She tried to open her eyes but found it difficult to, last night was one of the many nights where she had cried herself to sleep yet again. She squinted her eyes as it started to adjust from the light but that doesn't ease the soreness she had gained from draining those tears. It was that time of the week again where she felt useless cause even though it has been more than a month, her memory isn't getting any better. Sometimes she wishes everything could just go back to normal, not that she was complaining on the way she's being treated by her friends, but she just wanted those pieces of memories to form the puzzle that was in her mind. What if she done something wrong in the past that caused her friends or guild into trouble and when she lost her memories they decided not to remind her of it anymore? She needed answers, and she happens to know where to get them.

She sighed heavily to ease the feeling in her chest "so warm, I don't want to get out of bed anymore" she closed her eyes and shifted her position so that she was now facing her left side. "Hm? That's strange" she thought to herself as she felt her forehead hit something hard. She opened her eyes only to be surprised to see she was facing someone's chest. She looked up at him to see that he was sleeping so peacefully, suddenly she felt some weight resting on her waist only to find his hand on them. Normally she would activate her go-berserk-and-kick-Natsu-out-of-her-bed mode but she wasn't in the mood, besides she liked being in his arms, it made her feel safe. She looked up at him once again, taking in every detail in his face, out of nowhere she blew right into his face resulting Natsu to scrunched up his nose "he looks cute when he's sleeping" she giggled. Natsu slowly opened his eyes as he was starting to gain consciousness, when he had them widely opened he saw Lucy staring at his.

"Good morning Luce" he said softly as he plastered a grin on his face.

"Lucy!" he said once more but this time he was now aware of the situation "I-I'm sorry for sleeping in your bed again" he pleaded as he sat up and brought his hand in front of his head preparing for her hit that never came.

"Natsu, it's okay" she smiled at him softly as she sat up. He put his hands away as he stared at her confusingly, could it be?

"You alright Luce? You seem strange"

"I'm okay Natsu" he stared at her eyes and knew she was lying

"Liar" she gasped at the man's words

"You were never good in lying Luce" he brought up his hand and brushed her hair and tucked it behind hear ear.

She blushed at his gesture and looked away to avoid his gaze. "Natsu, why do you always sneak up on my bed?" she asked trying to divert his attention

"Mm it's hard to break habits" he grinned "Also I always check up on you. Last time I did, I smelled the scent of tears in the room and I knew for sure it was you, plus your cheeks were a bit red from all that crying so I decided to slip in the bed"

Now she regretted asking him, she was blushing twice from before. "Does that mean all those times that I cried, he knew?"

"You know you can tell me anything right Luce?" she brought her head up and met his eyes "Tell 'em to me when you're ready" a smile formed on her lips as she nodded through her best friend's words. He got out from her bed as he headed for the window "I'll go ahead, I need to check up on Happy, he's been having stomach problems. I'll see you later at the guild" he grinned at her once last time as leaped from the window

"Natsu! Use the door!"

It was a perfect day out in Magnolia, Lucy was walking heading towards the guild but was being bothered by something

"What do you think Plue? Should I go on a mission by myself?" she asked her ever companion spirit

"Pu-puun!"

"Really? You think I'm ready to handle missions? Not that I don't like the company of Natsu, Happy, Erza, Gray and Wendy, I do actually. I'm always having fun even though we get to destroy things during our mission; it's just that I don't want to bother them all the time just because of my rent."

"Puun!" the spirit said as her owner stared at him waiting for his response. She giggled at his actions and at herself.

"Thanks Plue. Now I just need to tell Natsu and the others first" they continued walking until they reached the doors leading inside the guild. She entered, her eyes searching for a familiar pink hair but somehow he wasn't inside the guild plus, the people seemed at peace and not fighting. Instead she saw a scarlet hair and started approaching her.

"Hey Erza" she greeted her as a smile formed on her lips

"Lucy, it's good to see you. How are your memories?"

"Hmm not so good" she giggled "Have you seen Natsu anywhere?"

"I haven't seen the idiot yet since this morning" the scarlet looked at her suspiciously, noticing that blonde became fond of Natsu's company. The thought of that made her happy for Lucy "I hope she realizes her feelings for Natsu soon, even though she doesn't get her memory back. At least she'll have Natsu" the knight smiled to herself.

"Uh Erza, I have something to ask you"

"Sure Lucy, what is it?"

"Is it okay if I go on a mission by myself? It's not that I don't enjoy the team's company; in fact I really love it. I just don't want to burden you guys all the time just because of my rent" she looked down while feeling nervous having that said to the knight in front her.

