It's NaLu Week! Yea! This brings back memories from last year! I hope you enjoy these ten days (there are three bonus days that I will be doing) of the NaLuy goodness!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail

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Nostalgia (Day 1)

When Lucy first met him, she felt some sort of…pull.

The moment their eyes met on that faithful day in Hargeon, she felt drawn toward him; she immediately wanted to be around him. Maybe it was because of the warmth he put off or the biggest, goofy smile that made anyone smile along with him. Or maybe it was the fact that he introduced her to the life she had always dreamed about and the family that she had always wanted.

Maybe it was the fact that he made her feel like she belonged.

Either way, that pull she felt toward Natsu only got stronger each time she saw him. It made Lucy beyond happy when he asked her to be his partner even though it was just a trick for a blonde maid position.

That pull, she discovered late one night as she lie in bed with him snoring away next to her, was love.

Maybe it wasn't at first, but it definitely was now; she had no idea how or when it happened, but Lucy Heartfilia was definitely in love with Natsu Dragneel.

That's why it hurt so much when he left, leaving behind a piece of paper with barely readable scribbles on it.

That pull was like a drug, it became an addiction, and now it was suddenly gone, leaving her cold, alone, and going through withdraw. Fairy Tail disbanding only added fuel to the fire.

What in the world was she supposed to do? Her rent was due in less than a week and with no money to pay she was going to have to leave. And go where? With all the tears and cries Lucy was doing, all she wanted was to sleep in the arms of her hero, but he wasn't there anymore.

The easiest solution was to join another guild like Sabertooth, Lamia Scale, or even Blue Pegasus, but Lucy refused that idea before it even fully processed in her mind. There was no other guild in this world that could possibly come close to replacing Fairy Tail in her heart. And nothing in this world could replace Natsu.

Time heals all wounds they say and Lucy discovered that it was true. Within five months, she wasn't in pain anymore; she was still cold, but no longer going through heartbreak. She had a high position in Sorcerer Weekly, a nice house in Crocus, and a lovely jewel stash. Lucy still felt broken, but she was back on her feet again, struggling through life one step at a time.

And then there he was.

Lucy didn't care about her burnt clothes anymore; what mattered now was that Natsu was only a few yards below her, staring up at her with those onyx eyes.

And he gave her that smile that she loved…and that she hadn't seen in so long. "Yo, Luce! How have you been?!"

Suddenly, she felt that pull again, but this time, it was ten times bigger than when she first felt it in Hargeon. Nostalgia coursed through her veins and flashbacks of all their adventures together appeared on memory lane.

Lucy remembered every single mission they took, every single one; she remembers the fun they had, the sad times, the angry times, the confusing, the difficult, and the happy.

Her favorite moments with him was when he'd break into her house with Happy and she's yell at them to get out, but they'd refuse and come back anyway. She loved the way he didn't care how hard she'd kick them in the morning when she'd wake up; she loved the way he'd hang out with her despite the bruises.

Tears welled up in her eyes. That nostalgia of the times when he'd save her life, when they'd fight enemies together that give them matching battle scars, when he'd treat her like she was the most important person ever, and make her feel so utterly special rushed back along with that pull…and that love she felt toward him.

"I refuse to cry." There was no way that after a year, the first look on her face he'd see was tears and snot. She refused to have that happen. Instead, she blinked them away and smiled as wide as she could back at him:

"Pretty good…"

Lucy remembered the first moment their eyes met in Hargeon perfectly like it was yesterday. He gave her that same smile he was giving her now and she gave him the same smile she was giving him now. It was like they were meeting each other again.

Except here, the pull was much stronger.

She couldn't help it anymore: the tears rolled down her dirt smudged face as sobs racked her body. She could see Natsu's goofy smile fall to a sad one and his eyes become soft.

Lucy's lips were trembling as she cried and she kept her eyes trained on him despite the blur the tears were giving. There was no way she was wiping her eyes when her shirt was completely totaled and the only thing covering her chest was her arms.

