Chapter 2

Lucy's POV

"Lady Heartfilia..." The servant addressed me. It felt uncomfortable. No matter how much I told them to cease calling me by that manner and just call me 'Lucy'. Or whatever nickname they come up with, all was fine by me.

"Yes?" I sighed knowing that this one would never stop calling me that. Because it was hard to get someone out of that state. Get 'her' out of that state. Lisanna Strauss.

Silver hair that glowed gold when she stood in the sunlight. As if there was a halo on her head, like a crown. She was nothing like an innocent little girl though. Her blue eyes told me much that she held mischief behind her warm smile.

"By the angel, Lisanna. Please I know I can't refrain you from calling me that formal name. But at least show that you're trying." I said in the most ladylike manner possible.

"Indeed, try I shall then."

"Where has Natsu gone?" I looked around and proceeded to search for him.

"Right here." A voice whispered in my ear from behind. And two strong arms snaked around me. Caging me, then turned me around.

His hair, a salmon pink contradicted his black onyx eyes. Staring warmly into mine, in a way that he always did. Sometimes, the situation became lustfully tense. We knew all too well how we felt about each other.

He gave me his signature grin, "Lucy!"

I smiled back at him.

For a long time now. I felt like there was this blooming sensation inside me. As if I wanted or had the need to control something. Which the idea, I once had thought was absurd, now became a regular thought hanging at the back of my mind. Appearing and disappearing how it wanted to.

It's so difficult yet plainly easy to describe. This feeling that is. But like I said... the need to want to control something, someone, all of some kind in general. Slowly become addicting and wanting to embrace the idea, sometimes leaving a hint of craving for the feeling to become true. A need at the depths of my heart. Butterflies frolicking inside my stomach, at the thought of it all coming true.

But never the less, and regardless on how powerfully the thought consumed me. I never once forgot about my feelings for Natsu. He was the reason that I had found freedom.

From the moment he found me. I had premonitions and images of our future yet to come. Though most of them seemed to flow through my mind like water. Leaving just as quickly as how they entered. They were clouded and I was never able to grasp the entire picture, or message they wanted to show or tell me.

"Miss..."

Gray stood at the doorway of the bedchamber, staring intently at a picture I was holding.

"Oh. Just a picture I was looking back at. Like the times we had when Lisanna once thought of ruining our family. You, Natsu and I..."

He was now staring at me, curiously, "Quite typical of you Lucy," He chuckled, then straightened up, "But, I didn't come asking for a recap of our memories with everyone else." I stiffened.

"Then, do tell me why?" I urged him on.

"Just checking on you, why else." Seeing the expression on my face he added, "Natsu asked me to. He said you've been acting strange for a while now. Forgetting the memories you're holding now, slowly. Or something like that. He paranoid about the fact that you might forget him."

I giggled quietly to myself, "Silly him."

Deep inside, I knew exactly what he meant. Natsu was no fool. To him, problems to solve like these situations was like 'child's play' to him. He knew the troubles I had by just a look. The same with me. We knew each other well enough to know these things and what was wrong with the other person.

That wasn't really what I was worried about here. I was worried about the feeling I had. Self brewing itself at my pits.

"Lucy, I'm no fool either." Gray suddenly asked, his eyes glowing a bright red like they did when he was angry, hungry, excited, or when he was so curious about something he would think so hard to allow the color to appear that way.

I froze. It felt like he had just read my mind. I looked up from the ground and into his bloody eyes. A moment ago they were just the piercing black, now suddenly curious.

I was torn between telling him or not. After all, he might already know.

Hello! Second chapter released.

I've used the skills I've learned in class to form this story, or the writing structure.

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~Cheryl