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Chapter 7: Friends?

Lucy's POV:

In my dream, I was saved by a prince of some sort.

He was accompanied by two companions. They were talking, but I couldn't make out their conversation with one another. I could kinda read their lips, however my view was a bit blurred.

This man picked me up, princess-style, in fact. It was romantic, nothing of the sort that Dan would've done, y'know, if we were still together.

He was like a prince, or even a savior.

Although I was unconscious, I still could see the environment around me, and what was going on. All these places we were passing by seemed so common to me, like it was my usual schedule for something.

It seemed very familiar. This prince of mine's seemed familiar, too. It was almost as if he was supposed to pick me up, and these other events that occurred were meant to happen, too. It was as if he was supposed to be the one to save me from my broken heart.

I couldn't even move one muscle since I was unconscious. Even if I could, I still would've just stayed like this. It felt as if I was compelled to be in this man's arms, although this savior of mine's was still anonymous to my understanding.

Comfy, it was. It felt warm to me, with open arms for me and only me to have. He smelled good, like a bakery with fresh-out-the-oven bread. Warm, he was. He had the closest details to a heater, he felt warm, and even if I could move, I felt like I snuggled to this source even more.

I heard a female's voice say my name, not once or twice, but three times. My name repeated once, then twice, then three times. Her voice sounded soothing, but I still was unconscious.

Hearing hard steps, I felt alarmed. I was placed onto something homey and soft, and I grew closer to this unknown source. I still couldn't move. However, I could see my surroundings; my prince was nowhere to be found.

I blacked out.

~O~O~

I was awoken after my dream. Perking my head up, I found myself in my room, tucked into my bed. I felt a lump next to my knees, so I looked down only to find a pink-haired man's head laid down on my bed.

Natsu...?

"Oi, Natsu!" I tapped his head lightly.

He groaned. "Five more minutes, Miraaaaa... I don't wanna go to school... It's not like I'm gonna be with L-..." The end of his sentence was blurred.

"Natsu, I'm not Mirajane, I'm Lucy." I stated, tapping his head once again to get a better response than before.

"Good... Be-r .. h-ve -u he- ..." He mumbled in his sleep. "Igneel's ... anymore... Betr- ..."

His head was lifted up, and he rubbed his eyes sleepily. "Is it morning already...? I want bacon- Lucy?!" He looked surprised as his eyes widened.

"U-Uhm..." I looked away embarrassingly. "How am I here? And why are you here?"

"Well... Juvia, Gray, and I were walking together, and we saw you! So we talked and decided that I'd carry you home, and I did. You didn't move, not once. I was kind of freaked out by that. Anyway, we came to your house since Juvia knew where it was and your maid was worried so she said to bring you upstairs so I watched after you and I kinda fell... Asleep.." His last words were quiet.

"Thanks.." was all I could say. I was too embarrassed that I couldn't even think. I heard a gasp come out of Natsu's mouth. "Huh?" I looked up.

"Uh, you were crying in your sleep..."

"... Really? Well, it's because Dan and I broke up. I called him, and there was a woman's voice telling him to just confess that he was cheating. I was going to break up with him anyway, so it doesn't .. Really matter.." I confessed.

"I think it is a big deal. You were crying. I hate seeing nakama sad."

He sparked my interest. "It's too bad... I was going to break up with him, anyway. I'm far more interested in someone else who may not think it."

"Oh? Me too. I like this girl, but I don't think she likes me." He said sadly as his eyes filled up with grief.

"Hm.. Let's make a deal. Firstly, why don't we make it official? Friends?" I gave him my hand as I watched him grasp it.

"Mhm! Friends." We shook each other's hands then let go.

"Now for the deal. Since we're friends, we'll help each other. I'll help you with the girl you like, and you'll help me with the guy I like!" I proposed my wager.

He nodded, and grinned. God, was his smile so sexy. I smiled back, fully knowing what could be in store for me.

~O~O~

He promised to pick me up and we'd walk to school together. In advance to that, we exchanged numbers so he could tell me when he's at my house; I don't want my dad thinking differently.

I saw his text and ran outside. I looked both left and right, and I saw him to my side. His dominant figure waving at me with his right arm up, smiling his trademark grin.

Once he caught up to me, we immediately started to walk to school and talked about all sorts of things. We also talked about what we were going to do with our crushes, and how we planned to go out with them.

Talking to Natsu was so refreshing; I could be as carefree as I liked. Natsu didn't care, he just enjoyed our conversation. Unlike Natsu, Dan would just bring me around places to hang out with his friends, and I was just there for him to brag that he has a girlfriend.

We arrived at the school, and were showered with menacing glares from students who passed by us. Natsu just merely smiled, completely unaffected. He was dense from the looks that were given to us.

I was bothered by this, so I spoke up. "You're not affected by their glares?" I asked Natsu curiously.

"Nope! Not even one bit." He stated simply, unaware of the looks that were given to him as he said that.

We walked into the classroom, but I still couldn't help but feel reluctant as to entering the room. When I took a step in, the first thing I saw was Dan staring at me, his eyes squinted full of anger and annoyance.

I sat down next to Natsu, but I still was bothered by his piercing eyes staring down at me, like I was some devil child. Levy turned around, and I immediately started to talk to her to get my mind off of Dan.

~O~O~

Lunch came by, and I stopped by my locker before going to the cafeteria. To my surprise, I found a rose in my locker and the first thought I had was...

Dan.

Trying to win my heart over, I think not.

I took the note that was stuck to the rose and my eyes darted towards the words.

"I know what you're thinking, this is Dan typing this.

However, this is far from Dan, just call me 'Anon', short for Anonymous.

Don't let Dan bring you down.

You should show your fearless smile, instead of a menacing frown.

Who thinks he could be the King of Anything?

P.S. You're waaay too beautiful, he didn't deserve you."

Wait... Just who wrote this?!

*sigh* I was supposed to update yesterday, and I did, but on dA. I forgot about FF, sorry T^T But anyways, I hope you all had a good Halloween! Was this long enough for you guys? Last time, it was too short so I decided to make it longer! And FINALLY. The title of the story is beginning to make sense, just sit down, relax and enjoy the fanfic! Soon, more Nalu fluffiness will appear. Lucy is full aware of her feelings, but a secret "anon" comes. This person seems to know about Dan! And for the note on the roses, there's always going to be a song quote, and this one was "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles.

Nalu will finally come, and I know you guys have been waiting. I'm just glad to update after a week! The Freed-x-Mira will come soon, I just don't know when. . I've just been obsessing over little things lately. Anyways, thanks for reading, feel free to review!