Silence

Her boots squished into the damp soil beneath them as she trekked down the path to her destination. She protected herself from the dense cold air with black leggings and a coat with a familiar white scarf draped around her neck. It wasn't devastatingly cold but it was harsh enough to nip at your skin and this led the blonde to long immensely for a familiar heat.

She looked up at the large arch that was made from metal painted black and gazed wistfully at the sad sky behind it. The clouds were a dull grey with small traces of colour from the sun that would be setting soon. Vines crept up the arch, giving it an all too eerie feel as crows squawked in the distance. She continued on and passed the many headstones that littered the cemetery, stray drops of rain occasionally falling from the ominous sky.

She clutched tightly onto the bouquet of red gladiolus flowers as she turned down an old looking path that led her to a near empty part of the grounds. She knew the way off by heart since she had been here so often and some had said it was unhealthy, and that she needed to let go. She had pretentiously agreed every time but didn't stop visiting. She couldn't.

The girl stood in front of a headstone that looked like all the rest. It was simple and shielded from view with droopy ebony trees. At first it gave the blonde privacy to mourn over her loss but now it was a hideaway from the world around her that seemed too much to bear without her best friends' company. She was still grieving, but she knew she couldn't let him see that she was not happy. So she placed the flowers she brought with her once a week in front of the grave and seated herself.

She read the name engraved in the stone that always plagued her thoughts and let out a bitter sigh. "Hey, Natsu," She whispered. Silence was her answer but that was something she had become accustomed to over time. It was difficult to overcome. Not being able to see his grin that brightened her spirits even when at her lowest or hear his loud greeting.

"You'll never guess what happened," She spoke with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes, "Someone's interested in publishing the novel I've been working on!" The trees rustled in the wind and she could just imagine how he'd give her a confused look and ask her why anyone would want to publish her story. His eyes would twinkle with his teasing and she'd probably kick him for it. Lucy felt a weight on her chest.

"It's pretty exciting," She muttered but there was no excitement in her tone.

She waited and waited for something but was only met with insufferable silence once more. Her eyes stung with unshed tears but she refused to break down. Not here. She tried to think of something else to tell him but her mind could only conjure thoughts of how her apartment was so lonely without his constant invasion and that she couldn't cope without the endearing idiot she had become her best friend.

Her lower lip quivered and her hands shook in her lap, "You know that I miss you, right?"

Lucy knew where this would lead her but she couldn't stop the words from tumbling out her mouth. The tears were pooling in her brown eyes and threatening to fall. Her whole body was trembling and she tried to hug herself for some sort of comfort but it only multiplied the loneliness that had been eating away at her by tenfold.

"Natsu," Her voice cracked as she tried to call out to someone that now only existed in her heart, "Please… Please answer me." What she asked was impossible and she knew it. The only response that the blonde was ever going to receive was the silence that reminded her that he was gone and never coming back. It didn't stop her from pleading though. She just couldn't accept it.

"Please…"

Lucy's voice was nothing more than a whisper and her tears fell. She cast her gaze to the ground and hugged herself tighter as she wept in front of his grave. Sobs retched throughout her entire body as she desperately wished in a hush tone for him to reply; wished to see his face again, to be with him again… to continue their adventure.

Wooooooooooooo~ Ands that's for the official first day of angst week! I hope you enjoyed the story and that it was angsty enough for you! Thank you for reading!

Reminder: All these stories are one-shots and will not be continued. Some will be open so you will be given the chance to think and explore option of what might've happen like in 'Cross My Heart' I let you all think of what Natsu had done that was so terrible. Please don't ask me because it is for you to explore! Also these stories will have some triggers like character death and what not. There will be different triggers in stories so please be careful and only read on if you can handle it!

Take care everyone and enjoy angst week :)