I AM SO SO SO SO SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT! I'LL LET YA'LL GET TO IT ;) THE ONLY CHARACTER THAT BELONGS TO ME IS LUKE.
Look at them…all buddy buddy. What's so great about this guy anyway? Natsu thought, I don't trust him, not one bit. Natsu was currently in a tree, close by the couple he was spying on. He didn't need to be so close, since he had excellent hearing, but Natsu was Natsu after all. His instincts were too good to be ignored, and something about this guy didn't sit right with him. He thinks he can just show up out of the blue and steal Lucy away from him? I don't think so. Lucy and Luke were sitting on a bench outside, having finished their lunch earlier, sitting too close for Natsu's taste.
"So Lucy, tell me, what are you even doing here? I mean, I'm surprised you're not back at the mansion. You are the only Heartfilia left, correct? What's going to become of all the things your father worked so diligently on?" Lucy looked down at her shoes. She remembered her past in that mansion as if it were yesterday. Now that her father was gone, she was the only member of the Heartfilia family left. Of course, she was going to remain in Fairy Tail. That was obvious.
"I gave it all up, Luke. I wasn't happy living that life, you know that," Lucy said, looking up at him. "You're obviously still living the rich and luxurious life the way we used to, and that's fine! I mean, you're…parental influence was different than mine."
"Lucy…" Luke looked at her with a weird expression. "How could you throw away your future like that?" He asked it with ease, as if it were no big deal, but Lucy felt a sharp pang in her chest. It was hurtful.
"Throw my future away? I saved it, Luke! I had nothing to live for there. I had nobody."
"You had me." He said.
"Yeah…only when you're father came to do business with mine." She said bitterly.
"Listen Lu…" Luke started. She clenched her teeth. He only called her that when he meant business, so she interrupted.
"Luke, I'm not the same person I was when we were kids. Yes, I ran away from home, and abandoned responsibility, but that turned out to be one of the best decisions I've made in my entire life. I'm a Fairy Tail wizard now; my life is full of risks and danger, and I have a new family and friends that I wouldn't trade all the money in the world for. After all, money can't buy you happiness!"
He turned away from her, only for a moment, and faced her again. His expression was not the same as it was before. It was more…cunning. "But it can sure as hell buy everything else…" he said. What does he mean buy that? Lucy thought.
"Lucy, if you don't mind I would like to get to the point of why I came to you today. I have a dilemma, you see. My father is ill, the doctors are saying he hasn't much time left, and he says that I must marry in order to succeed him."
Luke said all of this with almost no emotion. If there was any emotion present, it was greed. Lucy couldn't believe what he was saying. Was this the same Luke she knew? "So, I thought, what a perfect solution you would be. You're the one and only heir to your company, which means if I marry you, we'll get to share all the money both our families possess. We are also childhood friends, so it makes sense. I mean, you do realize that's why we became friends in the first place, right?" He said, with a look of satisfaction. Lucy just stared at him with a shocked expression. She would've asked if he was kidding, but she knew better. She had grown up with these types of people all her life. People who only cared about two things: money and themselves.
"I-I don't understand…" Lucy said, her eyes started to sting.
Luke blinked his eyes a few times. "Did you honestly think I became friends with you just for the hell of it? Our fathers forced us to…come on Lu, I thought you were smarter than this." He leaned in closer to her face, and the leaves in the tree close by rustled, even though there wasn't any wind. Luke, however, was not paying attention. A single tear rolled down Lucy's face.
"Oh please, enough with the dramatics, we both know you've had a crush on me all this time, so I would think you would be grateful to me. We should get going." He turned to leave.
"What makes you think I'll go with you?" Lucy asked quietly, but loud enough for him to hear. Her voice was shaking slightly, but she sounded confident too. Luke turned slightly, annoyed.
"I told you, I'm a wizard now, and I belong here with my friends. I'm not coming with you, and I'm sure as hell not going to marry a scumbag like you, either." Lucy said, glaring at him angrily.
