Chapter4

The girl opened her eyes staring at the roof as she felt a little dizzy. That's right, she spent the night drinking but she doesn't remember a thing about the last night. She sat up putting on of her hands on her forehead moaning because of the headache she had. It was terrible she will never drink that much once again. She removed her hand as she stared at the bed she was lying on. A bed? She doesn't have a bed in her house. Then, whose bed is this? She asked herself still feeling sleepy. Her hair was in a mess, her scarf was gone and her clothes were dirty. What the hell happened and where is she? She moved her head to look at the corners of the room as she felt that this room was familiar to her but, if it was hers then whose? Her eyes landed at that person who was sleeping on the couch at the end of the room. She leaned her head as she stared trying to figure who was that person. He has a blonde hair that would have a blonde hair?

Ah, that's right. It was Lucas. She finally realized him but didn't do a thing. She didn't move an inch from the bed as she kept staring at his sleeping face.

"Natsumi!"

She remembered him calling her name as he looked in a shock.

"You smell like alcohol!

"Bastaaaard~~ -hic-"

"Let me go!"

"I won't let go of you so shut up!"

Natsumi inhaled as she felt her heart tightens and her head hurts.

"What made you drink that much? You don't usually drink,"

"Some people drink when they are sad and some other… drink when they are happy,"

"And I, I don't know why am I drinking?"

Her face fell down in depression. Why was he the one who came after all of this? Why? her intention wasn't to do something like that she just wanted to drink peacefully but everything turned unwell.

Flashback

"I will be going now," Natsumi stood up wrapping her scarf tightly around her neck as she waved her hand to the white haired barmaid.

"Ara, Natsumi… it's so early." That was the answer of the barmaid.

"I'm kinda sleepy Mira; I miss my hammock really much." Natsumi mocked as she buried her hands in her pockets and smiled. She then turned her body to the other side as she continued walking to the door.

Natsumi walked in her way to the home as she didn't pay any attention to the people around her as she kept thinking of one person and thing. She was kinda depressed but didn't know what to do. She was running away again from crowd in order to keep her secret to herself. She didn't know how to deal with her sudden change and those questions that people keeps asking to her to know the reason behind her change. She let out a painful sigh as she kept looking at the ground. It was a heavy burden and heavy pain.

Natsumi suddenly stopped as she looked at a restaurant that was beside her. It was unfilled and had a quiet and good atmosphere. She buried her hands down in her pockets as she took a deep breath through her mouth letting it go slowly. People were drinking alcohol to forget the pain but she never tried it that way though. She wanted to forget but she had no other way to do. She didn't know what's wrong with her so suddenly. Natsumi took a deep breath through her nose and took steps towards the place. If she was going to drink alcohol to forget, she won't be doing it in front of her mates in the guild.

She sat down at a table and ordered a bottle of bear.

End of flashback

And this how she ended up in that restaurant drunk and in a miserable state until her prince came and saved her from doing a crime. She stared at him asking why? Why would he be there whenever she wanted to forget? Why is he always around her reminding her of him?

She let her legs slide from the bed as her eyes fell on the ground. She is having a hard time and she was already confused. What will be going to happen from now on? She never knew that. She wanted to clear her mind now before then. She wanted to rest now before then! She let out a sigh and stood up from her spot rubbing her messy hair. She looked right and left searching for her scarf and found it beside the bed. She bent down and grabbed it from the ground cleaning it from the dirt. She sighed and wrapped it around her neck. She moved her body to look at the blonde who was still sleeping and then sat squatting while looking at his face. He was peacefully sleeping and he had an innocent face. She bit her lips as her sweat dropped down. She stretched her hand removing the bangs from his forehead to look at his face. She put both hands on her face and stared at that innocent face.

'What glamour he has that made her so attracted about him…?'

She was helpless. She stood up letting out a heavy sigh and heading to the kitchen as she started to search for something to eat. Of course, she found nothing in this kitchen except for eggs, milk and bread. That would make a great breakfast but she wanted to make a special thing to thank him for yesterday. She let go of those things and went to wear her shoes. There's not helping then. She is going to buy food for him and make it in her own since he helped her. No one can get these special thanks except for those who is special in Natsumi's heart.

She went out and had gone to a shop to buy food and drinks for him and came back to his home to realize that he was still sleeping and it's already 10 am in the morning. He should have been tired from his journey and let out all his tiredness on the couch or maybe he just missed sleeping in his home. She didn't go to his room as she went to the kitchen immediately letting go of the bags she carried on the table. She put what needed to be put in the fridge and put what needed in the rack. She moved her body then to look at the kitchen as she started to think what should do as a breakfast. She took a deep breath and then moved to in front of the fridge opening it slowly to stare at what was inside. She let out a sigh as she stretched her arm out to grab into something.

She is going to do the menu over and over again. The same menu she and he did before. It wasn't like they didn't know anything else but, they wanted to do that -and that specially-. Natsumi started to cook and make juice as she heard nothing coming from Lucas's room as he seemed that he was still sleeping. She cooked the menu she ate before as she started to remember 1 year ago when she was making the same food to him. Juice, eggs, pancakes, sausage and baked a cake. The food has never moved her heart but, this kind of food did. She gave a sigh as she stared at the tray that held the dishes and forced a smile.

'I guess I can't forget after all.' She sighed as she grabbed the tray and moving out of the kitchen. She entered Lucas's room as she stared at his sleeping body as he was completely fallen asleep. That was good at least because she won't be able to meet his eyes after making him this food. She ignored it and walked to where his desk was as she put the tray down on it. She started to search for a paper and a pen. She licked her lips as she finally found one. She grabbed them and put the paper down as she held the pen. She put the ballpoint on the paper and paused trying to push the words out from her mind.

