Hi again! I'm back with another one shot just like I promised. Hey, I have to make up for my absence;) Anyway, if you have any ideas for more one shots or stories that you would like me to write just let me know and I'll see what I can do. On to the story! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail I know, sad right?

Chapter 7: Afraid

Summary: When Natsu hears Lucy calling for help, he rushes in to save her. But what has her so frightened?

Lucy's POV

"Ahh!" I screamed, hiding behind a chair in my room.

The horrible, hairy creature was getting closer by the minute and my fear increased.

"Please. Someone save me." I whispered, absolutely terrified.

Natsu's POV

"Hurry up Happy!" I shouted, I couldn't wait to see Lucy. I found the perfect job that would offer a large amount of money for an easy task.

Arriving at Lucy's apartment, I was about to call out for the celestial wizard until I heard a whimper of fear.

"Lucy? Lucy!" I slammed open the door and ran upstairs to find my blonde haired friend cowering behind a chair.

I looked around the room and immediately assumed that Lucy had been attacked. Running over to her, I dropped the job request on the floor. I put a comforting arm around her shoulder and tried to calm her down.

"Luce, what's wrong? What happened?" I asked, my anger flaring.

Her shaking had subsided as she buried her face in my chest. She pointed to one side of the room.

"Over there?" I asked. A small nod was the reply.

Patting her head one last time, I slowly got up and crept towards that side of the room while Happy took over comforting Lucy.

Surveying the area, I found nothing. No evidence of a fight or someone breaking in. The only thing out of the ordinary was…

Lucy's POV

"A spider?" Natsu asked.

Happy's ears perked and he looked up at me confused. I smiled sheepishly and let go of the talking blue cat who was now laughing histerically.

"Hahaha, I'm out of here to go see Carla and Wendy. Wait till they hear about this! I never knew you were afraid of a stupid bug. Ahahaha." Happy said flying out of the apartment.

Meanwhile, Natsu had burnt the spider to a crisp and was now throwing the tiny ashes out of the window. He turned around giving me his toothy grin.

"Don't laugh at me. It's not funny. I'm just…spiders just really sc-" I was cut off by Natsu wrapping his arms around me.

"It's fine. Don't listen to happy, we're all afraid of something." Natsu said softly, causing my heart to flutter.

I was surprised that he had this gentleness within him. I knew it was too good to be true when I felt him lean a little too much on me as if he was trying to reach something behind me.

Turning around, the fluttering in my heart stopped and I let Natsu fall to the floor face first. I picked up a paper he must've dropped coming in and flipped it over. It was a job request to kill a…

Natsu's POV

"Giant spider?! No way Natsu! Are you an idiot?!" Lucy yelled, fuming.

I lifted my face off of the ground and smiled, scratching the back of my head.

"Oops." I said, starting to laugh.

Gotta love Lucy. I thought. She won't have to worry though…I'll always protect her.

Ahh I just couldn't help myself! I know some people were probably ready for Natsu to fight with an evil person or beast who attacked Lucy and have a sweet lovey-dovey moment afterwards….but hey, spiders are freaking scary. Anywho, I hope you liked this one shot! Don't forget that I love seeing your reviews and ideas for more stories! See ya later! :)