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I forgot to say that the lines Lucy was singing was 3am sang by Marie Digby! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I like that song anyway and try to hear it too. Hahaha Also I corrected some typographical errors. So if you read it beforehand or before this addition in note was here its fine. The story's the same. Okay? =)

Chapter 16

Alone.

Yes. Why was Lucy Heartfilia, heiress of Heartfilia groups, fine, sophisticated, modest, young lady, alone with this pink haired guy inside the so called Fairy Law HQ? And why was he ontop of her at this very moment?

Awkward.

"With all due respect, will you get the hell off me stupid!" Lucy yelled in annoyance.

Natsu winced in pain. "My, my.. Not a very nice mouth we have here. Huh? Princess?" He was cupping his crotch because a few minutes ago Lucy just kicked him to his balls.

"Don't call me that! Get off me!" Lucy said. Well her hands were pinned by Natsu's body, his legs were straddling hers. And due to his weight Lucy can't really move right now.

"I can't right now. And it's your fault in the first place." He smirked through the pain.

Lucy hesitated but decided she'll say it anyway. "No. It's yours." She looked away. "You're taking advantage of me.."

Natsu's eyes were wide open. "So you're thinking of something of that stuff huh?" Lucy could feel that Natsu pinned him more. "Actually, I wasn't really thinking of that. I was getting this.." He lifted the remote control, still smiling wickedly. "So wanna continue on what you're thinking?" He teased.

Lucy tensed. She can't speak for a moment but was able to put herself together. "Not in a million years." She hissed.

"But that's what you were thinking.." He sang.

It was so embarrassing. Thinking of something like that when all he's about to do was get something from her back and now that she's thought of it.. Before everything happened they were watching a movie and Lucy was getting scared. And that's when people start to leave the room. Erza said she's going to get some food and Jellal followed, Levy had to pick up some books while Gajeel needs a pair of drumsticks lastly, Gray and Juvia were not there in the first place. They were practicing because Juvia hasn't known their new songs yet. And there you go Natsu and Lucy was alone. Natsu even offered to choose another movie but she felt like Natsu's thinking that she is weak, so she refused and resist the urge to move closer to him and hide every time the scene scares her. And just then, maybe, just maybe, he had enough of her small screams and hiding and reached for the remote control which happened to be behind her.. And that's how they end up that way.

Maybe.

Lucy blushed. It's just so embarrassing. "I-I don't. J-J-Just get off me now someone mi –"

"FINALLY! I'M HERE!" The door burst open and the light from outside brighten the spot where Natsu and Lucy were. "KYAAAA! I'm sorry I didn't see anything." She said though her eyes were wide open through the spaces between her fingers. "I'm sorry for disturbing! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" The girl, who just burst the door open bowed a million times.

Natsu was just stunned to see the girl but wasn't able to recognize her, cause from where they were she looked like a silhouette. And his eyes were just hazy, it was so sudden. The room was dimly lit and then his eyes would be exposed to light? That could make you dizzy.

Lucy was composed enough to react. "NO! NO! NO! You're getting all wrong! We aren't doing anything!" Lucy said as she suddenly was able to push Natsu off her, or maybe she just caught him off guard. He fell on the floor with a loud thud. But too late, the girl already closed the door and left.

"Why are you always hurting me?" Natsu whined. He sat up and goes back to the couch.

Lucy immediately stood up and runs towards the door. She opened it and looked for the girl, but there is no trace of her. How could that girl of so many baggages run so fast? Lucy walked through the hallway a little until she gave up. She sighed and went back to Fairy Law HQ.

The door flew open showing a very pissed Lucy Heartfilia. She stood in front of Natsu, hands on her waist glaring at him, who was currently eating some popcorn while continuing on watching the television.

"Move away. I'm watching!" Natsu said shoving her away.

She felt irritated more than ever. Was Natsu this carefree that he doesn't even care what just happened? Their life might be in hell a moment later and yet he was still relaxing here? "You don't even care what could have happen after that do you?"

