Hello and welcome to my first Fairy Tail fanfiction! I hope you'll enjoy these little oneshots and offer advice about my writing. I actually wrote this one about seven months ago under the name realize on my tumblr.
"The only thing I'm good for is fighting." Nastu leans farther into her couch. Lucy turns away from the movie they're watching, waiting for him to explain. He looks over to her and then down at his lap when he sees he has her attention. "I mean there's nothing else to me other than that. And I'm not even strong enough to win against Erza and Laxus."
"Everyone has something about them, that makes them who they are. Even you have you're writing." He breathes in deep and it looks like he's trying not to cry. "And after all this time, I haven't been able to find my dad. What'll I do if I never find him Lucy?"
Seeing Natsu like this, uncertain and afraid brings tears to her eyes. Not because it makes him seem weak like he fears, but because seeing him hurt makes her hurt. She wants to hold him close and chase all his worries away. So she does just that. Moving onto his lap, she puts her arms around his neck and pulls her fingers through his hair.
"Natsu you're so much more than that. You bring out the best in people, and make them happy. You save people. Not just from physical danger, but from themselves. You're fun to be around, even if I don't always act like it. You keep me warm at night. You make the best soup. You raised Happy to be the sweet little guy that he is. And I know someday you will find your father, with all of us right there with you."
"And if I hadn't met you, Natsu, I'd never have been able to be this happy. I wouldn't have a family, a real family, you included."
"I love you." She brings happy, who has been floating uncertainly above them, into their embrace. "Both of you."
And it pulls at her heart when she feels more than hears Natsu begin to cry. "I'll always be here for you, you're my best friends." She nuzzles her cheek into his neck as he finally brings his arms around her.