"Hey, Lucy," once of the nurses came over to nudge the blonde on the side to earn the attention she wanted. "so, I heard a little something-something that's going around the hospital." She smirked in a way making Lucy raise her brows and feel a little fear rising up in her chest.

"Uh... and that is?"

"That the famous Dragneel kid has the hots for you."

"What?!" Another nurse that was listening to their conversaion sqwaked in surprise. "Natsu Dragneel is in the building?!"

"Yeah," she dismissed the excited nurse. "but yeah, what do you have to say about that Miss Heartfillia?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," she scoffed as she tried to ignoring that throbbing feeling in her chest as she typed up something in her computer.

"Uh-huh," the nurse scoffed, planting a hand on her waist. "then tell me why he's been calling for you ever since you left the ER?"

"He's what?" Lucy almost spat out in pure surprise as her fellow co-workers all looked at her in wonder. It made her curse inside her head and scowl at the ground as she waited for her paperwork to finish printing so she could hurry and leave the room. "You probably got it wrong—"

A knock on the window caused the conversation come to an end and the nurses who were present in the room all shifted their attention to the window by the wall.

When they all noticed it was the famous Gray Fullbuster standing on the other side of the counter, couple of them started to excitedly whisper towards one another and stare in awe.

"How may I help you?" The one that was speaking with Lucy was quick to push her to the side to come to the male's aid. "Need a little directions or something?" She almost purred making Lucy scrunch her face up in disgust as she looked up at the ink-haired male who gave her the look of disinterst before his gaze shifted to behind her.

"Yo, Lucy," he raised one of his arms that was deep inside his pants pocket. "I kind of need you."

This caused shock from the other nurses once again and Lucy could only slowly nod before gathering her papers and grabbing Natsu's folder before quickly leaving. She could feel the stares from behind her as she quickly left with the male in tow, an embarrassed look plastered on her face.

"Finally, I can breath again." She let out a sigh of relief. "I thought I was going to suffocate."

"Why? What's going on?" He turned around to look back at the group of nurses before looking back at the blonde. "They talkin' shit or something?"

"No, they're just asking me a lot of questions about you guys because apparently, there's some rumor going around about how I have something going on with one of you," she clutched the papers and folder against her chest. "who is saying anything to make it even seem like that?" She turned to look at one of her childhood friends to have him grin sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head in a seemingly apologetic manner.

"Well, uh, you see—"

Giving Gray a look of confusion, the blonde tilted her head to the side as the two went down corridors and turned corners.

"Natsu and Loke have been trying to get you back so they, uh, might have mentioned your name a couple of times and requested you as a nurse," he tried to laugh it off as Lucy gawked at him. "and I might have said something, too." He mumbled the last thing making the blonde flush and scowl.

"Gray!" She almost screeched in his ear. "You know I don't need that!"

"I know, I know," he raised his arms in reasoning. "it's just, I—we haven't seen you for like seven years and y'know," he shrugged, rubbing his neck. "we kind of missed you."

Stopping outside of the room that belonged to the patient they came all the way for, Lucy stood in front of Gray to smile softly towards him as she felt the warmth spread across her chest.

She vivdly remembered the day of graduation where almost everyone in their group cried because they were all to seperate. They all swore to keep in touch and never lose that special connection they had with one another but as months past and years began to overthrow the months, they all just one by one stopped trying to contact each other. It took too much time and they all just never had the times to talk anymore which ceased the little catch-ups time to time.

Now, here she was, seven years later standing in front of one of her best friends since chilldhood years.

"Gray," she murmured softly as she reached over to place her hand on his chest. "I missed you guys, too."

Smiling warmly at the nurse, the bassist started to feel nostalga bubble up from deep down.

"Man, this scene kind of seems familiar, huh?"

Giggling at the male, she nudge his side to grab the handle of the door. "I suppose," she said before entering the private room. She was quick to notice the multiple trays of dirty plates and dishes, little bits and pieces of food sitting here or there. She also could smell the sweet scent of man, wondering if a bottle of cologne was broken somewhere in the room.

She entered to see Natsu on the bed and Loke in the corner of the room, on his phone. The other one with the blue hair wasn't present and she wondered if he was even in the hospital room.

"Uh, hello," Lucy spoke up in a soft voice to have the two of them not even look up. "mind if I check up on you?"

"I thought I told you that I don't want any check-ups or any other nurses unless it comes from Lucy Heartfillia," the singer huffed in annoyance as he stared down at his small smartphone. "so you can just see yourself out."

