CHAPTER SIX! Here it is! I hope you guys like it! So, RECAP! Lucy broke up with Sting because Natsu kept telling her that he wasn't a good guy, and she found out that her dad was the one that told Sting to go out with her. Also, she snapped at Natsu for meddling in her love life when they'd only known each other for a couple of days. Ok, that's about it! Enjoy! R&R!

Chapter Six

Lucy's P.O.V.

Bzzz! Bzzz!

My phone hadn't stopped ringing since I broke up with Sting and snapped at Natsu. I mean, I know Natsu was just trying to help and all, but he didn't have to call me stupid. Ok, alright, I'm being petty, but I'm a bit of an emotional reck at the moment. I just learned that the only reason that my boyfriend was dating me was because my dad asked him to, and he even tried to hide our relationship by having another. Then, I confronted and broke up with him. I have a right to be a little un-stable, right?

"Lucy, honey, please come downstairs and eat something!" My dad had been trying to talk to me since I got home. All I did was tell him that I knew about Sting, and ever since he's tried to be as nice to me as possible. I know he had good intentions, just like Natsu, but I can't bring myself to forgive either of them. Neither of them really had a right to meddle in my love life.

I turned up the music, and pulled the covers back over my head. My dad called me in sick, so I didn't have to worry about getting busted for skipping.

The doorbell rang, and I just groaned. I could hear my dad walk to the door and open it.

"Hi, Mr. Heartfilia! Nice to see you! Is Lucy home? I heard that she was sick, and I thought I'd bring her some soup." Levy, it must me, I would know that voice anywhere.

"Oh, and I brought some strawberry cake." And there was Erza, I should've known.

"Um, Lucy's in her room, but I don't know if she's up for visitors. She doesn't seem to want to talk to anyone," my dad said, trying to sound like he wasn't guilty.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Lu wants to see us!" I could hear Levy and Erza pounding up the stairs to my room. They knocked on the door, but came up before I had the chance to say anything.

Levy sat down on my bed next to me, and pulled the covers from my body. I shivered in the sudden cold.

"Hey!" I tried to get my covers back, but Levy had thrown them to the other side of the room, and I was too lazy to get them.

"What's up with you? I know you broke up with Sting, but shouldn't that be a reason for him to stay home? And Natsu seemed to be really upset at school this morning. You wouldn't have any ideas why, right?" Levy stared at me, and it felt like she was looking right into my soul. It was creepy AF.

Erza looked at my guilty expression and said,"Spill."

I told them what went down when I confronted Sting, and after that, when I snapped at Natsu. They tried to console me. They went between looking concerned for me, and looking like they were going to pummel someone.

"I'm going to kill Sting for playing you! And I'm going to kill your dad for asking him to date you!" Erza said with a demonic look in her eyes.

"Please, don't do anything." I looked over to Levy- she could be surprisingly devious when she wanted to. "Both of you. I don't want this to be a bigger deal than it already is, so don't touch Sting. And as for my dad, I love him, so I would really appreciate it if you would refrain from hurting him."

"Fine," they both sighed simultaneously.

Levy checked her watch. "Lu, I hate to do this, but we've got to get back to school. Do you want to come?" She looked at me hopefully.

"Yeah, actually, I think I could use a change of scenery. I really should forgive Natsu, he was only trying to help. And, I'm going to have to face Sting at some point."

"Luce!" Natsu jumped up and hugged me when he saw me walk into the room.

I smiled. "Ok, ok, you can let go now."

"No, I need to make up for the time I spent at school without you. It was torture."

I shrugged out of Natsu's embrace and looked him straight in the eyes. "Natsu, I'm really sorry for snapping at you like that yesterday. I didn't mean to take out my anger on you, but that's no excuse for how I acted. I'm really sorry."

Natsu looked almost confused at my apology. "Luce, you have nothing to be sorry for. I shouldn't have gotten involved in your personal business. You're right, we've only known each other for a few days, it's not like we're best friends or anything." Natsu looked up, hoping that she would correct him on that last part.

"Natsu, you did the right thing, I was just too blind to see it. Thank you. And, I want to be best friends, if that's ok with you." I was so scared that he would reject me. Why was I so worried?

"Of course, Luce! Hey, wanna hang out after our sports practices today? They end at the same time, I checked." He blushed as he said that, it was a rare sight. Natsu Dragneel NEVER blushed. I mean NEVER. I heard that one time, a guy pulled down Natsu's pants right in front of the girl Natsu had a crush on, and he stayed totally cool. I think her name was Lisanna, or something like that.

"I want you all to run the path in the woods five times! You can stop in between laps, but other than that, I don't want to see your feet stop moving! Now, get going, the longer you take, the longer your practice is!" Coach Laxus yelled at the cross-country team.

I was at the back of the pack to start, but all of us were going pretty slowly to pace ourselves. Soon enough, I started to speed up. People were yelling at me, saying that I would run out of fuel before the second lap, but they'd never seen me run deliveries the day before Thanksgiving. That was true cross-country.

I was the first one done with the five laps through the woods. Coach Laxus clapped a hand on my back, obviously happy with my time.

"You know, you could probably go all the way to nationals with that time? Are you up for competitions? Of course, they're optional, but it would be a shame if you didn't participate. You're the fastest runner I've seen in years. You've really got something here. Keep up your grades, and you're good to go."

I smiled up at my new coach. "Thanks, I think I will go to competition. It'll be fun! See you tomorrow, coach!" I yelled as I jogged to the locker room.

When I got to my locker, there was a note taped to the front.

It read:

You made a fool out of him.

Now, you're going to pay for it.

Whatever. I thought it was probably just one of those girls who was madly in love with Sting. It was to be expected, I mean they wouldn't just sit by while another girl yelled at him in front of the whole school.

"So, I thought we could go to this cool CD shop that I found. The prices are really good, and you can find some cool oldies. There are a bunch of vinyl records, too."Natsu smiled down at me as we walked through the gates of Fairy Tail Academy.

"Sounds great!" Then I realized,"What are your favorite bands?"

"Um, I basically like stuff that other people don't know about, but my favorite band is Imagine Dragons. Other than that, I like Coldplay, U2, Kings of Leon, and stuff like that. There's also Jack's Mannequin, and We the Kings. Oh, and The Cab!"

He did not just say that. "Are you serious?!"

He looked nervous, like the answer to this question decided whether he was going to live or die. "Um, I think so?"

"'Dark Blue' is my favorite song of all time! I like 'Swim' too! And We the Kings, U2, Coldplay, and The Can are my favorite bands. The Summer Set, too."

"I forgot about them! They're so good! I really like 'Lightning in a Bottle' by them."

"I like 'Chelsea' and 'Fuck U Over'." I scratched the back of my neck, feeling awkward about my choice in songs. "I mean, there's just something cool about the melody and counter- melody in those songs that I found so captivating," I scrambled for an explanation.

Natsu laughed. "You don't have to explain yourself, Luce. I like those songs too." He turned to face an old shop called "Lyra's CD Shop". A really nice woman in her early twenties ran the store. "Here it is."

How was it? Natsu and Lucy are hanging out together after school at a CD shop! How romantic! JK, it's not that romantic, but music can get the love juices flowing... I'm not going to give anything away, you'll just have to read the next chapter. So, anyway, thank you guys so much for your reviews! I read them all, and it just meant so much to me! I can't believe you guys like my story that much! Thanks so much for your support! Please keep it up and review again!