He ignored her and tries to find a perfect spot where that Lucy didn't cover the screen yet.

Lucy had enough she walked closer and grabbed Natsu by the collar. "I know you don't care but I do. What if that person starts another rumor against us? We'll be doomed again!" Lucy said resisting the urge to cry.

"I don't care. Who are they to forbid us being together?" Natsu said still watching the scary movie they've been watching a while ago.

She was taken aback and she didn't notice a blush came to her cheeks that made her so red. Thank you darkness! Still Lucy was shocked at Natsu's reply.

"But that could ruin your career and mine!" She said after recovering.

"Well I don't really care about mine.." He said leaning against the couch. "..as long as I can get what I want." He smirked wickedly and winked at her.

After being all flustered, Lucy just felt the sudden urge to punch him hard on the face. But she won't do it. They'll be needing his charms again for the next concert. So she had to resist this more. She kind of felt disappointed one moment he was all saying sweet and the next thing he was being a jerk. She huffed.

"Jerk!" Lucy sticks her tongue out to him and he just chuckled.

"You know you're so childish."

"Oh. Says the one who is and I'm not!" She said crossing her arms across her chest. "Now call Jellal and tell him what happened he –"

"What will I tell him? That you want to have sex with me?" He said nonchalantly.

Lucy immediately grabbed the pillow Natsu was hugging and hit him hard with it. "KYAAAA! Stop saying those things so bluntly!" She was getting flustered again and Natsu was just laughing all the time. "I. Did. Not. Want. To. Have –No. DO. THAT. With. You!" Lucy said hitting him using the pillow with each word.

"But you were thinking of it!"

"I am not!" Lucy said hitting him with the pillow again.

He chuckled. "But come to think of it, I wonder who that girl was.."

"Finally.." Lucy sighed. "Some normal senses in you.."

"Hey! And what do you mean by that?"

"You're weird." Lucy mumbled.

"Not as weird as you are!"

"Whatever.." She pulled out her phone sat a seat further than Natsu. "I'm telling Jellal what had happen."

But before Lucy could dial Jellal's number, the door opened revealing Erza and Jellal who's been carrying a lot of paper bags containing food, Erza was shocked to see Lucy 's eyes have pool of tears in it. She immediately turned to her only company in the room and gave him a deadly glare.

Natsu who's not been looking felt the shiver and feeling that someone's gonna kill him.

Lucy wanted to jump into Erza and tell her what had happen and how Natsu was so idiotic but that would make her the child one so she stopped herself. She turned to Jellal. "I need to tell you something.." Lucy blushed at the thought.

Erza and Jellal waited for what does she needs to say they both looked at her expectantly. Moments passed still Lucy couldn't speak.

"Someone saw me on top of Lucy.." Natsu said.

Lucy rolled her eyes. She was thinking of a way on how to put it in a way they won't think of something about it but he said it. The pair's eyes widen in shock they looked at Lucy and she saw their expression, like their asking if it was true. "You got it wrong.. i-it was and a-accident."

"But Lucy was thinking it was something.. so yeah I end up on top of her." Natsu added eyes still on screen.

"I-I-I do not!" She yelled.

"Yes you do. You said it yourself." Lucy was about to strangle Natsu with a pillow and to not let him breathe.

"Stop." Erza stopped her, knowing what she's going to do. "Who saw you two?"

"We don't know." Natsu said carelessly.

"Why didn't you stop him or her?" Jellal asked frantically. "Just when Mira helped us with those dumb news about you, you did something and not do something about it."

Natsu changed the channel. "But, come to think of it.. still no news about us. See?" He said continuously changing the channel.

They all looked at the screen and true, no news yet. Maybe the witness was just so kind she knew they were having hard time dealing on things like that so she didn't tell the reporters. But then again maybe she doesn't know to which station to tell it first? Or she doesn't know where to report?

