The Colour of Her Eyes
by Her Pretty Smile
A/N: For my readers of my anthology, I'm sorry, I can't update today or even this week. I don't have the time. But I'll try my best to post the Miraxus oneshot as soon as possible.
I updated The Colour of Her Eyes because its new chapter has just been sitting idly inside my folder, so I figured that I'd post it up right now since I still have little time to waste.
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The Colour of Her Eyes
Chapter 6: Gray
TWO WEEKS PASSED BY after Lucy's recovery, and today she and Natsu were just going back to the guild after finishing up their job.
The Fire Dragon Slayer was feeling a little uneasy. He knew that it wasn't because he didn't know how to act around her after realizing his feelings but because he felt, for the very first time in his life, cold.
He acted normally around her after his revelation. He knew that despite it, nothing had really changed between them. They were still the best of friends, and they trusted and cared for each other more than anyone else.
Even Happy was someone he couldn't always confide to.
"Natsuuuu!"
The latter jolted as he felt a pair of arms wrap around him from behind, warming his body slightly with their natural heat.
"Lisanna?" he inquired. "What're you doing here?"
He could feel the smile in her voice as she spoke. "I just came to greet you briefly before I go!" she chirped.
"You're going on a job?"
"Mmhm!" she hummed happily.
Why isn't she letting go yet? "That's great, then. You going alone?"
"Yup! Mira-nee and Elf-nii are really protective, so I had a hard time convincing them."
"They should be. They care a lot about you, you know."
"I know! You too, right, Natsu?"
He stiffened slightly. "Yeah, I do, too," he replied, though there was a wary tone to his voice.
Lisanna, however, didn't notice. "Thought so!" she said cheerfully, letting go of him in the process.
He didn't know why, but he instantly felt relieved.
"Well, I'm going! Bye, Natsu! Bye, Lucy!" She then ran off, skipping happily.
Natsu froze for a moment. He had forgotten that Lucy was there.
Lightning struck.
"…It's going to rain, Natsu," she said softly with a melancholic smile on her face. "Let's hurry."
But he didn't move.
The sky was full of dark clouds, and suddenly the surroundings began to fade into a deep shade of gloomy gray.
"Natsu?" she inquired.
"It's cold."
She looked surprised. "What?"
He looked straight into her eyes with burning intensity. "Don't you feel it, Lucy?"
"Feel what?"
"The cold."
Countless drops of water fell freely from the sky, wetting their hair and their clothes.
"…You feel cold?" she asked tentatively.
"Yeah. Don't know why, though."
"You could try conjuring fire."
He gave her a wry smile. "It's raining, Lucy."
She blushed, embarrassed. "R—Right. Sorry."
They were now positively drenched, but strangely, neither of them noticed.
They were both too busy doing their own things; Natsu's gaze was on Lucy's eyes, while the latter was trying hard not to make eye-contact.
"Are you okay?" he asked suddenly.
"H—Huh?" She looked startled at his unexpected question.
"You look a little down. Did something happen?"
"No, nothing happened," she quickly denied, and in the process, she looked up and met his eyes.
He was shocked at the change. Earlier, when they were on their job, her eyes were bright and lively and happy.
But now, they were sad. They were gloomy and gray in the rain.
Suddenly, she moved, and then she took off her clothing.
Natsu's eyes widened. "O—Oi, Lucy, what're you—"
"Idiot! I'm wearing clothes underneath," she snapped in a flustered tone.
Then, to his surprise, she draped the clothing over his head.
"Lucy—" he began.
"I was jealous," she blurted out, her cheeks flaming red.
He froze. "What?"
"I—I was jealous. Of Lisanna." She looked mortified by this, but she continued on, "I—I was jealous of the way she could just touch you so freely and—and—" She couldn't go on.
He was shocked speechless.
She took a deep breath. "You… You said you feel cold… right?"
Still stunned, he nodded shakily.
"Then let me warm you up."
With gentle ease and tenderness, she wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him. She pressed herself against him, sending heat towards his whole body that he couldn't even feel the coolness of the rain.
"Lucy…"
"What?" Her voice was muffled as she buried her face into his upper chest.
"Thank you."
When my fire isn't here, at least you're always there.
A/N: I seriously don't know what had gotten into me that I wrote this. It's a little nonsensical, actually. But the thought of Natsu feeling cold and Lucy being there to warm him up just made me squeal. XD
Soo fluffy. Damn. Hahaha! Well, i hope you guys enjoyed! I'll be off now. See ya after... er, five months. XD