It was a nice day. Fiore Airport was filled with reuniting and departing families, a mixtures of tears of joy and tears of despair. As every passenger rushed to check in and drop their baggage, on the corner near the entrance, a loud crying was taking the attention of nearly everyone.
"Lisanna!" Lucy cried as she hugged the youngest Strauss. "Visit me, text me, no, call me everyday please!" She nearly begged, and the silver haired woman sweat dropped at her friend's reaction.
"Yes I will." She laughed.
"Don't go making new best friends and replace us okay?!"
"I won't. I can never replace you Lucy." Lisanna hugged her back, and the blonde continued to cry. She looked at her pink haired man and gave her a smug look. "Oh don't you cry too Dragneel."
"I-I wasn't!" Natsu bit his lip and squeezed his eyes shut.
"Gosh, why are you two such crybabies?"
"We are not!" Natsu yelled. Lucy looked up at her pouting.
"I'm gonna miss you so much Lisanna!"
"Oi, knock that off Lucy, people are staring." Gray approached, Juvia not far from behind. "You take care Lisanna." He raised his fist to bump hers. The woman smiled and bumped his back.
"I will don't worry. You guys take care here too okay? I promise I'll be back for semester break." When Lucy pulled away from her, she flicked Natsu and Gray's foreheads. "And you two! Don't you go relying on Lucy and Juvia to cook and clean after you all the time, geez."
"Aye sir!" The duo said in unison, hugging her one after the other.
"I look forward to our next meeting Lisanna-san." Juvia said, kissing the girl's cheek.
"Oh… I'm gonna miss you most of all partner. Stop, don't make me cry." Lisanna pouted and started to sniff. "I just realized this is the first time I'm ever gonna be separated from you guys! I've been with you people since elementary school. Its too bad Erza couldn't be here right now."
"Erza-san sends her regards and apologies,"
"Ugh!" Lucy cried even more, this time in Natsu's shirt. "Lisanna!"
"Ew, Luce your snot is getting all over me!"
"I'm gonna miss you guys so much." The Strauss wiped her tears and smiled once again. "One last picture before I leave?"
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Lucy sniffled as she took another tissue. Boy did she miss Lisanna already. She texted them to say she was already boarding by the time the group got into Natsu's car. It was so sad for her, she couldn't recall a time where they weren't together and complete, with the exception of Erza of course, who had a completely different schedule from them and did the best she could to be with them.
Unlike the rest of the gang, Lisanna chose to study in Edolas State University, one of the top universities in the world. It was already a given that she'd be accepted, she was after all the smartest of the bunch.
"Hick…"
"Luce how long are ya gonna keep cryin'?" Natsu sweat dropped at her continuous sobbing but kept his eyes on the road as he kept driving.
"Ask me again tomorrow." She glared at her best friend.
"Lisanna-san must be airborne right now." Juvia commented while scrolling through her phone. "Gray-sama, your clothes."
"Freak! Don't strip inside my car!" Natsu yelled at him.
"I can't help it!" Gray fought back.
"Well dress the fuck up! I don't want my car seats being sat on by your naked ass man! Gross."
Juvia giggled, handing Gray his jeans. "Natsu-san, where can we stop to eat?"
"Hm… I don't know." He glanced at Lucy, where do ya wanna eat Luce?"
"Pancakes would be nice." She suggested.
"Flapjacks it is then." Natsu turned the wheel, turning his car in another direction.
"Why does no one ever ask me what I want to eat?" Gray asked as he puts on his shirt.
"Do you not want to eat at Flapjacks, Gray?" Lucy looked at him with swollen eyes, finally calming down.
"No, pancakes does sound good." He said and yawned. He looked at his watch, noting that it was only four thirty in the morning. They had to take Lisanna to the airport at two, and not all of them had much sleep. Juvia looked at him before handing him a pillow.
"Here, Gray-sama. You're sleepy aren't you?"
"Ah, thanks."
"Freak, if you drool on my car seat I'll wipe your face with it."
"Enough with the damn car seats, your burned my hood if you forgot."
"I paid for it if you forgot!"
Lucy yawned, ignoring the two. She was so busy crying over Lisanna that she stayed awake and completely neglected to sleep. "Ya wanna sleep too Luce?" Natsu asked her and pointed at the small lever by the side of the passenger seat. "You can retract that you know."
"Yeah, thanks Natsu. Wake me when we're there."
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"...Natsu."
"Yeah?"
"I told you to wake me up!"
Natsu flinched at Lucy's loud voice, though he only laughed. "I'm not wating in the car Natsu, you know I hate that!" She glared at him, as she held the food that she placed on her lap which woke her up.
"We're not eating in the car Luce."
"Then why are you driving away from Flapjacks?!"
"We're gonna eat breakfast somewhere else! A surprise roadtrip, isn't that fun?" The pinkette beamed at her in excitement. "Don't worry, I got you your favourite. I got you waffles instead of pancakes and some french toast." He moved his hand point at the cup sitting at the holder. "Milky coffee, extra sweet right?" He smirked at her.
"Well… yeah." The girl then pointed at Juvia, who was sipping some orange juice. "But Juvia's hunngry already!"
"I'm actually okay." Juvia commented, only to be ignored by the blonde.
"She's hungry and so am I."
"Trust me Luce, you gonna love where I'm taking you. We're almost there." He turned the car and pointed towards a nearby cliff. "See!"
"A cliff?" Juvia asked. "Ah, a breakfast picnic, good thing there's some blankets at the back." She put down her drink on a nearby cup holder and reached for the back. "Where is it…."
"Why a cliff?" Lucy raised a brow at him.
"Well…" Natsu blushed. "You kept going on and on how you wanted to see the sun rise somewhere, so I thought to take you where you can see it the most." He shrugged, hiding a small smile.
"Romantic." Juvia commented once again without even looking in front.
"Oh…" Lucy blushed slightly and smiled. "Thanks Natsu. That's sweet of you."
Of course it was sweet of him.
There was no way he was gonna tell her how long he'd been looking for a place just to grant what she wanted. That was way too embarrassing.
"Here we are!" He stopped by a nearby cliff. "And just in time too!" He rushed out of the car and ran over to Lucy's side, opening the car door for her. "Here give me that I'll carry 'em." He grabbed the paper bag full of food just as Juvia lets herself out, carrying a large blanket in her arms.
Setting down the blanket in the grass, the blue haired girl smoothed it back and placed the food over it.
"Gray! Wake up! Breakfast time!" Lucy poked him from the car.
"Un…"
"Gray!"
"I'm up…"
"Lucy! Come on, its coming up!" Natsu called her. As quick as she could, the blonde rushed to his side to admire the view.
This was amazing. Dan never took her to these places. He wasn't into driving to long distances just to sight see.
It was almost hilarious that Natsu did everything that she wanted Dan to do for her. She glanced at the man. Oh how thankful she was for her bestfriend.
And though she'd never say it out loud… how jealous she was of whoever would be his girlfriend. She wanted a man like Natsu too.
Natsu glanced at the girl he loved so much in adore, as she watched the sunrise in awe, all he could think of was how beautiful this woman was.
A woman he wanted so much to become his.
'I love you' he wanted to tell her.
"Its beautiful Natsu. Seriously, thanks for bringing me here." Lucy smiled at him. "Its best thing I've seen."
Natsu looked back at the rising sun, silently thinking to himself. 'Yeah… but you're the best thing I've seen in my life. My God what I would do just to have you'.
