A/N: This one's supposed to be a special chapter :DD
This just came to my mind while I was running out of ideas on chapter 3 and 4… Not that great of a chapter for me, since I did this during midnight xD

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Chapter 3.5:

Fragments of the Past: Promise

It's been ten years since I've met you my angel. Believe me, it was the best thing that happened in my life. A time when I still had my dad and you still had your mom, we crossed each other's paths and thus, I met you.

*Heartfilia residence*

"OUCH!" A 5-year old girl whined out. "Lyon-kun, it hurts!"

Just then, Lyon came rushing in to aid the girl. "Chibi-Lucy? H-hey… don't cry!" he said, getting a bit panicky.

"But…" Lucy mumbled out, holding her tears back.

"You know…" Lyon took hold of the little girl's hand and brought her to the living room, sitting her down on a soft sofa. He took the first-aid kit and started to work on a little scratch on the girl's arm, cleaning it well and patching a up a band-aid over it. "I've heard this somewhere… but I can't remember where…" he took a sit beside Lucy and gently placed her hand on her lap.

Lucy lifted her head up to look at Lyon directly, patiently waiting for the boy's next words.

"A proper woman can't cry so easily. A lady shouldn't let anyone see her tears. They're more beautiful than any jewels…" He gave Lucy a smile, wiping off the tears on her face.

The latter gave out a smile, not bothering to hide her flushed cheeks. "Lyon-kun…"

"You're the princess of the Heartfilia family, right? I'm sure you'd make a fine lady!" he exclaimed, earning a smile from the young Heartfilia.

"My… Lyon-kun, thank you for cheering her up." A warm, gentle voice stated. "That's a nice quote you have there." It added.

Lucy's face lit up, seeing the owner of the voice. "Mama!"

"Good day, Layla-san." Lyon greeted politely, bowing his head down for respect.

Layla frowned a bit, tilting the boy's head upwards with her fingers."Lyon-kun, you don't have to be so formal. It's like we haven't been together for 6 weeks already." She said in a somewhat scolding tone making the latter smile.

"But… I owe you guys so much. You took me in without even knowing who I am. What's more, you're even helping me find my family." Lyon reasoned out.

Layla gave a small laugh, patting the silver-haired boy on the head. "Ever since we took you in, Lucy has been smiling a lot more."

Lyon and Lucy stared at each other for a couple of seconds, a smile etched on their faces, cheeks bearing light shades of red. Such a cheesy scene was cut off by Jude Heartfilia's voice who happens to be Lucy's father.

"You found them?" he exclaimed over the phone. "Okay. Yes. Thank you." he looked at Lyon, his face showing obvious signs of happiness and excitement.

"Papa, by 'you found them'…." Little Lucy spoke out as her father approached them, placing her on his lap as soon as she was within his reach.

"Yeah." Jude smiled, switching his attention from Lucy to Lyon. "Lyon-kun, we found your parents!"

Layla gasped but smiled in a while, hearing the news. She placed a hand on her husband's shoulder, giving him a look of appreciation. "That's good news! Right, Lyon-kun?" she said, turning to face Lyon.

Lyon grinned widely form what he heard. "Y-yeah! Thank you, Jude-san, Layla-san and…" His smile was soon fading away when he turned to look at Lucy. He was happy with the news, yes. He was finally to be reunited with his family again, after six long weeks. But he can't help but feel down, knowing that if he leaves, that meant not being with Lucy anymore. His train of thoughts was interrupted by none other than Lucy.

"Lyon-kun! Good for you, right?" she said, giving out a huge smile.

"Y-yeah." He replied, somewhat hesitant.

Meanwhile…

"You found him?" a black-haired woman exclaimed in glee, catching her whole family's attention. "You just found Lyon? Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"Mom?" asked a six-year old boy, reaching out his little hands to wipe the tears of joy forming on her mother's black orbs.

"Gray, they found your brother! They found Lyon!" the woman exclaimed, not caring that a cascade of tears started to flow on her porcelain cheeks.

"Thank goodness." A man sighed in relief, wrapping his arms around his son and wife. "Ur, I'll go wake Ultear up. Where did they find him?" he asked.

"It turns out that the prestigious Heartfilia family took him in and cared for him for six weeks. We were to have such kind people look after our son." Ur answered back, wiping the tears on her face.

