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His fist clenched the paper tighter than before. "How do you know that she would do something like this?" Lucy could tell by the way he was asking her that he must of already had suspicions but didn't want to believe it was true. It makes Lucy's heart clench. This isn't what she wanted.
Lucy for almost the first time in her life didn't know what to say. The words i'm sorry came to mind but the thought was gone almost as quick as it came. Looking into the hurt dark onyx eyes Lucy knew that there was nothing she could say to Natsu that would make him feel better. Lucy shut her eyes. She didn't want to see anyone like this. Self destructive.
"I won't believe this." She had almost missed this statement. It was so quick, barely a whisper, but it had been said. Lucy already decided that if this is what love looks like, then she didn't want it.
"If you don't believe me that's your fault. The proof is right there in your hand." Lucy said but she kept her head down. Her voice as sharp as razors. She didn't think that she could look him in the eyes. She hoped it would make him mad. Angry is an emotion she knows how to deal with. She could comfort like she did for Levy whenever she's sad, but Lucy doubted she'd be much help here.
She didn't need to. Natsu anger vanished almost as quick as it came. He moved to where he was no longer gripping her. He put his back against the tree he had her pinned to not even a minute ago, and slid down so that he was sitting on the ground. He put on a small sad smile and just look at the blossoms as they swayed with the wind.
"You're right. The proofs right there. You know all my friends always tell me how dense I am. I'm not. I'm not dense I mean. I might of known, or the thought crossed my mind a few times. I wasn't prepared to find out through a school newspaper is all." He let out a long sigh and both were quiet for a minute. Lucy didn't move an inch. She supposed that the least she could do is listen to the poor guys. She owed him that much. Nothing more.
"You'd think after seeing this photo my heart wouldn't still beat for her like it does. The heartache's there too, but what can I do? I love her. I'm not strong enough to let her go. Maybe if it had been me instead of you, if I would of been the one to see it with my own eyes. I don't know maybe that would be enough. Enough for me to let her go." He put his arm over his eyes. To a passerby it would've seemed he was shielding his eyes from the sun, but Lucy knew better. She saw the tears running down his face. He almost reminded her of herself. Her old self.
"If you want to see it for yourself then fine, but I'm looking for a story. So I might be keeping an eye on the two of them. You can join and get clarity or whatever." Lucy shifted back and forth. She doesn't know what came over her to offer him such a deal. She hated it when people got in the way of her work.
Natsu uncovered his eyes. The tears flowing out in the open. He looked at her, well more like studied her until he gave a small smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
"I don't know what your angle is here. I'll follow along, but if i think anything feel wrong or out of place I'll be the one to ruin you." Lucy thought it was strange that someone could say such venomous words in such a kind voice. She just shrugged it off.
"Well I guess that's technically fair." Lucy grumbled. This whole thing was giving Lucy a headache. If she would've known that today would end so complicated she would of just stayed in bed and took whatever punishment for not going to school.
"So how does this work? When and where do we spy on them?" Natsu asked. It seemed as though he had stopped crying.
"Don't use that word. We do not spy on people. We just..observe people at a distance." He was right. It was definitely was spying, but the word spying just made Lucy feel all gross and creepy.
"Observing from a distance is still spying no matter how you look at it." Lucy just shrugged.
"Anyways we can't do it during school hours. You still have to act like the best boyfriend there is so she won't expect anything. I have my newspaper club after school and you have football. We could meet 30 minutes after school activities, and maybe a couple times on the weekend. We can discuss more later on." Natsu nodded along as Lucy was talking. At least he was listening to her better than their than to teachers.
"Okay. I have to go. I promised Gray a ride home. He's probably being chased around by that blue haired chick again. The cheerleader." Natsu said scratching the back of his head. Lucy nodded and pulled out her phone and noticed the time. 6:45. She was late and that did not mean good things for her.
"Yeah Loke might be mad that i'm a little late, so I have to go to. See ya around." Lucy gave a quick wave, and almost sprint toward the direction of the parking lot.
"See ya Luigi." Lucy faintly heard. She was going to have to teach him her name later on.
I would like to thank you guys so much for all the kind reviews and for following this story. I have neglected it for to long and I'm going to try and update it as much as possible. After a year and some odd months I think it's time for me to pick up where I left off. I also decided I would start to to answer questions or responding to guys at the end of every chapter. So thank you guys for sticking around and I'm sorry this chapter probably didn't go in the direction you guys thought it would. Next chapter will be longer I promise.