Lucy felt more like a ghost than a human when she walked down the streets on her way to her loving guild. But today she didn´t feel the love, her heart was aching since yesterday and she was scared of meeting Natsu. But she must see him, try to talk to him and make everything okey again.
The guild was like normal; noisy and violent. But they seemed pretty confused over Lucys entrance.
"Yo Lucy how are you doing and why aren't you with flame brain?" Grey asked as he greeted her.
"I´m just fine and no, I was hoping to find him here." Lucy said with a strange feeling that the fire mage was already gone.
"He left for a mission this morning, seemed a little upset but nothing that I thought about. I assumed that he was just here to grab the mission and then you guys would go together." Mirajane told her as she had heard their conversation. "That's very strange, have you guys been fighting?"
Lucy freezes as she looked at the white haired bartender with a false smile. "N.. no… everything is just fine. I guessed he just wanted to go on a job by himself."
"If it had been before, I wouldn´t be surprised. Natsu always went on missions alone, but since he brought you here he never wanted to go alone."
Great, Lucy thought, Natsu brought me here so I´m his property, his little doll… thanks Mirajane!
"You can´t always be together." Lucy snorted. Feeling incredible cold even though the sun was high on the sky this day and it was warmer then it usually would be. "I´m off to fix something… and Mirajane." Lucy went silent for a while and watched the white haired demon take over. "I lost the bet…"
Lucy didn´t leave any room for Mirajane to reflect, but she knew that the bartender girl would find her something really embarrassing to do in the future.
He was really gone, his house were empty. Happy wasn´t with Carla or Wendy. Lucys apartment didn´t show that anybody had been in there since she left, she just wouldn´t believe that he would leave that sudden. Of course she knew why, it was all her fault. The dragon slayer had kissed her yesterday, she could still feel his hot lips against hers. And she had liked his touch, more than she should. How could she be with Natsu like that? You can't just switch you´re reality over a day, it wasn´t that she didn´t think the fire mage wasn´t hot. She had seen his body and she was only a human. But it was the same body that had teased her for years and that had saved her more times than she deserved. The same body that she had cried on and the same body her best friend owned. How could she just switch and watch that body as her lover…
"I´m going slightly mad if I stay here." Lucy said to herself going back to the guild. She went to the board right away, looking over the mission and try to find something suitable for her alone since she lost the bet and really needed the money soon.
"Lucy over here." Mirajane waved at her and got the blondes attention.
"What is it Mirajane?"
"Are you sure you feeling alright for a job?" she asked worried.
"I´m fine." Lucy said for the hundredth of time.
"Great! Then if you´re looking for a job this would be perfect for you. It´s some towns away, they need help covering a special event. It´s seemed like quite easy request, you have to attend the party with a companion. In this case there already are another mage over there so you would meet him outside half an hour before they start. The job is simple, keep the peace. They want mages as this party's bodyguards. They payment are 100 000 jewels, it´s enough for you rent yes?"
Lucy nodded, it sounded great. "I take it, thank you Mirajane." She smiled and took the paper with the information. The party was holding tomorrow, she would have time to take the train tonight, sleep in a hotel and get a perfect dress tomorrow.
Lucy waved goodbye as she went home, packed her bag with extra clothes and got going to the train station. It was weird to ride the train alone, not hearing the usual barf sounds or the whining. She didn´t like the silence either.
The town was a bit different from Magnolia, she realized at the moment she arrived that this was a snobbish place. Everything seemed to be worth millions of jewels, even the grass and animals. Lucy giggled as she thought of Natsu in this town, she would be scared to death for the dragon slayer to even destroy a park bench.
She find a pretty cheap hostel, it offered a small room with shared toilet. But she didn´t have a choice, if she didn´t want to get bankrupt immediately.
"A quick shower before I check out the town." Lucy said to herself and took her towel and vanity case. The ladies restroom was really pretty, it had several showers and a gigantic bathtub. She really wanted to try the bath but decided that she could do that tomorrow when she got ready for the big dance. A fast shower and some new clothes later the blonde mage was walking down the streets. It was late evening now and she started to get really hungry.
"Where can you go there they won't make you pay three months' worth of rent money?" It was like somebody answered her silent question when she saw a little hiding street that showed itself to a small restaurant. "Perfect."
A little door ting was heard over her head when she went inside, it was not that many places left to sit. This place seemed to be popular for travelers like her.