"Mom, that means we can be with nii-san again?" Gray asked, eyes showing happiness and hope.

"Yes, Gray. Yes! After six weeks…"

It wasn't long before Gray started to cry unconsciously."That's… good… good…" he managed to say between his sobs.

"You really are close with him. You like your nii-san very much, huh?" his father asked, patting him on the head.

Gray gave out a nod as a response as he wiped his tears, turning his crying face into a smiling one. "VERY MUCH!"

"Thank you so much for your kindness!" Ur exclaimed, bowing down on the floor to show her overflowing gratitude for the couple in front of her.

Jude was tensing up, not knowing what to do from panic. On the other hand, Layla maintained her poise, a kind smile visible on her serene face. "It's nothing. Lyon-kun has been a really good boy. Our little Lucy here was happy to have him around." She gestured a hand, introducing Lucy to the Fullbusters.

Lucy gave out a smile, waving a hand to a sad-looking Lyon.

"Heh~ Mom! Lyon's blushing, big time!" exclaimed a black-haired girl, bearing a striking resemblance to her mother Ur.

"U-Ultear! Wh-wha.." Lyon tried so hard not to stutter, afraid to embarrass himself in front of Lucy, but he failed in the end.

Gray pulled on his brother's shirt, catching the latter's attention in the process. "You got yourself a girlfriend?" he innocently asked, making Lyon and Lucy as well blush furiously.

"N-no!" the two said in unison.

Jude, hearing what Gray had just said, snapped out of his panick-state to see Ur teasing Lyon along with Ultear. "My…my L-Lucy and L-Lyon-kun?" he asked in a deep voice, releasing a dark aura around him.

"Come on, dear. Let's leave the kids to play~" Layla distracted her husband. "Why don't we have a short talk for now, Mr. and Mrs. Fullbuster? I heard about your company and such." she offered, dragging Jude away against his will.

"S-sure!" Ur happily accepted. "Gray, Lyon, Ultear and… Lucy-chan, be good and play for a while okay?"

"Yes!" all said in unison, except for Lucy.

"Papa…" Lucy sweat-dropped, sighing in disbelief that her father would be easily affected by such a matter. He's overly-protective of her daughter, that's a given.

Gray stared at what he just claimed to be 'Lyon's girlfriend', somewhat captivated by her looks.

Lucy sensed the stares of the young boy and turned to give him a bright smile. "You're, Lyon's brother?" she asked, getting a hesitant nod from Gray. "Nice to meet you! I'm Lucy!" she reached out for the boy's hand, shaking it happily, not noticing how the sudden contact is making Gray blush as red as tomato.

"G-Gray." Was all he managed to say.

"Gray? That's a nice name! It's cool!" Lucy exclaimed. "Seems like you're around my age, huh?" she added, observing the child in front of her.

"I-I'm six."

"Really? You're a year younger than Lyon-kun then? I'm turning six soon as well!"

"Y-yeah. Whatever." He coldly responded, avoiding eye contact as much as possible with Lucy.

"You're rather cold." Lucy pouted, folding her arms over her chest.

"Don't mind him! Come here for a sec!" Ultear interrupted, dragging Lucy in a corner. "Lucy~ just what did you like about my brother Lyon?" she asked, teasing an obvious intent.

"H-huh? W-what make y-you s-s-say that?" Lucy said in a panicky voice.

"We're both girls! No need to hide it from me!"

"W-well…"

Ultear grabbed her hankie, wiping up the tears on her face. "S-such…pure feelings!" she exclaimed, sneezing on her handkerchief in the process.

"U-Ultear-san…?" Lucy said, shocked.

Ultear shook her head rapidly, taking hold of the blonde's tiny hands. "From now on, call me Ultear-nee, okay?"

Lucy managed to give a hesitant nod making Ultear smile happily.

"You can talk to me about ANYTHING!" the long-haired beauty added, waving her hands high up in the air, gesturing a big circle.

"Stop it, nee-chan. You're creeping her out!" Lyon scolded from behind Ultear, suddenly appearing out of nowhere.

"Lyon-kun, how long have you been there?" Lucy asked in the calmest way possible despite her fear of the possibility that Lyon overheard what she just told Ultear moments ago.

"We just came, right Gray?" he simply answered. Gray came in just after Lyon, still avoiding possible eye contact with Lucy.

