Hey there! Sorry for the wait! Anyways, I'm happy with the reviews and faves and follows! It's awesome! Here's chapter 7.

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~Time skip: The next morning: Lucy's POV~

I woke up feeling different. Then, I remembered what happened last night. The memories played in my head about a million times before it finally stopped. Why in the world would someone kidnap a child?!

I decided to try and let that go to another part of my brain while I focused on getting ready for the day. I took a shower. When I came out, I was wearing a pink tank top with a pair of black shorts that were way above my knee.

I grabbed my keys and then made my way towards Fairy Tail.

When I walked in, it was like any other normal day, except for the face that Natsu wasn't there with me.

I walked to the bar and avoided a chair that flew in my direction. I laughed as a saw the sight. There was only one thing missing and that was Natsu fighting with Gray.

All of a sudden, pictures of when Natsu was in the guild flooded into my brain. "Natsu".

"Eh, did you say something Lucy?" Mira was standing there looking at me with a curious look.

"Eh, uh, no. Sorry, I was just thinking about something." I replied. I could feel a slight blush on my face and saw Mira smiling a little.

"What were you thinking about? Just curious." Mira looked up at me smiling. I had a feeling she knew, but I didn't wanna say anything about that.

"Well, it's just Natsu! I just haven't been feeling the same." As I finished my sentence, tears started forming in my eyes.

"Lucy~, watch out!" I spun around on the chair to see Gray tackling me down. At first, I was gonna ask him what the hell he thought I was doing, but then I saw part of a table and a chair being thrown at me.

I laid down on the floor with Gray on top of me. This felt very awkward. Gray was on top of me, but I liked Natsu.

"Who in the hell threw that?" I got up with the help of Gray and everyone turned their heads towards me. Several fingers pointed towards Jet and Droy, while others pointed at Romeo and Gajeel.

I stomped over with an angry look in the direction of Gajeel. I honestly believed it was him, although I don't think he would do it. Yet again, neither would any of the other three.

"GAJEEL!" I was scaring the shit out of him right now.

"Oi, Bunny Girl! I didn't do it! I swear!" Gajeel looked like he was cowering in fear. I mean, was that even possible?

"Oh, Lucy, can you come here for a second?" Erza had just saved Gajeel from a hard beating that he would've gotten from me. I didn't want to ignore the red hear, because she was FAR scarier than me.

I walked over to the mage in armor and said my hello before listening to what she wanted to say.

"Lucy, did you get back the other note yet? You know, the one that says when you should go to the forest to get Natsu back?" When she said that, I felt kinda sad…again. It was very painful to live without Natsu by my side. I got used to taking care of him and it just didn't feel right without him sneaking into my room and lying down next to me.

"No, not yet." I got quiet when I said this. The memories of that night had always given me nightmares ever since it happened. I blamed it all on myself, even though everyone had always tried to tell me that it wasn't me who was the cause. I never listened because I always thought it was me who was responsible for Natsu being kidnapped. It took me a while until I was convinced that it wasn't my fault.

"Is that so?" Erza got a simple yes for a reply.

I walked out the guild saying that I was going to rest at home. Everyone wished me good luck and said their farewells to me. Gray offered to come with me to make sure nothing happened. I told him he could if he wanted and then Happy offered to come along.

We walked out the guild. Gray was walking right next to me, a little too close for comfort, and Happy was flying above our heads. It felt depressing, but there was silence in the air of Magnolia.

We reached my apartment. I opened the door and was about to walk inside when I felt a hand grab mine. I turned around to see Gray holding my hand.

"G-Gray, what're you doing?" I asked confused.

"Are you sure you're okay, Lucy?" Gray seemed really worried about me. I didn't want to make him worry anymore, so I just gave him a small smile and said "Of course! Why wouldn't I be?"

He obviously didn't believe me. The look on his face said it all.

"Lucy, why are you trying to act so tough?" This was the first time Gray had ever yelled at me like this, so I felt a little intimidated.

"Wh-What are you talking about? I'm acting like my normal self! You must be seeing things. I'll see you tomorrow, 'kay?" I smiled at him, and then tried to walk into my apartment.

He grabbed hold of my hand once more and when I turned around, I saw tears coming from his eyes.

"Wh-What's wrong?" I was stunned. I never ever saw the ice mage cry before, so I wasn't exactly expecting this kind of reaction.

"Lucy, well know you miss and love Natsu, so stop pretending you don't care!" I saw several lights turn on in other rooms, so I pulled him in my apartment and told him not to be so loud.

"Gray, I do care! He's my best friend, my nakama! And, do you honestly think I could ever not care if he didn't come back? I know I love him, but what can I do? This person is threatening to kill him!" Tears were flowing out of my eyes. I broke down then and there with Gray looking at me with shock.

At first, I had no idea why, but then I realized that I had just confessed my feelings for Natsu in front of him.

"Lucy, don't worry! I'm sure he's fine. I'm sorry for yelling at you." Gray's face softened and he wiped away the tears. Happy was on the ground next to us. He yawned and we turned our attention towards him.

"It's okay Gray. And, Happy, you can go to sleep if you want." Happy gave a slight nod and made his way over to my bed. My eyes followed him, and that's when I saw a piece of paper. I got up and opened it. My eyes got wide and apparently Gray saw because he looked at me worriedly.

"Lucy, what happened?"

"I-It's the letter. It says to go tomorrow afternoon at 3 o' clock." I went back over to Gray and then he said he would go to the guild and then come back over.

"Wait, why are you coming over here?" I asked faintly confused. He told me that he wanted to make sure nothing happened to me, so I nodded and told him he would have to sleep on the couch. He said that's okay and made his way to the guild, along with the piece of paper.

I on the other hand fell asleep. Tomorrow was going to be a long day and we still had no idea how we were going to get everyone to go to the forest without being noticed.

I went to my bed and sleep came fast. I need to get as much rest as possible. I will definitely save Natsu…NO MATTER WHAT!

~End Chapter~

So, there's Chapter 7. How'd you guys enjoy it? I honestly know I'm putting more of Lucy in it than Natsu, but don't worry, Natsu will be big in the chapter upcoming. I know this update came late and I'll try to update sooner. I went somewhere today and didn't come back till nine, so I wanted to update this chapter at least. Hope you liked it! Review? Is it worthy of one?