"You can sit her young lady." An older man said and smiled a wide smile, he showed her to a little table in the corner where a guy was already eating.
"Thank you." Lucy said and sat down, soon having a menu in her hands.
"Hi my name is Trick." The man said and smiled a little. "Do you live in this town?"
"Lucy…" Lucy said as she shakes the man's hand. "No I´m traveling. And you?" He was really handsome, black curly hair that dropped in front of his ice blue eyes.
"The same, I´m planning to do some errands here and then keep going again." Trick said.
Lucy nodded and ordered herself pumpkin soup with bread to that, she really felt like something warm in this cold weather. She realized that she still was wearing her (cough… Natsus jacket to be correct) jacket and placed it on her chair. The soup came to their table and she started to bolt it down.. She was really hungry and didn´t care that Trick sat on the other side of the table with a light smile.
"Hungry?" he asked her obvious knowing the answer. Lucy just nod and kept on eating, but then a similar voice was heard.
"… Is there any fish here?"
"Probably." A voice answered and Lucy could have recognized that voice anywhere.
"Natsu." She said high and stood up. Just to meet a pair of dark onyx eyes and Happys wide smile.
"Lucy what are you doing here?" Happy screamed as he flown over to her. Natsu took some long steps after.
"I´m here on a job, silly." Lucy laughed, and realized how much she had missed her comrades.
"We too, tell her Natsu." Happy said.
But Natsu just nodded and didn´t seemed that happy about meeting Lucy. She wondered why but realized the answer quick, oh shit.
"You guys can sit here." She said though and showed the empty seats next to her and Trick. Natsus eyed widened when he saw Trick, but Lucy knew that he could be how angry he wants, he would never go away when she offered them a seat and saw that she didn´t sitting alone.
"Yeah it´s fine I guess." He said and sat down, ordering fish for him and happy.
Lucy didn´t care that Natsu what angry at here, she felt complete again with the fire mages company.
"Trick this is Natsu and Happy." Lucy explained for the young man. "Natsu, Happy this is Trick. He´s traveling around."
Natsu nodded again, watching the black haired man smile more at Lucy than at him.
"Nice to meet you." Trick said. Happy didn´t listen, his fish was coming and the cat started to drool of just smelling the fish.
The dinner went down fast, Natsu and Happy ate their fish like they always did, in one chew. Then standing up redo for going.
"Wait for me." Lucy said. And took her jacket.
"Lucy, I was hoping that you would like to accompany me tonight." Trick said with deep voice.
"Sorry I can´t." Lucy answered and didn´t meet his confused gaze him, just followed the back of the pink haired boy and his blue cat.
They walked down the street in silence, Natsu walked so fast that Lucy had to half run for keeping up with the dragon slayer.
"Natsu don´t go so fast." She whined and pulled in the boys arm, trying to get him slow down a little.
He just sighed but slowed down not trying to feel the blonde touching him.
"So where do you live?" he asked tired.
"In that cheap place just outside the town, I don´t remember its name."
"I know where it is." Natsu responded.
"And you?" Lucy asked, embarrassed over still holding on to him, but she didn´t want to let go. It felt like he was slipper through her fingers and she didn´t like that feeling.
"We sleep in one of the caves in the forest." He said with a shrug.
"You can´t sleep in the forest, come on! You guys can sleep in my room." Lucy protested.
"The forest fine." Natsu said cold. But Lucy didn´t flinch.
"My room is big enough for the three of us. And I can´t let you freeze to death."
"Lucy just stop." She had never heard Natsu angry before, not at her. "I can´t be near you right now, and you know why. Don´t just ignore what happened and try to go on like before."
Lucy stood silent with a big flush on her cheeks. "I´m sorry Natsu. But I meant what I said yesterday, I don´t want to lose you."
Natsu just shakes his head. "You´re not going to lose me stupid. I´m always going to be your friend. But right now, can you let me be alone?"
Lucy couldn´t do anything else than nod. He followed her to her hostel before he and the cat left without a second word. Leaving the sad blonde with her thoughts, like the night before. But this time she didn´t want him to leave.
Authors note: Hi guys! Thanks for the comments and favs :) Sorry for making Lucy a little thick, she´s just scared poor thing. Soo have you seen the new episode today? Great right ;D Alooot of NaLu 3 But best is that now the anime are going back to the original story, yaay can´t wait ^^