Love is in the air for Paris is known as the City of Love. No one loves more...than the villain Dairy Queen. Sherry ended up getting etheriouized into Dairy Queen and causing havoc in Paris. Salamondra and Celestria did their best to fight them off at the park. However, a few people were a little distracted by something in a magazine. Dairy Queen had her ice cream monster launch blasts of ice cream at them, but both of the heroes moved quickly and got a couple people out of the way.
"You and Celestria make a great couple, Salamondra."
"I know, even though we're not a couple." Salamondra said. As for Celestria, she was getting the same treatment.
"I always knew you and Salamondra were perfect for each other."
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Celestria questioned.
"You two heroes can't deny it!" Dairy Queen said. "Love is in the air! There's no point in hiding it anymore! Just admit your love!"
"What are you even talking about? We're not in love!" Celestria denied.
"Not yet." Salamondra flirted, but Celestra was getting annoyed.
"You don't see it? Just have a look around." Dairy Queen said as she showed that there images of Celestria and Salamondra in photos of them looking like a couple. Some of them were taken out of context, but they all lead to one thing.
"Pardon me." Salamondra said as he took a magazine from someone and read what was on it. "Celestria and Salamondra voted Couple of the Year?!"
"What?! Give me that?!" Celestria said as she snatched the magazine and looked it over herself and saw photos looking like they were a couple. "This is nuts! These photos are all taken out of context! That kissing photo, I was breaking Miserain's spell over Salamondra! This photo with our arms linked... Dairy Queen, we were fighting you when that happened! It was a ploy!"
"Of course, blame the villains and live in denial. Why don't you just admit it already?" Dairy Queen said as she didn't believe them. "The heart wants what the heart wants. You two are simply meant for each other."
"She's got a point. The heart wants what the heart wants." Salamondra flirted some more as he put his arm around Celestria. "We do seem perfect for each other in every way." Celestria has been hearing this sort of thing time and time again, and Salamondra's flirting doesn't help. It would seem she's ran out of patience with all of it.
"That's it!" Celestria called as she grabbed Salamondra's arm and painfully twisted it around. "What my heart wants is to beat this villain already, and you're clearly not helping! Why don't you cool down for a moment?!" She said as she actually threw Salamondra into a trash can. The way she's acting now is starting to scare Dairy Queen. "Open the Celestial Gate!" Celestria continued this on her own as Salamondra just shyly watched from the trash can. In almost no time, she beat Dairy Queen and restored everything to normal. As for Sherry, she was baffled and puzzled by the whole thing.
"I... I don't understand. You two seem great together. My ice cream predictions of love are never wrong." Sherry said.
"Well, they are this time." Celestria said. Then, she turned to Salamondra and she looked rather annoyed.
"I think I better stay in here for a while." Salamondra said as he ducked back inside, but he could feel the trash can tumbling around until he falls out of the trash can, finds himself on the rooftops, and sees a rather annoyed Celestria.
"I'm guessing you don't want to get a celebratory ice cream." Salamondra teased as he got up. "How about a movie or a nice dinner to celebrate the win against the villain and for being named Couple of the Year."
"We are not a couple at all! We will not be a couple!" Celestria shouted as she's really annoyed now.
"Okay. Calm down." Salamondra said. "Why are you so upset about this?"
"I am tired of people thinking we're a couple when we're not!" Celestria said. "We're superheroes, not part of some celebrity gossip chain! It certainly doesn't help that you keep flirting with me when I made it clear I'm not interested! It has to stop Salamondra, and you need to take your superhero responsibilities more serious!" She really let Salamondra have it as she's ran out of patience with all of this and just took off before he could even say anything. That really hit Salamondra hard this time! He can't help but express how he feels about Celestria, but she's made it clear time after time that she's not interested and claims she's in love with someone else. Salamondra feels like he's really done it now and has to do something about it.
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Natsu's Room
"Fire Out..." Salamondra said as he entered his room and turned back into Natsu.
"You okay?" Igneel asked as he helped himself to some meat.
"Celestria's right, Igneel. I can't keep going like this." Natsu said. "She knows how I feel and yet nothing changes. All I've done is made her angry and upset with me, like she's not sick of me already. I've got to get over this!" He said as he took out his phone and tried to delete all the photos of Celestria, but it wasn't easy for him. Yet, he did it anyway.
