Chapter 6

Misunderstandings aren't bad but they aren't good either. You might be smart but even the smartest person in the world can't understand everything. When someone says: You're knowledgeable if you know a tomato is a fruit but you're wise if you know not to put it in a fruit salad. How many of you are thinking about it differently? You're understanding it but in a different form?

Human have brains that take information in and junk. We remember things and that's something the brain does. We remember things like what we had last night or what this person said to you once. It's a normal human thing to have and do. If you're not human or you can't remember things or you don't have a brain then I welcome you to our beautiful planet called earth you can find out about it using the internet. Back to the subject. We remember things and some are lucky than others they can remember more things and have a type of memory and junk. We remember faces but it's sad when someone doesn't remember you and sometimes we remember things we want to forget.

Remembering is a human thing. We remember and we can't forget something's. If you're from someone's past and you remember something about it that could be a problem. People change and sometimes we leave our past behind us. Memory though cherished is something that could destroy you in any way it can.

"Is that anyway to say hi to your childhood friend" The guy said standing by the door

Lucy turned around to face him. He had orange hair, glasses and was wearing a suite. The boy looked at her and was studying her. The look was like he knew her from somewhere. Sting saw this and quickly walked over to his childhood friend.

"Lucy this is my oldest friend" Sting said "Loke"

"Hey" Lucy said

Loke didn't say anything back. He just looked her up and down. He thought he knew her from somewhere. He had a feeling he has seen her before but where was the only question going on in his head.

"He is the air to his father's mansion and fortune" Sting told her "Last name hasn't been told to me yet sadly"

"Oh an air" Lucy said remembering her past "What's an air doing around here?"

"I could ask you the same thing" Loke finally spoke "Lucy Heartfilia air of the Heartfilia fortune"

Loke remembered her finally. The girl he was to be wed to, so they could join fortunes and be millionaires and more. The girl he was supposed to have an arranged marriage to was right there in front of him.

Lucy wasn't so happy to be remembered as the air to her family's fortune. Before he could say anymore and tell Sting about her past that she didn't want him to know she walked out of the kitchen. Sting called her name but she kept walking. She got into her car and left. Sting went back inside and Loke was already making himself at home. He wanted to know what that was all about.

"So what was up with that" Sting said

"She's a ran away air" Loke told him "Just like me"

Sting stood there shocked. What was he talking about? Did he mean that his friend ran away from home and was staying here with him? If this was his place for hiding Sting was not going to help him. Sting was sort of scared of Loke's dad. He was a big man with a huge moustache.

"Say what now" Sting said

"I ran away" Loke said "I was to be wed to another girl"

"So?" Sting said not understanding him

"So I want to find my own love" Loke said "I left a note for my dad telling him about it"

"So you think you'll find her here" Sting said

"Yeah" Loke said "If they're as hot as Lucy then I'm sure I'll find one soon enough"

Sting just smiled. He was happy to have his childhood friend back. They had so many memories together.

Loke was a lady killer. They both were. They were both good looking and girl's just feel in love with the two. Sting didn't want anything to do with the girls but Loke. Oh Loke didn't care. He played them everywhere he went. He was a womanizer. Sting didn't play like that but things should be fun with him around.

The two guys went towards the sitting room to watch some TV and catch up. Sting got a text from Rogue saying they were invited to the girl's band practice tomorrow. Sting didn't care but he would go. Show Loke around a bit. When he read girls though, he thought about Lucy walking out the door at the mention of her past that he didn't know about. He looked at his contacts and found Lucy. He debated calling her later or not.

With Lucy at her house

Lucy reached her house with tears about to fall. She just wanted to forget about her past. She needed to talk to someone who knew about her past and Levy was the only one. She got out her phone and dialled Levy's number. The phone rang. She started getting out of her car. Levy finally picked up after two rings.

"Lucy you won't believe what happened" Levy screamed "I'm at your house right now"

"Oh that's great" Lucy said locking her car

"So surprise sleepover" Levy yelled happily "I have great news"

"Ok I'll be in soon" Lucy said

She ended the call. Lucy felt happy that her so how could she talk to her about her problems when she's so happy. Her date with Rogue probably went well for her to be this cheerful.

Lucy moved away from her car and stopped the tears from falling; she put on her cheerful face and walked towards her house. It seemed like her friends always wanted to have a party at her place. She walked towards the door and was about to grab the nob when Levy opened the door for her with a smile from ear to ear.

Levy grabbed her best friends arm and dragged her up stairs to her room. Once they reached everyone turned to face them. Lisanna, Mira, Juvia, Cana and Erza were there already in their PJ's and they had popcorn and drinks. Lucy took the hint about the huge sleepover at her house and went to change into her PJ's.

Once she was done she joined her friends in her room and sat down between Cana and Levy her two best friends. Levy was smiling and Mira was looking at Lucy with a love sick gaze. Mira was still thinking about what happened at the pool today and couldn't get out of her mind that Sting and Lucy made the perfect couple.

"So Levy what are you so happy about?" Lucy asked

"Lu-chan" Levy said "Well I went on my date with Rogue and it was so much fun"

"What did you do?" Mira asked

"We went to the café in the park then we went for a walk and watched the sunset" Levy told them "It was to romantic"

"I want that to happen between me and Gray-sama" Juvia said

"You have to talk to him first" Cana said

"Me and Jellal had a picnic in the park together once" Erza said

"Me and Natsu had a romantic date one or two times" Lisanna said remembering her relationship

Everyone stopped talking and looked at her. They had all forgot that she had broken up with Natsu just yesterday. They felt really bad about their earlier conversation. Mira put her hand around her sister to comfort her and Erza did the same.

