A/N: Hey everyone! hope you like my story! Its my very first one, so go easy on me! :) I've been reading Fanfiction for a while, but i never bothered to upload my own. I'm still getting used to everything (and i don't know if my author's note is even in the right spot -.-') So if you have any advice or tips please tell em! (please let me know if this is in the right spot!)

Prologue

Normal POV

Lucy sat at the bar of Fairy Tail watching the many loud guild members. Cana having her barrel of beer, Levy doing some kind of writing, Gray and Natsu going at it, and Elfman scolding them about being a man. Nothing out of the ordinary. Today seemed like any other day at the guild, but there was a surprise to come…

As Lucy sat at the bar watching the chaos that was called Fairy Tail Mirajane came from behind the bar, holding a piece of strawberry shortcake. "Hey Lucy! You seem awfully quiet, something on your mind?" Mirajane asked curiously.

"Nah. I'm just soaking up the feel of Fairy Tail." Lucy replied, letting out a sigh of content.

Mirajane knew how she felt. There was always a certain feeling that she's had every time she's at Fairy Tail, like there was an aura around the guild, keeping it in peaceful chaos. Mira sighed right along with Lucy.

Lucy's Pov

I really don't want to leave but I have to. My rent isn't going to pay itself. I waved good bye to Mira and headed for the door. When I was only a couple feet away from the door I felt a warm aura coming towards me. I slowly turned around and saw none other than Natsu Dragneel standing there giving me a toothy grin. I looked behind him and saw Gray holding ice to his head muttering some choice words, while Elfman scolded him about losing and being a "real man" about it.

I giggled and turned my attention back to Natsu. I don't know what it is about him, but whenever I'm around him I feel warm (no pun intended) and fuzzy. It's always the little things about him that make me smile though. Like that one pointy tooth that's always there when he smiles or the way he furrows his eyebrows when he's in deep thought (which doesn't happen often). I didn't realize how dazed I was until I felt Natsu grab my shoulders and lightly shake me. "Hey Luce, snap out of it. You were standing there looking off into space and your face was kind of red. You ok?" The curious Dragon Slayer asked. I blushed even more, realizing that I was caught up in thoughts about Natsu.

Natsu's Pov

I examined Lucy's face as it got even redder. What could make her blush like this? She can be so weird some times. I was about to ask her about it, but I started to get lost in her chocolate brown eyes. I love how they always light up when she smiles. Awww, her smile…. Nothing can describe how beautiful it is….

I honestly don't even remember leaning towards Lucy, but I slowly inched my face closer to hers. A deep blush covered her cheeks and she started to lean in as well. I moved my hand up to caress her cheek and the warmth from it gave me slight confidence. This is one of the only times where I'm not overconfident about something. Our faces were mere inches from each other and I began to speak, "Lucy. I really need to tell you how beautiful you and that I… I- " My confession was cut short as the doors of the guild swung open. I looked away from Lucy's face to see who had ruined my moment.

A million and one emotions ran through me. Two of the main ones were shock and confusion. There was no explanation for who I saw or why they were here. I removed my hand from Lucy's cheek, for the heat on her face actually felt like it was burning me. As the figure standing at the door looked into my eyes they gave me a warm, welcoming smile. There wasn't enough strength in the world for me to be able to move my mouth from anything but a straight line. The only thing keeping me anchored to my spot is Lucy's warm hand slowly intertwining our fingers. All around us guild members cheered and clinked glasses of beer against one another. Many shed tears of shear happiness, while others stood shocked and speechless. Lucy turned around to see why everyone was cheering. Big mistake. I saw a million and two emotions pass through Lucy's widened eyes. The person at the door slightly faltered at the sight of Lucy, but quickly covered it with a warm, but at the same time cold, smile. I caught a glimpse of Lucy's mouth slightly twitching downward, but she forced it back into a straight line.