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Lucy
Up in Lucy's room, she asked Levy to delete every photo of Celestria and Salamondra so no one will think they're a couple. Lucy has decided to put an end to this once and for all, but Levy was hesitant to do that.
"You can't ask me to do this! It's censorship!" Levy said.
"All of them! Do it!" Lucy said. Levy groaned, but she ended up deleting all of them. After a while, the news was reporting about how the photos were actually deleted.
"In shocking news, photos of Celestria and Salamondra from the blog dedicated to them has been deleted after they were named Couple of the Year. Could this be a sign that the dynamic couple is breaking up?" Bisca reported.
"We were never a couple!" Lucy shouted as she was still annoyed and her friends were getting worried about her.
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Fencing Club
Natsu tried to move on from Celestria like he said, try to forget the whole idea like she wants. However, it's easier said than done. Natsu tried to continue with his normal day as he was at fencing class. The problem was that he was too distracted by the whole thing with Celestria. It left him wide open for attacks and his opponents scored every point against him. It did not go unnoticed by Kagura.
"What's going on, Natsu?" Kagura asked in the locker room as it was all over. "You seem distracted? There's clearly something unbalancing you. If that continues, you won't be much of a challenge anymore."
"Sorry, Kagura... I don't want to talk about it." Natsu said as he got up and left, but Kagura could see that something has to be done. Kagura might act cold and distant sometimes, but she's got a good heart.
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Natsu
Natsu was on his way home with Jacob driving the car, but he was still upset. What he feels about this whole thing is so hard for him.
"Stop the car. I need to get out." Natsu said. Jacob could see Natsu was upset and needed some air, so he did what he said and stopped the car. Natsu got out of the car and went into the park. Things have been so hard for Natsu since he loves Celestria, but she doesn't love him. Lately, it seems like they've been growing more and more distant. It's all hitting him just now that Celestria seems like she wants nothing to do with him, and all the billboards just remind him of what he could never have. It's made him feel pain like he's never felt before.
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Black Knight
"I sense of feeling of heartbreak, disappointment, and a great deal of misery. The perfect..." Black Knight was about to unleash another etherious, but he soon realized who it was. "Natsu?!" He debated on releasing the etherious, but he was against it as he wasn't that evil. "Darkness Fade!" He changed back into Zeref and reached for his phone and gave Jacob a call.
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The Park
"Ello, guvnor." Jacob answered.
"Jacob, bring Natsu home! There's something I wish to speak to him about it." Zeref said and Jacob new better than to argue with him. Meanwhile, Lucy was still up in her room with Erza and Levy and was trying to figure out what to do about the billboard.
"What am I going to do about the billboard? I can't deface it, but it will cost a fortune to take it down." Lucy said.
"Lucy, will you just calm down?" Levy said.
"Why are you getting so upset about this?" Erza questioned.
"I don't want people thinking this about me and Salamondra! We're superheroes! We're not a source of their entertainment!" Lucy said.
"Lucy, people are going to think what they're going to think." Erza said. "If you ask me, I think the real problem is that you're jealous of Salamondra. Salamondra is always so direct about how he feels and you can't do that with Natsu." It seemed like Erza was on to something, but Lucy was trying not to show it.
"You... You don't know what you're talking about." Lucy said and just climbed her way up to the balcony with Stella following her.
"Lucy, maybe you are taking this too hard." Stella said. "You did snap at Salamondra when you didn't need to. Maybe you should try to calm down and really think why this bothers you." Lucy wondered if they might be right, but then she noticed Natsu on the bench.
"Natsu...? He looks upset." Lucy said. "He needs comfort!" Lucy saw this as an opportunity and could change her situation. That's why she hurried down there as fast as she could to him. When she got down there, she tried to act casual as she tried to make it look like she was naturally passing by, looking badly doing it. "Oh! Natsu!"
"Hey, Lucy." Natsu said.
"Natsu? Is something wrong?" Lucy asked.
"Well..." Natsu said, but didn't get the chance to say more.
"Natsu!" Jacob called. "Your brother just called! He wants you home like on the double!"
"Sorry, Lucy. I'll see you around." Natsu said as he just left still feeling miserable and Lucy wondering what could be bothering him.
"Lucy..." Lucy turned around and was met with Kagura. What could Kagura want with her?
