Chapter One:
The guild hall was buzzing with the news. Lisanna was back. And she has been back for a couple of weeks. I didn't really care, she was awesome. I just wish people would stop talking about. Yes, she was back. Why don't you just go talk to her? Catch up? Take a page out of Natsus book. He has been hanging with her for a while now. Even went on a couple jobs with her. Sort of left the team. Not quite. He said it would only be for a small while, not too long, then he would be back. I smiled. Natsu, oh, Natsu. Of course he would say that. Well, I personally didn't care. As long as he was happy, I was happy. He was my friend. Almost like family. Almost. Not quite. I smiled as Mira brought me a lemonade.
"Thanks." I said, taking it in my hands. Mira smiled, setting Erzas cake in front of her. I hadn't realized that Gray, Erza, Wendy, and Carla had joined me, I was too lost in thought.
"Has anyone seen Natsu?" Gray asked, taking a sip of whatever he was drinking.
"No. He's probably with Lisanna, though." I said, taking a sip of my lemonade. He nodded, leaning back, his shirt missing, as usual. Just then, Happy flew down, landing right next to me.
"Good morning, Lucy! Want some fish?" He asked, holding out a fish.
"No." I said, holding my lemonade.
"Happy, where's Natsu? Aren't you usually with him?" Carla asked. He shrugged, sucking on his fish.
"He's too busy with Lisanna. Their going mushroom hunting." He said, as if this bored him to death. I looked at him. Mushroom hunting? Natsu? This was getting weird. They must really….. like each other. As if to confirm my thoughts, Happy added,
"They llllllllike each other." He said, smiling. No one looked surprised.
"Well, Lisanna was always talking about them getting married before she….." Mira said. It was still hard for her to talk about Lisannas time in Edolas. For some odd reason, I felt an emptiness at their words. I could imagine it. Lisanna in a beautiful white dress, Natsu dressed up like a proper gentleman. Flowers, fancy cake. I sucked in a breath. For some reason, it was almost painful to think about. I stood up.
"I need to get going. I have some laundry that needs attending to." I said. I hurried out of the guild hall, my head buzzing. This was new. I have never thought about him like this before. Did he ever think about me this way? I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. I hurried home, shutting the door and leaning aginst it hevily.
"What does this mean?" I whispered. It had to mean something. I walked over to my bathroom, starting up a bath. Steam always helped, along with the hot water. I had to relax. I slipped into the hot water, resting my head back. This felt nice. I started thinking. Did I like Natsu? That was impossible. Sure, I like his smile, and his laugh, and his destructive tendencys.
"I-I like him." I whispered in shock. Of course, He like Lisanna, not me, so I would have to get him out of my mind. I couldn't like him. I shook my head. I had to stop this silliness. I had to get away. Looks like I'm visiting my father.
Authors Note: In this story, Lucys father never lost his fortune, and is still living at their estate. Just letting you know. She did make up with him, but that's another story for later.