"Wow, that was kind of rude, Natsu," Loke said as he was the first to look up. "I apologize my sweet—hey! It's you from earlier!"

At this, Natsu looked up and his eyes grew wide as he noticed it was Lucy standing by the doorway with her arms crossed and her eyebrows raised in his direction.

"L—Lucy!" He sputtered as he was quick to lock his phone and place it on his lap. "I—you, err, uh, we were... I—"

"Smooth, flame-head," Gray said as he made his way over towards them to take the empty seat and pull his phone out.

Natsu only scowled at the male as his cheeks turned a slight pink.

"So, you're the goofball that has been requesting me," Lucy teased as she approached him to have him look away in embarresment. "don't worry, I'm here all week. " She winked making him let out an awkward cough before looking back at the nurse who was looking at his clipboard.

He felt the entire world start to slow down as he watched his favorite girl since his prime years do her thing. Just the way her hair was tied up in a pony tail and moved from one side to another caught his gaze and how she would press the end of her pen to her plump lips made him lick his chap lips. His fingers twitched as he just wanted to grab her by the waist and hug her tightly.

But then, he remembered that he hasn't seen her in seven years and he hasn't even touched her in those missing years.

Will she even allow him to touch her?

"Alright, it looks like you'll only be here for two days since it wasn't that bad of a injury," she smiled softly as she place her pen on her ear and went over to his side to check his IV cord along with his heart montior. "a day of a little healing and then wrapping then you'll be on crutches for maybe a week and a half. But by then, you'll be out of here." She said but whatever she said went over his head as he was too focused on her.

All he noticed was the way her lips moved and how her eyes would light up when she would smile.

He finally snapped out of it when he realized she was looking down at him and so was the other two in the room.

Blinking rapidly, he shook his head and looked back up at Lucy. "Huh? Sorry, what did you say?"

Letting out a sigh and shaking her head, Lucy could only laugh lightly. "You haven't changed the slightly, haven't you, Natsu?"

"I have!" He almost shouted as she quirked a brow at him. "I got taller and—and stronger—"

"Well, yeah," she almost laughed. "of course you'll change physically over the years but I meant mentally." She smiled down at him. "You're just the way I remembered," she mumbled as she wrote something down on the clipboard before setting it down on the table next to the bed. "anyways, as I was asking... how did you get this injury?"

"Oh... nothing special."

"The idiot tried to fight me and of course, I won." Gray spoke up for him making Natsu glare at him.

"It didn't happen like that!"

"Yeah, that's why you're the one in the hospital with an injured foot and not me." He smirked in the direction of the pink-haired male making Natsu grow angrier.

He opened his mouth to start arguing but Lucy quickly silenced him when she started to lean over him making his eyes grow wide.

"Natsu, you really need to keep your voice down. It's really late and we have some patients who really need their sleep," she sighed making him stare at her. "and talking about sleeping, you woke me up and forced me to come out here so you better be nice." She playfully scowled at him making the corners of his mouth twitch to a smile.

"I promise," he raised his arms in surrending making Lucy smile. "I'll be a good boy."

"Good," she nodded before turning to look at the other two in the room. "are you two hungry?"

"Yes." Gray immediately answered as Loke stood up. "Can we eat?"

"Wait, I want to eat, too!" Natsu whined causing the blonde nurse to smile once more as she went over to Gray.

"We have a cafeteria downstairs and we have a bunch of things you would like. You can join him, too, Loke," Lucy looked towards the ginger to Gray making the two groan in relief. The rose out of their seats and made their way towards the door making Natsu cry out once more.

"I want food, too!"

"I'll bring you some food, Natsu." Lucy dismissed his whining as Gray and Loke looked over.

"Is it alright if we leave flame-head alone?" Gray asked as he hesitated slightly making Lucy nod and shoo them off. "Are you sure?"

"Gray, did you forget I managed to handle him for ten years?"

Rolling his eyes, Gray raised his hand to signal a goodbye before the two left to keep the couple alone in the room together.

"Are you going to eat with me?"

"Natsu, it's like, five in the morning and all I really want to do is really sleep," the blonde laughed in a tired way as she pulled up the computer to start typing something on a white screen. "so, I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to have to pass."

Forming his mouth to a pout, Natsu silently stared at one spot on his lap before he looked back up to take a sneak peek at the blonde again.

