Kitty: Hello again! I'll keep this short and to the point. This is the new chapter!

(Kitty doesn't own Fairy Tail.)

"Lucy? What are you doing here?" Dad didn't move from his spot, frozen from the shock of seeing me. I didn't get it. How could he just sit there like nothing is wrong? How could he kiss her when he has a wife at home? How could he do that to her-to me? I don't understand this. Here he is, the fucking bastard that pressured me to going some college that will make me want to claw my brains out, sitting here and having a grand old time with some middle-aged bitch that is nowhere close to being my mother. And he had the nerve to ask me what I'm doing here? Something in me snapped, and I grabbed his coffee and threw whatever was left of it. He cried out as it scalded him. "What the hell! Lucy!"

"HOW COULD YOU?" I screamed. If we didn't gain the attention of everyone already, we had it now. My lungs were burning, but I ignored it. I should leave now before I have an attack. I should, but I won't.

Dad stood up finally. The coffee was already staining his white shirt. His face was red from anger, but his voice stayed calm as he said, "Lucy, calm down. Let's get out of here and talk about this-"

I finally did it. I finally did what I've been wanting to do since the beginning of time. The sound echoed throughout the entire restaurant, hushing even those in the other room. My hand stung from the contact, my lungs burning, and my tears were streaming down my face, but I ignored it all. How can I pay attention to any of that right at this moment? How can be here when all I could think about is Dad cheating on my mother with this… this… this whore? (No offense women everywhere.) How will I break the news to Mom? Does she know? Oh, God, I'm going to ruin their marriage!

Suddenly, I couldn't breathe. Literally couldn't breathe. This wasn't like the one I had the other day when I found out I won; this is a real attack. My vision started to blur, and I stumbled a bit. When Dad reached out to grab me, I swatted his hand away even though I probably needed him to keep from falling. There was a heat behind me, signaling that Natsu has me. His arm wrapped around me. "Your inhaler! Where is it?" He asked frantically as he looked through my bag. I couldn't answer. Eventually, he found it and handed it to me. I shook it before pressing it to my mouth.

Empty.

"It's…" I tried to breathe. By now, I was feeling light headed. "Empty."

Natsu cursed before yelling, "Does anyone have an inhaler?" Probably not the best solution, but I don't have my back up one, so this is really our only solution. Except there wasn't anyone that had one. I guarantee you I wasn't the only one with asthma here. It's not that uncommon!

"Here," Dad said as he pulled one out of coat jacket. He handed it to Natsu. "I keep it with me just in case."

My boyfriend ignored him as he shook it himself, pressing it to my mouth so I could take the medicine. He did it a couple more times. I buried my face into his chest until I was able to catch my breath. At least, that's what I told myself. I really didn't want everyone to see me crying again, and he understood that. His hand rubbed my arm as he leaned down and said, "Let's go. We'll celebrate another time." I nodded.

"Lucy!"

I lifted my head to look at Mira as she walked over to me. Or ran. I couldn't really tell. Her blue eyes met mine as she grabbed me by my shoulders. "Are you okay? C'mon, let's get out of here," she said as she took me out of Natsu's grasp. Erza, Juvia, and Levy followed us out of the restaurant. I knew that the guys were following us. There's no reason not to. Mira leaned in towards me, "We're lucky that we didn't order anything. They just us sat down by the time that you got here." I laughed and wiped my eyes. At least they didn't have to pay.

"Hold on," Rogue said before we got to the door. We turned around. If I had known what he was going to do, I probably would've stopped him before he did it. But you never really know anything with him. He walked right up to Dad, stared him right in the face, and said, "I should've done this a long time ago."

Then he punched him.

Gasps filled the restaurant as he walked away from him, leading us out of there. Dad was shouting at me to come back and let him explain. Like hell would I ever do that. There's no way to explain cheating.

We reached my car, but Mira's grip didn't lessen. "I'm going to your house, and I'm going to stay the night, and you can't complain. I have a feeling that you honestly don't want to be alone when you tell your mother." Her eyes held authority as she waited for me to respond. I nodded. There's no energy left in me to object. Besides, I was looking forward to seeing my mom again.

Rogue drove my car back to my house with Mira sitting next to him. I sat in the middle of Natsu and Levy, and even though I would've liked it more if I had my best friend next to me, he was the only other person that is allowed to drive my baby. Besides, there's just something comforting about having the people closest to you sitting next to you in your time of need.

"Hey," Natsu whispered halfway there. I looked up to him. "Do you think your mom would mind if I stay too?" I shook my head. At this point, she'd probably be so glad that I'm home that she wouldn't care if I brought a whole circus home with me. She'd welcome them with open arms and crying and tell them about how happy she is about them bringing me home. I could have a whole new haircut and she'd still be happy.

