Hello, DandelionTwins, here! Please enjoy my first story that I am beginning :). Oh if you haven't read or watched far into Fairy Tail, there may be some parts you do not understand. When I was writing, that thought didn't didn't occur to me. Sorry for the inconvience!

-Alex

/Prologue/

.:Memory Lane:.

"Eh, Natsu?" A perculiar blonde celestial mage prodded the young pink-haired male beside her on the road. The two, or rather three (including the exceed known as Happy), were traveling back from a request they had taken at Fairy Tail, the guild in which they abided in. The request they had taken involved capturing numerous criminals in a town not too far from Magnolia. But of course, this wasn't difficult for Lucy and Natsu.

"Hmm?" Natsu responded to Lucy while glancing at her curiously. She seemed to be thinking about something deeply but was indecisive about whether or not to share her thoughts aloud. He wondered to himself, was she worrying about if the reward would be enough for rent for her apartment?

"Wha-a-t-," Lucy struggled to say as her deep brown eyes met the Salamander's gaze,"?" As she managed to mumble out the barely comprehensible sentence, she rendered her gaze elsewhere since her face turned hot with embarrassment. Surely it was a stupid question!

"…" The pink-haired dragon slayer suddenly stopped. He placed his hand beneath his chin and seemed as he was seriously complementing the question. "…." He still hadn't replied for about ten minutes, which made Lucy think she may have asked something idiotic.

"Lucy! You broke my best friend!" The blue flying cat-like exceed exclaimed in astonishment to Natsu's sudden thinking outburst. He began flying around his partner's head while wailing out, "Don't die, Natsu!"

The blonde mage sweat dropped as she tightened her side pony tail," Happy, I'm sure thinking will not kill him." She chuckled as the blue exceed looked at her with an expression of disbelief.

"How could you do this to him, Lucy?" Happy cried out as he quit encircling Natsu and began pestering Lucy. "I thought you likkkkkkeeeeeeeeeedddddddd hi-," the cat began but was interrupted by a severe Lucy punch.

To normal bystanders on the road from Descence or Magnolia, it would seem as though an angry female was abusing a cat with wings while the male next to them looked strangely solemn throughout the whole course of the beating.

"Luce." A male voice from behind her interrupted her from trying to smack Happy with her celestial mage keys.

"Yes?" Lucy responded as she turned and hit the chest of her best friend. She looked up into his eyes, but was startled to see his serious expression on his face.

"I would make you remember me." Natsu simply stated. "I would do in anything in my power so that you would." He blinked, and shuffled his hands in his pockets of his jet black vest. A blush began to creep on his cheeks as he continued.

"… I'd tell you everything we'd do together, the adventures we had, the things you found annoying about me…" At this point he begin trekking the path slowly," I'd take you to all the places we made our greatest memories." The wind began to move the fields like waves around them, shifting their hair in different directions.

Lucy gaped, her face flushed by things her friend had spoken of. He would do that for her? The celestial mage breathed out," Why?"

The famous Salamander kept walking, however, he held up a finger as he quoted, "I don't want...to run away by myself, because no matter what...I'd rather be together with everyone..."

Lucy thought shakily, how did he remember that?

"Knowing that is what you want, it would be my duty to make you remember," he began to mumble," Since you're my closest friend…" He turned his head and smiled his trademark grin at Lucy. The one that made her heart beat in a strange way.

Few seconds later, Natsu let out an ,"Oomph!" The impact of Lucy wrapping her arms around the dragon slayer left him slightly winded. He looked down in bewilderment at the blonde's head which was nuzzled against his back.

"I'm glad I have someone who is there for me…" She whispered quietly.

Natsu smiled and ruffled the celestial mage's hair," Out of the things you could be worried about…" He looked at her and tried to understand where the question came from but ended up with," Geez, you're such a weirdo, Luce…"

Lucy smiled to herself as she took in his fiery scent.

"But Luce," he started and she lifted her head up," promise me, that you won't forget me." Natsu spoke the last part so quietly that she barely heard him.

Lucy retracted her arms and strode up to the front of him. "I pinky swear," She teased affectionately while taking his finger with hers.

Natsu was taken aback by this motion but in a good way.

"They likeeeeeeee each other-"Natsu laughed as his partner was smacked by Lucy.

I've already had so many important people taken away from me.

I managed to go on with life, but if something happened to Luce… I'm not sure what I would do without my best friend.

Natsu sat crouched in the cold apartment. It was empty except for him. He was waiting…

For someone who wasn't coming anytime soon. He clenched his fists as he felt the despair and sadness course throughout his body.

It had been three weeks, since she had taken a quest to pay for her renting expenses. Natsu and Happy had begged to go with her, you know, because they were the original team. She denied them and reassured them that she could handle it. However, the request was way out of her league. That's why Happy and Natsu worried. Lucy promised she would be back in a day or two, but it was way over that time.

Natsu rose up as his flying cat companion brought necessary items for their journey. He punched the wall as his eyes burned on the brink of tears. He'd never admit it though.

He was going to find his nakama.