~His final letter

A/N: Hiii everyone! This is my 3rd fic. It has a StingLu pairing. By the way, StingLu/StiCy is one of my favorite pairs in FT, so I decided to make a story about them. Tehee~ Hope you like it. Enjoy! ヽ(^o^)ノBy the way, I'd like to extend my sincerest thanks to those who supported my other fics, you guys are truly great motivators!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.

Chapter 1

"Hey Luce! I found this on the request board! The reward is really good!" Natsu ran towards Lucy with a huge grin on his face. "Hey Luce! Did you hear me?"

She broke out from her reverie, "A-ahh. I'm sorry Natsu, what were you saying again?"

"I said I found this job that gives a really great reward, it says here something about catching something and then you can earn really big money!"

"It says there that you need to find a book and then give it to whoever gave the request. Geez Natsu, you can't even read that?" Gray pried.

"Is that true Natsu? Should I give you reading lessons again?" Erza asked in a rather intimidating manner.

"Wh-what?! No! I read it a while ago, it just happens that I, I may seem to have forgotten the exact words, that's all!"

"Whatever you say, flame brain. But considering that huge amount of money, I'll count myself in."

"Then I'll join too. This looks like another job for Team Natsu."

Hearing what Gray and Erza had said, Natsu beamed then looked at Lucy who appeared as if she wasn't paying any attention, "So Lucy, what do you say?"

Lucy lowered her head, "I- I think I'll pass for now guys…"

"Why? Are you hungry Lucy? If you are, I can give you some of my fish!"

"No, I am not hungry Happy." She raised her head up then forced a smile, "I am fine guys."

"No, you are not." Natsu said, crumpling the request note.

"I am. I am just not in the mood for a job today. Don't worry about me. I am fi—"

"Will you cut the crap out?!" Natsu roared as he burned the paper in his hands. He caught everyone's attention, but nobody stopped him or even tried to calm him down, "You are not fine! You are not alright! How can you say that we shouldn't even worry about you when we really should?! Everyone's concerned about you, Luce!" Everybody showed an apprehensive look as they heard what he had said, "You've been like that for days! No, for months! You've been like that ever since he left!"

Gray interfered, "Oi! That's enough, you mor—"

Lucy dropped her head once again and then stood up, "I know. I'm sorry, but please, I… I wanna be alone for a while. If you could just please give me enough time to recover, I'll surely go back to the way I was..."

The blonde slowly strolled towards the door with her cold, emotionless face. Natsu tried to follow her, but Erza held him back. She told him, "Let her be Natsu. She doesn't need us right now. What she needs is time and space."

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As she walked the way to her apartment, Lucy ruminated the last words Sting had left her in an epistle, "Don't be sad Lucy, people who are meant to be together will find each other in the end…"

It was a rainy evening – probably the best weather suited for Lucy Heartfilia for what she was feeling at the very moment. She was hurt, broken, sad, depressed. Her face didn't show it, but her attitude did. She looked as if she's okay, but no, she was nowhere near that. She had been sulking alone wherever she went. She acted as if she was living in a completely different world. She looked as if every single time she had been thinking of something really deep – too deep that even her own comrades can't read her mind anymore. She acted as if she was alone. No – that's what she wanted, to be alone, to be away from any people, to be away from any noise. Or perhaps, what she really wanted was to be with him. What she really wanted was to re-live the past and never go back to the present. What she really wanted was to replay every single moment when they were still together. What she really wanted was to bring back the time where everything was still perfect.

She walked inside her room and tried to search for a book to kill her time or maybe, entertain her if possible. She ran her fingers through each book until she found the one she'd like to read. Together with the book she took out from the shelf, also came out a piece of paper: His last letter for her. It flew out and then slowly, slowly landed on the floor. She picked it up, brought it back to where it was, closed the curtain blinds, hurried to her bed, tucked herself inside the blanket, and then she lost it. She can no longer endure the pain. She cried as if her heart was being torn down to pieces. She cried as she remembered everything she's been trying so hard to forget. She cried as the past gradually lingered her very being. She cried as she remembered the only guy she loved. She cried as she remembered Sting Eucliffe.

"Hey!"

"Tch- what do you want?"

"Aren't you going to apologize for bumping me and making my books fall?"

"Why should I? It's your fault for not looking where you- ouch! The heck did you throw a book for?!"

"Because I only ask you to apologize, and yet you couldn't do that?! I don't even ask for your help, all I want is your apology!"

"And why should I, the great Sting Eucliffe, apologize to a little fairy like you?"

"Because that's how it is! When you do something wrong, you apologize for it! Tch- why do I even bother? I know I shouldn't have interacted with you in the first place! Goodbye, Mr. Eucliffe!"

"Tch- stupid, little fairy"

"Tch- rude, cocky saber"

To be continued…

A/N: And that's how their love story pretty much started… So how was it? I hope you guys like it. I'm sorry if you see any mistakes! And I apologize too if you find the chapter too short. It's because I don't wanna spoil the moment so I decided to cut it there. I'm so sorry! Oh and yes, the line indicates a flashback. Please feel free to review, etc! \(◦'')/