I have always loved you (NaLu)

Year 2008

I was six and went to school. It was the second day of school and my mom told me to walk there since we lived so close. I got lost and started to run, but every corner I turned at, was more confusing than the last one. I started to cry but never stopped running, I turned and bumped into someone. I fell to the ground, I landed on my butt but it still wasn't a soft landing. I looked up at the person I bumped into with my brown crying eyes.

He was a little boy with pink hair and had a big smile on his face. He wore the same uniform as me.

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you fall, he said while reaching out his hand to me. I didn't understand, I bumped into him but still, he was apologizing and helping me up even though I'm a complete stranger and thinking it's his fault that I fell. I had never seen anyone do such a sweet and kind thing in my life. My parents were always busy with their company so I never really meet them and my maid Virgo just did kind things to me because it was her job.

What I was feeling. It was something new, something I had never felt before and something I needed to know what it meant.

It was like my cheeks were boiling up and my heart was beating so fast, I couldn't tell what was going on in my head, all I could think about was his face. I couldn't even remember that I was sad and stopped crying. I grabbed his hand and barely pulled myself up, he did all pulling, he was so strong.

- Hey, are you ok? he asked.

- Yeah, I'm fine... Your name, what is it?, I asked while blushing.

- It's Natsu Dragneel, what's yours?, Natsu asked.

- My name is Lucy Heartfilia, I said.

- Lucy, it's a pretty name for a pretty girl but I'm going to call you Luce if it's ok, Natsu said with that big smile on his face. He just gave me a compliment and a really nice one too.

- Yeah it's fine, but do you go to Tokyo Low Academy?, I asked hoping he would say yes.

- I do but how did you know?, Natsu asked surprised.

- Your uniform is the same as mine. But I'm really lost and I don't know where to go can you help me Natsu?, I asked and started to tear up again.

- Please don't start crying you should save your tears for happy moments and I'll show you the way there, said Natsu trying to calm me.

We walked there together and all I could think about was that moment when he helped me up.

When we got there we were late and our teacher was really mad at us. He was about to yell at us when Natsu step forward and held his arms out in a cross-like way as if he was protecting me.

- Mr Lily, please don't be mad with Luce I distracted her so she became late. It's all my fault please don't punish her for my bad behaviour!, Natsu said bravely but I still heard the fear in his voice.

- Natsu, I quietly whispered to myself. He said it was his fault but it wasn't, it was my fault. I got lost, I made him late why is he taking the blame when I should be taking the blame.

- NO! It was me who got lost and I made Natsu late because I needed help! Stop blaming yourself Natsu when we both know it was me!, I yelled. I saw The look on Natsu's face he wasn't smiling he looked worried and I didn't know why until Mr Lily said something

- Detention after school for a week for both of you, now sit in the back two seats you two, Mr Lily said madly.

The first week went by quickly but most of the time I was looking at Natsu. We started walking to school every day and my feelings for Natsu just kept growing until one day I decided to tell him how I felt. I waited until it was lunch. Natsu was eating meat as always and no one was around since we eat lunch outside in the autumn weather. It was all perfect I just needed to tell him now. I took a deep breath in and started my sentence.

- Natsu I remember the second day of school when I bumped into you but you still apologized and helped me up even though I was a complete stranger, I had never seen such kindness in my life and when we became late you took all the blame even though it was all my fault but you still stood up for me and that was something new I had never experienced before you showed me. So thank you and ever since that day I have always liked you in a way like parents like each other, I said to Natsu nervously and was just waiting for an answer. But he didn't reply he just kept eating as if he didn't hear my speech about my love for him and it was too much for me to handle so I started tearing up and ran back in the school building and just sat against a wall and cried until I had to go to my next class. After that day we didn't talk much but my feelings kept growing.