And I was right. As soon as she opened the door, she was crying so hard that I was afraid I had to give her my inhaler. "Lucy…" She sobbed as she hugged me tightly. Then she hit me upside the head. "Don't ever run away like that again!" She was back to hugging me after that. My hands reached around to her back and rubbed it. I was feeling slightly awkward with everyone behind me watching this scene, but this is my mother that I haven't seen for a week or so, and fuck them. Plus, it's the people that wouldn't care if we were crying.

When Mom pulled away, she finally noticed the people behind me. "Oh!" She said, suddenly uncomfortable. "You brought guests! Come in, come in! I'll make some cookies."

She ushered us inside before shutting the door behind us. She didn't lock it because if Rouge and I were here, Gajeel and Wendy were bound to follow. Immediately, the sense of comfort washed over me, making all of my worries suddenly disappear. "I love your house, Mrs. Heartfilia," Mira said as she walked up to the pictures near the door. There was one particular one that she was looking at. I remember that one. Back in my black and white days, I this one picture of my mother reading a book out in the backyard. Her hair draped over her shoulders in the right position, and when the sun was shining on it, it looked like she was surrounded by a halo. It was one of my favorites. "Did you take this one?"

I nodded. "Yeah," I said as I walked towards her. "It's a few years old, but Mom loves it. She frames pretty much anything I take." My hand reached towards the picture before touching it lightly. "I have more upstairs, if you want to see them later." Mira nodded. There was a faint smile on her face as she said, "I would love to."

"Okay!" Mom said as she came back in, wiping her hands on her apron. "Who wants to help with cookies?" My lips quivered as I smiled, but then I remember the news I have to tell her. I mentally shook my head. She just got her daughter back; she doesn't need to hear about her marriage falling apart. Smiling, I grabbed Natsu's hand and guided him into the kitchen. "Natsu and I will help, Mom. So will Rogue!" I shot him a look before he could protest, and he just nodded his head as he pouted.

Mom stopped me. Her hands went on my shoulder as she stared into my eyes. "No oven. No stove. Only mixing. Got that?" I nodded. She smiled sweetly before turning around. "Good. Let's go make those cookies."

Gajeel and Wendy did show up, though it was much later. Instead of going to my bedroom like we originally planned, we just ended up in the living room watching one of Jenny's movies while eating both raw cookie dough and baked cookies. I sat in between Natsu's legs, his arms around me as he tries to scoop some more cookie dough. "I like your mom," he whispered as he leaned forward. "She's a lot like you."

Smiling, I leaned my head back and opened my mouth, waiting for him to put the cookie dough in my mouth. He took the hint. "She's nicer than I am. And she can actually cook." I can feel his chest move as he laughed. It was a nice feeling. His fingers played with my hair absent-mindedly. I nearly forgot what happened earlier today just because of his fingers working their magic.

Natsu leaned his head onto my shoulder and scooped some cookie dough into his mouth. I leaned back. Amazing how we had only been dating for a couple weeks but it felt like a couple of years (in a good way). We knew each other for a month before actually dating, so that might have helped a little. Then again, Jenny has a friend from high school that she actually kept in touch with that said she knew her boyfriend was her soul mate within the first couple weeks. They're married with two kids, and I've seen the way they still look at each other. It's like they found the stars in each other's eyes and the secret to happiness in their hearts. Or something like that.

My parents use to look at each other that.

"Hey," he whispered. "What's wrong?" I grabbed one of his hands and entwine it with mine. The small bowl of cookie dough was placed in my lap as he wrapped his arm around my waist, his fingers massaging my side a little. Shaking my head, I busied myself looking at our hands. His seemed to dwarf mine. "Do you want to talk about it?"

I nodded. "Not here."

"Where then?"

"My room?"

I'll have you know that this was the first time I ever asked a straight guy into my room. Behind me, I could feel him nod then move the cookie dough out of my lap so that we could get off him. Rogue briefly looked at me with a 'What's going on?' look before turning back to watch the movie. Everyone else ignored us (minus Mira with her little smirk) as we left the room and walked up the stairs. He gawked at the pictures lining the walls. "More of what you took?" He asked, his voice barely above a whisper. I just nodded. "The only ones I didn't take were the ones in the living room and in my parent's room."

We stayed quiet until we reached my room. As soon as the door closed, he turned to me, his hazel eyes searching my face frantically. 'Okay," he places his hands on my shoulders. "Let it out."

And I did. My eyes watered as I wrapped my arms around his waist. "What am I going to tell my mom? They've been together since freshman year of college. College! She's going to be devastated when I tell her! I just… I just don't know…" A sob stopped me, and he ran his fingers through my hair again as he made these calming shushing noises as his other hand rubbed circles on my back. He kisses my forehead. "It's okay. It's okay."