She really did grow even more beautiful and he was breathtaken by it. How can somebody grow that beautiful? And he thought she was beautiful back in high school... boy, was he wrong.

"Will you at least sit with me while I eat?"

"Of course," she looked his way to offer a soft smile. "it's the least I can do."

Smiling back at the female, Natsu clasped his hands together to create a loud sound. "So, what's on the menu Ms. Heartfillia?" He asked exciedly making her shrug and look at the male.

"Depends what you're in the mood for."

"Humor me," he wrapped his arms around his head to lean back and smirk. "what do you think I can handle, now?"

"Oh, I don't even want to think about it," Lucy laughed as she remembered his eating habits from way back. "but I'll bring you something filling."

"Will I have desserts with my meal?"

"Only if you love chocolate fudge cake," she winked in a playful way making his entire face light up.

He could totally get used to this, again.

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"Natsu! Natsu, stop it!" A young blonde squealed loudly as she ran from the said male that caught up to her in now time. "No! Natsu!" She shrieked as the male grabbed her by the waist and started to spin her around in circles making her scream even louder than she already was. "Natsu!"

"Lucy, you're so heavy!" He teased making her cry out. He put her down and grabbed her before she ran away again, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I'm kidding,"

"Don't joke about that!"

"But I love your reaction when I tease you," he laughed as he leaned in to plant a soft kiss on her forehead. "I love you, babygirl."

"You know what I fucking hate?" Natsu said the next morning, bright and energized as his other bandmates choosed to ignore him while Lucy was the only one actually listening. "When people don't put their caps back on their drink when they're done drinking."

"What?" Lucy laughed at him as she looked at the male. "That's so weird."

"But I hate it! Like, it's gross." He scrunched his face up in disgust as he tried to grab another agreement from his bandmates but they continued to stare at their phone. "But you know what I hate the most? When people don't fucking close the door when they leave the room."

"You hate a lot of things, don't you?" The blonde smiled his way as she gathered up her things making Natsu look at her and grin.

"I have things I like, too."

"Oh, I know," she rolled her eyes as she turned to leave. "I'm going to go grab your painkillers."

"Can I come with you?"

"You can barely walk with those stiches in your foot, Natsu." She gave him a look making him pout. "Maybe when get your crutches I'll let you crutch next to me." She laughed along the way out leaving the boys all by themselves once more.

The entire day consisted of Lucy trying to help them as much as possible while running on six hours of sleep and the boys trying to help her catch up. Natsu had this and that done to help him have a quicker release and he was feeling even better than he was when he got the injury.

All he worried about was leaving the damn hospital which he knows he would have to later today.

He has a packed and busy schedule but due to his sudden injury, everything had to be pushed back a day. It was a bad inconvience for all of them and he has to go back as quick as he can.

As badly as he didn't want to.

"Yo, I hate crutches." Natsu groaned a moment later as he realized he had to go a week and half in crutches. "I remember when I had to use those fucking shits in high school—urgh, this will be the worst week and a half of my life."

"Well nobody told you to get hurt," Gray said as he continued to stare at his phone.

At this, Natsu scowled but didn't say anything as he was not in the mood to even argue with the male.

What he was in the mood for was staring at the laughing face of Lucy.

Just thinking of her brought a smile to his face.

—X—

"Fuck! Watch it, asshole!" Natsu practically shouted at Gray who couldn't care less as he helped his fellow bandmate in the wheelchair as his left foot was in a red cast.

With the rush of the band, the doctors were forced to hurry Natsu out of his bandages him wrap his foot up for his quick departure. As much as they were not supposed to, it happened and now, almost fourteen hours later, the band was leaving the hospital in a much better mood.

Well, Natsu was, at least while everyone else was exshauted for staying at the hospital with the injured male.

"Gray, be gentle," Lucy scolded as the male shoved his hands in his pockets and moved away from his spot to have her replace him. "he's still injured."

"I couldn't care less, Lucy," he honestly admitted earning a glare from Natsu. "all I want to do is go home and sleep because we have shit to do."

"I forgot," the nurse gasped. "you guys are famous now, right?"

"Yes ma'am." Jellal answered for them as the blonde now faced the male.

She learned that this blue-haired one was the drummer of the band and he was one of the sweetest and poliet people she has ever encountered. She also learned that he was trying to stop the entire fight before things turned out bad but it was too late.

Neither the less, she already liked this guy since all he wanted to do was help and protect the band.

