Natsu's P.O.V.
"Why aren't you joining?.." I ask.
"It's just stuff. I'm actually leaving tonight.."
"TONIGHT?!"
"Y-Yes.." She replies, looking down.
"Why.. It already feels like you're our own.. it feels like you belong to us and that you're not leaving.."
"I'm sorry if it feels like I lead you on that.. I did say I wasn't going to join when I first arrived, I just needed some housing.."
"Fine.. at least, tell me why you can't join." I say seriously at her. "It'll make me understand more about this."
She looked paused staring at me, like she was studying me. Right into my eyes she stared. Then she looked down back at the ground again fiddling with her fingers. She stayed like that for a while and the sun was about to go down. She finally stopped and looked up.
"Erza." was the first thing she said.
"Erza? What about her?"
"Get her. The I'll tell you everything." she then looked at me. "Cause I feel like I can trust you."
I smiled. "Of course you can. Wait here ok I'll be right back with her!" I say running off.
"Wait Natsu!" She calls out before I hit the forest.
"Yea?"
"...Do you feel anything odd? Like someone is watching us?" she asked.
"No why?"
"Just wondering."
"Ok. I'll be right back ok!"
She nodded.
She feel like someone is watching. I did feel like that when we first entered the forest but I stopped feeling it every since we started running so I shook it off. I guess she felt it too and it's probably still there.
Erza P.O.V.
I chuckled. "Natsu and Lucy sure are taking there sweet time."
"They sure are. I think I see a new pair coming up." Mira says squealing.
"Tch. Their not going to be a pair. They only just met." Lisanna says all mad and stuff.
"What's up with that attitude." I say laughing a bit.
"What attitude?! I'm just stating facts here."
"Sure whatever you say."
After that, the guild doors suddenly slammed open.
"Hey Erza!" Natsu calls out from the door.
"Natsu!" Lisanna says happily while running to give him a hug. Sadly, Natsu just pushed her aside making me laugh.
"What's up?" I ask the pink headed that's walking towards me. "Where's Lucy?"
"No time for talk. Just come on." He says while dragging me out the door.
"Natsuuu where are you goinggg?" Lisanna asks whiningly. But before Lisanna can face him, he was already out the door. The question didn't even hit him. "What the hell?! Why is Natsu ignoring me?! Every since that blonde showed up, all his attention has been on her. Where is she anyways? I should go follow them."
Natsu's P.O.V.
"Natsu where are we going?! And where's Lucy?!" Erza asks worriedly.
"Calm down Erza. Lucy is in the east forest. She told me to go and get you then she'll tell me everything." I answered with a big smile.
"Natsu I swear if you said any crap like "Can you at least tell me, it'll make me understand more", I'll kill you." She says with a deathly aura around her.
"O-Of course not!" I stuttered.
"Hmph."
Lucy's P.O.V.
It's gotten dark.. The sky is filled with stars that shine as bright as the sun. It feels as if I can just reach out to one and grab it out of the sky. This reminds me.. of all the times I sat in the forest alone.. Just thinking while sitting on a tree. Being out in the open with nature.. I feel free like nothing can stop me from doing what I want. But now. It's been 2 days since I was surrounded by people who seems to care about me.. Even so, being surrounded doesn't make the feeling I'm being watch go away. I wonder what it's like to have people who cares about you. It must seem nice. Being on this tree brings back a lot of memories. This is how I always was.
Natsu's P.O.V.
Me and Erza ran quickly through the forest. It was dark already so I hoped Lucy is ok. Leaving her alone was probably not the best idea. But for some strange reason I can feel that feeling again like when I first entered the forest. Someone's watching us. Or following us. But whatever I need to get to Lucy. I can hear the sound getting a little hollow. We're almost there. As me and Erza dodged loose branches and leaves, we finally came to the opening. But when we got there Lucy wasn't in the spot she was in.
"Natsu. Where's Lucy." she asks in a very serious tone.
"S-She was right here when I-I left." I say in a low whisper. "Lucy! Lucy where are you!"
"Lucy!" Erza shouted along with me.
"Guys calm down I'm up here" a voice called out from above.
When I turned around it was Lucy. I let out a breath of relief "Geez don't scare us like that! I almost thought you were kidnapped!"
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you guys." She says while staring up at the sky.
"Lucy. Is there something wrong? Natsu told me you told him to get me." Erza asks in a sincere voice.
"Yes I did. I'm sorry to drag you all the way out here. But I want to tell Natsu about."
As I looked over at the both of them and back at Erza, I could see the atmosphere has turned serious around her. Erza then looked at me.
"Whatever she tells you, I swear if you do something to hold that against her I WILL murder you."
