New chapter!
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Disclaimer 2: You're going to hate me at the start and the end, but please bear with me.
DON'T HATE ME! I SWEAR IT WAS NECESSARY!
In case Y'all forgot, It's winter and it's below freezing.
Natsu was kissing Lucy. They were on his bed. She had her back against the headboard and he was kneeling over her. She was topless and he was kissing her bare chest. He tried his best to avoid her scar but he still occasionally brushed it.
As much as Lucy cared for and trusted Natsu, all she could see was her father, her father on top of her, her father kissing every inch of her body, her father inside her. "Stop," she whispered. He had been kissing along her stomach and traveling lower. He didn't seem to hear her. "Natsu, get off me!" she repeated trying to kick him off. He heard her that time.
He obeyed and got off her. "Lucy…? What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry. It's not you…It's him." She spat the word out like a curse. Natsu, understanding, nodded and walked away. "Hey. Natsu, I'm sorry."
He sat on the chair on his desk and turned to look at her. He put his head in his hands. "He's all your ever think about, Lucy." He looked up at her.
She looked away from him. "Hey, I'm not mad at you, babe. I'm mad at him. I'm mad that he made you depressed. I'm mad that he's taking this," he said moving his fingers between the two, "away from us. Lucy, I lo- You know what, nevermind. I'm going for a walk. Don't wait up."
Lucy looked at him with tears in her eyes. She watched him walk away as the tears started to trickle down her face. He lo-? what was he about to say? Why do I ruin everything? Lucy dropped her head back onto the pillow. She just wanted to drown in her own tears.
She drifted off to sleep after hours of crying and waiting for Natsu. She woke up the next day and Natsu still wasn't there. She was about to cry again but decided to go talk to Wendy.
She knocked on the girl's door. When Wendy opened the door, she looked up at her and ask, "What's wrong, Lucy?" She opened the door wide enough for Lucy to walk in.
When the girls were settled on the bed, Lucy broke down and cried. "Lucy, what's wrong?" Wendy asked again.
"Natsu and I had a fight. He didn't show up last night, and he wasn't there this morning. Wendy, I don't know what to do. What if he breaks up with me? What if he hates me?" The blonde just balled her eyes out.
"What happened, Lucy?" When the blonde shook her head, Wendy went on, "If you don't want to tell me, fine, but I'm going to tell you this: Natsu is my brother. I know him. He's crazy about you. I don't think he's going to break up with you. Whatever it was that started this fight, he's going to get over it. He'll go on his walk, calm his head and realize he's being a stupid boy."
Lucy wiped her tears away. "When did you get so smart?"
"He's my brother. I know him better than anyone. Lucy, listen to me. You two will be alright. Trust me, OK!"
She pulled the girl into a hug and stroked her blonde mane.
After a while, Lucy went back into Natsu's bedroom. She felt like she was invading as she walked in. To her surprise, sitting there on his bed was her boyfriend. At least for now, she thought bitterly. "Hey."
He let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. When she saw the bags under his eyes, Lucy asked, "Were you out all night?"
"Yeah. I was." He let out another sigh before he said again. "Listen, we need to talk." He pat the spot on the bed beside him and Lucy, hesitantly, obeyed. She looked at the floor. "I'm sorry I walked out on you, OK. I'm just frustrated. I'm sick of you always worrying about what your dad is going to do. Why don't we just go talk to him." Lucy looked at him like he was mad. Then she decided to tell him that he was.
"Are you insane? Like hell, we will. I am not going back to that living hell. Especially not willingly."
"You're right. I might be insane, but it's better than sitting around waiting for him to come to get you."
Lucy let out a sigh. She ran her fingers through her hair. "Natsu." She grabbed his head in her hands. Their foreheads were touching. "Natsu, I love you for this…but no way in hell." She kissed him.
"I love you too." Lucy pulled away.
"What?!" She realized what was happening. Oh fuck. He thinks I said- Oh shit! There was an awkward silence.
"Um…Sorry," Natsu stammered, "I..I…thought you said-"
He was interrupted by Lucy's lips crushing his own. She pulled away so their lips were barely inches apart then said: "I love you too," onto his lips.
The pinkette grinned and closed the gap between them, sealing their promise of love in a kiss. Soon Natsu was leaning forward, making Lucy have to fall back unto the bed. He had his hands at he waist. When Lucy realize what was about to happen, she opened her eyes and put a hand on his chest. "Natsu, I can't."
He nodded and pulled away from her. She pulled him in and kissed his forehead as thanks. She got up to start getting ready for the day. "I'm going to take a shower."
Natsu was scratching the back on his neck at the thought of Lucy in the shower. When Lucy saw his boyish blush, she giggled and walked away, calling out over her shoulder, "You big perv." Natsu laughed at that, and just like that the two were back to being their usual carefree selves. Well, Wendy's a genius, Lucy thought.
After Lucy showered, the two went down for some breakfast. They didn't expect anyone to be there. They were shocked to see Grandine. She turned around and smiled at the pair. "You guys want breakfast?" she asked.
