Hibiki stared out at the star-filled sky, his dark eyes thoughtful as they reflected the lights outside his window. Seated on his bed, his clock read 10:48; the night had settled in, and the full moon was still rising, glowing faintly behind drizzling clouds. It was this time, when he was alone and couldn't just turn and talk to anyone- he would always get more active and be unable to sit still. He could never seem to change it; he was always up late, only slept lightly, and usually had issues waking up in the morning. His team knew, and kept telling him to try out some home remedy, but he didn't ever try them.

It wasn't really energy that kept him awake; it was one person, one girl that kept his mind going enough that he couldn't sleep.

He didn't really know where she was- she could be at home in Magnolia, or out on a job who knows where- but he wanted to see her again. Outside, lightning arced across the sky, illuminating the world and making Hibiki sigh. He always liked lightning; it was there for a second, splitting the sky and brightening everything, then it would disappear, and seconds later the world would shake with the rumble of thunder. Right now, he wanted the girl like he wanted lightning on a rainy day.

Falling back on his bed with a groan, he shut his eyes, feeling the thunder rolling past. "Just freaking come back, even if it is as fast lightning. Just get to me." His eyes opened. "Spread your wings and start flying like that cat that always follows Natsu around! Like a drop of rain, find your own way back here. Get back to me…

"Lucy."

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Lucy placed the empty glass bottle down, her finger tracing the edge of the rim and picking up a few drops of the lemonade that had been inside as Mirajane came over from the other end of the bar. "What's on your mind, Lucy? You're distracted."

"I'm just… stuck in a few old memories," Lucy answered truthfully. But she didn't tell Mirajane they were of when they battled to stop Nirvana, and she saw another side to a person people said wasn't warm. They could call her crazy, but she held onto a school girl's dream that he would show up and follow her fantasies, kiss her, pull her close and carry her away like there was no tomorrow and they could do whatever they wanted.

I just want you to get to me, she thought. Spread his wings and start flying, like his guild hall- the wings of a pegasus. He had stolen away her air, and she wanted it back so she could breathe again.

"Just come and get to me already…" she muttered.

"Hibiki."