Lucy's P.O.V

I ran as fast as I could, and behind me I could hear the creatures whimpering, snarling, panting and howling. It is dark. I feel cold. I'm shivering.

I look at night black night sky. The surrounding seems to be whispering something…

"Rogue Cheney…" It kept on repeating the same name.

The wind was blowing strong in the middle of the night; branches of the trees were swaying. Just like a horror scene in a horror movie. All you need is just to add in a tragic music.

I scrambled down the slope; and glanced over my shoulder and just to see a tall dark shadow moving towards the way I was going.

But before it got closer I found myself in my bedroom lying on my own bed, panting and sweating. I blinked my eyes wide open. Then I sat on my bed. I closed my eyes trying to remember that it was just one of my nightmares. I inhaled and exhaled.

It was 5:00 in the morning and exactly the time I always woke up to take a bath. So I walk lazily to my bathroom and to take a quick shower.

After that, I changed into my school uniform today I need white shirt with gray blazer, black neck tie, a black skirt with checkered red stripes. I hurried to put it on, then I smooth the creases of my skirt, tidied my hair and went in front my huge human size mirror and after I saw my reflection and was content.

I went downstairs to drink some warm water first just like I always do every day for as long as I remember. I poured some warm coffee into my thermostat and went out to open the door to my porch. I leaned in the porch's grill as I drank my coffee while I took in the morning breeze.

The sun has risen and it shone against my face. It's time for me to go to school and I quickly grabbed my bag and headed towards the door, locked my terrace house I started to walk off to school.

I had a mix feeling the moment I entered the school library and saw Levy reading an enormous large book, using my Gale Force Glasses that she borrowed from me yesterday.

"Hey, Levy!" I called

"Oh, hi Lucy! Thanks to your Gale Force Glasses I've already finished reading" Levy said handing me over my Gale Force Glasses.

"You're welcome" I told her with a smile "Anyway, have you seen Erza?" I asked her.

"Nope, she's probably with Jellal right now or maybe doing her student council duty" replied Levy

"Oh, Okay I'll just pick and read a book from one of those shelves"

Just when I pulled out a random book, an odd looking book fell down at my foot.

"Hey Levy look what I found!" I called to Levy.

"What did you found?" she asked while walking towards me.

I opened it and saw it was the school album from the 60's. "It's the school's album- since 1960s" I replied reading the title.

"Cool, let's go check it out!" Levy said excitedly as we sat on a chair and opened the book.

While we were checking out the school album we saw a girl in the picture wearing an old fashion dress and a boy in a black tuxedo. They were in a prom and almost every girl in the pictures looked the same, because of their hairdos and dresses.

"I wonder if we're having a prom this year" I said to Levy.

"Yeah it looks fun and those peoples in these pictures look kind of weird too" Levy said with a laugh.

One of the pictures shows a camping in the forest. I examined the picture, and then suddenly a black figure caught my eye. A tall figure amongst the people. Standing at the back of the children. Then I remembered. It resembles the tall dark shadow from my dream. That shadow…

*Recess*

"Levy have I told you about my weird dream I've dreamt last night?" I asked Levy while we were walking towards the cafeteria.

"Nope, you haven't told me about it yet. What happened anyway?" she asked me.

"Well, I had this strange dream and it happened in a forest. I didn't know how I ended up there and I was running. And I was running out of breath when a tall dark shadow was moving towards me. Then when I woke up I was panting and sweating." I told Levy the story.

"Do you always have dream like that?" she asked me.

"No. Well I don't know because it always happened. Sometimes I had a good dream of unicorns and stuff, but I think this one's rare. I mean, I think it means something. I don't really know but some people say that "Dreams always have meanings." And maybe my dream has a meaning." "I think…" I said to Levy while I started spacing out.

"Umm... Lucy? You were saying?" Levy waved her hands in front of my face.

"I think….. I should… No." I said thinking what should I do. "I knew it!" I shouted and Levy jumped.

"What? What should you do?" Levy asked

Just then Natsu and Gray came walking towards us.

"Hey Luce! Hey Levy!" they greeted us.

