Fireball didn't realize the consequences of his actions till he came face to face with Natsu. Trembling, he sat in the corner of Natsu's living room, sweating with the dragon slayer looming over top of him. Rage filled his eyes as he glared down at his counterpart. Natsu couldn't believe what he did to him tonight. He trusted Fireball to help him with Lucy not himself.

"Fireball, I can't believe you betrayed me like that! I thought we were friends, I thought that we were supposed to help each other out. What happened to that?" Natsu demanded answers but Fireball was just too scared to reply. His voice wasn't working, each time he glanced up at the enraged dragon slayer, he would yelp then quickly return his face into his knee's curling himself into a ball.

The dragon slayer was practically steaming with rage as he started to pace the room. He felt betrayed, hurt, and his trust was broken. How could he do that to him? He knew he was there, he smirked right at him yet he did it anyway. Fireball knows how Natsu feels, and it was the ultimate act of betrayal.

"How would you feel if I did that to Ashley?" Natsu questioned. He knew that he would never do such a thing but he wanted to set an example. Give him an idea of how it feel. "Or maybe this was your plan the entire time? Make me think you wanted Ashley, and once I turn my back you swoon over Lucy!"

Fireball cringed at the increase in volume. All this venting was doing nothing to calm Natsu down, and it was only making him worse that Fireball wasn't saying anything. Natsu just didn't understand. How could he do that? They were a part of the same guild even if it's from another world. It was still Fairy Tail and the people in Fairy Tail wouldn't do such a thing. But maybe that's where the difference lies.

Fireball was scared. Beyond that. He knew what his counterpart was capable of, especially in this world where there is magic inside him, so he wasn't sure if trying to defend himself would make him snap. Make him lash out at Fireball and hurt him, trying to make him feel what he felt. But he knew he had to do something. He couldn't let him continue to think like this.

"N-Natsu, i-it's n-not l-l-like that." It was all he managed to say but it stopped the fire mage in his tracks. Glaring furiously at him, Fireball felt a chill run down his spine. Maybe that wasn't the best thing to say.

"Oh really? Then what is it?!" How could it not be? He clearly kissed her, taken her first kiss right in front of him. Just thinking of it was enough to infuriate him once more. He wanted to be the one to kiss her, be her first, tell her how he feels but this idiot took all his chances away. If she thinks Fireball likes her then what would she want from him? She wouldn't have to yell or punish Fireball like she does him. She wouldn't have to put up with the destruction, the motion sickness and him sneaking into her bed at night. In all honesty, he doesn't understand what she could possibly see in him but he wasn't one to give up without a fight.

"I-it w-w-was fake." Natsu's eyes widened at his statement. It was fake? But how could he fake that? Now Natsu was pacing again, but this time because he was confused. How could someone fake a kiss? It didn't make sense to him. And why would he anyway. What was there for him to gain from it? "I-I didn't r-really k-kiss her."

"I saw you do it Fireball, how in the world could you fake that!" Now Fireball was lying to him? What else was he going to do? Stab him in the back once he turns around? Try to kill him so that he wouldn't be in the way anymore?

"You s-saw what I w-wanted y-you to s-see." Why would he want him to think that? None of this made any sense. It was just pissing him off even more now. "I k-knew you t-two were following u-us. So I-I did t-that as p-payback."

"But how Fireball?" Natsu stopped pacing and faced him. Moving closer, he kneeled down so that he could look into his eyes. He wanted to make sure that he wasn't lying.

"I k-knew the a-angle was g-good to where y-you wouldn't b-be able to t-tell if we a-actually did k-kiss, so I-I just l-leaned in c-close to m-make it look l-like I did." His eyes showed no signs of a lie. They were full of fear, and he even had tears in their corners. Natsu sighed, what else was he to do? At least he would ask Lucy what happened. But wait, he couldn't do that because if he did then she would know that they followed her. That would never end well for him. Crap, this sucks.

"Fine, I believe you. But you might want to go find Ashley. She ran off and I doubt that she was heading to Lucy's." Fireballs eyes widened when the realization dawned on him. Natsu was right. After something like that, she wouldn't want to see Lucy or him. She is probably walking around aimlessly, not planning to go to her house.

Lucy Ashley was lost. She wasn't paying any attention to where she was going when she ran off and now she didn't recognize anything. Everything seemed so different at night and no one was out to point her in the direction of the guild. She cursed herself for being so stupid. Why is she suddenly letting her emotions run wild? It wasn't like her. All these years she had a wall built around her heart was for nothing. She finally let them down, thinking that he actually cared for her and look at what that got her.

Nothing.

She fought back the tears that threatened to surface as she walked. Shivering slightly, she wrapped her arms around herself, hoping that someone would come out to help her. The pain was like nothing she has ever felt before. It feels like her heart was ripped in two. Why did she ever trust that man, let alone fall for him? When she is finally able to muster up enough courage to face him again, she was going to kill him. Give him every type of punishment she could think of and then some.

She came to what looked like a park. Finding a bench, she sat down and brought her knee's to her chest. The tears that she had managed to hold back let loose, falling down her soft cheek. The warmth of her tears felt good against the cold of the night. She glanced up at the stars as she let her mind go over everything that has happened. She had made a fool of herself. Believing that he actually had feelings for her was a big mistake. Sobs shook her slim body as she cried her heart out. No one was around right now so she didn't care. Her reputation wouldn't be at risk here anyway. No one back in Edolas would know what happened.

The stars were beautiful tonight, reminding her of that gleam that Fireball gets in his eyes when he is in a car. She regretted coming here but if she didn't then she wouldn't have known his true intentions and she would have kept living with the love she felt not knowing that it was one-sided. The wind started to pick up as Ashley's teeth started to chatter. Lucy didn't realize just how lucky she is. Having both Natsu's head over heels for her was really something.

