Authors Note: Yayy! I've decided to start yet another story. I just felt like writing it because, it popped into my head. I hope you like it!

To Mend A Broken Heart

Chapter 1

Lucy opened her eyes. Welcomed by the warmth of the golden,yellow hue of sunlight. She crept over to the small opening in the side wall of her cottage,which she chose to use as a window. She stretched and took in a big whiff of the fresh piney air,and smiled silently to herself.

Since she was hungry,she decided to go out to the town well near her home,to get some water so she could prepare some homemade soup. Lucy frequently visited this town, since she lived not far from it and needed to get water, clothes, and other necessities. Lucy lived on a big clearing of land, in a small cottage. As far as she knew,she was the only one that lived in that area.

As Lucy walked throughout the town she was greeted by many people. Nice men and women. Although, she paid them no mind. Completely ignored their existence. Besides the elderly. She could never find it in her heart to be mean to someone old and fragile. Although, she never got to close to them. She vowed to never let anyone get to close to her. Not after that happened. Not after she was betrayed and forgotten by the only people she knew and loved.

"Hello Miss, Did you have a good sleep?" A frail old lady greeted. Giving her a wrinkled,but warm smile.

Lucy faked a laugh, and responded to the old lady." Yes,my sleep was wonderful as always. Thank you for asking."

The old lady continued to smile at her,then she handed Lucy a bundle of carrots."Here, you can have them.I have many and you look like a kind girl so I'll give them you. I've heard they also help improve vision."

Lucy smiled gratefully at the old lady." Thank you."

Then Lucy waved,and continued on her journey to the well. This is how her life was. Having to fake smiles and laughs. She couldn't remember the last time she laughed from the heart.

She walked up the town hill. And there stood a big brick well,within it, the freshest water anyone could ever taste.

When Lucy arrived, she checked her surroundings to make sure no one was at the well. When the coast was clear,she took her bucket, which was deep and sturdy,hooked it onto the string, and started lowering it. When she was sure she had gotten enough water,she started trying to bring it back up.

She had succeeded in doing so half way up. Although she kept pulling, the bucket wouldn't come up no matter what she did. Lucy started to get frustrated

"Why won't my bucket come up?" She yelled in frustration

Lucy bought her leg back and kicked it as hard as she could, forgetting about the pain that would soon come after. Once her foot collided with the brick of the well she yelled out in pain,falling to the ground and holding her foot. Streaming a line of curses.

"Are you alright,miss?" An unfamiliar voice rung in Lucy's ears.

Lucy looked up surprised at what she saw. It was a boy with pink,astonishingly pink hair. He had gentle green eyes furrowed in worry, and from what she could see, he was pretty muscular.

"Miss?"he asked again

She had noticed she had forgot to speak before. So she quickly spoke up.

"Uh,yeah, I'm fine." Lucy mumbled, trying to make as little eye contact as possible.

The boy then held his hand out to Lucy. And Lucy stared at it for a second. Debating on wether she should take it.

The boy took the hint and chuckled feigning a big grin. "Don't worry, I won't bite or anything. It's not like I have poison on my hand. See?" He lifted up his hands to show Lucy.

Lucy blushed from embarrassment and looked away with her arms crossed over her chest. "I-I know that!" she exclaimed. But she ended up taking his hand anyways.

He swiftly pulled her up and Lucy wiped off the dirt on pants. Mumbling an inaudible, "Thank you."

The boy watched as she went back over to the well and tried tugging on the string to bring her water back up. He slightly chuckled at the trouble she was having.

"Do you need help with that?" He asked holding in a laugh.

"Does it look like it?!" Lucy yelled apparently pissed off.

"Actually, it does." he replied. "Then get over here and help me."

"Alright,Alright,I'm coming, sheesh." He walked over to Lucy and put his hands over hers which made her blush a deep shade of red." His hands are so rough,yet gentle" thought Lucy.

With a quick yank,the bucket jerked up into view. And he pulled the rest of the way to get it within arms reach. "Seems it was stuck on something,but no biggie" He said showing Lucy a toothy grin.

"Guess,Ill be going now. I hope to see you around soon!" The boy said waving a goodbye.

"Wait!" Lucy shouted to him. He turned around and looked at her quizzically. "What?" Lucy, started shuffling on her feet getting a little nervous.

"As thanks, I would like to treat you to some food, If you don't mind." For some reason, Lucy felt a connection to the boy, and she didn't want to let it go. Not yet.

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When Lucy and the boy arrived at her cottage. He gawked in amazement. "Wow! I've never seen a cottage like this before!" This is so cool!"