"Hi guys! What's up?" I greeted back.

"Well flame brain and I were looking for you guys to inform about the beach this afternoon" Gray said pointing at Natsu.

"Then we got stuck on Rufus who ask too many questions … Wait what! Did you just call me flame brain, huh ice stripper?!" Natsu asked him. His dark aura is now emitting up.

"I just did flame breath" he said grinning while his fist getting ready.

"Oh, shit Gray you shouldn't have said that." Both Levy and I said in unison and face palmed

Says who Gray knows how to watch his bad mouth

Natsu launched himself at the ice mage. Gray struggled. Before he could punch him Erza grabbed both of their ears and yelled at them.

"We don't have time for your bickering and listen up.!" Erza ordered.

"He started it!" while they both pointed at each other like kids.

Erza pointed her swords at them.

"Yes, ma'am!" they said and started fake acting like they were best friends.

"About our meet for this afternoon we're going to the beach! Let's all enjoy the last day of school!" Erza said beaming.

Everyone murmured and started heading back to their classes.

After school we all headed back to our houses to pack our bags and swimsuit.

I'm gonna check out that creepy forest to find my destiny.

I brought many clothes, jackets, toiletries, flashlights, sunblock, five packets of biscuit, my books, notebooks, pen, my glasses, perfume, a big water bottle and extra hair ties and stuffs I'm gonna need, in case there is a hotel there. Hey, it could happen!

I left my phone on purpose in my bed so that nobody will bother me while I explore the forest.

We meet in front of the school which is near the beach.

"Lucy, why are you carrying such a huge bag?" Levy asked in confusion.

"Yeah, we're going back home when the sun sets." Natsu frowned.

"It's just my sunblock and all. Nothing special" I said uncomfortably. I can't bare to tell anyone about it.

"O-kay" Levy said unsure.

Natsu was carrying his spade and bucket while Gray unconsciously stripping down his clothes with Lyon while Juvia is stalking Gray stripping. Meanwhile I was sunbathing with the rest of the girls except for Cana who was drinking a barrel of beer. Of course, she'd never go anywhere without alcohol.

Wendy and Natsu the siblings were building a sand castle nearby the shore while Happy is fishing for his beloved Carla who insisted on taking the fish caught by Happy.

Happy stumbled and fell down on Natsu and Wendy's almost-finished sand castle. Natsu and Wendy started chasing Happy while Carla was laughing at them.

Everyone was doing their usual thing while I on the other hand notice the gloomy forest on the other side of the beach. It was calling to me, like luring me into a deathly trap. Anyway I wanted to go there anyway, so why not check it out now?

It was a really creepy forest yet no sunlight and only darkness. It sent shivers down my spine. I was very curious so I decided to set foot.

While everyone was busy doing their own things I started to walk towards the forest gate. There was a faded sign saying: "Keep out!" and another sign saying: "Dangerous". I ignored the warnings and push the enormous gate open; the huge metal gate. As soon as I entered, the gate close with a loud bang, I turned around and saw the gate has already closed. I panicked on the inside but I still keep my brave face on.

"Nice try creepy forest but you're not scaring me" I said with a nervous laugh.

Then I heard a snickering sound and saw a shadowy figures moving, I grasp my keys and readied myself to summon Taurus.

"Open Gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus" I summoned Taurus with a poof and said

"Lucy-san's boobs are always the best" Taurus said with heart shaped eyes.

I sweat dropped and said "Snap out of it Taurus and beat the shit out of those maniacs"

Taurus jumped into the air and swinged his axe, lowered it into the ground. Generating an earthquake contact, the shadowy figures were knock out unconscious and they stayed lying on the ground.

"Boo-whoooo that's what you get when mess with a Heartfilia" Lucy said proudly while looking at the knock out creepy figures.

"Yeah! I knew I had it in me" Taurus said as he show-off his muscles to me.

"Thanks Taurus, you may go back now." I smiled.

"Anytime Lucy-san, anyway what are you doing here in this forest? Are you sure you don't want me to keep you accompany?" Taurus asked me.

