Chapter 1

Natsu and Happy were sitting at a table in the guild and were eating away at a feast.

"Aye, Natsu why don't we invite Lucy to come eat with us?"

"Sure why not?" He said
smiling brightly.

The pink haired dragon slayer blushed just slightly.

He walked up to where the girl he couldn't live without sat.

"Yo Lucy!" He smiled

"Ah. Hey Natsu." She smiled back.

"Wanna join me and Happy with dinner?" He asked nicely.

"Oh .. Natsu Thank you but I can't. I think I'll go home for today. I'm not feeling too well." She said looking kind of sad.

He didn't say anything after that. He only looked completely concerned for Lucy.

"Ah. I'm exhausted." She sighed while opening the door to her home.

Natsu and Happy were already there !

"N-N-Natsu! Why are you here?!" She exclaimed.

"I was worried about you Lucy." He said smiling kind of shyly.

" .. ! .. " she blushed surprised at his words.

She couldn't handle this it was too much for her heart. She was avoiding Natsu already but he always seems to come back to her. She loved him. So much it hurt her to see him everyday so she avoided him.

"N-natsu .." She said with a weak voice while looking down eyes shadowed.

"Yeah Lucy?" He smiled looking up at her from her bed.

"I-I can't .." She whispered while tears came streaming down her face silently.

Natsu saw the tears and a pain hit him in his heart. He had a crushed look on his face from the sight of Lucy crying. He wanted to hold her.

Lucy turned around and ran away just as Natsu took a step towards her.

Natsu ran after her but couldn't see her. So he searched for her by her scent. He easily found her. She was sitting, her back against the Sola tree in the Southern park of Magnolia. He knew she couldn't have gotten too far.

"Lucy.." He said gently.

"N-natsu?!" She looked up
surprised with tears in her eyes that had been streaming down her cheeks leaving tear stains.

".. Lucy ..." He said extremely gentle with a hint of his sadness in his voice. His face showing pain and concern for her.

"Ah! I just had some dust in my eyes. I'm okay now. And I'm sorry for running off earlier. I needed some fresh air and for saying 'I can't' when I said that I meant I can't go with you and Happy on the next job. I have something to do." She blushed lightly as she chattered away.

"A-ah okay Lucy as long as you're okay." He said not so convinced.

"Well let's go home." Lucy said as she looked up at the night sky full of brilliant stars.

"Yeah .." He replied looking up with her.

"Hey .. Natsu I said let's go home and when I said let's go home I meant I come here and you go to your own home! " Lucy fumed.

"Aw come on Lucy let me spend the night. I'm tired and I don't want to walk all the way ho-." He tried to persuade.

"Never -_-" she spat before he could finish.

"Kechi .." (Stingy) he pouted.

"Just because I'm not willing to let you stay here does not make me stingy!" She puffed.

"Yes it does." He joked.

They were now inside Lucy's home and Natsu began tickling Lucy without mercy.

"W-wait Natsu what are you doing?" She laughed.

"Tickling." He smiled.

"But why?" She replied.

At this he stopped and got serious.

"You seemed sad." He said with a sad frown.

"Ah I'm not." She lied. "Well Natsu you should be getting home now who knows what kind of trouble Happy is in." She suggested.

"Yeah. I'll go home now Lucy." He waved a goodbye and left
THROUGH THE DOOR!

~Welp that's only Chapter 1!
Coming up next:
Will Lucy ever be able to tell Natsu her feelings? Will Natsu be able to figure out what brings Lucy sadness? Find out in Chapter 2.