Lisanna noticed this and stopped looking so sad. What are you saying? Baka, now they're all worried about you. You should forget about Natsu and stop making your friends stop having fun just because of your sorry ass heart break. You should just fucking move on from that idiot.

"Let's not talk about that asshole and Levy tell us more about your date" Lisanna said

Everyone looked at her still a bit worried but she looked fine to them so the returned their attention to a now smiling and blushing Levy.

"So it was a romantic date" Levy said again "We watched the sunset and all the mood was right"

"Just out of a book" Lucy said

"Yes" Levy agreed "We sat there so close nothing could make the moment better"

"Except a kiss and maybe even more" Cana commented

"Cana" Juvia said "Having dirty thoughts as usual are we"

Cana was the perverted one of the girls. She said whatever came to her mind. She was safe to make as many dirty and perverted comments as she wanted since Wendy wasn't there to hear them. Cana just smiled and went silent a signal for Levy to continue her explanation.

"Then he faced me" Levy said "I looked into his red eyes, my heart beating. Then he asked me out-"

"Kyaa!" Mira screamed cutting Levy off "So romantic"

"Shut up" Lisanna said "What did you say?"

"Yes of course" Levy said "So I'm dating Rogue"

Everyone congratulated her. Lucy smiled at her happy best friend. She was happy for her but she still needed someone to talk to. The news was just too happy. Lucy couldn't take that happiness away from her and make her worry about her instead.

Lucy sighed and looked out her closed window. If there was someone out there to talk to she needed them now. She turned back to her friends and faced a serious Erza. Erza was happy for Levy too but they had important band things to talk about. She stood up and everyone fell silent.

"Tomorrow" Erza said "Band practice at my house"

"Oh I invited Rogue" Levy said

"That's fine" Mira said "Anyone can come"

"I can't come" Juvia said "Wendy has this thing"

"That's ok" Cana said "You're not part of the band so you don't have to come"

Once the serious matters were talked about they went on to having fun. They did the things you would do at a sleepover. Pillow fights, watched a movie, talked, did nails, talked about boys and more.

All that was enough to distract everyone who was at the pool party about the Lucy and Sting thing. It wasn't however able to distract Lucy from what happened at Sting's house with Loke. She was still bothered by it but didn't show any signs of it.

In the middle of the night when the girls are finally asleep and it's only Lucy awake. At Sting house 1:00AM

Sting couldn't go to sleep. Loke's words were still ringing in his mind and even though he didn't know Lucy that well he was worried about her. Loke was staying in the guest room. Sting was awake in his bed. He had his phone in his hand looking for Lucy's number. Once he found it he dialled her and went outside knowing his brother was awake talking to Mira so he went to his balcony.

Lucy's house.

Lucy couldn't sleep. Mira could be heard from her bathroom talking to Laxus but that wasn't the reason she wasn't sleeping. The incident in Sting's kitchen was still fresh in her mind. She really needed to talk to someone soon.

She sat up in her bed at hearing her phone ring. She took it from her bedside table and looked at the number. It wasn't one she knew but she answered it anyway.

"Lucy?" came Sting's voice

Lucy moved towards her balcony before answering. She knew if Mira heard she would assume the wrong thing.

"Yeah" Lucy said "Sting?"

"Yeah" Sting said "Are you ok?"

"Yeah" Lucy said "Why wouldn't I be?"

"The fact you ran out of my house when you meet Loke" Sting told her

"Sorry about that" Lucy said "I'm fine just…"

Lucy didn't know what to say. All the images of her living in that house were coming to her and she couldn't bare it. She wanted to forget everything and only leave happy memories but her brain didn't want that. So she didn't finish the sentence she left it hanging.

With Sting

Sting heard Lucy stop in the middle of the sentence and got a bit worried. It was clear that she wasn't ok. For a minute he was worried that she was one of Loke's victims but then she couldn't be. If she was she would have slapped him already. Silence fell between them and Sting got even more worried.

"You're clearly not fine" Sting finally said

"No I'm fine really" Lucy said but her voice betrayed her

"I know we haven't know each other for a long time" Sting quoted Lucy "but you can always talk to me"

"That's my line" Lucy told him sounding happier

"Now it's mine" Sting told her "Let's meet up today seeing it's 1:15AM"

"Ok" Lucy said "At the café in the mall"

"Yeah" Sting said "11:00?"

"I can do that" Lucy said "Just you and me ok"

"Yeah just you and me" Sting told her smiling

With that he hang up. He wasn't worried about Lucy anymore and he went to bed. Now he could sleep. He would see if she was ok and willing to open up to him tomorrow.

With Lucy

"It's a date" Lucy said

Sting couldn't hear her saying that though. He had already hang up on her. Lucy turned and made her way to her room to sleep. She was happy and didn't seem to worry anymore or seem sad. She could sleep in peace now. She was excited to see Sting later on in the day.

Memories I would say are stronger. You might have little ones good or bad but they're sort of a reminder about your past that you should never forget. It's a reminder on how Fate and her sister played with your life in that short time. We all have memories of our past some we want to forget but some are just too precious to let go of. Memories, are they to keep or to be forgotten?