Intermission: Promising with Fairies
"Hey, Lucy can we promise we will search for fairies when we see each other again?" said the fading voice as she woke up. She felt the moisture gathering around her eyes, and she saw her right arm reaching to the ceiling. She knew what was the cause for her condition. For the past week, Lucy has been having the same repeat question asked to her. Before she could say anything in the dream, she would wake up with tears and her right arm reaching out as if her body was telling to catch the voice.
She slowly got up to sit on her bed. She positioned her back while turning her head to the window, and she sighed. The peaking golden light was rising, and the sun was vanishing the darkness of night. The sun was a beautiful being that gave out the truth to those who under his light. It was slightly ironic for Lucy because the sun was not giving her answers to her mysteries.
She finally remembered what happened that day. After many years, she had simply forgotten her promise to her hero. The hero who saved her when she was alone without her father and mother. She was so disappointment with herself because she had forgot her first promise. Her recollection of that event was vivid: the gentle shadows, the picturesque forest, his vigorous voice, and his smoothing hands. She loved his hands; she could lose herself thinking about them. She loved the feeling his hands give her as she remembered the way they securely protect her frail hands. However, beyond that she didn't know the identity of her hero.
She knew she thought his smile and eyes were pretty, but she did not an ounce of idea who her hero was. Anything she could have used to identify him was vague; she even forgot his name. She did not want to break that promise she made with him. Maybe, she should take a break from going to the guild today, so she could search for her hero.
She laughed and smiled as she knew that was impossible when she got such an idiotic yet irreplaceable teammate. She didn't like how he would sleep next to her. Or some of his eating habits. Or how he went to her house at the wrong times. Or some of his rather lame imitations he has done. Even through he has some qualities she didn't like, his other ones made it up. Hearing a loud banging on her door, she witty thought her thoughts must have summoned him to her side. "Lucy, are you ready to go?" said her lovable teammate, "the good missions are going to be taken soon!"
"In a minute, Natsu," yelled out Lucy. She was glad she had the foresight to take a bath before going to sleep. She would just need to wash her hair before Natsu somehow got into her room again. Feeling the temperate water hitting her hair, she signed again. Her thoughts going back to her hero, it was going to be almost two decades since she last been to that forest. Today would mark how many years it has been.
"What is taking so long..." She heard Natsu stop his rant about her dragging on. She looked at him, seeing how very bright red his face was becoming. She had no idea why he was blushing considering that he hardly blush at all. However, his gaze on a particular part of her body told her why he looked like he was going to suffer a stroke. Apparently, the shirt she was wearing huge enough that it showed her bare nipple. She knew she shouldn't have wore Natsu's shirt without undergarments. "You... you are wearing my shirt... ni...ni...ah!" Lucy wanted to laugh at how long Natsu had to process everything when he finally fled her bathroom.
Lucy smiled at the antics of her teammate. They were able to go to the guild, and they were able to get through a mission without the awkwardness of the morning. "Sorry, Natsu, let's get something to eat then," said Lucy, feeling apologetic. She should have been embarrassed when Natsu saw her. However, it was before she remembered her hero. She didn't seem to be unfazed when other rather handsome guys ask her out. She knew what she wanted out of a man: Those smoothing hands were something she wanted out of any man.
"So Natsu, what are you looking at?" She asked, stopping the fork with her pasta midway to her mouth. Natsu was actually not eating as much as her. Was it because this morning, or was it because Happy wanted to be with Carla for today?
"My hometown," muttered Natsu. He was probably missing his hometown; she didn't hear that he hasn't visit his town since his father vanished.
"How about we go there, Natsu? We have plenty of time left, and our guild can last a day without us," she laughed after saying those words. Strangely enough, It was her time to blush when he smiled at her. His brilliant smile made her think how she preferred his active self.
"Let's go, Lucy," said Natsu as he took hold of her hand. It was the first time Natsu took her hand in over a week. Her hand tingled as his rough, calloused hand overshadowed her almost porcelain fingers. When they had finally arrived in a city, she was surprised when Natsu kept on walking. "We are going to the forest near this town." She nodded, looking around the city they were in. She recognized the place she was in. This was a frequent city her parents stopped in when they went to business trips.
She was getting giddy as she was also recognizing they were headed towards that same forest. Just like the time she was lost in the forest with the boy, the sun was setting over the horizon. It was as if fate was rearranging today to reflect her promise with the boy. The only thing missing was the boy himself, no he should be a man now. She could not imagine how the boy...man would look now but as long as he still had those protective hands, they could take it from there. She imagined they could catch up in a date or several dates later on.
When they arrived at the entrance, she frowned as there was no boy...man waiting for her. It was a rather foolish dream. What type of person would wait for her after so long? She saw Natsu making a similar expression as her. "Natsu?"
"I thought she was going to be here."
"Who are you looking for," she was going to say Natsu. Some dust went into her nose instead saying, "Naa-choo." She widened her eyes. Her eyes met Natsu's, and her memory became complete.
"That sounds like a duck's name! My name sounds cooler. Me name's Natsu. No way your name is better. It sounds as if you have a cold. Naaa-choo."
AN:
Ark: Where is my fluff, Thorn and Crk! And where is the kiss!?
Thorn: Geez, relax. All that stuff is for the next intermission.
Crk: Yeah, we just wanted to have a piece about Lucy's thoughts when she remembered her promise.
Ark: You promise my kiss scene next intermission?
Thorn and Crk: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
