Author Note: I hope you enjoy the story! I apologize now if anyone seems out of character. I'm hoping to be able to update this frequently.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Fairytale universe.
Lucy was in her kitchen cooking noodles for dinner after a long day of work. Although the guild had been disbanded, she still continued to do jobs, so she could get stronger for when Natsu finally decided to show his face again. Her lips formed a thin line as she began another rant about the idiotic fire dragon slayer and his stupid flying cat running off for over a year without her. "They have some nerve leaving me alone after what had happened!" She angrily dumped the noodles into the boiling water. "Just wait till I see them again!"
"See who again?" Natsu asked as he climbed through Lucy's window. Lucy screamed, snatched up a rolling pin that was sitting on the counter, and spun around hitting Natsu upside the head with it. "OW! What was that for?"
"She's still as mean as ever sir," Happy said laughing at Natsu. Though, he did make sure to keep a safe distance away just in case Lucy started trying to swing at him.
"You're telling me…" Natsu grumbled as he rubbed the side of his head Lucy had hit with the rolling pin. A bruise had already begun to form on the side of his face. Lucy just stared at Natsu and Happy in shock before she sprung forward and gripped the two into a fierce hug.
"Natsu! Happy! I'm so glad to see you two again!" Tears ran down her face as her grip on them tightened further.
"It's...good to see...you too...Lucy," Natsu gasped out as he struggled to breathe due to Lucy's tight grip around his throat.
"L-Lucy...I can't...breathe," Happy gasped as he tried to get out of the celestial wizard's hold.
Lucy quickly let go of them and crossed her arms over her chest. "How dare you run off for over a year and not send me any letters or anything! Did you even think about what you leaving did to me!" she yelled glaring at them.
"Lucy, it was only a year!" Natsu instantly regretted saying that as Lucy swung the rolling pin at him again and hit him upside the head. "Ow!" He rubbed the back of his head where the rolling pin had hit him. He and Happy quickly started to back away from Lucy when she began to advance on them with the rolling pin in hand.
"Only a year! It's been more than a year!" Tears came to Lucy's eyes, and she covered her face with her hands as sobs began to rack through her body. "You left me even after what happened to Aquarius…" Natsu stepped forward and pulled Lucy to his chest in a hug. Lucy buried her face into Natsu's chest and continued to cry.
"Don't cry, Lucy. We're back now, and we're not going anywhere." He rubbed her back as he attempted to comfort her. Happy flew forward to help cheer up Lucy too.
"Aye, sir! And you can have one of my fishies if you want, Lucy!" Happy said petting the top of Lucy's head. Lucy chuckled and stepped back away from Natsu while wiping her tears off her face.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me," she apologized.
"Don't worry, Lucy. Everyone needs to cry. Just ask Natsu. He's a big crybaby!" Happy said laughing.
"I am not! You're the big crybaby, Happy!" Natsu yelled at Happy.
"Nu-uh."
"Yes, you are!" Natsu turned to face Happy as he argued with the Exceed. Happy crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head.
"Nope. You are."
Lucy laughed as she watched the two bicker back and forth. She pulled them both into another hug. "You guys haven't changed a bit." Natsu continued to glare at Happy as Lucy hugged them, and Happy stuck his tongue out at Natsu. Lucy suddenly let them go when she caught sight of the stove and ran over to it. "Oh my gosh! I had forgot about my noodles." The water the noodles were in had boiled over the sides of the pot and had made a mess on the stove. She quickly grabbed a roll of paper towels and used them to start trying to mop up the water.
Natsu took some paper towels from Lucy, knelt down on the ground, and began mopping up some water that had ran down the stove and onto the kitchen floor. "Geez Lucy. Did you forget how to cook while we were gone?" Happy asked as he turned off the stove and moved the pot into the sink since Lucy had been too concerned with getting the water up to remember to turn it off herself. Lucy glared up at Happy as she continued to get the water up.
"This isn't my fault! You two totally distracted me!" she exclaimed pointing at Happy. "So be quiet and help!" Natsu finished cleaning up the water and stood back up. He threw away the wet paper towels and suddenly snapped his fingers.
"Oh yeah! Lucy, I just remembered the reason we came here!" Lucy turned away from Happy to stare at Natsu.
"Don't tell me you two are here to raid my fridge!"
"No. We can by to see you, and I wanted to take you somewhere!" He turned to look at Happy who was hovering next to the fridge. "Think you can finish cleaning up here, little buddy?"
Happy saluted. "Aye, sir!"
"Great! Come on, Lucy. Happy'll finish while we're gone. Let's get going!" Natsu reached out, grabbed Lucy's hand, and began to drag her out of her apartment.
"Wait, Natsu! Let me put on some clothes first! I'm still in my pajamas!" she exclaimed digging her heels into the floor to keep from going. Natsu let go of her, and Lucy ran to her closet and grabbed some clothes. "Wait in there with Happy while I get changed," she said before disappearing into her bathroom.
Once she was ready, Lucy and Natsu walked out of the apartment leaving Happy to keep an eye on things while there were gone. "Good luck, sir!" Happy called out the door after Natsu. Natsu looked back at him and gave him a thumbs up as Lucy looked at them confused.
Author Note: Please review, so I can know if I'm doing a good job.
P.S.: I'm so sorry for not noticing sooner that the story had not published correctly. Hopefully, it's fixed now.