Lucy's POV
I sip my tea feeling down. I look over to where the sorcerer weekly issue lay on the floor, where I left it. I didn't feel like continuing my reading after what I saw.
I see a double paged picture of Natsu and Lisanna in a tight embrace. I drop the magazine on the floor...
Thinking about it, I probably overreacted... I mean, we'd only been dating for a day, hardly. That was probably a polite way of giving me the news. Still, I wish he would've told me in person. I feel...let down. And.... I notice some drops of water on the side of my tea mug. Before I noticed, hot tears were running down my cheeks and into my tea. Damn... I don't want my tea to taste as fowl as I feel. I'd been waiting for this for so long... I truly thought that when we'd finished all the fighting Natsu and I would stay together...I guess it wasn't meant to be. I get up and pour my tea into the sink. For god's sake... I can't stop my tears from falling. I hed into the bathroom in vain...I don't feel like going out to the guild today. I lay back on my bed, thinking about everything we've been through. It's going to be really awkward after what we did yesterday. Was that kiss fake then? It felt real to me. I wish it was as real for him as it was for me. Right... I'm not going to spend my day moping in my bedroom!
When I'm fully dressed I grab my purse and make my way through the doors and to the train station.
Natsu's POV
I hardly slept last night, all that just because I couldn't see Lucy last night. I was worried. I still am. I get out of bed, trying not to wake Happy up.
I arrive in front of Lucy's apartment and start climbing before I realise I should probably get use to using the door. She gets stressed out when I do it. I laugh at the thought. I open the main door and he up the stairs, to Lucy's door. I try to open, why would I knock? I practically live here. I should live here. I'll ask her if I can. Or I'll just start sleeping and we'll see what happens. I smile at the thought, I could think of a few things that would happen. I shake my head and think of the point at hand. Lucy!!
"Lucy!! I'm coming in!" I open the door to find an empty bedroom. She must've been here recently because her smell I still fresh. I look around, nope. She's definitely not here. Is she maybe avoiding me? Why? Did I already screw up? She could at least let me know where she is! Damn it... Where the hell is she?! I breath in and out, trying to calm down and think clearly where she could be... I honestly don't know. God damn it! I rush out the door not thinking. I'll just follow her sent for the moment.
Lucy's POV
I sit down in the train and finally stop tearing up. I need a bit of time to think thing through, clearly. I can't when he's near me. He has this hold over me, it's really quite irritating. At least he won't follow me on to the train, because of his motion sickness. I hope he does tho... What am I thinking? I need to think! But maybe I should clear things up a little bit. No... He probably doesn't want to talk about it.
Natsu's POV
I arrive at the train station. Why a vehicle? I cry internally. "Natsu?" I bump into Levy at the station. "Natsu, are you ok? You seem annoyed" she says, yea I'm just a little bit annoyed. "No, really?" I answer sarcastically. "Hey man, don't take it out on her" I hear a deep voice say as a hand is placed on my shoulder. Gajeel's probably, wherever one is the other follows. I look up at him. "What's got you so fired up, Salamander?" he asks as he releases me. I look down, trying to breath calmly. "Natsu... You can tell us" Levy reassures me. I close my eyes for a few moments and then open them "Lucy...I can't find her", I say finally. "I followed her scent up to here but there's no way to tell which train she took". "Maybe not for you but I can't help, I know how she reacts to things" Levy smiles reassuringly. I'm pretty sure I know her better than she does but decide to agree, anything will help. We all hed over to the information board. "What are you thinking, Lev?" Gajeel asks her.
"..." she rests her chin on her hand and meditates for a sec. "Levy, can you figure anything out?", no response "Levy?" I urge. "Don't stress, Salamander. I've seen her do this before, just give her a moment" says Gajeel. I shift from one foot to the other, uncomfortable. I'm losing too much time... "Where did you first meet?" Levy looks at me. "Uhm...", damn. What was the name of the port again? I look to the board to see if anything triggers my memory... No, no, no....wait. YES! Hargeon, it's Hargeon! "That one" I point to the map, "Hargeon" we all say in unison. "That's the third train and... It leaves in less than one minute" as soon as she finishes I fell someone push me violently to one side. I look back, Gajeel... "Run for it SALAMANDER!!!" he roars. Levy jumps in suprise but then smiles and joins in "GO, NATSU! GO!!!".
I run as fast as I can towards the train I need. As I arrive, it's already starting to move. I take a deep breath, motion sickness. Screw it! I blame Lucy for what happens next! I jump in.
