Hi Angels. Here is the newest chapter. I decided to do a bit of back story for our leads. Enjoy!

I do not own Fairy tail, Hiro Mashima does.

After about 15 minutes, the duo found themselves in the center of downtown Magnolia, closest to the college. They parked in front of a dinner called Daybreak that Lucy frequented often. The owner was a retired author who Lucy admired who happened to adore Fairy Tail Academy and all of its students.

They walked inside and decided to order their food first. Lucy ordered the Southwestern Chicken quesadillas and Natsu had the Diablo Burger. When Lucy inquired about his choice, he just waved it off saying how much he enjoyed spicy foods.

After ordering, they got their drinks and found a table nearest to the windows. The two sat and talked the whole time. Even when their food came they ate and continued to talk. Unlike their first meeting, which was them just getting to know one another, now they talked just for the sake of talking. Never running out of topics, the two carried on as if they'd known each other their whole lives.

Still, no matter how deep they were in their conversations, Lucy constantly checked her phone. (Much to Natsu's annoyance). After the fifth time he finally plucked it from her hands.

"Even if you stare at it for an hour, that won't make you win."

"Natsu! Give that back!"

Natsu looked at her phone and just saw the notification screen up. There were no new notifications, not even a game playing. He looked up and saw Lucy looking down; her face so red that it looked like fire.

"What are you looking for?"

She shrunk herself lower in her seat. "Nothing. Just a message."

"From Sting?"

Lucy looked up and found Natsu's hard gaze back on her. "How do you know about Sting?"

Natsu shrugged, his gaze never faltering from hers. "So you gonna tell me or not?"

The blonde sat back in her chair and folded her arms. She looked the pink haired male up and down before she rolled her eyes (that's gotta be like the ninth time today.)

"Why should I tell you anything about my personal life? I just met you yesterday."

He handed her back her phone and leaned back in his chair. "Yea I met you yesterday but, that gives you even more reason to tell me. I bet that all your friends tell you what you should do and judge even if they don't mean to. Since I don't know you too well I can listen to your problems and not pass judgement."

She sat there and contemplated the request. Talk to him and let him hear everything or let it all bottle up? The more she sat there and thought about the entire thing, the less reason she found not to tell him. So she opened up and told him the entire thing about her life.

"Well, in order to understand the relationship, you need to know my story. I came from a wealthy family, the Heartfilias, that consisted of my mother, father, and myself. We lived together happily until mama was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. That was when I was seven. For three years I watched mama wither away until, she finally passed away when I was ten."

The blonde looked down at her hands. She didn't notice her voice quiver. "Papa was so struck with grief that he became cold and distant towards me. When I turned 13 he finally snapped. He told me how much he hated me and how much he wished I had never been born. After that he sent me away to Magnolia boarding school. There I was shunned and friendless because of where I came from. For a long time I was bullied until I met Sting. The two of us were friends for a very long time until he confessed to liking me."

She kept talking to Natsu, telling him about how long she'd stayed together with Sting but also how much everyone she held dear in her life told her to leave him.

She kept going and going until she noticed a white napkin in front of her face. When she looked up she saw Natsu holding the napkin out to her.

"Wipe your eyes."

Lucy hadn't realized that she had been crying for quite a while now. She kept so much of this inside that she forgot how painful it was. Telling a person she had only known for one day her entire life story was something she never thought she would do. Other than Sting, no one else knew this much about her life, not even her closest friends. However, she couldn't help but feel better and happier. Finally she didn't have to be afraid to talk to someone or have them hear her story.

Once he gaged that she calmed down enough, Natsu relaxed once again. "So whatever happened to your dad?"

She looked up, a fresh set of tears bubbling in her eyes. "A couple of months ago, Sepetto, one of the former maids, called me. Papa stayed in his study so often that it wasn't strange from him to be in there for about three days. However, after a week with no sign of him, they went to go check. When they did, he… he'd hung himself."

Natsu flinched and sat there watching her. He handed the blonde another tissue, while reaching across the table and grabbing her free hand. He chose to word his next question very carefully.

"Is that the reason you still stay with Sting"

Lucy dried her eyes and stared down at their joined hands. "Before Mama died, my parents always told me I was a princess and that someday I would meet my prince. I didn't believe them, even more so after Mama died. Until one day, at the boarding school, some of the girls decided to gang up on me. They all took turns beating me up and I really thought that I was going to die. Then, Sting showed up and he saved me. He defended me and protected me; just like a prince. I thought that I finally figured out what my parents were talking about. I thought that I had my prince. But…."

A fresh set of tears ran down her face. The pinkette gave her a moment to compose herself. Never letting go of the hand that he held. He handed her another tissue and waited before he decided to continue.

"You've had a lot to deal with. I bet you're the type to be there for someone else when they need it and forget about yourself. Just so you know, if you need anyone to talk to I'll be here. I know a thing or two about loss."

Lucy still had tears in her eyes, but they also held a lot of confusion in them.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I came here to Magnolia after my foster dad, Igneel, passed. He saved my life and is pretty much the reason I am who I am today. I did have a family before I met him. I lived with my mom, dad, and brother named Zeref. We were a happy bunch but, our parents died in a car crash. At that point it was just me and my brother for a long time. However, when I turned 12, my brother…."

Natsu chuckled and pushed his hair out of face. His black eyes shining a bit. "He brought home some trouble with him. In order to make ends meet, he got involved with gambling and found himself dealing with people in the black market. He fucked up with their money and they didn't like that."

Natsu's eyes brimmed with unshed tears. "One night they broke into our apartment to look for their money but they ended up finding me and Zeref who were hiding in the closet. For three hours they beat and tortured us for the information. Zeref really didn't know anything. He kept telling them that he was swindled by someone else, but, needless to say, they didn't believe him. I remember one of the thugs pointing a gun to my head and telling my brother he would shoot. Just to save me Zeref finally told them some makeshift lie about some secret location, hoping they would leave. But…"

Although he tried, the few tears in his eyes finally escaped. "Even though they'd gotten what they wanted, they wanted him gone. So they shot him; right in front of me."

He pushed his hair out of his face once again. "I wasn't of any use so just on a whim, they left me alive. With my only family gone, I wandered around for a while in different alley way and other sketchy places. I kept hoping that I would die or be killed sometime soon. I just gave up on life. It wasn't until Igneel found me that I started wanting to live again. He helped me and gave me purpose in life. He helped me get over a lot of my scars, physical and psychological. I was happy with life the way it was until he died on me too. I miss him a lot, but I know I need to keep going just for him. That's what he'd want me to do. I came here because he always talked about visiting Magnolia once in the past and no matter what he talked about, he came back to how great a school Fairy Tail would be for me. I got in just so that I could experience what he dreamed for me. I'm going to live and be happy, for him and for myself."

Lucy sat there and just started at him. For someone so young to have gone through so much really took her back. She couldn't help but admire his strength. Looking back down at their intertwined hands, she squeezed his back as a sign of reassurance. This time it was her turn to hand him a tissue.

Afterwards, the two sat there and just enjoyed each other's company. Enjoying the fact that they had found someone else to confide in. No words were needed, no empty apologies or vows of always being there for the other. Nothing else mattered except the grip of their hands together which conveyed more compassion and understanding than words ever could.

I may or may not have shed a tear as I was writing this. Sorry for the sudden amass of feels. I still hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading. Stick with me just a bit more please. See you next chapter!

Heaven***