#lucie's brother being ruined by the person whose brother is being saved. like lucie should have resented her more

[garvalhaminho]

lucie n grace are like THE tlh duo i fear

[absolutepokemontrash]

The Brothers and Side Characters Play Ticket To Ride

Guess who just had a family game night and decided this would be a good idea? Meeeeee!

Last Minute Road/Track Buyer (Lucifer)

This smug son of a bitch doesn’t even complete his trip cards. He just amasses a massive deck of cards and then buys all of the five and six roads, effectively messing up everyone’s strategies.

Luci would have a good poker face if it weren’t for how giddy he gets when he sees the hope drain from his opponents faces as he takes the coveted fifteen point six road.

His main colour is black because he’s an emo bitch.

Lucifer can and Lucifer will take that two road you need to connect your trains, thus ruining everyone’s lives.

He basks in the chaos and rage like a god before Beel tells him that he’s eaten all the game night chips.

He’ll win sometimes, but his lack of trip cards will often be his downfall. Lucifer is just here to fuck everyone over.

FUCK YOU! DON’T YOU DARE TAKE THAT CARD- (Mammon)

Mammon’s greedy little heart sank when he heard that Monopoly had been passed over for family game night, but he caught onto the rules of Ticket to Ride very quickly.

Being the gambler he is, Mammon’s poker face is completely god-tier… except when he has all the cards needed to make his road or someone else takes the cards he needs.

Levi is often the main culprit and fights have started over this.

He argues with the rules a lot if he thinks they’re stupid, this gives Satan a migraine.

Mammon doesn’t save his cards, the moment he has all the ones he needs, he’s buying his road, which is good at the beginning, but often leads to him ending up with no cards by the end.

He is SO insufferable when he wins, please beat him so we don’t have to hear him gloat like an asshole.

Rule-Whore (Leviathan)

“That’s against the rules!” “You can’t have more than three wild cards in the draw pile!” “You need to take three trip cards!”

…so annoying…

Levi is such a rule whore he’ll try and take the instructions from Satan, which will usually result in Levi getting socked in the jaw.

He mains blue because obviously.

Levi tends to plan out his route ahead of time, but he makes it too obvious and his roads end up getting sniped, thus rendering all the cards he had amassed completely useless.

He gets super iffy about his trains being in perfect formation both on and off the board.

Beat his ass for being annoying.

Ha! I’ve Planned for This- Aw Fuck…(Satan)

You fool, you stupid human, Satan had planned out his route ten years before the first turn even happened!

All he has to do now is- DID LUCIFER JUST SNIPE HIS FUCKING ROAD?!

…he’s cool, he’s calm. He can work around this. Satan just has to get the cards he needs- SON OF A BITCH MAMMON WHY’D YOU TAKE BOTH THE ORANGES?!

Worried about your asshole fellow players not giving you your points? Fret not, Satan has everyone’s points memorized and will adjust accordingly. He’s winning this fair and square.

Satan manages to win pretty frequently solely because he picks up so many trip cards and completes a good chunk of them.

Satan mains green because I said so.

Annoying Spectator (Asmodeus)

For the love of God Asmo, you aren’t even playing! Shut up and go away!

He leans over people’s shoulders and criticizes their choices like the world’s most annoying guardian angel… or demon.

“Pick up red.” “Asmo, piss off.” “I’m just trying to help, Belphie! Look, Mammon’s gone and taken your road!” “I DIDN’T EVEN NEED THAT ONE!”

When Asmo does play, he doesn’t play well at all, he just has the worst luck with cards and has the worst poker face.

If someone just took a card that Asmo needed, they are going to get glared at from across the table.

Almost never wins, but when he does, he’s INSUFFERABLE.

“It’s so nice to have the family together :)” (Beel)

Sweet man is just happy everyone’s together, he’s also happy about the multiple party size bags of chips that are on the table.

Beel builds his roads from point A to point B, no fancy skipping or strategies. This often serves him quite well because he can just shift where he’s going on the fly.

Though, he does get confused on where some of the locations are, he’ll end up accidentally cheating and looking at people’s cards when he leans over to see the whole board to try and find out where TF he’s going.

He tries to complete every trip card he has, and he mostly succeeds at that, buuuuut he never thinks to pick up more, which is his downfall.

He mains red, because Duh.

Overall, Beel’s a surprisingly formidable opponent, his resting bitch face serves him well.

