Hey everyone :). It's a beautiful day, isn't it? You all will probably hate me after this one-shot lol.

To UchihaAngel98: Sorry, but no. I'm actually saying this in the nicest way possible. And, yes, I do have reasons for this. 1, I can't write lemons. Lol I tried, failed, and never did it again. 2, these one-shots were already pre-written. And, 3, my beta is VERY uncomfortable with the reproductive system and I don't want him to hate me. I'm really sorry and if these reasons didn't apply, then, yeah! I would totally write a lemon/smut/ Rated M one-shot! Maybe later on (when I'm good at writing smut and won't need my beta to go over it) I'll do like a bonus one-shot with smut. No promises, but if I do decide, you'll be the first one I notify!

Pairings: NaLu (sowwy) and NaWen (don't worry. It'll be ok!). Hints of Loke x Lucy

~Natsu POV~*

It was a nice day outside, but sadly Natsu Dragneel wasn't enjoying it. He wasn't outside at all that day. He sat inside his small, messy house, just thinking. Happy and Lucy sat there with him, helping the man come up with a decision.

He had fallen in love with his fellow guildmate and dragon slayer, Wendy Marvell. And Natsu knew she had feelings for him as well.

That day, he was trying to decide whether or not to confess to her. What would others think? People would judge them because of their age difference. Natsu knew he could take it, but what about Wendy? He knew everyone expected Lucy and himself to like each other, but they're just close friends.

"I won't do it." Natsu said suddenly, scaring Happy and Lucy from watched T.V.

"Then what are you gonna do, Natsu? If you don't confess, Wendy will and you'll have to say yes or you'll miss your chance with her." Lucy was all for him and Wendy, but she did have a point. Wendy wasn't the timid, shy, little girl everyone thought of her to be. She was one of the bravest, smartest, girls Natsu had ever known.

"The only thing that might stop her is Natsu getting a girlfriend. But, that ain't happening. He lllooovvveeesss Wendy." Happy rolled his tongue and Natsu rolled his eyes.

'I knew it was a bad idea to tell the cat...'

But that's when an idea came to him. It was one of the worst, but best ones Natsu ever had in his life.

"Lucy, I'm going to ask you something crazy, but only because you're my best friend."

"Shoot."

He took a deep breath and looked at the blonde with a serious face. "Will you…"

The Next Day~

At the guild~

Wendy waited for a certain pinkette by Team Natsu's usual table. In her hands were a box of chocolates, some of Natsu's favorite kinds in it. She remembered not to get white chocolate, knowing that he hated that kind.

It was the day she would confess and everyone in the guild knew.

She would finally lift that weight on her chest, knowing that she at least told him of her affection. Wendy wasn't sure if she was prepared or not for rejection, but she thought, 'screw it, let's go for it'. Though nervous and anxious, excitement coursed through her veins. What if he said yes? What if he liked her too? What if he-

The door was kicked down and no one was surprised, knowing it was just Natsu. Hiding the chocolate behind her back, Wendy walked up to Natsu but only took a good three steps before stopping dead in her tracks.

Natsu wasn't only with Happy, but also with Lucy. That wouldn't be so strange if it weren't for the fact that they were holding hands.

'Natsu-san...'

"Did you two finally tie the knot?" Mira said, feeling sad for Wendy, but put on a fake smile that would sell anybody.

"Yeah." Natsu said and gripped Lucy's hand tighter. "We are."

The guild celebrated for the couple, all feeling awful that Wendy basically got rejected in front of everyone. The other dragon slayers, their mates, and of course the exceeds stayed with Wendy throughout the party, comforting her.

"It's gonna be alright, kid." Laxus tried soothing, but he knew he wasn't much help in this kind of topic.

"Wendy, listen." Levy said, and Wendy turned her attention to the other bluenette. Wendy hadn't shed a tear. Everytime she felt some trying to gloss over her eyes, she'd blink them back or wipe them away quickly. Wendy had decided she'd cry her eyes out at home.

"Natsu's an idiot. He's always been a little dense, but now it's more than that. He started dating Lu-Chan and that's his loss, not yours. You're a confident, brave, smart, cute girl that deserves happiness. You can always find someone else, like they say, they're are more fish in the sea. He was your first crush. I understand. It's going to hurt. The hole in you heart may not ever fully heal, but the wound around it will." Levy ended her speech, thinking she had done good. Her thoughts disappeared when she saw Wendy's distraught face.

"But, it is my loss, Levy-chan. I lost Natsu-san and I won't ever get him back. My heart has enough holes in it and it can't take anymore. This was basically the disgusting icing on top of my miserable cake." Wendy said and put her head down on the table, the chocolate box sitting in her lap.

