Ok everyone, hope you had a good day, considering this will be out some time this evening.

Chapter fourteen

Lucy's p.o.v

I laid on my bed with a gloomy aura. What I had come to terms with was confusing, to say the least, and I needed time alone, which meant kicking Natsu, the source of the problem, out of my room and into the living room. Due to recent thoughts I've come to terms with, something absolutely crazy and preposterous.

What I have come to terms with is that I, Lucy Lucky Heartfilia, am in love with Natsu Dragneel, and have been for a while. This was a crazy realization for me, because who wouldn't be crazy for realizing you're in love with your best friend, and on top of that, he most likely doesn't have feelings for me, and sees me only as a friend.

How am I going to face him after this without blushing? Surely even Natsu would notice something wrong with me if I constantly blush around him, and when I'm around him all the time. This is turning my thoughts downhill already, what am I supposed to do with this information that I can't tell to anybody?

This is going to kill me inside, I've always told everything to Natsu, and he's definitely going to notice something is wrong with me. I mean, who wouldn't notice if anything is so wrong with me, I'm definitely going to be an awkward mess. I face palmed internally and externally. I'm going to have to face Natsu today, whether or not I like it, after the whole Hikaru incident he's constantly asking if I'm okay.

I appreciate the concern, but by now it's gotten a bit overwhelming. Like, why would you do this to me, you're supposed to help me, not like you need to increase the feelings. I slowly get out of my thoughts before getting up and walking into the living room, ready to suddenly face my fears.

"Hey Natsu, so I was thinking we get take out for dinner," I say, trying to act casual but failing.

Natsu grinned at the idea, obviously pleased by my suggestion. "Yea, that sounds good," he said casually, thankfully ignoring my awkwardness, either on purpose or accidentally.

I nodded before grabbing a book and sitting down on the couch. Glancing at Natsu, I see how he seems to have occupied himself by doing a weird trick with his fire. Ignoring him, I start my new book I got, which is a mix between horror and mystery. I quickly ignore my instincts to look at him, knowing I would just keep staring the whole time.

I knew I needed to act the best I could right now, which was not fair, considering on the inside I was freaking out. It's like that time I thought I was being asked out by him but he only needed Virgo. But it's ten times worse now because I know that these feelings aren't towards me, but from me, and that means I'm in control of them.

Natsu's p.o.v

I knew Lucy was having problems, but with what? First, she kicked me out of her room for a while, then, she came out acting all weird. It's like she's purposely avoiding me for no reason. Maybe I did something wrong, or maybe it's because of my slip up yesterday, I mean it's not like I meant for that to happen.

I've been having weird instincts to just be near Lucy, I mean, they've always been there, but now they've just grew stronger, maybe it has something to do with the whole dragon heritage. Everything in my life has been a bit more complicated since I met Lucy. Because all of a sudden, I'm met with weird instincts and feelings.

I quickly got out of my thoughts, knowing I needed to confront Lucy about her behavior instead of sitting around and focusing on my problems. "Lucy, you have been acting weird lately, are you alright?"

Lucy looked at me with a mixture of shock and worry on her face before replying with slight hesitation, "Yeah, I'm fine, what would make you say that?"

"It's just, you've been awkward and quiet around me," I said, looking at her in worry.

She sighed and shook her head and just returned to her book. This surprised me even more because normally she would answer me. Of course, this fueled my worry. What could I have done to make her either annoyed or mad at me? Suddenly, it dawned on me, what if it wasn't me, but what if it's her?

Now that I think about it more, it seems likely. I mean, she's always thinking lately, and when she gets close to me, she freaks out, even though she's the one who got closer to me. The only thing left unsolved is what is she thinking about that's making her so awkward. There are not many things that could cause this.

Dismissing those thoughts, I started to think about my problems. It sounds selfish, I know, but I can't leave them unattended, I'll go crazy. So I start thinking about my instincts. They seem to only happen around Lucy. Whenever I hear her voice, I automatically want to see her. Whenever she's near me, I just want to be right next to her. When a guy other than me talks to her, I get irritated, especially if they flirt with her. If I hear her scream, I want to go on a rampage and kill who ever harmed her. When she cries, I want to do everything in my power to help her.

These are weird feelings, epically for me. I've never had them for anyone else in my life. None of the guild or close people have this effect on me, and it worries me to no end not having an answer.

Ok, there we go, instead of Natsu coming to terms with his feelings, we get instincts, which I have an idea of what I'm going to do with that, but I'm not sure if it will work out. Let's just see.