"It's ok Taurus I'm fine, I can handle. With those guys lying on the ground I'm sure I'll be fine." I said while grinning.

"Okay if you insist. Bye then Lucy-san." he said with a poof and he went back into the Spirit World. I was alone again; I continue my journey deeper and deeper into the forest, it was getting darker and colder so I on my torch light and unzip my bag to take my jacket.

"Good thing I brought my jacket with" I sighed while sitting down on a tree stump. I rest for awhile and remembered that this happened before. I gasped realizing that this happened in my dream; I panicked when I heard the same creatures whimpering, snarling, panting and howling.

I picked up my large bag and started running, I ran as fast as I could, I ran and ran but; I could still hear the creatures chasing after me. Then it hit me, it's happening I did the same thing that had happened in my dream. As I scrambled up to the slope, I glanced over my shoulder and saw a tall dark shadow moving towards the way I was going.

But before it went closer I heard the creatures yelping and it stopped, I turned and saw a hooded person holding a lamp. I felt a familiar feeling when the hooded person started to approach me.

…

Flashback

*Back at the beach (3:30p.m)

"Have anyone seen Lucy?" Natsu asked scratching his head.

"I don't know. Lucy's been acting weird today." Levy said shaking her head.

"Maybe she just went to the washroom or probably went back to her early vacation." Gajeel said lying on the sand with his sunglasses."

"But-cup without telling us-cup that she's leaving?!"Cana said between her hiccups after she has drink a big barrel of beer then drank again.

"Hey, that's just Lucy doing her own Lucy things." Mirajane said calming everyone down.

"Yup. It is." Lissanna added.

Everyone started to do their own things again. After exact 30 minutes they played "Truth or Dare" Everyone dared Natsu to surf.

"Piece of cake." Natsu said bravely, but actually his hallucinating of his motion sickness.

"Bring it on!" Mirajane yelled.

Natsu paddled with his hands while lying above the surfer board. As he went farther, he started to vomit on the water. Everyone scrunched their nose in this disgust and started to laugh their butts off. After minutes passed Natsu finished surfing and walked unstably on the shore.

"Congratulations! You've been a total baka" Gray said still laughing like he saw the funniest thing on his life or something.

"Don't make fun of me" Natsu said grabbing the collar of his shirt like a drunk.

Erza darted her sword at them and nearly shot them. They both jumped and stopped fighting.

They just continued what they are doing and went on with their things.

…

*Back to Lucy.*

"Are you okay? The hooded person asked me in a complete monotone voice.

"I-I-I'm fine." I stuttered and looked at the person.

"It's not safe here in this forest." The person said. "Especially at night."

"Yeah, I can see that." I said remembering the creepy things that had totally happened in my real ordinary life.

"There's a rule in this forest."

"Wha-what rule?" I stuttered.

"If one comes to this forest they cannot come back after half a year." The person explained.

"What?! I gotta go back! Everyone will look for me! They'll send up a search party!" I almost cried.

"Please, just calm down. You can stay in my house for six months if you want." The guy suggested.

"Thank you, Mister. I will pay you if half of the year passes." I said to him calming down a little bit while my wiping my face from perspiration.

"Let's go. Follow me it's not safe here" he gestured towards me and shrugged while we started walking up the slope. The walk up the slope was very steep so; he offered his hand to pull me up. We reached his house and it was just a simple wooden house nothing's fancy, but on the inside is what you call deluxe.

The outside of his house is hollow in the middle, and there is a fairly large room located inside. Stocks have been pierced in a few areas, creating openings for windows and a massive, ornate door. The land around the house was left unchanged, apart from the creation of paths and a few stairs leading to the main entrance.

He unlocked the door and lit a lamp. He gestured me to come inside I looked around seeing that his house is decorated rather sparsely. It has pure white walls, and a lot of storage space. It is quite a large suite which includes some furniture such as a bed, desk, bookcase, commode, dresser, and a table with three chairs, a coffee table and an armchair. He also has a large number of books. The entrances to the bathroom and the kitchen are on the other end of the room, with two turquoise curtains. The bathroom is blue with Trade Card tiles.