"You know we're always willing to help you Lucy"

"I know that and I'm thankful for it" she smiled "but just this once? Please Erza? I really want to test myself, I promise I'll be back safe" she looked at her pleadingly, giving her the eyes which was difficult to say no. Erza sighed knowing she couldn't deny her friend's request

"Oh alright" she smiled back at her "but be sure to tell Natsu"

"Oh thank you so much Erza!" she squealed as she lunged herself to hug her friend. Erza was caught off guard but gladly returned the hug. She approached the mission board as her eyes began searching for one, she saw something that would suite her and picked it from the board.

"Help wanted: Find out hidden passages/messages on this list of books. Prize money: 100, 000 jewels." She grinned "Oh this is just perfect! This job was made for me" she happily held it in her hand as she approached the barmaid

"Hey Mira, I'd like to take this mission please"

"Going on a solo mission I see" she greeted her with a smile that lighted up her face "does Natsu know of this already?"

"Not yet" she sighed "Erza told me she hasn't seen him yet today. Last thing he told me earlier is that he would check up on Happy because he was having stomach problems."

"Hmm basing from where you're heading, you're train trip is about in an hour". Lucy thought for a moment as she started calculating the time she had left "I can reach the station within 30 min on foot, so I guess I can spend the rest of my remaining time waiting for Natsu." Lucy noticed that the barmaid was trying to hold back something, she raised her eyebrow at her confusingly

"You llllikke him" she teased as she tried mimicking Happy. Lucy felt her face turning crimson red

"N-No I don't!"

Natsu barged in the doors like he always do, gaining the guild's attention for a moment as they return to their own businesses. His eyes wandered looking for a blonde hair girl, he approach the barmaid wondering if she knew where she was

"Oi Mira" he grinned "Have you seen where Lucy is?"

"Oh my Natsu, Lucy had already left". He raised his eyebrows in confusion at what he just heard

"What do you mean? Where did she go? Did she go home?"

"No Natsu. Lucy went on a mission by herself, she left 35 minutes ago. She's probably boarded on a train right now."

"What?! Why didn't she tell me?" he asked a little too roughly

"She was waiting for you but it was getting late, and if she waited any longer she's gonna miss the train. She wanted to tell you that she's sorry she wasn't able to tell you immediately, she just planned on going on a mission on her way to the guild. She also promised she'll make it up to you when she comes home."

He brought up his hand brushing his pink locks, sweat dripping on his forehead. If only he had taken Happy to Wendy's place sooner, he could have convinced Lucy to take him with her.

"What if something happens to her Mira? I don't know what I would do if something bad happe –" he was cut off when Mira raised her hand in mid air, signaling him to stop talking. The barmaid looked at the man in front of him, eyes going wild due to worrying

"Natsu, you trust Lucy right?" he nodded "then you should trust her that she can do this mission and that she'll be safe. She'll be back within two days, besides this isn't the first time she went on a mission before"

"I know, but this time's different. I can't help but get worried"

"Natsu, listen to me. If Lucy was in your place right now would she act the way you are acting right now?" he thought about it for a moment, she probably would get worried but not as hysterical as him. He shook his head in response

"Correct. Lucy believes that you can handle your mission just fine and that you'll come back safe, I think you should do the same for her." He decided Mirajane was right, he knew that Lucy can handle her mission just fine and she's strong enough to protect herself.

"Thanks Mira" he smiled at her as he got up from his seat

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to take a walk" he raised his hand in mid-air gesturing a goodbye to the barmaid as he exited the doors of the guild. Even though he knew to himself that Lucy can handle this mission like a piece of cake, he couldn't help but worry about her as hundreds of thoughts rushed into his mind that could put Lucy into trouble

"Damn it Natsu, keep calm. Lucy can handle herself, keep it together" he said to himself as he released a sigh. Now what was he supposed to do? He was supposed to ask his fiancé to go on a mission but that was obviously cancelled. He wasn't in the mood either to go back to the guild and start a brawl with whomever. That night, he decided to sleep in Lucy's apartment hoping that somehow she'll come back earlier from her mission. He also took Happy with him so that he won't feel lonely. Those 2 days would be a long wait for him.

It has been three days since Lucy left for her mission and Natsu felt he was going crazy, she was supposed to be back yesterday but she wasn't there yet. He couldn't stop pacing around the guild, he stayed at Lucy's apartment for the whole day yesterday waiting for her to arrive but she never came. He then decided to head to the guild, thinking she might stop there before heading back to her apartment and much to his dismay she still wasn't there.

