Natsu slouched at the bar, chin rested on his folded arms. Why didn't Lucy understand that all she had to do was apologize? He longed to hold her in his embrace again. Maybe if he...
No. Natsu refused to be the one to surrender. Lucy started the whole mess, so she would be the one to clean it up. Natsu was obviously the victim in this situation.
Mira brought him a glass of water, but instead of leaving to go serve another customer, she stayed in front of Natsu.
"Natsu," she said gently, "You and Lucy can't stay like this forever. You have to make up with her."
Natsu didn't reply; he allowed his eyes to roam around the guild- anywhere but Mira's stern blue eyes.
Mira sighed, knowing that he would just ignore her prods like he did every other day. But today, she had resolved, would be the day she'd finally get Natsu and Lucy back together. She slammed her palms on the counter, startling Natsu and causing him to look at her.
"Natsu, you need to stop being such a child and become a responsible man!" Mira was about to continue on when Natsu growled and abruptly shot up from his stool.
"Shut up!" he yelled at her, drawing the whole guild's attention to him. Mira's words were exactly what Lucy had said to him those weeks ago, which now felt like years ago. "Why don't you go tell that to Lucy! Tell her to stop being the child and be the 'responsible woman' she always claims to be!" Fiery anger danced in his eyes. "Everyone's acting like I'm the bad guy! It was Lucy who started this whole mess! I'm not talking to her until she finally comes around and realizes that she's the one who's wrong!"
A loud slap echoed around the guild. Mira, hand still in the air and eyebrows steeply furrowed, glared at Natsu, whose left cheek was rapidly turning red. "I'm disappointed in you," she whispered, and then she turned her heel and disappeared into the kitchen.
Natsu stood there, stunned. Then, slowly and stiffly, he started walking out of the building, ignoring the shocked stares of his guild mates. Nobody noticed Lisanna sneak out to follow the dragon slayer.