Chapter three! New characters in this chapter! Please Enjoy and rate and review!
"Natsu," Natsu lifted his head from the desk and looked at Grey, Juvia was beside him, as always. "Come on man, it's been nearly two months now."
Natsu sighed and smiled weakly, "I know,"
"What even happened to you?" he asked "You were so happy and then… this."
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." he said.
"Well you look like a girl ripped your heart out and did a runner." Grey said.
"Something like that…" Natsu mumbled.
"It's your birthday next week," Grey said, "I think Levy and Juvia are planning a party for you since you've made no indication of doing it yourself."
"Juvia thinks you should come Natsu." Juvia said.
"Yeah man, you should do something, it might cheer you up a little." Grey suggested.
Natsu looked thoughtful and then nodded "I guess I will come, there's no point in ditching my own party."
"Juvia is happy!" Juvia said, "Levy will be too."
Natsu gave them a weak smile, they were really good friends, he knew that. "Thanks guys."
"Yeah it's alright man," Grey sighed "You're no fun to fight with then you're like this, since you don't care when I insult you."
"Whatever ice princess." Natsu grinned, his first real smile in some time.
"That's the flame brain I know." Grey laughed.
Natsu didn't have the energy to start a fight but he laughed, maybe things really could get better. Lucy had been the one to say that he had good friends that cared about him, she was gone from his life, but he could still follow her advice, he knew she wouldn't want him to be like this.
That evening Natsu wasn't feeling quite so optimistic anymore, his mirror stared him in the face every time he walked into this room, and his note book and pen still lay on his desk, in two mouths he still couldn't let it go, he couldn't let her go. He took a long and hesitant breath before he took a few steps toward his desk and the note book. He reached out and slowly picked it up. it felt heavy in his hand from all the messages and feelings it held, he pulled open a draw and with a deep breath put the note book there, closing it away. That was his first step, maybe now he would finally be able to move on.
A week later Natsu looked into his mirror, a brand new one, silver frame and clear glass. He adjusted his suit jacket over his loose shirt and ran a hand though his unruly pink hair. He smiled at his reflection, it was his birthday and he was going to have a good time if it killed him.
Grey picked him up in his car and drove him to the Magnolia under 18's club: Mira's Cave. The place was owned by a man called Makarov but it was run by a woman called Mirajane Strauss who ran it with her younger siblings, Elfman and Lisanna. The Strauss family were close friends of Natsu. "Natsu!" Lisanna hugged him tightly. "Happy birthday!"
"Thanks Lisanna." He said hugging her back.
"Happy birthday Natsu." Mirajane smiled.
"Hi Mira." He said, he hadn't been to the club in a while and for good reason, the walls were lined with mirrors the idea pulled from the pronunciation of Mira's name. He hadn't wanted to come back until he thought he was ready, he thought he was but it still got to him a little.
"You haven't been by in so long!" Mira cried "You haven't' met the new regulars or anything! You used to know everyone, because you were part of the club."
"I'm sorry Mira." Natsu grinned, "Something happened but I'll come by more often now."
"Natsu you made it!" Levy appeared with Juvia who threw herself into Greys arms without much thought. Behind them came Gajeel and a girl with long red hair.
"It's my party Levy, I wouldn't have missed it." he said.
"Liar," she muttered, Natsu raised an eyebrow, "Anyway this is Erza," the girl with red hair stepped forward and extended her hand, Natsu shook it. "She's the girl I was trying to set you up with that time!"
"LEVY!" Natsu cried.
"It's fine, It's fine, she dating someone now, some childhood friend she met up with again after years and years." Levy rolled her eyes.
Natsu sighed a sigh of relief, thank goodness he was not ready to deal with Levy's match making. "Nice to meet you Erza."
"You too, and happy birthday." She smiled. "Hello Mirajane." She called over his shoulder briefly waving to Mira.
"Hi Erza," she called as she swept past with a tray of drinks.
"You must be one of the new regulars then." Natsu commented.
"Yeah, me and my friends live on the other side of magnolia but we heard about this place and decided to check it out, been coming by ever since. We heard about though Levy, since she's an old friend of mine." Erza explained.
"Any of your friends coming tonight?" Natsu asked, making polite conversation as Juvia pulled Grey off to dance and he noticed Levy doing the same to Gajeel.
"Only my boyfriend," Erza said, "Cana and the others didn't want to come, since they don't know you and didn't want to impede on your birthday."
Natsu glanced over her shoulder and saw one of his friends, Happy, waving at him from across the room. "Well it was really nice meeting you," he said "But I need to go and talk to my friend Happy."
"Actually my boyfriend's here now as well." Erza said waving over his shoulder. He looked over and saw a tall guy with blue floppy hair and a tattoo over one eye walking towards them.
"I'll leave you to it then." He nodded in good bye.
As he walked away he heard her call out "Jellal!"
Natsu had a good time at the party! All his friends were there and Jellal and Erza seemed to fit right in with the crowd. It was almost as if Lucy had never happened, Natsu wasn't sure whether he was grateful for the feeling or not. It was nice to be happy again… but did he want to forget about her? When he got home the question was answered for him, he walked into the spare room where he had placed the old tailed fairy mirror and found it had fallen from the wall and glass shattered and in pieces across the wall, all the remained was the wooden frame. An empty shell. The sign couldn't have been clearer to Natsu, Lucy was gone, and she wasn't coming back.