments were on the board," I explained. Erza turned her head towards Mira.

"What's your excuse?" Erza asked.

"He wouldn't let me out early. I just asked him over and over again, until he got annoyed with me," Mira explained.

"Fine, I'll let it slide once, but don't be late again. Understand?" Erza said.

"Yes," Mira and I said in unison. Just as we were about to practice, we saw the boys head into the gym. Probably for basketball practice. I looked at one particular boy and felt my heart flutter.

"Want to go talk to Natsu?" Levy whispered to me. I felt my face heat up.

"N-No!" I said as I tried to hide my embarrassment. Levy smirked.

"Too bad. If you're not going to talk to him, I guess he'll have to talk to you," Levy giggled. She pointed behind me and ran away. I looked at the back of me and saw Natsu.

"Yo!" Natsu greeted.

"H-Hey!" I stuttered. He raised an eyebrow on me.

"Are you joining the pep squad? I thought you said you didn't want to," he said.

"O-Oh, Mira begged me to join the pep squad. She's not the type of person to give up," I answered. He chuckled and messed my hair up.

"I'm glad you changed your mind. That way, you can cheer for me and see how awesome I am at basketball," he said confidently. I let out a small sighed.

"Keep telling yourself that, Pinky," I teased. He gave me an annoyed look.

"I told you not to tell me that!" Natsu said angrily. I gave him a smile.

"Since, when?" I asked. He crossed his arms.

"Since, now," he answered. I pinched his nose and wiggled it around. His cheeks were tinted red.

"You're adorable," I said without hesitation. His cheeks turned even more red.

"S-Shut up! A-Anyways, I wanted to tell you something..." Natsu stuttered. I looked at him with curiosity. My heart was beating faster and faster.

"U-Umm, what do you want to talk about?" I asked.

"I'm going to tell you after you join the pep squad," Natsu said as he walked over to his friends.

"Wait, I may not make it to the pep squad, remember?" I remarked.

"Yeah, you will. You just have to believe. I bet my whole life savings that you're going to pass," Natsu said as he winked at me. He...believes in me?

"Oi, Natsu! Stop flirting and get your @$$ over here!" Gray shouted. We both blushed in embarrassment.

"C-Coming!" Natsu replied as he dashed towards Gray. I turned my head back and found Lisanna smiling at me. Odd...

"Lucy, what did Natsu tell you?" Mira smirked. All of my friends joined in as well.

"N-Nothing! He said he wanted to tell me something after we win the tryout," I explained.

"Ha! In yo face!" Mira exclaimed as she did her happy dance. I sweat dropped at how awful it was.

"Can somebody tell me what's going on?" I asked.

"Oh, Levy bet that Natsu was talking nonsense, Juvia bet that Natsu was jealous of Gray, Erza bet that he was going to give you a strawberry cake, and I bet that he was going to confess to you," Mira explained as she jumped up and down like a happy little girl.

"Natsu wasn't going to confess to me," I countered.

"Uh, hello? He's going to tell you something after the tryout. Hint! Hint!" Levy remarked.

"That doesn't mean anything!" I exclaimed. Juvia smacked her head.

"Juvia thought Natsu was the dense one," Juvia said.

"HEY! I-"

"Everybody, pay attention! If you are not in a group that has more than three people, then you're out. I'm sorry, but we didn't expect to see many people come and tryout," Lisanna said as she interrupted me. The room now has about twenty people, excluding the basketball team.

"Wow, there was about sixty people before. Now, there's like twenty," Erza whispered to me. I nodded in agreement.

"Alrighty, can the first group please come up and perform for us?" Lisanna said as she motioned for us to come to the front and perform.

"Ready, girls?" I whispered. They nodded their heads and got in position.

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Natsu's POV:

"Staring at Lucy again?" Gajeel smirked. I gave him a glare. The girls were performing first and they looked awesome. Especially, Lucy...

"They're really good," I complimented them.

"Wow, I never knew Lucy can dance. Maybe I should ask her out," Gray said. My eyes widened.

"Don't you dare ask her out! I'm going to make ice cream out of you!" I exclaimed angrily. Gray laughed his butt off.

"Y-Your face," Gray said as he laughed even harder. Gajeel punched his face.

