Mocking jays around Mocking Jays, never separating, never forgetting. I was forgotten, I was left behind. Maybe it was fate that I was born a human, only being able to sit and watch my dreams fly away as they flap their wings.

You like strawberry, right? Natsu turned to face Lucy, motioning towards a food stand that contained a variety of sandwiches, much like the one Brandish ruined.

Lucy merely sighed, once again repeating that Natsu didn't owe her anything, to which he replied that he felt the need to help her. Lucy wasn't some helpless deaf girl, she was perfectly capable of going to the school cafeteria and buying herself a sandwich.

Lost in her own thoughts, she didn't notice Natsu walking away and coming back a few minutes later with a fresh sandwich and water bottle in his hand. He tapped her shoulder, bringing her back to the real world before holding out the items to her. Lucy looked up, reluctantly taking the food. This wasn't a battle she could win, and who was she to deny food after it was bought just for her?

Thank you.

Natsu smiled, happy to have helped someone on his first day to a new school. He thought this school would be different from Edolas High, more peaceful. He never would have thought people would bully someone just because she couldn't hear! Natsu couldn't understand what Lucy is going through, he couldn't even try, but he knew what it was like to not have someone to talk to. If it wasn't for Lisanna he'd still be alone.

Lisanna. Natsu smiled at the thought of his first friend, his first everything. He hated being so far away from her and all his other friends, but Igneel needed the job all the way in Magnolia.

If Lisanna were here, she would scold the people picking on Lucy, because that's how kind she is. If only she hadn't broken him, if only she wanted to work through the distance, to make their relationship work. Sure it would have been hard, distance in a relationship was never easy, but he wanted to make it work.

Why didn't she? She wasn't a bad person, in fact, she was the sweetest girl he knew. So why? Didn't she love him too?

Natsu shook his head, pushing the dark thoughts away. His focus needed to be on Lucy right now, not his own broken heart. He was too kind for his own good, caring about a person he barely knew. It wasn't that he believed this girl couldn't take care of herself, she had shown she wasn't one to let them get to her. Natsu could never have kept his temper in check if anyone ever dared treat him that way, much less could he have done it when someone else was taking all the heat.

So, I never caught your name? He ushered towards a table, turning his head to look at her as he walked. The girl smirked, replying, that's because I never threw it.

Natsu stared at her, mouth agape, not expecting that response from her. I kind of walked into that one huh? He laughed, turning his body to face her completely. He noticed that she gave him a small smile, it was barely noticeable and took Natsu to strain his eyesight, but it was there. Her smile only made him wonder what she would look like if it stretched from ear to ear. Natsu was lost in his own mind, barely noticing when they arrived at the table.

Lucy. She gave in, hoping that once she told him that little piece of information he'd finally leave her alone. No matter how many times she told him that he didn't need to buy her lunch, she appreciated the gesture. She barely ate as it was, missing out on more food during the day just wasn't on her bucket list.

That's a pretty name, Luce.

Luce? She couldn't bring herself to reply. When was the last time someone gave her a nickname? She couldn't remember. It's Lucy, not Luce. She saw the tip of his lips quirk up, his mouth opening and closing as he threw his head back. He was laughing. Was he laughing at her? He's just like the rest of them, isn't he? How foolish was she that she actually thought someone would be her frie-

You're so funny Luce! It's a nickname duh!

Of course, she was so quick to judge that she didn't think of the possibility that Natsu was just being friendly. It's been to long since someone has been friendly. She nods slightly, smiling to herself. Maybe she was the foolish one to actually believe that someone as sweet as Natsu would willingly hurt her. I'm sorry, you're the first person to have given me a nickname in a long time. She shook her head slightly, standing up from her spot.

Her appetite was gone, flying away along side the nasty thoughts in her mind. He just stared, wondering why. Why would he be the first after so long? Lucy seemed like a nice enough person, and it didn't take long for him to feel as though they would be great friends. Was it because she was deaf?

He felt her tap his shoulder, shaking him out of his thoughts. He looked up at her, knowing that was the only way for him to communicate with her. You're not going to eat? Natsu furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. He didn't know this girl, he didn't even know if she could have an eating disorder. Maybe I should have asked.. Natsu thought.

I know it's none of my business, but going the whole school day without eating isn't good for your health. He used to do that, not eat. It wasn't because he had an eating disorder, Natsu loved to eat. To him, eating was like breathing. The problem? He cared too much about what other people thought. Natsu enjoyed piling food upon food on his plate, and he could eat them faster than any normal human could. He didn't care before but when he started his freshman year in Edolas High people thought he had some sort of problem because of how much he was eating.

That's actually how he met Lisanna, she stood up for him and became his first friend. His first love. She showed him that it was okay to be himself, that he didn't have to change for someone else. But he wanted to change for her, he wanted to be a different person and maybe that wasn't a good thing. She always said not to change for another person, but he did. He wanted to change for her. To do everything he could to be a better person.

