aND ANotHER CHAPTER! I have no school today. Wanna know why? BECUZ ITS FUJICKING -15 DEGREES OUTSIDE! As much I want to kill Chicago sometimes, the weather changes have been kinda okay for once. This time, it was 30 degrees outside for winter break, and then when we had to go to school, it became way down in the negatives :D. And while I'm at my Chicago weather stories, there was one day in May, when on Friday it was 80 and on Saturday it was snowing. That was a fun day. Anyway. Sorry. I am also sorry about the long time it's been since I updated, but believe it or not, something happened that I was almost positive wouldn't: I got writers block XD. AND. I'm still writing another story that has adoring fans *Flips hair*. aND I HAVE AN IDEA FOR ANOTHER STORY THAT I CAME UP WITH WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP SO ITS REALLY CRAPPY BUT THE THOUGHT OF THE ENDING MADE ME VERY SATISFIED. BUT IM NOT GOING TO WRITE IT UNTIL IM DONE WITH THIS STORY OR THE FAULT IN OUR FAIRY TAIL. But you guys are my adoring fans also so you deserce another chapter :p. But here you are, probably the crappiest chappie you'll ever get, so I apologize minna *bows several times*. BUT ILYSM AND THANKS FOR THE FOLLOWS FAVORITES AND REVIEW SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER BECUZ I. LOVE. YOUUUUUUUUU.
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Lucy wasn't really sure how it happened. They were dancing, laughing, she was twirling, just enjoying herself throughout the night. And then they kissed. It was everything she imagined her first kiss being, just with the wrong guy.Even so… She glanced up at Gray, who was looking off in the distance, a soft blush on his cheeks. He looked so peaceful, a state she didn't normally see him in. I kind of...liked it. Lucy mentally shook her head, trying to get those thoughts out of her head. But with each attempt, the memory of her and Gray's 'moment' replayed bolder in her mind, giving her a sweet feeling in her chest.
Her eyes slowly wandered back to Gray's face, which had a small blush tinting his cheeks. She smiled to herself and rested her head on his chest, wrapping her arms slightly tighter around his neck. Maybe...Maybe I should just give up on Natsu…Maybe Gray is the one that I really love. The little weight that had been holding her down lifted off her shoulders, to the point where she could've sworn she felt it, causing her to snuggle in a little closer to Gray.
He noticed this, and smiled to himself. He loved her, and he was unsure how he didn't see it before. Just like Lucy, the thought of their kiss continued to roll like an old movie clip through his mind, causing his heart to beat loudly. He was genuinely surprised Lucy didn't hear it. She was so close... At that moment, Gray knew he had to tell her. He couldn't hold it back. And if she didn't return the feelings, then...then… He was unsure right now. But he had to get it out nonetheless.
"Lucy…?"
She hummed in response, the sound making Gray's face even more pink. He leaned down, so that his lips tickled her ear and spoke very softly, so that only she could hear.
"I love you Lucy."
She looked up at him, her brown eyes at first glazed with curiosity. But then she smiled at him, and leaned her head back on his chest.
"I love you too, Gray."
For a second, Gray's heart stopped, before thundering in his chest even louder than before. She loved him! He had to use every muscle in his body not to jump and scream with joy. Gray swooped down and kissed her again, wishing anymore than anything that this night would never end.
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Happy had constantly suggested that he went to Wendy, but each time, Natsu denied. Wendy was at the party with Romeo, where...that was going on. The 'thing'. The 'thing' that continued to play over and over in his mind, no matter how much he wanted it to stop. The 'thing' that made Natsu want to punch Gray until he was no longer recognizable. The 'thing' that reminded him of Lucy, and how she looked. He couldn't explain it, something happened when he saw her that made his heart want to blow up in his chest and a series of butterflies swarm around in his stomach. And he wanted it to stop. But at the same time, seeing her gave him this warm feeling that he didn't want to stop. Though it left as soon as she started dancing with Gray. Natsu unconsciously hissed, thinking of that stripper again, around Luce, his Luce.
Happy glanced down at Natsu's murderous expression, and he swallowed hard. The Exceed had never seen his best friend like this, and it was scaring him. A lot. He was about to suggest one more time that they go see Wendy, but then-
" WHY IS EVERYTHING SO CONFUSING!" Natsu shouted out to the night air, causing a group of birds to screech back. Natsu could hear the swoosh of their wings flying into the stars. Happy started to shake. His friend needed to get well soon, Natsu was almost acting as weird as Lucy. "You're scaring me Natsu...But we're almost there, okay?" Happy mumbled, low enough so that any normal person wouldn't have heard him, but Natsu could've easily picked up what Happy said if he wasn't lost in his own thoughts.