The small group looked at each other, none knowing how to cheer up the dragon slayer.

"What's going on over here?" A female voice asked and Wendy prayed he wasn't with her.

"What's up with Wendy?" Natsu's question almost broke her. She wanted to flip over the table, yell at him about her feelings, and then go home to eat ice cream. But, she didn't. Instead, the tears she so desperately wanted to keep in, spilled out of her eyes.

She lifted her head, so Natsu could see her tear stricken face before getting up to leave. A hand with a pink guild mark grabbed her shoulder before she could leave through the doors. Wendy gently removed the hand and turned around.

"Please leave me alone, Lucy-san. I just want to go home." Her voice was shaky, as if she was going to break down at any given moment. She turned back around and left, Carla following her closely. Wendy didn't realize she had dropped the chocolates on the floor for a certain fire mage to find.

Wendy plopped on her bed in Fairy Hills and cried, trying to keep it silent.

"Just let it all out, Wendy. What you need is a good cry." Carla was rubbing her back with her paw. And, that's what she did.

Wendy furiously yelled at her pillow as if it was Natsu, punching it and letting all her frustration out. Carla continued to rub her back, soothing her in the best way she could. Wendy stopped, panting, and started crying even more, hugging her pillow.

Carla knew Wendy had it bad for Natsu, but she didn't think it was going to be like this. All the exceed could do was hug, sooth, and comfort the poor girl. It was worse than rejection. Her crush came into the guild hand-in-hand with the one girl Wendy was worried about. The entire time she planned to confess, Wendy was worried that Lucy and Natsu would suddenly tie the knot. Carla felt terrible just seeing her best friend broken like this.

"Carla.." Wendy called, her voice hoarse and muffled by her pillow. "I'm not going to get over Natsu-san anytime soon, but that day will come. I won't find anyone else like him either. I know that's selfish, but Natsu-san was "the one". Levy-chan was right. The hole in my heart will always be there, but the wound will heal, eventually. Until then, I'm going to put a smile on my face. Fake or real, it doesn't matter. I'm going to be happy for Natsu-san and Lucy-san, even if it's fake happiness. And, hopefully, one day, that fake happiness will become real." Somewhere in her speech Wendy's head had lifted from her pillow and she smiled for Carla. Little did Carla know that, that smile was one of the last real ones she'd see from Wendy for a long time.

The next day, Wendy went to the guild like any other day, though she avoided Natsu. She didn't know that Natsu had been watching her.

He knew her smile was fake and he seemed to be the only one who realized.

3 years passed with Wendy flashing fake smiles everywhere she went. It got so terrible, she convinced herself it was real happiness. She had to. If she didn't, she would fall back into the same loop of love. Wendy had started to forget the reasons she loved Natsu.

All her hard work was wasted when Natsu started talking to her after three years of avoidance. They became close friends and Wendy remembered all the reasons she loved him. His courageous actions, passionate words, persistence, honesty, loyalty, how he could always make her laugh, and his generosity. All those reasons and more were why Wendy loved Natsu.

Her wound had started to heal, slowly, but it was still progress. The other dragon slayers were helping her, but really it was Natsu who was doing the healing.

One day, though, it all cracked and shattered into a million pieces.

"Lucy Heartfilia, I've known you for so long and our relationship has been so close over that period of time. I want to make our relationship as close as it can possibly be, so.. " Natsu pulled a black box out of his pocket and opened it, revealing a magnificent diamond ring. "Will you marry me?"

Wendy watched from her seat at the bar and almost couldn't believe her ears or eyes. She felt tears sting her eyes and the feeling of crying felt so foreign to her as it had been years since she last cried.

Lucy looked hesitant at first, but smiled. "Y-Yes."

The guild celebrated for the two once again, but Wendy didn't feel like celebrating. She was going to go home and relive that night three years before. As she was walking out, she heard someone call her name. Turning, Wendy plastered a fake smile on her face when she realized it was Lucy.

"Hello, Lucy-san."

"Hey Wendy. I was wondering if you maybe, possibly, could be my maid of honor…?"

'No.' Was Wendy's instant reply in her head, but instead she forced her smile to be wider and she hugged Lucy.

"Of course! I would love to!" Wendy squealed "excitedly". It was fake. She knew it and so did Lucy and Natsu. Especially Natsu.

He felt so guilty. The only reason he asked Lucy to marry him was so he'd create some kind of distance between him and Wendy. Natsu didn't know any other way to get himself away from her.

Wendy had gone home early that night, but instead of crying, she looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't know that Carla was sitting on the bed behind her.

