how did i hate you? ; nalu

chapter three

Do you really not like that place?

I immediately shook my head, I hated it. He sighed pulling over,

Then I won't bring you there, just stay with me for the time being.. and anyway you used to always be at my house so I guess you could consider it home.. for now.

I didn't know how to react, his generosity was something I don't usually get to see, I gave a faint smile nodding,

Is that, legal?

To take you away from your 'family'? Pfft of course not, but if you don't like it there hell am I going to bring you back there.

I turned a faint pink, he.. cares?

Oh sorry is it too hot or something?

Was I blushing? I felt my face burn up even more, I nodded a few times turning around,

Sorry, I just like the heat,

He turned on the air conditioner sighing,

So...

He turned and faced me,

Are you taking my room this entire time you're staying at my place?

I shrugged, I didn't know I used to all the time as a kid but now? He thought for a second not making a sound but starting to drive back, he rolled his eyes a little,

I'll just let you sleep in my bed.. with me.

My face began burning again in embarrassment, though I didn't refuse or anything, I took a few subtle breathes turning and looking out the window and hearing my phone buzz a few times, I felt Natsu's eyes travel to my phone looking at the notifications,

24 Notifications - Sting

I sighed swiping up, I heard Natsu shuffle a bit before grabbing my phone,

Hey!

Don't respond,

What if he thinks I'm missing or something and calls the cops!?

I was mad at his stubbornness now and was trying to reach for my phone,

He won't.

How would you know?

He turned back around looking at the road,

Because he doesn't care, delete the messages.

I sunk into my seat, had he read the messages in those few short seconds? I sighed and snatched my phone back deleting the messages, I quickly texted the girls that I would be staying over at a friends house for a while, they kept asking 'which friend' but I ignored their comments,

So we're friends now?

He smirked a bit,

Shut up...

He heard my comment and the smirk/smile or whatever it was left his face and he went back to his neutral boring-ass face,

Why didn't he smile as much as in school?... I thought to myself sinking further into my seat, I sighed falling asleep my head on the window,

Natsu's POV

I looked in the corner of my eye, she was asleep, I sighed looking at her blonde hair, I know it was stupid but her hair was the first thing I noticed about her when we first met...

This is Natsu, Lucy say hello!

I heard a women say with a young girl about my age standing behind her legs, I looked up at Igneel who smiled and pushed me a little forcing me forward, I saw Zeref staring through the window his eyes on the small girl with blonde hair, her hair was so unique I'd never seen anything like it. 

I honestly wanted to touch it, I smiled about to introduce myself, she looked a bit worried maybe even a little scared, had I done something? She frowned, oh.. maybe I had, and I was beginning to think I would be able to make a new friend.. I sighed turning back around,

Igneel crouched down beside me,

Hey Natsu, what's wrong?

She hates me...

No, she doesn't? You just met?

I shook my head,

Yes, she does...

My father sighed standing back up, Lucy's.. parent person thing. I didn't like thinking about parents since I only had one, I suspected Lucy had two...

She hid behind her mothers' legs looking me straight in the eyes, she noticed I had seen her and she turned red looking away,

I was thinking maybe when we were older we'd get married? Hm, I guess that stuff in the movies isn't so right after all.

I laughed at myself, the movies... nothing in those are true, she just decided: I'm going to hate him the second she saw me. I didn't know why, maybe I had done something that made her dislike me, but we hadn't even talked yet... I sighed pulling up in the driveway, shit how would I wake her up? I sat in the car thinking for a bit,

Fuck it,

I got out my side of the car carefully opening her door and catching her, picking her up in my arms,

I brought her upstairs not knowing what to do with her,

Hm...

Lucy's POV

My eyes fluttered open, wasn't I just in Natsu's car? I stared around me taking in the scene, oh I was in his room? I got confused feeling something just beside me, I squealed realizing it was Natsu, he was extremely close it bothered me a bit,

I took a deep breath turning the opposite direction and trying to sleep, it was useless I wouldn't be able to sleep knowing he's right there, I slowly turned myself over staring at him, why can't humans just have there eyes open when they sleep, then I'd be able to sleep no doubt about it.

Why was I thinking about this? I interrupted my train of thought, I looked down at my clothes my eyes widening, this isn't what I was wearing earlier.. I almost screamed and hit Natsu but calmed myself down hearing mumbles coming from Natsu's direction, I shuffled a bit closer to him realizing he was, crying?

He sniffled a couple of times, mumbling a few things again,

Dammit Lucy, where are you...

I heard him say, he was still asleep. Was he dreaming? Having a nightmare? I didn't know, he reminded me of myself when my mum first passed away, I had no one, except Sting but his amount of care for me.. well, there wasn't any amount, he didn't care.

Wendy...

My eyes widened, was he dreaming about when Wendy died? I felt a slight shock, I frowned feeling bad for him. I wasn't there for him, was I? Whether or not we didn't like each other I would've been the only other person for him, I heard on the news about Igneel disappearing,

I begged Sting and his parents to let me go see him, even Wendy, they refused, saying that they were my family and they would never allow me to ever come back here,

The hate I felt towards Natsu was nothing compared to Sting and his parents who I was supposedly meant to call mum and dad. Maybe I did hate Natsu in some sort of way but it wasn't his fault, it was my own for being so stubborn about my father leaving us.

Lucy why the hell did you have to leave me here... alone. His cries grew louder, I felt myself shiver from his tears, I shouldn't have done it but she stroked his hair a few times and pulled him into a hug,

I felt his tears tear into sniffles and he soon stopped crying,

She came back...

I heard him say before completely going silent, I soon fell asleep from his warmth,