Even though Natsu didn't hear what Happy said, he was still able to hear him mumble something so he glanced up and looked around. Happy was dragging him down an empty cobblestone street, the occasional streetlamp shining light on a river. River…? Natsu then actually thought. This was the river Lucy always walked along to get to her house… Stop thinking about Lucy! Everytime you think of Lucy, you think about how she looked, and how that made you feel, and what she did with Gray…
"STOP IT!" Natsu screamed out again. Happy glanced down at Natsu, eyes wide in terror. But he didn't say anything. He just swallowed hard and continued to drag Natsu to Lucy's house.
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Natsu didn't put two and two together, so he didn't realize they were going to Lucy's apartment until they actually got there. He mentally swore at Happy for taking him here, of all places. Happy flew Natsu and himself through the window that Lucy always kept unlocked, Natsu still grumbling to himself. But once Happy placed Natsu on Lucy's bed, and the smell of strawberries and vanilla filled up his nose, Natsu felt a sense of happiness and peace and he instantly fell asleep.
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Lucy walked alongside the river towards her house, heels in hand and arms stretched out to keep her balance. Cold rain fell down on her, matting down her hair and making her makeup run. Gray had offered to walk her home, saying something about the weather, but she refused. She needed time to think.
A voice called out, snapping her out of her daydream.
"Be careful Lucy! One of these days you're gonna fall in!" Lucy laughed and responded to the two men riding in the boat with a simple 'I'm fine' before she continued with her thinking. Gray said he had loved her, and thinking about all of that night, she couldn't help but guess that she loved Gray.
Gray loves you Lucy! Gray loves you! The thought of it made her heart leap and her already pink tinted cheeks become redder. Lucy Fullbuster… That does have a nice ring to it…. STOP LUCY! He said he loved you it's not like he's going to marry you! But at the same time she could feel a goofy grin take up half her face, and she couldn't make it go away.
There's no guess in it Lucy Heartfilia, you love Gray Fullbuster!
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Lucy cautiously stepped into her apartment after unlocking the door. The only light in the room was the tiny sliver of hallway light that came from the slightly ajar door. After deciding Natsu and Happy weren't inside, she stepped out of the little rainwater pool that she made and into her apartment. She closed the door and grabbed some towels for a bath.
After slipping out of her dress, she walked into the bathroom, shut the door, and turned on the hot water and light. Once the bath was full and the bubbles almost overflowed, she slowly slipped into the hot water that burned but soothed her skin. She dunked her head under, and upon rising, she felt even happier than she did before.
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Lucy kept her lovestruck grin until the water grew cold. She stepped out and wrapped herself in a towel, walking back out into her very pink bedroom. The light from the bathroom shed onto the bed, where she made out a very human like lump. A lump that was about the size of Natsu. She stomped over, irritation seething through her.
" LUCYYY KICK!" She screamed, giving Natsu her infamous kick. But just before she made contact, she saw him sleeping. So peaceful. Seeing him like that, even just for a second, made her feel a sudden love for him again. But it was all forgotten when she kicked him and he flew into her window, and plopped on her floor.
"That's called breaking and entering y'know, which you could get arrested for!" A still half-asleep Natsu moaned and rubbed his head, the strong scent (A/N: Is the S or C silent in scent? XD) of strawberries and vanilla not helping him wake up.
"Owww...But Lucyy~" He whined "~Your bed is so much more comfo-" Natsu was suddenly awake when he realized where he was and who he was talking to. He looked up at Lucy, whose eyebrow was twitching from annoyance. Lucy who was only in a towel. Natsu winced at the thought of her and Gray again. Lucy's eyes instantly softened. Maybe she had kicked him a little too hard…
"You know Natsu, I'm sorry, you can stay if you want, I was just surprised and-" Natsu held up his hand to get her stop talking, looking at the wall across from her bed as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.
"I was just leaving anyway…" He mumbled. He got up, accidently seeing Lucy's hurt expression. Seeing it made Natsu feel like he was being stabbed in the heart, but he couldn't sleep with her, not when he was so sick. So he jumped out the window into the cool rain, leaving Lucy to stare after him.
Gehehe I'm done. That little NaLu teaser is all you get, cuz that is all Natsu will get for a awhile now *Grins evilly*. Okai. Thats it. Ily. A lot. So don't forget to follow, favorite, and REVIEWW, and I will see you next time loves!
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