Hi! I just became a recent member and this is my first fic. I was just hanging around in my summer vacation reading other fics and this idea just sort of came up.. I hope you all will enjoy it.
And I really don't own Fairytail even if I wish i did. It's all Hiro Mashima's.
Chapter 1: Past Reunions
It was a day like any other and the guild was pretty loud as usual and fights were being started by a certain pink headed dragon slayer and a dark haired ice mage.
"What did you just call me?" Natsu yelled out.
"Dumbass! Thought you had incredible hearing power but I guess not." Gray answered back with a smirk.
"Popcicle!"
"Flame Brain!"
"Ice head!"
"Pervert!"
"Pinky!"
"Idiot!"
"Moron!"
"Shut the hell up!" Erza boomed up her voice at them with a death glare following it. The two boys stopped almost too easily and had their arms around each other and acted like best friends again as they usually do whenever Erza glares at them. This was the same routine of the Fairytail members, that is, until Lisanna came.
"Hey Natsu.." Lisanna said with her sweet voice and Natsu came over to her as soon as he heard her. The girl he had once thought he had lost forever had come back to him. The girl who had taken almost every bit of happiness in him had returned to him and he was never going to let her leave his side ever again.
"Hi Lisanna. Are you ok?" He asked concerned and Lisanna replied with a yes and said she never felt better being with her precious flame breather again. They talked for so long and did not care much about everyone looking at them and smiling. They were just so happy to be beside each other again.
Lucy couldn't help but feel a bit lonely that day but she understood that her teammate had missed her greatly and it was good to see him so happy. It was good to see him with a smile she never was able to bring out so she let them reminisce and continued her drink with a silent smile.
A few weeks had passed and she was starting to miss that pink haired intruder that was always present in her house whenever she went home. They had not gone on a mission ever since Edolas and she had to pay her rent soon so she thought of asking him the next day. She then went to shower, put on her pajamas and went to sleep.
"Hey Natsu.. I was thinking since we haven't gone on a mission for quite some time now, can we go on one right now?" Lucy asked with a smile on her face but that smile soon faded after a few seconds.
"Ummm.. sorry Luce but you see I already promised Lisanna that I would go on a mission with her so maybe next time. Hope you don't mind." Natsu said with a guilty tone. Lucy just said she understood and that she didn't mind at all. She then went over to her usual bar spot and was greeted by the welcoming smile of Mirajane.
"Good morning Lucy! Do you want anything?"
"Maybe just an orange juice or something. Man I really am running out of money.."
"Why don't you go on a mission with Natsu?"
"I already asked him but I guess he can't because he's already going on one with Lisanna so I'll just go on one myself."
"oh is that so. Well don't go picking on hard stuff Okay cause that'll make me worried."
"Sure thing Mira."
Lucy started going through the request board and picked one that paid a lot and sounded pretty easy as well. " Okay I guess being a body guard for a little girl wouldn't be that hard right?" she thought and went out the guild doors.
Boy was she ever wrong about that. The fighting was pretty much easy but there was nothing easy about handling that little girl. She kept pulling her hair, biting her and annoying her with weird questions. Most of all she couldn't stop nagging her about the way she looked and how bad she smelled.
After returning back from her ever tiring mission, she was glad to be back to the guild which she now called her home. She surveyed the entire guild to see what everyone was doing while she herself was cozily sitting at the bar. Not that she expected any change from her comrades. Everybody looked so peaceful and happy. Even Mira and Elfman now had smiles glued to their faces more than ever and she knew this was because they had got back their beloved sister again.
Then she saw Lisanna at one table with her teammate again. Oh how she longed to be as close as she used to be with him. It had been weeks now since they had proper conversation. He never even bothered to greet her anymore. She just sighed thinking that maybe he just needed to be with Lisanna more than he needed to be with her. She really couldn't understand what was bothering her so much. It's not like he was hers only. He could be or talk or hang out with anybody that he desired. Who was she to bother him? But as hard as she could to forget about him she just couldn't and she really had no idea why. Why was this stupid moron always and constantly present in her mind? Unless maybe she lo… Nah that just couldn't be.
She looked at the two mages again and silently went out of the guild without anybody noticing her. Walking by the riverside with Plue, she thought deeply about what she was thinking earlier that day and suddenly a blush crept onto her cheeks. She smiled and just went to her apartment thinking that the next day she would ask to go him to go for a mission with her.
"Oi Natsu.. Can we go on a mission today? I'm really excited! It's been weeks so I really do wanna go on a mission with you. So what mission do you think we should go on?" Lucy was beaming and she had the biggest smile that her face could have. In Natsu's word you could say she was all fired up. She looked at the dragonslayer with expecting eyes and notice that he didn't have the same expression on his face.
"Yo Luce! I'm sorry to say this but I kinda made plans with Lisanna that I, she and Happy would go fishing. He! He! So maybe some other time k. you know how I always have to keep my word." Natsu said looking at the blonde expecting that she could understand. " Maybe you could go with somebody else if you need a mission to pay your rent."
"Ya sure. I guess so." she gave a fake smile and looked away sadly and whispered softly that no one could hear "But I only want to go with you".
