(Monday after the drunken party)
"Luuuuushhhyyyyy!" Natsu's voice called down the empty halls of the school to his blonde best friend. All Lucy did was sigh and carried on walking, a depressed aura surrounding her. Then Natsu's arm was slung around Lucy's shoulders.
"Natsu, I told you to stop doing that," Lucy mumbled not even making the effort to hide her depression from her best friend.
"But you said it was because you had Tristan but I was listening in and you're no longer with him, so isn't it okay for me to do this now?" Natsu Pouted.
Lucy blinked away the tears that threatened to fall from just hearing those words.
"I'm going to the library," Lucy whispered not making eye contact.
She removed Natsu's arm from her shoulders and began making her way silently towards the direction of the library, her feet not even making a sound as they touched the floor, that's when Natsu heard it, soft sobs escaping his blonde best friend. He ran up behind her and hugged her from behind and then turning her around in his arms so she faced him, well his chest.
"Luce, Don't hide if you want to cry... I'm sorry I didn't think before I said that thing about... Tristan," Natsu said softly as he held her tightly in his arms,
Lucy buried her face in Natsu's chest gripping onto his shirt crying her sweet brown eyes out in the empty school hallway, well almost empty, Tristan was watching them and even though he actually loved Lucy he had to dump her to get her home, he had to do it, that's what he's being paid for, that's what he told himself anyway. And right now he was seething in jealousy to the two best friends in the hallway not that they knew it.
"Natsu... I'm sorry I don't mean to be so hostile towards you," Lucy whimpered into the Pinkett's shirt,
"Luce, why do you always say 'sorry' as if you're saying 'sorry for existing'?" Natsu asked as he hugged Lucy tightly, he'd always wanted to know the reason.
"Because if I didn't exist a lot of people wouldn't have had to suffer," Lucy it's been a few years since Lucy had met the group Lucy hasn't shared anything much about her past or her family, the only people that know about her are the four she sort of grew up with so this intrigued Natsu.
Although it's been a few years since Lucy had met the group Lucy still hadn't shared anything much about her past or her family, the only people that know about her are the four she sort of grew up with so this intrigued Natsu.
"What do you mean Luce?" Natsu asked hugging her a little bit tighter as if to tell her to trust him.
"If I wasn't born, my mother would still be here and no one from my childhood would have been harmed and-and you wouldn't have to put up with how pathetic I am now," Lucy sobbed harder hugging Natsu as if he'd leave her.
"Luce, you're not pathetic and don't think I'm putting up with you because I have to. I put up with you because I want to be there for you, you're my best friend," Natsu mumbled into Lucy's ear as he stroked her silky smooth hair.
Lucy sobbed for a little longer into Natsu's shirt until Lisanna walked up to them a sad smile on her face.
"Natsu~ What'd you do!" Lisanna groaned at the pinkette that she may or may not like.
"Nothing!" Natsu said innocently giving Lisanna the innocent look she simply rolled her eyes and turned to the blonde her eyes turning sympathetic.
"C'mon Lucy... I have some news for you" Lisanna said with a nervous and sad look.
Lucy reluctantly stopped hugging Natsu, she had felt so safe there in his arms, and began to walk silently with Lisanna into the girls toilets so Natsu didn't listen in.
"Mira found something out..." Lisanna began reluctantly,
"W-what is it?" Lucy asked in a hoarse voice from all her crying.
"Tristan and Vincent were hired by him to make you're life miserable enough that you'd want to go back home. I'm sorry, I know this isn't the news you need right now Lu-Lu," Lisanna said sympathetically as she hugged her now crying friend as she repeated 'i'm so sorry Lu-Lu' over and over again unknowing to the pair of ears listening into their conversation.