Luke started to laugh coldly. Then he sighed, "I didn't want to have to do this, but if you don't come with me, you leave me no choice."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Your guild seemed pretty nice, it'd be a shame if something happened to it."
"What?! You…you wouldn't…" Lucy was horrified. He was threatening the entire guild?
"Oh I would, and it would be very easy too. Guild halls are such a waste of space. I could easily build a company building in its place."
"It doesn't matter…" Lucy said.
"Hmm?"
"I said it doesn't matter!" Lucy shouted, "Our guild has been knocked down more than once already, so if you want to threaten them…I'm just warning you now you'll be sorry! Fairy Tail never gives up, no matter how many times we get knocked down we always get back up!"
A loud smack echoed throughout the area. Lucy whimpered and put her hand to her stinging cheek. Before Luke could say or do anything else, he screamed. Lucy felt heat, as if she was right next to the sun. When she opened her eyes she saw a blur of pink and someone was standing in front of her. Luke was on the floor, blood coming out of his nose, looking shocked and absolutely terrified.
"Natsu…?"
He was scary. Flames were all around him and his red eyes were glowing with hatred. His voice was deep and raspy.
"If you ever touch Lucy again," the dragon slayer said, "You will be nothing more than a pile of ashes." He turned to walk away and check on Lucy, but Luke wasn't finished. Apparently a throbbing, bloody nose wasn't enough to stop him.
"Lucy's going to marry me! If she doesn't…I'll destroy your whole guild! My father will make sure of that!"
Natsu stopped walking abruptly. He turned back around and stood over Luke. "And what makes you think one man, on his death bed no less, can stop the most powerful guild in Fiore? Leave us alone…or you will be sorry." Luke started making sounds she didn't know a man could make. She didn't see Natsu's expression, but she could tell it was frightening. Luke scrambled to his feet and ran away. Natsu scoffed, "What a shame, didn't really put up a fight…" as he watched him run away.
Natsu turned and saw Lucy smiling at him, with glassy eyes. She ran and hugged him. "Here you are, saving me again…" He said against his chest.
"Always." He replied back. They both wanted to stay like that, in each other's arms, but Lucy while blushing furiously, finally said she needed to go home. Natsu, of course, walked her home.
While they were walking, Lucy was quiet. Natsu always knew that wasn't a good sign, but who could blame her. After what just happened to her, anyone would be upset. She was the first to speak.
"I still can't believe he used me like that…" she said quietly. Natsu didn't know how to respond, he just listened, and right now that's all Lucy needed.
"…and he wanted to marry me. What a joke…like I'd actually marry him…"
Natsu spoke up this time "So, even if he wasn't a jerk…would you have said yes?" Lucy looked up at him. He looked serious, but she also saw hopefulness in his eyes, and that made her heart flutter.
"No…no of course not." Lucy smiled but stopped and put her hand up to her cheek in pain. It was still red.
Natsu frowned. "That jerk…" He moved Lucy's hand from her face to examine her cheek. "…It still hurts, huh?" Their faces were inches from each other.
"Y-yeah…a bit…" Lucy said blushing. Natsu blushed as well, and stared at her cheek.
"Natsu, what are you-" Before she could finish her sentence, she felt warmth on her cheek. Natsu pulled back, not looking directly at her, his whole face the color of his hair.
"There…I…I made it better. Now it shouldn't hurt so much." Natsu said, already walking ahead. The sun was beginning to set behind them. Lucy was wide-eyed and was completely frozen. "Come on weirdo, it's getting late."
Lucy put her hand up to her cheek again, and she felt herself smile. She couldn't stop smiling as she ran to catch up with Natsu, who was still avoiding her gaze in embarrassment.
Thank you, Natsu…
A/N: PLOT TWIST (not really…kinda saw it coming didn't you?)YAAAAAY! ONE MORE CHAPTER! Also sorry if it felt rushed near the end, I was in an emotional state while writing most of it…don't even ask. But I hope you enjoyed it! You guys are awesome! Reviews are needed pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassseeeee…