"Get your act together! We didn't come here to check out the girls. We are here to practice. Okay?" Gajeel said.

"Oh, really? I thought you were checking Levy out," Gray commented. Gajeel was pink.

"I-I'm not!" Gajeel stuttered.

"Are too," I fought back.

"Don't think I didn't forget about you, Flame Brain. Why were you so worked up when I said that I was planning on asking her out?" Gray asked. I gulped.

"I-"

"Everybody, line up!" Coach Jet ordered. We got in line and he handed the basketballs to each of us.

"Why are you giving all of us the basketballs?" Jellal asked.

"Yeah, I thought it was one ball. Aren't we playing a game?" Sting asked.

"I want everyone to do ten shots without screwing up. Starting... NOW!" Coach Jet explained.

"Jellal, Sting, what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I'm totally not in the team and playing basketball with you guys," Jellal said. I gave him a confused look.

"Then, why are you here?" I asked. He gave me a sigh.

"Are you really that dense? I was just kidding. Coach was able to let me tryout another day since I didn't come at the day of the tryout. Thankfully, I got in!" Jellal said.

"Yeah, I wanted to tryout too, but I wasn't transferred before the day of the tryout, so I was given a chance," Sting said.

"How come I didn't see you guys? I came at a different date too," I asked. They both shrugged.

"We probably had different dates. I think I told Mira about it first for some odd reason," Jellal answered.

"Well, it's nice to have two more people I know join in," I said. They gave me a smile.

"First one to get all ten shots will be declared the winner!" Jellal said as he made one baskets in.

"You're on!" Sting and I challenged.

~~~

Lucy's POV:

"Thank you all so much for participating! We'll be announcing the new recruits tomorrow!" Lisanna said. The bell rang, signaling it was time for lunch. I was about to go to the cafeteria when Natsu ran up to me.

"So? How did it go?" Natsu asked.

"It actually turned out great, but our competition was really good too," I answered.

"Don't worry, I know you're going to win. You're Luce after all," he said as he gave me a wink and a thumbs up.

"Wait, how could you be so sure that I'm going to win?" I asked. He scratched his cheek and looked the other way.

"Well...you guys looked pretty cool up there..." He mentioned. I flushed at his response.

"Thanks, Natsu," I said, thankfully. He went to his duffel bag and pulled out a small box. He gave the box to me and I looked at him with confusion.

"Just open it," he said. I looked at the box and opened it slowly. The box contained a beautiful heart key. It was the same one I found in the antique shop.

"What? How did you get this? More importantly, how did you know I love keys?" I asked. He flushed from embarrassment.

"Well..."

[NATSU'S FLASHBACK]

"Do you like it?" Wendy asked curiously. Lucy gave her a small smile.

"I do. I cherish keys with all of my heart... Do you want to hear my story? Lucy asked Wendy. Wendy nodded slowly. She was very interested to hear it.

"If you want to," Wendy said. Before I could hear the story however, my phone began ringing. I thought it was a dead giveaway, but the ringtone didn't have a very strong sound. I sighed in relieve.

"Maybe I should go back to the boys..." I told myself. Just then, I saw Lucy walking away with Wendy. I decided to sneak into the antique shop and buy Luce the key.

[END OF NATSU'S FLASHBACK]

"I just had a feeling you would like keys," he told me as he scratched the back of his head. I surprised him with a hug. He tensed up at first, but decided to relax. I stared into his onyx eyes.

"I know this might sound crazy, but I... I want to get to know you more," I said with determination. He seemed surprised.

"Why me?" He asked. I flicked his head.

"Idiot, the only thing I know about you is that you were an idiot who has a cute sister and plays basketball. I feel as if you know more about me than I do with you," I answered.

"I CAN HELP!" A loud voice exclaimed. I heard footsteps approach me and I turned around to see Mira running. Oh, no...

"'Sup, Mira?" Natsu greeted. Mira grabbed Natsu's head and started to mess with it.

"Natsu, I want you to meet me outside when school ends. Got it?" Mira told Natsu. He nodded his head in agreement. Mira waved goodbye and went to the cafeteria.

"I know you want to know more about me, but you really don't need to. I don't really have a lot to say about my life. It has too much...drama," Natsu said. I shook my head.

"Remember what we promised? More importantly, do you remember what you promised?" I asked him. He tapped his chin.

"Hmm..." Then, it dawned to him.

[FLASHBACK]

"Someday, I will be ready to tell you about my past. I don't know if you will like this, but I would like you to tell me about your past when you're ready as well," Natsu said while giving Lucy a childish grin.

"I like that idea."

[END OF FLASHBACK]

"Remember?" I asked Natsu. He nodded.

"I do, but... I'm just not ready," he said honestly. I gave him a reassuring smile.

"I see. Don't worry about it. I'm not trying to force you. I... I trust you," I told him. His eyes widened in shock.

"Y-You do?" He asked me.

"Of course I do, baka!" I answered with a sincere smile.

Then...

At that very moment...

He grabbed my arm and pulled me closer...

My eyes widened...

I felt his soft lips for the first time...

I was surprised...

He kissed me...

On the cheek!

Natsu pulled out of the kiss and we both blushed like a madman. He scratched his head and cleared his throat.

"I-I think my friends need me right now," Natsu said as he tried to excuse himself.

"O-Oh, y-yeah. Umm... Y-You're hand is still grabbing my arm," I said as I tried to maintain my composure. He looked at his hand that was grabbing my arm and released it.

"Oh, cool! Uh, bye!" He said as he dashed out of the gym and went to the cafeteria. I touched my kissed cheeked and blushed.

"I really have fallen for this idiot..."

