Lucy POV

I looked at the guild which was in a mess. Everyone was asleep on little wool clouds, and I got a hammer and a ton of nails and started fixing the guild. I hate using magic unless in a fight. It is weird. I have telekinesis, but I have never used it after training. I smiled evilly. I guess I COULD have some fun.

I finished my job and looked at the new guild. The wood looked better, and I fixed the burned furniture and tables. I may have used time arc magic… What!? It's only a one time thing! I finished hammering the last nail, and wiped the sweat from my face. It had been three hours, and I was hungry! Being a slayer requires more food to be eaten, and I haven't eaten since I got to Magnolia.

I stand up, but a hand grabs my neck, and I struggle to breathe. Natsu, you idiot…

"Who. are. You? What did you do to Lucy Heartfilia?" He asked in a very low voice, and I was getting scared for my health. I laughed and opened my mouth to speak. My voice was hoarse as I spoke. "L-let me go, a-and I s-show you N-Natsu..." his grip suddenly released and he turned me around so I faced him. He watched as I grabbed the hood and brought it down allowing him to see my face. His eyes went green and he just stared at me. "Get out of me head… You are not her... You killed Lucy!" He said fist lighting aflame, but he dared not to move. I smiled like I always did, and his fire went out. "Natsu… It is me, I promise. Look at my keys, you think I would give them up so easily?" He just looked down with his bands covering his face. "...I know… It really is you Lucy." My breath got caught in my throat. He called my Lucy. no Luce, or Lushi, or even weirdo…

He walked toward me slowly and I backed up going the same pace… That is until my back hit the wall. He kept walking until he was inches from me.

Suddenly his hand went aflame and he punch the wall right next to my face, and I answered with a whimper and a jolt. I was sweating with tears in my eyes and he dared not look up, probably wanting to kill me. It stayed like this for a while and I could hear his teeth grinding in anger. I watched wide eyed as a single tear rolled down the left side of his cheek. His voice was low, as if daring me to say something.

"Why..." That one word echoed on my head, and I stuttered trying to find my words. "I d-don't underst-stand..." He teeth grinded in anger. "Lucy, don't make me say it all… Why did you leave the guild… Why did you leave me. I thought you loved the guild, cared for them, but there was no goodbye, no hug, not even a single letter… I thought you loved everyone here… I thought you loved me..." My throat tightened and I felt like he was choking me again, but I knew this wasn't the case. I dared not speak a word, and he looked up showing cold green eyes; not the Natsu eyes that I know. They were… empty. When I didn't say anything he laughed sarcastically glaring at everything but me. "Have nothing to say? I won't waste my time talking to you..." My heart shattered.

He took his hand off of the wall, and I noticed it was bleeding and still on fire. He extinguished the flame and turned around, not saying another word. He slammed the door open, and then the door crashed closed, leaving me in silence. I had a stray tear running down as I slid down the wall with my back never leaving its safety. "I do love you..."

I woke up to a terrible start. I noticed I still had some injuries from the fight and looked around. I was in a bed for starters, and not only that but it was...my bed? I looked up. My apartment? I never moved back in… I limped over and looked at all of the drawers and opened them. It was like I had never left, and everything was where it should be. I looked over to my desk to find my papers neatly stacked in my little cubbies. I used the drawers and the wall as help to get to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror. Pale, and cuts everywhere, with bloodshot eyes… Great.

I limped to my bed and looked out of the window. Almost dark? How long have I been asleep? I look to see a note on the bedside table.

Dear Hime,

I found you asleep in the guild and unpacked your things into your apartment. Erza told the guild members that you were the cloaked mage and now they all visit daily to check up on you. They are not mad at all, and Leo has to tell them that you are not taking visitors, but he has let a few in here and there. Summon me if you have any questions, or if I have done anything wrong. If so, punishment will be a must.

-Virgo

I smiled and looked out to the sunset. The guild isn't mad? That's nice I thought they would be mad, seeing as I left without a goodbye… I looked down. I was a coward. I couldn't face them to say goodbye and now Nat- I shot back up. Natsu yelled at me. He was furious, but did he visit? Is he still mad?

I fumbled around getting my keys and shakily held out Virgo's key. I was about to summon her when my head started hurting. Oh yeah. Magic depletion from using different magic. Let me explain. Yes, I have a lot of magic energy, but only when using one kind of magic. Switching magic takes up a TON of magic energy, and I switched between around five different magic types… My body needs rest, and I can wait… I really don't want to go to the guild tomorrow… If Natsu is there…

I decided not to think about it too much, and I went to bed again, dreaming of how the guildmates were going to react to my return.

Around Midnight Nobody POV

Lucy slept fitfully and in pain forgetting to put on bandages. She had been having nightmares ever since she left the realm, and it has been three days since she had awoken from the fight. People came to visit but she would give them small talk saying she was sick. In all honesty after hearing what Natsu said, she felt like she didn't deserve such caring people. She had left without a word and it killed her with guilt coming to her senses, not to mention Natsu thought she loved him. Maybe it was a friendly love, not intimate. Either way, Lucy has not seen him since the incident, and she kept training in her home, learning to keep her energy when switching magic types. She had gotten to about five before starting to get cuts on her body.

Lucy is a very powerful mage, but it comes at a price. The more magic she uses, the worse her condition gets, physically and mentally. If she stays using one magic type, she could go on for a while, but switching uses up a fourth of whatever magic energy she has left. She had limped to bed that night and fallen asleep almost as fast as her nightmares started. They came without warning and never ended until she wakes up, but for some reason during the night she feels at peace. Little did she know that something, well someONE comes into her room at night.

Onyx eyes stared at Lucy through the window. He was serious, and wasn't his cheerful self, but his eyes also held worry. Natsu crept quietly into the room, and in no time was in front of the sleeping Lucy in a few seconds. He gently touched the deep cut on Lucy's face and she winced, backing away. "...G-go away..." she mumbled in her sleep having a nightmare. Natsu almost smiled, but the pain was still in his heart. He just hummed a small song that he had been singing every night he came to heal the blonde.

He quickly cleaned her wounds without her waking up, and surprisingly she didn't flinch anymore, calmed by the deep raspy but soft hum of Natsu. The pink-haired dragon slayer touched Lucy's forehead wiping a few strands of hair back into place before jumping back on the window. He looked back and mumbled something before leaping into the night.

"I love you..."

Hey guys, this is a reminder that I changed the Returning home chapter to where Lucy had not written to Fairy Tail while she was training. I thought this was better, and then read the story and flipped out saying I let you guys down... I am so sorry, and uhhhhhhhhhhhhh. *Awkwardness kicks in* uh Bye guys!