Voiced Thoughts [NaLu AU]

Chapter 25

~Mira's POV~

Whatever was going on with Natsu and Lucy, had to change. ASAP. Their depressed and stubborn attitudes were affecting the rest of the group's moods, and now there wasn't a day that went by without everyone being grumpy or depressed at least once.

I'd had it. So, Thursday afternoon of the second week since my NaLu ship capsized, I gathered the NaLu Squad together. Lisanna, Levy, Erza, Gray, Jellal and I met at the park to form a plan as to how to rebuild my ultimate ship.

"So, if anyone has any idea what exactly happened to Natsu and Lucy, speak now." My voice was dead serious, and it matched the faces of me and everyone else in the group. Levy raised her hand, and I pointed at her, anxious for any possible information. "Yes, Levy?"

She wrung her hands nervously. "She told me not to tell anyone, but Lucy explained part of what happened to me."

"Go on," I demanded, leaning forward on my bench.

After Levy relayed everything she knew about the situation, I thought about our options. "That still doesn't tell us what happened, just that Lucy obviously wasn't at fault."

Erza suggested a possibility, "Do you think someone else did something to him?"

Lisanna shook her head, "That wouldn't explain why he was avoiding her specifically, though. He's been relatively normal around the rest of us, at least until Lucy shows up."

Jellal sighed, "Maybe someone told him something about Lucy that made him mad at her," he proposed.

Gray spoke up, "I don't think that's it. I've gotten to know Natsu pretty well, and I don't think something like that would affect him nearly this much." He looked at the ground. "I've heard plenty of people tell him things like that about Lucy and all he does is tell them to shut up and threaten them." He looked up. "I don't even know where he is actually, he wasn't at the room when I left and he hasn't been there in weeks unless it was to take care of Happy or get something to eat. He wouldn't do that just because of some rumor."

I sighed, "So, Lucy doesn't know what happened, but we know it was a direct interaction between them."

"How is that even possible, though," Levy asked. "If it was a direct interaction, Lucy would've had to have been there, and she doesn't remember anything like that happening."

Jellal interjected, "Maybe she has some memory loss thing due to her injury?" he proposed.

"That's a stretch," Erza looked to the sky. "I've never known her to forget anything, especially something this important. But I haven't known her long, so I could always be wrong."

I pulled my hair in frustration. "Look, guys," I looked around the group, "I don't think we're gonna be able to figure this out without some more firsthand knowledge. We can always develop theories, but most of them will be far-fetched and even more of them will just be flat-out wrong." I saw nods from everyone as they glanced around at each other. "Are we in agreement?" When everyone let out a chorus of affirmation I smiled. "Okay, tomorrow, we'll talk to Natsu about it. Don't let him go somewhere we can't find him." The determination from the group was more than I'd ever felt from us. Natsu and Lucy really had changed us. "Develop a list of your own questions. Whatever you think we need to know, put it on there so we don't leave anything out. We will figure out what's happening. Ready?" I called out.

"Yeah!"

I smirked, letting my hand join the five others as we stood in a circle with our hands in the center. "Break!" I shouted as our hands flew up into the air.

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~Natsu's POV~

I walked out of the school building, prepared to head to who-knows-where. Right after I fed Happy, of course. I caught a whiff of Lucy and steered clear of that intoxicating smell that I had such fond memories of. Those times were gone, and I was determined to do the hard part myself. The part that she'd wanted, but been too scared to go through with. In my direction, I smelled Erza, I wanted to steer clear of that outcome too, so I headed for a spot between the two girls. In that direction, however, was Gray.