I: Heartfilia, He: Dragneel. (A NaLu AU)

Dragon on fire.

People say that if someone is so angry that if you take one step wrong, hell could break loose.

I lied. People don't say that. I do.

But I know that you got the idea.

And that, my friend, was happening to me.

A certain pink-headed, enraged hottie was standing in front of me who looked like he could burn the whole Fiore.

A dragon on fire, he was.

I didn't have enough strength to say anything or move forward to calm him down. I was beyond exhausted from the long walk. All I knew was that my feet felt like they were made of concrete (make that my whole body because really, I couldn't move) and I couldn't do anything to calm the demon down. He dropped his phone on the couch and took slow steps, indicating that a good lecture was on my way.

"Where were you?" He growled.

"Um, I was with Gray?" It came out as a question instead of an excuse.

"What the hell were you doing with that frozen bastard?!" He snarled.

"I was hanging out. Got a problem?" I was about to loose my patience.

Oh look, there goes my patience.

Bon voyage!

"In fact I do. Stop being around him."

"Why? Are you jealous of him? Why shouldn't I? It's my life Natsu, and I'll live it the way I want. I can't hang out with you every single second. You don't need to be so overprotective. I can protect myself, thank you very much."

"That's the thing. You can't protect yourself. You can't, and when it comes to that frozen dick, you need to stay away from him. He's bad influence and-

"Oh yeah? If he's such a bad influence then why are you his best friend, huh? Why do you stick around him so much? Why are you being so overprotective? Why are you always clinging to me?! I am not a baby, Natsu. I'm a grown-up who can defend herself!"

"I took the responsibility of protecting you from everything, Lucy Heartfilia. I know you're a grown-up and you have a life, but what I want is to keep you safe. I care for you. People are after you, and I need to protect you from them. You think that I'm his best friend, well news flash! I'm not his best friend, I was yours, but it seems like my own best friend doesn't want me around. Fine then, I won't be here. If you want me to be gone, you will not see me then."

After saying that, he stormed off, not giving me a chance to say anything. The door slammed shut. His scent lingered around my nose. His last words were ringing in my ear.

I just lost my best friend.

I just lost someone I love.

I lost him...

Just like I lost others who were close to me...

In a matter of seconds.

I was going cuckoo. First, Gray confessed his feelings towards me and left me all alone, now Natsu fought and left. I was hyperventilating.

I need someone. I need Levy.

Immediately, I grabbed my phone and dialled her number.

"Who the fuck peed on your face? It's 12 in the night. Go fuck your bed." Levy answered groggily.

"Levy, it's me. It's Lucy." I said, rubbing my forehead with exhaustion.

"Go to sleep." Levy murmured.