I completely understand why they reacted this way to each other. For the visitor at the door had frost white hair and big blue eyes…

Normal Pov

The guild was an uproar of emotion. People dancing, cheering, and getting drunk. Mira and Elfman were crying their eyes out as they hugged Lisanna. "Real men cry!" Elfman exclaimed.

Lisanna smiled at her older siblings and excused herself from them. She walked through the guild, searching for a certain fire mage. She stumbled upon him at a table near the back of the guild and he was sitting alone. He was looking down at the table, his brows furrowed in concentration. Lisanna walked over and tapped Natsu on the shoulder, startling the said mage.

Natsu's Pov

I felt a tap on my shoulder and jumped a little. I turned around expecting to see Gray, trying to pick a fight. To my surprise it was Lisanna. Well, I shouldn't be surprised; I knew she was going to find me sooner or later. I did my best to give her my signature smile, but it ended up looking like a mix of a grin and a scowl, but more of a scowl.

"So, Natsu… you looked like you were in deep thought. What were you thinking about?" Lisanna asked me.

An awkward silence fell over us. Truthfully I was thinking about her and Lucy. Not even her smile could mend my broken heart. I had never felt so incomplete in my life. 'Nothing' is more than what I'm feeling, and I can still feel the sting of Lucy's words…

Flashback

Elfman and Mira were the first ones to reach Lisanna as they engulfed her in a hug. They quickly pulled her into the middle of the guild and showed her off to everyone as they cheered. I pulled my hand away from Lucy's and turned around to stare at Lisanna. I was so confused. Here I was about to confess my feelings to Lucy and now I'm staring at Lisanna. The latter gave me another warm smile and I swear I saw her send a glare at Lucy, but it could've been my imagination. My mouth was still in a straight line and my expression was as blank as unused paper. Staring at Lisanna didn't help my jumbled up feelings, so I turned back towards Lucy, just to see that she was gone. I looked all through the guild (avoiding the center of course) but found no Lucy. I asked around the guild but had no luck. So I decided to ask Lucy's best friend, Levy, surely she would know where Lucy went. I spotted Levy sitting at a table with Gajeel reading a book. The sight of Levy reading a book to Gajeel would have made me crack up, but I had other things on my mind

'' Hey Levy! Have you seen Lucy anywhere?" I asked the blue haired mage.

"Actually, I just saw Lu-Chan! She said something about going home…" Levy replied, looking up from her book.

"Yeah and Bunny girl looked kinda upset. What'd ya do this time flame-brain?" Gajeel piped in.

"Shut up Metal head! I ain't do nothin'! I would never hurt Lucy…" I whispered the last part softly. Apparently not soft enough though, since Gajeel smirked and Levy clasped her hands together and had a dreamy look on her face. I looked at her quizzically. She came out of her dreamy state and began to push me toward the guild doors.

"You have to go Natsu! Go make Lu-Chan happy again! You're her knight in shining armor!" Levy said dreamily.

"Last time I checked, the knight wasn't part dragon." Gajeel muttered. Levy sent him a quick glare, gave me one last push and sent me out the door. I quickly recovered and sprinted towards Lucy's house.

"Tell Lu-chan I said hi! And tell her to hurry up on the novel!" Levy shouted to me.

As I ran I accidentally bumped someone and caused them to trip and fall into the river. As they fell I heard a familiar yelp, followed by a splash. I looked toward the lake and saw none other than Lucy Heartfilia trying to rise from the river. I tried to help her out of the river but she was already out, and soaking wet. "Sorry Luce! I was actually on my way to your house to cheer you up. Levy and Gajeel said that you were upset when you left." I looked at Lucy and saw a sort of sadness in her eyes. I heard Lucy mumble something, and my hearing almost didn't catch it.

"Oh, so that's why you came after me. Because you thought that I was upset.

"Well why were you going so fast? I don't live that far away." She replied. I wanted to say 'because I really like you and wanted to be close to you as soon as possible. Oh, and being near you would help me forget my resurfacing feelings for Lisanna.' But instead what came out was, "Well, because my feelings for Lisanna are-" Lucy held her hand out, signaling me to stop.

