A/N: The next couple chapters are going to be fast and dry, just to warn you. Lucy's trip goes really fast simply because I really just wanted to introduce her life at her actual house. I'm sorry if you wanted me to go into more detail, but that will come later :)

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"The train will be departing in one minute!" someone announced over the intercom of the train.

Lucy sighed and she rested her head against the window. She felt a little guilty about not telling Rogue she was leaving, but she couldn't bring herself to. She was honestly planning on it, but seeing those pictures killed her motivation.

But who was that girl? She pulled her phone out, looking at the picture. Rogue looked so happy. The girl's bangs sort of flared out at her forehead, and the rest of her long hair was in a braid to the side. She had a beautiful cat-like smile. Her bikini was black with little pink cats for a pattern. Her chest was way bigger than Lucy's. The blonde never considered herself to have a small chest, but never a huge one. But, to put it modestly, Rogue was probably just hugging her to keep her from falling over. She had to have been that unbalanced. It was really strange, though, because she would have bet her life that she's seen the girl before.

She was becoming increasingly interested as to why he's so cautious about having his face exposed. Looking at those pictures of him let her know that he had an extremely attractive face. Why did he want to hide it?

Two hours later, Lucy found herself waking up to someone knocking on her cabin door. She didn't even know she fell asleep. She grabbed her bag and hurried off the train.

"Lucy, over here!"

Lucy looked and saw her mother standing a short distance away, along with Ivan and Laxus. "Mom!" she yelled happily, running over. She pulled her into a hug. "I missed you so much!"

"Ivan just hot back today. He'll have to leave again tomorrow. You know how his job is," Layla laughed. "But I am all yours."

Lucy smiled and picked up Laxus, cuddling the two-year-old to her chest happily. "I missed you, Bud." Ivan put his hand on her shoulder, and she smiled up at him.

She was home.

X

Rogue drank the last drop of his coffee, sighing. He went back up to have Bisca refill his cup.

"Was Lucy suppose to come today?" Bisca asked sweetly, refilling his coffee.

"We didn't really plan it, but I figured she would be here. Her friends went home yesterday. And after what happened between us, I just assumed." The kiss was still fresh in his mind. He barely slept the night before just thinking about it.

"What happened between you guys?" Bisca asked with a smirk. She noticed Rogue's mind wander for a minute, and the blush on his cheeks which became more obvious after she asked.

"We...kissed," Rogue said slowly. He took a sip of his drink in a poor attempt to hide his face.

Bisca smiled in delight. "Zeref!" she yelled. The boy came running. "I can't believe this!" she squealed. "You guys kissed!"

Zeref figured out what Bisca was talking about rather quickly. "When did you guys kiss?" He shook his head. "How could I not notice? I mean, I would have been able to tell just by your facial expressions within the hour if I were Al-"

Zeref's eyes widened, and he stopped talking instantly. Bisca turned and ran to the back. "Wait, I didn't-" He turned to Rogue. He was grabbing his right eye as if it was hurting. "I'm so sorry. It just slipped." Rogue stormed out of the cafe, slamming the door. Zeref sighed and leaned against the counter. He always seemed to do that.

X

"It's so good to see you guys," Lucy said. She gave her friends a group hug. They were all happy to be united again.

"You have to show them the amazing dresses you wore to the different events," Levy said. She's already seen them, and she knew Erza and Lisanna would love them.

While the girls chatted, Natsu pulled Gray aside. "When are you going to ask her out?" he asked. "You know she won't wait around forever."

"How do you know she's waiting at all?" Gray mumbled under his breath. He was positive he had hinted enough in the past, but it seemed like she was oblivious to how he felt.

"Why would you even think that? Dude, she has to be into you. She's not even close to any other guy. We practically kill anyone that looks at her. How could she be interested in anyone but you? Of course, if I wasn't taken she'd certainly be after me," he boasted, earning an eye roll.

"I guess you have a point. But when do you think I should do it?" Gray asked. "When school starts again? Before she leaves for Clover again?"

"I don't know. It's already her second day here. Do you really think it would be smart to tell her now? She'll completely overthink it while she's gone. I think you should wait."

Gray sighed. He looked at the beautiful smile on Lucy's face. He would wait forever for that smile.