Lucy felt uncomfortable as she was washing the dishes.

Loke left the house after putting Sol to sleep, not forgetting to remind Lucy about her date tomorrow, you could feel Natsu's dark aura, wanting to kill Loke for setting Lucy up with a stranger, and to think it will disappear but even with Loke leaving, Lucy still can feel Natsu's anger.

"a-are you not going home?" Lucy cursed at herself for being so obvious that she was scared and for stuttering.

Natsu was leaning by the kitchen counter as he watched whatever Lucy was doing, "they are out, they'll be back two days from now."

"what if someone suddenly comes home by surprise and looks for you?" Lucy said, trying to find an excuse for Natsu to leave as she was feeling uncomfortable.

after washing the dishes, Lucy turned around and seems like it was the most wrong thing to do as she was met with a hard chest.

moving back as she panicked when Natsu trapped her by the sink, having both hands to her side. the older leaned down and Lucy didn't know what came to her mind that she closed her eyes.

"where are you going tomorrow?" Natsu asked, his voice sending shivers down to Lucy's spine.

if Natsu wasn't just there when Loke broke the news of him finding a date for Lucy then she would have just lied and tell him that she'd be at a joint meeting with another company, yes, there was actually one and sad to say Lucy has to find a lie just for that date Loke fixed for her.

"look," Lucy found the courage to look at the older but immediately looked away seconds after as she could see him with that stern look. "i can't just turn down this date. Loke had already set a time and it would be disappointing if i don't go."

with Natsu's state right now, he can't actually do anything, he ruffled his hair and then pushed himself off of Lucy. he held the feelings in and reminded himself not to meddle with taeyong's life.

why would he care? why would he care if Lucy is going to call in sick tomorrow just to go to this stupid date that Loke had set her up.

"who are you meeting up with?" Natsu told himself not to care, he keeps on reminding himself not to care.

but he can't help but care.

"I don't know. Loke says that it's his close friend." Lucy said, although she may look like she had no interest in this topic, deep inside she was quite excited of what's about to happen tomorrow.

it's been a while since she had been out for a date. by a while, it has been years, after what happened her and Natsu, Lucy had to stop being outgoing and took care of herself and her daughter

Lucy expected Natsu to leave her alone now. If not she'll leave. After the long day, she needs enough rest for tomorrow but just as she stepped away her wrist was caught by Natsu

And the expression made her breath hitch

He was mad.

no, there was another meaning to it but she can't quite find the word for it to described

"Mama? Dada?"

the two snapped out from their own thoughts and turned their heads to the baby standing by the doorway that's separating the kitchen and the living room.

"Sol?"

the baby watched the two with those sleepy eyes and frowned at the sight of Natsu holding Lucy's wrist very tight that would surely leave a mark.

and not to mention a while ago when she saw Natsu looking straight at Lucy with those scary eyes of him.

Even Sol was scared seeing it that she called out their names to stop them from going further.

running towards Lucy, Sol blocked her mama and looked up at Natsu.b"don't hurt mama."

Natsu lets go his hold on her wrist and could feel his heart racing

when he saw a red mark that's forming his hand on Lucy's wrist. he didn't even realized himself gripping to tight on the wrist, he didn't mean it.

before Natsu could say anything, Lucy picked the sleepy baby up and placed a kiss on her forehead. "why is Sol still awake?" She could feel the pain on her wrist but tried not to show it.

She didn't want Sol to be worried and as much as Natsu deserved it, she didn't want the older to feel guilty at what he did.

the baby threw her small arms around her mama's neck and buried her head on the female's shoulder. "I am thirsty."

Lucy eyed Natsu who's having a frown on his face before going to pour a cup of water for Sol.

She could then see Natsu leave the kitchen from her peripheral view but decided to ignore it and let Sol drink water, after that,

She rocked the baby slowly in her arms before making her way to the baby room to place her down.

checking up for the last time, Lucy had a smile on her face after thanking the gods above for giving her an angel. She silently closed the door and stood there for a moment before taking steps towards her shared bedroom with Natsu.

She had then saw the older male already tucked inside the covers and also had already placed a pillow to separate the bed.

night times are supposed to be wonderful. you were supposed to be sleeping comfortably, but in Lucy's case, she has to divide the bed with the other father of her kid.

She couldn't sleep properly even though she can still move from her side. hugging the pillow isn't also working. actually, dhe'd rather prefer cuddling with Natsu to sleep than hugging a pillow to sleep.

"I hope you don't tell anyone about my date tomorrow." Lucy pleaded

as she tucked herself inside the covers. Natsu was just closing his eyes but he is actually awake. "just go to sleep, you have a long day tomorrow."

facing the pillow separating them, Lucy heaved out a sigh and closed her eyes. whatever is happening tomorrow, she's going to face it.

She won't run away with anything, she's also ready to recieve a day of nagging from their deadly president if ever she gets caught.

after a good minutes of silence passing by, Natsu opened his eyes and shuffled his body around to face the pillow that's in between them. hearing the soft snors, Natsu was sure that Lucy was already sleeping.

he then took this chance and lifted the pillow up enough for him to see Lucy's peaceful state.

but he couldn't smile seeing her look so delicate sleeping. instead, he was frowning, frowning at the thought of Lucy having along day tomorrow, having a date with someone whom he probably doesn't know.