I shuddered under her deathly gaze. "Yes mam."
"I brought you here Erza, cause I didn't think I could handle it on my own. and so if I break down in the middle of the story, please finish for me."
"Of course Lucy. But are you sure you want to let him know?"
"It's the least I could for how happy and alive he made me feel today. I'll tell anyone I know I can trust cause I don't like secrets. This is a different story so you could understand why I keep it hidden"
"Yes. Would you like us to come up there or-?"
"I think you guys would love it up here as well. So come on up" She says calling us over and making space for us. We both leaped onto the tree and made ourselves comfortable.
"It really is awesome up here" I mention while staring in awe at the scenery in front of me.
"It is" agreed Erza.
Lucy giggled. "Told you."
I smiled. "So what is it?"
Lucy and Erza both turned to me. Her smile faded.
"I'll tell you everything the exact way I told Erza. Starting with my name. My name is Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of the richest man in all of Fiore, Jude Heartfilia."
"Really?! That's amazing Luce!" I said in amaze.
"Wait, did you just call me Luce?"
"Yea! Hope you don't mind."
"N-Not at all." She says clearing her throat. "Again, I am the daughter of the richest man in all of Fiore, Jude Heartfilia. I am also a runaway from the Heartfilia estate."
"A runaway? So you mean you ran away from your home?"
She nodded.
"But why?"
Lucy sighs then looked down. "Mom passed away when I was just 7 years old. I am 16 years old now. So your age Natsu. Anyways..."
A couple of hours later Lucy has finished telling me her story. From as far as she could remember. Apparently her mom died, she's been all by herself. Never happy ever since. It crushed me to know that Lucy never felt happiness until just when we were running freely in the forest and jumping around. I'm glad that I made her happy but at the same time that little happiness does not make up for all the 9 years of sadness and loneliness she felt. My blood and anger were on fire. furious doesn't even begin to describe the anger I was feeling.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR OWN FAMILY WOULD DO THAT TO YOU! IT'S DESPICABLE AND DISGUSTING! BEING RAPED AND USED AS A PUNCHING BAG BY YOUR OWN FATHER OR YOU KIDDING?!" I yelled out in rage.
"I know.." she say's trying to keep her tears back. "So you see.. this why I can't join your guild. My father has sent out an advance elite search team to come find me. I have to keep moving or else he'll catch me. Even if I did join your guild, all that would do is bring trouble upon you guys."
"Luce."
She looked at me. She can see the seriousness and anger written all over my face.
"There's no way I'm letting you leave knowing that your in this trouble. You are not dong this on your own. Every since I brought you to our guild. You already became one of us now. You became part of our family, my family."
"My family?" She questions while tears ran down her face.
I crawled over to her, and placed my head against hers.
"We'll protect you Luce. I'll protect you. I promise"
"Natsu..." She says crying. "Thank you."
*CRACK*
All of our heads shot up to the direction the sound came in.
"Who's there!?" I shout out into the pitch black forest. I jumped down from the tree and ran over to where I heard it. Not to far from us, a person was hiding behind a tree. The clothing seemed so familiar. When I reached the tree, I grabbed the person from out of there hiding spot. To my surprise, it was Lisanna.
"Lisanna!?" I yelled out of shock.
"O-Oh hey Natsu! What are you doing here?" she asks in an innocent voice.
"Me? What are you doing here?!"
"Lisanna did you follow us here?!" Erza asks.
"No!" She says. Erza shot her a glare questioning look.
"O-Ok I did! But it was only because I wanted to get Natsu." She says in a very girly way.
"Y-You didn't hear our conversation right?.." Lucy asks.
Lisanna then looked at her. Then she gave her a big smirk. "Maybe.. maybe not"
Erza jumped down from the tree and walked up to her.
"Listen here you. If you DARE tell anyone about you just heard I WILL hunt you down." she threatened.
"My, my erza. I can't believe your threatening one of your own. Especially for someone who isn't one of us and who just came here yesterday."
"She is one of us Lisanna!" I yelled at her.
"Natsu. Just remember who here is your girlfriend. You too blondie, Natsu is mine and I am his."
"You are not my girlfriend Lisanna! God your clinginess and lies are really getting on my nerves. Just leave me alone!" I shouted again at her. I told Lucy to jump down the tree. She did as told and then I took her hand and led her out of the forest with Erza while leaving Lisanna behind.
Lisanna stood there. Shock at what her beloved had yelled at her. She clenches her first till her fist turned white.
Lucy Heartfilia. You've only been here since yesterday and here you are already taking away the love of my life and my friends. How dare you make there backs turn on me. I WILL make you pay.