“*Snrk* H-huh? What the fuck… what’d I knock over? Where am I? Whose turn is it?” (Belphie)

This little shit- THIS LITTLE BASTARD FUCKS EVERYTHING UP. He falls asleep and when anyone wakes him up for his turn, he “accidentally” knocks everyone’s trains off the board.

He’s doing terribly. Don’t help him.

Belphie loses motivation the moment someone ruins his carefully formulated plan, and making a new one’s too much work so… *snore*

He takes what he can get with the trip cards, he’ll complete the smaller ones and kind of eyeball the big ones and make it up as he goes along if everything goes to shit.

If Belphie gets bored, he’ll purposefully break the rules just to piss of Levi and Satan. He’s a little goblin…

Belphie wins when he puts the work in… which is never.

…Wait what? (Diavolo)

Diavolo is literally the worst at this game at first. He’s picking up two wild cards when he’s not supposed to, he’s buying roads when it’s not his turn, he somehow messed up the points, ugh…

He gets really confused about the rules, he’ll often interrupt people mid-turn to ask a question that spirals into a long explanation.

But when he finally understands the game… May the demon king have mercy on your souls…

He goes from zero to hero and crushes everyone without fail.

It doesn’t matter if he had shitty luck in the beginning because he’s come back to completely ruin your entire route.

Oh, Solomon needed that road? Too bad. It belongs to Diavolo now. Give him his fucking points.

Peace between the realms can wait, he’s got noobs to pwn.

The Wise Mentor (Barbatos)

Barbatos can see the future, he’s cheating by default.

When he sort of… turns off his powers, people still think he’s cheating because he’s just that good at guessing where people need to go and crushing their hopes and dreams.

Except for Luke. Barbatos is teaching him how to be as brutal a player as he is. He will not crush Luke.

As good a player as Barbatos is, one bad trip card will crush his entire strategy. This may be the one time you hear him swear.

It’s a very quiet “son of a bitch..”

Cheater. Asshole. Fight instigator. (Solomon)

Okay who the fuck invited this guy?

Better question, who the fuck let him be in charge of the cards?

Solomon cheats and lies about it, all with a smile on his face. Think you caught him? No you didn’t.

He peeks at cards before he grabs them, gives people the worst possible ones for what they’re doing, AND he gets potato chip grease all over the cards!

When he’s no my allowed to cheat, Solomon’s only half decent at the game overall. Luck is usually on his side, but sometimes luck isn’t enough.

0/10 kick his shifty ass out.

“No, stop,” *Pulls out popcorn* “Don’t fight, oh no.” (Simeon)

Fucking Simeon… he sits back and watches the fight even though he knows he can stop it.

When he’s playing the actual game, he’s pretty average, but when he gets on a roll, oh boy…

He doesn’t snipe roads on purpose, but he’s gotta get where he’s going. Sorry not sorry, may the good lord bless your loser ass.

Sexy shoulder-man’s poker face isn’t anything special, it’s 5/7 overall.

Simeon’s fatal flaw is that he picks up cards only when he needs them, he doesn’t plan ahead, so it’s super easy to swipe the cards he needs before his turn.

He is nice enough to move everyone’s points for them^.^ so he’s better than the rest of those dirty sinners.

“NO PLEASE I NEED THAT ROAD-” (Luke)

So you know how everyone is an awful person? This is proven whenever the gang plays Ticket to Ride with Luke.

Luke demands/begs that no one takes the roads he needs and almost no one listens.

It’s heartbreaking to watch please give the little angel a hug.

But listen, listen, after a bit, Luke gets scary good at the game and very close to winning. His little victory dance is so fucking cute 10/10.

But oh my… it appears that Luke has one tiny road he needs to connect his trains… it would be a shame if Lucifer just… took that.

Luke gets petty, he just puts his hand over the spot and refuses to move it. This goes on for like five minutes until Levi brings up that it’s not even Lucifer’s turn.

Gasp! Hope! It’s Solomon’s turn- HE TOOK THE FUCKING ROAD.

…betrayal.

Luke’s moving out. He can’t go back to Purgatory Hall. He’s going to become the little Victorian street urchin he was destined to become. He is packing his little rucksack and fleeing from this household.

