Hey guys new story! Its an AU and its from both Natsu and Lucy's P.O.V please review me honestly with advice or with any ideas you want me to write because this story came to me from a fan as well! I do no own the right to Fairy Tail it is most definitely not mine. Please enjoy and review!

Natsu's P.O.V

Lucy and I had been friends since we were 6 years old. I still remember the day she moved next door, how excited I was to finally have a friend to hang with, thinking it was a boy because I was unaware the new neighbor was a girl. I had asked my old man, Igneel, if I could go over and play. He looked at me with a curious smile, soft eyes, and said "Alright son you can go, but just because be careful. The Heartfilia's are kind, but powerful people. If anything were to happen to their only child it wouldn't exactly go good for us, and I know how mischievous you can be." I mean, I've only broken a couple windows in my life but thats it. Baseballs are hard you know?

At the time I didn't understand why my dad was scared of Jude Heartfilia, but as I grew older I understood. My dad was just a firefighter, and Mr. Heartfilia was the owner of many companies and businesses. He had friends in high places and to be his enemy, would be a horrible mistake.

Anyway, I remember my young self going through their front yard and up to the giant wooden door. I couldn't contain my joy knowing I finally had a friend to play baseball, trade cards, and talk about girls with. Well, you wouldn't believe my surprise when I rang the doorbell and saw a very pretty girl with a pair of twinkling, brown, bright eyes, and a head full of long blonde hair staring at me through a crack in the door. I may have been young, but that was the first time I thought a girl was beautiful and I felt my heart skip and then start beating really fast. Of course I didn't know what it meant, but to this day I remember I felt something.

I've always believed Lucy was my best friend, (even though I didn't choose to be at first) and we did everything together. We didn't get to play baseball, or trade cards. Instead, she taught me about all the Disney Princesses, we played dress up, and that was okay. One warm and sunny day, I remember convincing her that I could teach her how to ride her bike, and so that's what we did. As she was finally starting to get the hang of it, a giant truck came roaring down the street and didn't see her. I remember thinking to myself 'this guy's not going to stop, he's going to hit her, and Mr. Heartfilia is going to kill my dad'. It only happened in a matter of seconds, but I ran after her and pushed her out of the way. I pulled my legs in towards me fast, the car zoomed past us, and I laid there staring up at the sky, thinking I was dead. That is, until Lucy came running towards me, tears streaming down her face asking if I was alright. And I was alright, because as long as she was okay, I didn't care what happened to me. That was 7 years ago. Now, we're seniors. Today, is our first day back to school from spring break, and I can't wait to get through the rest of this year with Lucy by my side.

(Present Day)

Lucy's P.O.V

I was awoken by Levy's singing as she did her hair, something about Gajeel being really cute.

"Levy, I love that I moved in with you really, but I don't think I can handle one more song about your boyfriend anymore!" I giggled then threw my pillow at her.

When I was in 6th grade, my mother passed away. My father became insufferable and I just had to get out of that house! So, I moved in with my best friend Levy, who coincidentally happened to live across the the street from me and 2 houses down, so i was still pretty close to my most bestest and dearest friend: Natsu Dragneel. We've been friends since we were 6 years old, and he has always been there for me. He really cares about me and always wants to see me be safe, he's almost like my protector. I never feel alone knowing I have him with me, he makes me feel cared for, and he makes sure I'm always happy. Well, today was the first day back to school and it was time for a new Lucy. A girl who can fend for herself, be independent, and not need to hang around Natsu all the time. The main reason for all this change was because of the girl he liked, Lisanna. She was beautiful, always kind, and had the most amazing smile. Natsu really liked her I could tell, and when he first told me, I swear my heart gave out a sharp pain. I always thought it would be him andI forever. I recently figured out I had this pretty huge crush on him, but it was obvious he only saw me as his best friend. So, I didn't want to be annoying to him or anything by always being at his side, plus I was trying to outgrow my crush. He is amazing after all. This is where my plan for independence and maturity began.

"Lu-chan! Come on let's get going, we don't want to be late!" And just like that, I changed as fast as I could, and got my stuff ready to go. We stopped 2 houses down and picked up an excited, grinning Natsu, and we were off to school.

