A/N: Hey...miss me? JK, I couldn't wait to post the next few chapters so I'm doing them now. I present to you: Chapter 1
Previously
"But we'll come back," Lucy said, not wanting to see the expression on her usually cheerful friend, "I promise."
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Bee-
Groaning, Natsu rolled over and slammed his fist on the snooze button.
Great. Now that he was awake, he couldn't fall asleep again. Sighing, he stared up at the ceiling. Could today be the day? He wondered. Could today be the day that Lucy comes back?
He shouldn't, but sometimes, he allowed himself to hope. To cling onto that thin shred of possibility. It's been twelve years since the day Lucy left. Twelve years since he realized he was in love. Twelve years since he's been waiting. Now seventeen, Natsu knew it was probably a lost cause, but she promised. And he knew that Lucy never goes back on her promises.
Sighing again, he finally rolled out of bed and started getting ready for the day.
Sighing, (A/N everybody seems to be sighing… -_-) Lucy stared out the train window. The closer the train got to her childhood home, the more she sweated. The blonde was glad that she decided to put on extra deodorant today.
After the death of both her parents and then the horrible breakup from her most recent relationship with Dan Straight, Lucy decided to move back to Magnolia just in time for her final year. I wonder if anyone will remember me. Lucy thought. Then she shook her head. No. They couldn't. Lucy had dyed her hair black due to the last round of Truth of Dare she played with her friends from Hargeon.
Now that she thought about it, Angel and Minerva weren't exactly the nicest people, but the girls were still friends in some crazily twisted way. Lucy grimaced, remembering the one time she was accused of stealing Minerva's boyfriend, Sting, and the way she called her a love-rival. Her heart panged painfully in her heart when she thought of Juvia and everyone else. Oh god, Natsu. She still remembered the way his face fell when she told him she was leaving. The look of hurt nearly ripped her heart apart. It was as if it had been sat on by a Sumo Wrestler and then chewed ferociously by a dog. Then fixed and suffered the same process. Over and over again. Yeah, it was that painful.
Lucy was so deep into her thoughts that she almost didn't hear the conductor announce Magnolia Station. Rushing, she grabbed her luggage and nearly tripped on her way out. After convincing the driver that she was fine, Lucy started walking towards Strawberry Street. Her new home.
A/N: How's that? A bit longer? You likey? Review Review Review!