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I love family game nights… all of you should get together with your family and your squad and break out some board games. Just not Monopoly. Anything but Monopoly…

[6rookie-writer0110]

The echo in my head

Hermione Granger x Male Reader Granger

Request- Can you make a Male reader X Harry Potter fandom with the reader being Hermione's older twin brother whose not as smart but is a battle genius and takes no shit from anyone and is great at slight of hand and hiding like Batman also the reader flirts with anyone like the twin sisters (forgot the name not Fred and George) and Ginny even with the Slytherin girls and when he sees Tonks hair change his just like that's hot and he always teases Hermione but is protective of her

At Hogwarts, everyone knows you are Hermione’s twin brother. Everyone all assumed you would highly intelligent like her and have the same personality. But you are not book smart like her but you are a battle genius strategy and take no shit from anyone.

Also you like to flirt with a lot of girls, you are a charmer. Your best friends are Fred and George.

Hermione, Harry and Ron come out of class and they see you flriting with Padma and Parvati.

”He should be studying not flirting with them” Hermione said.

”Who he doesn't flirt with,” Harry said.

”I can't believe they fancy him” Ron said.

Hermione always tells you to study not flirt with every girl you see. You don't study for long like how she does. You just want to have a good time, you know when to be serious and not to be serious.

----

It's snowing a lot and everyone is outside having a snowball fight.

”Y/N we need a plan now,” Fred said.

You start to think fast and you got an idea. You start to Fred, Geroge, and Ginny what to do. Your plan did work, they managed to hit others first and they started to cheer. Hermione knows you're smart in different ways and she saw you win the snowball fight.

”Y/N, you did great out there,” Hermione said.

”Thanks. They had a lot of weak spots that I noticed quickly” You said.

You smiled.

”You are smart when it comes to battle strategy,” Hermione said.

”See, I don't need to read old boring books to be smart” You joked.

She rolled her eyes at you. She started to talk about why it is important to have an education. But you walked away when you saw hot Slytherin girls.

”Y/N you are a jerk!” Hermione yelled.

You don't pay attention to her and you followed the hot girls and flirted with them.

---

You are walking alone heading to the dining room and you see Tonks.

”I noticed you changed your hair color. I like it and you always look gorgeous” You said.

”Thank you. But don't you get tired always flirting with everyone?” Tonks said.

”Nope. But I did mean it what I said” You said.

”Cute” Tonks said and walked away.

Later you went to see your sister and she is in the library.

”I am surprised you found the library,” Hermione said.

”Hahaha, not funny. Can you do my homework?” You said.

”No,” Hermione said.

” What’s the point having a sister who is a nerd won't do my homework” You whined.

”You have time to flirt with every girl but you won't bother to do your homework, Y/N,” Hermione said.

”Can I least copy your answers?” You asked.

”No,” Hermione said.

You tried to use a spell, to copy her homework but she stopped you. She smacked your hands.

”Study” Hermione said.

”I’m the older brother” You said.

”Just study, Y/N,” Hermione said.

Later, you meet up with Fred and George while Hermione is with Harry and Ron.

✧ ✯ ✧ ✯

The battle for Hogwarts no one was ready. Everyone felt terrified and the younger kids we're especially terrified.

”Y/N, do you have a plan?” Harry asked.

”First we need to get the younger students safe now,” You told them.

You thought the plan and you tell them what spells are good to defeat death eaters. It's a strong spell and they learned the spells fast.

A statue was going to fall on Remus but you pushed him out of the way. He hugged you and thanked you.

”Remus, have you seen my sister?” You asked.

”We got separated. I don't know where she is now” Remus said.

”There are younger students in the basement and they will need your help,” You said.

”I’m on it. Y/N, come back in one piece” Remus said.

”I can't promise that!!” You said while running away.

----

Your adrenaline is off the charts. You are wounded, extremely tired, and more death eaters appeared. You keep looking for your sister and you found her and she is with Fred. They are trying to stop Voldemort's inner circle. They are fighting against Bellatrix and you are seeing red. Hermione has told what Bellatrix did to her.

You used your magic to create a protection spell because an explosion went off by outside the Room of Requirement.

You had to save Hermione and Fred. They are happy to see you

”Are you okay?!” You yelled.

”Y/N! We are fine” Hermione said.

They are wounded but not by the explosion.

”Good. They will see me kill you. Especially your sister, mud blood” Bellatrix smirked.

”What you did to my sister, you will pay for it!” You yelled at Bellatrix.

She laughed at you and you start to chase after her. Fred and Hermione were going to stop you but they see other students being cornered.

Sirius and Tonks are fighting against Lucius Malfoy and death eaters. You used your magic and start to help them.

”Y/N glad you are okay,” Tonks said.

”Well kinda. I'm after Bellatrix, which way did she go?” You asked.

