Happy Valentines Day everyone! Sorry I haven't updated recently, been busy with school and stuff.
Just to clear thing, last chapter, I skipped some of the explaining parts and just summarized them and made Mira do the work for me because I wanted to focus more on how Natsu will make Lucy fall for him again.
Anyway, enjoy this chapter!


Previously on chapter 6

"70 000 jewels?! But I don't have that money. What am I going to do now" she started pacing back and forth thinking of a way to pay her debt. She just remembered something and she wasn't about to lose it immediately

"Hey Lucy" Natsu called out, she stopped pacing as he looked at the man

"Let's go on a mission".

Lucy nuzzled in her pillow as she gain consciousness from her sleep, she felt so comfortable lying in the bed that it felt like the best feeling in the world. She was grateful her landlord let her sleep in for the night in her apartment, thankfully Natsu was there to explain what her condition was at the time being and she decided to let her stay, just this once. She felt warm all around; hmm weird she was pretty sure the air was breezy and chilly last night, she was even having a problem on how to sleep. She shifted her eyes to the window and there was a hint of the sun's rays. She sighed at the pleasure the warmth was giving her, just as when she started humming in delight she heard a snore. She stopped humming to make sure she wasn't hearing things and there it is again. She shot from her bed and sat up, her eyes wildly searching from the source of sound. When her eyes roamed, she focused on the scene that was in front of her under the blankets. It was moving, up and down up and down, she poked and heard another snore. Angered at this stranger who snuck up in her bed, she threw her covers to reveal the person with the familiar pink hair. Her eyes were wide as plates and a vein popped in her head, she clenched her fists and inhaled to prepare her shouting session early in the morning.

"NATSU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED!" she screeched from the top of her lungs as she kicked Natsu out of her bed to the floor and landed with a thud. He sat up as he was rudely kicked out of bed by his fiancé. Oh boy, here they go again.

"Ouch, you kick hard as ever now Lucy" he groaned as he reached out his hand to his head as he felt a lump

"What do you mean by that? And who told you to sleep in my bed? How did you even get in here?" she asked, still furious for what he had done.

"I used the window like every time I do when come in here" he pointed at it and Lucy noticed it was open.

"You mean you always come in here?"

"Well yeah, I do it all the time" he grinned proudly receiving another lump in his head as a punch landed that came from Lucy.

"Idiot! Do you know that's trespassing? And why can't you use the door like a normal person would?" she lectured him for the nth time, well with her jacked up memory this is her first time to. He chuckled at the blonde's words. She looks so cute when she's angry; the way her nose crinkled in an adorable way, the way her cheeks redden from annoyance and the way her brown eyes look at him.

"What's so funny?" She annoyingly asked

"Nothing Luce, it's just that it seemed okay to you back then when I sneak into your house, but you were really furious at first of course, just like right now" he grinned. She looked away from his gaze as she felt her cheeks redden, was this man really that close to her?

"Whatever, you still haven't answered my question on why were you on my bed" she puffed

"Well I came up to check on you last night. I saw you were shivering so I decided to keep you warm. My body temperature's pretty hot you know" he said as a matter of fact. Once again she averted her gaze from his, she blushed at the thought of Natsu beside her last night, but his abnormal body heat was the reason she had slept. From the corner of her eye, she saw a peculiar blue-colored cat nuzzling at the edge of her bed. He slowly opened his eyes from the ruckus the couple was creating.

"N-Natsu, what is that?" she pointed at the blue feline that was now fully awake

"How rude Lucy, Happy's not a thing, he's a nakama"

"Yeah Lushhy, that's so mean of you" Happy pouted as he flew to Natsu

"A talking cat?! And he's flying too!" she exclaimed in surprise as this is her first time encountering a cat with such incredible features.

"Lucy, meet Happy. I found he's egg when I was still a kid. He's an exceed, it's what their race is called. They came from another world, Edolas. Have you heard about that Lucy?"

"Edolas?" she thought for a moment "Oh yeah, Erza and Wendy told did mention a thing or two about it, just basic information. I didn't want to confuse myself more than I was getting at that moment so they stopped." Natsu waited for her to continue but when she didn't, he nodded his head.

"Well go on Happy, don't you want to greet Lucy?"

"Aye!" he flew right into Lucy's arms and chest planted his face

"I missed you so much Lushy" tears of joy were now falling as he nuzzled his face into hers. Lucy couldn't help but return the affection to cat; she ran her hand along head and patted him.

"I'm sorry, Happy. I'm here now though" she comforted the cat. She just couldn't resist those eyes of him that he gave and she ended up giggling. Despite the barriers in that brain of hers, she could feel a special place for this cat in her heart. Natsu's eyes softened as he stared at both of them, he got up as he suddenly felt the urge to lock Lucy in his embrace. His stopped halfway from his footsteps as he remembered the current situation.

"Lucy" she shifted her gaze to meet his onyx eyes, for a moment she saw something in them

"Ready to go on a mission?" he asked as he flashed a grin. She returned his smile as she nodded in glee.

"But, before we go, I want to do something first Natsu"

"Sure, what is it?"

"I want to know about my parents"


Natsu didn't know how to break it to Lucy, so he decided to take her to their graves. Natsu had his hands behind his while Lucy was walking behind him.

