Hey guys! I feel like it's been years since i have wrote a new chapter. I had this chapter finished this morning like promised but I had to leave because we went out to eat for my birthday since it will be on a Monday... Seriously... my birthday is on a Monday this year.. Anyway i hope you like this chapter! NALU!

*Once In a Blue Moon

Chapter 4

As the alarm clock rang on a beautiful Monday morning I sat up out of bed and stretched at the morning sunlight that filtered through the room- Yeah right. We both know that didn't really happen.

My annoying alarm clock cried out on Monday morning causing me to flinch from my sudden awakening. I stuck a single arm out from underneath the covers only to take it and throw it across the room. Oh the tragedies my clock and I have gone through.

I slowly sat up and headed to the shower. I turned on the water all the way on hot so it could heat up while I was undressing. After I got out of the shower I put on my usual attire containing sweat pants, loose shirts, and a hoodie. I quickly threw my hair up in a loose bun and walking out the door to meet up with Levy, which might I add, left me alone this morning since she had student council work to attend to.

On my way to the cafeteria I noticed that I felt weird…I also heard many whispers and such around me… weird much?

Anyway as I walked into the cafeteria I saw that Levy had just sat down at our normal spot with her tray of "breakfast" if that's what school food it called.

As I was looking at her she looked up and smiled at me. I walked in line and just decided on pancakes. They can't mess them up but so bad can they?

I walked over to Levy and sat down only to see her smirk.

"Yes?" I asked as I raised my brow.

"People are talking you know."

"About what?"

"You know what Lucy."

"I don't?"

Levy looked at me with a stern face but behind that you could tell she was ecstatic.

I sighed deeply before replying,"What the pool party?"

"Yes!" Levy said almost bouncing out of her seat.

"Ok well we might better go to class." I said pointing at the clock hanging on the wall.

"Oh my gosh! I have to go! Bye Lucy!" She said as she quickly grabbed her yellow backpack, tray and ran out of the cafeteria.

"Ok well since that's out of the way… how will I thank Natsu?" I asked myself as I too gathered my things and left the cafeteria.

Later~

It is finally break. I guess this is a better time than any…

For the first time since I transferred here Natsu doesn't have a huge crowd around him. He is by himself…wonder why….

"Um…." I said looking down, suddenly losing my confidence.

"Huh? Oh…. It's just you…" Natsu said as he started to get up. This made my blood boil but he saved my life so I am just going got have to get over it.

"Thank you." I said quickly, still in the same position.

"What?"

"Thank you… for saving me."

"What are you talking-" Suddenly I could tell he was remembering.

"Anyway… thanks." I said before turning around and getting ready to walk off. Suddenly he grabbed my arm and started to drag me somewhere.

"Ow. Ow! Stop! This… Hurts!" I yelled trying to break free.

I had closed my eyes from the pain so I couldn't see entirely where we went but I heard a door open and close so I am assuming that we were some kind of room or closet instead of outside.

"I said it hurts! Let go!" I yelled as I finally took hold and snatched my arm out of his grasp.

"Let me get this straight… you were the girl I saved from the pool party?" He asked as a faint blush was spread across his face.

"Aww you're blushing! But yes that was me. I have thanked you so isn't that enough?" I asked as I was starting to feel somewhat uncomfortable. I have never been in the same room with a guy alone.

"Shut up! If that was you… then… what?" His asked obviously confused about the situation. So this is what the real Natsu Dragneel is like when he is off of his high horse?

"Yes. I cannot swim so when I was thrown in the water by a group of guys I started to panic and ended up having a panic attack and passing out. There. That is my story. Can I leave now?" I asked getting desperate to leave.

"Fine." He said. As soon as he did I rushed to the door.

I turned the doorknob but it wouldn't budge. Wait- the doorknob wouldn't budge. I am trapped in some kind of closet room thingy with a boy… and not any boy either… Natsu Dragneel.

This is my worst nightmare.