Tonks pointed out where Bellatrix and you ran. Now you and Bellatrix start fighting each other, she used a spell and you hit the brick wall hard. You struggled to get up and grabbed your wand. You attacked her with a spell and she fell down. But she gets back up, you and Bellatrix at the same time used a spell to attack each other.

----

The battle is over and it's bittersweet. Fred and George are happy to see each other and their family.

”Fred, have you seen Y/N?” Hermione asked.

He shook his head ”No, I haven't seen him”

”He was going after Bellatrix, ” Tonks said.

She starts to cry, everyone knows that Bellatrix is ruthless. Everyone starts to help Hermione look for you but no one can find you and she starts to cry. To Hermione, it felt like forever of her looking for you.

”Hermione look!” Sirius said.

Everyone looked, your face is covered in blood because you have a cut on your head. Your clothes are completely ruined and you are limping. Hermione runs to you when you fainted, she tries to wake you up but you don't wake up.

✧ ✯ ✧ ✯

You have been in a coma for days now. Hermione hasn't left your side, she makes sure the sunlight comes in your room, has flowers around the room, she would read to you, and more. Fred and George make to visit Hermione and they got food for her.

”He still hasn't woken up?” Fred asked.

She shakes her head. ”No, nothing has changed. I still read to him and talk”

”Y/N is the only one who can tell us apart. Well, mum can tell us apart but with friends, he definitely knows who is who” George said.

”We also want to open a joke shop. Y/N has ideas of how it will look, we will all be partners” Fred said.

”I remember him, giving the speech to Ron when I started to date him. Ron got scared” Hermione smiled.

George and Fred laughed.

”Oh, yeah we remember. Ron avoided Y/N for two weeks, it was funny. He did beat up Malfoy and everyone was in shock but we laughed about it” Fred said.

”Hermione, he will wake up. He doesn't give up, we just have to keep being there for him” George said.

”Thank you,” Hermione said.

”You don't have to thank us. We are here for you and him” Fred said.

She smiled and they hugged her.

---

Days turned into weeks then a month. You are still in a coma, everyone comes to visit you and Hermione. Since Sirius was proven innocent he also came to check up on you and Hermione. Every day since you have been in a coma, Hermione has been holding your hand and would brush your hair.

Fred and George took Hermione home to rest, eat, and change clothes. Everyone went to the hospital to see you and she can hear your voice

”Actually, I don't know why people hate green jello, it's not bad,” You said to the nurse.

Hermione ran into the room and everyone followed.

”You guys, missed me?” You smile.

Hermione hugged you extremely tight. You hugged her back and she starts to cry and you cried also.

”I missed you so much! I was scared you were going to leave me. Y/N I'm so happy right now” Hermione said.

”I will never leave you” You said.

Fred and George hugged you then everyone else did. They are happy that you are doing fine and tell you what you missed and it's a lot.

”You need to shave,” Hermione said.

”Nope, I'm keeping the beard and I look cool,” You said.

Everyone laughed except Hermione.

✧ ✯ ✧ ✯

~Time Skip~

You take your kids to see Fred and George Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes is a joke shop in Diagon Alley. Your wife Lucy gave birth to twins and they are always happy to see Fred and George.

The shop is doing good and you handle the books and promotions. Your kids ran to hug Fred and George.

”Y/N, what are you doing here?” Fred asked.

”They wanted to see you and George. Plus, we have to do shopping for school and they will get their first wands” You said.

”Why I can't stay here I don't want to go to Hogwarts,” JR said.

He is nervous about going to school and being far from you and Lucy.

”You will like it there, we promise. That's where we met your dad and we did a lot of pranks” George said.

”Really?” JR said.

George nods. ”We did get in trouble all the time. JR, you will like it there and you will make friends”

”Let’s have fun, shall we? We got new items, you two can be our first special customers to play with it” George said.

Your sons look at you.

”Can we stay, dad?” They asked.

”Sure, but only for a little bit” You said.

They hugged you and they go play.

----

You and your wife Lucy are at the Hogwarts train station. The twins are feeling nervous and they hug you and Lucy tight.

”You and your brother will have a great time at Hogwarts, you won't be alone because you and Ryan will have each other. It will be ok, you and your brother will have fun and learn a lot” You said.

Hermione watches you talk to your kids.

”Your father is right. It will be a good experience at Hogwarts, yes there be bad and good moments but you are not alone. We will write to each other” Lucy said.

The boys hugged you and Lucy.

”We love you mom and dad,” Ryan and Jr said.

