Every Reason I Loved Her- FairyTail edition

Where are we Going?... Towards!

My neck has a major crick in it when the sunlight hits my eyes and pulls me out of my sleep. I groan as I straighten up but my arm doesn't come with me. I look down at it to find Lucy curled against me still dressed in her yoga pants and white t-shirt, her hair even messier than yesterday. I wrap my other arm around her and squeeze her.

"I'm sorry." She whispers.

"No, I'm sorry." I squeeze her as hard as I can "I shouldn't have pushed, I knew I shouldn't have answered the phone and I'm just really sorry." I nuzzle my face into her hair and hold her there and she lets me.

"I didn't mean to upset you, Lucy," I kiss the top of her head.

"I know." Her voice is still a whisper.

"I just want to protect you." I tell her.

"I know." She says again.

"I don't know what I'd do if I lost you, Lucy." I drop my forehead to hers and look into her eyes. She reaches up and brushes her fingers across my cheek.

"Me either." She presses a kiss to my mouth, I love that she never holds a grudge.

She pulls back too soon but not away. She keeps her hand on my arm, her eyes full of remorse.

"I didn't mean to be gone for so long, I just started walking and then I just..." she sighs "there are just things I thought I wouldn't have to deal with anymore, things I thought I took care of but now it's like..." she shakes her head as if to erase the thought.

"Like what?" I ask.

"It doesn't matter." She says firmly "It's just something I thought I was finished with and apparently, I'm not so..." she shrugs "I have to deal with it... eventually."

"You know I'm here for you." I cup her chin in my hand "whatever you need me for, I'm here."

"I know, I just wanted to leave certain things behind." She gives me a quick peck on the cheek and slides off the couch. She holds her hand out to me "come have morning drinks with me."

"Perfect." I let her pull me into the kitchen, I take a seat at the table and text Grey and Juvia to let them know Lucy made it home alright.

"So..."

Lucy's phone interrupts me, she freezes and glances at the screen but the smile that spread across her face means it can only be one person.

"Hey Juvia." She puts the kettle on and pops some bread into the toaster. I can hear Juvia's voice from across the kitchen.

"I know." Lucy's voice gets a little quieter "I'm sorry, I just needed to be alone and figure a few things out." Lucy grabs an avocado from the fridge and cuts it in half. The toast pops up and she puts it on her favorite plate, the one with the colorful arrows and feathers on it.

she pops in two more slices of bread and smears the avocado over the two pieces of toast.

"I know, I know." Lucy smiles slightly "I'll call you back in a bit, Natsu and I are about to eat some breakfast." She smiles a little wider.

"I love you too, Juvia, bye." Lucy sets her phone aside and brings the plate of toast to me. She grabs one slice and pushes the other toward me.

"Eat up while its hot." She goes back to the stove and grabs two cups down. Of course, she grabs her Paris cup and a tea bag from her tea drawer for her and the instant coffee for me. I love watching her in the mornings. She just wakes up glowing, something is still off .

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Lucy keeps her arm linked through mine as we walk through Manhattan. There's no way we can actually afford anything here but, Lucy likes to look at the buildings and the lights. She seems lighter, I guess leaving our phones at home was a good idea after all. She's not worried about getting a call she doesn't want to answer.