Natsu entered his room quietly and got into bed. He signed. When he was about to go to sleep...

" Did I ever tell you I've been struck by lightning seven times. " He turned to one of the elders who was lying on his bed across from his.

" Once when I was repairing a leak on the roof. The other I've just been crossing the road to get the mail. " he said before he fell asleep.

Natsu turned around and thought of what happened today. He spent some time with Lucy, the love of his life (Yes, he fell in love with her). He can still feel her small and delicate palm on his cheek. He blushed at that. And those eyes, they were full of happiness and curiosity. He never forgot-

" Her brown eyes. " Grandine looked at her mother in shock. She leaned into her and looked at her brown eyes. She put her hand on top of hers.

" Mom? Did you know he was in love with you since the first time he met you? "

Lucy said weakly. " Yes, it's true. "

" Do you want me to go on? " She asked. Her mother nodded.

When Bisca's baby came, things were different. Natsu walked down the stairs and saw in the kitchen, Bisca was feeding their baby (her and Alzack's), it was a girl and they named her Asuka. Bisca smiled warmly at her baby. Babies were born and people died. A lot of folks have been doing that in the house.

Natsu continued to stare at her before going to his room. He sat in his bed and decided to read a book. He spent a lot of time alone this year. He felt lonely without Lucy. He really wanted to talk and play with her. She was the first friend he ever made. For that he felt sad and hurt.

Lucy was sitting in her own bed, playing with the doll her mother gave her when she passed out. Yes, Layla Heartfilia died from lung cancer yesterday. The lung cancer to the pericardium (the lining surrounding the heart) resulted in bleeding between this lining and the heart, and that resulted in compression of the heart and subsequent death.

And so Lucy Heartfilia was left to be taken care of by Jude Heartfilia, her father and Porlyusica, her grandmother. Lucy cried harder and hugged her doll to her chest. She started shaking violently. She needed someone. Someone to talk to. She needed Natsu, he was her first friend when they moved here a week ago. When they moved here, Lucy thought she wouldn't make new friends because she was afraid if they're going to accept her as one of their friends just because she was rich. But when she met Natsu, she felt all her worries wash away and when she looked at his onyx eyes, they were so full of happiness and love. Another thing that she liked about him: she learned that he wasn't as old as he looked like, he said he was 7, her age. She tried to imagine him young and childish, but the problem was, she didn't know what his natural hair color was. She just hoped it was brown, that would suit him very well. (I actually don't know what hair color would suit him with his black eyes!)

Lucy continued to cry until she fell asleep. A few hours later, someone knocked at her door.

" Princess? Princess, are you there? " a female voice called from outside her room.

Lucy slowly sat up and rubbed her red eyes.

" Yes, Virgo. You may come in. " she yawned.

The door cracked open and in walked Virgo, one of her maids. She had short pink hair and dark blue eyes, wearing a maid suit. She stood next to the door with an expressionless look on her face.

" I'm sorry to disturb you, princess. It's already 7 pm and dinner is served. " she said.

" Thank you Virgo, I'll be down in a few minutes. " Lucy smiled.

" Are you alright princess? We heard you crying from downstairs. " Lucy looked shocked.

" Are you serious? " Virgo nodded.

" Will your punishment for me will make you feel better? " she asked. Lucy raised an eyebrow.

" Punishment for what? "

" For disturbing you. " Lucy shook her head.

" No Virgo, I will not punish you, not ever. And even if I did, that would only make me feel worse. " she signed sadly. They were interrupted by another knock on the door.

" Princess? " The door was opened and a young man with orange hair that looks like a lion's mane, wearing a black suit and blue sunglasses entered the room. He walked towards Lucy, sat on her bed and put a hand on her shoulder.

" Are you alright? Everyone's worried about you, even Aquarius. " he looked at her worriedly.

Lucy put her small palm on top of his big hand. " I'm fine, Loki. Just a bit tired. " She yawned.

" But your eyes are red. You have been crying, haven't you? " He raised her chin up gently and looked at her still red eyes. He brushed the tears with his thumbs that were slowly rolling down her red cheeks.

" I'm sorry, but I miss her so much. " She hugged Loki and buried her face into his chest as she cried.

Loki wrapped his arms around her and hugged her closer to him. He closed his eyes as he felt a few tears gathering in his eyes.

" Princess, if Layla was still alive and had seen you cry, she would be heartbroken, seeing you this hurt. " He rocked her back and forth gently.

" I don't want to be alone. " she cried.

" You're not alone, Lucy. You have me, Virgo, Taurus, Aquarius, you also have your father and grandmother. We'll always be here for you no matter what. "

After about 10 minutes, her cries died down and they turned into hiccups. When she calmed down, Loki pulled back and caressed her cheeks.

" Now please, don't cry. You're face is red, you might get temperature and I don't want you to get sick. " Her smiled warmly and Lucy smiled back.

" Thank you Loki. " She hugged him once again. " You know, you're like a brother to me. " Loki knew that her mother lost the baby brother she was going to have, he hugged her tighter.

" Anytime. " They pulled back and Lucy took a deep breath before getting up and was about to walk outside her room.

" Wait, princess. You need to get your hair fixed. " Virgo said as she grabbed a hair brush and softly brushed her hair. When she was done, Lucy smiled and hugged Virgo.

" Thank you, Virgo. "

" Your welcome, princess. " She smiled.

" Now, let's get down and eat. You're probably starving. " Loki grinned wildly when Lucy's stomach growled. She blushed furiously.

" Yes, I am hungry. Let's go. " With that Lucy, Virgo and Loki walked out of her room.

So, what do you say? Was it good, awesome, bad, horrible, sad? I think it was sad, it really made me cry while I was writing this ;(. Anyway, read, review, favorite and follow and we'll see each other next time. Bye~!