Red Christmas

Red Christmas - Last Christmas I gave you my heart, the very next day you gave it away. This year to save me the tears, I will get your heart even by force. This christmas will be the last jingle bell rock Natsu will ever have…unless she decides to change her mind, but would she? After all it has been 365 silent nights for her, Santa would surely grant her wish…..Drama/Horror…..NaLu


~On the first day of Christmas, Mavis gave to me, a man that's fated to be with me~

If there was anything that Lucy was grateful for, it was the sweet stories of Fate.
Fate, which holds the hopes of people like her.
Fate, that gives the hopes of a pointless romantic like her.
As well as the Fate that gives an excuse to be blamed on.
All in all, she was just glad that fate gave her the meeting of a certain pink haired gentlemen.

It was the first day of work for Lucy's new internship at Fairy Tail Inc, one of the largest companies that produces products that the whole wide world uses. She had never expected to be able to get into such a large company because she just got out of college and college students are barely able to get a huge company jobs because they lack experience. Even though she was an intern for about 5 or 6 months, she hopes she gets the job.

Lucy considered herself lucky. She was so glad that she was accepted despite her horrible interview, where she couldn't help but stuttered words when it was to be answered because she was terribly nervous.

She had an all new office work clothes, black pencil skirt, white collar shirt and black blazer. She had her hair thigh up into a bun with her reading glasses on to look like the serious type, although the heels she wore was killing her feet, she tried to ignore it.

When she entered the work area, she didn't expect it to be so...riot-ish? Balloons were thrown and some popped because it hit some sharp object, tables and chairs were flying and if Lucy didn't know better, sooner or later cats would start flying as well. The workers in there, well if you can actually call them workers since they're fighting and all, kept throwing things at each other and they won't stop screaming.

'This was not how it was when I came for the interview.' thought Lucy as she tried to find someone that at least looked like they wouldn't start a fight with the first person they see. She looked over the huge fight crowd and saw a nice looking lady behind the bar. She walked over there, trying to avoid the huge mess they made.

"Um, excuse me?" said Lucy as she got the attention of the white head bar lady. The lady looked over and gasp as she quickly clap her hands together and said, "Oh my! You must be the new intern!"

"Yes, I'm just wondering what is all the commotion about?" Lucy asked as the lady smiled back at her.

"We're so sorry, we tried to have a welcome party for you but as you can see….they just got out of hand. I'm Mirajane Strauss by the way, but you can call me Mira." Mira said

"Lucy, Lucy Heartfilia" I replied back as Mira excused herself for a moment. Mira cupped her hands together with her mouth and yelled, "Everyone! The new intern is here!" Which caught all of their attention despite the noise they were making.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and rushed over to Lucy. Lucy suddenly got really uncomfortable by the stares she received as they all tried to introduce themselves on top one another.

"Hi? I'm Lucy Heartfilia, hope we can be good friends" Lucy said as they slowed down and once again introduced themselves.

"Hello! I'm Levy Mcgarden! I'm sure we will be very good friends." said a short blue hair girl with an orange headband on, she smiled and grabbed Lucy's hands as she introduced herself. Levy was then pushed away by a brunette as she swung her arm around Lucy, "Nice to meetcha, I'm Cana and might I say you have one fine ass body" grinned Cana as she swung her beer bottle around her.

"Hey, I'm Gray Fullbuster, can I borrow your underwear by any chance?" said a half naked male.

"Excuse me?" Lucy said back to him as Mira said, "Gray, shirt." as to which he looked down and ran around the room to find it.

"Hello Lucy-san, Juvia's name is Juvia. Juvia will warn you Lucy-san, if Lucy-san ever falls in love with Gray-sama, Lucy-san will pay because Gray-sama is Juvia's." said a winter clothed blue hair girl as she gave Lucy a dangerous glare.

"Not to worry Juvia, he is not my type." Lucy told her reassuringly.

A few more people continued to introduce themselves and they shortly went back to work after that.

"Well, now that's all out of the way. Let me bring you to see the boss, hopefully he will be over with his meeting now." said a redhead pretty woman as she told Lucy to follow her.

"Name's Erza by the way" she said as Lucy replied with her name as well.

After turning to who knows how many corridors there are, Erza finally came to a stop to a huge wooden door. Erza knocked on the door a few times as they waited for a voice to let them in.

"Come in" they heard as Erza proceeded to open the door and revealed a large room. The room was filled with a couch and coffee table with a mat and there was even pool table at the corner. In the middle was a huge desk and chair with full length wall windows at the back. In the middle sat a huge build blondie with a lightning like scar on his eye. In front of the desk two seats sat a pink hair also welled build male and he had a scarf around his neck.

