Chapter 11. misunderstandings

Lucy had said goodnight to Natsu after arriving at her apartment she went inside and headed straight for the bath. As she sat soaking up the water and relaxing in the heat she dipped low in the water and leaned her head against the wall. Lucy began to think about the party.

Natsu's right I have to apologize to Laxus. He was right about Kane and all I did was run from him, he's never going to forgive me. I don't blame him after he had warned me even came for me when we were on that mission and again, even after what I said to him, he came for me when he broke my door down and I was even about to walk away from him again only to get myself kidnapped and to think that that's how Laxus Dreyar feels about me.

She brought her knees up and rested her chin on them what am I going to do? What do I say?

Lucy let out a sigh there's no doubt that Laxus is very attractive I'll probably have to beg for forgiveness that is if he isn't over me already. It was Natsu after all who brought me back after saving my life from Kane. I wonder if he knew I was even hurt? What am I saying it's not like I miss him... right? Lucy your such a fool.

She got up out of the bath and threw on her pyjamas, she sat at her desk and tried to write some of her book. It wasn't very long before her thoughts wandered tapping the pen against the desk she couldn't help feel frustrated at the fact that she couldn't quite piece together everything that had happened that evening, she knew she had been stabbed but...

I was loosing a lot of blood and I had tried to attack I thought it was my only chance at survival but I never made it. I was loosing my vision but I remember someone stopped me I can't see their face that must have been Natsu, he must have carried me all the way back here while everyone was fighting. Hmm I still feel like there was something else I'm forgetting, oh well it will come to me but what was that Natsu had said to me no matter what we will come for you I wonder what he meant by we. Does he mean Laxus? Was he implying Laxus was there too? Had he come for her once again?

Lucy felt a small sting of guilt, she got up and went into her bedroom.

Passing through an empty door frame Lucy looked behind her "I have to get that fixed defiantly."

She laid down on the bed and soon fell asleep, as Lucy slept she saw visions of Kane as he was trying to kill her. She felt afraid and was constantly running from him. She tried to run faster but instead ran into a person, she could only see their shape she couldn't make out a face or features, the person pushed her aside and attacked Kane sending him flying. The person then turned to her, Lucy felt warm and safe, were they hugging her? Then everything went dark. When Lucy woke up it was already morning.

What a weird dream Lucy sat up I wonder what it meant or could it be a piece of my memory trying to come back?

She got out of bed and got dressed. She was sitting at the table enjoying her breakfast when Loki showed up out of nowhere. He took a seat across from her.

"How are you feeling this morning?"

Looking up from her plate totally use to his uninvited appearances she smiled "I'm a lot better now thanks I hardly feel it at all!"She wiggled a little as she looked at her side

"my hand doesn't have much of a scar on it either."

She held it out for him to see on one side of her hand there was a pink fairy tail logo and as she turned her hand over there was a very faint pink line making its way across her palm.

"You know Lucy I'm quite hurt you agreed to go to the party with Natsu" Loki put on his best hurt expression "what about me? I asked first!"

"Oh I had no idea you were actually being serious."

"I'm always serious about you." Loki grinned.

Lucy narrowed her eyes "see you weren't being serious."

"But I want to dance with you and be the envy of every man there."

Lucy crossed her arms over her chest and smiled "Loki what did you really come here for?"

"I had to make sure for myself that you were doing ok."

"I am I showed you everything is..."

Loki cut her off "I didn't mean physically but you know that, that's why your dodging my question."

Lucy looked away "yea I know."

"So, how are you doing?"

She sighed "I don't know I realized yesterday that I was never really in love with Kane so I'm honestly not overly depressed that he's gone, I'm more angry at myself for falling the victim to his charms and turning my back on Laxus and Natsu."

"Lucy they're just glad your safe after tonight it's all over with so don't go to hard on yourself."

"I guess but until I talk to Laxus I think it will all still be weighing on my mind."

"Your going to talk to him tonight?"

"Yes."

"Good I'm sure he's pretty beat up about everything."

"What?"

"Well the girl he loves is hurting and because he's the reason for some of her turmoil he has decided to stay away until she's ready."

"He said that?"

"Well it's obvious or else he would have been the first person you saw when you finally woke up."

"Really?" Lucy felt slightly excited. "So he knew then, that I had been injured did you tell him? Did he come to see me?"

"Tell...? Tell him? Lucy what the hell happened to you out there?"

Loki then remembered the kick he had received last time he shot his mouth off "Lucy I don't know why but Natsu is keeping the truth from you so you need to get him to spill!"

"Natsu is?"

"Anyway," Loki stood up "I'll see you tonight." he bowed and then vanished. Lucy just sat there Natsu was keeping something from her,

I wonder if it has anything to do with that time after I was hurt, for the life of me I can't remember what happened till I woke up here. Perhaps it has something to do with that dream. Was that Natsu I was remembering?

Lucy poked around her house for a bit before deciding to go to the guild, she threw on some shoes and headed out.

Meanwhile Natsu and Laxus were already at the guild,

"Laxus you have to be there tonight" Natsu was being very animated while arguing with Laxus "I'm throwing you a bone here Lucy feels horrible guilty about everything and wants to apologize to you."

Laxus just leaned back on his chair with his feet up on the table "I'm not into parties n' stuff."

Natsu starred at him in awe "you've got to be shitting me right now!"