"Erza, have you seen Natsu?" asked Lucy as she looks around looking for a pink-headed young guy as she held her diploma.
Today, you see, is their graduation day and her pink-headed of a bestfriend is nowhere to be found. Burning sensation filled the young girl's heart as she knew that Natsu promised her that he'll give her his proper confession if she perfectly delivered her graduation speech, which she did. But alas, her bestfriend is nowhere near around.
"Too eager for his confession?" butted in her ice-loving friend, Gray Fullbuster.
"Well, atleast you're not a love rival anymore, Lucy-san" Juvia sneakily appeared from behind Gray's back, holding his arms. Surprisingly, Gray didn't object. He blushed, actually.
"Wait wait. You knew?" Lucy asked, dumbfounded.
"Well that flamehead couldn't keep it to himself. He wasso excited." Lucy blushed crimson red at Gray's statement. It seems like she's not the only way feeling this way. Excited, anxious, nervous yet very happy. The thought brought Natsu's image within Lucy's thoughts. She smiled.
"I'm going to look for him" Lucy announced.
The young Heartfilia looked everywhere. Natsu's not at school. At home maybe? She went inside her car and let Capricorn drive her home. Capricorn, the Heartfilia's most trusted butler. It wasn't that long before she arrived home.
Natsu lived with the Heartfilia's ever since he was 12 years old. It was when Igneel left him in the Heartfilia's care when he needed to go outside Japan to treat Zeref's, Natsu's brother's, illness. It has been 7 years since then. Now, he's a fine young man and he just promised Lucy his confession after graduation. But where is he?
"Where are you Natsu?" mumbled Lucy to herself as she entered her room, hoping that Natsu might be there waiting for her as he always did. But he's not.
Instead, Lucy found a letter lying down her study table near her books. The letter looked very well written filled with cherry blossom as its pattern. Natsu's cursive writing filled the paper. Words of apology flooded Lucy's eyes. Lucy dropped the letter as she stared at her table blankly.
"Really, Natsu?" tears dropped one by one. Her chest tightening and her knuckles white as she gripped the air. She went to Natsu's room and opened his wardrobe. Nothing. Not even a single shirt. She fell to the ground.
After years of waiting for his confession, after 3years of wanting to be with him, this is the result?
"You stupid guy! You didn't even give us both chance to clarify our feelings"
'I'm sorry Lucy. My father fetched me today. I couldn't find the guts to tell you about today, which is the day I go after my father and Zeref. And you were waiting for the confession. I'm sorry, i couldn't tell you. That was pure cowardice. I was afraid that if I confessed, i might not be able to leave Japan. I'm so sorry Lucy. I just can't stay there anymore. We finally found mom.
Take care Lucy. I hope we see each other again'.
Well, that was 10 years ago. 10 bitter years
A lot happened within that 10 years. Lucy's family business broke down, Erza and the others went on with their lives, she stopped her studies at the middle of her 1sf year in college for a while, her dad ran away from debts, and she's now living with her bookworm friend Levy McGarden in a small apartment owned by the Redfox family. Levy's Fiancè.
The young Heartfilia started working in one of the Dragneel's airline branches in Japan. Hoping that Natsu or Igneel-san might show up. But no, someone is keeping them apart for some reasons. Wealth? No, Lucy's family got bankrupt already, surely that is not the reason. Hopefully, that's not.
Lucy is now working as an assistant in the company's editing department. The magazine department. She tried many methods to contact the Dragneels but her efforts were in vain. After years of doing so, she felt empty and stopped chasing after Natsu's shadow. She focused on her work and nothing else.
Back in Levy's apartment, Lucy and she was busy in their own laptops, writing novels and reading articles.
"Lu-chan, dont you have plans on getting married?" Levy asked with her eyes still on her laptop.
"I don't know Levy-chan. I dont even have a boyfriend right now, let alone getting married. No way, i mean, i love the idea but there's no one out there for me yet. I think." Lucy let her hands rest flr a while from typing as she turned her computer chair around and faced her bestfriend.
"It's not like there's nobody out there Lu-chan. You just keep rejecting them. Remember that Sting one? He was okay." Lucy kept silent as she thought about her personal life. It was true that she rejected them all but its not like Natsu is the reason, right? Well, she's been denying it.
"29 years old. Would somebody still accept me when i turn 30, Levy-chan?"
"Of course there will be. I'll get Gajeel to beat the crap out of them if they wont-" Before Levy was finished, she was cut off with a hug from Lucy.
"Thank you, Levy-chan"
Lucy said nothing more after. She quitely went to sleep. And dreamed about her pink-headed bestfriend.
You just cant stop loving someone, right? The confession she never recieved played in her dreams as if they happened.
The next day, just when she decided to fully give herself attention. Just when she just decided to give Sting a chance. Just when she decided to start anew. To get away from the past, her situation, her dad and Natsu.
"I'll be working with you for a year now. I look forward doing so. Nice meeting you everybody" said a familiar yet more mature voice of somebody she knew. Somebody who was supposed to be her bestfriend. Somebody who left 10 years ago.
"Natsu."