As Lucy got ready she was kind of sad as she realized Natsu didn't love her He would always be Lisannna's. Lucy was never anything important to him she was just a placeholder for Lisanna. The blonde beauty wanted to cry but she refused to shed another year over Natsu! He wasn't worth her tears! He had hurt her in the worst way! He never cared about her so why should she care about him?! Her thoughts slowly turned to Sting the dragon slayer she had a date with later...remembering her date the blonde began to look for a good outfit to wear when suddenly...

"Lucy I'm so sorry!I didn't realize that Erza was going toklick you off the team!" the pink haired Dragon slayer yelled as he climbed into the room. Lucy sighed heavly now even more depressed by his presence.

"its fine Natsu I get it. I was just a place holder for Lisanna I understand. So you don't have to pretend to be so upset and sorry. Now will you please leave I have to get

ready for my date." Lucy said calmly. Natsu's eyes widened when he heard that word.. 'my Lucy is going on a date?! Wait...once when was she mine...I don't love her...or...do I...that isn't important right now!'

"what do you mean 'date'? Who are you going out with?!" Natsu asked in a panic. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"If you must know I'm going out with Sting." Lucy answered keeping the same calm voice as before. Natsu let a low growwe escape his lips.

"since when have you and sting been such good friends?!"

'when did this happen...' the blonde wondered to her self. 'oh yea it was that one time...'

-FLASHBACK-

It was a few months ago, Lucy had been deeply depressed. Her team hardly even talked to her. The whole guildwhitish the exception of Gajeel and Wendy, had been ignoring her. She went on solo mission after solo mission. Sometimes she would just walk into the guild and colapse with cuts, burns, bruises and the common black eye. Wendy had healed her each time. But there was one pain no amount of magic could heal. The pain in her heart. After an ecspeaically hard solo missio Lucy went to a local bar in town. She didn't want to go to fairy tail to drink. For some reason she couldn't stand their happy smiling faces when deep inside she was bleeding. Oh how she was bleeding inside every time Natsu hugged Lisanna tight. How many nights had she cried herself to sleep? How many times had she wondered if she died would they notice? The blonde beauty tried to shake that feeling right now she just wanted to forget. To forget about Natsu. To forget about Lisanna. To forget the her pain and sorrow for at least one night. The blonde walked into the local bar and sat down.

"give me the strongest thing you got!" The bartender placed a bottle in front of her. The blonde drank bottle after bottle not even able to tell what it was she was drinking. Once she was good and drunk she slammed the money on the bar counter. Lucy couldn't even walk she stummbled through town making her way to her apartment. As she fumbled to find her keys a man with crimson hair and icy blue eyes walked over to her. Lucy slowly realized that the man was trying to kidnap her. She was far to drunk to fight back so she closed her eyes and waited. She felt some ones hand just graze her sromach but as soon as she felt it she blacked out completely.

When Lucy woke up her head felt like it went through a train wreck. She let a soft groan escape her lips. The she heard a mans voice...

"Oi blondie! You awake?" Lucy eyes fluttered and she say the blonde haired dragon slayer. "looks like you are. You know you really shouldn't drink. Doesnt suit you..." Sting was sitting next to Lucys bed holding a glass of water. "drink some of this. You should get some water back in your system." After drinking all the water he had given her she had asked "what happen? Why are you here?" Sting sighed deeply and told her the story.

Apparently, Sting had seen the man corner Lucy and came to her rescue. After he dealt with the man Sting found her keys and brought Luvy inside. Worried about her well being he stayed over that night.

"thank you Sting...but why were you here anyway?" Lucy asked.

"Oh i was gonna go pick a fight with Natsu but your more important." Lucy blushed lightly. Both hung out for a little bit then later left but not before exchanging numbers so they could stay intouch.

-END FLASHBACK-

"It's none of your business Natsu!" Lucy turned away from the pink haired dragon slayer. Said dragon slayer growled forcefully turned Lucy and held her face in his hands.

"It is my business Lucy..when it comes to you..." Natsu slowly brought Lucy's face to his lips...when...

"NATSU DRAGNEEL! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME!" Lisanna screamed through tears in her eyes standing in the door way. " I won't let her take you away!" Lisanna put her hand behind her and pulled out a pitch black gun and pointed it at Lucy. Then she shakily pulled the trigger. Lisannas eyes widened but not as wide at Natsu's. 'No...'

"LUCY!"