She couldn't see him anymore, it was so blurry, and finally decided to look away, squeezing her eyes shut.

"Lucy…" came Happy's soothing voice from beside her.

No, this had to be a dream. She wasn't really here, was she? There was no way that after a long hard working, heartbreaking year, Natsu was here again. There was no way…

Suddenly, a black, tattered cloak fell onto her shoulders.

"I'm sorry about your clothes," came Natsu's voice from behind her, into her ear. When had he come up to her?

The pull turned her around, but Lucy couldn't bear to look him in the eyes. She kept her head down and eyes tightly shut despite the tears still flowing freely.

"Luce…" Natsu hooked his fingers under her chin forcing her eyes on him. Once chocolate locked with onyx, his tanned hand traveled to her cheek and her ear, wiping her tears away as he caressed her; she could see him clearly now and watched as his onyx eyes trailed over her. "You look good," He flashed her that goofy grin of his.

He hadn't meant it in any way, she knew that, but her heart still leapt at the words and his eyes wandering over her. Dang her heart! It acted like Natsu had never left!

Lucy managed a small smile, "S-so do you…"

He really did; now that he was closer to her, she could see the details of his mop he called his hair. He really needed a hair cut, but he still looked just as handsome as he did a year ago. He still wore his scarf which didn't surprise her in the least and he wasn't wearing his tattered cloak, but she had to say, his attire turned a little like Gildarts'.

Natsu bitterly chuckled at her comment, looking down at himself with a closed-mouth smile; he doesn't see himself the way she saw him, she realized.

"I…" His curious eyes were back on her again, "I-I missed you…" Her sobs racked her body.

Natsu's eyes turned sweet and his other hand came up to rest of her waist, his right hand still against her teary cheek, "I missed you too, Luce."

Lucy threw her arms around his neck then, burring her face in his collarbone. He smelled exactly the same, like a campfire on a cold, starry night.

Natsu wasted no time in hugging her back just as tightly, his face was in her golden hair that was just as sunny as it had always been. He took in his favorite scent; it hadn't changed at all and it still calmed him down as much as it had before.

Lucy tears hadn't dried when they pulled away after a while, but she wasn't sobbing anymore; she was still convinced that this was a dream.

Natsu could see the hurt in her eyes as he rested his forehead against her own. He realized then, that he was the one who caused her pain…and her tears. As an apology, he slowly leaned toward her face, gently kissing her tearstained cheek.

It surprised her. When had the ruthless, destructive, great Salamander of the late Fairy Tail gotten so gentle and sweet? His lips barely brushed against her skin, but she still felt it leave a burning mark on her face; her heart thumped loudly.

That wasn't good enough, Lucy decided. She needed to know that this was real, that this wasn't a dream and she wasn't just simply asleep in her lonely, cold apartment.

So she turned her head and chapped lips met plump ones.

Natsu was a bit surprised at first, but it faded quickly as he kissed her back; his hand finally left her cheek, weaving into her hair and his arm on her waist pulled her closer to him.

Happy stood to the side, not at all surprised, but with a big smile on his face. He had known they were in love, by the way Lucy would look at him and the departed year of Natsu talking about nothing but her…Yeah, Happy knew very well. He couldn't wait to tell Mira all about it when they went back to the guild, but what the blue cat didn't know was that there was no Fairy Tail anymore…

As Natsu deepened the kiss, Lucy felt her tears finally dry up. She wanted answers; she demanded to know why he left her alone for an entire year, why he wouldn't take her with him, why he didn't tell her in person. She was angry, heartbroken, and wanted to scream, hit him, and cry some more, but right now, she decided, Lucy had everything she needed: she was in Natsu's arms, kissing him, with that pull, love, and nostalgia coursing through her veins. All she had needed from the past year she had in this moment.

The nostalgia of the memories of their past they shared together was all they could think about at the moment and they were happy, together, and would never be apart again.

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I hope you enjoyed this first day! It was pretty short, but plenty of angst and fluff to go around! 3

-zEllie