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Natsu

I'm pretty sure I can tell you that mom and dad are having a fight. When I woke up this morning, mom already left, without telling me where she's going. The house is so quiet when I woke up, and the only person I saw was my dad, I'm not a morning person but neither did he. So something must be up.

My dad is sitting on the couch, watching his new beloved TV that he bought earlier at the beginning of this week, which after I calculated, the new TV is probably the reason mom and dad having a fight.

"Where's mom?" I ask, but dad just ignores the question.

I stand behind the couch for minutes, pretend to stare at my dad's new TV but I was secretly hoping that he will acknowledge my presence.

"Where is she?" he doesn't say anything. "Are you two having a fight?" Still, he does not say anything. Maybe he's mad at my mom for questioning a little too much about the new TV he bought, but I just can't help it, mom is always be the kind of person who is compulsive and have to get what she wants, and so demanding, so strict and sometimes a little bit of perfectionist, while dad is just… well dad. I remembered that last night dinner was getting a little too intense between mom and dad, but I have to agree with mom, that the new TV does not fit in our living room. Totally out of space. "Dad?" being ignored once again, I decided to walk back to my room and take a shower.

"What the hell makes me woke up so early in the morning?" I showered for almost ten minutes with that question stuck in my head.

When I reach the living room again, I found my dad looking for something at the kitchen counter. When he looks up at me, he says, "Natsu," I take that as a cue to walk to him to get closer. "I'm just simply tired of your mom" he said as I can feel nervousness rushing through my body. "Here some money, for today the food is on your own, make sure to take care of Wendy" he gave me the money as he walk passed me patting me on the shoulder, I turn around to see him about to leave, and so a wild thought appeared in my head, and it terrifies me about what's going to happen.

"You're not planning on leaving us are you dad?" he turned around to see me once again after putting on his shoes.

"No," he says.

"Then, where you going?"

"Don't worry" he didn't answer my question, but I don't know what else to say, so I say nothing, but his eyes are looking into mine which makes me believe him one hundred percent, and I nodded making myself sure that I don't have to worry.

A couple of hours later, Wendy woke up and just like I did when I woke up earlier, she asked about where mom and dad whereabouts. Which I only responded with, "They're out with friends"

Wendy complained about the breakfast I ordered earlier from the local diner around the corner. She said that it's cold already and she didn't like some of the stuff I ordered for her, well sorry little princess, but I'm not your servant.

"Why you order a lot of bacons but you don't order eggs?"

"YOU KNOW I LIKE WAFFLES BETTER THAN PANCAKES"

"GOD! Can't you at least order some normal food?!"

And so the complained go on.

I demand her to finish her breakfast and how she should starts feeling the warm feeling inside from eating a wonderful breakfast with such a wonderful brother, which she only returned with a snort.

I can't cook and so does Wendy, her cooking is terrible. In this occurrence, normally, with my parents out and stuff, Lucy always comes over and cooks for us, she's not an amazing cooker, but still she's better than the both of us combined together. But, Lucy and I are having apart-time now, she doesn't contact me for over two weeks-and still counting of course, and definitely she won't come to see me or even cook for me.

And it hit me, just like that, I mean I'm no weatherman, but it sure as hell it struck me like lightning.

I haven't spoke to Lucy for two weeks and I'm stressed out.

That's probably the reason why I woke up so early today, because I can't get a good sleep last night. In denial, thinking about Lucy. I don't exactly can recall what I've been thinking for the past two weeks and especially last night, but I just… I don't know, everything comes rambling around in my head and I can't understand it. The thoughts of Lucy hit me for weeks and I'm stressed out.

Research said that coral can die when they stressed out, thank god I'm not a coral.

After lunch I got a text from Erza asking me to return her book. What book? I never borrow a book from Erza before, and beside, even if I did I'm sure Erza would never lend it to me. So I replied the text by asking her what book.

