This made me want to barf.

I was DYING ON THE FLOOR because of how mushy it became.

Sorry if I've been going off topic lately. Next chapter will be on the Tournament. Promise will be kept.

Thanks a lot on all the support and please give me lots of reviews! (Not begging. Just asking.)

~Blazingfyres.

By the time I finally came to my senses, it had already been at least a half an hour.

Natsu had back and looked for me after his fight with Totomaru, Erza and Gray tagging along. When they just found me lying there, Natsu tapped my shoulder and asked what was wrong. I didn't say anything, so he just helped me up and walked next to me silently until we got to the common room.

I guess he wanted to give me some space.

To be honest, I didn't know what was holding me up from telling my friends the truth. I should have told them I had royal blood. I should have told them about my father. I should have told them that I was just an old runaway from my home. I should have told them about my jerk of a father, how he never cared for event single drop of my blood, how he ignored me and never wanted me to begin with.

But... I couldn't. For some reason my heart told me not to. That I might be looked at. Talked about. Pitied. Sympathized for. Or hated. That I might not be looked as an equal. That I might be used for my money.

And how did Gajeel know? Is he trying to blackmail? Hold me for ransom or something?

Or does my really dad want me back?

I was so stuck and confused that I didn't even notice month go by so quickly. The noise about the Tournament had buzzed up again. Even I had completely forgotten about the entire glory speech from Dumbledore.

And lately I've been shut out from everybody else.

"Lucy?"

"Huh?" I looked up, snapping out of my angsty rant. "Oh... Hey, Harry."

I immediately felt horrible giving him that depressed look. He was already being given a bunch load of crap since the Drawing, and I think the look I gave him made him feel worse. "Sorry if I'm bothering you... You know, I think I'll just-"

"Oh, no, it's fine... I'm just a little... Tired I guess. So what's up?"

"Well, you know Hagrid? Our groundskeeper? Well... I know you're really close with Natsu, and I was wondering if you could ask him to meet me at Hagrid's Hut tonight. It's for the Tournament," He said quickly.

shit. He wants me to talk to Natsu? I've been practically ignoring everyone for weeks, and now I need to talk to them and just say 'Hey, sorry I've been sulking for days! Will you forgive me?' In a ditsy, totally drama queen way? Or course not! "Of course I can!" I said through clenched teeth. God, I hate my inner conscience.

"Oh, great. Thanks."

well, I didn't want someone else rot be sulking around as well. "Hey, wait."

Harry turned. "Yeah?"

"Don't think that everyone doesn't believe you, Harry. still have Fairy Tail's support. Nobody thinks you did anything wrong."

A small smile formed on his lips. Not bad, Lucy.

"Thanks."

Oh, mother of God, please kill me now.

now, because of my too much politeness and my dislike of breaking promises, I had to go talk to Natsu and Erza and Gray.

Those guys are definitely not happy with me. Nor is Happy. (No pun intended.) Lately all I've been doing is hiding and ignoring and letting go of everything around me. Erza and Gray tried to pull me out of it, but they didn't succeed. And they gave up after awhile. I feel terrible about it... but I just couldn't face them. Just not yet.

Okay, Lucy. Calm down. Just go over there, apologize, and tell him about tonight. That's all. Natsu is an understanding guy. He'll be out of it in no time. Come on. Look, he's right over there! Just walk... That's it... Now... deep breathe. 1... 2... 3...

"Uh... Hey, Natsu?"

DAMMIT! Why? That went so much smoother in my head! Crap, now he's just standing there! What the hell? You just made it worse! Okay, calm down, just spill it... slowly...

"Natsu... I... I didn't mean what I said. It's just... I've been a huge jerk, and I was overreacting, and-"

"I'll wait until you're ready."

"I know-wait, what?"

He turned slowly, his voice soft. But his eyes didn't show any anger or hurt. Just... That knowing, empathizing look.

"I'm your partner, Lucy. You can tell me whatever. But sometimes you aren't ready to say anything. So I'll wait until you get even with yourself." He gave me a smile and showed me a fist. "I'm not a fan of long stories, but I'll listen If it's a friend."

Whoa. Hold it. Not AT ALL on margin of what I was expecting. I thought of fire explosions. Yelling. LOTS of yelling. But not... but not this lecture. From Natsu? Is this the same one? Am I hallucinating?

But then a smile formed on my face, and I knew it was the same one. I made a fist with my right hand.

"Partners?" He grinned, stepping forward.

We pounded.

"Sure."

Yeah. Mushy. Bleargh.

Anyways, yeah it's in Lucy's P.O.V. I haven't written in 1st person in awhile, so yeah. Sucks, right? As the writer I guess it would suck for me. Tell me what you think.

Thanks a lot for everything, guys! I love you... like a friend.

Exactly a thousand words!

~Blazingfyres.