"You can sleep on the other side of the bed." he said as he opened his cloak to reveal a slim young man of average height with rather messy black hair, which almost reaches down to his shoulders, along with some strands pointing upwards on top of his head and a prominent tuft obscuring most of his forehead. His hair is later brushed to the right side of his face covering up his right eye. He has red eyes with slit pupils similar to that of a snake's, like Gajeel Redfox's eyes. He gains a thin scar across the bridge of his nose.

"Names Rogue Cheney by the way." He said as he hanged his cloak behind the door and turned to me who had a confused look on my face.

"Ro-rouge? Have we met before? You're name sounds familiar."

"Nice to meet you" He said rudely.

I ignored that "

"My name is Lucy. Lucy Heartfilia."

A small, long-tailed, green anthropomorphic cat walked through the door. It has large, round eyes, each complete with a pair of prominent eyelashes, and rosy cheeks. The entirety of its body, aside from its face, is covered by a pink frog-like suit, of which the vast majority is covered by black spots. The suit sports a plain belly, webbed hands, and a hood which forms the frog's head, complete with two beady eyes resting on the hood.

I squealed in excitement when I saw the cutest cat I've ever seen. I picked up the cat and started to hug it but, suddenly the cat spoke.

"Frosch can't breathe" the green cat said gasping for air. I put it down and let it go.

Frosch name is Frosch but, you can call me Fro" he said with an innocent smile while he started run towards Rouge and hug his leg. "Frosch missed Rogue-kun, Frosch was very scared" he said while whimpering.

"Aww… what a very cute name. My name is Lucy" I said to Frosch while petting his head

"Frosch likes Rushie-san. Rushie-san are you Rogue-kun's girlfriend? " the exceed asked me. Both Rogue and I started to blush that could almost beat the color of Erza's hair. Erza would be ashamed. We looked at each other blushing furiously.

"She's not my girl friend!"

"He's not my boy friend!" We both said in unison.

*Silence.*

I cleared my throat at last before any weird thing happen.

"Lucy you can take a shower if you want and I'll cook dinner" Rogue said

"Sounds good to me" I said while sitting on the other side of the bed preparing my clothes, towels and toiletries. I entered the bathroom, I locked the door and stripped down my clothes; I took a quick shower and dried myself with a towel. I changed myself into a pair of black long pants and a black sweater that says #TFW. I wore a pair of black matching bra and panty underneath my clothes. My hair is done into a high pony tail with a black ribbon tying it.

As I finished changing I open the bathroom door only to smell the scent of the delicious food that Rogue had just cooked.

"Mmmm… Smells delicious!" I praised Rogue "Whatcha cook?"

"Pumpkin pie, mushroom soup, and fried fishes." He said emotionless as he pointed at the food

"Itadakimasu!"I said picking up my chopsticks.

Rogue sat on the other end of the table while I sat on the other; Frosch is sitting above the table while he kept munching on his fried fish. Rogue scoop up some mushroom soup to put in our bowls, I sipped my soup and it tastes delicious. Between bites I told Rouge and Frosch about my story.

"And that's how I ended up in here" I told them.

"Actually those shadowy figures were just my- my" he stuttered because of my confused look. "Never mind," He said as he continued sipping his soup.

"Those shadowy figures you've seen are Rouge-kun's shadows they keep intruders away from this forest and Rouge-kun is a shadow dragon slayer and Frosch is his partner," Frosch said his mouth full.

"Oh, Is that so? I'm a celestial mage. I don't see why you needed to keep intruders away unless there's someone else in here." I said with a confused look but didn't want to ask why they want to keep people away.

"I'm sorry for troubling you guys, I would do anything just to repay you" I apologized

"It's okay Rushie-san. Frosch likes you here. You can keep Frosch and Rouge accompany" Frosch said smiling.

"Thank you." I thanked them.

"Wyaa… " Frosch yawned. "Frosch wants to sleep."

Rouge stood up to take everyone's dishes.

"It's okay Rouge I'll wash the dishes." I told Rouge.

