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Chapter 2

After finishing his meal, Natsu and Happy went to the library to look for her but couldn't find her. "Lucyyy~~ Where are you?" Happy call out while walking from one to between the other row of bookshelf in a loud whisper. "Natsu, I don't think Lucy is here." "Yeah buddy, I can't smell her scent in here." Both the boys then went back to the guild hall to search for her thinking that she might be with Levy, talking about books and their favorite author, but didn't see her anywhere.

"Oi Mira, have you seen Lucy?"

"Lucy left for a mission this morning. She'll probably be back in tomorrow." At this, the blue feline had flown across the guild hall to Wendy and Carla while crying out "Lucyyyy! I miss you! Come back!"

"What? How could she go alone? What if she gets in trouble?" That woman is a magnet for trouble without looking for one. He thought.

"Oh calm down Natsu. Lucy will be fine. She has her spirit with her. Beside, this is not the first time she went on a solo mission." Said Mira trying to calm down the anxious dragon slayer.

"Calm down? How can I calm down whe-" pause the dragon slayer when he manages to process what Mira had said.

"Since when did she go on a solo mission?" ask Natsu while trying to keep himself in check. The last thing he wants is to go rampage on the barmaid. She might seem like a sweet innocent thing but deep inside, everyone who had known the barmaid since she was a child knew that she could be your worst nightmare and could rival Erza when it she's mad.

"Since a few weeks ago! She had first went with Gajeel after coming back from Edolas when there is a mission that offer one of the celestial key as a reward. She had wanted to go by herself but I insist she bring someone since it seems dangerous and luckily, Gajeel had been a gentleman by offering to come with her. After that she had went with Cana, Gray, Wendy, and team shadow gear on different mission in between some easy solo mission." Said Mira with an all-knowing smile and mischievous glint in her eye. Of course, the way Gajeel had 'offered' to come with her wasn't very gentlemanly but coming from someone like Gajeel who is a far cry from one had Mira thinking that he might not be so rugged and rough on the inside like the impression that he give.

Mira had always known that Natsu had some feeling for the blond celestial mage and oh! Mavis know how hard had she tried to get the two together. Natsu would feign ignorance while Lucy would always deny the possibility of Natsu having any sort of romantic feeling towards her. She had seen the way Natsu look at her or stealing glances at her when he thought that no one was looking. This could speed thing up between them. Maybe now Natsu will start taking some action.

At the mention of Gajeel and Gray's name, Natsu feel anger swirl inside, burning through his vein making him feel hotter than usual. He tries to control his breathing while his hands automatically curl into fists at his side, itching to have a go at the two mention male. Gajeel and Gray! For the love of Mavis! One practically tried to kill her while the other is a stripping pervert! How can she be too trusting and go with them alone? On two separate mission! He thought.

Sure he had no hard feeling against Gajeel for what he had done in the pass, but that doesn't mean that he would trust him with Lucy. It still scared him when he thought about how she was tortured. When he finally reaches to where she was and saw how beaten up she was, it felt like his world had come crashing down around him. He was seeing red, anger boiling within him, seeing her in that condition drove him to fight against her captor. It wasn't much for what Gajeel had done to the guild but more for Lucy, in hope that this is not the end for them, but to fight for another day for them to be together, of being with her. As for Gray, well, according to Gemini-Gray, Lucy's look is very much to his liking and is somewhat interested in her. This is enough for Natsu to consider Gray as his love rival for Lucy.

Looking at the pink haired male seething green with envy, Mira feel like a child who was brought to an amusement park. She had finally succeeded in getting him alone so she could let him know what had been going on with Lucy. Mira saw how much her sister had been hanging around the dragon slayer and the little time that Lucy and Natsu spend together. She had been trying to get her to help out with some of her errand so she could talk to Natsu and thanks to her lucky star, Lisanna had agree to leave Natsu for once.

Mira notice of Lisanna's feeling towards the dragon slayer but knows that it won't bears fruit seeing as Lucy is the only one that he could see. To Natsu, Lisanna is only a friend, or sister like all the other female in the guild. Even though she realizes this, Mira didn't say a word to Lisanna as she knows it's best if she hear it from Natsu himself. Getting involved would only make things more complicated.

"Where is the mission at Mira?" said Natsu cutting Mira out of her own thought.

"I don't know Natsu. It was master who sends her to this mission. He said something on how she was the perfect person for this mission. Why don't you try asking him?" Without answering, Natsu had left to find master in his room.

"Gramps! Tell me where Lucy is!" demand Natsu, barging into his room without knocking.

Master sighs before looking up at Natsu from behind the tower of papers on his desk which are mostly complain about the destruction that his children had cause. He knew that this was going to happen but Lucy insisted that her whereabouts is kept unknown."Natsu, you are not leaving to find her. She will probably be back tomorrow so be patient and wait for her here or go fishing with Happy to spend your time."

"But gramps, what if she gets in trouble? She is a magnet for trouble and everywhere she go trouble follow. I need to be there with her to make sure that she's fine."

"And she will is fine son. Have some faith in her. She is a mage of Fairy Tail." Said master "But-" "No but Natsu. If she's not back by tomorrow, then I'll allow you to go after her." Cut master after seeing that Natsu was still keen on going after Lucy.

With great reluctant, he went out and tries to enjoy himself outside but can't stop worrying about Lucy. Happy had gone after him but decided to leave him alone when the little feline wasn't getting any respond from him. After aimlessly wondering around, he went back to the guild for lunch. The rest of the day was spent sulking in a corner while keeping his eye glued on the guild door. Every time the door open, he would brighten up hoping that it was the celestial mage who walks in. Lisanna had tried to engage him in a conversation which he only replied with an occasional nod of his head and "hmm" coming from his mouth.

This went on until everyone had gone back and Mira had to drag him out of the guild asking him to go back so she can lock up the guild.

"Aww, come on Mira, just let me stay here."

"No Natsu. If you stay here all the food will be gone by tomorrow. Now go back and get some rest."

Seeing as he won't be able to get anywhere with the barmaid, Natsu decided to head home. Still fully occupied with thoughts of the celestial mage, he didn't realize that his feet had brought him to Strawberry Street, standing directly in front of Lucy's apartment. Getting in through the window, he then went to lie on her bed, taking in her scent in one deep breath. Vanilla and rose. The scent that is so intoxicating that he can't help but be addicted to. It is an addiction that he wouldn't want to be cure of and would rather succumb to it if this means that he could always be with Lucy.

Luce, come home soon. I miss you so much that I can't do anything else. It's not the same without you near me. Was his last thought before falling into dreamland where he dreams of Lucy.


Well, here's chapter 2. Hope you guys enjoy it. Chapter 3 might take sometime before I'm done with it though.

Let me know what you think of it.

~Rol~