Chapter 24

Lucy's POV

He inched closer to my lips. Suddenly I felt a burning desire to meet his. I pressed my lips against his and we kissed passionately under the glow of the moonlight. This reminded me much of the past and the countless times we kissed like this.

He pulled back and leaned his forehead on mine, "I'm sorry, my body suddenly moved by itself."

"It's fine, I enjoyed it." Natsu, you felt like that because I know. Somewhere in your heart, you still remember me.

"Tell me, who I really am. Tell me who you really are. Tell me why I feel like this when I see you." He said breathlessly.

"I..." Should I tell him? Is it the right thing to do? But what do I say?

"Natsu!" Gray called from afar, "It is time for you to go back, you need a nights rest."

"But..." He pouted.

I giggled at him. He was like the Natsu I knew, "Go ahead. It's about time I head back too." I smiled.

We walked back into the mansion and Lisanna came running up to me, "My lady..." She bowed, "Please allow me to discuss with you a slight matter. Elsewhere."

"You can say it here. Or are you afraid?"

"Yes, I am afraid."

"...Very well then. Lead on."

I turned around to Natsu as he gave me his signature grin, "I'll see you tomorrow then?" I asked.

"You got it." He said cheerfully. He walked past and up the stairs to his room with Gray following close behind him.

I kept my smile just after he entered his room. I turned to Lisanna and glared at her, piercing her crystal blue orbs, "Well? What must you say so desperately?"

"My lady-"

"Lucy. Just call me Lucy." I interrupted.

"L-Lucy, you may have understood. For I have not come back to steal your life or his. I have not come back to ruin an unbreakable relationship..."

"Then why are you here, you should have just stayed on the other side-"

"I came back to bring you and Lord Natsu together. I came back to do whatever I could in my power to earn your forgiveness, your trust and our lost friendship..."

With her heartfelt words, unintentional tears trickled down my cheeks, "Wh-What?" I stuttered, "W-Why am I crying?"

She smiled as she stepped forwards and gently brought the frozen me, into a hug, "Are you debating whether to forgive me or not inside your heart?"

"Don't test me, you despicable wretch." I said in an annoyed tone.

"You are aren't you?..." She said calmly as if she wasn't at all affected by my words.

"... And so what if I am?" Am I forgiving her? "What if I continue to hold a grudge against you?" 'What am I saying?... I want to forgive her...' My inner thoughts battled each other. She was right, I was debating to forgive her.

"You don't have to forgive me. But I know with time, you will. Cause your heart is so pure and kind, there's bound to be a chance that you will forgive me..." She said as she stepped back and smiled, "I will wait for that one day."

Gray lead Lisanna to the Dragneel doors. They walked further and further from me. As my eyes trailed Lisanna's shadow something ached within me, I ran. I ran to her just as she exited the great doors.

She was close to boarding her car, "Lisanna!" I shouted. She looked up in surprise as she heard her name being called, "You will wait for that one day, right?"

She smiled and waved, "Of course!"

I walked back into the homely barriers of house Dragneel. I said I would go home, but did I want to? Did I 'really' want to?

I spotted Gray replacing a vase of roses with new ones, and walked over to him. He noticed my presence and turned around slowly. Realizing it was me, he smiled.

"My lady, is there anything you would like to request of me?" He bowed.

"In fact there is..."

I walked up the stairs and to the room I remember Natsu entering. I softly twisted the knob and peered inside. A bedside lamp weakly illuminated the room, but just enough so that everything was visible and clear.

I darted my eyes over to the bed, there was his figure underneath the blankets. I walked over slowly and lifted the soft puffed blankets ever so slightly so I could see his naive and innocent sleeping face like before.

Confusion struck me as all I found were just large pillows lined up. Something felt wrong. I turned around only to be pushed down upon the bed with my hands pinned to both sides of my head.

My eyes widened of the man a top me, Natsu.

"What are you doing here? You should know very well, not to wonder into a man's room at night." He whispered, a voice dripping with lust. I looked into his eyes, they too were filled and contaminated with lust for me. It all reminded me of 'that' time.

"And what might you be doing to a Lady?" I smirked. I too was getting into the surrounding mood.

"I'm not a saint, ever since my body started to react to you without my consent I've been feeling like this. And don't neglect my question from before, answer it..." He said as he started closing in on my neck.

"I-I decided to stay here tonight, I had Gray to inform my parents that I was staying here. After all, it is quite 'dangerous' outside at this hour for myself to be delivered home."

"I didn't mean the mansion, I meant my 'room'" He smirked.

"I..." I couldn't find the words to answer him. Do I say I wanted to see his sleeping face and sound eerie, or do I say I wanted to see him because I missed him and increase the intensity of the mood.

"And to add to your statement before. It is quite 'dangerous' here too. In my mansion. In my room." He said in again a captivating and lustful voice, capable of luring women to his heart's content.

"Yes, quite true. But I don't mind if it's you that... you know..." I paused as we spent a valuable second gazing into each others eyes, "Natsu..."

He widened his eyes as I reminded him slightly of the past. With out warning nor notice, he gently pressed lips upon mine. He pulled away and looked me in the eyes, "Don't leave, stay right here..."

Hello! Extremely sorry, I was meant to update yesterday. But for god's sake, the continuous interruptions of the enemy 'homework'. Jks.

So how was this chapter, to your satisfaction? I put in an extra 'Nalu' moment in apology for a late update. Of course there will be many more moments throughout the story.

Royal promise will probably near it's End. But I want to ask you all... would you like a second season?

Thanks for reading!

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~Cheryl