"I'll do it."

"Besides I always wash dishes at my house."

"Okay." He said with a look that you cannot paint and headed through the bathroom

I picked up all the dishes to wash it in the sink. It reminds me of washing my plates back at my home. I inhaled remembering about my dream. I can't believe it really happened for real. And now here I am, on Rouge Cheney's house, washing the dishes. Washing thing always makes me feel better. The cold night breeze blew my face.

I swear I heard his name in my dream. And I know that expression of his face looks kind of familiar. From my past, I think Rouge and I met before.

I'm going to miss everyone. Besides, it is the end of the school and everybody will think I just had an early holiday without telling them. This is my destiny.

After I finished washing the dishes, I went back to the bathroom to brush my teeth, and then I went inside the room .I sited on the bed seeing Rouge on the other side tucking Frosch In a little bed size for cats. I watched him. Then he turned back to see me staring at him. I looked away blushing. I pulled a novel out of my huge bag. I read it more than twice and read the whole thing over and over again.

"So you do read." He said with arms crossed at the back.

"M-hmm" I answered polishing my glasses so I can see what I'm reading.

"I'll just leave the lamp on."

"Okay. I'll just off it if I finished reading." I smiled. "Goodnight."

"Night" He said as he closed his eyes.

I admit that that this is really awkward. I never sleep with a boy before. But there are pillows between us. I continued reading. After an hour I felt like I wanted to sleep. So I closed my book, take off my glasses and put it on my case. Before I turn off the lamp, I stared at Rouge for a while. Suddenly, his arms moved and faced to the other side and muttered some words I didn't understand. That was weird.

I blew the lamp's fire and went back to bed. I crawled then lie down the bed. Rouge was facing me behind the pillows. The moonlight shone on his face. It looked rather beautiful, way too angelic. But I'm not saying that I like him or something I just admired how he looks like.

I started to close my eyes and I started to dream.

I woke up but didn't open my eyes. It was morning. I had this weird feeling.

I put my arm up and put it down. My arm felt something. I tried to ruffle it. It felt like hair.

I opened my eyes and saw that I was ruffling Rogue's hair. Rogue was hugging me. His black hair was all messed up. All the pillows were on the floor so the gap between us is nothing.

"Oh, it's just Rogue." I said to myself.

Wait- what? Rogue?!

"Ky-aaaaa!" I shouted.

Rouge open his eyes startled. As soon as he realized that his hugging me, he released his tight grip and we both stand up in unison.

"Sorry"

"Sorry" we both said blushing.

"Forget about it" Rogue said still blushing madly.

Suddenly, Frosch woke up with a yawn.

"Frosch still wanted to sleep. Why Rogue-kun and Rushy- san wants to wake Frosch early?" Frosch said wiping his eyes.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Rogue said.

"I'm going to the bathroom." I said.

We both headed through the door in the same way.

"You go first" He said still blushing madly.

"No, you go first."

"No, you."

"Okay fine, I'll go first" we both said in unison and walked through the door. We bumped against our both heads and said

"Ouch."

"Ouch."

"Sorry."

"Sorry."

"Lucy, you go first. I'll just wash my face in the kitchen."

"Okay." I said walking inside.

When I was inside the bathroom I looked at myself in the mirror blushing. I was blushing like the color of a tomato. It was an accident anyway. But that was my first time to touch a boy and sleep with one. I washed my face and brushed my teeth. I wiped my face in a towel. I opened the door and saw Rogue carrying three baskets.

"Lucy, would you like to explore the forest or to get some fresh air?" Rogue asked me.

"Sure, a walk would be nice." I smiled

"Frosch will prepare the plates" Frosch said.

"Okay" Rogue said.

I carried one of the baskets to help Rogue.

So both Rogue and I walked through the forest .It was a sunny morning and the sky was blue, it would be very nice to get some fresh air. There were so many fruit trees on the way to the forest. Apple trees, mangosteens, grapes, oranges and many weird fruits I don't recognize. There was an awkward silence between me and Rouge. I broke the silence and said

"So, what fruits are we actually picking?"

