i had a long explanationto the lack of content but it deletedand im so tired dont make me write it out again.

Lucy wiped the sweat off her brow and sighed. They had been training all morning, both having discovered they were too happy to sleep. Jamie would be up soon, hopefully, he would skip out on the workout. Lucy hadn't trained so intensely in a while.

She dodged a punch. Using her right leg to sweep Natsu off his feet while she crouched. He groaned.

"I win," she said cheerfully before putting her had out, offering him help to get up.

But Natsu had other ideas. Pulling on their intertwined hands Natsu dragged Lucy down next to him.

She let out a yelp of surprise as her body made contact with the grass, it was cold that early in the morning even when she was warm from her workout.

"I've been thinking" Natsu began beside her, eyes fixed on the pale blue sky. It was beautiful, only a few fluffy white clouds could be spotted.

When all Lucy could hear where the birds chirping Lucy nudged him, turning to face him again. His pink brows where nit closely together, eyes serious as he planned out his sentence, "the celestial mage hunters, how far will they go to get what they want?"

Lucy stayed silent for a moment, not wanting to say what plagued her mind but knowing she had to, "if what you say I true then as far as they can".

Natsu grunted, clearly not liking that answer, "Fairy Tail can go further" was all he said in response and Lucy allowed a small smile to take over her face. Fairy Tail would work it out. They always did.

Lucy didn't know how long they stayed there. Lost in their own thoughts but safe in each other's company, and frankly, she didn't care. Because for the first time in a long time, her heart didn't feel quite as hollow.

If only things could stay like that forever.

"Get up. We leave in an hour," it was Jamie, shouting up at them as he came closer. Natsu scowled and even Lucy couldn't help but feel slightly irritated at the interruption.

After a few seconds Natsu jumped up, stretching his tired muscles before looking back at Lucy, "you coming or will I 'ave to drag ya?" he teased. Reluctantly Lucy got up.

Her muscles were heavy from the earlier exercise, admittedly her training hadn't gone past the fights she'd encountered, so she really did need to get back into habits. Especially with the prospect of war. She shuddered. It was too early to be thinking about that.

"Breakfasts just started" Jamie informed them his thumb pointing at the hotel behind his shoulder, "though you'd wanna get there first since Natsu is an eating machine"

Natsu didn't bother to shout back instead made his way down to the hotel yelling 'food awaits' as if to pump himself up.

Jamie glanced at her watching Natsu go, "you guys good?" he asked softly, not entirely sure which way the conversation would go.

Glittering eyes met him, "better than ever" she replied.

By the time Jamie and Lucy had made there way down to the food hall Natsu had destroyed the buffet, downing what Lucy thought to be an omelette Natsu waved the pair over. "I saved you some!" Natsu said, directing a chicken leg, that had randomly appeared in his hand, to the food.

Lucy looked over at what she assumed to be cinnamon toast, bits of food from Natsu's masacure had fallen onto it. She'd pass on the breakfast.

Surprisingly, Jamie didn't seem to care, shaking it off his food and biting, Lucy nearly gagged, they both were disgusting.

With her chin in the palm of her had Lucy watched the pair eat, Jamie may have been more civilised then Natsu but he was the slowest eater in the world, he was like a snail, it was almost intriguing.

Her eyes began to flutter and her head felt heavy, she was tired, training, fighting, and crying were bound to kick her eventually. She'd shut her eyes for a minute, it wasn't like the boys would be done soon with Natsu's massive pile of food and Jamies snail-like abilities. Just a minute…

It was more than a minute.

Lucy woke on Natsu's back, jolting at the change.

"Relax, I've got you, weirdo" Nasu murmured, not even trying to glance over at her.

Lucy nodded letting her head rest on his arm when she finally realized what was going on, "its ok I can walk, I'm not tired anymore"

Natu raised an eyebrow at her sceptically, finally looking back at her, "if you fall asleep again you're paying for my lunch," even with his statement Natsu loosened his hold on Lucy and she jumped down. Patting herself off from dirt that didn't exist.

"Where are we and how long have we been walking," she questioned. In her mind, It was early, and early was not a time to be awake, no matter how many times she had done it.