All of the sudden my breath started to quicken and my heart started to beat faster.

"What's wrong?" I could barely hear anymore.

"Hey! What's wrong?" I couldn't even see his face anymore.

"Lucy!" That was what suddenly brought me back to reality.

"Are you okay? Lucy?!" He said with a sharp panicky voice to it. He has never. Not even once called me by my name since we met. It was either 'geek' or 'freak'.

"Y-yes….I-I'm fine." I said taking deep breathes to calm my nerves. Not really working though.

"Gosh you really scared me there…" Natsu said before an I-can't-believe-I-just-said-that-I-because-I-didn't-mean-it look as Levy and I call it.

"I-I-I mean…"

"Its fine. I understand what you mean." I said. Somehow I felt somewhat…. Sad?

I walked to the door and tried again. Just like the last time nothing would budge.

"So what do we do now?" I asked Natsu seeing him sitting on the floor relaxing as if nothing has even happened.

"Wait?" He said but it came out like a question.

"Fine." I responded walking to the other side of the room. As soon as I got there, I sat down and look straight at Natsu who was sitting directly across from me with his eyes closed.

The atmosphere was starting to kill me so I decided to spark a conversation between us.

"So…."

"So?"

"Oh come on. Will you at least try to have a conversation?" After I said that he opened put on a sarcastic face.

"Yes princess." He said as he tried to hold back a laugh. Normally people wouldn't notice that but I did.

"Hahahaha. Very funny." I said in fake laughter.

"Well you wanted to start a conversation with me so go ahead. Anything you ask, I will answer. In return you will have to answer a few questions of mine though." He said as he put on his normal face that looked all serious.

"Okay lets start with the main one," I started. "Why did you save me if you dislike me so much?"

"Did you honestly think that I would let someone die just because we aren't the best of friends?" Natsu with a chuckle. It somewhat made me blush but I think that was from embarrassment.

"Okay fine. What is your question?" I asked trying to hurry and get the spotlight off of me.

"Hmmmm… if you are so pretty than why do you hide yourself?" Natsu asked. This question somewhat shocked me. I had prepared myself mentally to answer any question whether from my past or reason for being here. This was not on that list.

"I-I didn't mean it to come out that-" He started but I cut him off.

"I'm scared." I said as Natsu looked at me with shock spread across his face. I suddenly looked down. I can't believe I am about to tell him this but he somewhat deserves to know… right?

"When I was fourteen my father was having a dinner party to promote his newest railroad. I, of course, was forced to wear my finest clothing to the party to pretty much to make my father look good. Around the time the party was really getting started one of my father's partners convinced me to show him around upstairs. When we got to my room on the top floor, he forced me to show him inside. After that…. He…r-ra" I suddenly started to cry as Natsu crawled over to me. I guess he knew what happened after that because all he did was put an arm over me and pull me close.

He held me like that until I finally stopped crying. He sat up though and sat beside me. In his arms I felt protected. Why is that?

"Hey Natsu?"

"Hmmm."

"Thank you. Again." I said as I looked into his black eyes. In there I could see something missing in his eyes as well.

"For what?"

"For allowing me to tell you. The only person that knows about this is Levy and that is because she lived through it with me. We have been together since birth." I said with a sad laugh.

"I'm sorry."Natsu said suddenly with a yet again a serious voice.

"What are you sorry for?"

"For judging you before actually knowing you."

"Then I am sorry to." I said. After I said that though he got up and walked to the door.

"Okay how about we get out of here?" He asked as he put his hand around the doorknob.

As he did he twisted it and the door opened! It opened!

"Lucy?"

"Yes?"

"You do realize…"

"Realize what?"

"THAT YOU WERE TURNING THE DOORKNOB THE WRONG WAY!"

"EHHHHHHHH?

Yep. That's where my true colors shine through….. but… I am sort of glad that I got to know Natsu. It really opened my eyes. But seriously. What was that feeling in my chest the entire time we were 'trapped'?

Doki! Doki!