I'm not going to thank you for what you did yesterday but, this food will be a payback for what you did since I remembered how angry you acted yesterday. Anyway, have a good meal.

P.S. I brought necessary things for your kitchen and I don't need thanks… you can consider it as a payback too.

P.S.S and about the cake, I put it inside of the fridge so it won't get dirty.

And that when she put the paper above the paper after covering it very well, she left minutes later after collecting what she had. Natsumi walked in the street not paying attention to the people that walked besides her. She felt a little frustrated and angry but didn't know why. She wanted to have something to her anger out. That's right, a mission. She could take a mission of two or three days and get all her anger in. That's what she did through that year when she felt a little down. She wouldn't take a rest until she gets to finish it to sleep for three days or something. She then started running with much speed as she suddenly stopped to look at that restaurant. She stopped looking at the place and then remembered that she couldn't pay yesterday. She didn't know if Lucas did that for her either. She sighed and opened the door and stared at the inside waiting for someone to come talk to her. She didn't know why she didn't pay yesterday because she had a lot of money in her pocket. She had the reward of doing a job near the guild so that's why she didn't move out from the city. Her sweat dropped as she thought of this thing. Drinking was a horrible thing; she will never do something like that again. She inhaled oxygen as she exhaled it with a sigh. She snapped her head as a person finally came to look at her. But he quickly backed away as he found out that she was the same person who was about to hit him yesterday.

"Y-You!" the waiter said as he hid behind the same wall. "G-G-Get out I don't need y-your m-money…!" he stuttered as he looked into her eyes. Natsumi was nervous as she found that he was like that. Natsumi was aggressive for most of the people but she wasn't a bad person who let an innocent person to be that afraid from her, she wasn't evil though.

"C-Calm down, please!" Natsumi waved her hand in the air as she tried to calm him down. "I'm not a bad person I was just drunk that's all." The guy gritted his teeth as he looked away from her gaze. Natsumi rubbed her back head as she didn't know what she should. She inhaled and then looked at the man who was staring at her. She grabbed the money from inside of her pocket and moved to the nearest table to him and started to talk.

"I'm not good with apologizing to people and I'm not good drinker too." She said as looked down at the ground. "But, I'm not bad either… believe me waiter-san." The pink haired raised her head towards him and closed her eyes giving him a wide grin as she made his heart warms. He let go of the wall and stared at her. Natsumi put down all the money that was inside of her pocket and walked away from it towards the door. She waved her hand and left the place continuing her running. The guy walked away from his spot to look at the money that Natsumi had left.

"W-What's that?! She left the double money she needed to pay!"

Natsumi reached the huge building as she felt a little down looking at the words written on the top. She sighed as she crossed her arms as she entered the place. She is going to take a job that's her only cure. Natsumi entered through the door as she greeted those people who sat there until she reached the bar. She sat down looking up at the white haired mage smiling. She then looked right and left to search for the blue cat but found no one.

"Where's Happy?"

"Why? Weren't both of you together at home?" Mira asked wondering as she found the pink haired alone.

"No, I wasn't home. I actually didn't sleep at home…" she answered as she kept scanning the guild's hall. Mira's eyes widened at hearing such a thing. If she didn't sleep at home last night then where did she sleep at? She even left the place before everyone!

"What? You weren't home?"

"A-Ah that…" Natsumi tried to find a good excuse to say, "I was just sleeping outside in under the sky." She said but that answer won't convince the white haired girl because she is Mira.

"Outside you say?" Mira raised one brow as she stared at the girl. Natsumi played with her fingers as she snarled them together nervously.

"Y-Yeah, I just stopped at a restaurant and drank some alcohol and I wasn't in my awareness…" Natsumi said as she stared at the wooden table. She took a breath and then stood up. "I will be taking a job and go alone if Happy didn't just appear." She said as she walked towards the quest board ignoring the stares she received from the white haired girl.

Lucas opened his eyes as he met the white roof in front of him. He sat up staring at the ground while his hair was into a mess. He was still half awake and didn't know what was going on in the life. When he finally woke up, he snapped his head to look at the bed but found no one there. He remembered now, he brought Natsumi yesterday to his house and God knows why. He then stood up as he moved to look at her shoes or anything that was related to her. But unfortunately, he didn't find anything and that when he guessed that she left this morning. Lucas returned to his room to get himself a new shirt and pants in order to get a warm shower to be surprised of that tray which was covered that was on his desk. His eyes widened as he took steps to his desk. He found a paper on the cover as he grabbed it. He stared at the paper and paused.

After reading it, he didn't know how to act. He didn't know what should he be happy or sad? Lucas removed the cover and stared at the meal. Lucas moved his head to the other direction remembering that day that he had this meal for the first time and how amazed he was by the pink haired girl's skills. He let go of the cover then he grabbed the food's tray. The blonde moved to the living room and put the tray down on the table. He sat down on the chair gritting on his teeth.

Flashback

"Tada" Natsumi stated happily putting the last plate on the table "Juice, Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage… and I made a cake for after the breakfast" she smiled. Lucas lifted both his brows "I think I'm not gonna eat for the next days" he stated.

The first bite he took from the pancakes his eyes got wider, it was the same he swear to god that it's the same taste of his mother's cooking. "How is it?" Natsumi asked curiously. Lucas paused not saying anything, he stood up putting a hand on her shoulder "You are amazing, Natsumi" he smile. Natsumi blushed because of his sentence. Lucas was the first one to taste her food after Happy and Mirajane. Well, she never told anyone of that before, she kept it to herself.

Natsumi's smile Shined.

End of flashback

Lucas rubbed his hair as he grabbed the chopsticks with his other free hand. He put a small piece inside of his mouth as his tears skipped his eyes. She will never leave his head and he will live his life suffering because of something like that.

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