Summary:

Natsu had always been dense, and as a result insensitive. But Lucy supposed that this was all her fault. Maybe if she'd told him the outcome would've been different.

Third Person Pov:

It was Lucy's birthday, and the guild was throwing a party. The roof of the building was off to display the constellations that were shining as brightly as the moon.

The birthday girl was rocking a white, knee length dress with a halter top and modest sweet heart neckline. The flowy skirt moved every time she did, and it put all the party goers in awe. The only thing she'd changed was her clothes and shoes, yet her whole aura glowed like an angel's.

"Lucy!" Levy squealed as she ran to the blonde.

"Hey Levy! Where are the boys?" Lucy asked as she hugged her friend.

The shorter girl simply pointed to the buffet where two men were stuffing their faces.

"I brought you a drink. Mira made it especially for you."

Finally taking notice of the big martini glass, Lucy smiled. "Thanks."

"Don't thank me yet. I don't know what's in that. I mean it'll probably be good since Mira made it, but it is your birthday and she's a matchmaker so….be careful."

Lucy chuckled lightly. "I think your birthday was a special case."

"She did it for Cana's birthday too! The only reason her roofie didn't work is because she chased it with eight other barrels of alcohol."

"One way to find out."

Delicate fingers took the stem of the glass, and Lucy examined the bright blue drink. It was the color of the ocean on a nice summer day, yet it held silver and gold inside, reminding her of the night sky.

"I don't see you drinking." Levy huffed.

"I'm drinking, I'm drinking…" Lucy took a sip of the concoction and moaned at the taste. Mira was amazing when it came to cooking and drink mixing.

"It's really good." She commented before raising the glass again, only to have it fall to the ground and shatter at what she saw on the dancefloor.

Since the music had paused for a moment most eyes went towards her when the glass dropped, but those eyes refocused on Natsu and Lisanna when they noticed where all Lucy's attention was.

"I know we haven't been going out for long but I know that I love you. Lis, I think you're my mate, which makes you my wife so I'd like to make that official. Will you marry me?"

Using words Lucy never thought she'd hear from Natsu's mouth, the fire dragon slayer waited patiently for Lisanna's answer.

"Yes!"

Claps erupted but four pairs of eyes were on Lucy who still hadn't moved.

Juvia who wasn't blind, despite calling the blonde her love rival. Levy, who stood next her. Gajeel who's black eyes missed nothing. And Mavis who was biting her lip, a sad look in her eyes. None of them knew how to approach her to comfort her (not that Gajeel would try) but they didn't have to because a shout interrupted all the cheering.

"You idiot!" Master Makarov shouted, a titan sized fist smacking Natsu.

"What?!"

"What's wrong with you brat?! You should've waited. You're at a birthday party! It's inappropriate and selfish to propose here!"

"Sorry gramps! I just couldn't wait anymore. I've been holding out for a few weeks now!" Natsu gave his signature goofy laugh, and his sheepish neck rub as he turned to Lucy. "Sorry Luce! I didn't mean to take your spotlight!"

All eyes turned to the blonde who had tears streaming down her cheeks.

She gave a watery smile and gave a light; "Congratulations." Before turning and running from the guild.

Of all the ways he could've shattered her heart, Lucy didn't think of this one as one of those ways. It was too cruel to be considered. And yet….that meant nothing.

Two weeks, and it still meant nothing. She knew it didn't because the day her wedding invitation arrived was the same day she was asked to be Natsu's best woman, and Lisanna's maid of honor.

Out of her good nature and inability to say no, Lucy agreed and spent the next month with the couple as they set up for their wedding. Neither of them noticed her shattered hear dissipating into nothing.

When the wedding rolled around, Lucy was in tears for herself.

Here she was in a long white grown that looked like something out of a bridal magazine. If Lisanna's dress weren't fancier than hers, she would've thought herself to be the bride.

'I thought that I'd be getting married in a dress like this.' She thought. 'I also thought that I'd be the one walking down the aisle towards Natsu, but I guess things are never the way you think they'd be.'

Picking up the hem of her dress, Lucy walked to Lisanna who waited behind closed guild doors.

"Wow you look gorgeous Lucy!" Lisanna grinned.

"Not as much as you do though!"

"Thanks!" Lisanna hugged her blonde friend, choosing to ignore the obvious signs of "After-crying".

"Well the other girls just went and it's yours and Natsu's turn." The white haired female ducked to the side and out of sight as the doors opened for Lucy to enter.

Inside, Lucy met Natsu in the middle of the aisle and walked to alter where the guild masters stood.

She took her place beside Makarov and the guild doors opened once more for Lisanna.

The blonde forced herself to zone out as Lisanna took her place at the altar, and the next thing she heard was; "You may kiss the bride."

They kissed, right in front of her, and Lucy felt the last fragments of her heart disappear.

She'd never call herself a shell, but broken was something else entirely. Although people would have to give her props. She'd done something crazy and she'd stuck it out.

As the wedding party was leaving pain must've decided that it was on too much of a roll to quit.

Lucy saw Gray and Erza kiss, and behind them a shocked Juvia stood.

Nodding at Natsu and Lisanna, Lucy told them to leave without her and approached the blue haired woman.

"Wanna get out of here?" She asked.

"Juvia knows just the place to go."

The place they went was Juvia's happy place. A beautiful cliff with the most amazing view of the sky. And it was there they cried and leaned on eachother. It was there they ventured months later after the wedding of Erza and Gray.

And it was there that the cliff collapsed, leaving them to fall to their deaths.

Or…was it new beginning?

Okay...now I'm done posting to this one.

If I do post something else to this fic, it'll be an update about the fanfiction created from these oneshots.

Stay on the look out of it, okay? It's going to be called... Beneath The Raging Water.

So within 30 minutes of posting this chapter I had 2 guests coming at me about the manga. Okay listen, I know how the manga goes and if you want that go read the damn manga.

I expressly said that there is another part after this fanfic, I posted about twice! There's one in both chapters! I put them in the notes so you'd read them not rant about how I'm diverging from the plot. Like no shit! I didn't know that!

Let's just say if it went all NaLu and Gruvia I'd have no fanfic okay? So if you're looking for this warm, sweet, story please leave. Just, just go. Don't read this or Beneath The Raging Water. Because that's not what you're going to get okay.

It's angst, it's hurt/comfort, with slight romance it's not "Let's mate the cannon pairing and uh be done with it!" They have too many stories like that and I'm not about to write another so I'm sorry if that's what you were expecting from me.

Now feel free to keep reading and wait for the first chapter of BTRW to be released but seriously? Can you stop the annoying; "This isn't right!" Comments? Please, seriously. I know what I'm doing, and if I told you then you wouldn't need to read and I like my readers so uh...hold tight?