Natsu climbed through Lucy's window sneakily. It was a dark night with the full moon out. He hadn't seen Lucy for a while, and assumed she was sleeping on her bed. A gentle breeze lifted the Salamander's pink hair as he landed on the floor of his partner's room. He knew he had a habit of constantly going into Lucy's home, but he couldn't help it. Her apartment was just too cozy. He was glad Happy wasn't with him, it was hard to keep the flying cat quiet, and he was usually the reason why their cover would be blown. And then Lucy would usually have a towel around herself and she would shriek and use her infamous Lucy Kick on both of them. He could still remember the pain.

The dragonslayer swiveled his head. He noticed a heap in the bedsheets, where Lucy was sleeping. Natsu boldly walked to her bed and lifted the covers, expecting to see Lucy snoring softly. Instead, he found two stuffed pillows underneath the covers. He sniffed. No scent. The celestial spirit mage wasn't home. Natsu scratched his head, puzzled. Where was she? Could she possibly out on a mission? Lucy and Natsu always did missions together, it was their routine, so it most unlikely. "Eh. . , Luce isn't here, huh. . " He rubbed his chin thinking of the possibilities. He could just pass out on Lucy's comfy bed and get himself a few hours of sleep. But then. . . his eyes roamed to Lucy's desk full of papers and notebooks. He could also snoop. The dragonslayer grinned mischievously as he crept to Lucy's desk. He scanned the notes on her desk. He placed a hand on one stack of papers, and put them aside. He had already read Lucy's novel (or tried to, anyway) and wasn't interested in it. He dug into one of the drawers blindly, and moved his fingers around, trying to grasp something, anything. His fingers met a hardcover spine. He blinked in surprise. He grabbed hold of the book, and took it out. Natsu stared at it. The cover was completely blank, no words, no pictures, nothing.

"What the hell?" He muttered, still fingering the book's spine. Natsu was pretty sure that Lucy didn't read books with no titles. Nevertheless, he opened the book and turned to a random page. Blank. He turned to another page. Blank. He repeated this process a countless number of times until he threw the book on Lucy's bed in frustration. The book had absolutely NOTHING in it. He didn't realize his left hand was in flames, until he smelled smoke. He sighed and put it out. As pointless as the book was, it was still Lucy's. He grimly picked up the books spine, and shoved it in the desk's drawer. "I wish I would just understand why she'd buy a book like that." Natsu grumbled in disdain.

"Natsu!" The door was kicked open, and Natsu saw a very angry looking Lucy. "You broke into my house, again?!" Her face was smudged with dirt, and one of her pigtails were undone. Her skirt was tattered, and Natsu definitely knew she had done a mission.

Natsu could practically imagine the steam seeping out of Lucy's nose and ears. "What? You weren't at the guild all day, I just wanted to see if you were okay." The dragon mage folded his arms.

Some of Lucy's rage diminished. The celestial spirit mage slumped. "I'm sorry, Natsu, it was an emergency," She apologized, with a weary look spreading across her face.

"I want to know why you have a book with nothing in it," Natsu said, ignoring her apology.

Lucy yelped in shock. "You rummaged my drawers?!" She immediately darted to her desk, and opened the drawers frantically. She easily found her book, and clutched it to her chest.

"What the hell is it?" Natsu demanded irritably. "And why is it hidden all the way at the end of your drawer?"

"Natsu, please," She pleaded, her brown orbs beseeched him to drop the subject.

"I don't understand, aren't we nakama? What is that book?!"

"I don't understand how it meets your concern!" Lucy shot back.

"You're making a big deal out of it! How can it not?!" Natsu shouted, clenching his fists.

"I-" She widened her eyes. The book was beginning to emit a bright light. Natsu tried to squint, but the book was shining brighter by the second. Lucy covered her eyes with one hand, the other hand still clutching the book tightly.

"Lucy, let go of that book!" Natsu shouted, but the brightness was drowning Lucy's figure, make it harder for him to see her. And then, everything became dark.