Ok, this one got kinda crazy, but crazy things can happen when you're in a committed relationship, right? you get confused, you get tired, you feel like quitting, but if you really love the person, then with some effort, everything will be just fine

"That's it! I want to break up!" Lucy cried out, curled up on her bed, holding her pillow tightly

Natsu's eyes widened, freezing up on the spot "Luce... you can't mean that... We've been going out literally for only like, a month" He tried to reason, stepping closer, only to have the pillow Lucy was holding fly at him and hit him in the face

"So better break it off here than have you actually cheat on me later." She growled, knowing she was probably being unreasonable, but she felt hurt, and she was only human after all

"I would never cheat on you! You're too amazing for anyone to cheat on!"

"But you've been hanging out with HER all week! hugging and laughing and-"

"Lucy, you know she's my childhood friend... I hadn't seen her in three years... I promise there's nothing going on-"

"Not from what she said." Lucy spat "You two were gonna get married till she left!"

Natsu blinked. He never remembered having THAT conversation with Lisanna "we never-"

"she said it was bound to happen! you were such good friends!"

"Lucy-"

"It's obvious she likes you! and she made it more than obvious to me!" Lucy started getting louder as she stood "So if it's so inevitable, I'd rather break up with you now than have you hurt me in the end!"

The silence between them seemed loud

So loud

Lucy's chest heaved, and she watched Natsu closely as her slowly turned and walked out of the small apartment. Her chest tightened in pain. She knew it was unreasonable, but what lisanna had said to her really hurt, and her worst fear... Was Natsu telling her he didn't love her...

She was an idiot...

Natsu was running down the road, no clue where he was going. Away maybe? His heart hurt, his head hurt, HE hurt. He didn't want to leave Lucy, not now, and not like this. he was never one to run from his problems, but he couldn't always be indestructible though and even he had his moments where he just wanted to run.

Fear never registered with him before, but now it hit him strong.

He was scared.

He finally collapsed by the edge of the forest. How far had he run? His chest was heaving and his mind was spinning as her rolled over to face the sky.

Why did it suddenly feel so cold?

Ah. Snow.

He was too exhausted by this point and slowly felt his eyes close.

He just was tired of this.

It had been hours since he left and Natsu still had yet to come back. Lucy stared out the window with worry as the sudden snowstorm got stronger than before. Wind was howling and snow was blowing around and the sun was going down.

She did the only thing she think of and texted everyone to see if they saw him

"Levy, has Natsu come by Gajeel's?"

"No, sorry Lu-chan, what's wrong?"

She would respond later

"Wendy, did natsu come back home?"

"No, I'm afraid not"

Worry coursed through her as she texted her last minute resort

"Lisanna... is Natsu with you?"

Lucy closed her eyes tightly. Surely she would burst if he was.

Her phone vibrated with the response

"No"

She was filled with both relief and immense worry. What had that idiot done? and to think, this was her fault! She had no time to waste as she quickly ran out the door, grabbing her coat and scarf on the way.

"NATSUUU!" She yelled at the top of her lungs as she ran, trying her best not to cry, for surely the tears would freeze on her face. her hair whipped around her and the cold stung her exposed skin, her chest was heaving and she felt like dropping, but she couldn't she had to find him.

He felt warm.

He was with Lucy, and she was smiling, and laughing, and happy.

But that was a lie.

He was cold, and she was mad, and she didn't want him there.

This was Lisanna's fault. She said something to Lucy, he knew, and now he wanted more than anything than to find Lucy, and hold her close, and tell her how much he loved her, and go straighten things with Lisanna.

But he was too tired. too sad. If he could stay like this a little longer-

"Natsu!"

He snapped awake, to a harsh reality that it was possibly 10 PM and there was the worst blizzard he'd ever seen going on around him. But then he saw her, and nothing else mattered.

"Lucy..."

"I was worried, baka.." she sniffed, as she wiped her eyes before hugging him tightly "I don't want you to leave me..." She muttered

He slowly hugged back, arms stiff from the cold "I don't ever wanna leave, Lu..."

The blizzard calmed into a soft snowfall as the two stood. They both met each others eyes and knew they had nothing to worry about. They loved each other way too much to let a small bump like this de-rail them

"you know I love you right..?" He muttered, resting his forehead against hers, his eyes defying their usual energy. They were soft, and exhausted.

Lucy smiled weakly, as tears ran down her face "neh, Natsu?"

"mm?"

"when we grow up... lets get married, ok?"

he smiled "yeah~"

The snow was weird that day, in the fact that it snowed at all, and how quickly it went from a frightful blizzard and then to a soft, serene fall. It perfectly reflected the turmoil of emotions between the couple, but they were happy now. They had each other. And they both knew they would never have to be without the other.

"Natsu, I'm kinda getting cold.."

But thank God for snow

"I can warm you up~"

Because that's

"wha-mmph!"

What finally pushed Natsu to kissing Lucy for the first time