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Chapter 12

The three of them walked back to Lucy's house in silence. Lucy was slightly ahead of Natsu, so he wasn't really walking her home just tagging along. Lucy was furious; slightly at Natsu, thinking he was pitying her, but mostly at herself. She was the one that had gotten drunk and spilled out her secrets, not Natsu. She had told someone about her Mother's death, she had cried and reached out for someone.. Lucy had never in her life broken down like that in front of somebody... never.

She sighed and jumped up to get a better hold on Wendy then started to walk normally instead of stomping home like she planned too. Lucy had lost the anger, lost the sadness, lost most emotions now; she just felt numb.

"Lucy nee-san are you okay?" Wendy asked from her shoulders.

Lucy didn't respond. She wasn't aware the little girl had said anything. She was in her own world wrapped up in her own pain and grief. Her dark memories replayed in her head and she couldn't stop them. Wendy angered at her protector's silence and pulled her ponytail. Lucy stopped walking and dropped the girl. Luckily for Wendy she landed on her feet.

"What the fuck was that for?" Lucy asked.

"You were ignoring me, I'm asking if you are okay" Wendy responded.

"Why couldn't you have slept the whole way?" Lucy mumbled.

"What?" the little girl asked.

"I'm fine Wendy" Lucy said.

"Really?" Wendy asked.

"Yes now start walking or else I leave you" Lucy said.

Natsu stared at the two. "I don't understand why your cousin is so attached to you. After all it's not like you become a softly when she's around" Natsu said.

Wendy stopped walking and glared at Natsu.

"Nee-san's not mean at all, she's the kindest person I know" Wendy exclaimed cheerfully.

"You don't know anyone else other than me Wendy" Lucy muttered.

"Nuh uh" Wendy protested and they started bickering.

Natsu couldn't help but smile at the two of them. So maybe Lucy was a little bit softer with Wendy. After all he could tell the bickering between the two was friendly, affectionate even. Lucy normally would have been swearing her mouth off at other people if they were speaking to her like Wendy was. Natsu was starting to wonder if maybe Wendy was right, maybe underneath it all Lucy was still his Lucy.

"Hey this is my stop" Lucy said.

Natsu snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her home. It was the exact same house she used to live in.

"I remember riding my bike past here everyday checking if you would come out of that house and be back" Natsu said absentmindedly.

Wendy smiled while Lucy frowned.

"Stalker" Lucy muttered.

"Not even, no one ever came out so it wasn't considered stalking" Natsu.

Lucy just ignored the boy and opened the gate to her home.

"Bye Natsu nii-san" Wendy waved as she followed Lucy.

"Bye Wendy, bye Lucy see you at school tomorrow" Natsu said.

Lucy froze. She walked back to Natsu and stared him in the face.

"You better not tell anyone what happened today" Lucy said.

Natsu smirked. Oh how the tables have turned.

"Or else what?" Natsu asked.

"Or else I will make your life a living hell!" Lucy yelled.