Days went by swiftly and it had been almost two months now since Lucy had gone on a mission with Natsu and Happy. Whenever she asked him he kept giving her the same answer and she was starting to feel a bit neglected and lonelier all the more.
Less smiles were on her face and she always wore that depressing look. She was not much chirpy as she used to be. Every member noticed this except Natsu of course.
"I think something's wrong with bunny girl…"
All eyes were on Gajille. They couldn't believe at what they heard coming out from his mouth. Of all the people they could think of, Gajille was the last person to have realized the peculiar behaviour of the blonde spirit mage. But all they did was just nod in agreement.
That night Lucy had made up her mind on what she was going to do the next day. She was hurt and sadder than ever in her life. She never thought that her best friend would start to neglect her and altogether ignore her. He was supposed to be her teammate and weren't teammates supposed to go on missions together? Why was he constantly going with Lisanna and not her? She was filled with these thoughts and was confident about the decision she had made.
'Hey Natsu"
"Ya Luce"
"Umm.. I don't think I should be your teammate anymore."
Natsu shocked at her words could only ask " Bbbbb…..But why Luce? Aren't we a perfect team?"
"I'm not saying we're not but lately I haven't feeling that I'm part of that team. You haven't even talked to me for months and whenever I ask you for a mission you're always busy. I'm just saying maybe I'm not suited to be in your team now. If you want a third member then you could always ask Lisanna right? So see ya k. Bye"
With that she walked away to the request board. Grabbed another request and went out through the guild doors leaving only Natsu whispering "Luce…"
After some days had passed since she had resigned from her team she had learned that Lisanna was now the active member of team Natsu and not only that but also that the two mages were now currently in a relationship.
She couldn't help but feel a single tear run down her cheek. Mira, who noticed this was a bit worried but didn't do anything because she felt best to leave her alone. It pained her to see one of her beloved friend in such a depressing look.
"Lucy do you wish to go on a mission with me? It's been a while you know and since you need to be prepared to pay your rent so why not we go on one right now." Erza suggested to which Lucy willingly agreed and when they were just about o leave Gray came up to them.
" Why don't I tag along too since I'm quite bored out here. That lovey dovey Flame brain over there is no fun to be with. And plus we haven't gone on one for such a long time. " So all three set out but didn't notice Natsu staring at them as they left. He was missing going on missions with them especially the missions he used to go with Lucy but when Lisanna laid down her head on his shoulder he was brought back to reality and looked at her with a smile on his face.
The mission that the three mages went on was extremely fun. Lucy had needed that and she was so grateful that Erza had wanted her to come with her. Hell even Gray was fun to be with since there was no pink hair to bug him. When they went back to the guild they were all with smiley faces and everyone was glad to see the old Lucy again.
Natsu however was being bugged at the idea of not being able to talk to Lucy as frequently as he used to. He was missing going to her apartment with Happy and annoying her. He missed that smell of vanilla she had and just hanging out with her. He missed the warm smiles she used to give hem everyday. The comforting hugs and her sweet voice. He badly wanted to be by her side again as he felt like he was loosing his best friend day by day and he knew that if he didn't act fast that gap between them will become so huge that it would be impossible to mend so the next day he would talk to her and he was determined to become her best friend again.
"YO! Luce! I need to talk to you"
"Sure thing Natsu. Bout what?"
"I know that I haven't been acting much of a best friend these past few months but I really would appreciate it if I could be your best friend again. I miss hanging out with you Luce and I understand if you don't want me as your friend anymore but I just wish that I can spend time with you again."
"O silly Natsu. Of course I would want you to be my best friend. There is no one that can be more enjoyable to be with other than you and you see, loosing you would be so painful since you were my first ever friend and all and you were the one who made me have a family again. No matter what you'll always hold a precious part in my heart Natsu."
Natsu was overjoyed to hear those words and glad to have her again in his life. He couldn't help but hug her with all his might even almost choking her to death. Lucy was happy as well to have Natsu again. She had realized that she was so in love with him and even if it meant that she couldn't be with him in a way that she wanted, she was happy that he could still be something to her.
The days after that were pretty pleasant and Lucy was sitting at her favourite spot at the bar again. Smiling at the sight of Natsu getting hit by his girlfriend over and over again. Mira couldn't help but feel comforted to see her this way and was so happy that everything was okay again.
Then suddenly a guy with spiky green hair, wearing a white shirt and a black long coat with black jeans came through the guild doors. He was very much hot with those amazing eyes. Everyone stared at him except Lucy who was so engrossed with her drink that she didn't even hear him coming. He seemed to be looking here and there as if he was searching for something or someone and when he had found that he quickly went over without the slightest hesitation.
Lucy suddenly felt arms around her. She was sure it wasn't Natsu's so she was getting a bit worried. She couldn't turn around as well. But somehow she felt as if that the hold was familiar to her.
"It's been a while Miss Heartfillia.."
Hope you all enjoyed my first chapter. Don't worry. I'll try to upload all of my chapters as soon as possible as I'm in the mood of writing right now.