Gajeel's POV
"One day and they're already practically broken up" I half sigh. "No, I reckon they'll make it through" she says. "But they're complete opposites" I answer. She smirks, "so are we" she winks. Hmmm.... It's different. Totally different. She grabs my hand as we walk off towards out train. "When should we tell the guild?" she says, "what?" I ask confused. She sighs, exasperated. "I can't believe you forgot" she pats her stomach... Oh! Oh... I turn bright red. She laughs, "you're so cute when you look like a tomato!". "I ain't cute, shrimp" I par her on the head. She pouts, "I told you to stop calling me that" she whines.
Lucy's POV
I shiver, the sea is freezing! I mean it is practically winter already, it's not going to be warm. I feels nice tho, peaceful. I sit down in the sand and watch the waves being pulled back and then pushed back in again...and again...and again. I snap out of my revery and realise I'm freezing and it's almost dark out. Damn... I didn't see the time fly, it's just so quiet here. This is good, I came here to think clearly about what I wanted to do next. Peace and quiet is exactly what I need to help me think. Natsu and I moved too fast. I mean, we had been going out for a few hours and we were already... I shiver again. He said that for him we'd been going out or a while tho. What did he mean by that? Even tho he's a simple person, he's so damn complicated to understand. But this is good, I need time to think clearly... Away from.... "Lucy!!" I hear someone say, I turn around. Speak of the devil, or should I say devil? Actually, there was that whole thing with E.N.D. and everything....Lucy this isn't the time to be worrying about something as unimportant as that! Concentrate. What are you going to do next? "Lucy" he repeats, I look away from him. I feel ashamed, but why? He's the one who took that kind of photo with another girl, whilst he was in a relationship. I did run away tho...oh, bother.
He sits down besides me and starts to talk "are you mad at me?".
Wait... He almost sounds...hurt. "I...no" is that true tho? I feel angry he did that with Lisanna after what he said to me the other day.
"Why did you run away then?" he half whispers. "I needed time to think, Natsu. I can't do that when you're around", this feels really awkward. I've never seen Natsu in this state. I don't like it. I want him to be like his usual joyous self. "What did you need to think about?" he seems to have regained his voice. "Us", "are you not happy?" he asks as soon as I answer. "I was..." I say, I'm a bit slower at responding than he is. "You were?...what changed?" oh Natsu...please don't be like this. It's so unlike you. I could tear up from just seeing him like this.
"I saw something" I say, finally. "Did someone make you realise you can do better?" What? Is Natsu...insecure? No way. He's the opposite. Isn't he? "No...no. I saw you with another girl" I don't want to talk about this, it makes me feel sick. "What?" he looks up at me...finally, "what are you talking about, Lucy?!". "You know what I'm talking about" I look anywhere but at him. He lifts my chin so our gazes are locked. "I honestly don't" wait...he's telling the truth. Then what was that picture in the magazine about? "With Lisanna... In the sorcerer weekly issue" I finally confront the problem. He opens his mouth and his eyes narrow, "I've always hated that damn journalist!". He hugs me, suddenly. I try to push him off me but he won't move. "Natsu...get off!" I finally make him move and he unleashes me from his grasp. "It's a misunderstanding!" he says, his face really close to mine "Lisanna grabbed me and the journalist must've taken a photo just at that moment". "Mhhm" I mumble, unconvinced. He lets out a long sigh. Was that really what all this was about? Damn it. How ridiculous. I'm still not sure if I believe it was an 'accidental shot' quite yet tho. "Lucy..." he hugs me again and this time I let him. "You had me worried sick, I'm never letting you out of my sight again!" he squeezes me tighter. "Oww, Natsu...can't breathe" I half suffocate. "I'm serious, Lucy" he lets me breathe. "Never?" I ask, "NEVER!" he screams. "Ok, ok... Calm down. You don't need to let the whole of Hargeon know!" I give up. "I want everyone to know..." he releases me from his hug, unfortunately, "that you're mine, Lucy". He grins. Who says things like that?? I hide my head in my hands, embarrassed but pleased to be the subjects of his affection. "Lucy, please don't hide your beautiful face from me. I've been looking for it since yesterday!" he says, bringing my hands away from my face and behind his back. Which makes me fall straight in to his lap, my face landing on his chest. He finally lets my hands go and sits me up properly, still on his lap. After that, he does what we've both been wanting to do since we saw each other. He leans down and places his lips on mine, it's not a soft kiss but it's not rough either, it's...Natsu. My Natsu.
(This one was a bit longer than usual, I think I'm going to write more in the next chapters, so there's more content. Sorry for all the switching back and fourth between characters too, I wanted you guys to see both of their point of views) Thank you for reading!