"It's hard to believe," Lucy admitted as she started to roll Natsu out while everyone followed. "like, I feel like it was just yesterday when we were only fourteen telling each other what we wanted to be when we grew up."

"Time flies," Gray said as all of them recieved looks of disbelief from fans who roamed the same hallways. "I remember when you were tweleve and had those braces—"

"Ew, oh my god, stop!" Lucy squealed in embarrassment. "I was so ugly as a kid!"

"I liked them," Natsu joined in making the blonde look down at him and blush. "I remember you always had the colors pink and yellow!"

"It's because you told me to," she made some sort of face as they all adventured outside, the warm air bringing warmth towards them all.

The five went over towards the street where a black van pulled up, the door opening to have a male in a suit come out and help the males inside. Jellal and Loke were quick to enter as they said their small goodbyes to Lucy who equally sent them off, large smiles decorating their faces.

Gray was next as he wrapped his arms around the blonde and squeezed her tightly, knocking the air out of her lungs.

"Keep in touch!" He said as he let go of her and grinned widely causing her to scowl but smile back anyways. "You have my number and I have yours so don't be shy to contact me whenever. I'll treat you to some great foods someday, alright?" He ruffled her hair making her cry out and swat him away and he grinned once more. "Stay safe."

"Same goes to you, too," Lucy smiled warmly at the ink-haired male. "see you again."

Smiling one last time at his childhood friend, Gray entered the black van and it was now Natsu's turn to say his goodbye as he stood up with the help of his guard. He silently thanked them as he now towered over the blonde who was so much shorter than he was, the both of them not realizing their height difference till now.

"Shit, were you always this short?"

"Shut up, Natsu," the blonde nudge him as she broke out in a smile. "you always tease me about my height."

Smirking down at her, Natsu rubbed the back of his head as he didn't know what else to say.

"So, uh, see you again, I hope?" He said as she nodded and put her hands behind her back.

"I'll see you, Natsu. Be careful and go chase your dream, alright?"

"Sure will. I'll make you proud!"

Nodding in agreement, a silence snuck past them and they awkwardly stared away from each other as they didn't know what else to say but neither of them wanting to seperate so soon.

"So... uh..."

"Soo?"

"Well..." Natsu looked away in embarrassment as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, well... erm..."

"Just hurry up and get her number so we can leave!" Gray shouted from the back of the van causing Natsu's entire face to glow red and Lucy to look at Natsu and the boys in amusment.

"I—I was just getting to that!" He shouted right back as he cursed under his breath and looked back at Lucy. "So... uh... yeah, c—could I have your number so we can reach each other, again?" He asked but quickly rephased his words when he realized he sounded a little pushy. "I mean! Only if you want because—"

"You're doing that." Lucy cut him off making him stop rambling and look down at her. "You're started to ramble because you're embarrassed. I remember you always used to do that back then." She smiled fondly at him. "It's cute."

Looking at the nurse with wide eyes, Natsu felt his face flame up once more and he quickly looked away. "I—I mean, I guess if you think like that but I don't and I just—"

"Holy shit, Natsu," Gray groaned from the car once more. "get her fucking number and get your ass in the car."

"Here," Lucy handed him a piece of paper with her name and number on it. "take this and hurry and go before Mr. grumpy back there shits his pants." The blonde flickered her eyes towards the male in the back who casually flicked her off before she looked back at the male staring at the piece of paper.

He finally broke out in grin and stuff the piece of paper in his back pocket before leaning forward to wrap his arms around the woman in front of him.

"It... really was great seeing you, again, Lucy... I hope we'll meet again."

"We'll meet again, I swear to you Lucy!"

Widening her eyes, Lucy felt frozen in the male's arms as all she felt was that warmth and security again.

Slowly and gently, her arms wrapped around the male's figure and she hugged him right back, the two seperating after a little bit.

"Laters," he whispered gently as he leaned down to press a kiss on the top of her head.

It caught her by surprise as she watched the male get in the car and offer her one last smile and goodbye before the doors closed and the car slowly made its way down the road and into the main street.

"I swear to you and myself, I will make you Lucy Dragneel one day!"

"See you again... Natsu."

notes: okay i wrote this in an hour and an half but it took a little longer because i spent at least ten minutes running and screaming from a flying bug and a multi-legged bug on my wall
notes2: yay for updating this one but not troublemaker!
notes3: my summer vaca is in 3 weeks and my birthday is next weeeeekkk!
notes4: hope y'all are doing well!
notes5: leave me a lovely review!