"So you're finally back, eh?" she spoke, patting Happy's head as he snuggled in between her arms.
"Yeah we are." Natsu said, "What about you? why are you here?"
She looked away, "Didn't you hear *hic* Master disbanded the guild about a year ago. Right after you left."
"Yeah. We know."
Happy felt the depressing aura between the two and decided that he needed to do something about it, "So Cana, what have you been doing?" he asked, leaving the card mages arms and settled on the bar counter.
She looked down to her newly refilled ale, brushing her thumb gently on the mouth of the mug. "Nothing really. Just picking up a few jobs here and there from the cerberus guys so I can get by, ya know?" She took a sip of her drink. " How about you? I know you've just came back. I've tried to track your locations with my cards before for Lucy and the others, but I couldn't catch a read on you two at all. It's like you two just vanished or somethin'. Guess not though, *Hic* considering you're here now, and all. You've all had us worried- especially Lucy."
"Have you heard from Lucy?" The fire mage asked.
"Yeah actually. She keeps in touch. Says that she doesn't want to lose her nakama. I wish everyone was like that. Everyone else left without so much as a goodbye. It had me a bit worried, but I'm sure they're all fine. They're from Fairy Tail, after all." she grinned at him.
"Yeah." he smirked back 'They're fine. They're all the strongest people I know.' Cana's little speech certainly made him feel a lot better about the situation at hand. But something kept nagging at him.
"So you know where Lucy is?"
"Geez. First time we see each other in a year, and ya already about to run off again? Man, you need to learn how to take a break." He slumped back into the stool, looking down at his newly arrived foos. Cana chucked, and gave him a firm pat on his back, "Don't get so mopey, kid! I was just kiddin'. I'll tell ya where she is." As Cana shuffled through her purse, she finally whipped out a card with Lucy's face on it. She casted magic on the card, and it spoke up,
" Lucy Heartfilia, Current Location: Hargeon." She stuffed the card neatly back into her bag.
"There ya go."
"Thanks, Cana!" he turned to Happy who was nibbling contently on his fish. "Well, Happy? Wanna stop by Hargeon?"
"Aye!"
Natsu swallowed his food in one bite and chugged all the water. Happy made his way towards the door with his dragon slayer friend in tow.
"Hold it, you two" They stopped in their tracks and faced the brunette, " Don't you think it's a bit late to go? You should get some rest. Go home."
"Aye!" They both saluted her and went home to get some rest.
(Timeskip to the morning)
The next morning Natsu and Happy took (much to Natsu's reluctance) a train to cut time to Hargeon. Within a few hours of the dragon slayer complaining and concerned looks from the other passengers, they finally made it. Natsu collapsed onto the stations pavement, and Happy was trying to get him to his feet, but to no avail.
A few minutes of dry-heaving and cringing, Natsu's motion sickness subsided and they continued their search for Lucy. It wasn't very long until they heard a loud screech coming from a nearby magic shop.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS DENEB IS 50,000J?! THAT'S AN OUTRAGE! I'm sorry I can't take you up on the offer." That's when a beautiful blond came marching out of the shop in the opposite direction of the two, completely oblivious of their presence.
Natsu was stuck in his tracks when he saw the girl. It's was Lucy. No mistaking it. The way her hair glowed under the sun, the way her pouch strapped on her side jingled of all her keys, and her whip accompanied it. Yep, that was definitely Lucy.
Happy took no time to let the girl get out of their sight and dashed to her, "LUUCCYY!"
The girl turned around to be hit in the chest by a blue cat and hugged her tightly. She wrapped her arms around the exceed and looked down at him," Happy?"
"Aye!"
Natsu finally proved that that was really Lucy, and ran to her, pulling her into a tight hug.
"N-Natsu?" she questioned as her face was buried in his chest. "You're back," she smiled.
He rested his chin on her head as she snuggled closer, "Yea."
They stayed like that for a minute or two. Reveling in each other's presence that they've both missed so much.
"I'm glad," she spoke in his chest, trying to hide her forming blush on her face as he tried to look at her,"I'm glad that you're finally back.
Natsu nodded, with only a "Hmm," as a reply.
Lucy felt squirming from her arms, and a, "Guys! I'm dying here!" They both looked down to see their tiny blue partner being squished in between their bodies. The two quickly broke their embrace, and the celestial mage freed him and he landed gracefully on the ground, staring up.
"Oops. Sorry Happy," She apologized, turning away from them trying to hide her now very noticeable blush. As she was trying to calm it down, until she remembered something. Immediately that redness on her face from embarrassment turned into one of rage and anger. She glared up to the pinkette before her. "Wait a minute! You two think you can just up and leave with just a letter saying goodbye?! How much of an idiot can you two be?! You could've said goodbye in person. What if I wanted to go? You had everyone so wor-" Natsu started laughing as he played with the back of his long hair, "What is so funny?! Do you not know I'm trying t-" she was cut off my the dragonslayer pulling her into another tight embrace.
"Lucy! It's so good to see ya! I've missed you alot!" He pulled her a bit closer to her. She sighed and slowly wrapped her arms around his torso, grabbing a hold of the back of his shirt.
"How'd you even find me?" she asked.
"Cana."
"I should've known." after a few more moments of prolonged silence, Lucy spoke once more, " You know, I've really missed you. Alot." She slightly pushed her face into his chest to hide her face, and unconsciously tightened her grip on his shirt. "Y-you're not - You're not leaving again, are you?" she whispered.
"No." he responded plainly, " I've lost too much this time, and I'm not gonna lose anymore. Not if I can help it."
"I'm sorry." Natsu unwrapped one of his arms and held her chin gently, managing to pull her to face him. She noticed how close they were, how they were only a few centimeters apart, but did nothing about it. She found it comforting in a way. ' He's gotten more attractive. I didn't even think it was possible." She thought making a blush form on her face.
"Don't be. None of this was your fault." he looked into her eyes. just like he remembered them Her eyes shimmered that beautiful brown that reminded him of the stars that he slept under every night on his journey.
"I know. But still. " he unhanded her chin and wrapped it around the small of her back, and buried his face into her vanilla scented hair, trying to hide the grief on his face.
"Everyone's gone. They've all gone their own way."
"I know. " she said, "But, at least we all have each other. And besides, we'll all see each other again we'll all cross paths eventually"
That seemed to brighten his mood, if only a little. "Yeah. You're right. We'll always have each other's back. Cause no matter how we change in the future, we'll always be Fairy Tail."
Lucy pulled away to arms length to see his face, and flashed him that smile he loved so much.
Her bright, and radiant smile that he loved so much rivaled that of the sun that rested over the world during the day. Raising up every morning in hope of a promising new day.
He grinned back at her, happy to see her smiling again. He brushed one of her soft tendrils of hair behind her ear, giving him the chance to feel it again.
Her hair as light and shimmers like silk being carried away by the wind that he and his blue partner traveled through almost daily, heading to a new journey.
"Hey guys. Can we stop being all mushy gushy so we can all go home?" Almost (more like completely) forgotten Happy spoke up, but that didn't stop the two to stop gazing at each other.
"Yeah. Lets head back home. For new adventures." Natsu spoke in reply. Lucy nodded in agreement. Happy sprouted his wings and flew right between them.
"You Liiiiiiiiiike each other!"
"Shut it you stupid cat!"
End.
Hey guys! I hope you like this. It's my first fanfic in 3 years! I didn't realize how long ago my last written piece was. Well, I've finally picked up writing again, so hopefully I'll be writing again.
Thanks for reading R&R! :3