"Natsu you are NOT walking all the way back to the guild on that leg!"

Lucy was adamant on this.

"Lucy its fine, I'm fine! Please don't make me take the train."

Natsu had already tried to make Lucy see reason but she refused.

"Listen Natsu, you may be abnormally strong and you might be able to take more then others but I am not letting walk back to the guild on that leg!"

Natsu had already tried pleading and yelling so begging was all he had left.

"Lucy please, you know that I can't handle transportation! Come on I can walk look!" Natsu gave his crutch to Happy and tried to walk with out wincing, and he failed. "Okay so it hurts to walk, but so what! It's better then the train!"

"No Natsu!"

Soon they were at the train station and Happy was comforting Natsu.

"There, there it will be over before you know it."

"You say that every time Happy, it doesn't change the effect."

Natsu said as they took their seats, he looked so sad that Lucy almost felt bad about making him take the train, but then she looked down at Natsu broken leg and remembered why she was making him do this.

"Natsu I think I know how to help you."

"Hmm?"

Natsu said looking out the window.

"What is it?"

Happy seemed more excited about the idea them Natsu.

"You'll see."

Lucy smiled and pulled out a sliver key.

"Gate of of the Lyre, I open thee, Lyra!"

There was a flash a smoke and a young girl arrived in a puff of smoke.

"Lucy! You never call me!"

"Well I can only call you three times a month...anyway can you sing a lullaby for Natsu, he gets sick on trains."

"Of course Lucy."

Lyra sat on the seat opposite of Natsu and began to sing. Soon Natsu's eyes began to droop and he leaned his head against the window. The train started and Natsu didn't gag like he normally did, he just slept peacefully.

"Lucy how did you think of this?"

"Well I remembered that when Erza knocked Natsu out he didn't get sick. I figured that him falling asleep to Lyra would be the same."

"You're smarter then you look Lucy!"

"Shut it cat!" Lucy yawned and curled her legs up on the seat, she looked over at Natsu and saw a smile on his face. "Happy does Natsu always smile like that when hes sleeping?"

"Only when he's" Yawn "Dreaming of Igneel. I think he really misses him. He's the only family Natsu can remember."

Happy said curling up next to Natsu.

"You forget, hes got you."

Happy smiled as sleep took him.

Natsu had the same dream he had been having for the last couple days. But he has learned some how to skip past the part that scared him and go right to the part about Igneel. The conversation changed every time but the message was the same, loyalty is a good quality but he cant save everyone. But the end of this dream veered off course.

"Natsu the young lady you are traveling with, what is her name?"

"Lucy? Why are you talking about her."

"Son why do you protect her?"

"Because she's my friend. Why else would I protect her."

"Natsu I have been watching you ever since I left, I saw how you reacted when that monster hurt her. I also know what your fiend Happy has said about your relationship with her. So you need to ask yourself why do you really protect this girl."
The dream faded but Natsu didn't wake up, he didn't dream he merely thought on Igneel's suggestion.

Why did he react that way when Lucy was hurt? Was what Happy had suggested really true, did he really love Lucy? Natsu was slowly waking and he felt that he was on someone's lap, his eyes snapped open to see Lucy looking down at him with a slight smile on her face. He felt himself flush and saw Lucy do the same. He didn't get up but put his hands over his stomach.

"Hi."

"Hi."

"So...how did your idea work?"

"Well how do you feel?"

"Good?"

"Then it's working."

"Why am I on your lap?"

"Happy did it. We switched trains and we didn't want to wake you so Happy flew you over and then he laid your head on my lap and feel asleep."

Lucy glared over at the blue cat who was curled up on the seat across from them.

"So why didn't you move me?"

"You look...different when you sleep."

Lucy blushed.

"Oh."

"And do you know how heavy you are?"

"140 why?"

"You weigh 140?"

"It's all muscle. And again why?"

"My point is you are HEAVY!"

Natsu laughed and sat up.

"Better?"

"Yes, I was losing circulation in my legs."

Lucy and Natsu laughed and Natsu mind went back to what Igneel said, why did he protect her so zealously.