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Dragneel Manor
"You wanted to see me, Zeref?" Natsu asked as he came into his brother's office once he got home.
"Yes, I... Natsu, is something wrong?" Zeref asked as he acted like he noticed it for the first time.
"I'm fine." Natsu said, but Zeref could tell he wasn't with that tone.
"Natsu, I know I've been...distant since our parents passing... Still, I am your brother. If you need to talk to me, I am here for you." Zeref said.
"Thanks, but I think I rather be alone right now." Natsu said as he just left and Zeref just left him alone. Natsu went up to his room and continued to think of what Celestria told him.
"Hey, things seem to be going better with your brother. Look at all the sentences he said to you just now." Igneel said as he tried to help Natsu find the bright side of this, but Natsu didn't respond. "Natsu, you need to do something about this."
"Yeah, and I was thinking of destroying everything of something that can never me. Igneel, Fire Up!" Natsu didn't wait a second longer as he transformed and went to destroy everything that is of him and Celestria together.
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The Park
"I need to talk to you about Natsu. He is clearly distracted, his sword has lost his edge." Kagura said as she tried talking to Lucy about what to do to make Natsu. "It seems that he's suffering from some form of heartbreak and needs to experience joy again."
"Heartbreak?" Lucy questioned, but Kagura silenced her.
"It's obvious you harbor strong feelings towards him. I noticed it that time we were partnered together on Friendship Day." Kagura said.
"What?!" Lucy said as she tried acting innocent, but Kagura silenced her again.
"You need to admit your feelings for him. That way, his heart will be filled with joy again, but the way you are doing is sloppy and terrible." Kagura said. "It's obvious you can't gather the courage to say what you have to say. Just like in combat, you need to practice and practice until you have mastered this technique of attraction. You need to make sure your words have power. That is why I say you find someone to practice your confession on."
"What?" Lucy questioned as she didn't get it. "That sounds weird."
"Weirder than what you've been doing?" Kagura questioned. "It will help you. You just need to find someone who harbors no feelings for you. Remember that this is for Natsu." Lucy didn't quite get all of it, but it sounds like Kagura is saying Lucy should rehearse her confession to try and make Natsu happy again.
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Salamondra
"Dragon Fire!" Salamondra ended up destroying another billboard of him and Celestria as a couple. When that happened, he detransformed and fed Igneel meat, but Igneel looked miserable.
"I love meat, but I'm starting to get sick of it. How much longer are we going to do this?" Igneel questioned.
"Until every bit of this fantasy that will never happen is gone!" Natsu said, but Igneel could see one picture after another. This is not how you handle anger. "Igneel, Fire Up!"
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Lucy
"Find someone to practice my confession on that has no chance of falling in love with me?" Lucy questioned as she tried to figure out what Kagura said. She has it written out, but she needs someone to rehearse on. "How am I suppose to do that? I don't even know who to ask."
"You can practice on me." Stella offered.
"Thanks, but I think I need someone that's human." Lucy said. "Maybe I need some air." Lucy climbed up on the balcony to try and clear her head to think. When she climbed up there, she spotted Salamondra near the billboard of him and Celestria. "Salamondra! He's perfect! He's in love and devoted to Celestria, but he doesn't know I'm Celestria!"
"Isn't it weird he's out here? What's he even doing there?" Stella questioned.
"Probably just admiring the billboard. It's like a dream come true to him. Just hide, Stella." Lucy said as she didn't care much for Salamondra's reasons. Stella just did what she was asked and hid in Lucy's purse. "Salamondra! Over here!" She called and got his attention before he could destroy the billboard.
"Lucy?" Salamondra questioned. He jumped right over to her and landed on the balcony. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah. I just need your help with something." Lucy said as she got him to sit down. "You see, I'm about to make a confession of love and I need someone to rehearse on. You just be the guy I'm about to say it to. Since I know you have feelings for Celestria and not for me, you're the perfect person to do this on." She said, but Salamondra wasn't really getting it. "So, you just sit there and listen while I work on this confession. Got it?"
"Not really..." Salamondra said.
"Just listen." Lucy said as she was actually going to read off a paper. "Salamondra, ever since I've met you, my heart felt like it would burst out of my chest. It felt like there were three suns. Your eyes shine with a light that everyone admires, but I wish those eyes would look at me, see what I really feel." "Time out." Salamondra interrupted.
