Lucy pov

I kept on running until I found myself in the garden maze. I was confused at how I got in here without noticing. I walked around trying to find a way out but failed every time. I ended up finding a bench in the maze and I sat on it. I sighed. How could I be so stupid to get lost in a garden maze? Out of the corner of my eye I saw a rose. It was a dark shade of scarlet. I unconsciously got up and walk towards it. I reached out to touch it and got pricked by a thorn.

"Ow!" I took my finger back and saw a dot of blood on my finger. I looked at it then back to the rose. The rose was the same color as my blood. I remembered my mother admired get these roses in our garden, they all died along with her...

"Luce!" I turned around and saw Natsu panting like he was running.

"Why are you in the maze?" He asked. Before I could answer he looked at my bleeding finger and grabbed a hold of my hand.

"What happened? Does it hurt? Why are you bleeding?"

"Natsu I'm fine I just pricked my finger on a rose."

"Rose?" I pointed to the rose I saw before.

"Oh the red velvet?"

"Red velvet." I repeated looking at the rose.

"It's beautiful." I said.

"Never mind that! Why did you run off?" I look down suddenly finding the ground interesting.

"I was afraid that they would treat me differently and wouldn't want to be my friends anymore. I-I don't want to be lonely…" I felt tears begin to weld up in my eyes. Not again I don't want to be alone again. I started remembering how my father basically shunned me when my mother died. I thought he hated me. I still think he hates me. I mean he sent me away, his only daughter. It took years for the servants to start actually hang out with me. A tear fell from my eye.

"Aw no Luce don't cry." I felt warm arms wrap around me.

"You won't be alone. I promise you that. Okay?" I nodded. I felt weird. I felt like I could trust him with anything. I felt... complete...? I don't know, I must be tired I guess. Natsu let go of me and I immediately felt cold. I shivered. Natsu looked at me then slipped off his coat.

"What are you doing?" I asked. He drapped his coat over me shoulders.

"You're cold right? I would get in trouble if the princess got sick." I smiled.

"Thanks."

"Well come on Luce. We should get you to your room." I nodded. We started to walk out the maze and I notice a red mark on his right shoulder.

"Hey what's that?" I asked, gesturing to the mark.

"Oh that? I don't know. I had it since... well forever."

"Interesting..." Maybe a birth mark? No more like tattoo. "By the way why were you calling Gray all things cold? I understand the stripper part." I said remembering him taking off his clothes and Levy told me he strips unconsciously. "But I don't understand the ice part."

"He was raised in the mountains before working here."

"And the fire for you?" Natsu stopped walking. I looked back at him and gave him a questioning look.

"Uh well..." he said rubbing the back of his head. "I lost most of my memory 7 years ago. All I remember is fire, lots of fire. And a man named Igneel. He is the one that gave me this scarf. I don't know why I still have it. I guess I feel like it will tell me something about my past. About who I am and where I came from."

Wow.

"Oh... that explains why you don't know why you have that mark."

"Yeah."

"I'm sure you will get your memory back."

"I wish." We walked in silence back to my room. We finally reached my room and just stood out of it.

"Guess I will see you tomorrow Luce."

"Yeah... Wait Luce?"

"Huh? Oh. Luce. It's a nickname I gave ya. Sorry I can go back to calling you Lucy if you-"

"No it's fine I just never had a nickname before..."

"Oh." He smiled. "Luce it is then!" I giggled.

"Yeah... Well goodnight Natsu."

"Goodnight princess." He said in a mocking voice. I rolled my eyes and entered my bedroom, closing the door behind me. It might not be so back here after all...

Natsu's pov

I began to walk back to the servant quarters. For some reason I could only think about Luce. Luce. I like the nickname I gave her.

"Natsu!" I heard a familiar voice yell. I gulped. I slowly looked behind me and saw an angry, scarlet haired woman and a white haired one following behind her.

"Oh no." I muttered. Before I could take off running I felt her grab a hold of scarf.

"Oh no you don't." She said.

"Aww come on Erza you could be a little nicer." Lissana said.

"Yeah Erza." I choked out. "I can't breath." She let me go. I took deep breaths.

"You forgot to clean the bathrooms and the King yelled at me for not keeping up with my duties. You are having punishment when we get back." She said glaring at me.

"N-no anything but that."

"Yes you will be getting that." I began to sweat. I definitely did not want that. So I took off running. "Natsu!" They called out for me. Nope not going back there. I ran into my room and locked the door behind me. I was hiding in plain sight. Erza knew I would never hide here. It was silent for a while then I jumped when there was some banging on my door.

"Hey fire breath open up! Happy got out of your room again!" I relaxed. I never thought I would be happy to hear Gray's voice. I cracked the door open and Gray came bargaining in.

"Hey what do you think you're doing stripper?" I yelled-whispered. He handed me the abnormal blue cat.

"Meow."

"Happy you know you're supposed to stay in here while I'm working." The cat just meowed again.

"So is Lucy going to be the one?"

"What?" I asked looking up from my cat.

"Lucy. Is she the one you are going to make her 'fall for you'?"

"She is going to marry Prince son-of-a-bitch."

"Who cares? If she likes you then she won't marry stupid Sting."

"Do you think that will actually work?"

"Sure as long as you nice and romantic and shit."

"Hmm maybe she will be the one."

"Natsu!" I heard Erza yell.

"Aww crap I gotta hide!"

A/N: Hi humans sorry from not updating sooner I blame several things:

1. School

2. Family

3. Fanfiction

4. Laziness

I'll try to upload the next one ASAP. BAI!