I am a horrible human being.

Zeref: Yes. We know that already.

Sorry for being gone for a long long loooooooooong time. Yes, I am a horrible person and I take full blame. Just a lot has happened recently.

Erza: tsk tsk tsk

Mavis: I am extremely disappointed with you.

I know. At least I'm trying to write more. I started rewatching fairy tail and reading the manga as I go. Its given me some inspiration. *Omg. I sincerely apologize for my absence. I noticed that people were still reading these and decided to jump back into writing. With Fairy Tail starting back up officially in the Fall of 2018, I need to get somewhere with this. Anyways, here you go!

Dear Natsu,

You were gone for a long time. You're still gone. You left me here to suffer without an explanation. I don't know what to do anymore. I sit and wait, hoping you would barge into my room and eat all of the food in my fridge. You would be sitting on my bed complaining about the lack of food and ideas. Happy would be sound asleep next to you. We had this amazing plan for what we were going to do as a team but then it all fell short. You never came that one morning.

I waited and waited for you to come. Days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into months. Now I am writing this in hopes it would find it's way to you. Come home. I need you. You were the missing piece of my puzzle that is now lost. I guess you could say I won't be whole.

You may never get these anyways. It's probably a lost cause. I know you are out there though, training, adventuring, living your life. All without me. But enough of my rambling. Natsu, I need you to come back. For all that I know you could be dead, somewhere in the unknown, and your body would never be found. I won't believe that. Ever.

~Lucy

Dear Natsu,

Its been a couple months now since you've left and I have found comfort in writing these letters. Just the idea of you reading these and smiling warms my heart. I miss you. Every day I wish we could go on our adventures, take jobs, and just wander the streets.

Today I applied for a new job. I would be writing articles for Sorcerer's Weekly. Ahhh! I am so excited to start, speaking I get the job. I know the chances are slim but I just wanted to try. I love the magazine so so much and it would mean the world. Anyways, I found this new restaurant that I think you would love. They have an all you can eat buffet that is amazing! The food is so tender and delicious that it melts in your mouth.

The other day I found myself sitting under the Cherry Blossom tree that you sailed down the river when I was sick. I started tearing up knowing you weren't here. But hey, you are out there somewhere, getting stronger by the day. I just know you'll come back better than ever too.

Please come back soon. I don't know what to do without you here. We had stuff to do and now I find myself wander the streets alone without a plan. I'll keep you posted about my job though! Hopefully, it all ends well :)

~Lucy

Dear Natsu,

I got the job! Well, at least the internship for it. I know bring coffee to many of the writers and on the field, I am in charge of the smaller things. I know it isn't much but it pays the bills. And plus its part of my dream job! I get to travel around and meet some incredible people. The one thing about the job is the amount of editing I have to do at night. There are sometimes where I just sit down and end up writing from sunset to sunrise. Its busy work at the most but soon I'll be able to go and write my own articles and prove myself!

Has anything changed since the last time I wrote you? I know it's silly of me to write these and expect you to answer them. But hey, a girl can dream, right? I hope everything is good for you right now. I need to keep this short (more editing for me to do). I miss you!

~Lucy

Dear Natsu,

Today was rough I guess. I ended up pulling two all-nighters in a row with all of this editing and I don't know what to do anymore. My mind wanders to the thought of you with someone else and I know it shouldn't bug me but it does. You could have another person tagging along with you on your adventures. You and Happy may have already found your other Lucy.

I just wish you were here. I want you to tell me it's all right and that I am not losing my mind. I feel like I am. I can't tell whether what I see anymore is real or not so I just write. I edit and write. I am a robot that functions purely on the intent to please. It is driving me to the point of insanity. I want you to hug me so I can cry on your shoulder when I have a rough night of writing. I just miss you. To the point where it hurts me to think about you. I'm sorry.

~Lucy

Dear Natsu,

I love you…

Lucy's hand shakes as she writes the three words she has been feeling in her chest. She shakes her head as she erases them once more, leaving the paper all torn in its place. She leans back in her chair and lets out a heavy sigh. Laying her head on the table, she looks at the paper once more.

"Oh, Natsu. You just had to leave didn't you." She mutters to herself quietly, feeling tears arise in the corners of her eyes. She closes them, letting the warm tears streak down her face. This time, she doesn't wipe them away. They stain the paper and end up smearing Natsu's name. The ink blotching up the paper and making it seem like tears of black water tainted it. Lucy lets the tears roll free, her body shaking slightly. She stands and lays down on her bed, hugging her pillow tightly to her chest. "Natsu please come back. I need you." She whispers into the pillow.

"Don't cry Luce. I am here." Natsu's strong arms wrap around her as he buries his face in her hair. Lucy cries harder as she struggles to turn towards him. She turns and sees his face, smiling at hers. The two words she desperately wanted to say crept out of her mouth.

"You're home"