"Lucy, I'm flattered, but I kind of want a break from love." Salamondra said.
"Okay, but this is for someone else. I'm just using you as practice." Lucy claimed.
"Oh! But you said Salamondra, so I thought you were talking to me." Salamondra said.
"Oh... Shoot! I see the confusion." Lucy said.
"If it's for someone else, why not use their name?" Salamondra questioned.
"I can't tell you who. It's private." Lucy said.
"Well, you need to use some name." Salamondra said.
"Fine. We'll use Summer for the name. It's not his real name, but at least it's a name." Lucy said. Salamondra went with it with Lucy starting again. "Summer, ever since I've met you, my heart felt like it would burst out of my chest. It felt like there were three suns."
"Now it just sounds like you're talking about the season." Salamondra said with a chuckle.
"Who cares about the name?! Will you just take this serious?!" Lucy said with Salamondra agreeing to do so. "Summer, ever since I've met you..." She would have continued, but she saw Salamondra making a weird face. "Why are you making that face?"
"You told me to be serious, so I'm being serious." Salamondra said.
"Take this serious, yes! Don't look like you're constipated!" Lucy said as she was getting frustrated.
"Sorry. I'm just really confused." Salamondra said. "I don't even know what this is. How am I suppose to look?"
"Just sit there and listen to this confession of love." Lucy said in frustration.
"It's not going to sound like one with you being angry like that." Salamondra pointed out.
"Well, this isn't exactly easy for me!" Lucy said.
"Come on. It's easy. Let me show you." Salamondra said as he had them switch places.
"Hold on." Lucy said, but Salamondra went through with it as he cleared his throat and started reading.
"Summer, ever since I've met you, my heart felt like it would burst out of my chest. It felt like there there were three suns. Your eyes shine with a light that everyone admires, but I wish those eyes would look at me, see what I really feel. You are the light that shines for all hope, goodness, and perfection. The three suns are just three words that will make it all clear. So please say you love me like I love you." Salamondra read the paper perfectly, but it wasn't having the effect Lucy wanted.
"Did I sound that corny?" Lucy questioned.
"I don't know, but I think I sounded good." Salamondra teased, but it just made Lucy feel bad as she buried her face in her knees with Salamondra feeling like he crossed a line. "I'm sorry. I just don't understand what this is all really about. You're not being clear." He said as he dropped down to her.
"There's this guy I'm in love with." Lucy said as she came out. "A friend of mine says I should confess how I feel to him. She suggested I tried rehearsing it until I master it, and suggested I use someone that harbors no feelings for me. If I could touch their heart, I would be able to do it with the guy I like."
"Oh! I get it now, but that sounds dumb." Salamondra said. "If you keep rehearsing it, it's not going to sound so meaningful. It's got to come from the heart." He's right, but Lucy is having a hard time doing it. "You're just putting too much pressure on yourself. How about a break to help you relax? Maybe a movie?" He offered. A movie with a superhero? It also sounds like it could be good for Lucy.
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The Bus
Lucy decided to take a break from her rehearsal and hit a movie with Salamondra. For Lucy's own good, the two of them were taking the bus. Lucy paid, but Salamondra had a bit of a problem.
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked.
"I don't usually take the bus, so I don't have the money for it." Salamondra said.
"It's okay, Salamondra. Superheroes can ride for free." The bus driver said and allowed it with the two of them moving back.
"So, what are we seeing?" Lucy said as she tried to find a movie on her phone. "How about no romance since we should be taking a break from it."
"And I'm not really interested in seeing a superhero movie." Salamondra claimed.
"How about Lamia Queen vs. Mongoose Man?" Lucy questioned.
"Doesn't sound like either. I'm in." Salamondra agreed. They both went for a movie that would help them forget their problems, but it didn't go that way.
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The Theater
"I can't help how I feel for you, Mongoose. I love you."
"I feel the same, but we are suppose to be enemies." Turns out the movie had the kind of love that they were trying to avoid.
"Come on. A snake and a mongoose are enemies by nature. They're not suppose to be in love." Salamondra complained.
"I'm not in a mood for a movie anymore." Lucy said as she got up and just left the theater with Salamondra following after her.
"Sorry about that." Salamondra said as the two had a seat on the bench.
