Ahh~~ Sorry it took so longg... I was doing it piece by piece and I had to keep rereading the chapter to make sure it sounded okay... (Sorry if you get confused...)

&&' By the way, Samazu is the one in FT that talks to Lucy, not Natsu. People just think it's "Natsu".

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AKEMI

Natsu had gone to his room also after speaking with Samazu. He didn't plan to let his brother go on a vacation alone. He would follow him, and get out of that rotten castle he was supposed to call "home." Natsu had never been out of the castle grounds for anything, ever in his life. He was going to change that.

He packed a few stuff into a sack and waited at the castle gate for Samazu to come, hiding behind bushes off to the side. Their father never really cared about what Samazu did, so he could practically do anything as long as it didn't hurt Natsu's name. On the other hand, Natsu was always given high expectations and was always constantly watched. Natsu absolutely hated it. Surely, the whole castle would be a big pot of mess after they find out that Natsu had left without consent. Natsu was prepared for the punishment when he'd come home.

By the time Samazu came, Natsu was on the ground rolling in the grass out of boredom. His spiky pink hair was now full of green, sticking out all sides. Samazu waved at the men guarding the gate from atop of a tower and the walls were separated for his departure. Natsu was about to just charge out of the gates, reckless as he was, when he decided that probably wasn't the best idea. That would have just led him to a failure, and he would have been caught.

Instead, he tip-toed up the stairs of the guard tower and put the soldiers guarding the door into a deep sleep. He slipped a potion into them so that they would forget what happened when they woke up. Natsu opened the door to the main quarters and quickly knocked out the soldiers silently, one by one. He gave the rest some potion and opened the gate for himself. As he walked down the stairs and to the gate, he grinned.

"I," He said, "Am such an AWESOME ninja." He laughed and jogged down the road drowned with the smell of his brother. He was glad to be a dragon slayer at these kinds of times. "He's going to… Akemi? Weird name," Natsu shrugged it off and walked down the small dirt road that was lined up with sakura trees. It was almost the end of spring, and the last of the beautiful petals were gently flowing down in a rain of pink snow. "He mustn't be that far, I only left about five minutes later…" Natsu said, whispering to the light wind. He trotted down the path, until he decided to camp after it got dark. He stopped, and slid his back down a trunk of a tree. Exhausted, he slowly slipped into the darkness.

Natsu woke up to a bright light and the sound of birds chirping in his ears. He cupped his eyes with his hands, shading them from the bright morning sun. He squinted out to the distance, for a moment puzzled why he was in a forest. He snapped, remembering that he was following his brother. He probably reached Akemi already, but I still have quite some distance to go… He said to himself. He got up and dusted off some dirt and a couple of blossoms that had fallen on him.

"Achooo!" Natsu sneezed loudly, scaring birds from the trees. He wiped his nose, frowning. Crap, I probably got a cold by sleeping without a blanket last night. Guess I was so tired that I completely knocked out. Natsu shrugged, thinking that it was the least of his worries. He continued down the path, until hours later the path widened up to three paths. There was an old wooden post sign at each path, reading the town it led to. To the right was Hiraku, to the left was Kasumii, and in the middle Akemi. He walked down the middle, hoping that he would reach the town quickly. He was exhausted, and all he wanted to do at that time was sleep. He slowly stopped walking, his eyes drooping. A hummingbird's buzz was the last he heard of before he collapsed to the floor.

Samazu walked through Akemi's town, full of liveliness and warmth. He felt welcomed. He had reached the town early in the morning, as he used a potion to boost his power. He used the boost to push himself with fire like a shuttle rocketing. By the time he was out of power, he had already reached the town. On the outskirts were farms full of sheep and pigs. There were stables full of dragonsteeds, flying dragon horses. Brown and cream-colored dragonsteeds were common, but pure black or white were rare. There was once a legend that there was a diamond rainbow-colored dragonsteed. It was supposedly the most beautiful creature you could lay your eyes on, and was the most sacred animal. It could only be seen by its master, which it chose, and the ones it wanted to be seen by.

Samazu looked around the town, seeing that he was at the trading market. There, the street was full of carts and small shops. Some had home-made jewelry, little trinkets, dolls, antiques, and foods such as takoyaki and meatbuns.

He nibbled on a meatbun he had purchased as he strolled down the busy path full of merchants. He came across a few giggling girls that were staring at him with big eyes and hearts. He raised his eyebrow, Huh; I wonder how this would go… He smiled at the group, and winked. They all gasped; the giggling getting even louder. They all whispered in a small little pack until one was pushed out and into Samazu.

"Ah, I'm so sorry!" The girl blushed, still holding Samazu by his shirt. He grinned, looking down at the little embarrassed girl.

"Nah, it's fine," He said. "Really," The girl backed away, hearts in her eyes. The group all rushed to him, loving his nice and cool personality. The girls start asking him questions, clinging on to him as though they were afraid he would run off and away from them. The little "posse" slowly moved, inching towards the pub, Fairy Tail.