"So you have like, chickens and cows and stuff?" Lucy chuckled at his amusement and nodded a yes. "Can I see them sometime?" He asked hopeful

"Maybe another time. But not right now. Come on, let's go in."

She grabbed his arm and pulled him inside and began to cook their meal. "I'm making soup. Is that fine with you, uh-

"By the way,what's your name?" Lucy asked him, amazed that after all this time she was just now asking for it.

"My name is Natsu. Natsu Dragneel." He said with a big grin on his face.

"Well, the soup should be ready in a about 5 minutes,Natsu." After all, it had already been simmering in the pot for a couple of hours. She just went to the well to get more water because it had became a bit to thick.

Natsu nodded in understanding and looked around. Taking in his surroundings. "So, do you live here by yourself?" Natsu said noticing the lack of the presence of another individual.

Lucy forced a smile. "Yes. My mom died when I has 8 from a rare illness, and my dad left the country side to start a business in the city."

"Oh." Natsu said silently. He was mad at himself for pulling up that topic and making a gloomy and awkward atmosphere.

Lucy was surprised she didn't hear anything after that. She had braced herself to hear the words come out his mouth,but nothing did. Usually people would pity her, which she hated. But he didn't and she was glad for that.

"Thank you." Lucy said giving a small smile.

Natsu was confused at what she was talking about. "What for?"

Lucy poured the soup into the bowls and began walking over to him. She handed him his bowl and sat down in front of him.

"You see,usually when I tell people that, they pity me. They'll be like, "I'm sorry for your loss", or they'll try to comfort me or something. And I hate that. I'm not some kind of damsel in distress. I hate when people feel sorry for me, but you didn't do that. Thats why I wanted to thank you."

Natsu sheepishly scratched the back of his head with a light tint of pink on his face. "I've never been thanked for not saying anything." He chuckled and showed Lucy a smile.

Lucy gave a light smile. "Well, now you have." They stared at each other and then he burst out laughing.

"You gonna taste your soup, or what?" She asked playfully. Natsu looked surprised for a moment and then looked down. "Ah! I almost forgot you made any!" Itadakimasu!

He took his spoon and tasted it. As soon as it went into his mouth, his eyes widened in amazement. "Wow! This stuff is delicious!"

He grabbed his spoon and started chowing down. Food flying everywhere. A small blush appeared on Lucy's face and she smiled as she watched him eat her food with no table manners whatsoever. No one had ever complimented her food before, but her mom. But Lucy knew she was just trying to be nice, because when she was little, she couldn't even make a hotdog!

When Natsu was finished eating, he leaned back and let out a content sigh. "Hmmm, that was delicious!"

"Thanks!" I really owe you one. I thought I was gonna starve!" He said with a huge smile rubbing his stomach.

Lucy let out a chuckle.

She wiped a tear out of her eye. She felt that this boy had opened a part in her heart that had been sealed tight for years.

"It's been so long since I've talked to someone and smiled." Lucy stated, looking distant.

Although Natsu was curious as to why, he thought not to meddle to much into her personal matters.

"Thanks again,Natsu. I really appreciate it." Lucy said showing him a sad half smile.

"By the way. What's your name?" Natsu asked

"Oh!" Lucy blushed embarrased of her rudeness. She had asked him his name and hadn't even told him hers! But Lucy hesitated. She remembered that she vowed not to get close to anyone. They always end up betraying you. But as Lucy looked up into his warm,gentle eyes, she couldn't help but feel at ease.

"Lucy Heartfilia."

"Lucy..." Natsu repeated the name like he was savoring the bittersweetness of a fine dish.

"I like it!" He exclaimed with one of his signature grins.

"Well, Lucy, I guess I'll be going now. I feel like I've intruded on you to much." Natsu said standing up.

Lucy replied with a small yes, for some reason she didn't want him to leave just yet.

"I'll walk you to the door." Lucy said. When Natsu got to the door, they said their goodbyes.

Lucy watched his salute as he walked away. Just as Lucy was closing the door, she heard someone call her name.

She peaked around the corner of her door to Natsu. He was waving at her trying to get her attention.

"Hey Lucy! Mind if we meet again at the well tomorrow?" He yelled to her. Lucy felt her heart swell with joy for some reason.

"Sure!" she yelled back.

"Okay,then. See you tomorrow at 10!" Natsu yelled back. Then he ran down the path and disappeared from sight.

Once Lucy got back into her house, she leant against the door, and slipped down it letting out a sigh. She was mad at herself for excepting. But over the years she had built a steel cage around her heart. She figured it wouldn't be so bad just to meet up with him one more time. There's no way he could break it, like so many had done before.

She closed her eyes and imagined what fun she would have tomorrow.

She didn't even realize she had a huge smile plastered onto her face.

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