"Mangos, apples, oranges, bananas and we also got to take vegetables like lettuces, tomato stuffs like that." Rogue said emotionless.

"Okay. What are those weird fruits over there?" I said pointing over through the tree where some weird-looking fruits grow.

"Those are tamarinds. They are very sour but sometimes sweet."

"I never heard of them." I said feeling small.

"They are rare" Rogue said stopping on an apple tree. He picked an apple from the tree. I reached for an apple and picked another one till my hands are full. I putted them on the basket. Then when there were like 20 apples, I helped Rogue carry the basket on the left side and he on the right side. We walked towards a banana tree and put down the basket.

"How exactly gonna are we gonna pick those?" I asked him.

He took off his shirt his six packs showing and made a sword made out of a shadow and cut one comb of ripe bananas and put them into the basket. He made the sword disappear then flung his shirt in his shoulders. (=Just made that up…)

"Impressive" I said while grinning.

"Let me carry the basket. It's getting heavier" Rogue said carrying the basket with two sides.

"Are you sure you don't need any help?"

"No. I can do it."

"Okay."

I tagged along with Rogue while he walked carrying the basket. My high ponytail swinged as I jogged. We took lettuces, tomatoes, pumpkins, cabbage, potatoes and mangosteens on the way to the waterfalls. We stopped on a waterfall to fill up some water bags and to catch some fish.

"Wow. It's so majestic!" I said in awe.

"Be careful the rocks are slippery." Rogue warned me.

"Okay" But before I could step into a rock I slipped. I closed my eyes expecting my knee or elbow to hurt. But no. When I opened my eyes I was holding Rouge's hands and neck while he was holding my waist while I was bending. We were like on the end of o waltz dance.

My eyes stared at his was and his stared at mine. There was silence. You could almost hear the crickets chirp.

"Thanks for catching me" I said letting go of his tight grip and patted his shoulders.

He didn't say anything but he cleared his throat.

The water was cold. I rolled up my black sleeves until it reached my shoulders and my black pants until my thigh. Rouge filled up the water bag, while I take another empty water bag to give him and fill it up. After we filled up the five water bags Rogue thought my how to fish with my hands.

"Firstly, you wait for the fish to come near your feet. Then you gently put bread crumbs on the water. Wait for the fish to eat the bread crumbs. Thirdly, you scoop your hands slowly into the water far away from the fish, like this." He said getting the fish of the water. "Quick! Get the empty basket." The fish jumping in his hands.

"Whoa… that was cool… and fast." I said quickly getting the basket and handing it to him. He put the fish inside the hand-made basket and closed the lid. The fish was jumping inside.

"Now it's your turn" Rouge said poured me some bread crumbs in my hands.

I did what he did and easily caught a fish.

"Whoa, that's so cool! I never actually catch a fish before!" I exclaimed.

"Well done, Lucy."

"Let's do it again. Oh, I know! We're gonna make a competition. Whoever catches the most fish wins but whoever catches the least fish loses."

"What's the prize?"

"The loser will be a slave for one week." I said grinning.

"Are we allowed to use powers?" Rouge asked me.

"Okay, that's a great idea!" I said beaming. "Here are the rules: No cheating, no fighting, no bragging and no pushing. And yes, you can use random powers. But just one kind."

"Okay." Rogue said emotionless, unsure of my rules for the game.

I summoned Gemini to be our coach. Gemini copied me and said

"On your marks," she stopped dramatically.

Rogue and I bent down in the waterfall's shore.

"Get set"

We bent down lower. My heart pounding wildly.

"GO!" Gemini shouted last.

Gemini poofed as Rogue and I ran to the water and I quickly summoned Aquarius. "Open, gates of the barrel" I summoned. (=Actually Aquarius can only be summoned on Wednesdays so I just made this up.)

As soon as she appeared she quickly said

"What do you want?" she complained with her arms crossed.

"Can you fill my basket with fishes?" I asked her sweetly with my innocent smile.

"What?! You want me to catch fish?!"

"Please? You only need to do is to make them fly and put them in my basket." I begged her. (=Just made that up too.)

