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*A/N at the end of work
When Lisanna came back and her presence deemed to be real and not a figment of anybody's imagination Natsu was ecstatic. I mean who wouldn't? An old friend of yours who was thought to have died suddenly comes back into your life? You'd be ecstatic too. So when Natsu found out, he decided that he wanted to spend as much time with her as soon possible, to catch up on the many things they've missed.
With that in mind he rushed up to Lisanna to ask her if she wanted to go on a job with him. After pondering for a while, Lisanna agreed much to Natsu's content. So the following morning they set out to hunt down some monsters.
On the way there and after, they would chat about what has happened to the guild in her absence and gossip about the members which eventually led to the inevitable questions;
"So, Lucy huh?" Lisanna said suggestively, waggling her eyebrows
"Huh? What's with Lucy?" Natsu frowned
"You know?" Lisanna winked
"Know what?" Natsu looked utterly lost
Lisanna sighed "You know? You and her?"
"Huh? What's up with me and Lucy?"
"Exactly!" Lisanna exclaimed "What's up with you and Lucy? How are things going? Are you official yet?" she asked all in one breath deciding that going subtle wasn't the best approach for Natsu
"Lucy? And me? Official? What are you talking about Lisanna? I don't think there's anything going on between us, I mean she's my friend and all-" Natsu gasped "Wait. Is Lucy mad at me again? Because I promise I didn't mean to break her cup! I just accidentally bumped into the table and it fell! Honest!"
"Wait wha-" Lisanna groaned "No! That's not what I meant Natsu!"
"Oh," Natsu thought "so she's not mad at me?"
"I don't know!" Lisanna waved her arms
"Then what exactly are you talking about?"
"I'm asking-!" Lisanna sighed and calmed herself "I'm asking if you two are going out."
"Going ou-?"
"Dating! Seeing each other! If you guys are a couple!" Lisanna cut in
"Oh."
A few moments of silence passed
Wow, Lisanna thought Natsu must really like this girl if it's taking him this long to answer! Mira was right! Something is going on between them! Oh I can't wait to tell sister the news-!
Lisanna's thoughts were suddenly put to a stop when she heard Natsu laughing
"Hahaha! That's funny Lisanna! You're funny!" Natsu howled with laughter
"Wh-what?" Lisanna cried "I wasn't trying to be funny Natsu!"
"You weren't?" Natsu stopped laughing
"I wasn't," Lisanna sighed "I was asking a serious question"
"But Lisanna, why would you ask? I don't understand where you're getting at..." Natsu asked
"Oh," Lisanna thought and then laughed at herself "you're right, I'm sorry. I guess I got caught up in my own curiosity"
"I just," Lisanna shrugged "I just thought there was something going on between you two, I'm sorry"
"Wha-" Natsu shook his head "Why would you even think about that?"
"I don't know," Lisanna gave a somewhat dreamy sigh as if she was in her own world "I guess I just thought with the way you guys were acting around each other, more specifically you Natsu. I just assumed you felt something for her...I mean, we've been friends since way back so I just judged on your...how do you say...'unusual behaviour' "
"Plus, Mira is very persuasive" Lisanna hissed under her breath
Natsu was silent, taking in all that Lisanna had said. Also disregarding the last time she hissed.
"Wait," Natsu looked to her "what do you mean 'unusual behaviour'?"
"Well, uhm," Lisanna scratched her cheek "I guess Mira and I noticed that you act sort of different around her, a bit more..."
"A bit more what?" Natsu urged her to continue
"How do I put this," Lisanna pondered "well, a bit more of everything I guess. A bit more caring, loving, protective, clingy..."
"Do I really act like that around her?" Natsu asked in manner that it seemed that he was asking himself more than asking Lisanna
"I guess," Lisanna shrugged "well I don't know Natsu! It's just something I noticed! Maybe I saw it wrong or maybe things have changed since I left but whatever! I'm not telling you how to feel Natsu! I was just wondering that's all..."
Natsu had tuned out Lisanna's rambling to think about what she had just said.
Am I really in love with Lucy?
No I can't be...
Lucy is my friend, my teammate! There's no way that I could be in love with her!
But what's wrong with loving her?A little voice in the back of his mind asked
I- I don't know! It just doesn't seem right? Doesn't make sense!
Doesn't seem right? Doesn't make sense? How? Is it possible that you do love her but you are just denying it?
What? No! I mean! I can't! Arrgghh! I don't know! This is all so confusing!
Is it possible that Natsu Dragneel is afraid to love?
I don't know! Why are you even asking me this? And who the heck are you!?
Your inner conscience I guess...
Well, whatever you are, LEAVE ME ALONE!
Sorry, can't buddy, stuck with you forever
Arrgghhh! Feelings are so complicated!
"Natsu?" Lisanna piped up bringing him back from his thoughts
"WHAT?!" Natsu accidentally screamed
Lisanna was taken aback and Natsu groaned
"Sorry Lisanna, I thought you were my conscience"
"Your conscience?" Lisanna frowned
"Yeah," Natsu snarled
"Oh," Lisanna said in a quiet voice "well as I said, I'm sorry for all the confusion Natsu, I just thought... Well nevermind! You can just forget about this conversation!"
"Oh, uh, yeah" Natsu murmured
"So, uhm, let's head back then? To the guild?" Lisanna suggested
"Uh, yeah sure!" Natsu smiled wanting to forget about this conversation already
That night as Natsu was on his way home, wanting to forget about what Lisanna had brought up awhile ago, he saw the one thing he wanted to avoid the most.
Lucy.
She was standing outside a bookstore looking at the books on display, and then the strangest thing happened. Suddenly Natsu began to notice all the little things about her he had never noticed before. The way her soft, blond hair glistened in the moonlight, the way her expressive brown eyes sparkled as she looked upon each book like it was a treasure, her eyelids fluttering ever so daintily, the way her vanilla-strawberry scent flooded his nose, and the way her pink lips curved into a warm smile as she noticed something in the store. And as Natsu noticed all these things about Lucy his heart began to race twice as fast and all of a sudden, everything else faded away in his vision leaving only Lucy.
And it scared him.
So he ran.
He ran and ran and ran until his legs gave in and he collapsed on the forest floor, gasping for a breath he wasn't sure if he had lost it while he was running or when he saw Lucy. He was so befuddled and terrified about what had just happened that he just hoped Lucy hadn't noticed him run from her, and on impulse decided, that until he could figure out what was wrong with him, he would have to avoid Lucy. At all costs.
Hey guys! First I would like to say, thank you , thank you, THANK YOU for all the support you guys gave me last time! It was really heart-warming! Also, sorry if I wasn't able to update as soon as possible because my schedule has been really hectic! I'll try to update sooner next time!
I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter! Sorry if the characters are a bit OOC! Also, falling in love for the first time can be really confusing and frustrating (I would know hehe) so I wouldn't blame Natsu. *sigh* Oh well, hopefully Natsu will be able to sort it all out.
Also, if you spot any errors in the story please don't hesitate to tell me! Thanks again for your time to read this!
*Oops, forgot to put a disclaimer on my last chapter hehe fixed it!