He promised himself that he would never cry again and get stronger so many times he'd lost count.
First, when he lost Igneel;
Next, when he lost Lisanna;
Last, when he saw Lucy - Lucy from the future - die right in front of him.
He told himself that he was strong, but another little voice in his mind told him otherwise.
He should've been able to save Lucy from Rogue.
He should've been able to find Igneel.
He should have been there to help Lisanna when she was taken by the Anima.
He was so weak! He was not strong. If he was, he would never lose anyone.
He told himself all this when he lost Happy.
A dark figure stood at the edge of a rock jutting out by the sea. Cold ocean waves sloshed up and soaked his feet and clothes, but he didn't care.
He kept waiting, waiting for his best friend to come out of the water.
He would come, right?
He wouldn't leave him.
Natsu folded his arms over his chest. He would wait for Happy to come back out of the water, no matter how long it took.
"Hey, Gray!" A certain blond-haired celestial mage ran towards the ice-make mage, waving her hand.
"Hey, Lucy."
"Have you seen Natsu around anywhere? I want to go on a mission! My rent's due next week!" Lucy cried, banging her fists on the table. "I don't want to be kicked out of my house!"
"No, I haven-" Gray began to say, but Lucy cut him off.
"Gray, you can go on a mission with me, then! You and Erza!"
"I can't, sorry. Juvia wants me to...go on a mission with her." Gray gulped, feeling the burning gaze of the Element Four mage on his back.
"Fine! I'll ask Erza, then." Lucy harrumphed and stomped off to the bar, where Erza was sitting at.
"Where is that flame brain, anyway?" Gray muttered, taking a sip out of his mug and doing his best to ignore Juvia's stalking.
"Why isn't Natsu here?" Lucy grumbled, staring out of the window in her bedroom, looking at the gloomy, rainy weather outside. Hugging, Plue tighter, she slid off her bed and headed to the kitchen.
Usually, when Lucy got home, she would find Happy and Natsu making a mess of her home, playing with her clothes, and wanting to read her story. Lucy definitely did not enjoy seeing Natsu wear her outfits and dance around, but it was somewhat comforting to know that everything was alright.
Today, however, she felt so lonely and small in her home.
Finishing her dinner, she sighed and got up, pocketing her keys and setting Plue on the ground.
She was going to go to Natsu's house and check if he was there. Three days without the usual fighting in the guild and Lucy's food still full in her fridge was definitely fishy.
Not that she minded that much.
Apologies for OOC moments and mistakes on magic. I love Fairy Tail but I can't seem to be able to remember everything about it.
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