"Where are we going Natsu?" she asked

"Mm we're near" they turned left as they approached a gate, Natsu immediately eyed the two gravestones

"We're here" Lucy looked at him confusingly and he saw the question in her eyes

"Lucy, listen to me" he said while never leaving her gaze "These are your parents. Layla and Jade Heartfilia"

Her eyes were now clouded as tears began to fall; she looked at the graves below her. Her parents are dead. She fell to her knees as she continued to cry lowering her head and bringing up her palms to her face. Natsu stood there as he resisted the urge to take her in his arms and let her cry her eyes out until she can't any more. He hated seeing tears in her eyes; it pained him just as much as it pained her, but she needed space and he's willingly giving it. It felt like forever with her just sitting in their crying, apparently she had lost everything she had, first her memory and now her family.

"Tell..me…about..them" she managed to say between her hiccups

"Your mother, Layla, died when you were at a young age. You loved her so much; your eyes always glimmer just by the mention of her name. She was a wizard too, a Celestial Mage just like you Luce" his voice was soft and comforting "You told me once that you look up to her and that when you were a child you wanted to be a mage just like her. She loved her spirits like you do and you look exactly like her" he grinned at the thought of a young Lucy with her mother Layla that looked exactly just like her. "I think you even got her nice and loving personality" Lucy's tears stopped streaming as she listened to his words, clinging onto every syllable. She sat there staring at him, looking for comfort in his words. He took her hand and helped her stand up, brushing the strand of her hair as he tucked it behind her ear.

"What about..my father?" she sniffed as she composed herself

He smiled yet he had a sad look in his eyes "He loved you that's what I'm sure of Lucy. When your mother died he got so caught up with your family's business that he lost time for you. He forgot about his mourning daughter after her mother's death that all she wanted was her papa to say it's going to be alright." He stopped talking as he searched for her eyes, tears were there again

"It's okay Lucy, I'll stop if you want"

She shook her head "No, please continue. I want to know everything about them." He hesitated for a moment, but if it will help her gain back her memories it's best if he told her

"When you reached 18, he arranged a marriage between you and some guy to keep your family business going. You ran away from your home and decided to go on an adventure" he grinned when he remembered his first encounter with Lucy at Hargeon Town. "It may look like you despised him after everything he had done to you but deep down you love him Luce, and he loves you."

She was shaking vigorously as the tears continue to fall. She had no family now, just her. Natsu read her mind and nudged her chin with his hand to meet her gaze

"Listen Luce, if you want to talk about anything at all you can count on me" he smiled

"Yeah Lushy! Don't cry, Natsu here is all alone too" Happy included. As she heard the cat, she looked at his eyes. So this man is just like her? She wiped her tears and tried to compose herself

"It that true, Natsu?"

"Yeah. I didn't know who my parents were. The only parent I had was Igneel, he's the dragon that taught me my Slayer Magic" he grinned proudly "but he disappeared during the 7th July of X777, I still believe that I'll find him one day though" A dragon? Did dragons still exist? The genuine smile he wore in his face could tell he was telling the truth. Looking confused, Natsu wiped thw tears from her eyes

"While I was hoping to find him at Hargeon Town, that's where I first met you, Lucy. You were such a big weirdo back then" he laughed as he reminisced that day "and that's where I invited you to join the Fairy Tail" she gasped at hearing this "and we're your family now, we're always here for you".

She looked at the man in front of him; he seems to know a lot about her. Maybe that's why they were best friends, but the way his onyx eyes stare right into hers, it feels like it's more than that. Was it? The tears were gone now, a new feeling growing in her at the mention of her new family now, Fairy Tail. She felt a little smile forming on her lips

"Hey Natsu" she said to catch his attention

"Hmm?" she went closer as she closed the space between them by putting her arms around him.

"Thank you, Natsu" she whispered as she hugged him. He returned the embrace and wrapped his arms around her without a second thought. She pulled away as she realized what she had done, for the second time around she hugged him. What was wrong with her? It's like her body has a mind of it's own

"So about that mission?" she changed the topic immediately

"Oh yeah, let's go to the guild. Come one Happy!"

"Aye sir!"


"Let's take this one Luce!" he held up a paper in front of her for her to see.

"Are you sure we can do this with us three only? I mean I still don't know if I can use my magic like before" she hesitated

"Oh come on Luce, you'll be fine. You always had it in you and besides you're strong" he flashed a reassuring smile. "And you have me; I won't let anything bad happen to you"

"Oh, o-okay" she smiled shyly

He walked over to the to bar to hand the flyer to the barmaid "Oi Mira! Me, Lucy and Happy would like to take this mission"

"What do you have there Natsu" a firm feminine voiced said from a distance

"Oh, hey Erza" he gulped

"Oh, you're going on a mission with Lucy? That would be a nice bonding for Team Natsu" the knight said

"But Erza, this was supposed to be me, Happy and Lucy only" he whined

"Now don't be selfish, let's ask Lucy on what she thinks"

She giggled "I think it would be fun"

"Now that's decided, let's go" the scarlet turned around as she went to gather Gray and Wendy

"Aye!"


Eep, hoped you liked the chapter. I made sure I will not sleep until I finished this
R&R! More NaLu to come