Chapter 9: Lucy's Past Part II
Note: Italic= Memories
(Normal POV)
Every single night after Lucy's accident, she had dreams that taunted her. She was frustrated and confused on the moving patterns going on through her head. Every night for one whole year, she'd dream of a pink haired little boy. Each dream showed one piece of her past and one piece of the pink haired boy. Lucy would cry herself to sleep every night because of frustration. She had told her mother about the dreams but the only answer she gave her was:
"Dreams aren't real. That pink boy or whatever isn't real! Get over it, Lucy." Layla said rudely to her twelve year old daughter.
Lucy had gone to school the next day looking for dreamology books, but came across her mother's favorite author. She saw the book named "A Demon's Touch" and had a picture of a demon talon coaxing a woman's neck, which had two bite marks printed on her smooth neck. She put the book back and she kept observing the other books. Lucy was in sixth grade and she began to read high school books, but at times she came across intriguing books and other times . . . well they were rated. She came across the second book from the author's series and read the title, "Nigrum Firo". She decided to check out the first two books in the series but when she was about to remove the author's first book out of the shelf, a petite, blue haired girl removed it. Lucy huffed but decided to wait patiently for the blue haired girl to finish reading it.
She headed to the other shelf where the same author's different series were revealed. She then saw a book that got her attention. Oh she wasn't going to let no one take this one. She looked at the book that she carefully removed from the bookshelf and saw a dragon printed in the background and a man that had dragon eyes. She read the title and squealed. "Dragon Soul".
The blonde ran towards her backpack to fetch for her school identification and left the book where she found it. When she returned she found the blue haired girl with the book in her hands and added it to her pile of books. Lucy was furious.
"Hey blueberry! That was the last copy of Dragon Soul!" Little Lucy says as she saw the blue haired girl grab the last copy of the New York's Bestseller: Dragon Soul.
The petite bluenette responded coldly, "Just read the author's second book, Lightning Advantage."
Lucy clenched her fist and she spat, "I had that on hold! Give it to me!"
The Librarian observed the two twelve year old girls fighting for a book so she walked over, "Why don't you both read it together?"
The two girls looked at each other and smiled at the idea. "I'm Levy McGarden." The blue haired girl said.
"I'm Lucy Heartfilia." The blonde replied. The two girls skipped towards a desk to read the book together.
"Don't forget to read Ms. Trinidad's new book, A Demon's Touch! I bought two copies." The Librarian yelled out. The two girls ran to get the new books and check them out. After that encounter, Levy and Lucy became friends because of that strong connection they had towards books.
Lucy had made a friend and ever since that day, she had forgotten about the dreams, her parents comments, and the pink haired boy. That is until the dreams returned, but this time the boy was speaking to her. "Luce! Please try to remember! I need you in my life! I can't live without you!"
Lucy didn't know what to do but all she did was stand there in her dream world. She looked at the male. He was a teenager that had pink spiky hair and green eyes. He was good-looking, she'd give him that, but she didn't know who or what he was.
She responded to the man, "I don't know you, sir."
The pink male groaned in frustration, "I'm sorry! Whatever happened in the accident was all my fault! I don't know how you fell off the balcony but please try to remember me!"
The blonde ran towards him and extended her hand and the pink haired male did the same. Their fingertips brushed each other and before they managed to hold each other's hand, Lucy bolted from her dream, waking up. She had told Levy what had occurred, but Lucy decided to forget every single dream and trap them inside a box. The blonde couldn't think correctly by the same voice that she dreamt of each night. Each message taunting her.
"Whatever happened in the accident was all my fault! I don't know how you fell off the balcony but please try to remember me!" The voice echoed through her head. She couldn't think clearly . . . but after she went into psychology everything disappeared. She blocked the male out of her dreams and everything went back to normal.
Her thoughts were always the same when it came to the word normal: What is normal?
The blonde had grew up with her thoughts haunting her creating each and every dream with unusual symbols and future remarks. But she decided to forget everything before she headed off to college.
Lucy's head spiraled around as if it was a tornado. Everything matched up with her present memories and with her past memories. She pieced everything together and she saw the truth reveal itself in front of her.
(Lucy's POV-Present Time)
I slowly open my eyes and flutter them open. I could see darkness still but as the blur revealed a pink pluff, I instantly recognize who it is.
