Okay, Lucy admits that she has feelings for Natsu, but it's just a crush. You know the saying, "More than friends, but less than lovers." Though, whenever Natsu asks Lucy to skip classes with him, she just make up an excuse and avoids him, everyday. And this is what bugs Natsu. He decided to get some nice advice from his best friend, and his worst enemy, Gray Fullbuster.
"Hey, Ice-Cone, why is Lucy avoiding me every single day, now? Did I do something bad to her, that will make her avoid me forever?" Natsu asked Gray with a worried face. Gray probably knew what happened, but, decided to answer him wrong, "Hmm. I think she hates you, and think you're an ugly person." He laughed a little as he said that. Natsu's anger started to boil up, and again, the bickering showed up between the two of them.
Meanwhile, Lucy was hanging out with Levy and Juvia. "Hey, Lucy, why are you avoiding Natsu every time I see you? When he asks you something, you just avoid making eye contact with him!" Levy said to Lucy. "Juvia thinks it's Love! Two people in love, so wonderful!" Juvia exclaimed. "Um, guys, you're going way too far, it's just a simple crush, nothing else." Lucy explained. "Besides, I think someone already warned me not to get near him." Lucy said with her golden locks covering her eyes. "And, who might that be?" Levy and Juvia asked at the same time.
Lucy replied, "Third Year, Mirajane Strauss's little sister, Lisanna Strauss. She told me that if I hang out with Natsu, She won't guarantee that she can make me see the daylights of tomorrow ever again…" Lucy was having a very painful face when she said that. "Oh, that's right, I did indeed tell you. But, who told you to tell the others? Surely, it wasn't me." Lisanna was behind Lucy giving her a murderous intent to kill her. Levy and Juvia tried to avoid the argument as much as possible, so Levy grabbed Lucy's hand and went out from the cafeteria with Juvia.
"Oh, Lucy. Over here!" Natsu and Gray, both shouted in unison. The three girls met up with Natsu and Gray. Lucy and the others could not tell Natsu and Gray what happened, since Lisanna was a childhood friend of Natsu and Gray, but mostly, Natsu. The salmon hair-colored person had a crush on her a long time ago, however, the questions are now forming, because he became distant to her these two years. After they graduated from Junior-High, they didn't even talk to each other.
Lucy told everyone, "Everyone, I am going out for a little walk to get some fresh air, you can go back to the dorms already." She decided to have some time alone. Everyone tried to offer that they would hang out with her, but unfortunately, Lucy shook her head to everything said. They finally gave up and headed off to the dorms.
"Ah, thins sure are tough for me, mother, father. Specially the Lisanna problem." Lucy looked at the sky and started to say things. "You got something to say to Lisanna?" A voice was heard from behind the bench, and to Lucy's surprise, it was Natsu! "W-what are you doing here? You should've gone back to the dormitory! I told you so!" Lucy shouted. "Forget about that, what do you want with Lisanna? No, let me change my question. What is the problem between you and Lisanna?" Natsu was kind of angry looking when he questioned Lucy.
"Um, nothing much, just that spilled orange juice on my skirt from her hand accidentally". Lucy couldn't bring herself to say the truth. Though, he seemed to believe her. There was one teeny-tiny problem now. Natsu was still angry. "Um, Natsu? Why do you still look like as if you are angry at me?" Lucy questioned Natsu with a worried face. "Lucy, I've known you for some time, and I know that you are lying, spill it out." Natsu was serious when he said this to Lucy.
She was afraid, if Lisanna got the wind of it, then, all the blame would come on her and Natsu. She didn't mind, Lisanna putting the blame on her, but, the problem here was Natsu. "W-why a-a-are you talking like as if y-you know everything about me?" Lucy ran away, with tears welling up in her dark brown orbs. Before Natsu was able to run after her, a white-haired girl stopped him from doing so. He turned around, and saw Lisanna with a hurtful look. "N-natsu,…" Lisanna faked her tears. Natsu asked her what's wrong and tried to comfort her. Lisanna took this as her chance and hugged Natsu with all her might. Natsu couldn't help, but miss this from her, so he hugged her back too."What's wrong?" Natsu asked her.
"Lucy said bad things at me! She just took that as an excuse, 'to get some fresh air' ! She said… not to hang around you anymore! It hurts! It hurts so much!" Lisanna was faking her cry, while Natsu was furious when he heard this. "Lucy… you will pay for this!" Lisanna was relieved when he heard that line from Natsu. It was about to be midnight, so Natsu took Lisanna back to her dorm, and said good night and went off to the boys dormitory. He thought quite a lot about it, and drifted off to sleep.
It was morning! Lucy seemed to have completely forgotten about the talk between Natsu and her, last night. She was in a cheerful mood. Once she saw Natsu getting into the class, she thought of greeting him, and shouted "Good Morning! Natsu!" Natsu went near her, grabbed her fair wrist and he took her outside to the compound. He only said a few words, "Listen! Don't you dare make Lisanna cry! I never knew you were such a horrible person! Lucy, from now on, let's treat each other as complete strangers! I'll make sure everyone gets news on this!" He turned his back and went to the classroom.
Lucy was astonished! Her brown orbs were shaking to what Natsu said. She bit her bottom lip, and said, "Lisanna… why… why… must you give me this kind… of… an unbearable fate… Did I do something wrong to make everyone else hate me?" Lucy started to cry. While Levy and Juvia were watching from afar, as soon as they saw Lucy crying, they came to her aid, and luckily, for them, tomorrow was the summer vacation. She wouldn't have to meet Natsu or even Lisanna. However, she regretted not talking to Natsu. It felt like, as if her heart has been conquered over by something to make it this painful…