Ok i finished chapter three! tell me if you have any ideas for the story and ill consider them :) please review and enjoy!

LUCY'S POV

I summoned Virgo and had her take my belongings I had packed to the spirit world. I threw on a jacket and a pair of sturdy traveling boots before scribbling down a note. i stepped out into the cool night air and stole one last glance at the place I called home. used to call home, I mentally corrected.

I'm gonna miss this place. But I'll come back. Someday. It broke my heart to leave without saying goodbye to him. We don't spend very much time together, but I still felt closer to him than almost anyone. Maybe it was because our pasts were similar. But I had always felt drawn to him and I had thought that maybe he could accept me.

But it was too late. I had to leave now.

Don't worry, Lucy. You'll come back someday, and then maybe you'll have a chance to strengthen your bond. I tried to reassure myself that everything would work out, but there were swarms of doubts biting at the back of my mind

What if he finds someone else before you come back? You aren't that close to him, he could have any girl he wants. The voices continued to sneer in my mind, but i had already made my choice.

I knew what I had to do. And besides, I'm sure I'll find myself coming back to him.

someday.

NATSU'S POV

I was walking to the guild with happy flying next to my shoulder, when I realized I had unconsciously taken my usual detour to stop by Lucy's house. I sighed knowing that she was still mad at me, but it couldn't hurt to go say hi…

I had Happy fly me to her apartment window and I crawled inside. I could immediately tell that something was wrong. Her familiar scent of strawberries and vanilla while still there, was slightly dull, as if she hadn't been there in a while.

'Lucy' I called out nervously. ' I just wanted to come and see if you were still mad.' I waited for her to yell at me to get out, but I heard only silence.

That's weird. Maybe she's just in the shower. I sniffed around, cautiously looking in all the rooms. Ok I don't know what's going on here. She wasn't in the bathroom, making breakfast, sleeping, or writing her novel. I was starting to panic and I searched the silent house frantically.

'Ok Luce, jokes over. I know you're mad at me but please come out!' I shouted. Still, no answer.

'Natsu! Come quick!' Happy called anxiously. I dashed over to her desk and happy handed me a note shakily. 'Read it'

I looked down at Lucy's familiar handwriting that Happy held out to me and started to read.

To whom it may concern,

I have gone away for a while and I won't be returning anytime soon. If any fairy tail members are reading this, please don't panic. I wasn't kidnapped or anything like that. I chose to leave. I need some time to think about things. I have money saved to pay my rent while I'm gone. Master knows where it is. don't try to find me and don't worry , I'm safe. Don't forget about me, fairy tail.

All my love,
Lucy Heartfilia.

My hand trembled as I set down the note.

'This-this can't be real! How is Lucy gonna survive out there on her own! I've got to find her!' I spluttered out.

'No Natsu. That's not what she wants. I think it's best to let her go.' Happy sadly placed a blue paw on my shoulder as a single tear found its way down his face.

'No. NO! I never meant to hurt her like this!' I wailed.

'I know buddy.' Happy started to shake with grief.

'What are we gonna do?' I heard myself whisper 'this is all my fault. I drove her away. why did I say those things? I didn't mean it, Luce. I swear I didn't.'

'Let's go back to the guild' happy sniffed. 'They need to know what happened.'

I nodded and slowly got to my feet. I shouldn't have said those things to her. I never meant it like that! I only wanted to tell her how important she was to me, how I would always be there to protect her. But It was too late. I was the reason she was gone.

And I hated myself for it.

LAXUS'S POV

As soon as I walked into the guild, I heard the sobs. I had come in late today, and had no idea what was going on. Mira stood at the bar weeping, while Freed tried to comfort her. All of Lucy's friends and team Natsu were standing at the bar, while Levy and Erza were weeping silently. I gritted my teeth. I couldn't handle chicks crying, and now I was surrounded by them.

'hey, What the hell is going on here?' I growled.

'I-its l-Lucy' Mira wailed 'she- she's gone!'

I snorted in surprise, I was at a loss for words. Blondie left? I don't believe it

'H-here' Mira choked out 'she left this letter '

My eyes devoured the words hungrily as I scanned the page. So it's true then. She's gone. It was a huge blow hearing that we had lost our light.

No, my light.

I didn't understand these emotions I was feeling. I had never realized how much she brightened up my day, until now. Now she was gone and I was just now realizing how much I would miss her. The way her chocolate brown eyes sparkled when she laughed, how her smile lit up the entire room, and most of all, I would miss the way she always acknowledged me. Many people were afraid of me since fantasia, but she was different. She always went out of her way to strike up a conversation with me, and she never failed to boost my spirit when I was feeling down. She was one of the few people who accepted me and wasn't afraid when I was near. I felt like I could truly open up to her, but I had lost my chance. There was no telling when she was gonna get back so I had to just wait.

I looked up and silently dropped the note as I headed up to my office. I closed the door, and collapsed in my chair. I rested my head on the flat wooden surface and tried to forget the pain of Lucy's absence.

Damn, Blondie you sure got everyone worked up. Well all miss you, but I know you can handle yourself. Come back soon. We need you.

I need you.

LUCY'S POV

The sky was slowly fading into a deep purple as I limped through the forest with my aching muscles screaming in protest with each step. I had been traveling since last night and I had been using my spirits to help me go as fast as I could so I could get some distance between myself and fairy tail, and boy was I exhausted! I looked down at my pained legs and decided to call Virgo and have her help me set up camp.

