Usui Takumi (from Kaichou wa Maid-sama): Standard disclaimers apply.

Kazehaya (from Kimi ni Todoke): This owner owns nothing 'ne? :D

Erza: Who are you people? O.O

Lucy: They're not from our show.

Usui: Sumimasen Lucy-chan.

Gray: Yeah. Who are you guys? You're not from our series.

Lucy: I wish they were, GRAY. At least they're polite! HMPH. I wish I was in a shoujo manga. :P

Gray: Hey! Have you read the chapter? I was nice!

Lucy: Have you read the future chapters? HUH?

Gray: YES I HAVE. I was nice too!

Lucy: No spoilers baka!

Charle: Fools.

Wendy: Please enjoy.

Happy: AYE!


"Loke. Stop it. It's annoying me! Just go back already." The Spirit Mage said irritably after trying a forced closure for the tenth time.

The brunette boy snickered in amusement.

"Why are you so smug?" Lucy asked as the two continued walking.

"What?" Loke said in confusion.

"I hate you." The blonde said somewhat repeated words.

"You... do?" He stopped.

"Well not literally, I... Loke, come on." She said from a distance.

"You hate me?" The Spirit asked sadly.

"I didn't think you'd be so affected." Juliet chuckled, but for some reason the boy didn't find it funny,

"Hey..." She walked back towards him,

"I didn't mean it literally. I like you." She smiled; lighting up the vicinity.

"I know." He grinned.

His little act worked. He just wanted to hear those words.

"Cheap trick." She stuck her tongue out like a five year old.

"Hahaha." A playful laugh by a playful boy was heard.

"Hmph. Anyway, come on let's go." The blonde turned around.

"Why?" Loke questioned,

"This is Natsu's house." He said pointing to the house beside him.

"Jerk." She punched his arm playfully.

He laughed as he walked in after Lucy. For some reason, he really enjoyed their playful fights more than he knew he should...

"Hey Natsu." She greeted her rose haired teammate who was lying down in bed with a wet towel placed perfectly straight on his forehead.

"Hey Luce. Loke?" He noticed the guy who came behind Lucy.

"Hey." The Spirit greeted the Dragon Slayer with informality.

"How are you Natsu?" She said with worry as she placed her hand on his neck to feel his temperature.

"Uhh... I've been better." He stammered slightly; the touch of Lucy's hand slightly electrifying him.

"Good." She smiled that genuine, sunshine-like smile of hers that he weirdly loved.

"So uhm... Where's Lisanna?" She asked as friendly as possible.

It wasn't the fact that she disliked Lisanna it was just... She always feels less important when Lisanna's around. Specially to Natsu.

Why do I care?, she asked herself in annoyance once again.

"She went to a mission with Elfman." He said in an awkward tone.

"She sent a letter." The blonde said cheerfully fake as she picked up the white envelope that was still closed,

"Why haven't you opened it?" He asked him with a different smile.

"I 'was 'gonna..." Natsu sat up and took the towel on his forehead and rubbed some his upper body to cool off.

"Lucy? Why are you red?" A blue flying object suddenly appeared carrying a white plastic bag.

"W-What? I-I wasn't!" Lucy denied comically.

"Hahaha." A faint laugh of amusement was heard.

"Natsu... You're voice." The blonde said in worry.

"Yeah. It's okay." He said with a scruffy tone.

He's even hotter... Wait! What am I saying?, the Spirit Mage argued with herself.

"Happy! This isn't medicine. It's a bunch of candy that Lucy likes." Natsu said in annoyance then after a few seconds his face turned red,

"Oops." He slipped out.

"Sumimasen. I'll go out and buy the medicine." The neko got more money from Natsu's wallet then left.

"Great. Hey Lucy. W-What are you doing?" Natsu said in shock at the sight of Lucy opening Lisanna's letter.

"Dude. You break into my house practically everyday. I believe this is called payback." The blonde started reading the letter.

"Hmph. You're so lucky..." The Dragon Slayer mumbled to himself as he went back to bed; still too weak.

"So... you guys are going out now." Lucy's hair covered her eyes as she calmly put the letter back in the envelope.

Her heart felt like it was shattered to tiny little pieces and scattered all over the floor.

What the hell, she thought to herself.

All her effort was being exerted on keeping calm and she was hell bent on retraining herself from shouting at Natsu.

"Why didn't you tell me?" A bright smile appeared on her face.

But from then on everything she was to say... would be fake.

"Well I..." Natsu couldn't even explain. He thought about it and realized that Lucy was the first person he'd tell it to but didn't. He couldn't bring himself to do so. And he didn't know why.

"It's okay. I'm happy for you." The girl smiled. If she was being real about this, she would've hugged him but she couldn't find the will to wrap her arms around him.

It's not like she could fully supported them or anything...

"I, uhh... I'll go find Happy and make sure he'll buy actual medicine." She stood up quite desperate to cut the hurt short.

"Lucy. Stay." He grabbed her hand before she could leave. Tension suddenly lingered in the air.

"Why Natsu?" She said, almost losing control,

"So you can tell me stories about how happy you are that you've finally found your childhood friend? Then I fake my smiles and pretend like I'm so happy that you guys are together now." Emotions transformed into words started leaking out of the girl. Only her fake smiles saved her.

"What?" Natu said in confusion.

What was she talking about?

"Natsu I just... I l... No. It's way too late for that." The girl smiled with everything she had left.

"For what?" The Dragon Slayer's confusion was evident in his expression.

"Who do you love Natsu?" She slipped her hand from his weakened grasp and clenched them to stop the tears.

She would never ever let them fall.

"L-Lisanna." He said truthfully at that moment.

"I knew it." The blonde mumbled to herself as she looked into Natsu's eyes.

"Huh?" Natsu's eyes widened as he watched a lone tear fall from Juliet's left eye.

"Well, congratulations." She smiled her last smile and left the room without another word.

"L-Lucy!" He felt half of his strength return as he got out of bed and ran after her.

How stupid was that, the blonde Mage tried to laugh at herself but she knew very well how she really felt.

"Hmph. Now he disappears." She mumbled to herself when she noticed that Loke was gone.

The Mage closed the door of the home after her as she headed back to her house.

"Lucy?" A familiar voice was heard as she turned around to look.

"Gray?" She said his name in full vulnerability as tears started falling from her chocolate orbs.

"A-Are you crying?" He said in shock as he ran to her.

"I hate you Gray. You started this! This is all your fault..." She sobbed louder and louder as time passed by,

"How could you... Now I don't even understand what's going on and you just-! Huh?" The blonde's eyes widened in shock as she felt a pair of arms envelope her in comfort.

"I'm sorry, Lucy." He chanted three words as he hugged her tightly, not wanting to let go.

"Gray I-"

"Sh." He cut her off.

"I hate you, Gray." She muffled weakly as she blacked out after tears.

"Gray?" A friend's voice ringed in his ears.

He turned around to face his friend with Lucy in his arms.

"L-Lucy?" The pink-haired boy's eyes widened in shock.

"What are you-" The Dragon Slayer tried to speak.

"You made her cry. I'll never let anyone, including myself, make that same mistake again!" He screamed as he looked straight into his rival's Emerald orbs.

The air heated up and tension completely weighed down the air surrounding them.

Cold hearts and fiery eyes were created as the bamboo swayed with the wind.

Peaceful was something this could never be.


Yey. I'm 'kinda happy with this. :D
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'Till next time.

AYE!