You kissed their heads, you and Lucy watched them get on the train. You put your arm around Lucy and she starts to cry.

”They will be okay, love,” You said.

”I know. I will miss them. Let's go get something to eat” Lucy said.

She kissed you and you smiled. Everyone is watching the train leave, you and Hermione start to remember the good times at Hogwarts. Hermione went up to you and hugged you.

”You’re the best brother I could ever have and I'm grateful for you,” Hermione said.

You hugged her tight.

”I’m still mad that you didn't let me copy your homework when we were at Hogwarts” You teased.

She playfully smacked your arm.

”You are so childish and you ruined a moment” Hermione giggled.

”You will never let it go?” Lucy asked.

”Never, she never let me copy her homework,” You said.

”Lucy, he reminds me of it every year since we graduated,” Hermione said.

”I don't care how old we are, I will still remind you of it” You laughed.

They rolled their eyes at you and Hermione took you and Lucy out for lunch.

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Nothing More Chapter 9

A/N: One of my favorite chapters! 

Rating: M

Ship: Nalu

Series: Fairy Tail

Chapter 8

xxx

Dan seemed to have frozen at the sight of Lucy. "Wow." Was all he could muster up.

Wow? Just wow? Lucy deserved so much more than that.

Dan quickly snapped out of his trance and handed a bouquet of roses to her.

Roses? How cliché.

Lucy smiled sheepishly and took the bouquet from him, resting it on the counter. " You don't look so bad yourself," she laughed.

Natsu rolled his eyes and scoffed.

She quickly turned to glare at him.

Lucy moved from the doorway to let the man in. "Dan, you remember Natsu."

Dan looked over at Natsu. "You mean the great Salamander who helped lead the Mag U's soccer team to nationals three years in a row? Kind of hard to forget." He held out a hand.

Natsu looked down at the stretched-out hand, wondering what to do.

Smack his hand away? Sounds like something a five-year-old would do. Then again, age was nothing but a number.

Natsu decided to take the more adult approach and responded to the handshake with a firm one of his own.

He forced a grin and looked over at Lucy who gave him a quick thumbs up. The guy was lucky he had an angel looking over his ass.

"Leaving a mark on the world is what I do the best," he said.

"Hopefully I can follow your example." Dan took a quick glance at Lucy.

To the untrained eye a person would have missed the mischievous glint, but Natsu caught that shit within seconds.

Natsu tightened his grip. "Be careful. My world isn't as easy as she- it looks. There are a lot of people that are more than willing to take you down a few notches."

"I'll make note of that, Dragneel." Dan's gripped Natsu's hand just as tightly.

"I can feel the testosterone from over here!" Lucy huffed.

Dan was the first to pull away from the handshake. "Just a simple greeting between men, beautiful."

"Right…" Natsu mumbled.

Natsu secretly hoped she didn't believe that for a second. He desperately wanted her to know how unhappy he was about this.

"Shall we get going?" Dan asked, completely forgetting about the man in front of him.

Lucy gave an excited nod, linking her arm with his.

She turned to Natsu with a small smile.

"I'll be back soon! Make sure the roses get some water," she said.

Those roses were going to die.

"Whatever…" That came out harsher than he intended.

He wondered if she could tell just how jealous he was.

Natsu saw Lucy frown out of the corner of his eye, but stood his ground as they left.

Just as the door was about to close, Natsu stuck his head out to watch them.

He watched as they walked towards the elevator Natsu called for their attention. "You better get back safe! I'm not afraid to go to jail for murder!" He didn't even wait for the two to respond before heading back into the apartment.

Natsu huffed falling back onto the couch.

Once again Dan was ruining what could have been the best night of his life.

It was college all over again.

xxx

It was the biggest party of the year.

The fraternity Quatro Cerberus threw one every year just for the hell of it. The DJ was always on point, there was an infinite amount of drinks, and the food was catered by the finest restaurant in all of Magnolia.

Anyone who was anyone got an invite and it was always a party that left people talking for months.

Natsu had arrived on his own with hopes to meet up with the others. He spotted Lucy walking in not long after. She donned her college hoodie along with a pair black leggings and her hair had been tied into a messy bun.

It was nothing special and yet she still found a way to look cute.

She smiled brightly when she saw him and walked over.

"Want a drink?" He offered, pointing to the table filled with various bottles of alcohol.

Lucy shook her head. "You know I'm not much of a drinker."

"That's because one sip is all it takes to get you shit faced," he snickered.

