Adrift | NaLu |

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I dedicate this chapter to The_NaLu_Lover who I remember, was the first to ask me about me having any plans to write a NaLu fanfiction XD. Well, there ya go!
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"So what do you plan on doing today?" Mari asked, serving the Fairy Tail mages their breakfast. As soon as the plates touched the table, Natsu and Happy began scarfing down their food with such urgency as if they'd been starved for weeks.

"Calm down you two. You're gonna choke if you don't."

"It's clearly no use, child. They might as well be deaf when they are eating."

"We were thinking about exploring the town for a bit." Gray said. "That festival is just round the corner too, right?"

"Oh yeah!" Mari exclaimed, clapping her hands. "It's tomorrow night. It's this town's pride, you can say. The Midsummer's festival. That reminds me..."

"Yo Lucy!" Natsu greeted, gulping down a particularly large piece of toast. Everyone's attention then shifted to the blonde waitress, who had just happened to have had come out of the staff kitchen.

"Morning Natsu." She greeted back, a bit tiredly. That's when she noticed Erza looking at her, the former's eyes conveying a mixture of confusion and sadness.

Those eyes sought out for answers. Answers that she couldn't give. So she did the only thing she could. She looked away.

"What?!"

It was as if she was jerked awake from a deep slumber. And now that she was awake, did she fully realise the effect of her answer.

'Oh no! Now I've done it!'

Lucy let out a forced laugh, her nervousness getting the best of her.

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding! Don't get so serious!"

"Lucy." Erza deadpanned, however the blonde mage would look everywhere but her. "You can-"

"Oh would you look at the time!?" She exclaimed suddenly, looking down to her wrist that held no wrist watch. "Now, I don't know about you, but I've got to work tomorrow! So night night it is for me!"

And with that, she had dashed downstairs, painfully aware that Erza had been calling out her name. But she did not stop. She cannot stop.

"-cy?! Lucy?! LUCY?!"

"H-Huh?"

She broke out of her trance, almost jumping out of her skin. She looked over to Mari, finding a set of concerned faces staring right back at her.

"You okay dear?"

"Y-Yeah. Just a bit sleepy, I guess."

"No dozing off during work. Also I've got a job for you."

"You got that." Lucy chuckled. "What is it?"

"Why don't you become a guide for these mages today? Show them around town?"

"What? But they wouldn't need a guide! It's just a small town after all!"

"Erza and Natsu beg to differ though." Mari chuckled. "I would've told someone else to go but I need their help with the festival's preparations. Besides, I think they'll like you more."

She knew about Erza, but Natsu's reason to want her with them was one thing that she didn't understand. She glanced at the scarlet haired mage, who had been observing her all along. Erza passed her a small smile, clearly conveying her intentions.