"My book you idiot. The Great Gatsby. Don't tell me you don't have it"

Oh, that book.

When I read the reply, I quickly toss my phone on the couch and starts searching for it.

Come on Natsu, think! I borrowed it last month for my assignment, so where do I put it? If I don't find it and return it to her soon, I don't think I can live to see another day. I shouldn't have borrow a book from Erza, hell, I shouldn't have borrow anything from her, but Lucy won't let me borrow her books, because the last time I borrow a book from her, I draw Gray's face in it, which I think it's scary and weird at the same time.

I didn't found the book in my room, and I start panicking and I feel awful.

"Wendy where is it?" she ignores me as I keep looking.

What is wrong with people ignoring me and shit today?

"Have you seen it?" now I'm just being anxious, I realized that when I actually search for the book under some pillow on my couch. I found nothing. "Aw fuck," I throw some pillows in exasperation, "where is it!"

"You cursed" Wendy responded.

"Mom and dad isn't home" I mumbled as I keep on looking.

"Still" I can see she shrugged.

"God!" I yelled. "Wendy where is it!"

"WHERE WAS WHAT?" she starts to yell, probably annoyed.

"That! That thing!" she fixed her eyes on the TV.

"What thing?" still, her eyes not moving an inch from the big flat screen.

"The book!"

"You don't read books" she noted. Yeah, well especially literature Wendy. I hate literature and I am disappointed at The Great Gatsby, I spend times reading it only to find the two main protagonists doesn't end up together. It's a sad ending, and I liked happy endings. What does Mr. Neekis thinking when he gave us to write an essay over literature? When I'm about to borrow a book from Erza, she gave me a lot of choice. She showed me her collections in literature and asked me what I want to borrow, but I have no idea what I should borrow so I asked her, "which one have happy endings?" Erza blink her eyes at me and shrugged, "some of them doesn't have happy endings, it's literature Natsu, they don't do happy endings" so judging by the side of the book, I borrow The Great Gatsby, the thinnest book than the others. I am actually mad at the reality bitter truth of the ending, and slightly curious of what does Mr. Neekis possibly gain with teenagers writing an essay for over such a depressing book? What do I even gain for reading such a tremendously tragic book? Emptiness?

"Erza lend me a book and I think I lost it" I admit, with my hands on my hips.

"You're going to get killed" she stated which, no surprise in that.

"I swear I had it somewhere" I ignore her.

There's a silence for a second before Wendy start saying, "Didn't you lend Lucy a book recently?"

"Fuck"

"Cursed" she glared.

At the thought of Lucy I can already feel a cold sweat running down on the side of my forehead. I hum a single note from one to ten. "Ok," my voice is calm. "Wendy take it for me" I demand.

"5 bucks" she smirked.

"What?"

"Everything comes with a price, my lovely big brother" now she's being a prick.

I rolled my eyes and I say, "Okay, distract her so that I can come to her room and take the book"

"You're a creep" she spat at me. "Why don't you ask her to return it to you already?"

Calmly, I tell Wendy the truth. "I can't, we're having apart-time"

"What's that?"

"Apparently, a time where we don't see each other" like mom and dad are having at the moment, which I keep silent about it.

"How long you've been doing this so called apart-time?" now she just asking me some unimportant question.

"Two weeks" I trailed off. "And counting," I added as she stare at me with blank expression. "It's ridiculous"

"Okay, 10 bucks"

"NO! 5 bucks!

"You lose your chance"

I shoved my hand into my jeans pocket, thinking if I'm not mistaken, I had ten bucks in my pocket from this morning. I took out ten bucks and give it to Wendy. "I hate you, you know"

"I hate you too" she grinned.

After Wendy asked Lucy to accompany her to the nearest supermarket stating that I was currently not available and Wendy too scared to go alone. Seriously guys, I think my little sister is the most terrible but great liar the same time. I went in to Lucy's apartment. It's Sunday, and Lucy's parents must be already away for movies. Both Layla and Jude are a sucker for foreign films that played every Sunday, and they've been doing this since I was 10, how do I know about this? Because I'm the one who accompany Lucy every Sunday night. But not anymore.

