"C'monff Lushy, tell what you remembered already" he muffled as he chew the fish meat inside his mouth. It wasn't dry nor succulent, but good enough for a grilled fish.

"Gross. Don't talk when your mouth's full Natsu. Anyway, I'll tell when you finish eating that big chunk of fish you're eating. So for now you have to eat silently and wait."

She sighed patiently when he pestered her even after lecturing him about manners. She was pretty excited to tell them what she remembered, whether it was a big chapter or not in her life she could care less. Natsu, being known for his impatient nature, swallowed the whole thing with one big gulp. The moment Lucy told her the news; he'd been dying to hear what she has to say. He tried to annoy it out of her but surprisingly, she kept her cool and now it was nighttime and they're at the lake eating dinner without her revealing even a word about it.

"There, all gone. Now tell us what you remembered" he couldn't hide his excitement when the grin he wore says it all

"About time you finished Natsu"

"Shh Happy. Let Lucy talk" He waved his hand to the blue feline earning a giggle from Lucy. He looked so cute when he wore that eager and excited look on his face.

"Okay, okay. Sheesh someone's an eager beaver"

"I can't help it Luce, it is your first time to remember after a month! More than a month even" a smile formed on her lips as her gaze soften

"Okay, first. I didn't remember something" she paused for a moment to give a thrill which resulted to two jaws dropping "I remembered two different things!" she cheerfully announced as she giggled from almost fooling her partners.

"That's so mean Lucy, you shouldn't be scaring us like that" the cat whined as he fell for her little so-called trick

"I'm sorry" her face glistened from the night fire, her smile beaming more than ever as she continued to laugh with Natsu watching her in awe.

When she finally recovered, she began to speak "First thing I remembered was a memory of me when I was a young girl"

Natsu felt a bit of disappointment knowing what she remembered didn't involve him, but that didn't mean he was not also included in the other one, right? The thought gave him hope.

"I was with my mom, holding her hand like it was my lifeline wearing one of the biggest smiles I ever had. We were walking up a hill and the view was a sight to see. She kept tossing me in the air and I knew that her hands would be there to catch me and I felt like the happiest person in the world. Not long after, my father who tailed behind us, made his way to his two favorite girls. He never looked so happy and young; I couldn't believe the man in this memory was the same man whom I have heard stories about." Her smile turned into a sad one as she compared her father from back then to the man whom she heard she despised "And we were there, not caring anything about the world but the three of us."

He waited for her to continue but noticed she was trembling, the next thing he knew there were tears streaming down her soft pink cheeks.

"Luce.." he reached out his hand as he wiped a tear that escaped from her eye

"It's not that I'm sad. I'm crying because I'm happy, happy because such memory existed even for the short time I had spent together with my mother and father." She sniffed, drying the tears that had escaped.

"Anyway, you want to hear the other thing I remembered?"

"Hmm well you did make us wait until night time near the lake which is, by the way, cold. Not that I'm complaining but I'm more concerned about you two, so might as well tell us right?" he teasingly said to lightened up the mood which earned a laugh from the blonde

"I'm not even sorry" she beamed "So there I was, on top of a very, very tall tower in the middle of who knows where with my hands tied on my back." Her tone was livelier now, making sure to give emphasis on the words. Natsu stiffened from his place when he heard the words that were coming out of her mouth "I was on the edge of it, knowing that if I have to escape, the only option I have was to jump. I couldn't quite make it out, but when I looked behind, a man was trying to get hold of me, you know as if to imprison me or something. And then out of the blue, I jumped. Can you believe it? I jumped as if I was expecting someone to come and catch me." Happy, who was sitting beside Natsu, met his eyes knowing what would happen next.

"And you know, surprisingly and miraculously someone was there. Someone came and caught me in the nick of time" She remembers, he thought. "Please tell me you remember me Luce" his gaze never left her eyes, searching for any signs that would scream "I remember you!".

"He was the knight in shining armor I've always dreamed about. I mean, can you believe it Natsu? He was actually there as if waiting for me fall. Such a shame I couldn't make out his face, aggh! I guess my recovery's still a slow pace" she smiled sadly

No. He felt his world shattering, the little piece of hope he had was now taken away from him. He felt like bursting into flames and disappear into void. He wanted to tell Lucy right there and then the she was his and he was hers! Oh how badly his heart was aching to tell her how much he loved and needed her right now, how badly he wanted to take her into his arms and freeze time.

"Natsu" she called out for the second time

"Are you okay? Is something bothering you?" she tilted her head to the side, worried about her friend's sudden change of expression.

