Natsu P.O.V.

Lucy had just kissed Laxus. I was in the doorway, they had left open. I was going to ask her if she wanted to take a job with me and Gray and Erza. I guess not. What was I thinking? Laxus would never let her. She wasn't even allowed to go on jobs with Freed or Bixlow and Evergreen. I was stupid for coming here thinking she could.

Laxus glanced up at me and saw me. He glared at me. I returned his glare. "Ahem." I coughed.

Lucy turned around and blushed madly. "Y-yes?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to take a job with me and Gray, Lucy." I smiled at her, taking the chance to step into the room.

"No way." Laxus answered for her. "No way is she going on a job with you two. You have quite the destructive nature. You'd end up hurting her."

He had a point. I did have a reputation of destroying things. But this job would be different. "It's a trip to Akane Resort. We have to find two guys taking advantage of cute girls."

"So you're going to take advantage of me, so you can find these two guys?" She said angrily.

Laxus smiled at her words. I guess, he brain-washed her. I swear I've met Lucy before she came to Fairy Tail. I feel such a strong connection to her. I know we've fallen in love before.

"Excuse me?" Lucy put her hand on her hip while Laxus cracked his knuckles.

"Lucy, tell me, what is your last name?"

"Heartfilia." She looked at me funny.

I slammed my fist in my palm. "That's right! I took a job for your dad. I met you on my way into the house. Man, you live on such a big piece of land."

"What was the job?" She asked me quietly.

"I think it was protecting something precious behind a door on the top floor at night." I thought.

"Was it at the end of the hall?" She was shaking now.

"Yeah, I never saw what was behind it though." I shrugged.

"It was MY room."

I stared at her angry face. "Your room?" I guarded her at night? Seriously?

"You were there to make sure I didn't run away. Not that I could ever do so. And to think I was off pretty good then, but no he had a fucking guard posted outside my door. A guard from my mother's guild. He won't ever stop finding ways to wear me down. I'll hate him to the day I die." She pulled the cookies out of the oven and sighed, sitting on the counter.

"He told me you were precious to him and that he knew you would be targeted, because you're a rich man's daughter. I fought two guys one night, the said something about you being their ticket out of here. He didn't want to lose you. There was pride in his eyes when he told me you were a wizard. I knew you were important to him, Luce."

"Just shut up. You're so full of crap. I know he's a liar, he's good at it. He knows how to make it look like it's all true." She yelled angrily.

"Natsu! Stop!" Laxus yelled, watching Lucy fight back the angry tears threatening to fall down her cheeks.

I nodded, knowing it was best to let her calm down before anything set her off.

"I'm going for a walk. Alone." She stated.

It was obvious she was angry. She just needed to cool down before she actually dealt with her father issues. I may not know why she hates him so much, but I want to support her. I fell in love with her long before she joined. On that day six years ago, I saw her. Her hair was shorter then, the style was still the same though. She had been standing in front of an angel statue. She was crying and the sounds she made were heartbreaking.

She welcomed me to her home and asked what I was doing. I told her I was on a job and she gave me a confused look and showed me to her father's study. She bid me farewell in such a beautiful manner, you knew she was the daughter of well-cultured parents. Her father would scold her constantly. He tossed her away when she made him a beautiful rice ball.

She was the crying I heard every night.

WOAH NEW development! Natsu guarded Lucy when she was a kid! Let me know what you think! R&R -SFL