Safe and Sound | Nalu

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-One: Apology
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- Gabrielle Aplin
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The blonde looked away, wiping her eyes quickly. "Hi."

Natsu let the door close behind him as he walked over to her, sitting next to Lucy at the edge of the roof. She had hugged her legs close to her chest as she stared out at the blue sky.

They said nothing. The only noise was Lucy sniffling every now and then.

"Lucy," Natsu finally said.

She kept her head forward, looking at him from the corner of her eyes. The pink haired boy turned to face her.

"I'm so sorry for how I was acting earlier."

Lucy wouldn't look at him as she spoke. "I have no one left."

Natsu blinked in confusion. "What do you mean?"

The blonde sniffled. "My father was the only family I had left. Everyone's dead...maybe I should be t--"

Natsu suddenly grabbed both sides of her face, turning her head to look at him. "Don't think that for a second you shouldn't be alive, Lucy. I need you."

She felt her cheeks up with what he said. He stopped, realizing it at the same time as her. "Er--We need you, Luce. You're apart of Fairy Tail's family, and we're here for you."

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you push me away earlier? Especially when I needed you the most," Lucy whispered.

"I..." Natsu let go of the blonde, putting his hands over his face as he looked up. "I guess I just got...angry and...jealous...when you hugged the new guy."

"New guy?" Lucy's eyes widened. "You mean Sting? Why were you jealous of him?"

Natsu looked at her and shrugged, feeling flustered. "I mean, you guys were close and stuff so I thought--"

"That we were together? Natsu," Lucy snorted in slight amusement. "Sting already has a boyfriend."

He froze. "Wait, boyfriend? He's--"

"Yeah. Sting and Rogue have been dating for as long as I can remember," She said. "You have nothing to be jealous about."

Natsu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Yeah..."

"Why would you even be jealous?" Lucy suddenly closer to her face, a playful smirk on her lips. "Do you like me or something?"

Natsu grinned, playing along as he leaned even closer towards her until their noses touched. "Who's to say I don't?"

Lucy blushed and looked away. She covered her face with her hands, knowing she was slowly turning a visible shade of red.

Natsu chuckled and stood up, offering his hand for her to take. The blonde peeked out from behind her fingers and let one of her hands slip into his.