"You have a point." Jellal said. "But there might be other reasons why he or she still doesn't reveal what he or she just saw."

"Well Jellal the person's a 'she'. She actually had that girl scream when she saw this idiot on top.." Her voice trailed.

"Anyways, we still need to find that girl." Erza said stepping near Lucy. Lucy nodded.

The door opened again and there stood Gray with his guitar. "Whew. That was so tiring.." He said removing his headphones that were on his neck and unconsciously stripping.

"Gray, your clothes.." Lucy said. She's getting used to his habit.

"What?!" He said finally realizing what he was doing.

"Why are you so tired?" Lucy asked grabbing the guitar from him. "Let me borrow, 'kay?"

Gray nodded putting his sweat shirt and pants back. "I was running from Juvia. She kept on insisting on another and longer practice. Good thing I lost her. I think." Gray said sighing. He went to the table where Erza and Jellal placed the paper bags. His eyes brightened. "Food!"

Natsu's ears perked up. And in one second he was beside Gray rummaging another paper bag.

"What's this?" Gray asked holding up a bottle of beer. "You only bought beer and snacks?" He asked quite disappointed.

"Well we haven't had any party lately so I thought maybe we could celebrate for the success of your last performance because we can't celebrate having Juvia yet, we're incomplete." Jellal said walking towards them.

"Alright! Let's think of all these problems later. And we're getting drunk!" Erza said pulling a chair by the table and grabbing two bottles from Gray. She expertly opened it using the crowns of each bottles.

Gray and Natsu smirked. Surely they won't let a girl beat them in drinking. They sat next to each other, grabbed a beer themselves and drank. Jellal sighed at their actions. "So Lucy? Want to join?" He asked her.

Lucy was sitting on the floor plucking the guitar Gray lends her. "Nope. You know I don't drink." Lucy said without looking at him. It was the middle of the week and all preparations for the next concert has been done right after Fairy Law's performance, so she had nothing to do yet. Or maybe Lucy's starting to know the meaning of being lazy? Or maybe just maybe.. having fun once in a while?

Jellal smiled, turned the screen off and left her. He sat next to Erza in front of them were Gray and Natsu who is currently having a drinking contest.

"Too bad you didn't bring Juvia and Gajeel and Levy were still out." Jellal said.

"That means more beer for us!" Natsu said.

In the background they could hear Lucy was humming but they ignored her. Maybe she's just playing with the tune. They knew Lucy could play the piano very well, but not the guitar. She sings a little, but no one actually hears her well. So no one knows if she's really good or what.

"I'm just writing a song about, everything that you are to me. It all started with a smile and a simple hello from your lips.." Lucy sang a little. No one seems to hear her so it's seems fine. Actually inside the room all you can hear was Natsu's and Gray's laugh and occasional from Jellal and Erza. "I knew right there we're gonna click, and I found a friend that quick.."

She stopped when she heard her name from their conversation. " – Lisanna." Natsu said. "I missed her, damn."

"Yeah. Like you're the only one who misses her. I do too." Jellal said. "And Levy." He continued feeling an ominous aura on his side.

"Well I don't." Gray said.

"Can't you just appreciate her?" Natsu said fighting for his friend.

Gray shook his head from side to side. "Not that much. She's actually ignoring me and she's cold towards me."

"What? She's not like that. She actually sweet and she even cooks me breakfast and do some stuff for me, and you know always so kind.. And actually she's a good cook." He stopped a little smirking. "One thing that turns me on.."

"What?! She actually does that? Lisanna never gave me any food. Damn she's giving you a special treatment." Gray said.

"Because I'm way sexier."

"In your dreams asshole."

"I think she just doesn't like you." Natsu chuckled drinking another sip from his bottle.

"Maybe she just does like, liked you stupid face."

"What did you say?" Natsu said leaning forward and preparing his fist.

"Do I see a fight?" Erza asked. Her arms across her chest, the last thing she wanted right now were broken glasses and two idiotic drunk guys punching each other like girls.

