Chapter 2 part 1

Theme: Falling

Lucy

It never occured to her before. She never really gave it much thought. Nor did she ever imagine that such a thing could happen. She is not even sure when it happened or how. He is the opposite of everything she had ever wanted. He was immature, always acted like a five year old.

Dense, never able to notice the hints she always throws at him. Stupid to the point that he actually suggested taking another secret S class mission. Hyper as he can never sit still for more than three minutes. Headstrong and always looking for a fight. Destructive to the point that they rarely come back from a mission with their whole reward intact.

Hot headed with a really short temper. But at the same time he is everything she is looking for. Brave to the point of insanity. Loyal to anyone who he calls a friend. Strong and not just physically either. Sweet even though most of the time he doesn't realize what he's saying or doing.

Let's not forgot to mention those dark eyes that sparkle with excitement and are always so full of emotion. His soft salmon hair that spikes all around and is a perfect contrast to his tan skin. His toned, muscular body is enough to make any girl swoon. His smile is enough to make your heart stop beating.

He may not be the prince charming that comes to rescue her but instead he is the fierce and mighty dragon that always protects her and would never let any harm come to her. She remembers when she was a kid and always imagined what her prince charming would be like and never once thought that it would be someone like her fire breathing best friend.

Besides fairy tales give little girls an unrealistic idea of men. They make the girls believe that men are perfect and that it's all romance and there is no hardships to being in a relationship. Lucy had learned this the hardway. But if she thought about it, even if there is such a thing as a perfect man, it's not who she would want.

Because in her eyes, no man is perfect unless he is Natsu. Even though he has many flaws, and so does she, he is perfect for her. Together they make an amazing team, they get along swimmingly. They are stronger when they are by the others side. Lucy knows that as long as Natsu is near her, she will always push herself that much harder and become that much stronger.

He was the one who set her free, brought her to her new home and introduced her to her new family. He showed her what fun life can be and all the adventures that awaited her. But she doesn't want to face those adventures without him by her side. She tried once to go on a mission alone but it just didn't feel right.

She's lonely whenever he is not around. She may scold him when he sneaks into her room at night but in all honesty, she loves coming home to see him there waiting for her. Yes sometimes he can be annoying but at some point everyone can be. It's just a matter of how willing you are to deal with that person even when they are getting on your nerves.

She may have this personal space issue but for some reason Natsu could care less about it and she has started to get used to just how close Natsu liked to get with his friends. And she even started to like that about him. He is the only one who she allows herself to get so close to and the only one she lets invade her space like that.

She only noticed her feelings recently, when she started to notice that everything she thinks of ends up taking her mind to him. He is always in her dreams, she yearns for his visits each night and pretends to be asleep when he crawls into her bed. She started to spend triple the usual amount of money on food so that she would always have enough for when Natsu came over.

Whenever she was at the guild and he wasn't present, she would find herself staring at the guild doors patiently waiting for him to arrive. She loved how innocent he could be when it came to the opposite sex. She could parade around in her panties and bra right in front of him and he wouldn't even spare a glance down at her figure.

She was in love with this man, there was no denying that. And she was happy just being near him. She didn't need anything else and if another woman makes him happy in the end, then she could be happy too, but as of right now he doesn't seem ready for something like that. So she will just wait patiently until her partner shows signs of maturing. That's when she will try but until then she will stay quiet and keep feelings as unrequieted.

Chapter 2 part 2

Theme: Falling

Natsu

Natsu has recently been really confused. He found himself thinking of his weird teammate constantly. His mind always travelled back to her, no matter what the subject originally was. He figured that her weirdness had to be rubbing off onto him. That was the only explaination. He always liked gazing into her brown eyes, full of love and hope. They always made him want to fight harder.

She gives him strength like he has never felt before. Her blond hair always captivates him as the sunlight lays upon it making it look like a golden waterfall as it cascades down her back. Her smile so warm and inviting that he always has the urge to throw his arms around her in an embrace. He feels like he can't get close enough to her.

Like even if he were to pull her in and embrace her against his chest, that she still wouldn't be close enough. Her plump pink lips inviting him to a taste as he could only imagine how sweet they would be. Her scent intoxicates him, making him feel drunk from just being able to smell her.

He doesn't understand why he feels such a way. He claims that he sleeps in her bed because of the comfort but that's not the only reason. He finds himself able to sleep better when he is near her. His stomach does flips when she looks at him, his heart races when she touches him. Her touch is always so kind yet feather light and it leaves him wanting more.

It's not like these feelings are bad, in fact he finds himself actually liking the way he feels when he is near her. But what he hates is how lonely he gets when she isn't around. The way he feels when guys look at her. What really set him off one time was when they had accomplished a really hard mission along with Gray and Erza.

It's normal for her to be joyous when they win but this time she hugged Gray in celebration and he couldn't stop the growl that made it's way up and out of his throat as he yanked Lucy away. He landed a furious punch on Gray's cheek as Lucy looked at him confused and Gray looked pissed.

He knew what Gray thought of her, and that pissed him off even more. He noticed that Gray would regularly look at Lucy with a needy look in his eyes but he knew that Lucy never returned such feelings for the ice mage.

He had tried on several attempts to speak to someone about these weird emotions. When he explained to Mirajane what he felt, she fainted and the whole guild glared at him. He then tried Erza who's face turned as red as her hair as she started to stutter unable to give the man the answer he was looking for. He was even willing to put his pride aside and talk to the same man that upsets him when he gets near Lucy.

He talked to Gray but just ended up with the said man rolling on the floor, grabbing at his ribs and laughing so hard tears were falling from his eyes. That left only one person. Lucy. Surely she would know why she made him feel such a way. But everytime he found himself ready to talk to her about it, he suddenly would lose his nerve and couldn't speak.

One day he will figure this out but for right now, he will just enjoy the feeling of being so close to her. Enjoying all the wierd sensations that his best friend put him through.

The end