"We left the hotel at around eight and it's now ten to nine, so roughly fifty minutes. And we are almost at a small village that could be a link to finding Aquarius, I heard there's a lake with waves, that sounds more than a little odd to me"

Hope filled Lucy, they would find her. Aquarius would be back at last. Lucy almost cried, there was no other possibility, what else could it be?

"I'm so happy? How did you find out"?

"I used to be a journalist and then I worked at an inn full of adventures. You pick things up"

She ran over and hugged him, any sluggishness she had gone, "Jamie I could kiss you right now!" she screamed hugging him again.

"But you won't!" Natsu called from behind her, a hint of jealousy in his voice. Dragonslayers.

Pushing that thought aside, Lucy was too happy to have her mood deflated, "you're right!" she called back giving Jamie one last rib breaking hug. "I'm so happy she squealed" intertwining her had with Natsu's.

The rest of the walk peaceful. The three talked over plans and joked eventually a calm silence settled over them, they would be walking for quite a while unless they wanted to camp.

"My legs are dying" Jamie cried from behind Natsu and Lucy. His breaths heavy and Lucy could see sweat stains. Nice.

The pair walked on in silence before Jamie dropped to his knees, "not to be a bother, but could we take a break"

He was smiling nervously, attempting to massage his legs. Lucy groaned, she desperately wanted to go to the village. "Horologium could you carry my friend Jamie for a while? He's not used to physical activity" Horologium merely nodded with a quick 'yes miss Lucy' and the walk continued.

Natsu wasn't happy with this reaction, "Luce I don't know If we'll make it before night," Natsu noted, looking at the sun fading, "we should set up camp now," she kept on walking "Luce, come on what's the rush?"

She froze at that, her whole body tense, "I gotta see her again. It has to be her Natsu. I don't mind you guys setting up camp, you can meet me there tomorrow" she sighed and continued walking, not even bothering to glance at Natsu from behind her.

Her lack of concern only made him angrier, "Like hell, I'm letting you go alone, Luce!" he said back, "I literally just found you, people are hunting celestial mages and you're on ever wizard magazine-"

"I can fend for myself" she interrupted, voice sharp.

"Of course you can, Luce. I wasn't saying that. I just, shit Luce was a team. We are supposed to do things together," his voice was hurt, they had just made up after their last fight, he couldn't let them break apart again.

Lucy must have realised it too. "I'm sorry, Natsu. Really" she turned around and began walking towards him, "I just miss her so much I forget common sense, it was selfish of me, and I apologise" Lucy bit her lip, awaiting his response.

He smiled, and set his rucksack down, getting out his tent, it would be a tight fit between the three of them. It wasn't like his tent back with fairy tail. This one was small. "Its ok, Luce. I get it," he'd done that to everyone. Going off without thinking of everyone else. Fueled by emotions.

She sighed, letting herself fall to the ground, ignoring the dust that would surely stick to her clothes when she got up, "god I need to get a grip," the stars were out and Lucy was sure Aquarius would be shaking her head at her. She was a disappointment.

"I think we all do," Natsu muttered, hammering down a tent peg, "Sometimes we do things we regret, the only thing we can do from them is learn,"

Lucy nodded, ignoring the fact she had seen Natsu make the same mistakes repeatedly, "you're very wise Dragneel, anyone ever tell you that?"

He smirked, "all the time, means more when you say it though" he leant over to her, pecking her cheek with a kiss.

The mood could change quickly, from angry tears to soft kisses. From a forest fire to a gentle stream. Both were wonderful, even when fighting Lucy would rather be at Natsu's side, even if she didn't admit it.

"I love you, Natsu," she whispered because it felt like something she should whisper. Like a secret between just them.

Natsu leaned towards her, faces so close his breath fanned against her face, "I love me too," he whispered back, grin brighter than the stars above them.

"You are an asshole," she laughed, punching him in the shoulder, which on caused him to grin more.

Natsu jumped back, laughing, "an asshole you love"

Lucy smiled, watching him laugh, "yeah"

I'M SO SORRY OMFGJDSHSLSIY

yeah its been a while, maybe next chapter i'll tell y'all a li'l 'bout what i've been doin'

ok sorry for how bad this chapter is, im tired and life got me good with too much work.

if you could take the time to reviewand lift my mood i would be very grateful, might even respond who knows!

sorry again for the quality, see you soon hopefully!