"Calm down Natsu, I'm sure Lucy's alright" the cat tried comforting him

"I know, but my feet won't stop itself from moving"

"I know what can relax you, let's go fishing!" the cat's eyes started sparkling as he imagined eating a big succulent fish that would surely satisfy his stomach

"I don't know, Lucy might arrive soon and we might miss her"

"Aww, pleaaase Natsu? I haven't eaten a single fish in days!" he pleaded his foster father, showing his cat side by giving him those huge eyes that he knew would always work against Natsu. Natsu stared at his friend, feeling a little guilty that he hasn't been spending time with him lately

"Oh okay buddy. Besides, maybe this is what I need to take my mind off of things" he grinned "C'mon Happy, let's go fishing!"

"Aye sir!"

"C'mon, pull harder Natsu!" Happy cheered as he got a bite, and basing from how hard it is to pull it out from the water, it was big.

"I'm trying, I'm trying. It's just so heavy!" the fish kept wriggling underwater making it hard to control. Natsu was now standing as he found out it easier to get access for him to pull it out of the water.

"I almost got it" he pulled the pole harder this time, starting to feel the fish succumb to the fate that was waiting for him. He pulled one last time, giving all his might and..

"I got it!" he cheered

"WHOA! It's so HUGE! I want to swallow it all!" Happy cheered as well when Natsu hit the jackpot and caught a humungous fish. Natsu settled the fish as he removed the hook from it's mouth

"Hey, what about me? I'm the one who caught it"

"Whatever, let's just eat it now"

"Okay, we just need to find some wood" when the two were busy gathering wood, a familiar person approached them, making sure her footsteps were unnoticed

"Wow, that's your biggest catch yet" the girl said. Natsu spun his head around as he recognized the voice, and there she was, standing beautiful as ever with her hair resting on her shoulders and her eyes staring at them as if she was entertained.

"LUCY!" the two men shouted at the same time as they both ran towards her, squeezing her tightly with their deathly hug

"We missed you so much Lucy!" Happy muttered

"I missed you too, now it would be nice if you spare me from your death hug" she managed to say despite the lack of air from being hugged tightly. They immediately let go realizing what she said

"You were supposed to be back yesterday!" Natsu told her in a fatherly tone voice

"I know, I'm sorry for that. It took me longer than expected to decode all those books so I extended for a couple of hours"

"Sheesh Lucy, you made me worry so much. I thought something bad happened to you"

"Yeah Lucy, did you know Natsu was worried sick about you for the past three days?"

"Is that true Natsu?" she looked at him, a little bit surprised that he was worried about her more than she was expecting. He looked away as a blush was beginning to form on his cheeks

"W-well, what do you expect? I mean you didn't even tell me you were going on a mission Luce. Of course I was worried sic – " he stopped talking when Lucy lunged to hug him.

"I'm sorry Natsu, for getting you all worried and for not telling you about my plan on going on a mission" she told him, this time Natsu wrapped his arms around her

"But I'm here safe right now, right? I'm not a damsel in distress who needs to be rescued all the time" she smiled as she broke the embrace

"I know. And I know you're strong and you can protect yourself but I just can't help but worry about you sometimes"

They stayed in that position for a while, getting lost in each other's gazes not caring about what was happening around them

"Are you guys done with your lovey-dovey reunion?" Happy teased causing the couple to create a distance from each other with crimson red faces "Cause I'm starving, c'mon Lucy let's eat this huge fish I caught!"

"Hey, I caught that!"

"Whatever" he stuck out his tongue towards Natsu

"Natsu I have one more thing to tell you"

"Sure, what is it Luce?" She took a deep breath as a smile formed on her lips

"I started to remember some things."

A/N: So what do you think of the chapter? Sorry if I sorta rushed some part of my stories last chapter, I guess that's what procrastination does to me.

Anyway I hope you like this chapter, my hands felt itchy and I was in the mood to write. Don't worry, things would get intense soon, but it won't be that long enough :)

Oh and I heard that Fairy Tail (the anime) would have a hiatus on March 30, bummer huh? But I guess they needed to cause they were catching up pretty fast with the manga, also Hiro Mashima has a good news waiting for us! (I hope the good news is that NaLu would become canon already. Seriously, it's so close to canon that is hurts)

Also thank you for the reviews! I appreciate them so much! You guys make my heart swell :')
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