Well this is my first fanfiction so go easy on me haha, but please review give me some pointers and tell me if you like it.

I do not own Fairy Tail

He lay there in the town square not moving, gazing at the beautiful cloud filled sky while listening to the music that was being played in the nearby magic store. There was a slight breeze which felt cool and relaxing.

"I wonder how she would feel if I were taking my last breath." He sighed. "Would she cry? Would she notice? Would she even care?" He asked himself. "I feel so stupid asking myself this." He said as tears slowly began to form around his dark eyes.

He was the famous pink haired Dragon Slayer known as "Salamander" who was well known throughout the lands. Even so he was not the richest man around; he actually didn't have much money at all but what he did have was precious to him. His friends and guild were like family to the Dragon Slayer; he was willing to put everything on the line for them. He had been a part of many battles and even so all he really thought of was to protect her.

"Lucy would never fall in love with me, just look at me I cannot even look after myself properly. She probably wants somebody who could make her feel like a princess; she was brought up in a rich family after all." He told himself while still sitting in the town square, looking up at the sky.

"I promised that I would be by her side and protect her no matter what so that's what I'll do even though it pains me not being able to tell her how I feel." Natsu told himself. "I can't believe she forgot the promise she made to me about spending the day together, she's probably out with somebody else." It had been exactly 2 years since Natsu had brought Lucy, the girl he loved to Fairy Tail. "I guess this day is only special to me and not her." He said thinking about everything they had both been through in the last 2 years.

"I love being around her but even so I seem to get this weird feeling when I'm around her, I've never felt so vulnerable" Sighed the Dragon Slayer. "I guess this is the love thing everybody has been talking about lately" He said. "Maybe if I try hard enough she will sooner or later she notice that I have always been here for her." He said before closing his eyes and drifting off into another world, made of dreams.

"Natsu, we have a 2 year job request, would you like to take it? It pays good money." Said master Makorov. " The only problem is that it is a one person job so you will have to go alone" Said the guild master.

"I'm sorry master but without Lucy and Happy I rather not, Lucy once told me it was always more fun when we are together and I agree" Said the Dragon Slayer with his signature smile on his face.

"If you say so Natsu, just remember that this is one of those limited time offers." The guild master stated.

The breeze slightly picked up as the sun began setting which caused the Dragon Slayer to wake up. Remember the time the master had offered him that job, he began thinking.

"Maybe the master still has that offer on the table I should go ask him." Natsu told himself. "I'm pretty sure she wouldn't even notice that I would be gone for those 2 years." Natsu said as he began watching the orange colored sun begin setting behind the mountains.

Just then footsteps were heard behind him.

"What's this about a 2 year job Natsu?" Lucy asked.

"Oh Lucy, how long have you been there and what did you hear?" Spoke Natsu as he began to feel sick.

"Natsu answer my question." Spoke the girl.

"Well you see I've decided to go on this 2 year job gramps offered me, alone I may add." Natsu told her feeling as if something had stabbed his throat, regretting what had just come out of his mouth.

"No, Natsu don't go." The blond haired celestial wizard whispered to herself low enough for the Dragon Slayer not to hear, even though he had ears which were able to pick up even the slightest noise.

"What was that?" He asked her puzzled as to why she seemed to try to force a smile on her beautiful, charming face.

She had to think quickly, she did not want Natsu to think anything was wrong.

"O well it's just that you promised that you would be here to protect me at all costs!" She stated knowing that he probably would not believe her excuse.

"Oh… well Lucy sometimes one can't keep their promises" He said as he felt his eyes becoming watery but looked away so Lucy would not notice.

Slap

"Don't ever promise what you cannot keep." She said as the tears began to freely fall out of her chocolate colored eyes.

She then noticed something he had tears coming out of his eyes as well, but she knew that her slap was not the cause of it. She knew for a fact she wasn't stronger than any of the powerful wizards Natsu had fought.

"Luce." He spoke at last; she loved it when he called her that.

"Luce, you don't remember that you promised to spend the day with me do you?"

She suddenly felt guilty as he spoke those words; she instantly knew that he had trapped in a corner.

"Natsu I.." She began saying as she saw the powerful fire mage stand up, dust himself off, and begin walking away into the sunset.

"Natsu please don't go." She spoke as she watched him in the beautiful orange sunset, tears falling down from her eyes.

"Luce, thank you for everything but I think it is time for me to go."

"Will you at least promise me that you'll come back?" She said still crying.

"I can't promise something I'm not sure I will be able to keep…" And so he continued walking away not bothering to look back knowing he would regret it.