"That's not true!" She pouted.

He smirked. "Need I remind you of our graduation party?"

Lucy's eyes widened in horror.

Graduation night was probably one of the most embarrassing nights of Lucy's life and Natsu loved every minute of it.

Although, he could have been down without her thinking clothes were irrelevant and wanting to strip in front of everyone.

Lucy groaned at the memory. "Most embarrassing night of my life."

"I thought me walking in on you dancing to Britney Spears in a towel was the most embarrassing," he teased.

Natsu cackled at the sight of Lucy's red colored cheeks. Seeing her get embarrassed had to be the funniest thing ever. It made her cuter than she already was.

He poked her cheek playfully prompting her to try to bite his finger. With quickly reflexes Natsu pulled away just in time and wagged his unscathed finger in front of her.

She was ready to go in for another bite when Cana slid in between the two and wrapped an arm around Lucy's waist.

"I'm borrowing this cutie for a second." Was all Cana said before she dragged Lucy off to who knew where.

"Save a dance for me?" He yelled.

As Lucy was pulled through the crowd she smiled brightly. "Of course!"

Natsu knew he was grinning like an idiot, but he couldn't care less.

"A shame she came here alone. There are a lot of hungry wolves out there," said a masculine voice.

Natsu turned his attention to the voice that belonged to Dan Straight, captain of the Magnolia University's soccer team.

Natsu didn't speak to the man much unless he had to. He had no opinion of him nor did he really care about being in his presence. They were from two different cliques that were on the same team and that was it.

So, why of all nights wasn't he making himself scarce tonight?

Natsu's eyebrows furrowed. "You're making it sound like Lucy isn't capable of taking care of herself."

"I believe Lucy can manage on her own, but she needs someone who is on her level."

Natsu's eyes narrowed at his remark. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Dan's lips formed into a condescending smirk. He glanced around the room until something caught his attention.

Or rather someone.

He had heard Dan was quite the ladies' man around campus. Going through girls as fast as Cana went through booze. Not really someone he wanted to be associated with.

Dan chuckled. "Just as daft as ever… It means exactly what it's supposed to mean. You don't have what it takes to provide for a woman born from money. She might not say it out right, but Lucy is part of a world much too big for someone who can't even tell the difference between diamonds and pearls."

Dan continued, "A woman with her looks deserves a man with fine tastes and with a body like hers, who wouldn't want a taste of that?"

Natsu balled his hands into a fist. There were many things he could forgive. Showing blatant disrespect towards Lucy was not one of them. Anyone who referred to her as a piece of meat was going to meet their end.

College scholarship be damned. "You son of a bitch!"

Right as he was about to raise his fist, Natsu felt a firm hand grab his wrist. Natsu turned to whoever had the balls to stop him from killing the bastard. He was met with Gray's cold stare and an equally angry Gajeel behind him.

Gray's grip tightened, looking from Natsu to Dan with a grimacing look. "Get lost, Straight."

Dan stared the three men down. He was a lot of things, but he wasn't stupid enough to take on Mag U's Iron Dragon, Ice Devil, and Salamander.

The man only smirked and made his way past the trio.

Natsu scowled, turning his attention to his friends.

"Gray, what the shit?" Natsu yelled, ripping his hand away.

Gray ignored his friend's glare as he watched Dan move across the dance floor. "You can't beat the shit out of him in front of everyone."

"Too many witnesses," Gajeel added.

Natsu looked around and saw that they had gained a few of the party goer's attention, but that wasn't going to stop him. "I don't care about that! He-"

Gray rested a hand on Natsu's shoulder. "We heard and we'll deal with him later."

"Let's get some drinks! If we're going to fuck someone up, I need some Corona in me." Gajeel said with a low grumble. Natsu knew he felt the same way as Gray in regards to Lucy. He might not say it, but he cares for his friends and wouldn't mind beating the hell out of someone to protect them.

It didn't take long for Natsu to end up on his own again. Juvia managed to pull Gray away and Gajeel got a bit preoccupied with his girlfriend.

Natsu let out a deep sigh as he sat on the steps leading into frat house with Dan's words continuously playing over in his head.

He didn't have what it took to be there for Lucy?

That was a load of bull.

When she graduated top of her class at Magnolia High, he was there.

When she got accepted as an intern for Sorcerer Weekly, he was the first person she called.

When her dad got into a car accident and had to spend two months in the hospital, whose shoulder was she crying on?

His!

Where was Dan? Most likely screwing his way through life.

