A Wish - Sequel to You Are My Sunshine

Chapter 12 - The Shower Incident 2

The shower was broken.

I didn't really think anyone cared. They already probably knew anyway considering the fact that it had been broken for a good 3 days. Everyone was just using the shower on the left of the double apartment and it was soon flooded with all sorts of shampoos and toothbrushes. Don't even get me started on the mornings.

On the third day I had finally got to calling the building repair man to fix the head of the shower. Whenever you turned it on, the showerhead would go absolutely ballistic. Water was sputtered all over the room and it was a big deal trying to clean it up.

I will never forget what happened later that night.

Lucy was sick. She had come down with something the day after my date with Aya. This was on Friday. The shower had stopped working on Wednesday.

Everyone tried their hardest to get her to feel better that day when I was at work, clueless of what was going on. It was unlike everyone to just leave her alone when I had gotten home.

There was a note on the table that read ' Natsu, we're at the hot springs...sorry, we would've waited for you but it's been a very long and tiring day. Take care of Lucy. We'll be back by at least 10.' And then in separate sloppy handwriting to the right it said 'Don't try anything...' Nariko. I thought.

"Don't worry, I wont." I mumbled to myself. Then I heard a cough come from Lis- Lucy and Narikos room.

As I walked in to see what was going on, I noticed that Lisannas old room was the same as it had always been. Same white lilies on a dark wooden dresser, same window, same white satin sheets that I needed to wash.

And in those sheets lied Lucy. She looked washed out and tired. I wondered how her soon to be husband could just leave her here and not give a crap. Lucy probably felt terrible.

She was sitting up, staring at the wall blankly until I walked in. "Oh hey Natsu." She said, her voice sounding stuffy. I had crossed the room and put my hand to her forhead. "You ok?" I asked. "Fine, I'm just in need of a shower." Lucy replied.

I helped her up and Lucy went to go shower while I fished out some medicine from a drawer in the kitchen.

Next thing I knew I heard screeching. I looked up instantly from what I was doing with surprise. What the heck was happening now? I ran to the bathroom door in hope to find out why Lucy was making my eardrums numb.

As my hand found the door handle, I started to doubt my decision. Lucy was probably....NATSU!!!! I almost heard Erza behind me with a baseball bat. Talk about creepy. I had to see what was going on though. And if it meant walking in on Lucy, I would just look away and find out what was going on. My hand turned the handle and the door creaked open.

There was Lucy, on her stomach, in the middle of the bathroom floor. "What happened?" I asked. She started to answer "There's something wrong with the..." but then the full realization of her state kicked in. "Agh! Natsu, you pervert!" And that is the story of how I got slapped.

Lucy pushed me out of the bathroom to cope with her embarrassment and finding something to put on while I slammed my face into a bag of ice.

It was nearly 9 when Lucy came out again. I was sitting on the couch watching anime while holding an ice pack to my face as she came over to sit down by me. It was a weird feeling to have her peacefully sitting by me.

"Natsu," Lucy was the first to break the silence. She looked down at her palm. "I feel like we have been drifting away lately." Lucy swallowed. "I understand that people change. They don't always change to fit the same routine someone else does. Friendships fade." She looks up at me. "But I'm not willing to let ours go."

My fists tighten. "I'm sorry for how I acted the other night, about pushing you away. I understand how you feel and how it was hard for you to let go. I had felt that a long time ago." My teeth clench. "Lucy..." "I'm glad you've found someone else." She states, just about dodging the sorrowful feeling inside of her.

"Don't say that!" I shout. "I forbid you to say that." I pause. "The only person in my life that I've found is you! You can't just say something like that and expect me to go on my way!"

She sighs. I sit there, expecting her to say something else. Then her head falls on my shoulder. I stare at the top of her head for a moment, trying to piece together what's happening. "I guess what we both are trying to say is that we're sorry." She whispers, then coughs. I never gave her any medicine. "Let me go get you some medicine." I say, then get up from the support of my two fists, or at least try to. Lucy grabs my hand and pulls me back. "No, please, will you stay here while I can still be with you?"

I fall back on the couch and am surprised when Lucy curls up to my shoulder. "About the shower," I begin, "Its broken."

----later that night----

Authors POV

It was 10 when everyone got home. They shuffled in, tired. And then a single word was heard from the group as they all turned to the couch. "Nani??!!"

English translation: "What??!!"