"It's not your fault. I'm the one who suggested the movie." Lucy said. "They make it seem like it's all so easy, but that's because it's written in advance. It's all someone writing out a story. In real life, it's not. That's why I was doing that little rehearsal earlier. I try to control every little aspect I can because I'm really just afraid of getting an answer I don't like. I do some writing myself, so I'm always coming up with complex plans, scenarios, and how I envision my future. When it comes to actually telling this guy I'm in love with him, I'm just terrified it won't go the way I like and I'll end up hurt and humiliated."
"It might not be as scary as you think." Salamondra encouraged. "As long as you're being honest, even if this person doesn't feel the same, at least you'll have some form of closure." That was good advice and Lucy really liked it. Since the movie ended up being a bust, the two of them decided to head back to Lucy's home, but there was a slight drizzle going on. Luckily, Salamondra helped out as he formed an umbrella with his staff.
"You have an umbrella in that?" Lucy questioned.
"Fire and water don't mix." Salamondra joked as the two of them started walking. "It's a little funny. I'm the opposite of you, Celestria. I don't have any problem showing Celestria how I feel, but she's in love with someone else and I get nowhere. No matter what I try, I can't seem to move on. However, I'm getting the opposite of what I want." He said as he was started to feel upset with Lucy noticing. "I just keep annoying her, and I'm starting to think she now hates me. She was less than pleased with me earlier today. Honestly, it feels like we're getting more and more distant. I'm starting to think I should just cutout the middle man and end our partnership." When he said that, she realized the kind of pain she brought on him.
"I'm sure that's not it." Lucy assured as she placed her hand on him. "I'm sure she doesn't hate you. She just probably takes her hero responsibilities serious, but you're still important to her. If you quit because of her, she might not forgive herself."
"Maybe... I wish I was sure about that." Salamondra said, but Lucy did her best to comfort him. While this was going on, Sherry was in the area and could see there was love between them, but that did not sit right with her.
"This isn't right. Celestria and Salamondra are meant for each other." Sherry said as she was starting to doubt herself and what she loves doing. "I'm always right about this. Am I actually wrong?"
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Black Knight
"A nice etherious is like ice cream." Black Knight said as he could sense Sherry's doubt. "Once you have it once, you can't help but have more." He took an etherious and filled it with dark energy. "Fly, my evil etherious. Let's have a double scoop of evil!"
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Sherry
The etherious made its way to Sherry and entered her ice cream scooper like before.
"Hello again, Dairy Queen." Black Knight said. "Your reputation is on the line. Celestria and Salamondra are meant for each other, but someone else is in their way. Maybe if they don't have their miraculous anymore, they can be together."
"Of course! I have to remove all obstacles that stand in the way of love!" Sherry said as she accepted her powers once again.
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Lucy's Balcony
"Coming in for a landing!" Salamondra called as they landed down on the balcony. "So, shall we give this rehearsal another try?" Lucy was going to give it another try until she spotted something.
"Watch out!" Lucy called as they saw Dairy Queen and her ice cream monster with ice cream being shot at them. Salamondra twirled his staff around and blocked it.
"Salamondra and Celestria are meant for each other! I know I'm right, and I'll remove all obstacles to prove it!" Dairy Queen declared as she had her monster charge.
"Get inside! I'll take care of this!" Salamondra said as he tried to lure the monster away from the balcony with Lucy ducking down in her room.
"Didn't you give Sherry a charm earlier?" Stella questioned when she came out.
"I was so distracted by everything that I forgot. You and the girls were right." Lucy admitted with her feeling guilty. "I came down too hard on Salamondra.
"Fix it with everything else. Now's a good time." Stella said.
"Stella, Twinkle!"
Once Lucy transformed into Celestria, she hurried after Salamondra. Salamondra kept running from the monster as it kept shooting globs of ice cream at him. Salamondra kept running until an ice cream blast imploded in front of him and he ended up slipping and falling to the ground.
"I thought ice cream was suppose to be sweet." Salamondra claimed. Dairy Queen was about to come down on him, but Celestria arrived just in time and got him out of there as she swung in and carried him away and found a good hiding spot. "Thanks for the save, my... Hi, Celestria." He said as he tried not to be so flirty anymore.
"Are you okay?" Celestria asked.
"I...might have hit my head." Salamondra said, but Celestria will deal with it later.
"Open the Celestial Gate!" Celestria used her powers and ended up getting a bicycle and helmet with the Gemini sign on it.