Natsu didn't spend most of his years alive with Lucy to have some asshole tell him otherwise.

"I didn't expect to see you sitting out here alone." Said a young female voice.

Natsu looked up to see Lisanna Strauss staring down at him with a small smile. Natsu had known Lisanna from their childhood days. She was the total opposite of her siblings. While young Mira was a complete terror to be around and Elfman was painfully shy, Lisanna was very outgoing and friendly.

He smiled. "Yeah, it was getting a little crowded so I figured I'd get some air."

"Mind if I join you?" she asked.

He gave her a halfhearted smile and moved over for her to sit. "Not enjoying the party?"

"I was just stopping by to see a few friends. I'm going out to dinner with big brother and Mira. It's going to be our last one until big brother comes back from his two-months of training on Tenrou Island. They should be here any minute now."

Natsu raised a brow. "Training? I thought he was supposed to take a break."

She let out a heavy sigh. "You know how he is. He claims that a break isn't 'manly' and he doesn't want to slack off. Mira offered to help him, but he declined."

Natsu chuckled. "Afraid he'll get his ass kicked again?"

Lisanna nodded and laughed. "He claims her training regimen is too intense. He's a walking contradiction."

A contradiction that Natsu understood completely. Mira was Erza-level scary when she wanted to be.

They sat in silence for a few minutes just enjoying each other's company.

"H-hey, Natsu." She called.

He turned to her with a quizzical look. A blush graced her cheeks and she avoided his gaze the moment he faced her.

Was she getting sick?

"Lis, you oka-"

Without warning Lisanna leaned in to plant a soft kiss against Natsu's lips. His eyes widened at the sudden contact.

His brain couldn't comprehend what was happening nor could he move. How could a simple conversation lead to whatever the hell this was?

A few seconds went by and before he heard the faint sound a door closing then a car horn.

Natsu blinked a few times and looked around to realize he was no longer lip locked with young Strauss and he was alone again.

When did she leave?!

The level of shock he was in must have shut his brain down completely or he could have imagined the whole thing.

That last part was highly unlikely when there was only one woman he thought about kissing.

Natsu was brought from his thoughts when he heard the DJ's voice from one of the open windows.

"Let's slow things down with a little love song! Grab your special someone and hit the dance floor!"

A love song?

When your legs don't work like they used to before

He'd have to worry about Lisanna later, this was his chance!

Natsu bolted up from his seat heading back into the frat house.

When Natsu entered the vast room, couples were happily swaying to the music.

Moving further inside He found Gray with an eager Juvia pulling him onto the makeshift dance floor. Gray stopped when he saw Natsu and leaned down to whisper something into Juvia's ear. Juvia's smile fell once she looked over at Natsu, a worried expression visible on her face.

And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70

And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23

Gray probably used him as a scapegoat to get her off his back, as usual.

The two parted ways and soon Natsu found himself face to face with the young man. "Let's get out of here. I heard there's a better party down the street."

And I'm thinking 'bout how people

fall in love in mysterious ways

"Can't. Looking for Lucy." Natsu responded, his eyes scanning the crowd of people for his blonde-haired friend.

Gray frowned. "Natsu, maybe we should-"

Natsu pushed past him without a word. He was on a mission. He didn't have time for Gray's sudden interest in leaving. If it was to get away from Juvia that was something he had to deal with on his own.

Maybe just the touch of a hand

Well, me—I fall in love with you every single day

And I just wanna tell you I am

It didn't take long for Natsu to find her nor did it take long for his heart to drop and anger to flare.

So, honey, now

Take me into your loving arms

There she was in the middle of the dance floor…with Dan.

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Dan's arms wrapped firmly around her waist and face buried into her blonde locks. Her eyes closed and head resting on his chest as the two moved in sync with the music.

Place your head on my beating heart

There was a small smile resting on her lips and while Natsu loved seeing that smile, this time it made his blood boil.

I’m thinking out loud

"Natsu.." Gray began, but Natsu was already walking away. He had seen more than he needed to and had no interest in staying for the rest of the shit show.

"Natsu, wait!" Gray called out but his words fell on deaf ears.

Maybe we found love right where we are

Before he knew it, Natsu was back at his dorm with Happy curled up next to him. He would glance at his phone to see the various unanswered text messages and missed calls from his friends. Mostly Gray.

Gray: Where are you?

Gray: We need to talk about this.

Gray: Gajeel says stop being a punk.

Gajeel: STOP BEING A PUNK!