"I'm fine Luce" he lied

"I couldn't be happier than I am right now knowing that I am the first person to know about your recovery" his gaze held hers softly, the grin he wore never leaving his face

"You know you're the first person I'd come to when I start to remember things, Natsu. You're special to me" she whispered the last part but was audible enough for him to hear. This time, it was him who closed the distance between them to encase her in his warm embrace which she willingly returned. She decided weeks ago that she couldn't fight the urge from embracing him so she just obliged whenever she had the chance.

"What was that?" Happy interrupted that broke the two from the cuddling when he heard a splash in the lake

"Maybe it's just a fish?" Natsu scratched the back of his head as he searched the source of the sound

"I don't think so. You should go check it out Natsu" the cat suggested as the three of them walked closer to the lake.

"You don't think it's a ghost, do you?" Lucy squeaked from the thought. Natsu found this opportunity to tease her again

"Ooo Lucy's afraid of ghosts" he made weird and animalistic sounds which made her cringe in fear, oh gosh was she afraid of ghosts

"S-stop it.." she pleaded but it came out as a whisper

"Oo I'm Lucy and I'm scared of ghosts" he chuckled and continued making ghoulish sounds

"Stop it Natsu" she said but louder this time. Instead of stopping, her pleading only urged him to create more noise which brought Lucy to the edge of her patience

"I told you to stop it , Natsu!" she shrieked while her hands gathered strength and push him a little bit too strongly that sent him splashing into the freezing water of the lake.

"Natsu!" the cat immediately came to the aid of his foster father

"Oh no, I pushed him too hard" she gasped, her eyes wide as plates.

"Natsu!" the cat called out again when the pink haired man wasn't in sight yet. "5 seconds, damn it where is he? 10 seconds, what is he doing? He should be out of the water by now. I swear to Mavis if he's playing a trick on me.." Lucy thought as she anxiously waited for him to pop out.

"Ahh Happy!" the man gasped out as he finally came into sight

"Darn it Natsu! What were you doing? You were like under there for 37 seconds"

"Well it's your fault Luce, if you hadn't push me too hard" he puffed as he swam to the shore

"I-I'm sorry. It's just that you were scaring me and I.." she trailed off

"It's okay Luce" he grinned at her, standing face to face as he finally got out of the cold freezing water "Even stevens?"

"Even stevens" she giggled

"Achoooo!" he rubbed his nose, shivering from the effect of being out in the water

"What are you doing, trying to get sick or something? Dry yourself now"

"Oh, right." He engulfed himself with flames and within seconds, he was good as new.

"Now that's out of the way, ready to go home Luce?" he reached out as hand and she immediately grasped it.

"Hachoo!"

"Hope you don't get colds"

"Nah, don't worry about it Luce"


"Luccccyyy!" the cat who entered from the window frantically called out the blonde's name. It's been two days since the last time she saw Natsu and Happy from the night they were in the lake.

"What's wrong Happy? Where's Natsu?" she looked around looking for any signs of the man.

"That's why I'm here Lucy. Natsu's sick and I don't know what to do" he wailed and cuddled into her arms.

"What? He's sick. But this is Natsu"

"He can get sick too you know"

"I'm sorry" she apologized as grief coursed through her veins; she knew very well the reason why he would be sick in the first place. It was because she pushed him that he landed on the freezing water of the lake

"Did you get Wendy?"

"I did, but she was out on a mission with Charle. You're the only one who I can count on to take care of Natsu" he looked up at her and gave her the kitty-cat eyes (A/N: it's my cat version for puppy dog eyes).

But she didn't needed those eyes, because right after Happy asked her to take care of Natsu she didn't need to think twice.

"Just tell me where you live, Happy"


"Is it always this dirty and messy in here? No wonder you two love crashing in my place, this place is a mess" she cringed in disgust when she saw piles of trash and who-knows-what-decomposition-state-of-food scattered all over the floor, and the smell oh don't let her begin with the smell. It was too much for her, how could they live in such place?

"You always say that when you come in here Lucy"

"As a matter of fact, this is the first time for me to come in here that I can remember" she explained as she tried to dodge the pile while making her way through the room. She made a mental note to clean this place up right after she assists the needs of Natsu.

"He's in this room, you should go check him out" the cat stopped at a particular door which Lucy assumed was the bedroom. She approached the door and twisted the knob, entering to see a big bed in the middle of the room with a sick Natsu lying down. She heard the coughing and heavy breathing which was probably due to his clogged nose.

"L-Lucy?" she smiled at him gently, placing her hand on his forehead to feel his temperature

"Wow, you're hot. Like really hot"

"Thanks" he managed to chuckle

"Idiot" she giggled "You can fight monsters and defeat a dark guild single handedly but you can't take a fight for being under the water for 30 seconds?"

