Prompt 4- "You haven't even touched your food. What's going on?" (NaLu)
Lucy knew something was wrong with Natsu the moment she walked into the guild hall. Mostly, it was because he had an entire buffet's worth of food sitting in front of him and he wasn't ripping into it like he had been raised in a barn.
Instead, he just stared at his plate, not really seeing it.
Lucy walked toward him, concern etched into her face. "Hey Natsu," she said, sliding into the bench where he sat. He jumped, seemingly surprised by her arrival, which was beyond weird. Usually, Natsu would hear or smell her coming. Now, neither.
"What's up?" she asked.
"Nothin' much."
Lucy snorted. "Yeah, sure. You haven't even touched your food. What's going on?"
"It's..." he began slowly. "It's the day Igneel disappeared."
Ah. Now it made much more sense. It was July 7, years after X777. Poor Natsu.
"And... it's also the day Lisanna 'died'."
Lisanna had 'died' on the same day Igneel disappeared? Wow. Talk about coincidence. And it had Natsu upset.
Lucy tried for a comforting smile. "But Lisanna's back. And you'll find Igneel someday, I know you will."
"Yeah?" he replied, and Lucy was a little surprised by the amount of acid in his voice, but it was more sad-sounding than anything else. "When?"
"Someday," Lucy repeated firmly. "No one can know when that is. But you won't give up, will you?"
Slowly, Natsu shook his head. "No."
"Then you'll find him."
Natsu grinned at her. "Yeah." He wrapped his strong, warm arm around Lucy's shoulders. "Thanks Luce."
A/N: I don't actually know when Lisanna was transported to Edolas, so I just used the date of Igneel's disappearance for it. Don't get too mad.