"Okay, okay but just this once." She said still crossing her arms.

She held her barrel up and did the "Giant Wave Attack".

Rogue and I were wet by the water Aquarius splashed on us purposely

I held my basket up as the water and the fishes lift up and went into my basket. When the basket is more than full, not even one fish could almost fit in already, I turned to Rogue who was facing the other side and catching fish with his shadows. His basket was half full because I almost took all the fish in the waterfall.

"Who's the mega-hottie?" Aquarius said with heart-shaped eyes.

Following her gaze she was staring at Rogue.

"That's Rogue" I blushed.

And speaking of Rogue, I won already.

"Hey, Rogue!" I said with my arms hugging the basket.

Rogue was shocked in disbelief and mouthed the words "What the hell"

"I got to be the master" I repeated for like ten times and Rogue grunted in defeat with his emotionless face as usual.

"Come on, Rogue we should be celebrating!" I squealed. "I'm not gonna be that nuisance kind of master anyway." I teased.

He smiled. A very angelic smile. I never seen him smiles. Except…

I blushed.

We we're on our way back home while carrying the baskets. Rouge was carrying three. And I was carrying my basket of fishes.

When we reached home Frosch greeted us with a warm smile.

"Rogue-kun! Rushie-san! Frosch miss you so much! What kept you so long? Frosch is very worried."

"Sorry to keep you worried, Frosch, you see, we've got a little competition in the waterfalls and it kept us a while." I explained.

"What competition?" Frosch asked with a confused look.

"Whoever catches the most fish wins. The loser will be claimed as a slave, while the winner will be the winner." I explained again.

"So who's the winner?" Frosch asked.

When he saw the full basket of fishes he almost fainted.

"Rogue-kun did you catch this?" Frosch asked looking at the fishes.

Rogue just shook his head.

"Rushie-san…" Frosch said. "Rushie-san! Congratulations. You defeated Rogue-kun. What are you going to ask Rogue-kun to do?"

"Just some easy stuffs… But do not worry, Frosch I'm not gonna be that nasty, nuisance master anyway. So don't worry." I said grinning and patting his head.

I helped Rogue to wash the fishes and after that he fried them. There is something shining in the fish's mouth. I took it and washed it. I gasped to see that it was a pearl.

"Rogue look at this."

"Frosch and I have collected plenty of them." He said as he opened a drawer full of shining pearls.

I put the pearl inside the drawer and closed it. We both went back to our work.

Silence filled the atmosphere. Finally, we both finished. And Rogue put the fish on the table. After we all finished eating I went to take a bath. My hair still smells nice but I wanted to wash it because I feel sticky. I wet my hair using the scooper and took the water from the pail .I pumped my shampoo. The liquid squirted in my hands. I put it in my hair and scrubbed it with my hands. After that I rinsed it with water. When it's not soapy anymore, I pumped another container for my liquid soap. I did the same thing but for my body. I washed my dirty clothes and put them in a basket that I brought with yesterday to dry them in the sun later.

After I rinsed and finished I wrapped myself in a white towel and wore a white dress with lace in the end of it. It has sparkles to design it. It is just below my knee. I wore white short pants under my white panties and upside is my white bra. I folded my blond hair in a towel to dry it up.

I opened the door and walked to the room to take my purple and white bunny slippers and my book inside my bag. Rogue went inside the bathroom with his shirt and all. I hang my clothes in the clothes line outside.

It is sunny outside. It is just like when I was a kid I used to visit my grandma in the country. I always play with this kid. He lives next to grandma's house. We always play hide and seek, board games, running. I remember we played mud wrestling and when we come home my grandma scolded both of us. Then she gave us a warm smile and asked us to promise that we will never do that again. She asked us to wash ourselves. Well we actually did took a bath together but we were just kids. I'm like five and he's like eight. He helped me wash my hair. He's like my big brother. I don't exactly remember his name nor his face. I wonder if he has better life now. Probably better than mine.

