Sorry for the wait, I have prelims coming up. Although I only have 3 subjects and a total of 6 exams I must study. (I'm taking a bridging course)
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Laxus' POV
"Hn?" the flame head said to me. He had a dull, lifeless look in his eyes. It was strange to see the ever happy Natsu with a sad look in his eyes. What's even stranger is the fact that he hasn't challenged anyone for ages.
"Aren't you happy that Lucy is back at all?" I asked him.
"I am. I'm very glad that she's okay and unhurt, but I have no right to ever talk to her again" this confused me.
"And why is that?" I asked, my curiosity getting the better of me much to my disappointment.
"I couldn't protect her. I failed and she got hurt because of me, it's entirely my fault" what had me more startled was the fact that he started to cry silently.
"Don't be stupid, she wouldn't blame you even if she could remember" and with that I walked away from him not wanting to hear any more of his depressing nonsense.
I told Lisanna that she should go comfort him and she immediately ran to him with a worried expression on her face.
Lucy was talking with Levy again about books as usual. For a moment it felt like thins were back to normal but I wonder if they will ever be. Natsu is stubborn and if he says he won't talk to her I know that he won't.
Lisanna's POV
"Natsu, please go say hi to Lucy" I begged him for what seemed like the thousandth time today. He insists that it was his fault but everyone thought it was the fault of the rouge mages and not him.
"No" he said shortly.
"I know that you still consider her to be your best friend deep down but being a friend is not ignoring the friend who needs you the most. By ignoring her you are being a terrible friend and that's not like you one bit. What if you talking to her helps her regain her memories?" I knew I was probably being a bit too harsh to him but if being nice and sweet wouldn't work then I would try being unsympathetic and if that didn't work I would call Mira-nee.
He looked like he was taking what I said into consideration which was definitely improvement.
"But what if I can't protect her?" he asked.
"What's important right now is that you are there for her. If you feel that you are not strong enough then train! Don't you think ignoring her will hurt her more? She won't forgive you for doing that and you know it!" I told him. I felt a bit bad for being stern but it needed to be done.
He looked like he hadn't thought about that. Natsu acts dense but he can be very clever sometimes. But when someone he cares about gets hurt he loses all his sense.
"You're right as usual. I should go train" he was about to get up and leave but I pushed him back down by his shoulders and glared at him.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" I asked.
"I should say hello to Lucy first" he looked a bit ashamed of forgetting. I smiled.
"Good, now let's march over there right now" I dragged him to Lucy.
She looked at me and smile and when she saw Natsu and smiled shyly.
Lucy's POV
I watched as Lisanna came over. I then noticed she was dragging the salmon haired boy that I hadn't spoken to yet. I wasn't sure what to do so I just smiled.
"Lucy this is Natsu" she said as she deposited the mage that she dragged by the ear on a chair next to me and walked away. I watched her as she left rather abruptly.
"Hello" I said shyly. It was weird meeting people who you're supposed to know. I felt bad for not knowing what our relationship was like.
"Hi" he said. His voice sounded strained.
"Are you ok? You look rather tense, please relax" I asked. I had no clue why there was a need to be tense.
He struggled but managed to relax a bit.
"Good, now tell me about how we got along. I'm sorry I forgot" I looked down feeling ashamed.
"It's not your fault Luce! You couldn't do anything about it! It was that mages fault" he said. His face looked surprised and it looked like he was thinking hard about what he said.
"Luce?" I repeated. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked at me with a grin that I felt strangely drawn to. It felt like it meant that he would always be there for me.
"It's my nickname for you" he smiled. I smiled too.
We spoke more. From his rivalry with Gray (which I found incredibly childish) to Erza always stopping them to how he found Happy and he thought that it would be a dragon that hatched, he also insisted that even though he was disappointed that Happy wasn't a dragon, he loved him just as much as a dragon. He then told me not to tell the ice princess that because he would never hear the end of it.
Gray came up to us to ask me if he could spar with Loke and I gladly complied. I was just about to summon him when I felt someone pick me up.
"Do not worry my princess! Your one and only love is here" Loke told me. I sweat dropped.
"Loke, come spar with me" Gray asked him. He put me down but not before kissing my cheek and went to fight Gray which Natsu joined in.
I was lost in thought after that.
Laxus' POV
Lucy was deep in thought, you could tell by the way she pursed her lips and put her finger on them. Her eyebrows were slightly together and she had a faraway look in her eyes.
"What you pondering?" I asked her while poking her forehead effectively interrupting her thoughts.
"I was wondering why I call Loke, Loke instead of Leo" she told me.
"He prefers it I think" i told her. I didn't really know what to say. Her spirits were well aware about her condition. Loke was crying he was so worried but they were all happy that she didn't forget them. Apparently even her mermaid spirit was worried also. Loke told me that if I told anyone about that he would surely kill me before Aquarius killed him. Like he could hurt me! Just because he can defeat Bickslow doesn't mean he can defeat me!
I was brought out of my thoughts when Gramps called me. I was grateful because the minute I left the spot where I was standing Flame brain crashed head first.
Mira's POV
I flinched as Natsu hit the bar breaking it. I shook my head as he got up shouting and charged at Loke and Gray. Where was Erza when you needed her?
Lucy was talking with Laxus. They would make a wonderful couple!
"Mira" I heard Lucy call me which snapped me out of my beautiful blond baby filled dreams. I was debating whether they should have brown eyes or not. The baby I pictured was beautiful unlike the baby I pictured for Elfman and Evergreen.
"Yes Lucy?" I asked her. She looked embarrassed and nervous. I internally squealed. Would she finally let me match her? Did she have a crush on someone?
"Um do you know where I live? Natsu said something about an apartment but I don't know where it is" she told me.
Oh this is the perfect opportunity!
Sorry for the wait. I had a bit of trouble with this one.
Any ideas I will gladly take into consideration.