Natsu, Levy, and I walked in and everyone waved hello. As we strutted down the hallway, more of our friends joined us in conversation and laughs. Gajeel came to whisk Levy away (typical love birds), Erza came by my side and asked if I had her vote for student body president (of course), and Gray walked by Natsu as he asked for advice on how to ask Juvia out (which shouldn't be a problem because she would say yes no matter how he asked.) The bell rang, and Natsu, Gray and I headed to our first period class. Natsu sat in front of me, with Gray at his side, and I took an empty seat behind them.

"Lucy, how do you think I should ask Juvia?" asked Gray with a sort of scared look in his eye.

"Umm, I honestly believe she would say yes regardless of how you asked her, Gray. So just do it already, because that's all she really wants. If you haven't noticed she's crazy about you by now, we have other problems." I was content with my reply to him, since it put a smirk on his face and he turned back around.

"Hey Luce," whispered Natsu as I began to daze off, "thanks for finally convincing lover boy over here that everything is going to be fine, he has been so annoying. I was wondering, I kinda need help with the whole Lisanna situation and seeing as you've gotten so good at advice, could you help me out? We could meet up for lunch!"

I nodded, he thanked me, turned around, and I sighed. Meet up for lunch? Of course! But to talk about advice on how to get Lisanna to like him? Not so much. It wasn't ideal for me to give advice to the guy I loved on the girl he loved. Ugh.. I sunk my head down on my desk and closed my eyes.

At that moment, the teacher came in and introduced a new student. As we all looked toward the entryway, a blonde, tall, and muscular boy walked through the door. He was wearing a black V-neck and blue jeans. I didn't want to admit it right then but boy was he cute. I saw Natsu shift in his seat, and I knew why. The new guy was Sting Eucliffe, Natsu's neighborhood rival when we were little. As kids, Sting would beat Natsu at everything they did. Soccer, baseball, flag football, you name it, Sting could do it a little better. One time I accidently kicked a soccer ball too hard and I hit him on the head. He ran up to me, shoved me, and as he was getting ready to hit me, Natsu came and tackled him to the ground. I was able to run back home to get Natsu's dad but by then it was too late and he had already given Natsu a black eye. Soon after, Sting moved away and we never saw him again until now.

"Mister Eucliffe, go ahead and take a seat next to Miss Heartfilia for the time being."

As our teacher kept on talking about what to expect this year, Sting took a seat next to me. My heart was beating kind of fast and I could feel his eyes look me up and down.

"Heartfilia right? Lucy Heartfilia? By the way you're giving me the evil eye, I can tell you obviously remember me. You're looking good by the way, definitely filled out that body well." He winked at me, then looked back and paid attention to our teacher. I was about to reply with a smart and childish remark but then I remembered my whole plan for the year. I was on a mission, to become a better, stronger, more mature Lucy. And if that meant, being a little playful instead of calling him names like a 5 year old, then that's okay. I laughed under my breath a little, and he turned his head giving me a bored, questioning look with soft eyes.

"I guess… You're right. I have filled out pretty well haven't I?"

I smiled my most playful smile and then I was the one who turned away, while he was left wondering what to say next. I could see from the corner of my eye that he was smirking as he put his head down on the desk, focusing his attention on our teacher again. But holy spirits was I blushing as soon as I turned the other way! Never in my life had I ever flirted with anyone before! As I looked back towards the front trying not to die of embarrassment, I noticed Natsu was sitting straight up, almost leaning back as if…huh… as if he was he trying to listen in on my conversation with Sting?

As soon as the bell rang and class was over, I walked out of the classroom behind Natsu. I swore I heard Sting calling my name as we walked out, so I began to turn around. Natsu quickly wrapped his arm around my waist forcing me to look forward and said, "It was nothing, keep moving. You don't want to be late to gym."

Although I was still a little shaken up by the way Natsu handled me, heart racing and palms sweating, I got into the locker room, and I began my daily gossip with Erza, Levy, Bisca, and our new freshman friend, Wendy. Everything was going great until I felt my gym bag vibrate and I discovered it was a text from Natsu.

"Hey I still wanna talk at lunch. Meet outside by the north fountain, don't be late."

Never, in our whole friendship had I received a text like that from him. He was usually more goofy and playful. Scared for what awaited me later, I put my phone back where it belonged, and headed towards the field.