Natsu and Lucy walked back to the guild in sync. Their footsteps complimented each other in a magical way. And, in the middle of the walk, Natsu slipped his hand to hold Lucy's fingers in a gentle manner.
Once they reached the guild, Lucy tried to get out of Natsu's grip, but he didn't let her.
"Natsu, we're at the guild, we can quit holding hands now," Lucy said while concentrating on pulling her hand out.
"No way Luce, I want the whole guild to know that we're together," Natsu boldly said.
Lucy looked down at her shoes from the blushing that spread across her face. "Did Natsu really just say that?" Lucy thought.
Natsu pulled her along and walked into the guild hand in hand. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the couple. Natsu held his head high while Lucy looked anywhere but the eyes of her fellow guildmates. Everyone started whispering.
"Are Natsu and Lucy dating?"
"Yes! Finally, the ship has taken off!"
"One less love rival to go!"
"I didn't know he had it in him to ask her out,"
"Maybe Lucy was the one to ask him out,"
Lucy couldn't take any more attention, so she whispered to Natsu that she had to use the restroom.
Natsu let go of her hand and she took off towards the Restroom. She slammed the door tight and looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was sweaty and red, and her hair was a mess.
"Oh geez," Lucy sunk to the floor with embarrassment. Maybe one of my spirits can help me figure out what's happening. She took out the silver key of Crux.
"Open, gate of the Southern Cross, Crux!" Lucy yelled.
"Hello Lady Lucy, how can I be of service?" Crux asked.
"Hi Crux, could you look up the "Book of Spells"? And once you do that, can you tell me the side effects of this one spell that I said yesterday?" Lucy requested.
"Of course," Crux started snoring as soon as he said that. Lucy was already used to how Crux works so she wasn't worried why he was snoring.
"AHA! I found the book Lucy, and the spell that you were looking for as well," Crux exclaimed.
"That's great, so what did you find about the spell?"
"Yes, the spell you said yesterday was a…. love spell. And unfortunately, Natsu was standing close to where you were so he was affected," Crux answered.
"I knew it," Lucy thought. Then she felt her heart sink a little. So Natsu probably doesn't feel the same way as I do. So, all that he's saying, is probably a lie. What happened the day before… he probably didn't even mean…
"Lucy, are you alright?" Crux asked.
"Y-yeah I'm fine, is it okay if I close your gate Crux?"
"Of course, Lady Lucy."
With a swipe of her hand Crux disappeared. Tears started rolling down her face. They were light, so they wouldn't leave any streaks of water on her face. She took her hand and rubbed it against her eyes. Why would she ever think that Natsu had feelings for her anyway?
Natsu knocked on the door, "Luce? Are you feeling okay? You've been in there for a long time,"
Lucy looked up at the door and stood up. She took a step forward to turn the knob. She opened it a crack and saw Natsu looking confused.
"L-Lucy? Were you crying?" Natsu asked concerningly.
So he did notice. Natsu reached out his hand to stroke her face.
"If you need to tell me something, just tell me, okay?" Natsu told her.
Lucy nodded and pulled him into a warm hug. He returned the hug by making it extra tight. But this time, she couldn't stop the tears. So, she clung on to his scarf and bawled into it. She drenched his scarf, but Natsu didn't care, all he cared about was comforting her, which he didn't know why, but he still did it. After a few minutes she let go and told him she was going to find Mira. Natsu nodded and walked back to where he was, which was fighting Gray. With Juvia on the side, of course, cheering her darling on.
"Hey Mira," Lucy said while sitting down.
"Hi Lucy! What brings you over here?" Mira asked while pouring her a drink.
"Do you still have that "Book of Spells"? I think I might've made a mistake," Lucy muttered, embarrassed for using it without permission.
"Let me guess, you accidently used a spell that totally backfired and now you need to find a way to reverse it?" Mira said while staring into Lucy's eyes with a grin.
Well, she got half of it right.
"Not exactly, but you got it mostly right," Lucy said.
Mira's grin just got wider when she turned around to get the book. Lucy looked around to make sure Natsu wasn't around her when she grabbed the book.
"Thanks Mira," Lucy thanked her and walked over to one of the benches in the guild.
"Lucy!" Lucy jumped when she heard her name and looked up to who called her. It was Levy.
Levy was one of Lucy's all-time friends, so she waved back and motioned for her to sit next to her.
"What book are you reading, Lucy?" Levy asked curiously
"Should Lucy tell Levy what happened? She wouldn't say anything, right? No, Levy isn't like that," Lucy thought.
"Well, long story short, turns out that I accidently spelled Natsu with a love spell and I'm just trying to figure out more of it," Lucy looked at the book embarrassed.
"Oh, so that was why you and Natsu were holding hands this morning, ha-ha. Don't worry Lucy, I won't tell anyone, I'm actually pretty interested in what you've gotten yourself into," Levy laughed a little.
"Thanks Levy, I'm glad that you understand what I'm going through right now,"
They both opened the book and started to read the spell.
End of Chapter 4
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, chapter 5 will be coming soon!
-MacAttack2121 ^w^
