I don't own Fairy Tail. All rights belong to Hiro Mashima who is a amazing person.

Natsu's POV

"Natsu~~~" a girl was calling for him. A giggle followed and he immediately knew who it was, that tinkling laugh was music to his ears. He pushed open the door and smiled.

It was Lucy. She was dressed in a white dress which had a sweetheart neckline, which showed off her ample bosom and belled out in layers past her waist. The rim of the dress was lined with silver and golden symbols. The zodiac symbols, he realised with a start, in honour of her spirits.

She giggled once again and spun in a circle. "Natsu! I can't believe the day is already here!" She looked at him, he mesmerising warm brown eyes full of excitement and joy. But to his surprise, he could still see a glimmer of unhappiness in her eyes. He blinked and it was gone, perhaps it was his imagination, right?

Suddenly he felt an urge that he had rarely felt. It was an urge to do something, to move and to speak. He looked at the blond celestial mage once again and then he realised what it was. It was the feeling that Mira had for Laxus, the feeling Levy had for Gajeel, the tingling feeling they spoke about. And he realised that, this was the same way that he felt about Lucy!

He took a step towards her and in that step he saw dozens of Lucy's. Lucy who took him out for Lunch when they had just met in Hargeon, Lucy who agreed to be his partner, Lucy who was in his arms outside Phantom Lord's prison. Lucy who had fallen off a waterfall with him when rescuing him, Lucy who saved him and Wendy in Edolas, Lucy who promised she wouldn't run away even as Kain crushed her skull. Lucy when she was dancing with him, when they partied in the Celestial world, when she had believed in him to beat the twin dragon slayers. Lucy who he couldn't stand to watch cry, who he felt comfortable in her presence, who let him stay in his apartment and then Future Lucy dying.

In that moment, his eyes widened. He remembered the grief and rage he felt at her passing and realised that he didn't want to spend another moment in his life without her. He reached for her and grabbed her tightly and then pressed his lips against hers.

So this, is what being in love feels like. He thought as his lips pressed against her soft ones. But she wasn't responding, he felt something wet touch his cheeks. He retreated backwards and saw that she was crying.

"Luce? Why are you crying?!" he exclaimed worriedly, using his thumb pads to brush away the tears but she just slapped his hand away.

"Natsu! How could you do that to me?" Lucy cried and then started hitting him in the chest. But with each blow, her force weakened until she collapsed onto the floor, he dress belling out around her. She looked like she was in the middle of a white rose.

"What do you mean Lucy? Do you love me?" Natsu asked, his heart in his throat.

"Of course I did Natsu!" She exclaimed angrily but her tear stains on her face said otherwise. "I loved you so much but you didn't notice for years! You crushed my hopes but telling the whole guild that I was only a friend to you, nothing more!" She bit her lip as it had started to wobble.

"You did?" Natsu whispered, dead quiet "So you don't anymore?" Lucy stayed for a quiet and he swore he heard her heart break a little but she stayed strong.

"Natsu…" she took a deep breath "If you had forgotten, I am getting married today." He stared at her, his brain not comprehending what she said until it all clicked into place, like a puzzle piece. No wonder she was wearing a dress like this, not to mention he was in a suit and they were mere minutes away from the chapel. She was getting married today, and not to him.

"Luce…" he said, his voice breaking, "then run away with me, right now."