I stared at myself in the mirror, actually impressed with how I looked. I was wearing a white sweater and skinny jeans. My hair was in a messy bun, and I had my heart earrings in. Sure, it was simple, but I've always wanted a reason to wear it.

I wonder if Natsu would like it... I shook my head side to side as if to get the thought out of my head. There's no way that's gonna happen. Besides, he said he'd try to stay away from falling in love, so he won't put his lover's life in danger.

"Luce! You ready yet?" Nasu called from downstairs.

"Hai~!" I called back, opening the door and running downstairs.

Natsu was dressed in a white shirt with a black jacket, a pair of jeans and his Fairy Tail necklace I had given him as a present. Ever since I got a job at the little cafe, I had been saving up for something nice for him. His cheeks tinged pink as he looked me over, making me blush in return.

"Anyways, let's go!" He said grabbing my hand.

We decided to walk, considering her house wasn't too far away from where we lived. There was snow glittering on the ground. It was as if a unicorn barfed everywhere. Even with the snow and chilled air, I wasn't cold. Natsu was still pulling me along, his hand shooting pulses of warmth throughout my body.

"Nee, Natsu. Isn't the snow pretty?" I asked as we climbed up the little cement stairs that lead to the party. Loud music was playing.

"Yeah, it is. But I prefer the warmth." He grinned at me, opening the door.

We walked into the house, and people were dancing everywhere. It was hard to move. It didn't take long for Lisanna to drag Natsu away from me. So I sat down on the couch, drinking some (hopefully unspiked) punch. Why am I even here? It's not like I know any of these people...

I sat there, wondering if I should leave or not. Yeah, maybe I should... I got up, but couldn't find the door. In fact, somehow I ended up in the kitchen doorway, staring at something that I never thought would happen in a million years.

Lisanna was on her tiptoes, practically sucking Natsu's face off.

"What the hell?" I said, more to myself, but the 'couple' seemed to hear it too, for Lisanna turned around to face me.

"Oh, it's you." Lisanna snickered. "Get lost."

"L-Luce..." Natsu trailed off, his cheeks flaming red.

"Lisanna, don't you have a boyfriend?" I asked incredulously.

"Yeah, I do." She said pressing her back against Natsu.

I just gaped at Natsu, not sure what to do. "Whatever. Anyways, Natsu, I came to say that I'm going home. Thanks for bringing me to this awesome party." I said sarcastically.

"Wait, Luce!" But I was already gone. I found the door and rushed out into the snow, which was gently falling from the sky.

I knew I couldn't be mad at Natsu, his life was his own to live. Even if I loved him, he didn't love me back. I'd just have to distance myself from him, which would be hard to do considering we live together.

I rushed into the house and up the stairs. Tears threatened to spill from my eyes, but I wouldn't let them. Maybe a nice, hot shower will help me calm down. I walked towards the bathroom, a fluffy towel in hand. A loud bang from downstairs made me stop in my tracks. I listened, not daring to breathe.

"Luce?! Where are you?"

"I'm going to take a shower. Leave me alone." I say, letting out the breath I was holding.

"Wait! We need to talk." He bounded up the stairs as I shut the door to the bathroom.

"About?" I asked, beginning to take off my clothes.

"What happened at the party." Natsu was on the other side of the door.

"There's nothing to talk about." I turned on the shower, stepping into the hot water. I could feel all of the sweat wash off of my body. I closed my eyes and sighed in pleasure.

"Luce, please, just talk to me." He pleaded.

However, I didn't answer. Opening my eyes, I froze. Then, I shrieked bloody murder.

"LUCE?!" Natsu barged through the door (why did it not have a lock?!), opening the shower curtain, revealing me and all of my glory.

"S-s-s-s-s-SPIDER!" I shrieked, trying to back away from the huge ass spider.

"... Luce, that's an extremely small spider.." Then, as if realizing I was naked, his eyes got wide, and so did mine.

"Kyaa~! Pervert!" I yelled, giving him - and the spider - a swift Lucy Kick out of the door, closing it behind them.

My cheeks were practically on fire, and I quickly dried off and got dressed. When I opened the door, I noticed that the coast was clear, so I decided to go downstairs for something to drink. Hopefully there's still some chocolate milk left...

I entered the kitchen only to stop halfway. "Great, you so you blow me off at the party, walk in on me naked, and drink the rest of the milk?!" I was fuming with anger.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. Anyways, we need to talk."

"About what?" I ask, pushing past him so I could get a glass of water instead.

"Lisanna."

"Who cares?" I said, grabbing a water bottle.

"I do." He said, throwing away the empty container of chocolate milk. "Luce, I didn't kiss her back. It was just her, trying to kiss me. There's nothing going on between us."

"That's fine, Natsu. I didn't care anyways." I lied.

"O-oh." He actually sounded hurt.

"... Nee, Natsu?" This is it. I can't believe what I'm about to do... My heart picked up its pace, and my cheeks felt really hot.

"Yeah, Luce?" He asked.

Not saying a word, I walked over to him, then pressed my lips against his soft ones.

(A/N)

Yay~! I finally finished this chapter! Thanks for your support, guys! And I know, I'm evil for such a cliffhanger. Muahahaha!

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