"Natsu . . ." I say weakly. Natsu's head arose and his eyes were red? There were still tears that streamed down his cheeks and he was hugging my waist into a tight grasp.
"Lucy! You're okay! Oh thank Mavis that you're fine." Natsu remarks hugging me tighter. His abnormal body heat felt so welcoming and so warm, I wanted to stay like this forever. I, Lucy Heartfilia, was indeed in love with Natsu when I was younger. I knew who he was, and he helped me run away from my parents as a child. Makarov had let me in as his child but he returned me to my parents. He never liked my father because of his selfishness and his greediness. They had made conditions with my father that if they were to return me, I'd have the right to visit them or them to visit me. My childhood was filled with the same pink haired male who bought me from the bargaining event, the same male who allowed me to be working in Fairy Tail, the very same male that loved me, and the same male that I loved back.
I was in love with Natsu. He was the person who rescued me, and I pushed him aside all these years. Lisanna was the cause of my loss of memories and she was the cause of everything Natsu went through. She tried to replace me with herself.
"N-Natsu. I knew you since I was five! You were there for me and Makarov wanted to adopt me and I had an accident.." Tears were falling, but why?
"Shh." Natsu said and hugged me closer to him. He kissed my forehead, "I tried getting ahold of you in your dreams as a child, but you blocked me out. I tried to get you to remember me, but nothing worked. I'm sorry Luce! I'm sorry you had to suffer on your own, I'm sorry for everything I've missed in your life!"
I sobbed into Natsu's arms. He apologized for everything and I haven't done anything but cry. I promised Auntie Anna that I'd stay strong, but I'm not! I cried when my mother died, and I almost cried when Natsu gave me the pendant and when Sting told me about my parents. "Natsu, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I forgot about you! I'm sorry I ignored you! And most importantly, I'm sorry I never told I liked you as a child!"
Natsu sat still and his face softened. He lifted my chin and he wiped away my tears with his thumb. "I'm sorry I never told you that I liked you as well. I always dreamt, as a child, that I'd marry you, and well this one time I had a dream that you had thirty-three babies that looked like Happy." He paused and he looked at me, "No. I didn't like you Luce."
"You d-didn't?" My eyes widened, I had just made a fool of myself.
"I loved you. Correction: I still love you." Natsu said and gently closed the distance that was between us. He gently kissed me and I kissed him back. This whole time that I didn't felt a thing for Natsu, wasn't because I didn't like him that way. It was because . . . I was missing my memories. I was missing him in my memories.
I pull away from the kiss inhaling for air and I looked at Natsu. He didn't know who had pushed me off the balcony, but I couldn't tell him. He was angry with Lisanna already, I didn't want to cause anymore trouble. I blush instantly at what Natsu said earlier, "Y-You had dreams of us being together?"
A tint of red was shown on Natsu's cheeks. He grinned nervously, "I mean I was fourteen and well, I was very cocky back then. I wanted to live with you and that night of the accident, I was going to tell you," His grin disappeared and he faced me and smiled weakly, "that I liked you and that I wanted you to be my girlfriend, but you forgot about me. You called me a perverted bastard the night I went to visit you."
I looked at Natsu and I smiled, "The important part is that I'm with you right now."
Natsu was about to kiss me again, but he backed away and he spoke, "What happened in your modeling job?"
I sighed the second he brought it up. The only one who knew of the incident was Levy, but she was probably busy with Gajeel. "I was almost raped."
Natsu's eyes widened and a vein was popping out of his forehead. His voice came out raspy and cold, "How? Who?"
"It was an old college boyfriend I had. When I was modeling in college, I had a boyfriend who was well known because of his photo shots. Anyways, it's kind of weird to talk about my exes but when I was doing a photoshoot with him, he went overboard and started touching me pervertedly. Of course, I pressed charges but he was still doing photo shoots, so I decided to take a step back and apply for an even better job."
Natsu interrupted me with a grin glued to his face, "Fairy Tail Corporations. You wanted to be a CEO, so you started as an assistant." I nodded.
"I had my secrets as well. Five years after your accident, I decided to try to keep my mind off of you. I had given up the fact that you'd return, so I tried to move on. I would go to bars and get drunk and well—you can figure out the rest." Natsu said averting his eyes from me.