Ashley had always secretly felt a sort of jealousy towards her counterpart. She was able to show her friends how she truly felt, show them her vulnerable side and not be ashamed like she was. In her eyes that was true strength. And now with both Natsu and Fireball courting her, the feeling intensified. Ashley's entire body was shaking now due to the cold. The wind was steadily blowing and it looked as it there was going to be a storm. She had no idea where she was and it was looking like she was going to have to sleep on this bench for the night. She felt her eyes growing heavy as she sat there deep in thought. What was she to do? How was she going to be able to face them? Being humiliated like that was not something she took lightly.

The rain started to pour down as she groaned. It's just her luck for it to rain on the one day that she would have to sleep outside. She just sat there, no longer worried about moving. She had no where to go and even if she did, she wouldn't know how to get there. The rain poured down over her, disguising her tears as rain drops. Sighing, she pulled her knee's in closer and rested her head on them. She tried to hold in the shivers her body was giving off but wasn't successful. It was just too cold.

She sat there thinking of Fireball. She loved everything about him, even the side of him that's always scared. In all honesty, the personality switch he has once in a car is quite a turn on for her. He just always seems so sexy like that, but she would never admit it out loud. She felt a blush warm her cheeks as she pictured the look in his eyes, the smile on his face, and the confidence that takes over him once driving.

"Snap out of it Lucy. Your only hurting yourself thinking about him. Fireball loves her not you..." Her voice was nothing more than a whisper. She bit her lip as more tears threatened to surface. Something warm landed on her shoulders as her head shot up to meet the charcoal eyes of Natsu Dragion. His rosy pink hair, laid flat against his head as the rain drenched him. His clothes clung even tighter to his body, showing the contours of all the muscles that lay underneath. He wasn't as built as Natsu Dragneel but he had a body himself that was nice to look at. His goggles were where they always were, around his head as the rain poured over them. "Natsu."

Fireball was relieved to have finally found her. He had been searching for at least two hours and couldn't find her anywhere. He stumbled across this park and realized that this was the last place he had left to check. He had been desperate at the point, wanting to find her and make sure that she was okay, but it was clear that she wasn't. He saw her body shiver from the wet of the rain and the cold of the wind. He laid his jacket upon her hoping to help warm her at least slightly.

"Lucy, come on. We can go to the guild and warm up." He extended his hand to her as her pride took over and slapped it away. She didn't want anything to do with him anymore. He had hurt her beyond repair and she wasn't about to forgive and forget. He looked down at her with surprise written on his face. He had thought that she would at least let him take her to the guild.

"I want nothing to do with you. Leave now." His eyes widened once those words were said. His eyes softened as he gazed at the soaked blond in front of him. He couldn't believe just how much he loved this girl.

"Lucy, please. Follow me and I'll explain." He found himself feeling more confident than normal at the moment. Maybe it was from dealing with Natsu all this time and seeing how he was, it made him want to be better. Change for her, and maybe then she could fall for him like he did her.

"There is nothing to explain. I saw everything and you knew we were there yet you did it anyway. I can't believe how much of a fool I was, thinking that you came here for help from Lucy about me. It was all just a part of your scheme." Fireball took the seat next to the soaked girl as he let the rain fall freely over him. At least Ashley wasn't as cold. He was worried that she would get sick from sitting out here for so long.

"No you didn't. You only saw what I wanted you to see. It wasn't real, I never kissed her." Ashley couldn't believe him. It was just too easy to come up with a lie like that but she knew that Fireball was never good a lying. Then again, he normally wasn't very good at talking to her on a normal basis either, so how can he now?

"You are not Fireball. I swear Natsu if that's you pretending to be him, I'll kick your ass to a bloody pulp." Her threat made Fireball cringe slightly, he should be used to this kind of thing by now but of course he wasn't. "This Fireball I know wouldn't be able to sit and talk with me so easily, you really don't know him very well do you? Or is this some sick joke?"

"Ashley, it's nothing like that. It really is me. Since coming here, I have been watching Natsu and trying my best to become more like him. He is confident and strong. Everything I am not." Fireball felt good about the way she was speaking about him. She really did know him. But this was for her, fighting his fears would just make him a better person.

"Why so you could win over Lucy!" Her voice was laced with venom as she spit out the rhetorical question. She felt her anger rising the more she talked with him and if he didn't leave her alone soon, she was going to make him regret it.

"I wanted to change for you." With wide eyes, Ashley turned to face Fireball. He did it for her? Why would he want to do such a thing? She loves him just the way he was. If he wanted someone more like Natsu then she would like Natsu instead.

"Why would you change for me?" Fireball sighed as he thought over how to say what was on his mind and in his heart. He wanted this to happen under better conditions but things didn't always work out the way one planned.

"I wanted to be a better person for you. I wanted to be able to protect you and be someone who was worth having you around. And I knew that Natsu was perfect for that kind of thing. How he is with his Lucy is how I want to be with you. I love you so much Lucy and I never meant to hurt you. If anything I just wanted to make you a little jealous but in all honesty, we really didn't kiss. I just leaned in close to make it look like I did. She gave me a weird look but didn't say anything, I think she knew what was going on whether she acted like that or not."

Ashley was shocked by his sudden confession. She had everything wrong. He loved her. He loved her. Not her counterpart but her. He only did it to make her jealous and he is even trying to better himself for her. And what has she done? Nothing, all she did was doubt him from the start. More tears burned her eyes as they came forth and fell down, mixing with the rain.

"You don't need to change for me. Or anyone. I like you the way you are and if anyone tells you any different than they don't deserve to be near you. Also if anyone says such a thing, come to me and I will punish them." They both laughed lightly at her words as she leaned against his shoulder. "I love you Natsu."

"I love you too Lucy."