~~~

Can you fangirl on your own book? Cuz I just did! I'm sorry it's taking me a long time to actually have some romance spark up, but it'll happen...eventually... Anyways, give it up for Lisanna and Master Makarov!

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Lisanna: Konnichiwa, minna-san!

Makarov: It's an honor to be here, Author-san.

Author: Whoops! Sorry, Master Makarov, but I mistook you for Bickslow. ( ^^")

Makarov: *Opens mouth in shock and turns pale*

Author: S-Sorry, Master Makarov. I'll let you be my special guest in the next chapter!

Makarov: ...You're up, Bickslow!

Bickslow: Eh? I'm not even in this book!

Author: Get your butt down here, right now!

Lisanna: You don't need to be so rambunctious, Author-san. ( -_-')

Author: Oh, yeah? Bickslow, go kiss Lisanna.

Lisanna: N-NANI?!?! AUTHOR-SAN! WHY WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

Author: Oh, and you call me the rambunctious one.

Bickslow: Yeah, and what's so bad about kissing me?

Lisanna: U-Umm...

Author: Ooh~

Lisanna: It's not that I don't want you to kiss me... I-I mean-

Bickslow: O_O

Author: *gets a bucket of popcorn and starts chewing*

Lisanna: Help me, Author-san! Don't just sit here and munch on popcorn.

Author: Aww, but that takes the fun out of everything.

Lisanna: Author-san!

Author: Ugh, fine! Bickslow, listen closely. Lisanna has a super mega ultra crush on you and wants you to meet her in room 215. Here's the key if you want to do some crazy shenanigans with her.

Bickslow: *faints*

Author: Oh, and here's a bag of condoms! I got vanilla and strawberry flavored. Please don't be so loud in there, ok?

Bickslow: *dies*

Lisanna: When I wanted you to help, I didn't mean kill him! (>////<)

Author: Good point. That means you can't fvck with him anymore...

Lisanna: I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!

Author: Sure, you didn't. Anyways, here are your keys.

Lisanna: You had the keys?!

Author: I didn't. You did.

Lisanna: You know what? I'm out!

Author: W-Wait! Don't you want the bag of condoms back too?

Lisanna: No!

Author: What? Why not?

Lisanna: Because they're not banana flavored, obviously.

Author: Wait, so if I gave you banana flavored condoms, you would keep them?

Lisanna: No! I was being sarcastic! Ugh, I'm going home to bed.

Author: Take Bickslow with you! I don't think you can do it in bed without-

Lisanna: *slams door shut*

Author: Oh, well... I don't own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does. If I did, Lisanna would've had 33 babies with Bickslow.

Bickslow: Babies... 33... Hehe...

Author: Hey! You're not dead!

~TheKonfusingKK