"Remember when we go to the carnival in Onibas? She was so clingy that time, always holding onto me. I remember she was so happy that time." Natsu said remembering the day they all went to a carnival which Lisanna said was her 'first time'.

"Yeah that time when you two were both on the ferris wheel and you're such an ass eating everything and feeling sick in the middle of the ride. Good thing she was there but when you're both out her face was really red and she has vomit all over her dress! You're such a loser that day!" Gray laughed.

Hic. Natsu's getting drunk. "I remember that stripper! Shut up! We had that eating contest that day." He smiled. "She was red because she tried to kiss me but then I did the first move and there she had it a kissing spree after that I vomited and there she got her dress messed up. Man she's a good kisser." Hic.

"That's just a big turn off." Erza said with a disgusting look. Only Jellal heard her though. "Doesn't that even mean anything? Like you kissed then he puke?" Jellal shook his head the shrugged his shoulders.

"I think not for Lis. As long as she got her kiss that is." Jellal thought for a moment. It was not what he was thinking back then.. but then things changed and Lisanna happened to be someone he doesn't really know. He sighed. He was really disappointed in her.

"Stop talking about that. It's disgusting." Gray said drinking another beer while continuing his conversation with Natsu.

"I could even remember she always wanted me to kiss her by bragging me. Well after all she's my favourite client. She gives nice in return!" Natsu said laughing.

"I know your game piece of shit." Gray said slapping his back.

Erza and Jellal were just watching the two idiots. They were still sober and they were just laughing at them not really minding what their topic was.

"Anyways, Lisanna's the best kiss I've ever had unti –" The door slammed close which made them all quiet.

They looked at the door and it was already closed. No one entered so it only means someone went out. They were complete at the table but one thing's missing.

Lucy's hums and strums.

They stared at each other shocked.

"Is Lucy mad?" Gray said in his drunk voice and he passed out. They've been drinking for at least three hours now and the drinking contest made them drink 20 bottles each. Both of them were just drunk but since Gray passed out first Natsu won.

Erza shrugged. She was worried at Lucy but she can't leave because Jellal's just holding her hand, for some reasons she doesn't know.

Just then Natsu stood up from his seat. His eyes were back to normal, was he drunk just a while ago? "I'm getting fresh air." He said and stormed out of Fairy Law's HQ. Natsu's a heavy drinker beers are nothing to him and 20 just made him 40% drunk.

"Why don't you let me leave?" Erza said looking at Jellal pissed. She stood up looking down at him.

"Can't you see sweetie? It's Natsu and Lucy's problem. Don't worry; they should be able to handle their own." He said taking another sip.

She knew what Jellal was saying. But could it really be that it was both their problem or is it just a misunderstanding? Maybe Lucy just went out to go to her office but then again she will be telling them she'll leave. Can Lucy be possible of feeling something like.. jealousy? She asked herself. Yes Lucy can, but then again. Jealousy of Natsu and Lisanna? Could it be that Lucy has fallen in love with him? No. She promised herself to that one boy. Erza sighed. She gave up; maybe she'll just wait here and see what happens between them. Lucy can handle herself. Erza kept on repeating to herself.

Natsu ran through the corridors looking for Lucy. She may look weak and fragile but man she is a runner. He reached another hallway and decided he'll go to her room. When he reached the pathway to her room she saw her bumped into a man, that Natsu would recognize anywhere. He stopped in his tracks when the guy hugged Lucy. He was about run towards them and defend Lucy, but then again why was Lucy not restraining? So he stay standing, Natsu couldn't see well what they were doing but he was sure Lucy was hugging the guy back then they pulled away and the man leaned down to her face. Something boiled inside Natsu, what is it to him that Lucy was hugging and kissing another guy? It shouldn't affect him, after all Lucy's just his toy like other girls. Yet, he couldn't help but clench his fist. His eyes narrowed but he relaxed. He couldn't take this. He turned around and run away.