"Y-yeah. Just came in." he unconsciously repeated, sitting himself comfortably on a nearby sofa. Much to his surprise though, it just so happened that Lucy and Ultear were seated on the sofa in front of him. Tough luck, now eye contact with the young Heartfilia can't be easily avoided. If were to leave his position, Lyon might notice his strange acts since the latter sat beside him. "Ugh…"

"Baka-Lyon? You sure are cold towards your beloved sister to which you haven't seen for six weeks!" Ultear said, putting emphasis on the last two words she said. "How did you get lost anyway?" she uttered softly, raising an eyebrow.

"B-baka? Isn't that something bad, Ultear-nee?" Lucy asked the girl beside her, shocked to hear such words from the beauty.

Ultear stood up proudly, giving Lucy several pats on the back. "Not in this case! Baka-Lyon is perfect for Baka-Lyon! Hohoho!"

"Ewww…" Gray reacted, earning a death glare from Ultear. "Don't laugh like that, it's creepy!"

Ultear just pulled a tongue out at the youngest Fullbuster."None of your business!"

"Don't mind her, Chibi-Lucy. Come with me for a while." Lyon interrupted, dragging Lucy away from his siblings.

Ultear pulled Gray by the collar of his shirt, sneakily following after Lyon and Lucy.

"N-nee-chan! Where are you taking me?" Gray protested, which was perhaps a wrong move. His sister hastily covered his mouth, causing him to suffocate a bit.

"Shhh! This is something I can't miss!" Ultear softly said in a stern voice.

"Am so not eavesdropping!" Gray stated firmly, walking back to the living room to leave his sister who was still watching Lyon and Lucy talking by the balcony. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get back. He turned back and sat beside Ultear helplessly, making the latter to laugh mentally.

"You almost missed the good part!" she happily mumbled.

"Why?" Gray asked.

Ultear gave him a smile. "You'll see!"

"That's why it's Lucy-chii!" Lyon pointed out.

"Geez! You just made it short!" said a complaining Lucy, arms folded before her chest. "Just because you're a little taller…" Lucy mumbled, expecting a laugh from Lyon. But nothing came. She raised a brow, finding it weird for Lyon to not make fun of her. She turned to face the boy, surprised to see him with his reddish face, head down and fists clenched into a tight ball.

"It's now or never!" Lyon yelled out, startling little Lucy. "Lucy-chii I…"

Lucy placed both hands over her mouth from shock earlier but she kept calm, waiting for Lyon's next words.

"I really, really, really, REAAAAAAAALLY like you!" he exclaimed on top of his lungs. His determined face, tainted with dark shades of red.

"Um…I—"

"Don't!" Lyon cut off. "N-not now…" he gave Lucy a gentle smile. "I'll definitely wait for your answer. I promise." I heard Lyon say. "Not until the day you tell me what your answer is will I bring the topic up. I know I'm giving you troubles saying this. You probably think it's a real bother but Lucy-chii I…" he paused trembling a bit, tears started to form on his dark blue orbs. "Can't… feelings…we'll leave…might not…see you again…"he managed to utter an incomplete statement between his sobs.

"It's a promise, then?" Lucy raised a pinky finger, a sweet smile matching her reddish cheeks

Lyon smiled and wiped his teary eyes, intertwining his pinky with Lucy's. "Yeah! Until then, can you please treat me the same way? No awkwardness or anything?" he asked being hopeful.

Lucy simply nodded and brought out another captivating smile. "Don't worry. We'll get to see each other again! It's a promise!"

At that time, I still didn't know… what "I like you" truly meant for those two. Not until my heart started to shout those words for the same girl my brother just confessed to in the past.

If I had just met you earlier, will things still be the same?

A/N: Sorry, it's a bit rushed! I'm sorry if i wasn't able to meet your expectations! Gomenasai! T.T I'll try to edit it, though, that is if its not that satisfactory...

I plan to have 3 or more chapters like this between the normal chapters, is that okay? ^^"

Oh, before I forget, things are gonna get a bit busy for me (stupid research project, disturbing my beloved summer vacation! ARGH!) :I Ahem! Hehe, so I'm not really sure if maintain a regular T-Th-S update.

Please do state your opinion, I'm not that great of an author so please do feel free to correct my mistakes thank you :')