Natsu holds his breath, waiting for Lucy. This is it! He tells himself as he paces around the park. The nervousness had finally set in.
Natsu always had feelings for Lucy ever since they met on that day. He notices her cute way of walking, how her eyes light up as she's writing or reading a book. How she pretends to be annoyed when He and Happy sneak into her room.
It's now or never.
Since that day, His feeling burned brighter inside. How he longed to see her face, how he wanted to talk to her every minute of the day.
How he wanted her to be his and only his alone.
He finally caught a whiff of her scent. She was exactly on time. He played with an object in his pocket. A very important object.
It's now or never!
Natsu walks up to Lucy who's wearing a white tank top with a blue cross on it. She was also wearing a blue skirt with her keys attached to it.
She was beautiful.
"What do you need me for Natsu?"
Natsu couldn't contain it anymore. He went down on one knee and took the object out from his pocket.
A ring.
Lucy gasped. She looked for the words to say but couldn't find any.
Natsu just grinned.
"Lucy, I've been in love with you ever since that day we saw each other for the first time. I can't hide my feelings in any longer. Will you marry me?"
Lucy just closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry" She muttered.
Natsu couldn't look as Lucy ran away. Ran away from him.
"So this is what it means to get your heart broken" He said to himself, holding back the tears. He silently walked home in the darkness.
The Next Day
"I hope we don't see Natsu today." Lucy said to Plue as they walked to the guild.
"Pun! Pun!" Plue agreed.
"I just couldn't tell him the truth" Lucy continued tasting salty tears in her mouth.
She quickly wiped her tears. I'll just avoid him for the day! She decided.
When she finally got to the guild she sat down and scanned her surroundings. Good, she didn't see Natsu anywhere. She felt bad but thought that she should give him time to himself, and without her.
"Hey, where's Natsu? He sounded very excited to meet you yesterday. More excited than usual." Mira asked.
What Mira said stabbed her like a knife. Now she felt more guilt than before. She only had one choice, to lie.
"I-I don't know. I h-haven't seen him." she stammered.
Nice going Lucy. She said to herself.
"Are you okay Lucy?" She asked, concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine." She replied as she was looking around the room for an escape. "I'll go check on him!" Lucy immediately ran out of the guild. She went straight to her apartment, half-hoping Natsu was there, half-hoping he wasn't.