"so you're finally finding someone to love?" Natsu mumbled out, still staring at Lucy. "what about me then?"


"it's just the cold temperature." Lucy said as she rubbed her hands together. "you're not nervous."

She was sitting at spot inside the cafe where she and the guy Loke set her up to agreed, their table was next to the window and while waiting for her date, Lucy had her eyes focused outside of the window.

She was waiting not because the guy is late, she was waiting because she came too early. maybe she was just too excited to meet someone new.

She rubbed her hands again because of the cold temperature and could feel herself shaking.

She is definitely nervous.

"hey," Lucy flinched when she felt someone poking her shoulder and as she turned to the side she could feel her heart beating very fast the moment she saw a guy with a very attractive smile. "you must be Lucy, am i right?"

Lucy waited for the guy to sit across her before nodding her head as a yes.

"and you are?"

"I'm Loke's friend." the guy said while still having a smile on his face.

seeing Lucy's look then made him realize what he meant and then let out a chuckle that almost made Lucu fall down the ground and melt.

"my name is Hibiki."

It's real. The date, her and the man before her.

She finally made it to the date, but she still wondered, what could Natsu be possibly doing right now? is he focusing on the foreign client meeting? he probably not be bothering Sting or Lucy is really going to hit him. She could see how much Natsu would like to tease Sting and take Yukino with him.

the smiling male held his hand out for a handshake. "nice to meet you."

shaking his hand, Lucy heaved a sigh at what was going on inside her head, she shouldn't be thinking of Natsu and she should not be worried about him. the purpose of this date is to find someone and move on from Natsu.

Lucy gave Hibiki a smile as she shook the guy's hand. "nice to meet you too, i'm Lucy Heartfilia."

could this be possibly the Sting who can love her like she is his Yukino?

the two eventually got close in not an hour after. they first were talking about how they had become Loke's friend.

Lucy even got surprised when Hibiki told her that he goes to her school back then. Lucy wasn't the type to socialize with people first unless it's it friends, this is probably why she didn't know about Hibiki going to her school.

their talks now started to become random. the two were sharing experiences, telling their likes and dislikes, and also exposing their fears, Lucy had learn a lot from Hibiki and she can't help but feel happy of making a new friend.

to be fair, she too was sharing events in his life as he was doing it a while ago. Lucy told him somethings and those things are definitely not about her being fucked by a guy and now having a daughter with him.

although, she did talk to Hibiki about him being so heartbroken because her crush doesn't like her back. Hibiki made a joke abou it at first but comforted Lucy after, saying that there are still a lot of fishes in the sea.

"oh, look at the time." Hibiki said, pointing at the wall clock by the counter.

they were enjoying too much to even keep track of the time. Lucy sighed in disappointment. "it's already late"

"i had fun talking to you." both Lucy and Hibiki stood up from their seats and paid their food. actually, it was him who paid as he insisted to do so. they then made their way outside the cafe and stood there while looking at

each other with smiles on their faces.

"so, see you when i see you?" Lucy said.

Hibiki giggled and ruffled the female's hair. "get home safely. i still have to-"

"pick up your cute little dog." Lucy cuts the male off and nodded her head.

"you know so much about me." He placed a hand on his chest made a face. "I'm deeply touched."

"oh shut up." Lucy rolled her eyes playfully.

watching the guy leave, Lucy kept on waving her hand up in the air until he was no where to be seen anymore. letting out a chuckle, she turned around the opposite direction and the smile on her face was quickly replaced with a frown as she had her head facing down.

he wasn't the Sting that can give her love as if she is his Yukino.

sure, she had fun, they had fun, but Lucy just didn't feel like it was it. She only saw the guy as a friend and she had no plans of making it more than that.

Guess she'll just have to explain everything to Loke and hopes that her new found friend will understand and just keep their relationship that way.

"watch out!"

Lucy looked up and felt something soft hitting her forehead. opening her palms, the soft ball landed to her hand and Lucy furrowed upon seeing it. "what's this?"

"i'm sorry." someone tall then went to approach her and took a bow.

glancing down first at the dog sitting like an innocent animal it is, Lucy had her eyes up at the blunettee who's panting in front of her. "is this yours?"

the female nodded her head, "guess that i must have threw too far when i was playing with my dog."

Lucy smiled as she handed the female the soft ball she is holding. "here."

"thank you!" She said with a bright and wide smile, making Lucy coo at how cute she looked.

"by the way may i know who you are?" Lucy didn't know if giving her name out to a stranger was right but this girl didn't look anything bad so why not? "i'm Lucy Heartfilia."

turning to her dog, the girl pointed a finger at her. "say thank you to miss heartfilia!"

and the dog only barked, making Lucy giggle. Lucy then had her eyes on the stranger and the two of them stood there like statue, just looking at each other.

Lucy could then feel herbheart beating very fast and it's much more different that what she felt with Hibiki a while ago. "it wouldn't be fair if you won't tell me your name."

"oh," she put her hand out for a handshake.

Lucy took it without breaking eye contact with the girl, finding it strange to get lost in those beautiful orbs.

"my name is Juvia Lockser."


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