I sat on the swing outside Rouge's house under a shady tree. I kicked the ground so that it would move. I lie down and read my book I felt like I am sleepy. I took off my bunny slippers and left them on the ground. I put the book on top of my stomach.

…

Rogue's P.O.V

I am inside the bathroom. She is back. I met her again. In real life. I've been waiting for her for twenty years. It was sad to see her go that time. I never saw her again. The time I heard about the news that she had amnesia after a car accident; I wanted to go to the city to see her. I'm scared that she'll forget about me. My family and I are poor she deserves better. But I love her. I would do anything just to get her back.

I have no idea how to get there. My father didn't allow me to go there. He said it could be dangerous for me to go alone. They could not go there with me because no one will watch the sheep in the field and he needed money for his family and we are very poor. My older brother Sting, said to me to don't even think about leaving. That gave me the idea. I didn't listen to him. I wanted to see her again.

I packed my bag and leave that very night. I crept in the window. There was no turning back for me now. Before I set my foot on the forest I left a note on my parent's room.

"Dear father, mother, brother,

I am sad to leave you but I know we will see each other again. I need to see her. Don't be mad but I have to do this. I am going to miss you. I am sorry. I will always remember your teaching and kindness. Thank you for caring me, for loving me and especially for teaching me good things. I need to go now. I am sorry again for leaving you.

Always,

Rogue Cheney"

I slept in the shade of a tree. The morning when I woke up a big black dragon was sleeping next to me. I was terrified. I wanted to ran but then the dragon opened its eyes. I stopped and looked at the dragon. This was not a beast. It was lost like me. It did not harm me. He said his name was Skiadrum. I introduced myself to him.

The next day forward he thought me how to be a shadow dragon slayer. He also thought me how to hunt. A month lasted and when the morning I woke up his gone. I tried looking for him. I searched everywhere in the forest. But he was not anywhere. I lost him like I lost Lucy. Why is every important thing in my life always kept on disappearing? I don't know. Maybe I was just not that lucky. I thought I lost them forever. The next thing I knew is that I found a green kitten along my journey. I nurtured it. And I wished someday that I won't lose him. And that is how I ended up here.

Lucy... I thought for sure she has forgotten about me but last night she asked me if we had met before. I don't want her to know yet. Until she finally know. I missed her. I meant to hug her last night. She's still the way she used to when we were young. In the morning, I thought she would realize that I like her. I want her to remember that it is me.

Every time she is with me my heart pounds wildly. I also meant to slow down when we are catching fish in the waterfalls so she could win. I would do anything just for her. I made her come to this forest by giving her that dream. I could see that she has grown brave and strong and easily beat off my shadows.

I finished taking a bath. I put on my gray sleeves and trousers. I look at myself in the mirror to see if I look perfectly admirable. I am perfect.

I went in the room to find out that she wasn't there. Could she possibly leave? I just met her yesterday. For twenty years I have been waiting for her. I can't afford to lose her again. I went outside to see that she was sleeping on the swing. I sighed in relief. I stared at her. She is still the kid I used to play with. For a moment, I felt a tug on my trousers. It is Frosch. Geez! I almost peed on my pants.

"Frosch! You scared me half to death. What is it?" I whisper-shouted.

"You like her!" Frosch whispered rolling his tongue annoyingly.

I grunted in annoy. I blushed.

"You're blushing!" Frosch teased.

That moment Lucy's eyes fluttered. She opened her brown eyes and yawn.

"Nyaaaa…. How long have I've been sleeping?" she asked us.

"One and a half hour." I replied. I looked at Frosch so he wouldn't say a thing.

Frosch nodded with a nervous smile.

"Is something wrong?" she asked confusedly.

"Everything's great Rushie-san." Frosch replied uncomfortable.

"Okay." She smiled.

"What have you been reading?" I asked her to change the subject.

She gestured me to sit next to her. I was stunned and nervously sit with her slowly.

She pulled me and made me sit down.

"It's not like I smell or anything" Her eyebrow raised.

I just sat next to her uncomfortably. She told me about the story for forty minutes. I listened and nodded. My heart beat is pounding wildly.

"It is about a story about a girl who has a complicated life…"