I quickly search for the book at her book rack, and it didn't help me how Lucy is a book lovers and actually have tons of them. Why do she even have to be interested in The Great Gatsby? Why do I even lend her Erza's book anyway? Do I really have to snuck in to Lucy's room just because we're having apart-time? Feeling nervous, I drop down the book as soon as I find it. Great. I bent down to pick it up under Lucy's bed, only to find a box with my name written on it.

It's a freaking red box with my name written on it.

I opened it, hesitantly yes, because I have the thought that if Lucy found out about this, it's not going to be just Erza who's going to beat me tomorrow.

The box filled with memories I shared with Lucy.

Pictures, stuff I bought for her, and more stuff… who's the creep now?

I quickly closed the box and put it where I first found it.

Trying to save my own ass, I quickly return to my apartment and text Wendy that I am done with my job.

Two hours after Wendy returned, mom and dad returned. Together, hand in hand, as a whole, which actually kinda gross me out. Mom cooked dinner happily, and I was glad that I finally going to start eating fantastic food again. Thanks, mom you're the best cook ever.

Dad asked about whether or not Wendy knowing about what's going on between mom and dad or not, and I simply shook my head.

"Your mom is insane" I nodded to that. Thinking of how mom is more like a colonel and the most highest rank in this household. "But I managed to get her back, so I know that at first it's a little rough between us, but it's fine now" he smiled at me. The kind of rare smiles that show quality of reassurance in it.

"I know you two can worked it out" I responded. How lucky dad is, only having apart-time with mom for less than a day.


Thinking about the 'Natsu' box I've seen earlier, I want to talk to mom about what it meant. I was thinking about Wendy, but with mom being older therefore wiser and less annoying, I decide that I should go ask mom about it. Which, later on I regret doing it deeply. I knocked on my parent's door, but no answer, but because I am in serious need to talk with mom, I went in, only to found mom and dad lying underneath the blanket. I gulped, and even though I know that they're definitely naked under it, I just don't want to think about it. "GUYS!" I yelled.

"Natsu!" Mom yelled.

"Please take Wendy out, we're kinda busy" Dad managed to grinned. What the fuck?

"Okay," I said awkwardly as I closed the door and catching myself running up to Wendy. "I want to ask you question"

"Shoot" Wendy murmured.

"Okay, let's talk outside, whatever you want, my treat" I am surprised myself that I am acting nice towards Wendy now.

"Why?"

"Mom and dad are having sex" Wendy faced turns red in an instant.

When we walked side by side outside looking for something to eat, she say, "What is it that you want to ask?" I scratch the back of my neck showing a little hint of nervousness. "If," Wendy craned her neck to look up to me, "yeah" she said in order telling me to continue. "If someone has a box with your name written on it and the inside box is the shared memories, what do you mean by that?" she blink her eyes at me for the question and kept quiet for a minutes.

"You found the 'Natsu' box?" I nodded.

"You knew?" I asked, in disbelief.

"Well, yeah, Lucy asked me a couple times for your photos" I want to yell about how weird and creepy Lucy were, but I didn't.

"Okay," I managed to keep calm and not flipped out. "So?"

"So?"

"So what is it?" I ran a hand down my pink hair. How come red and white can make me have a pink hair? And how come Wendy get the blue while I got the pink? "What does it mean? Why it's bugging me? It's just a box!" I grunted in irritation.

"How should I know! Why are you asking me this questions in the first place!" she hissed as she punch me in the chest.

"BECAUSE!" I yelled. "Because, you're a girl and girl do that kind of shit"

She sighed. "Okay,"

"Hm?"

"I think it means Lucy is deeply in love with you, understand?" I don't understand, but I nod anyway.