This is going to be fun. Samazu laughed, putting on some sunglasses he just got.

Lucy walked into Fairy Tail the next day, entering with her best friends Lisanna and Gray. When they entered, they heard loud and annoying giggles coming from the back of the guild. There was a big swarm of girls, surrounding someone. Lucy heard a male voice coming from the group; someone that was obviously flirting with the girls. She rolled her eyes, looking as if she was about to gag. She stuck her tongue out and pointed her finger at it while crossing her eyes.

"Yuck," Lucy yelled, only loud enough for a few people to hear. "People like that just sickens me. Anyone have a barf bag?"

Gray laughed. He was glad to have friends like Lucy and Lisanna. They weren't superficial and materialistic like other girls. Lisanna nodded. "What kind of girls would suck up to a guy like that? It's just….ugh. Someone kill me now, this sight is horrendous." Lucy nodded, agreeing with her friend.

The three walked up to the big group, trying to peer over all the girls to see the "heavenly" and "awesome" guy the girls were screeching about. In the middle of the posse was a boy with daggering blue eyes and flaming straight pink hair. He crossed his legs, his eyes masked with dark grey sunglasses. He had on frayed jeans and a plain grey t-shirt. He ruffled his hair and took off his sunglasses, all the girls squealing. Lucy's heart stopped for a moment. He talked, his deep and warm voice echoing. Lucy felt as though she had seen him before, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Lucy crossed her arms, rolling her eyes at the site to mask her confusion.

Couldn't girls keep a sense of pride and not drool over some stupid guy? People these days. She thought.

Lisanna whispered softly into her right ear."Well, he IS kind of cute. Don't you think?"

Anger bubbled inside of Lucy. "ARE YOU SERIOUS? HE IS PLAIN HIDEOUS!"

The whole place was filled with an awkward silence. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned towards Lucy. Dang it. I did it again. Lucy rolled her eyes, again. She felt a bunch of hate radiating from the boy's fan girls. The boy that was supposedly "cute" stood up and slowly walked towards her. A path was made, and Lucy shifted her weight on her legs, hoping that she didn't cause drama again.

She felt a warm, hot breath spread over her face. The boy, apparently named "Natsu" tilted her chin up so he could look at her. His face was inches away from her, his piercing blue eyes staring right into Lucy. "Well, I guess we'll have to change that won't we?"

Lucy blushed, for just a second, and was filled with rage again. Who did this guy think he was? She took a small breath, not thinking twice, and slapped him right across his flawless ivory -well now not flawless- face. It echoed in the room, and Lisanna swore she thought everything and everyone in the town stopped for a moment. Natsu's cheek was cherry-red, marked with Lucy's small handprint. Natsu was still holding Lucy's face, so she slapped it away.

"Exactly who do you think you are?" She felt the eyes of every single person in the room pointing at her. "I do apologize for what I said earlier, but I really hate the likes of you so far, acting as if you know me, treating as though every single girl is merely just a toy for you to play with." Gray knew Lucy was serious; she was using her intellectual and olden-day-voice. "It's sickening, so bring it someplace else. Now, may you excuse me." Lucy said, pushing past the crowd and out the door, slamming it hard.

Gray glared at Natsu, knowing that he already hated the guy. Natsu looked at Gray, smiling in a way that pissed Gray off. Lisanna felt the tension and grabbed Gray and led him to the door, trying to catch up with the raging Lucy who had already disappeared from sight.

Natsu laughed, "Ah, no big." The silence was broken and all the girls surrounded Natsu once again, cursing Lucy, asking if he was okay. Natsu nodded (actually Samazu). Lucy, how you have grown. But I see how you still have the same personality as before. He smirked, knowing that much would be ahead.

Lucy stormed through the town, not bothering to stop for a breath. She was furious. She put up her hood on her long, red cape. With her blond hair and red hood flapping in the wind, people would have thought they witnessed Red Riding Hood fleeing from a wolf.

She pushed through crowds at the merchant market, her eyes filling with little drops of tears. She sprinted, ignoring the water across her doll face. Lucy still could not believe him, acting high and mighty. Although, he did remind her of her childhood friend, Loki. Loki left Akemi three years before to travel. Even with his flirtatious attitude, Lucy still liked him, and not in a like, like way. More of as a brother. It was hard for Lucy when he left, even though she wanted to be happy for him.

When she reached the town square, she slowed to a walk. She finally wiped the tears from her cheeks, not knowing why she was crying. Probably because he acts exactly like Loki… The square was deserted, unlike on Sundays, and she was glad for that. She didn't really like people seeing her cry.

In the middle of the Square was a white marble fountain. It was silently trickling pure, sparkling water. The fountain had a sculpture of a big, flaming dragon that was breathing fire. The dragon had fierce, harsh eyes that showed no mercy. It was curled around a plaque that had the Dragneel crest. On the side of the fountain was a small fragile man in rags, as though he was begging for the dragon's forgiveness. This was symbolizing that all should bow down to the Dragneels and that they were of higher status.

