A/N: Here's chapter 2! Thank you for all the follows and favorites. Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes.

Chapter 2:

Slowly I made my way to the restaurant to meet wit my father. It was a fancy Italian place. He always wanted to eat someplace fancy. He loved to show off all the money he had. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. Even when mother was still alive. He's gotten worse since her passing though. In a way I believe it was a way of coping. I don't understand why it would be though. Her passing was hard on both of us. Father took it a lot worse than I did though. He still hasn't fully moved was the past, time to focus on the present. Looking down at my watch, I realized it was 15 past 6. Damn, I'm fifteen minutes late. Again. Finally I made it to the restaurant.

Here goes nothing.

Walking in, I instantly noticed father. Don't ask me how, it just happened. Slowly I walked towards him. I loved my father, I really did, but he criticized me. It was always something. The way I dressed, who I talked to, where I lived, the car I drove. Don't forget my favorite, what I did for a living. I could be the perfect daughter and he would still be displeased with me. Eventually I made it to his table.

"Hi father."

"Your late as always." Here we go. Again.

"Sorry I got caught up at the precinct. Natsu was being lazy and wouldn't do his share of the paperwork."

"Why don't you just become the heiress to the company? You wouldn't have to stress over paperwork and cases all the time."

"Father we've talked about this. I can't. I'm fulfilling my dream. Mother would've wanted me to fulfill my dream. Why can't you support me?"

"It is unacceptable for a Lady to be a detective."

"I work with plenty of women. We are perfectly capable of doing the job."

"Those women were not raised as you were."

"Father let's just order, shall we?"

"Fine."

Dinner went smoothly after that. He always brought up me being a detective. He has always hated the idea of me working in the police force. He said it was unacceptable for a Lady of my breeding. I don't think he will ever come to accept it. I've come to terms with that though.

Finally getting to my apartment, I unlocked the door and grabbed the mail from the floor. It was mostly bills accept a weird envelope. I opened it, only to have a a small note and a golden key. inside. The note said "Let the games begin." Not being bothered by it, I just threw it on the counter with the rest of the mail. Feeling grimmy I decided to take a nice long bath.

After I got of the bath I grabbed some pink silk pajamas. Crawling into bed I was out like a light the moment my head hit the pillow. All the while I had a naggimg feeling I forgot to do something.

I was awoken by a loud banging. After a few moments I realised it was at my door. Looking at the clock it read 3:00 A.M. in big red numbers. Who in the hell's would be at my door this early. Getting out of my nice warm bed, I made my way to the door. I unlocked only to be tackled to the ground.

"LUCE! I WAS SO WORRIED! WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER YOUR PHONE!?" My very loud partner yelled in my ear.

"Natsu relax. I forgot to call you by the time I got home, I was exhausted. And could you not yell in my ear in the future?"

"That's not a valid enough excuse. I thought you had been kidnapped or something."

"Natsu I can handle my self. You didn't have to come all the way to my apartment." Although I am very touched. I would never tell him that though.

"I can't help it if I worry. I know you can handle yourself. I've been victim to your Lucy kicks enough to know that."

"Natsu, could you possibly stop hugging me to death and get off of me? Please."

"Sorry about that." He gives me a sheepish smile.

"Seeing as it's 3 in the morning do you just want to crash here for the rest of the night?"

"Yosh!"

After getting the couch ready for Natsu, I made my way back into my bedroom. Already feeling exhausted again, I was once again out the moment my head hit the pillow. Only this time there was no nagging feeling in the back of my mind. I was completely at ease.

A/N: Sorry if it seemed rushed. It was more of a filler chapter. I'll try to update every Sunday from now on. :)