《Lucy's POV》

I followed Natsu down a hallway. He was acting strange when he said that. What is he up to?

"Lucy, you've been waiting to see this right?" E.N.D Natsu turned back at me whilst his hand gripped a door nob.

"What?"

"See Natsu. Since you done well for your first job, I will allow you to talk to Natsu for 5 minutes. That's all." E.N.D Natsu was much more serious than ever. I nodded and then he opened the door. He went inside and closed it behind him, leaving me behind.

Jerk. He isn't even going to hold the door for me. I entered the room and heard a silent...

"Luce..."

《3rd Person POV》

"Luce..." A hurt voice cried from a corner. The room was dark and the only light that shone, was the light from outside of the door.

"Natsu... is that you?" Lucy cried a little.

Torches in the room suddenly lit up and Natsu was in a corner with torn clothes, his eyes lit up as he saw his best friend; Lucy Heartfilia, standing by the door with a shocked face.

"Natsu!" Lucy ran up to the Salamander and hugged him tight. Natsu wrapped his arms around Lucy's waist and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Lucy. Gosh man, I've missed you." Natsu started to cry tears of joy.

"Same here. I thought I would never see you again." Lucy started to whimper. They parted away from each other and sat down beside the wall. They started to talk about the guild and what had happened during these years, the two were both in the same situation, only Natsu's situation was worse than hers

"Have you been here long?" Lucy asked him.

"No. Before you entered the room, I just appeared here. I'm sure the real me has told you who I am right?" Natsu looked down, unhappily.

"Yes. That you are just an image, a puppet, to fill out the sleeping years that, that monster couldn't fill out for himself." Lucy gripped her clothing tightly and looked up at Natsu.

The sparkles in her eyes made Natsu's heart feel warm. He looked back into her eyes, his onyx eyes met her brown chocolate ones and it put both of them in a moment where they could not resist, or even stop themselves from what they were about to do next.

"Lucy... I... I love you." Natsu closed his eyes and move forward for his lips to meet Lucy's.

Lucy didn't move an inch. This is what she wanted. To kiss the person she loved so much, not Aaron, Natsu. He was the first person that she loved.

"Natsu... I love you too." Lucy didn't move an inch and allowed Natsu's lips to come in sync with hers.

They both moved back from each other and looked into one another's eyes. Natsu held Lucy's waist and Lucy just rested her hands on his chest as he brought her closer to him.

"Lucy... that felt amazing! Your lips are so soft." Natsu smiled down at her.

"Thank you." Lucy looked down with a blush creeping up her face.

"Lucy, let me kiss you again. It's only been 3 minutes, we have 2 minutes left." Natsu smirked.

Lucy nodded and kissed him harder this time. Natsu brought her body much more closer to hers and kissed her deeper as well. Natsu's lips brushed Lucy's. Not innocently, like a tease but hot, fiery and demanding. Natsu took it seriously this time and kissed Lucy with so much passion that it made her heart melt. Even though Lucy has waited for something like this to happen for so long, she still wanted to pull away before she lost control and took the moment to different heights, but she couldn't seem to…In this short, but amazing moment, her senses had frozen and she couldn't think straight. She could only go with how things were going right now.

Lucy's hands left his chest and instantly went to his hair, she was pulling Natsu down onto her, making him grind onto her in the process. Natsu got a hold of her breasts and squeezed them. Due to the kiss, it didn't make Lucy screamed out in pleasure. Everything was running smoothly until Natsu stopped kissing her.

Natsu let go off Lucy and stood up. He smiled one final time as red flames appeared around his body.

"Natsu... what's happening?" Lucy asked whilst tears threatened to pour out of her eyes.

"I have to go now Lucy. Please, understand that I love you." Natsu smiled at her apologetically.

"I know Natsu! I love you as well! This is unfair, why do you have to leave me? Dammit!" Lucy slammed her fists against the floor and looked up at the pink haired dragon slayer. "Don't worry Natsu! I will find a way to get you back! I promise. Then we will finally live together and start a family! Okay?"

"I'm looking forward to it." Natsu gave her one last toothy grin and disappeared into thin air.

The torches in the room then went dim and the whole room was dark again. The door to the room opened and it was E.N.D Natsu.

《Lucy's POV》

"Hey. You alright?" E.N.D Natsu called out to me.

I wiped my tears quickly, the next thing I don't need is him teasing me.

"I'm fine. So, how about we make our way to that pool?"

"Oh yeah. I'm rescheduling that. Come by, this afternoon at 8pm. You have a clock in your room, so you won't get confused on what time it is." E.N.D Natsu then stuffed his hands in his pockets then walked off.

"What do you mean? So, you dragged me out here for nothing?"

"I let you see your friend didn't I?" E.N.D Natsu sounded annoyed and looked back at me. I nodded.

"Whatever. I still wanted to go to the pool. Fine, I will wait for 8."

"You better be there or I'm dragging your ass from that bedroom of yours." E.N.D Natsu continued on and I turned around and walked back to my room.

Stupid jerk!

《E.N.D'S POV》

"Dammit!"

I threw a glass cup at the wall.

"Of all the people..."

I smashed my drawer into pieces.

"Him!?"

I threw fire around my room.

"What does he have that I don't?!"

I picked up my work desk and threw it across my room. I huffed and huffed and huffed. Then I laid down on my bed and put my arm over my eyes.

"Just to make her happy... I had to bring the other Natsu back to life..." Something, a substance, that has never triggered me, came down my face.

Tears.

I can't even deny it.

I love her.

But she doesn't love me. She loves him - the imposter.

Why?

Why do I feel pain for such a lowlife?

"What's even worse?" I brought my arm down from my face, so I can just let the tears run.

"I watched them kiss. I felt all the love she had for him. There's no love in her heart for me."

Only love for him.

That puppet?!

That bastard!

He doesn't deserve her. I do.

"Dammit! Dammit Dammit!!!"

"I... I should've just lived through those years of sleep, so I can be with her."

I just want to be with her. That's all.

But...

"Who's going to want to be with a demon like myself?" That was the biggest question that was bouncing around in my head, it's only 4pm. I will have a quick nap. To let this whole thing just leave me.

To Be Continued