' do you wish to punish me master?' Virgo chided

'could you quit with that talk?' I huffed. 'Anyway, can you please bring me my stuff and help me set up a camp?'

'of course master, I'll be right back.' She disappeared with a WOOSH and returned a moment later with my belongings. We quickly set up camp in a small clearing, and Virgo started a fire for me.

'thanks for your help Virgo.' I smiled at her 'you can go now.'

'goodbye master.' She called as she disappeared.

I sat down by the fire and started eating my dinner of soup. I looked up at the stars through the leafy tree branches, comforted by their twinkling presence. I slurped down the rest of my soup and groaned as I sat up. My muscles were killing me! I can't remember the last time I was this sore. It was gonna take a lot of training, both physically and magically before I would be ready. I limped over to my tent and collapsed on my sleeping bag. I had a feeling I was going to sleep very well tonight.

I lay inside the comforting bag of warmth and held up my right hand. I gazed at the pink, dirt- encrusted fairy tail mark. I wonder what everyone back home is doing right now. Natsu better not be in my house! I thought fiercely. But at thinking his name I felt a small pang in my heart. I hadn't forgiven him, but he must be worried… and what was levy thinking? Damn! I forgot to write some more chapters of my novel for her! She's gonna be pissed when I get back! I hurriedly dismissed the guilt, telling myself that I would write some before I returned.

As I rolled over and closed my eyes , I thought of him. i wonder if he's worried about me. Sure, he has the company of thunder legion, but I hope he doesn't get lonely. If only I could have stayed with him.

Thought of him were still running through my mind as I drifted off to sleep.

And that night I dreamt of his rare smile and enticing aroma. if only I could have stayed with him.

Laxus.

Yawning, I stretched my arms above my head and checked the time. Jeez, its only 5 in the morning! Oh well, I need to get started on my training. I crawled out of bed and pulled on some clean clothes. I boiled some water and made a cup of tea and slowly sipped on it as I looked at my schedule.

'ok. So I need to meditate for half an hour, then move on to physical training and finish off with some magic training.' I said aloud. I sat cross legged on a yoga mat and closed my eyes. I blocked out any and all distractions as I began taking deep breaths in, and out. I emptied my mind of everything and simply focused on nothing at all. I could feel myself emitting a powerful magical energy that surrounded me and suspended me in the air. I paid no attention and continued to release swirling pink light. I kept this up for a while before slowly reintroducing my senses to the world. As a opened my eyes my I saw the light flowing serenely l around me.

'hello old friend' I chuckled. 'It's been a long time since I've seen you.' I concentrated on slowly pulling the energy back inside me and gently set myself back on the ground. Ok that's it for meditation. Time for a workout.

I slowly stood up and began on my intense exercise routine. I did more pushups than I had ever thought possible with my body, and began packing up camp. It helped with my strength training to do the work myself, rather than call Virgo. (Although last night was an exception.) I packed up in just a matter of minutes before strapping some large rocks to my legs and sprinting up and down the path. After 15 minutes of that, I could feel my legs protesting. But I wasn't done yet. I started trying to pick up logs, and you might not be able to see it, but I have quite an astonishing amount of muscle in my arms. I successfully managed to hoist a small log into the air and threw it as far as I could. it landed about five feet away

Not bad Lucy. I've still got a long way to go though. After another half hour of intense labor, I collapsed on the ground panting. I rested for ten minutes before starting on my magic exercises. I stood up and closed my eyes, using my mind to form a small ball of magic. I opened my eyes and I had a sphere of pink energy swirling in my palms. I took aim at a boulder and shot the energy at it and watched the boulder explode into bits. So far so good. By only using small bits of magic at a time, I was able to maintain control over my power.

I closed my eyes again, this time activating my spirit sense. Through my closed eyelids, I could sense the spirits of any nearby living creature. It had been so long since I had used it that I was a little rusty identifying the signatures. I turned my head and watched the sparkling green signature of a squirrel scampering up a tree.

Well, it's good to see that still works. I opened my eyes and continued making spheres of magic energy, trying to make each one slightly bigger than the last. I worked at it for another half hour before stopping. So far my training was successful.

I summoned Virgo to take my stuff back to the spirit world and then continued along the path. I had a destination, and it wasn't here.

NATSU'S POV

It's been a week. There's been no sign of Lucy yet. I was going to go after her, despite what the note said, but Erza stopped me before I could sneak away. I still couldn't get over the fact that she had left because of me. I was slowly being driven mad with guilt.

Everyone tried to reassure me, tell me that it wasn't my fault. But I knew what they really thought of me. I was the jerk who took away their light. . Lissanna tried to comfort me, but Luce was my best friend and I was too worried about her to even give a damn about Lissanna. All I wanted was for my best friend to return safely. but I had hurt her and driven her away without even realizing how harsh my words had been.

I was drowning in an ocean of guilt, and no one could save me.

No one but Lucy could pull me out of the darkness.

Come back Luce.

Save me.

so that's the end of chapter three. sorry if there's any mistakes, I tried to fix any grammar mistakes I saw but I might not have caught them all. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the beginning of a LaLu romance :3

OK so I also just updated this chapter, because I noticed a lot of things wrong with it, and I did add a few sentences. I just try to post these chapters so fast, I don't catch all the errors. sorry about any mistakes i missed and thanks for reading! XOXO