A/N: Shout out to ichihime4eva for being a anime and Walking Dead fan. That's totes amazing.

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Ok, so this chapter is kinda iffy. I'm not sure how I'll go about writing it. Kinda pisses me off that I know what will happen but I can't get it down.

So yeah enjoy!

P.S. I'm going to State in Art History. Kinda makes me mad that none of my actual art made it, but oh well. Just as long as I'm going ^_^ It'll be in March.

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Chapter 9

One More Man

"Oh, Natsu, you're home."

Natsu didn't even register his father's words. He was too focused on the man sitting next to Lucy, laughing, and putting an arm around her protectively.

Lucy's brown eyes stared at Natsu, and then she quickly turned away. It seemed like she was ashamed in a way.

Natsu noticed during the school day that Lucy was missing and figured that all of the rumors got to her and she ran home. He figured he could do something nice for her (like not be a jerk to her) and they could discuss a plan to squash these nasty little rumors.

Wendy tentatively squeezed Natsu's hand, bring him back into reality. How did his little sister feel about this?

"Natsu, this is Lucy's fiancé, Hibiki." Mrs. Dragneel said.

Hibiki smiled and said, "Nice to finally meet you. Lucy has told me a lot about you."

Natsu put his hands in his pocket and glared at Hibiki and Lucy. "I'm sure she did."

Can someone say awkward? Lucy kept staring at her shoes, Natsu and Hibiki glared at each other, Mr. and Mrs. Dragneel looked at each other nervously, Happy was staring back and forth between Lucy and Natsu, Wendy played with the tassel on her backpack, but it was Charle who broke the silence.

"It's getting late, Hibiki. You should go back to your hotel." Charle huffed. It was obvious she wasn't a big fan of him either.

"Haha, I never expected for a cat to tell me what to do." Hibiki laughed.

"I'm an Exceed." Charle growled. If it was one thing that pissed her off, it was the whole "cat" and "Exceed" issue.

"Yes, Hibiki, it is very late. Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad we were finally able to meet you." Mr. Dragneel said.

Hibiki nodded his head and turned toward Lucy. "Bye…" He leaned in, meaning to give her a kiss on the lips, but Lucy turned her head at the last minute for it to turn into a peck on the cheek. Natsu silently thanked Lucy for that. He wouldn't be able to watch Lucy kiss someone else.

He already admitted to himself that he liked her, but she was pledged to be married to another man. How could he compete against that? Then Natsu chuckled. What a silly question! He was very impulsive and he wasn't going to go down without a fight.

He would win Lucy no matter what. No one else would take her from him.

Not Gray

Not Hibiki

Only Natsu was allowed to be with her.

After Hibiki left, Natsu sat in his room watching a recorded episode of Naruto. Yeah, that anime was too long for his taste, but it was good once you got past the pointless, crappy fillers.

Lucy came in with a basket of dirty clothes. Their ritual would be one of them insulting the other then the two would get a lengthy argument while Lucy folded the clothes.

It was nothing like that now.

"So, are you really going to marry him?" Natsu asked. He pushed the pause button on his remote and waited for Lucy's response.

"I don't know." Lucy replied quietly. Her hands trembled as she folded his red shirt. "A part of me wants to stay here, get the rest of my education, and, well, decide my own fate. I know I'll be very happy with Hibiki, but I'll always be upset with myself for not making my own decisions."

He just wanted to jump up and kiss her right now. If she decided to stay here, then maybe…

"But, I think my father is getting sick and wants to go ahead and give my inheritance to me before he dies."

"Doesn't he have a will?"

Lucy sighed and began folding some pants. "I honestly don't know, Natsu. He wants me to be married this April or May. But, I don't think I'll have a choice."

"A choice?" Natsu walked over to her. "You can stay here and live with us. You are still our indentured servant and have to pay off your dad's debt to my dad, right?"

"My father doesn't care about that anymore, I suspect."

"Luce," He grabbed her hand. Lucy's face turned bright pink and her eyes widened. "Stay here, please."

Natsu couldn't bear to see her leave. Yes, just a month ago he was ecstatic that Lucy would be out of his life. Now, he wouldn't be able to live without her. They were just starting to get along too!

Lucy shrugged Natsu's hand away and said, "Give me some time to think, ok? I have until April after all."

"Why do you need to think? Don't you wanna stay here with us? We're like a family to you, Lucy!" Natsu yelled.

"A family?" Lucy's eyes narrowed. "You practically bullied me for the past three years, Natsu! Now, you decide that you want me around? You're full of shit, ya know that?"

How could he argue against that? He did make her life miserable here and he couldn't lie and say he didn't enjoy it at first.

"Oh," Lucy smirked. "You do like me after all. I should've known you were like other boys. Just using girls for your pleasure and fun. And now you decide you want me to stay."

Natsu rolled his eyes. "What the fuck makes you think that I actually want you?! I was thinking about Wendy and Happy and everyone else who likes you here. But, if you want to go and be in your own shitty fairy tale then go ahead." Natsu crossed his arms and huffed. "I can't believe I was going to say I like you, but now I can see how you really are."

"Like what?"

"A heart breaker. I should've known that when you first walked in through the door. I was mistaken that you were a whore. You're worse than that, Lucy. You'll play with someone's feelings then toss them to the side like dirt. And you definitely don't need to sleep with someone to do that."

Lucy's fist clenched and she glared at Natsu. "What the hell is wrong with you?! You know what." Lucy threw the basket at Natsu. He side stepped at the last second. "I don't need you. You're just jealous because you want me, but yet you can't have me, little boy. And I can't believe I just realized that I may have been falling for you. What a idiot I am for actually thinking I would want you."

The words tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop them. "I first realized that I lov-uh- liked you when you took care of me after I got into a fight with Jellal and blew up the chemistry lab."

Lucy stared at the cut on his neck. She remembered that day perfectly. No one in his family knew he was injured except for her. He trusted her with information he couldn't share with anyone.

Natsu trusted her with his secrets, they argued like lovers, and yet they were too stubborn to admit that they loved each other. Tears brimmed in Lucy's eyes and she hugged Natsu. He wrapped his arm around her waist and held her there as she cried.

"I-I'm sorry…"

"For what, Lucy?"

"F-For not being the girl you could have." Lucy sniffled. "Why don't you date Lisanna? She's sweet and seems to love you very much."

Natsu chuckled and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Idiot, I can and I will have you, ok?"

"O-Ok…"

So…now what?

A/N: xD Good question. Um yeah, I don't know what's going to happen next. I kind of want to do a time skip to April to move the story along, but I don't know yet… But this Saturday or Sunday I'm definitely going to work on the one shot about the past between Natsu and Lucy. It'll cover the moment when Natsu first realized he liked (loved?) Lucy.

So, if you guys give me some suggestions ( I will credit you! I promise!) that'll be really helpful!

this Saturday or Sunday I'm definitely going to work on the one shot about the past between Natsu and Lucy. It'll cover the moment when Natsu first realized he liked (loved?) Lucy.

Happy V-Day to you all! I love you all very much! My readers, reviewers, etc! :D

Plus, I'm happy because I have my first date tomorrow night! Hopefully he won't cancel on me ^_^ hehe so yeah!

Updated: 2/14/13