Change
Natsu hated change. Change reminded him of Igneel leaving him, of his comrades dying, of everything bad that had ever happened to him. He was happy with the way things were.
Lucy loved change. Change reminded her of her becoming independent, of joining Fairy Tail, of everything good that had ever happened to her. Although she was happy with the way things were, she was still open to change.
The faithful day they had met had changed their lives forever. Lucy was happy for she had finally fulfilled her dream, but Natsu, even though he had taken a liking to her, was still scared of change. He didn't want to get too close to someone else out of fear that they would leave him like his parent, and his best friend had.
The closer they got, Natsu's fear subsided. He had grown fond of Lucy and couldn't imagine his life without her. He was still slightly afraid of the change that Lucy brought with her, but he had to get used to it.
Natsu noticed that he had developed more than friendly feelings towards her, but he didn't want to act on them out of fear that they would ruin their friendship. His fear of change worsened. He was afraid of losing the person he held dearest. Little did he know that Lucy felt the same way about him.
A few years after their first meeting, they both came to terms with their feelings. Natsu confessed to Lucy out of guilt that he was hiding something from her that he shouldn't, but he was immensely surprised and euphoric when Lucy reciprocated his feelings. His world completely changed again, for the better.
Natsu came to love change. Change now reminded him of Lucy coming into his life, of them developing an unbreakable bond, of everything good that had ever happened to him. He was definitely happy with the way things were, but he grew accustomed to change.
Natsu wasn't afraid of change anymore, at least not with Lucy by his side.
A/N: I've been having a writer's block these past few days, but I suddenly came up with the idea for this short story and I had to write it! Unfortunately, I am going to be EXTREMELY busy with schoolwork during the next week, so I doubt I'll have enough time to upload something. It's such a shame though, because I really wanted to write some Gajevy or Gruvia or Jerza or SOMETHING. But, alas, I will have to do that some other time. I also want to write a multi-chaptered fic, but I'm probably gonna do that over winter break.
As always, constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!
Thank you for reading this short one-shot and have a great day!