Later on that night before I go to sleep, I found myself dialing Gray's number. Which I don't do that often and it tremendously creeps me out of how can I call him in such hour. God am I really that desperate for an answer?

"What is with Lucy? She asked me to have apart-time with her, what's that supposed to mean? And I found out the 'Natsu' box!" I said through the phone after I told him the whole full story.

I can sense Gray smirking at the other line. "That's the thing about girls. Even if they do something sort of stupid and unexplainable, you still fall in love with them, and then you just don't know what's gotten into you. They can drive you crazy Natsu. And now Lucy is driving you crazy"

Not really getting at what he said, I say, "I wasn't actually in love with her" I paused and he start making some weird noises, mocking noise. "Well, I think I'm half in love with her, but it's probably because she's my best-friend"

"What is it with you and your whole best-friend thing! Come on you gotta admit it Natsu! At some point or another in your life, you actually think that Lucy is interesting and pretty right?"

"But she always is"

"God" annoyance showed in his voice. "I forgot that you actually a blockhead," he paused. "Here's the thing Natsu, if I date Lucy, would it be okay?"

"Of course not. She's my best-friend" it's embarrassing that I actually said it with defensive tone.

"Then, there you are. You are completely in love with her"

"You can't tell that I am actually in love with her just because of that right?" I asked at him with pure confusion in my mind. "Even I can't tell"

"You kissed her"

"Because I think it's the right thing to do at the moment" my mind travel back to that night. Why I kissed her? So that she stop talking and telling me to go away and stop crying of course.

"Did you grope her boobs?"

"That night? No" I shook my head even though Gray can't see me. "Should I?"

"Do you want to?" he asked mischievously.

"No, because I think it's wrong"

"See, Natsu! If I were in your position I would definitely grope her awesome big ass boobs okay? But you don't" I found myself growled in irritation when Gray talked about Lucy's boobs. Why?

"I don't get it" I huffed.

He sighed in irritation. "It's because you have feelings, got it?" I don't. "Because you have feelings for her it makes you don't want to do something stupid or wrong because you care about what she think of you. Take me as example, I see Lucy as a friend, I don't have any feelings towards her whatsoever, if I get the chances to kiss her I would definitely going to start groping her boobs and do something else, because I don't care about she think of me, because I would probably not care about anything beside getting in to her pants" he trailed off and I realized how Gray example really resemble Dan…

"You sound like an old man" I hissed. "You're gross"

"It's an example!" he yelled.

"I can't see that as an example, because it won't happen, I already know that you're not going to kiss Lucy even if it's in 100 years ahead"

"And why the hell not?" he spat.

"Because I never let you to kiss Lucy, remember?"

"Yeah" he snorted. "Beside, it's not like I'm going to kiss Lucy for real, you kissed her, it's gross to kiss something you kissed" now he just rambling off topic. "The thing is Natsu, you're just impossible okay"

"Thanks for not helping bastard!" I yelled at him for not giving me the right answer I want.

"You're picking a fight in the middle of the night?"

"Hell yeah!"

"You know what? I think rather hung up the phone. Bye moron!" He shut down the phone without answering my true great question of the day, 'what's gotten into me?' and leaving me to search for the answer alone.

I asked Wendy, I asked Gray, I almost ask mom, I don't want to ask Erza, and certainly I don't want to ask Levy about Lucy, and here I am lying in bed with my eyes close feeling confused about this confusion.

Certain things should just stay the same, and I'm sure as hell that certain thing should be Lucy talking to me nonstop. Just like we used to.

And I asked myself again that night, for the last time of the day before going in for sleep, "What's gotten into me?"


Sorry! No Lucy POV for this chapter because I really want this chapter to be focused on Natsu and his ridiculously dense personalities! He really sure is a slow thinker don't you think! He is definitely impossible and annoying!

I'll try to make the next chapter just for Lucy POV!