A/N: Hello everyone! I welcome old and new readers! If you enjoyed my NaLu story, One More Year, then I think you'll like this story too. :3

So, let's begin ^.^

Chapter 1

Again And Again

Three days now

Lucy Heartifillia's soft, brown eyes stared at the ever so slow ticking clock in her last class period of the day. Her eyes drifted over to the empty seat next to her and she sighed.

Natsu's been gone for three days now. Why is he always gone?

Ever since she began to attend Magnolia Middle School, Natsu had always been by her side. He had unusual hair for a boy (It was pink for crying out loud!) and deep, charcoal eyes. Natsu had a childlike manner about him which is what made him adorable.

But, ever since the second semester of Freshman year, Natsu would leave school for several days without warning. Sometimes he'd been gone for almost month. When he came back and she yelled at him, "Natsu, where were you?!" He'd just laugh and say,

"Sorry, Luce. My dad took me on another business trip with him. He doesn't trust me at home alone."

By the time their first year of high school was over, she and everyone else stopped asking Natsu where he had been. Lucy, Erza, and Gray talked about how Natsu began acting strangely and they suspected he was lying. Like, he was living a double life actually.

The ringing bell brought Lucy out of her thoughts. It was almost December and that meant Christmas was soon. She planned to get Natsu a present and, hopefully, he would open up to her.

They've been best friends for three years now! Natsu and Lucy had that connection. They could give each other looks and no what the other is thinking. They had their inside jokes and not to mention that they always cheated off of one another's homework. If that isn't true friendship, then what is?

"Lucy," Erza Scarlet walked up to and adjusted the glasses on her face. Erza had long, red flowing hair and she was very beautiful. However, she did have her terrifying side. Plus, being friends with the student council president had its perks. "Are you coming to the guild after school?"

"No, I'm going to do a little Christmas shopping." Lucy smiled.

"Huh? But, it's still November!" Gray walked up to them. As usual, he didn't have a shirt on.

Erza sighed and said, "Gray, your clothes." This was a usual occurrence. It wasn't as weird as the time when Lucy first met Gray and he was completely naked. Gray freaked out and began frantically looking around the class for his shirt.

"Anyway," Erza turned back to Lucy and smiled. "do you mind if I come?"

"Nope, not at all. Let's go head and go. Maybe we can stop by the guild later on."

The guild, known was Fairy Tail, was a place where kids or teens could gather to talk, party, and make friends. Natsu was the one who brought her there and she made a lot of wonderful friends there.

Natsu, please come back soon. I really miss you.

*( At Lucy's home)*

Lucy lived alone in a apartment just a few blocks away from Magnolia High. Lucy was sad that she couldn't find a single gift that Natsu would love. She wanted the gift to be special, something he would cherish.

"This sucks," Lucy grumbled as she entered her apartment and went up the stairs. "I wish you'd stop leaving so damn-" Lucy turned the light on in her room and found Natsu and Happy asleep in her bed.

"AGAIN!" Lucy screamed in an outrage. Natsu and Happy stirred in their sleep, but didn't wake up. Lucy rolled her eyes and set her backpack down. She sat on the edge of the bed and flicked a piece of Natsu's pink hair away from his face.

She knew the routine. Lucy would begin making dinner, Natsu and Happy would wake up and ask Lucy what they had to do at school, Lucy would tell them and instead of studying they would sit in the living room and watch movies.

It was a routine they were used to.

But, this time, Lucy would change it up a bit.

A/N: So, guys! Why do you think Natsu is always leaving?

Leave a though in the comments! :3

P.S. TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!