"Ride for one? That probably works given our situation." Salamondra said. Celestria closed her eyes and tried to think of a solution. She pictured the bike, a large sign, and Dairy Queen's scepter.
"Got it. Here's what I need you to do." Celestria said as she whispered something to him.
"There you are!" Dairy Queen called as she spotted them as she had her monster attack them, but they both moved out of the way with Celestria getting on the bike and riding down the road.
"Hey! Come and get me, icy queen!" Salamondra called as he kept her attention on him and she went after him.
"Why run and hide from the truth?! If you give me your miraculous, there's nothing keeping the two of you from being together!" Dairy Queen called.
"Try telling that to the girl who isn't really interested in me!" Salamondra said. Salamondra kept going and kept trying to stay ahead until he saw the sign that Celestria wanted. "Dragon Fire!" Salamondra used his power on the sign and caused it to fall off and block the road.
"What is this?" Sherry questioned.
"A ramp." Salamondra said. That was when Celestria came riding in on the bike and had her sights set on the sign being used as a ramp. It ended up working as she was launched into the air and got right over the monster and Dairy Queen. When Celestria was in position, she was able to snatch the scepter from her. When Celestria landed down, she smashed the scepter, broke it, and freed the etherious.
"No more evildoing for you, little etherious." Celestria activated her whip again. "Time to de-evillize!" She tossed it and was able to catch it. "Gotcha! Bye-Bye, little guy." She said once she released it. "Miraculous Starlight!" Now that it was over, she tossed the helmet into the air and unleashed the magic stars to clean all the ice cream and fix any damage that was done with Dairy Queen becoming Sherry again. Once she was back to normal, Celestria made sure to form a charm this time with it being brown, pink, and white like the three ice cream flavors. "Sherry, I'm really sorry. I forgot to give this to you last time. Keep this charm with you to protect you from Black Knight again." She said as she gave it to her.
"Thank you. I just wish I knew where I went wrong." Sherry said as she was still upset about that, but she decided to just forget about it for now.
"Well, it all is said and done, I need to do something." Salamondra said as he was about to leave.
"Wait!" Celestria said as she grabbed him and stopped him. "I want to apologize for before. I shouldn't have gotten so angry with you. The truth is...I'm jealous." She said with Salamondra surprised. "You have no problem saying what you really think and feel about me! I can't do that with the person I like! Still, I'm sorry."
"I get it. I guess it doesn't help when I keep doing it." Salamondra said as he finally understands. "You know, maybe there's someone who can help and relate to you. I need to see her before I change back."
"Uh... No time!" Celestria said as she knew he was talking about Lucy. "Got to go!" She said as she did a quick pound it with him and took off in one direction with Salamondra going in another.
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Salamondra
"Lucy!" Salamondra called as he came back to her balcony with Lucy coming out.
"Is it over?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. It's safe now." Salamondra said. "So, shall we continue with this rehearsal. I don't have a lot of time left." Lucy was tempted to do just that, but she had thought seconds thought as she took the paper and crippled it.
"You're right, Salamondra. No matter how many times I rehears, it won't matter because it needs to come from the heart." Lucy said. "It needs to be who I really am. Thank you."
"No problem. I think this helped both of us." Salamondra said as they both had a change of perspective on things.
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The Next Day
Natsu was starting to feel good about himself once again. He got his head back on straight and was able to act like himself again. Just in time as Natsu ended up becoming the winner of a fencing competition and won the gold for all of his friends to see. However, Kagura grabbed Lucy and went to talk to her in private.
"Did you do it?" Kagura said.
"No. I don't think it will help. Kagura, where did you even get an idea like this?" Lucy questioned.
"From this book, but I haven't gotten through all of it yet. It all seemed reasonable." Kagura said as she brought up a book, but it was a certain kind of book.
"Your advice came from a manga?" Lucy questioned and couldn't help but laugh. "Kagura, we need to hang out more often."
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Natsu
As for Natsu himself, he was back to normal. He even brought back the photos he had of Celestria back on his phone and computer.
"I thought you were moving on?" Igneel questioned.
"Lucy had me open my eyes. I need to take my own advice and act like my real self." Natsu said, but Igneel had his doubts about this. Love is always so complicated. There really is no right way for all to play out, but it all works out in the end. Hopefully, it will for our two heroes.