Igneel told him that true love was when you didn't change for your partner, because the person you are with should be able to love you for who you really were and not someone you're pretending to be for them.

Thinking back maybe Natsu should have listened. If he had only been himself he wouldn't have felt like a completely different person at Magnolia. He did everything he could to please her. She never asked him to do anything or change himself but he did. He wanted to be the boyfriend that Lisanna would never leave. The one she would wake up and think, wow. That's my boyfriend, the one I want to marry. But sadly, it wasn't that way. She never realized his efforts for her, she never even acknowledged that he was changing for her. He didn't eat as much as he normally would in front of her and her friends. He went to the gym to lift weights just so she would look at him and think that he was just as handsome as all the other boys at their school.

But his efforts were for nothing, because in the end she left him. And once again he was all alone. For a while, he forgot what it was like to truly be lonely, he thought he'd never feel that way again after meeting her. Lisanna was Natsus everything, and now this everything is gone. He didn't hate her, no, quite the opposite. He still loved her, at least he thought he did. And he would fall asleep at night thinking how lucky he was that he had someone he could love.

Never once had he thought that she loved him too.

Lucy watched Natsu carefully, noting that when he was lost in thought his face turned from a cheery expression to a serious one. She didn't know what he could be thinking about and she wanted to ask, but Lucy didn't know him that well and maybe that would be rude. She hoped that one day her and Natsu could actually be real friends, but there was always this one thought lingering in the back of her mind that just wouldn't go away.

What if he's just messing with me? What if he's actually one of them, and is just using me for his own entertainment? What if. What if. What if. Wha-

The bell signalling lunch was over rang, causing Natsu to jump out of his seat in surprise. Just how long has it been since he was stuck in his head? Thank you again for the lunch. I hope to see you around more often, Natsu.

Lucy sighed in content, glad the school day was finally over. She hadn't spoken to Natsu since lunch, and the thought in the back of her mind was growing stronger telling her that it was true and that she'll never have any real friends.

As she walked out onto the schoolyard, she couldn't help but look around for a pink haired man. It was winter, meaning it was cold. Meaning that Lucy had approximately thirty minutes to get home before she froze to death. A bit of an exaggeration on her part, but better safe than sorry. Everyone had on a variety of different colored jackets. The girly girls, of course, went with their choice of a pink flurry jacket.

Lucy always saw this in winter, no matter what school she went to or what grade there were always those people who thought that wearing a fur coat would automatically keep them warmer than a normal jacket. She personally never tried it, but she would think about it a lot. Fur keeps animals warm, why not humans? It only made sense, right?

As she walked off towards the gate of the school, she saw the person she was looking for earlier. Wasting no time at all, she decided it would be best to go up to him and start a conversation.

Hi Natsu!

His smile grew as he realized that it was Lucy talking to him, and not some random girl. Hiya Luce.

Natsu wasn't wearing a jacket, and that stuck curiosity in Lucy. It was winter for gods sake! She motioned towards her own jacket, asking the silent question. She watched as his eyes widened a bit, then looked away from her.

Natsu wasn't sure if it was such a good idea to not bring his jacket today, he didn't think anything would go wrong. I naturally have a high body temperature, I get cold just not as much as everyone else. He explained, hoping Lucy wouldn't think of him as some sort of freak. Honestly speaking he thought it was weird himself that his body was so different from everyone else's, temperature wise. He really hoped that Lucy wouldn't think he was freak, he didn't want to ruin his chance at this friendship. He decided that it was best to face this head on, and if she didn't want to be his friend anymore then it was her lost. Not his.

When he turned to face her again he could see the look of admiration in her eyes. That's so cool! I wish my body was like that, she sighed. I hate being so cold all the time. I really envy you.

He just stared at her, and he didn't know what to say. No one had ever said that when he explained why he didn't get cold easily. It was comforting, and maybe this was what Igneel was talking about when he first explained what love should feel like. Natsu obviously didn't love Lucy, he barely knew her. But the feeling of having someone accept you for you are is amazing and unlike anything else. This is something that Lisanna never really made him feel, but it was so easy for Lucy to make him feel that way. To make him feel like it really was okay to be who he was and to accept himself.

You do? He asked, and she nodded her head. He wished Lisanna made the same comment, but she didn't. Maybe that was one of the reasons why he felt like he needed to change for her.

And he didn't want to feel that way anymore.

I just published my story not to long ago, and I am very happy to see that 7 people are following my story!

I already got a few reviews, and I feel like I need to point this out. Not that I didn't appreciate the review, but I do want to enlighten the person who left it.

I do not use quotations in this story when I am speaking through Lucy's point of view because she is deaf. When I speak through Natsu's I will of course use them

We must remember that Lucy is deaf, and in books quotations are used when a person is speaking, but Lucy uses sign language.

I very much appreciate the advice, and if this were a story where she could hear then I would of course use quotations.

Please do not be offended if you left the review, sadly you were put as "Guest" so I could not reply to you personally, thus resulting in the hopes that you will

continue to read my story and see this.

Thank you & I hope you enjoyed!