NaLu: The Story Of Us

▷▶Chapter 19◀◁

~Natsu's P. O. V. ~

I awoke to the sound of a shrill ringtone. Who the--oh it's Gray. Way to ruin my sleep. I answered the call and groggily drawled, "Whatttt do you wanttttt early in the damn morninggggg..." "You're the laziest ass I've seen, Ash Face. Wash your face and look at the time it's 2:30pm in the afternoon." Gray's said from the other end. I was about to comeback with some kind of insult but......"2:30pm? HOLY CRAP I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ALREADY SO LATE SHITT" I yelled and ran out of bed. "Later Pervy Popsicle. You're coming in half an hour right?" I asked. "Yeah. Be ready by then." He said. I "tch"ed into the phone and ended the call.

By the time the doorbell rang, I was dressed in a white button down and black pants. I rolled up the sleeves to my elbow and answered the door. Gray stood at the door with some girl hiding behind him.

Hmm. Vanilla and strawberries.

"Sup. I'm gonna deposit her here for some babysitting while I go do some stuff." Gray cut to the chase and pushed the girl out. The girl stumbled and glared at Gray.

My breath hitched.

Lucy?

She smiled awkwardly and waved. I grinned with the same level of awkwardness tossed a casual "Yo" her way. "Get along. Lucy, behave. Bye," Gray flung out a hand and disappeared from sight and into the car. I watched in disbelief as he pulled out and drove off. He did not just dump someone who hated me in my care. Heck, I needed babysitting more than Lucy.

Lucy slipped past me and into my house and sat on the couch, staring at the living room. Well, gonna at least start a conversation even if she's gonna reply rudely. "You miss it?" I asked.

She looked at me, surprised. I waited for the snarky comment to fly.

"Yeah. I do."

What?

~Gray's P. O. V. ~

Done. My job is more or less complete. At the traffic light, I took out my phone and texted Erza:

"Erza you there?"

"ARE YOU TEXTING WHILE DRIVING?"

That was fast. Wait crap shit....

"Umm yeahhh I'm at the traffic light. It's red. How did you know?"

"From where I'm at in the balcony, I can tell you just left. You should still be driving. Stop text driving before I have your head the next time I see you."

"AYE"

I gulped and tossed my phone back onto the seat. The light flashed green. I drove off. At least Erza was there. All according to plan.

~Natsu's P. O. V. ~

"Yeah. I do."

What?

"I'm sorry." She said, refusing to look at me. "What do you mean?" I asked, still confused. Didn't she hate me like just two days ago? "I'm sorry for hurting you, breaking you, and misunderstanding you." She still refused to look at me. I held her chin and turned her face to looked at me. Her eyes refused to meet mine. "Look up." I said gently. She did.

"If anything I should be the one apologizing. I thought I was your fling. I didn't trust you and got mad. But now I want to ask you. Am I really just a fling?" I asked. I was kind of afraid of her answer. What if she said yes?

She didn't say anything, but pecked my lips with hers.

God the feeling of her lips against mine. I've missed it.