When Natsu nodded his head vigorously, Grandine and Lucy laughed. "Morning, Grandine," Lucy said.
"Good morning to you too, Lucy. I'm gonna get started on some pancakes. Could you too go get Zeref and Wendy to get ready?"
"Sure," Lucy replied. And the two headed back up the stairs. "You get Zeref and I'll get Wendy," Lucy said when they were at the top of the stairs.
She knocked on Wendy's door. When there was no reply, she opened it and peeked in. She saw the younger girl on her phone, laughing and typing away.
Lucy walked in and Wendy still hadn't heard her. She walked over and sat beside Wendy. When she felt the extra pressure on the bed, Wendy looked up and was startled to see Lucy.
"Lucy! When did you get here?" She was trying to hide her phone.
Lucy smirked and said, "A second ago. So…who are you texting?"
Wendy let out a huff and said, "Romeo."
Lucy looked at her skeptically and said, "Wait, his name is actually Romeo?" Lucy laughed when the younger girl nodded.
"OK! But I thought you said you didn't have friends in school?"
Wendy frowned at that and said, "I don't. Romeo is a friend of the family. He was Natsu's little apprentice before he ever noticed me. He went on a long holiday with his family. He's only just getting back. He's not starting school until next year."
Lucy smiled again. "You like him, don't you?"The bluenette blushed and Lucy decided to take that as a yes.
The two talked about Wendy's little crush for ages, breakfast completely forgotten. There was a knock on the door. "Wendy, Lucy, you guys might want to come down for breakfast before Natsu eats everything," Zeref called from behind the door.
"We'll be right out," Lucy replied. When she heard shuffling feet, she turned back to Wendy, "we should go. But I want to hear more about this later."
Wendy nodded, eager to have someone to talk to about this. The two went down the stairs and into the kitchen. Grandine was the first to notice. "What were you two talking about?" she asked as the two took their seats around the counter.
"Nothing!" Wendy said a little too quickly. She blushed and turned to her brother, "Geez Natsu, Leave some for the rest of us.
"You should have come down sooner," he answered with a mouthful of pancakes. Zeref, Lucy, and Grandine laughed at this.
Breakfast went on as normal after that. When Natsu was finally full, he turned to Lucy and asked if she wanted to go out later. The blonde nodded as she had a mouthful of pancakes.
After breakfast, Lucy and Wendy went back up to Wendy's room.
"So is he coming to the party?" Lucy asked.
Wendy nodded, "He comes every year. You have no idea how nice it is to have a girl in the house, Lucy."
"The blond giggled and said, "Happy to help. I owe you after all."
"What do you mean?"
"You were right about Natsu. He got over it. I'm just not sure if he fully let go. Anyway, I have to go. Natsu said he wanted to go out so…"
"Alright. I'll see you later."
Lucy walked back into Natsu's room. She changed into a pair of warm jeans and a long-sleeved shirt with a jumper over it.
She walked down into the living room. "You ready?" she asked Natsu.
He nodded and they both headed towards the door, picking up their coats at the door.
When they were in the car, Lucy asked, "OK! Where exactly are we going?"
"The beach."
"But Natsu…" she whined, "it's below freezing. Also the last time we went to the beach, we both ended up in the hospital."
"Doesn't matter," he said as he started the engine.
Lucy whined the entire way, but eventually shut up. When they got there, they just sat in the car, watching the waves lapping over the snow-covered sand.
They moved to the back seat so Lucy could put her head on Natsu's shoulder. As they watched the sea, Lucy heard Natsu snoring. Not wanting to wake him, she took out her phone and looked through her messages.
She noticed she had about fifty new messages from the same number. She opened them and skimmed through. They were all some variation of I miss you. They were signed off the same way: -K.
Lucy shivered when she realized who K was. God, Natsu's gonna kill me if he finds out. She looked up at her sleeping boyfriend, sleeping boyfriend. She tried to decide whether it would be smart to tell him. In the end, she decided not to. Her eyelids became heavy and Lucy realized she didn't get much sleep last night either. She fell asleep with her head on Natsu's shoulder and her fingers intertwined with his.
Lucy didn't wake up until she felt steady arms carrying her up the stairs. She opened her eyes to see Natsu. "Hey," she said, her voice still heavy with sleep.
"Hey to you too," he replied. They got to the top of the stairs and Natsu opened the door, setting her on the bed. "Thanks for letting me sleep. I needed it." He gave her a kiss on her forehead.
"No problem turns out I needed it too."
She sat up on the bed and looked out the window. The sun was already setting. "What time is it?"
"About seven," he replied. "when we got home Zeref said we were all gonna have dinner then watch a movie. You up for it?"
Lucy nodded and got out of the bed. "Come on, let's go downstairs." She took his arm and they walked down the stairs together.
Meanwhile, About 2 hours away from Magnolia
"I want you to find her and bring her to me," Jude Heartfilllia was saying. "She trusts you. I need that."
"Yes, sir. You'll have Lucy back in no time," his henchman replied.
The end of chapter nine. Who is K and what is Jude planning?
I'm sorry for the NaLu break up scare. Please don't hate me.