"Laxus-san I brought the new intern, Lucy Heartfilia" said Erza as Lucy bowed at them.

"I'm Lucy Heartfilia, I hope we can get along for the next few months."

"I'm Laxus Dreyar the CEO of this company and this is Natsu Dragneel the vice president" Laxus said as Natsu stood up with a grin.

"I'm Natsu! And for now onwards you will be my new deputy! That's if you still want to continue after your internship." smiled Natsu as Lucy tried hard not to blush, after all he was just her type.

"Pleasure working with you Natsu-san." bowed Lucy once again with a smile.

"Drop the honourifics, just call me Natsu ok?" he said as Lucy nodded, "Natsu" she repeated and she liked how the name rolls out of her mouth. 'This could be a good year.' Lucy thought as she followed Natsu out of the office for a tour.


3 months have passed since then, Lucy and Natsu grew closer more as time went on, they were even considered to be the best of friends and they couldn't agree more. Lucy was very good at her job those past few months, so Laxus decided to make her job permanent even though her internship was only halfway done.

Lucy knew, she knew that she had fallen in love with the pinkette and sooner or later she knew she would confess and things might turn for the worse. However, Natsu didn't feel that way because in the first place he was to dense to even notice his feelings in the first place. He always thought Lucy was just his best bud besides his cat, Happy.

To say Natsu's denseness was a disadvantage towards Lucy wasn't entirely true, sure whenever Lucy would try to flirt with him he wouldn't notice anything only calling her weird as to why she was acting as such, but she didn't mind only because he wouldn't notice the looks that she gets from the female wolves in the company. Even though Natsu was quite an idiot and childish, didn't deny the fact that he was handsome and well paid, I mean what woman didn't want that in a man?

So, the only way to Natsu to ever notice Lucy's feelings were for her to confess directly at him. No beat around the bush and just do it. Thus, Lucy waited for the perfect date, the perfect time to proceed her plan, which was on Christmas day, December 25th.

The company had a Christmas party and as the VP, Natsu had to attend. Luckily for her, the workers were also invited to celebrate. They were having fun, everyone was having fun. Dancing to singing to food stuffings everyone had a night to remember. Once it was done, Lucy waited outside of the entrance for Natsu to leave. When Natsu walked out, Lucy immediately called on him.

Natsu turned back and smiled, "Hey Luce, you're still here?"

Lucy nodded and handed him a box with wrapping paper, "Here, your christmas present"

"Really? You didn't have to Luce" Natsu smiled as he took the present and gave Lucy a hug.

"Sorry I didn't get you one, I was really busy with work and all" Natsu said with a sad look but Lucy said it was ok.

"Anyway Natsu, I wondering if we could….." Lucy began as her face started to heat up and her heart rate increased its speed.

"I, er, I…" Lucy stuttered and it was the feeling of the nervous interview all over again.

"Luce?" Natsu said with a confused look as he put his hand on her shoulder to stop her from being nervous.

Lucy let out a deep breath as she built up her courage and said, "I love you Natsu!"

"Oh, I love you too Luce." Natsu said with a smile as Lucy's eyes widen and shot up to look at him.

"I mean we are best buds am I right? Of course we love each other." Natsu continued and the hope in Lucy's eyes faded.

"No Natsu, I mean actual love as in the relationship type love." Lucy said as Natsu went silent.

After a few more seconds of quietness, Lucy just couldn't take it and said, "Natsu?" she hoped he at least said something rather than standing out in the cold.

"...Luce I...I...I just can't." Natsu whispered barely for Lucy to hear. Lucy squeezed her hands trying not to burst in tears.

"W-Why…?" she asked as she bit her lip from a whimper to come out.

"I'm so sorry Luce, I just see you as a sister, as a friend, you know? I hope we still can be best friends." Natsu said as he looked Lucy into the eye and whispered, "Sorry" over and over again.

Lucy tried to force a smile, when she did, she force herself to not cry, "It's ok, Natsu. Well, I'm going to go now, bye." she said with a low whisper that Natsu barely manage to catch. Lucy then turned around and ran towards her home. As she ran, she let her tears flow out and hit the icy cold wind.

She was stupid to think that Natsu would actually love her back.

She regretted ever doing it.

She slammed her door shut and jumped onto her bed, crying for the rest of the night.

Natsu gave her a gift alright, a broken heart.

And that was how, the two fated paths were sealed forever that night.