Flashback

10 years ago (at the age of 13)

"You know Luce, you're really weird" said the salmon-haired boy

"WHAT! Aren't you being rude?!" Lucy shouted at the boy next to her as she glared at him, but he gave her a grinned

"That's why you're my best friend! I'll always come running to you when you call me and when you're in trouble! That's what best friends do, they protect each other and stick together, and that's what I'm going to do!" declared the boy

"You're calling me weird but you're the weird one," said Lucy. Lucy laugh when she saw the boy pouted and was going to say something but Lucy beat him to it, "but you know Natsu… I'm glad I came to Japan… because I was able to meet a best friend that's willing to protect me and stick with me. So thank you!" Lucy hugged Natsu as he stared at her in shock, but soon returned her hug.

I'll come running whenever you call Lucy, I'll be there! Thought Natsu as he hugged his best friend

Flashback end

In the end, it was always Lucy running to me whenever I called her while I always ran to Lisanna when she called. The only time that I ran to Lucy's call was before she left, when she said goodbye. Natsu thought as he drives back to the Fairytail Incorporation after dropping Lisanna at her place. So much of a best friend I am, running, protecting and sticking together, it was all Lucy that did those. Natsu signed, he was now at the parking lot of the company. He got out, and then he saw Laxus got out of his car too.

"Laxus, did you go somewhere?" Natsu asked as he locked his car

"Yeah, went to pick up someone, you?" Laxus asked as if he didn't know anything that happened at the airport.

"Lisanna is back, so I picked her up" Natsu answered, he was still in deep thoughts about Lucy. He walks towards the entrance with Laxus behind him.

"Shouldn't you be with her right now?" Laxus asked curiously

"No, why should I be?" Natsu looked at Laxus as he asked

"Because you're her girlfriend" and broke Lucy's heart because of her, Laxus pointed out but not adding the last comment.

"She'll understand, she knows how busy I am with the company" Natsu replied. Laxus and Natsu were now standing by the elevator waiting. Until someone came and asked for Laxus, Natsu nodded at Laxus as he walked away with his secretary. Now it was only Natsu standing by the elevator.

Flashback

"NATSU! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!" the blonde-haired woman screamed at the phone

"Why are you screaming Lucy?" the boy on the phone asked

"Well I wouldn't be screaming if you didn't make me wait for freakin three hours in the cold," Lucy exclaimed.

"Huh?" the boy replied

"Natsu, Where are you?" Lucy asked again

"I'm with Lisanna," Natsu replied making Lucy frown.

"Why?"

"She called me saying that I needed to come to her place, so I came" Natsu explain

"Let me guess, the moment that Lisanna called you, you forgot that you were supposed to meet me?" Lucy murmured as she gripped the phone

"… yeah" Natsu answered feeling guilty as he stared out the window to see it was snowing. Knowingly Lucy hated the cold, then he realised that Lucy said that she's been waiting for him for 'three hours in the cold.' He stood up and grabbed his jacket, still holding the phone near his ears as he walks towards the door. He heard Lisanna asking him where he was going but was too occupied with his thoughts to even think of replying to her. Natsu ran to the place where he was supposed to meet Lucy, as he ran he can hear Lucy's teeth shattering so he ran faster. He was only five more minutes away when he heard Lucy speak on the phone again.

"You know Natsu, you should stop making promises to me when you can't even keep a single promise," Lucy hung up without waiting for Natsu's reply. As soon as Natsu heard it he slowed down, he was only a few feet away from Lucy, but her back is turned so she hasn't seen him. He saw her stood up and started walking away, hugging herself to keep warm.

Natsu wanted to ran after her, but he stood frozen. Her words kept replying in the back of his mind. All of Lucy's words were true, he hasn't kept any of the promises that he made to her, and it was because he would always ran to Lisanna first. Natsu stood there as he watches Lucy walks away.

Flashback ends

That day, me and Lucy were supposed to visit her mother's grave for it was her mother's birthday. After 7 years of being best friends, Lucy was going to introduce me to her mother. But because I forgot, I never got a chance to meet her mother, Natsu signed as he stared at the ground.

"You look like you were in deep thoughts," Natsu was startled by the voice and looked up to see Gajeel Redfox standing next to him. (By the way both of them are inside the elevator already, sometimes it happens to you when you're in deep thoughts not paying attention to your surroundings. That's what happened to Natsu :D)

"Gajeel," Natsu whispered as he started at Gajeel with owl eyes.

"You look shock to see me," Gajeel snorted, Natsu just stared at him, Gajeel shook his head muttered 'idiot' under his breath. Natsu was too shock to tell him off.

"What are you thinking Natsu?" Gajeel asked as he crossed his arms to his chest and stared at Natsu. Natsu was now looking at the elevator door; more like looking at his reflection.

"I was just thinking about Lucy," Natsu answered honestly

"Still wishing her to come to my wedding?" Gajeel asked as he too was looking at his reflection on the elevator door.

"Everyone is wishing for Lucy to come back," Natsu whispered he was now staring at the ground remembering his flashback. Gajeel looked at the man next to him, and he could see that Natsu still blames himself that Lucy left. Gajeel signed, then giving Natsu a big slap on the back and laugh as he stumbles forward.

"Cheer up you idiot! If Lucy sees you slacking right now, she would beat the crap at you if you don't get yourself right," Gajeel scold. The door opened and Gajeel walked out, he turned around and saw that Natsu was now grinning.

"You're right Gajeel. Thanks man!" Natsu exclaimed, he walked out of the elevator and walked towards his office smiling like a mad man.