December 23th x792 , Magnolia.
" -wake up.. hey Luce... open your eyes, get ready and let's go to the guild !
- mhh, yeah.. I'm coming... wait wha..?
- ha finally !
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BEDROOM NATSU ?!!
- well, our house has burnt yesterday..
- but, you're a fire dragon slayer, aren't you ? you're supposed to eat fire !
- I know but I didn't think about that so I called Juvia..
- you idiot you know ?
- maybe..
- anyway, that doesn't explain why did you slept in my bed, next to me !
- I'm to tall to lay on the sofa.
- well, go take a shower, you smell like a dead unknown animal.
- you weirdo.
- shut up and don't call me a weirdo ever again or I'll throw you and your blue cat through the window, ok ?
- ok Master !
- hey Lushii I'm not a cat, have you ever seen a cat with wings ?
- go get a shower too or I'm really going to do what I've just said !
- immediately Master !
"maybe I should stop yelling at them.. after all they're my friends, they don't deserve it. well, I see Natsu as more than a friend or a best friend.. wait, what am I thinking ?!""- Luce, we've finished !"
"am I saying that I love him ?""- Lucy ?"
"could that be true ? could I be in love with him ??""- hey Lucy !
- yes ? what's happenning ? oh Natsu.. sorry, I was just thinking.
- everything's ok ?
- yeah, thanks. don't worry about me, it happens everytime.
- right, if you say so. are you ready ?
- for ??"
I feel my cheeks warm up, why am I blushing like that for no reason ?!"- we are going to the guild, did you forget already ?"
- uh, no, no.
- your face's red Lucy..
- oh, really ? yeah maybe err.. it's very hot today, nah ?
- it's snowing outside.
- yeah, that's what I meant, it's hot. anyway, don't waste time, I'm not ready yet. start to go to the guild, I'll join you there in ten minutes.
-aye Lushii, why are you acting weird ?
-Happy's right Luce, we can wait for y.."
*SLAM* Finally alone../"- Natsu, do you know why Lushi was so weird ?
- I don't know at all.. It pisses me off to see her like that without knowing why..
- maybe it's something personal, did you notice how she was blushing when you came out of the bathroom ?
- yeah but I wonder why.
- do you think it was because you were shirtless ?
- everyone in this guild has seen me shirtless, I don't think this could be a reason...
- you're right.. well, I don't know Natsu.
- I don't know too.
"she's supposed to be gone since ten minutes, what is she doing ?"" - Natsu where are you going ?
- stay here Happy, I'm going to find Luce.
- okayy."
/slowly walking to the guild"it's been a while since I felt that for first. and it was for Natsu. does that mean I've never quit thinking about him since all this time ? wait stop, I can't love him, he's my best friend.. he risked it all for me, I've never had the chance to do the same for him, I don't think I deserve his love.. it seems like a sin to love him, to me.""- LUCY ! where are you ?"
"he's here. what the f.. is he doing, he's supposed to be at the guild ! ok, control yourself, don't blush, don't blush, don't blush, don't b..""- Lucy you're here, I was worrying about you, you weren't at the guild !"
"he.. he was.. worrying ?"*blushes* "- yeah, uhm, I like to walk slowly on theroad to Fairy Tail..
- oh okay. by the way Luce.. what were you thinking about when you were blushing this morning ?"
"I can't tell him it was about him.. well let's improve""- err, I was thinking about... the guy I am in love with !
- oh I see.. does he love you back ?
- I.. I... don't k-know..."
"WHY DID I SAY THAT""- can I know who is he ?
- err.. I'm sorry but for the moment, I rather not..
- okay no problem, I agree with your choice. so, let's go to ghe guild now ?
- yeah let's go !"
A day passes, then, in the evening, Lucy goes back to her flat, not far from the guild. She is excited because tomorrow is Christmas Eve, the last time she celebrated it was with her mother, Leila. But since she passed out, Lucy never celebrated it ever again. The other years, she was at her dad's during the festivities but he didn't want to celebrate in honor of her dead wife. Jude Heartfilia, Lucy's father, passed away too less than one year ago.to be continued...