I knew what he meant. He would pick up girls and have a one-night-stand. I had a voice that was ready to judge him, but Natsu had gone through so much. And what's in the past, stays in the past. It is what it is and there's nothing I or him can do to change it. I smile softly, "I'm glad you formed an alliance with the Heartfilia Konzern. What's in the past, stays there. I have no right to judge you, and well . . . it still doesn't change the way I see you."
Natsu looked up at me with sparkling eyes, "What do you see in me?"
I smiled softly and responded with the lowest voice I could manage to speak in, "I see the man who rescued me. As you said earlier, you're like the dragon that saved the princess. You rescued me Natsu, and for that I have to thank you."
Natsu smiled as well, "Those aren't the exact words I said, but I'll take it. Thanks Luce."
With that Natsu decided that we should head home. We were both tired up and we both had a long week, especially with the memories and the marriage work. As we head home, I look out the window, and remember all my memories I've had with Natsu. From the first name I called him—Fire butt—to the first day I knew I liked him were the best of my memories. But my eyes looked down as I remembered Lisanna.
"Lucy! You stupid piece of fat shit, you took him away from me! He told me he had a crush on you and that he loved you! He kept going on and on about having lovey dovey shit with you! I hate you for getting to know Natsu! And for that you have to pay the price!" Lisanna yelled at me as a child. I had just walked out of the bathroom and there she is yelling at me.
"Whatever I did, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" I yelled. I was frightened because she called me all these names and she had a pocket knife in her hands. But no tears fell.
"Come closer to me and I'll cut you, bitch." Lisanna barked. She had lead me inside of Natsu's bedroom. I saw the balcony door widely open and when I reached the edge of the railing, I stopped before I tripped—but that didn't stop Lisanna. She hissed, "This is the price you pay for taking Natsu from me." Then she pushed me with all her force off the the balcony. Everything about Natsu flashed quickly. Could that be the possibility of why I forgot about Natsu? Because, I kept thinking about him when I fell?
We had arrived at Natsu's condo and we both entered as quick as we could. Then I realized, I didn't have any clothes here. I groaned and Happy appeared—prouncing around the apartment. I smiled gently. I helped Natsu raise his cat but it was only for one year and then I had my accident. I decided to feed Happy and stay watching him. All those years that I wasn't there for him, they were all replaced with Lisanna.
Lisanna.
That was the only name that I'm worried about. I couldn't think correctly with her around. I wasn't going to tell Natsu, so I'm just going to visit Mira tomorrow morning. I gently slid my back against the kitchen counter and slid myself down until I sat on the floor. I pulled my knees up and hugged them. Then I forgot that I was wearing a dress. I quickly put my legs down and started thinking. How was I going to tell Natsu about Lisanna? Most importantly, I wonder if I still like Natsu—Maybe.
Natsu rushed to the kitchen in some trousers and a black v-neck shirt. "Luce, here try these on. I forgot to bring your stuff over here this morning." Natsu said rubbing his neck nervously. I smiled and took the clothes from his hand.
"Thanks Natsu," I looked at the clothes he had out for me. It was a black shirt and some black boxers. My eyes averted his gaze . . . . Great . .
I headed to the bathroom and changed out of the dress and into Natsu's clothes. I looked at the mirror and the clothes fit a little baggy, but it'll do.
I headed outside the room and walked into the living room barefoot. I saw Natsu and Happy on the couch watching some TV and I decided to join. But the second I placed my tooshie onto the soft cushion of the couch, Natsu yelled, "Let's play a game, Luce!"
I laughed at his sudden outburst. He was still the childish boy from before. "What game, Natsu?"
Natsu smirked, "What are the Odds!?"
My eyes widened. I remember when girls in high school would play that, I never liked the game since those girls always lead to doing stupid and disgusting things. "Alright, you first. Natsu, what are the odds that you kiss Happy right on the lips?"
Natsu gawked. "What are we? Children? That's not how you play 'What Are The Odds?' as an adult, Luce. The Odds have to be funny and childish, I agree on that. But there has to be a price."
"Oh?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.
"You know what . . . nevermind. You remind me of Erza." Natsu said averting eye contact. I smile.
"On five."
"1.."
"2.."
"3.."
"4.."
"5.."
I look into Natsu's eyes and I remember that his favorite number was three. Let's just hope he chooses three.
A/N: That's chapter 9! I mean, if this is going to be a story, at least add some humor, right? Anywho, hope you enjoyed. Thanks for reading!
Next Chapter: That One Phone Call
~Lucy Heartfilia92003
