Secrets

On principle, Natsu didn't keep secrets. There was no one in Fairy Tail he didn't trust, and to that end, knew there was no reason to keep any secrets. Just about everything he knew, they would know as well. As a matter of fact, Natsu resented secrets. A kept secret was, for him, a sign of distrust, and at this point, if a guild mate didn't trust him, then they had a problem. Admittedly this made Natsu kind of bad at keeping secrets, so if people did have any secrets, than they probably didn't tell him.

So when Lucy was being quiet on the road, and staring at the road Natsu was quick to take action.

"Whatcha thinking?" he asked, slinging an arm around her shoulder.

"Oh nothing," Lucy said, as she didn't look at him.

"No way its 'nothing'," Natsu said, "C'mon tell me!"

"Aye!" Happy said, "Tell us!"

"Its not important," Lucy said, as she pushed off Natsu's arm. Natsu stopped, as he looked at his friend.

"Didn't I just tell you that we're doing everything together?" he asked. Lucy paused, but didn't look back at Natsu.

"Its personal," she said. Natsu tensed up slightly.

"Do you not trust me?" he asked. Lucy looked back, glaring at him.

"That's insulting," she said, "After all we've been through, you think I don't trust you?"

"But then why are you keeping a secret?" Natsu asked. Lucy blinked.

"Everyone has secrets," she said, "Doesn't mean they don't trust anyone."

"I don't have secrets," Natsu said, cocking his head, now looking confused.

"Give me a break," Lucy said, rolling her eyes, "Of course you have secrets."

"Nope."

"What was the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?" Lucy said, leaning forward, arching an eyebrow.

"I once lost to Gray when I was a kid," Natsu said, "I thought you already knew that." Oh yeah, I guess I did, Lucy thought, but that wasn't important.

"That's it? You never fell face first into a mud puddle, or was stuck naked in front of others?" Lucy asked.

"Well yeah," Natsu said, cocking his head the other way, "How is that embarrassing? You've seen me naked."

"Now that was embarrassing," Lucy said.

"Is this is secret embarrassing?" Natsu asked. Lucy opened her mouth, then closed it again.

"No," she said, "Just…." She couldn't think of a word for it.

"You can tell us!" Happy said.

"Its not that," Lucy said, "Its just… personal." Natsu listened to her, and took a breath.

"Why won't you tell me?" he asked, "What is it with you and secrets?" Lucy was silent, before she looked straight at him.

"Natsu," Lucy said, "There are things about ourselves we don't tell anyone, not even our closest friends."

"So then you don't trust me?"

"Of course I trust you," Lucy said, "Its just…" She knitted her hands together.

"There are things I just like to keep to myself," she said, "I just don't want them out in the open." Natsu thought about that. He thought about how Lucy kept her heritage secret from the others, because she wanted them to see her for who she was, not as who her father made her. He also thought about the secret Erza and Gray kept about their past. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that the only who was open about his past was Natsu himself. Mostly because he didn't have anything to hide.

"Because of love being part of Fairy Tail." Natsu remembered what Lucy said when he saved her from falling from Phantom Lord's tower. That was why she kept the secret. Maybe this was something like this.

"Alright," Natsu finally relented, but he didn't look happy about it. Lucy then patted him on the head, smiling.

"Relax," she said, "I bet you've got plenty of secrets kept from me."

"Nope," Natsu said. At least none that he knew of.

Note: This takes place as Natsu and Lucy are on the road, going to Lamia Scale to get Wendy. As for what Lucy's secret is, it can be just about anything that you want to be. It could be about Lucy having to break Aquarius' key, or something a lot funnier, its put to you.

I actually had a couple ideas about secret kept by both Natsu and Lucy, but thought it meant more for their relationship for Natsu to acknowledge that Lucy had things she had to keep to herself.

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