"Why?" Wendy asked herself quietly before getting louder. "Why doesn't Natsu-san like me? Everytime I create some distance, he puts himself back in my life! And I think that he really does like me! Now he's getting married to Lucy-san!" Carla put her paw on Wendy's shoulder and the girl saw her friend from the reflection in the mirror. Her tears finally overflowed and the little bit of makeup she wore was smeared all over her face.

"I'm such a mess. I'm sorry Carla. I really am."

"Don't be sorry, child. It's not your fault. You still like the idiot, though I don't understand why." Wendy shook her head. She had explained to Carla why she liked Natsu-san many times before.

"Anyways, you should be going to bed. The wedding preparations start tomorrow and I'm sure they'll need the maid of honor there." Carla told her and Wendy nodded.

"You know the only reason Lucy-san asked me was because Levy-chan would be on maternity leave at the time of the wedding, right?"

"I know. I just want to think on the positive side for once." Wendy giggled and showed a real smile and boy was Carla grateful to see it.

For wedding preparations, Natsu and Wendy spent a lot of time together, more than they should've. They tasted all the cakes, tried all the food, and even practiced the wedding when Lucy wasn't able to be there. Freed would pretend to be the priest as Laxus, his boyfriend, was a groomsmen.

"Do you, Lucy Heartfilia, take this man as your lawfully wedded husband?" Freed asked Wendy as if she was Lucy. The bluenette was secretly imagining it to be her and Natsu's wedding. That isn't a bad thing, is it? It shouldn't be anyways.

"I do." Wendy smiled a bright, genuine, and true smile that Natsu hadn't seen for a long time. It was refreshing.

"And do you, Natsu Dragneel, take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I-" Natsu stopped himself after hearing Lucy call his name. She was running down the aisle and when she made it to the two, she kissed Natsu's cheek. Wendy's fake smile reappeared and she left to give them some privacy.

I am happy. I am happy. I am happy.' She would repeat constantly in her mind, thinking it was true when it was the complete opposite.

The day of the wedding came soon and Wendy barely heared the priest. She took glances at Natsu when she was sure no one was looking. How badly Wendy wanted to be in Lucy's spot right then. It was probably unhealthy to think, feel, and even act that way.

"Do you, Lucy Heartfilia, take this man as your lawfully wedded husband?" The priest asked and Wendy waited for Lucy's dreaded reply.

The blonde looked at the guests and then at Natsu who had sadness in his eyes. He was doing this for Wendy. He needed her to get over him, just like he needed to stop thinking of Wendy in that way. The world would judge them and he didn't want to break her anymore than he already had.

"I-I can't." Everyone gasped, Wendy included. She thought they loved each other, so why would Lucy say no to marriage? It didn't click in her mind.

"I'm sorry Natsu, but I can't keep doing this. You're not in love with me and I'm not in love with you. This whole facade needs to stop before it gets out of hand." Lucy turned around to face Wendy whose face was in pure shock. "Wendy, Natsu's in love with you. He has been for a very long time now. I know how much you love him and I don't deserve to be with him as much as you do." Lucy switched their bouquets so Wendy got the bridal bouquet.

"Be with him, Wendy. He loves you just as much as you love him, maybe even more." Lucy whispered so only she heard. They switched spots, so Wendy was standing in front of Natsu. He had a light blush on his face out of embarrassment while hers was a dark crimson.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Wendy asked clearly so he and everyone else could hear her.

"Because I was scared of what others would think and how you would take it. The hate, that is. You're a strong girl, that I know, but I didn't believe you could take something like that." Natsu told her and Wendy's eyes became glossy with fresh tears.

"You dummy!" Her tears fell down her cheeks as she clutched the bouquet. "Why didn't you tell me before? I don't care about what others think and you shouldn't either! You love me, don't you? Then loving me should be enough! I'll be fine as long as you're with me. Better than fine. I'll be great! Better than I am now at least."

Natsu did the only thing he thought was appropriate: he hugged her. He hugged Wendy close to him and let her cry. Some were disappointed they didn't get to see any NaLu and left, while others were happy with the ending as it was. The rest were shouting (*coughs* Draco *coughs*) and cheering for the two, glad the wedding would end right.

Natsu hugged her until she had no tears left to cry. When he was positive she was okay, he carried her bridal style to his home which had just been cleaned.

"Make me better Natsu-san. I don't want to be this way anymore. I want to have real happiness and real smiles. I want to be happy again." She hugged him tightly and he smoothed down her hair.

"It's okay Wendy. I'll heal you and make sure you'll always be happy."

"Don't leave me, okay?"

"Wouldn't dream of it."

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