"I know, it's as dumb as motion sickness" he grinned "What are you doing here? I told Happy not to call you, I didn't want to worry you" his voice was hoarse and weak

"Well Wendy was on a mission, and I was next best thing I guess. Unless you know, you want Erza to come here instead?" she teased earning a smile from him

"Besides, this is my entire fault why you're in bed all day" she looked away trying not meet his intense onyx eyes. She felt a warm and calloused hand tugging her own and looked up to see he was shaking his head.

"It's not your fault, Luce. It's an accident, remember? Besides if I haven't teased you that would have never happened. So don't blame yourself oka – " he was cut off by his own coughing session

"Oh Natsu" she rubbed her arm on his back up and down, trying to ease some pain.

"Natsu, I want you to know that I'm here because I know if I was in the same situation you'd take care of me. So please let me take care of you?" she looked at him, her eyes meeting with his and he felt like he would melt right there and then with the way she was looking at him.

"Okay"

"I'll be back in a sec" she left the room and to go to what he assumed was their kitchen. After a good 30 minutes, she returned carrying a bowl of hot water and two towels on her right hand.

"Here, this should help" she dipped the towel into the hot water and finally placing it on top of his forehead. Next thing she needed to do was to at least dab the other towel into his body.

"Uhm" she said shyly motioning him if he could take off his shirt. He nodded and sat up, Lucy holding his back the whole time giving support. He held the hem of his shirt and brought it over to his head, leaving nothing but bare skin for Lucy. She couldn't believe the sight that was in front of her, she didn't know his body was this ripped! He rested his head back on his pillow to give Lucy more access to dab the towel around his body. She didn't know where to start, but her hands seemed to land on his chest. As much as she wanted to concentrate on the towel, she couldn't help but marvel at his body. From his chest, to his abs to his oblique muscles, everything was perfect and defined. It was like he was beautifully sculpted that decided to come to life. She knew he was staring at her, watching her every move which made her blush even more, her cheeks were getting hot so she decided to hasten the process. After what felt like an eternity, she finally finished running the towel over him and helped him put his shirt back on.

"Here, I made some soup too. Open your mouth" he did what he was told to do and gladly accepted her cooking. He knows it's just soup, but it was heavenly. Probably anything she cooks taste divine to him, the best really.

"You're cooking's always the best Luce"

"You're just saying that cause you're sick" she blushed a little from the compliment

"No kidding. I can eat your cooking anytime, anyday!" he grinned, his voice less hoarse compared from when she first saw him today

"Okay, finish this up then"

"Aye ma'am!"

It was night time by the time Lucy finished tidying up their house, it took out all her willpower. Right after he fed Natsu with lunch, he got knocked out so she took the chance to clean the place for a bit.

"Man, you guys need a maid or something. At least maintain this house once a week geez" she lazily said to herself as she pulled out a chair and positioned it near Natsu's bed. She released a satisfying sigh when she finally had the chance to sit down. She stared at him while he was sleeping, watching his chest move up and down. A smile appeared on her lips as she watched him sleep peacefully

"L-Luce" he muttered. Lucy thinking that he was awake sat herself straight, surprised that the man uttered her name in his sleep. She noticed the way his nose scrunched up which made him a lot cuter that made her giggle at the sight. Her eyes went down from his eyes, to his nose and then came to his lips. She moved her seat closer to the bed, leaning a little bit that her face were inches away from his. His lips were slightly parted, a bit chapped too. With her hand, she reached out to touch and trace the outline of his lips, making slow movements around it

"I knew it was you Natsu" she said softly as her eyes gaze softly into his face

"I knew it was you who catched me, who else could it been?" her finger froze in place and her eyes remained on his lips, gazing into them wondering how it would feel against her lips

"Why didn't you just tell me back then at the lake?" sadness took place in her eyes. She leaned in closer, making the distance between them shorter her eyes never leaving his lips. Closer and closer she got until she was only centimeters away from his face

"Just what are you trying to play at, Natsu?" and right then, she decided to answer her curiosity and closed the gap between their lips. It was fast, more like a peck but she will never forget what his lips felt on hers. His soft slightly chapped lips were warm on hers, leaving her wanting for more. But she knew she couldn't and her reasons why she couldn't were countless. She backed away from him and slumped in the bed and rested her head in her arms.

"Get well soon, Natsu" after his name left her lips, it was only seconds when she succumbed into her exhaustion and fell asleep.


A/N: Sorry for not updating for two weeks now. My finals are up and I was busy doin a project for my deviantArt account.

Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! It's 1:50am right now here at my country and I told myself I wouldn't sleep until I finish this
So I wrote this chapter before I face my exam week hehe

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And I'll let you know I am dearly open for opinions and suggestions.

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