Natsu sighed with his hands covering his face as he ignored every word his fellow guildmates were telling him, all that mattered now was the lovely honey-vanilla sent of Lucy Heartfilia leaving through the front doors.

"Aye, salamander. Snap outta it." Gajeel then proceeded to smack the Fire dragon slayer upside the head, smacking him from his thoughts as he toppled to the ground from his stool at the bar.

"What's with Flame-Brain anyway?" can you guess who? Yes! The slander naked-more-than-half-the-time ice mage was standing over an unmoving sulking Natsu for the third time that week, He wouldn't even fight him! That, he had a problem with.

Now, Gajeel has never been one for the constant rumors and gossip circling the guild, but even he had heard about Bunny Girl's new boyfriend, and how she was Always talking about him, and even more so about how Natsu felt about the situation. There was only one word for it,

Pathetic.

Anyone with a brain could see they were into each other, everyone but them.

Lucy sighed, closing her eyes just outside the guild doors as a cool breeze laced with the smell of spring, gently grazed her face and brushed back her long blond hair that caught the shimmer of the setting sun in just the right way. There was no doubt she was pretty, gorgeous even.

But there was only one person in Fiory that she wanted to notice that more than anyone, but the poor oblivious pink-haired idiot just didn't get it!

Lucy made a sour face at her thoughts, quickly shaking the thoughts out of her mind.

He just didn't like her the way she liked him, and she was just going to have to accept that and move on.

That, was exactly what she was doing.

So now with this man named Hunter, he was funny, and neat, and worked at the bookstore, and he was nothing like Natsu.

But most of all, he took away her sinister smile, and the whole in her heart.

Actually, she was going to meet up with hunter now for their what? Third date this week?

The thought made her smile enough to forget what she was leaving behind.

Meanwhile, Natsu was still slumped over on the ground where he fell, refusing to move, or talk, or anything.

Natsu had never been so… Un-Natsu before, and the guild had never been so quiet in return…

That in itself was enough for the rest of the dragon slayers in Fairy Tail to get evolved.

More so to stop that poor pinkette to stop his annoying sulking and get the guild back to normal then to actually help him.

Lucy giggled and glanced down, suddenly finding her shoes incredibly interesting as her cheeks started burning in a pink so bright it matched the deep layers of beautiful reds and pinks and oranges set at the bottom of the sky that was slowly fading, She always hated the sunset.

It reminded her to much of Natsu.

Natsu…

No! Stop it! You're on a date! Forget him!

That was easier said then done, but she had hunter now. And Natsu doesn't have any feelings for her anyway.

It's not worth sulking over.

The shapely blond banished her train of thought,

Natsu hates train…

Stop It!

And looked up at the man holding her hand at her side, he had a jaw line that looked like it was chiseled out by Aridity herself, Bright happy mint green eyes that clashed with his shaggy golden chestnut hair in a very inelegant, but beautiful way, thin rimless glasses that only fit his calm, and timid personality.

He really did make her happy.

"Lucy?" Hunter repeated himself, looking genuinely concerned for his girlfriend.

She just shook her head and blinked her eyes a few times to clear her vision.

"huh?" she asked after finally pulling herself out of her daze as she smiled softly at him, and he smiled that smile back at her that always gave her a shiver up her spine.

"Are you alright?" His silky, slightly British voice rang in her ears like a melody stuck in her head, she didn't want to get rid of.

"yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking." She said cheerfully, leaning into his side a little more as they walked from the café to her apartment, like they always did when It started to get dark. But tonight they lost track of time, and didn't end up leaving until around 8:47.

It was now 9:05

"That's never good." The man who was a good three or our inches taller than the breathtaking sight of curves and chocolate eyes; teased, honestly taken with her beauty, and everything about her really.

Lucy playfully hit his arm, unable to hide the little giggle that slipped past her lips unwillingly.

"Seriously though, what's bugging you?" He asked again, giving her a bit of a nudge with his shoulder, only warming her smile as she sighed, knowing hiding it from him would only get her pestered farther.

"Well, Natsu hasn't been himself lately and I guess I'm worried." Her smile only faded when she remembered him sitting at the bar with his forehead glued to the counter, with not even one 'You Ice Bastard!' She really was worried.

"I see." Hunter pondered the thought with a deep hum rumbling behind his lips.

Lucy loved how he did that when focused, and when he smiled at her, and how he walked with his hands in his pockets, and when he hugged her from behind, and how he held her and read at the same time, and, and her smile was back.

"Have you tried asking him?" And suddenly Lucy felt like an idiot. "N-no.." She looked down, finding the cracks in the sidewalk enthralling. Hunter only chuckled, and pulled her tighter into his side with the arm that was draped over her shoulder.

The next twenty minuets of their walk was filled with endless conversation, giggling, and red faces.

By the time they reached Lucy's front door it was well past dark and the stars shown brightly, illuminating her features in the celestial light.

Hunter smiled softly at her, wrapping his gentle arms around her small waist, staring into the deep brown sparkling orbs that were staring back at him. He slowly leaned in closer, watching at Lucy closed her eyes in anticipation, he licked his lips nervously, and…

He kissed her.

He kissed her like he had never kissed anyone before, savoring the faint taste of sweet wine and strawberry short-cake from dessert.

Lucy melted a bit, with her hands laying on his chest as she slowly pulled away and fluttered her eyes open, immediately her face started burning hotter than Natsu's flames. Not because of the kiss, but what she thought when he kissed her.

I wonder what Natsu kisses like?

She smiled, quickly leaving him another kiss before saying goodnight and slowly walking into her room, silently scolding herself.

"No! Bad Lucy!" She told herself with her head down, stomping past the blue Exceed sitting on her bed without even a flinch.

"What's wrong Lucy?" Happy asked curiously, Raising an eyebrow at her as she stomped into the kitchen without so much as acknowledging him.

"Hunter freaking kissed me! And the first thing that came to mind was freaking' Natsu!" She yelled, suddenly stopping in her tracks when she realized what a terrible mistake she had made,

She. Told. Happy, Happy as in Natsu's best friend Happy. She. Likes. Natsu. Shit!

She turned around as soon as it had time to sink in, with pleading eyes and an imaginable fear bubbling in her stomach. "Please Happy, Don't-" She stopped herself, Happy wasn't there. He's, Happy's gone.

He's going to tell everyone.

My life is over.

She slid down the wall with her face in her hands, she didn't cry. Instead she just stared.

She would never be able to show her face again, she would have to move towns, find another guild, start a new life, change her name.

What did you think? please tell me any mistakes ;) i made.

oh, and i don't know when i'll get the next chapter out, i'm not exactly known as a speedy writer.