Eventually, I pulled back and wiped my eyes, sniffling a little bit. "Sorry," I breathed out, laughing a little. "We've barely been dating for two weeks, and here I am, a blubbering mess that's complaining about her father. Hell, we didn't even talk to each other until a month ago." I walked out of his grasp and towards the bed. It was still fluffy. Leaning back, I sighed. "Sorry."

"Don't apologize. It's not your fault." The bed shifted with his sudden weight, and I sunk towards him. He leaned on one of his hands to look down on me. "I really like you, Lucy. Like, really, really like you. I don't care that you're crying and your face is all red and you're sniffling and-okay, I'm just going to stop there." He looked towards my closet mirror, and I did too. "Right now, all I care about is seeing you smile because your asshole of a dad doesn't deserve you to cry over him. He doesn't deserve your mom either. Hell, I'm sure she can find someone way better and doesn't get all worked up over whether or not you're not going to Harvard or Yale or any of those other snotty-ass schools that your dad wants you to go to. Not that I have anything against them or something." His eyes dropped down to me again. "My point is, Luce, is that you don't have to apologize for something like that. You can cry to me about anything."

I rolled over so that I'm leaning on my hand too and looking at him. He had the kind of eyes that you wouldn't mind getting lost in. And I wouldn't mind getting lost and never coming out. Knowing Natsu, he would probably try to find me and never let me go. (Strange since this is only a two-week high school relationship, but Natsu seemed like the kind who would do anything for the people he cares about.)

"Luce," he whispered, his eyes never leaving my face. He pushed some hair out of my eyes. "Lucy. Can I kiss you now?" I nodded. Natsu pressed his lips against mine gently like he was afraid to do anything else. But then it was a little firmer, and he pushed up down so I was laying flat on the bed, and his teeth bit my lip softly. I moaned. Three months ago, if you had told me that I would be lying in my bed and almost making-out with Natsu Fuckneel and enjoying it. Really enjoying it, and it seemed like he was too. His tongue swept across my lips before he bit it again.

"I like you," he kissed me, "so, so, so," he kissed me again, "much." Natsu pulled back and rested his forehead against mine. "Really, Lucy. I really like you." I placed my hands on either side of his face and kissed him lightly. "I really like you, too, Natsu. So, so, so much."

Laughing, we kissed each other again before he settled back onto his bed, his arm wrapping around my waist. He looked around. "I like your room. So much better than mine. I barely have anything that shows it's mine." He smiled, showing me his crooked canines. You wouldn't see it unless you were really close and looking. Which I totally was. His eyes landed on a picture just above my bed. He pointed to it. "Do you mind?"

"Go ahead."

He plucked it from the clothes pin and looked at it, his eyebrows scrunching up as he looked at it. I couldn't tell which one it was. "This one," he eventually said. "I was there when you took this one. I saw you taking it and the smile on your face when you did." His eyes widened when he realized what he said, and a bright pink blush spread across his entire face, including his ears. "Shit. I-I didn't mean to say that! I… uh…" He leaned up, letting me go in the process. I leaned up too. It was entertaining watching him squirm like that.

"You were watching me?" I asked. It might have been a little cruel to do this, but this helped a little. "Why were you watching me, Mister Dragneel?"

As if it were even more possible, his face turned pinker. He swung his legs over the edge of the bed so I couldn't see his face. "I, uh, wasn't watching! I just, uh, happened to see you and, uh, y-yeah. Hey, I think I hear Mira calling us! We should-we should go. Right now." He stood up quickly and made his way to the door, his head bowed so I couldn't see his expression. His ears were the same color of his hair.

"Natsu. Hold on."

Getting up myself, I made my way to him and wrap my arms around his waist. Natsu paused before he opened up the door and turned his head to look at me. There was still a pink tinge to his face. "What's up, Luce?"

I shook my head. "Nothing. Just… Thanks. I needed this." He laughed and placed his hands on mine. He took one and kissed it lightly. "Glad I helped you. Even if it was at my expense." He dropped one of my hands but kept the other one in a firm grasp. "Now, come on. Mira is probably thinking we're going farther than third base." It was a rainbow of feelings that night. From crying to slightly sexual frustrated to 'holy shit this is so fucking cute'. Honestly, I'd never thought that I'd be in a relationship.

I'd never thought I'd be falling in love either, but somehow, it all made sense.

Kitty: I AM BACK! I'm so sorry for not updating, but I was invested in other things. Like, you know, trying to pull my grades up and writing Wattpad books and reading Wattpad books and Wattpad. Yeah…

Lucy: Oh, Kitty…

Kitty: Anyways, I love y'all and I'll try to update soon. Au revoir, my lovelies!