A/N: I am basically on life block right now lollll

Summary: Natsu moved to New York City, expecting a fresh start. Traveling around the world for so long, he needed to relax. However, that isn't quite possible when his last love appears to live right in front of his apartment room, with a ring on her finger.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail, nor any original plots/settings/characters created by Hiro Mashima


Published: October 29, 2014

Words: 1,512


There was a small window in Natsu's bedroom. He hadn't hung up any curtains, so when the sun rose, the light woke him up eventually.

He didn't recall having anything important to do, but he'd go around the city for fun again.

In thirty minutes, he was dressed, clean, and ready to leave.

"Keys. .Keys." Natsu whispered, checking in his pocket and clenching the key tightly.

When he went out, so did the girl that lived in front of him. She was locking the door like he was, so Natsu couldn't exactly see her face. She also started walking first, he followed close behind.

"Good morning." She said sharply, continuing her walking.

Not only was her hair familiar, so was her voice.

"Uh, morning." Natsu responded.

Finally they stood next to each other, waiting for the elevator.

Neither of them looked at each other, however, Natsu glanced over a few times.

She had brown eyes, like chocolate. And long lashes and plump lips. Holy shit. That was definitely someone he knew.

Just when Natsu was about to ask for her name, the elevator opened. But it was full, with other people in suits and bags.

The moment Natsu saw her face, and she saw his. Both their eyes opened wide, something filled up the both of them. Shock, sadness, happiness, everything they felt from their last goodbye.

"Natsu?"

"Lucy!"


He was constantly clicking the elevator button, hoping it would make the second one come up faster.

However, when he reached the lobby, Lucy was gone.

She must've went to work, she was wearing some fancy clothes. Pencil skirt, pink blouse, and some papers.

"Morning, Mr. Dragneel." There was a different person at the desk. Natsu only met him once. He was bald, and had a beard.

"Hey, Yoko. How are you?"

Yoko scratched his head. "Tiring, my kids won't go to school. They have too much studying to do, I gave them a break."

Natsu chuckled. "School is stressful." Natsu never finished his four years at college, he quit after two years. Two years in an art school was enough for him.

"It's crazy. Well, have a good day, Mr. Dragneel."

Natsu said the same thing back to him and left.

The streets were already crowded. It was only eleven AM, yet tons of people walked, jogged, ran around. A lot of noises, too. Cars, shouting, barks, it seemed Natsu could hear everything. Well, he did always have very good sense of hearing. But everything was so loud.

"Welcome to New York." A recognizable voice said to him.

He turned to the side and saw Lucy, standing there strongly against the pushing crowd. Even in three inch heels.

There was a certain smile on her face, lips so perfectly curved up.

He sighed and a smile grew onto his face, too. "Lucy." Natsu whispered, going up to her.

Lucy stood just at his eyebrows.

"What are you doing here?" She asked. "Let's go get some breakfast first, yeah?"


A cab brought them to a quiet diner.

The two sat down, and neither could look away from each other.

"What are you doing here? I thought you didn't want to settle down?" There was something in her tone that wasn't right.

His lips were in a thin line for a moment then he relaxed.

"Well, we all get a bit homesick."

Lucy pulled out her phone, and slide it in front of him. While doing so, a silver ring gleamed for a second then she pulled her hand back.

"Mind putting in your number? This is great, seeing you again."

Natsu carefully typed in his number, saved it and handed it back to her.

It wasn't awkward between them, actually it was just a little. It was more comforting. There was a five year vacancy in between them now. So much has happened, both matured and changed greatly.

Lucy lost the small chub on her face, her cheekbones were more defined. And her hair was a lot longer, and more vivid.

Finally, a waitress came by and took their order.

"I'll get the strawberry pancakes, small strawberry milkshake, and strawberry yogurt? Please." Lucy said, with a small smile.

Natsu ordered almost everything, except the salad.

When the waitress left to make the food, Lucy giggled.

"You still got the same appetite. . ."

"And you still love strawberries." Natsu grinned.

"Maybe just your physical appearance changed, maybe you're still the same Natsu from five years ago."

But really, Lucy wasn't hoping that. Despite the cheerfulness in her voice when she said that. If he was the same, exactly as he was five years ago, she would have to cut him off. If he was still goofy, loud, daring, and benevolent as he was five years ago, Lucy would be in big trouble.

For that is the Natsu she fell in love with.

"Nah," he shook his head, "because five years ago I would've ordered everything! But I didn't, I need to watch what I eat."

Lucy laughed, and leaned back onto the chair.

"Oh, also, do you want to hear some stories from my adventure?" Natsu excitedly asked.

She nodded, and placed her elbows on the table, and put her chin on her hands.

"Okay, so I was in China, or wait was it Vietnam? Yeah, it was Vietnam." He gave an expression, something to show that he really was thinking about this. "And while I was there, I was eating some phở, and this American guy was eating with me. Talking about the weather or something? Anywho,"

He was interrupted by plates being placed down in front of him. "Thank you." Natsu said quickly, impatiently waiting for her to leave.

The moment the waitress was gone, he continued the story.

"Anywho, he didn't know how to use chopsticks. So I instructed him on how to use them, but I told him that in exchange he has to buy me another bowl. And he did, though he ended up getting three bowls for my kindness! Moral of the story is always do good, because you'll get free food."

Lucy begun to laugh again, the story wasn't meant to be funny, however it was.

But in the midst of laughing and Natsu grinning wide, Lucy realized something. A few things actually.

"Man, Natsu. I really missed you." Happened to be one of them.


New York City, and you didn't need a college professor at Harvard to reassure you of that.

"Since it's getting colder, a lot of places have some hot chocolate. And don't ever buy overpriced coffee, just knock on my door and I'd grind you up some." Lucy told him, while they walked across the street.

"And you'll always open the door?"

Lucy was quiet for a moment.

"Uh, my fiancé might open the door sometimes."

That was what Natsu was waiting on hearing, ever since he saw the ring on her finger. Although it felt like he has been waiting to hear that for quite awhile now.

"Oh? What's his name? I don't want to be rude when I see him."

"Remember Rogue Cheney?"

Natsu stopped walking, and his eyes grew wide.

Lucy noticed this and waved her hands. "No! No! Not him," she gave a nervous chuckle. "He has this distant cousin, his name is August Mori."

"Rogue is Japanese, his cousin sounds white." It wasn't meant to sound rude, but it came out rude.

Lucy's eyebrows close in a little, and she looked a bit desperate.

"Don't say anything until you have met him. He's a great guy, I promise."

Natsu really didn't want to meet him. He really wish this day hasn't turned out like this. It didn't make sense why he was getting so upset over it, their relationship ended five years ago. And for one whole year, neither wanted to see each other. Then he left, who they were together before today isn't present anymore.

So why did he feel it so much right there? Feel the past hit him.

"You don't have to meet him now, you're probably not ready. I know I'm not." Lucy said.

Natsu looked at her and then started moving slowly. "Let's just go get that coffee you were talking about."


A/N: I don't know what I just wrote, but I hope you enjoyed it!

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