"Never mind Natsu. You don't have to explain yourself and you don't have to cheer me up. I'm fine. Why don't you go back to the guild and…" I had a really strong feeling that she was going to say Lisanna. I don't know if it was the cold water, but Lucy started shaking and it looked like tears were falling from her eyes. I hated seeing Lucy like this.

"Lucy." Was all that left my mouth. I tried to give her a hug and try to warm her up, but she backed away from me.

"Don't touch me." She whispered.

"What?" I had heard her clearly, but her words confused me.

"Natsu I'm fine! Just leave me alone!" Lucy yelled at me. Her tone of voice shocked me. Her yelling cracked my heart a bit.

"Luce is there something wrong with you? You know that you can always talk to me right?"

Lucy scoffed. "Yeah, I can always talk to you. It didn't seem like it when she walked through the door."

I tried to go in for another hug, but she just backed away yet again.

"Luce, you're my… friend," I cringed at that word. "I can't just leave you like this." I argued back. I wasn't going to start yelling at her, because that would just make things worse. But she was really starting to frustrate me.

What she said next hurt worse than 100 punches from Elfman's beast arm.

"If you were really my friend then you'd leave me alone! Can't you get it through your thick head? Are you so dense that you can't understand basic English? I don't want to see you right now! In fact, the only reason I'm still standing here is so that I can get the words that I'm saying to get through your thick head! Why don't you go back to Lisanna, I'm sure she'd be thrilled to know about your feelings!" Lucy put a lot of venom into her words, especially feelings. "Personally, I don't give a rat's ass about your feelings for her! And you want to know something else? I'm quitting Team Natsu, so now you have room for Lisanna! And… and, I… I HATE YOU! So just leave me the hell ALONE!"

My heart broke into a million tiny pieces. That was the only way to describe my current state. My mouth couldn't produce any words because of the huge lump in my throat, so I just stared at Lucy. I could now clearly see the tears of anger and despair running down her face and hitting the streets of Magnolia. Each tear that hit the pavement was a piece of my heart that froze over and completely shattered into nothingness. Lucy was holding her hands in fists as she squeezed her eyes shut, trying to will the tears away. This all felt like my fault. I had hurt Lucy. I had promised to protect her with my life and now I had hurt her, not realizing it until it was too late. In that minute that I was staring at Lisanna I had given Lucy the wrong idea. I'm such an idiot!

I wanted so badly to hug Lucy and tell her that everything was going to be okay, but i was frozen in place.

There wasn't an awkward silence between us. This kind of silence didn't have a name. It was just Silence. Then, without another word, Lucy turned around and ran in the direction of her house. I wanted to follow her, but I had a feeling that that would makes things between us even worse. So instead, I stood there and watched Lucy's retreating figure. About ten minutes passed, and my legs finally obeyed me.

Instead of going to Lucy's house like I desired, I turned on my heels and walked back to the guild. Well, I didn't walk, more like trudged. The weight of the recent events had taken all of my energy. I was surprised by the fact that I was able to even move out of that spot, let alone make it to the guild. As i entered the door, I stayed along the wall and found a nice little table in the back of the guild. The perfect place for me to sulk.

As I recalled my memories of my night, I realized that Lisanna was now sitting in front of me. I tried once again to give my signature smile, but it was still a weird scowl type of grin.

However, Lisanna shook it off and stated to speak. "Natsu, I need to ask you a question and I'm going to be blunt about it."

I raised my eyebrow and gestured for her to continue. Her question sort of caught me off guard, but not by too much.

"What's going on between you and Lucy?"

A/N: an there you have it folks! My first chapter of my first ever story! Hope you enjoyed it!. Leave comments if you want more, and criticism is welcome! just please no flames, those make me sad D: I don't have any specific update dates, so... yeah. I just posted this to see if people rally like my writing :) bye!