He doesn't care for her. So why bother?

Lucy is still on the market, he's never taken her. Maybe just yet for Natsu liked her to be his.. You know like what he does with other women. Or so he thought.

Why was he hurt? He thinks of it. Maybe if he was on Lucy's position this is what she would feel.

He wanted to be drunk. More. Drink to kill the feelings. Drink to kill the hurt.

But his feet didn't lead him back to Fairy Law HQ. Instead he was here in front of the fountain, at the very center of the labyrinth behind the Heartfilia hotel.

Natsu felt like he was crushed. He sat on the ground leaning on the wall surrounding the fountain. His one leg close to his chest and the other stretched outward. He bowed his head towards his knee. What was this he's feeling? He can't seem to understand. What was Lucy doing to him? And why did he follow her in the first place? He knew he was sad, but there are no tears and he doesn't understand why.

"So you're here.. You didn't take my suggestion?" He heard a familiar voice.

He lifted his head up and saw the man he grew up with. "Gramps.. Why are you here?"

"Is it bad to watch you perform on stage?"

"My performance was last Sunday."

"WHAAAAAT?!" Makarov said his mouth gaped open.

"See? You didn't know the schedule of performances so you're not here to watch and you want me out of the 'Battle Band' right? So why watch?"

Makarov coughed and composed himself. Natsu caught him. "Are you drunk? You seemed smart right now."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Natsu said glaring a little at the little old man.

"Anyway, I'm here because Jiemma was her –"

"Oh I know him and actually met him."

Makarov looked at him curiously. "How'd you know him? He was on top list of my suspects. And don't you dare sleep young man!"

Natsu was getting sleepy by the moment. He was drunk and hurt, the only solution was sleep. "H-He said I looked like the Dragneel heir." He chuckled. "He doesn't know I am the real one." He smiled, the drunk goofy smile.

"I never thought he'll see you this early. Did he suspect anything?"

"Well.." He yawned. "Besides from the resem –" He yawned again. "–blance, no."

"That's good. Stay away from him and tell no one about who you truly are, for now. The Dragneel accident was still under investigation, well secret investigation and I don't want you ruining it. Your 'killers' might know you're still alive and kill you for sure now." He turned to look at Natsu.

Natsu snorted. "I don't care. Maybe it's better to be with mom and dad." He received a smack at the back of his head from Makarov.

"You don't play with life! Be glad Bob, Porlyusica and I rescued and hid you! Don't you dare waste your parents' efforts on keeping you safe while they were getting frozen cold!"

Natsu just rubbed the sore part of his head as he watched the stars and the sky twinkle.

"Do I really like those stars before?"

"Yes. You and Lucy used to star gaze every night and she taught you everything her mom taught her about stars. You're inseparable." Makarov said with a smile on his face. "You even have your own room at the Heartfilia manor because you always insist on sleeping there but you always end up in Lucy's bed and in the morning your arm was always on her neck, suffocating her." He smiled at the thought. "Both of you do not know me back then, but I always watched you through the office's windows. You really looked good together. You even had matching outfits when you're little."

Natsu smiled weakly. "I still can't remember her, I can't remember anything from that past." He frowned. "I hope I could remember her already. That past with her seems so.. happy. And the Lucy you're saying was so different from the Lucy now."

"She changed because she lost you, your whole family and her mother."

"Yeah, she even doesn't agree to be with me because of that 'Dragneel son'." He chuckled.

"You still playing with her?"

"Yup. I'm liking that smokin' body of hers."

Makarov punched him on the head. "Idiot. She's the girl you're supposed to marry –"

"How could I marry her if I couldn't even remember her?"

Makarov saw the sadness in his eyes but he looked away and directed his gaze back at the stars. "I know your stupid mind still can't remember her.." Natsu narrowed his eyes staring at the old man. "..even 10 years after that incident, but your heart can remember her now, right?" He stared back at Natsu smiling again.