Lucy hated that fountain, wishing that she could just smash the fountain to pieces. It infuriated her, and what's worse, she didn't know why. She never really was the girl to "worship" the kingdom's royalty. She thought it was horrible to have people ranged by classes and nobility. She grew up with a life that many wished they had, even though it was nothing special. Some people had to be maids and butlers, or even worse, slaves. Lucy once knew people that had taken a few loaves of bread and were taken to whip. Those who survived were taken to work at some mines in the valley for the rest of their lives. It was ridiculous.

After taking a few breaths and wiping her face in the fountain, she continued through the streets. Finally, she reached her sanctuary, the one place she could always relax.

The Meadow.

Lucy looked around; making sure no one would see her. There was a wired fence that had a small hole she could crawl through. She moved a few branches and leaves and made her way through the shrubbery. She finally made it to an opening, a big plain of flowers and grass. Birds were chirping cheerfully and a doe was prancing gleefully in the distance. In the middle of the meadow was a big, green weeping willow. Its arms spread out, it gave shade. To Lucy, it was her friend. The branches pulled in different ways, letting her climb up to the top of the tree. Sometimes, she would peek her head out of the leaves and look across the town and to the mountains and scenery ahead. When she squinted, she could see the shape of the Igneel Castle. She may have hated the Igneels, but she sure did like the Castle.

When she was little, she would daydream in the willow about being a princess living in the castle. She had servants, who would play with her and have a fun time. Her mother would be the queen, and the king would be her father. She made an imaginary mother and father and she would picture how they would look. To her, they were heroes that were caring and loving. Even though Mirajane was like a mother, Lucy would still like to imagine her real parents.

She dozed off in the tree, waking up to a sunset. She had dreamed about her parents again, but it was more of a sad dream. They were walking off to a bright light and she, as a child, was screaming for them to come back. Her mother turned around, smiled, and waved goodbye. They disappeared into the light, leaving Lucy alone, crying.

She woke up to a hot breath on her face. She rubbed her eyes, squinting into deep sapphire-blue eyes. She came to her senses, seeing that Gray was on top of her, intently staring.

"Waahh! Gray, what in the world are you doing on top of me?" Lucy yelled out, surprised at her friend. She blushed and Gray moved off of her and climbed to another branch. He swung his legs back and forth, resting his head on his hands.

"Oh, I was just seeing what I had to do to wake you up. You were sleeping like a rock, seriously!"

Lucy rolled her eyes, getting up from her sleeping position to sit. "Anyways, how'd you know I was here?" Lucy said, folding her arms. "Wait, are you stalking me?"

Gray laughed. "Yeah, that's totally what I'm doing. It's my lifelong mission to create a biography about your life." He said sarcastically. "Ah, of course I'd know where you'd be. Remember when we were little, we discovered this place? Just you and me." Gray smiled.

"Yeah, I remember! Boy, when you were little, I swear, you were sooo obnoxious! But you were still my best friend." Lucy laughed.

"Correction; still am."

"I know, I know. Gosh, so touchy."

Gray huffed, pouting and folding his arms across his chest. "No I'm not. And when you were little you were cute... not that you aren't now! But, well, uhm.." Gray scratched his head, obviously blushing.

"Gray!" Lucy yelled, staring at him so intently that it made him look away. Lucy looked out to the horizon where the sun was setting gently behind clouds. Gray look back at his friend who had a distant look in her eyes. He got off his branch on the tree and slid down to Lucy's. He slowly moved Lucy's gaze from the distance by tilting her chin to him. She stared into Gray's eyes, gentle and soft tears showing. Gray sighed and slowly wiped the small tears from her face with his thumb. Gray pulled her to his side, holding her tightly. Lucy put her head on his shoulder, content in her best friend's arms.

"I miss my parents, even though I have no recollection of them. How can this be? Why, why did they leave me?" Lucy whispered, afraid that if she spoke to loud, all her fears would come alive. Even though most of it had already came true. She felt pain and it wouldn't go away. It would never.

Gray stroked her honey-blond hair, assuring her she was safe. He didn't say anything; he didn't need to. Sometimes you didn't need to speak to understand, and he perfectly understood. In this situation, Gray and Lucy were alike. They were both adopted, children without parents. He glanced at her face, seeing that she had already fallen asleep. He smiled at the girl with tears. He felt the pain she felt just by looking at her face.

If only this girl knew how I felt. If only she knew that she was the one I've loved; The one I still love. Gray closed his eyes, enjoying the gentle breeze of the night and the swaying of the willow's leaves. If only it could last forever.

Aaahh, Chapter 5 DONE! :) Wasn't that bad, right?

I made Lucy cry two times.! xD Mwahahaha, I'm so sadistic.

Anyways, if you're confused, just message me! (or REVIEW.) I tried making the chapter a little longer, but I don't think I succeeded... O.o Lol, I just reaaallyy wanted to load it to see what people say... Okay, Imma stop now. Sooo, til next time, ciao!

-Lovee, BlueeMoon. C]