A/N: Thank you to all my readers as always C: I would like to say I wrote that little song Lucy was playing on the piano. All songs played in this story are all written by me! You will know because they're kind of crappy xD But it works with the story so bare with me hehe. Enjoy another chapter Cx

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"Lucy...?" Levy knocked on her friends bedroom door, "can I come in?" She asked.

There was no invitation but Levy went in anyways.

Laying curled up into a ball; there Lucy was not saying a word. Levy knew she had been crying for a long time. She was at the stage where she was calm and all cried out.

Getting in the bed; Levy curled up as well facing her tear stricken friend.

"I hate you..." Lucy said quietly, sounding like a little girl.

"I'm sorry for leaving you alone..." Levy's tone matched her friends.

"He told me I had a mommy complex."

"Well he's a jerk."

"I almost threw that ugly potted plant at him by the front door..."

"You should have...that potted plant is hideous." The two girls began to giggle.

"I'm not ready to go home yet Levy..." Lucy looked at her friend as sincerely as she could just then.

"If it's because of me then I can't let you do that..."

"It is for you Lev; but at the same time it's for me. I mean we just got here," she smiled at her friend.

"But with Juvia here obviously our fathers know where we are. Last we thing we need is to be escorted out of here by the national guards." Levy sighed.

Just then Juvia busted through the door and jumped into the bed.

Lucy and Levy's body equally bounced up before they tumbled to the floor.

"Juvia has already talked to your fathers. They both agreed to let you have this summer off..." Juvia said as she moved and sat at the edge of the bed.

"Seriously?! I have to tell Gajeel!" Levy got up and ran out of the room.

Lucy got up and was about to follow her friend but Juvia held her back.

"Lady Lucy...you're father has advised me to tell you that he will be waiting. When summer is over...you will report back to him immediately..."

Lucy knew this was going to happen eventually. Running off to some random place and ditching one of the most important events of the year always came with consequences. It was the price to pay for just a little bit of happiness and freedom.

"Lucy, Gajeel just invited us to tonight's start of the summer fireworks..." Levy rushed back into the bedroom, "I told him I'd ask you first. I mean we don't have to go..."

"But you really want to don't you?" Lucy knew this trip wasn't all about her...it was so Levy could be with the guy she so clearly loved.

"Tell him all three of us will be attending..." She smiled to Levy, who squealed.

"Hey Gajeel? Yeah..." She walked back out.

"Three of us?" Juvia looked at Lucy.

"Summer is all about having fun Juvia; not being a workaholic. Get with the program!" Lucy took Juvia's hat she was wearing and threw it in the air before walking out of the room.

"Lady Lucy..." Juvia fell a bit lonely for Lucy just then.

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"Sorry to take so long, Fairy Tail is completely packed tonight. It was hard to get drinks." Gajeel said as he joined his friends at the bonfire they made.

Gray stuffed his s'more in his mouth so he could catch the beer he was tossed.

"You got chocolate right there," Juvia pointed to the melted chocolate close to his lips.

Before he could wipe it away she licked it off slowly. Gray's left eye began to twitch as he turned frozen.

"What I don't get a beer?" Natsu asked with his hands reached out.

"And have your sister kick my ass for it? No you get a juice box." He tossed Natsu a kids drink.

Taking one look at the kiddy juice, Natsu's anger rose.

"Screw you man!" He threw the juice back, got up and stormed off.

"What's that guys problem?" Levy asked as they all watched him leave.

"Honestly? Pretty much everything..." Gajeel sighed, "where'd Lucy go?" He asked.

"She'll be back, she said she had to use the bathroom." Levy said as she fed him a s'more. They both laughed seeing how messy it was.

"Gray, Juvia has made you another one." She put it in front of his face.

"I don't want it I'm full..." He pushed it away.

"I insist, now open your mouth." She swirled the s'more as if she was trying to feed a baby.

"No I'm all s'mored out for the night, but thank you..." He tried to push it away.

"Come on here we go." Juvia forced the treat into his mouth with a smile. Levy and Gajeel watched Gray as he muffled some noises; choking the s'more down.

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A little farther along the beach there was an area that was dark enough to enjoy the stars.

Lucy had gotten distracted after she used the bathroom. Somehow she found herself sitting in this amazing spot where the stars were so clear and bright.

"Yo blondie you got a flask on you?" Lucy looked up to see it was the guy from earlier today.

"Oh you have got to be freaking kidding me..." Lucy said in disbelief.

"Hey aren't you that girl from this morning?" He asked as he shook some empty canister around, before tossing it.

"Are you serious right now?" She gave him an irritated look.

"What?" He shrugged cluelessly.

"Go away!" She held a tint of rage in her tone.

"Look since you're here I have to apologize to you," he plopped down next to her.

"You don't really...ok yeah just have seat there then..." She looked back to the ocean thinking he could just leave and never speak to her again.

"Your friend told me your mother passed away. I mean at least she made a relationship with you right? Then that's what matters, well that's what people try to tell me. The only relationship I have right now, is that I'm sleeping with a bottle of Tequila every night. Everyone has their moments right?" He chuckled.

"Is this supposed to be an apology?" Lucy asked him, holding a flat expression on her face.

"Is it making you feel better?"

"Not really, no..."

"I've heard so many apologies before but, I've never said one. I've never done something so bad to actually need to say one." He leaned back on his hands in the sand.

"I really want to punch you in the face right now." Lucy's expression was still the same.

"Why are you being hostile? What did I DO, seriously?" he straightened up looking at her.

"Are you playing dumb? Or are you just stupid?" She asked.

"I'm just trying to apologize here..."

"Telling me your a drunk who doesn't apologize, ISN'T an apology!"

"If you knew me well enough; I think you'd see that I was at least trying."

"Yeah well I DON'T know you." Lucy got up and dusted the sand off of her. She saw how he got up and did the same.

"Hey my name's Natsu, my sister owns the bar and grille over there and I'm a washed up musician who get's drunk on the beach," he smiled as he gave her his hand to shake.

Lucy took one look at his gesture and grunted before walking passed him.

"You know I don't think your mother would appreciate your behavior." Natsu shouted. Lucy turned back around and walked up to him.

"You know maybe it's you who has a mommy complex. I mean clearly you have issues upon issues. But blaming or taking it out on someone else? That's not fixing anything! And you can drink all you want; but the problem will still remain. No matter how hard you try to run away from it or try to forget it like it or not...it will still be there..." Lucy hesitated on the last part; before finally turning and walking away.

As the fireworks began, Natsu stared at the blonde who was now becoming just a speck in the distance.

He heard what Lucy had said...for the first time he was hearing someone speak. He felt like he was staring himself in the mirror. As he kept the tears bottled up inside; there they were...flowing down Lucy's face before she left.

He looked at the beach and then to his sister's store. How could he have missed so much, it felt like he was just waking up for the first time.