Gray: We can still kill him.

Even Erza sent him a message.

Erza: We can make his death slow and painful.

Gray: NATSU!

Gray: Damn it, Flame Brain! Answer me!

The messages continued for another hour or so before they stopped. He wasn't going to deal with his friends pitying him. Not right now.

The last message he read before passing out was from Lisanna.

Lisanna: I wanted to apologize. I wasn't in my right mind and I hope this doesn't make things awkward between us!

She ended the message with a smiley face and Natsu smiled faintly.

Natsu: No worries!

He thought about texting Lucy to tell her he had left, but he decided against it.

She was fine without him.

The next few days were uncomfortable between Natsu and Lucy which didn't go unnoticed by more than half of the university residents. He didn't understand why she was so distant from him, but he couldn't judge since he too thought it was best to stay away.

Hanging out after practice stopped, sneaking into her shared dorm with Levy ceased, and pigging out on fast food at three in the morning while cramming for exams was no longer an option.

They rarely spoke and when they did, Lucy would cut their conversation short, claiming she had things to do.

It got worse when Lucy revealed she agreed to be Dan's girlfriend.

He didn't see her as much after that.

The only time he would see her was when they had classes, a game or when the whole group was present. Even then he had to see her with HIM. Wherever she was, Dan was there like an unwanted infection.

Despite the awkwardness, Natsu was fed up with not being able to see her. He did everything he could to be around her and while Lucy was still hesitant, she quickly realized she couldn't get away from him even if she wanted to.

When she got her internship at Sorcerer Weekly and moved into her apartment at the beginning of senior year, Dan was MIA for the first few weeks. He was involved with some military project halfway across Fiore which left Lucy on her own for a while.

Natsu couldn't complain.

Being able to have her all to himself again was like losing your most prized possession after years without it and suddenly having it in your arms again.

Lucy wasn't a thing, but Natsu cherished her like she was the finest jewelry that he was lucky to have all to himself.

On top of that, he got to stay at her place whenever he wanted, which was all the time. She rarely complained about his presence.

He knew she enjoyed his company.

Alas, his time with her was cut short when Dan returned.

Natsu tried to get over it, he really did. He saw how happy Lucy was and that was more than enough for him, but the constricting feeling he felt in his chest wouldn't go away.

After months of watching the two, Natsu concluded that there was only one way to get over his feelings. Find someone new and move on with his life. That was where Lisanna came in.

His friends tried to talk him out of it, but Natsu liked doing the complete opposite. They didn't understand the thought of not being with Lucy was killing him and he needed an out.

What he didn't realize was that he was using Lisanna and made her go through years of deception. She was his rebound and Natsu was too stupid to realize that.

Right after Natsu and Lisanna made things official, Lucy's relationship took an unexpected turn. Dan revealed he was leaving Magnolia and would be moving. He broke things off with Lucy, claiming long distance relationships never worked.

Something within Natsu told him that was big lie.

If you love someone, distance will never be an issue.

He did his best to comfort Lucy once Dan left, but he couldn't lie to himself and say he wasn't happy.

Things were back to the way they used to be and he had full access to his best friend again.

Natsu felt like such an asshole for feeling as happy as he was, but that happiness was cut short. While Lucy was free, he was still in a committed relationship.

Natsu highly doubted Lisanna would be okay with him being close with Lucy again.

How many boyfriends got the chance to sleep over another woman's house without it looking suspicious?

How many girlfriends were okay with seeing their significant other spending more time with their best friend than with them?

Natsu found himself in a situation that he didn't know how to get out of.

Breaking up with Lisanna sounded easy, but the guilt of hurting her just to be with Lucy weighed heavy on his heart. Natsu had to make peace with the idea of not being with Lucy like he wanted.

He couldn't stare at her without her noticing just to take in her beauty.

He couldn't hug her like he used to.

He couldn't kiss her like he wanted to.

Those were things he told himself he had to get used to.

Now, he was given a second chance.

If he was going to get Lucy's attention, waiting at her place like some lovesick puppy wasn't going to cut it. It was time to get fired up!

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A/N: There you have it! Let's hope whatever Natsu has planned won't get him into too much trouble!

I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on relationships! I feel like Natsu being, to put it simply, stuck in his relationship with Lisanna is a common thing people go through. They stay with the person not out of romantic love, but out of obligation even if they don't want to admit it. They don't want to hurt the person and that's how relationships end poorly.

Next chapter we are back to our favorite stubborn blonde! Stay tuned and review!