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A dazed Lucy slowly made her way to Fairy Tail Inc., her mind preoccupied with the bizarre events of the morning.
The conversation with Natsu from before played over and over in her head, like a broken record, stuck at a particular point.
"Ughhhh!!!" She groaned, clutching a handful of her blonde hair in frustration. Several passerby's stopped and glanced at her in concern, but she could care less in that moment.
True, priorities change over time.
And Lucy's just took a drastic turn.
"Hey! I don't want you to repay me or anything! I never did. I just helped you out of human decency. You aren't obligated to pay me back or anything!"
Natsu grinned, showing off his unusually sharp canines.
"No can do. It's my duty and I have to abide by it."
"But..But.."
"No buts! I'm staying here until I get to save your life and that's final!"
All Lucy remembered next was just a whirlwind of colours. She was so frustrated and so angry, that she left him sitting in the dining room all alone in a fury. She wasn't ready to face him, and he didn't bother coming after her.
The one thing that she was grateful for.
Deciding that going to office and surrounding herself with people was better than just staying home with him and moping, she hurriedly finished off her morning routine and left the house.
'I hope he didn't see me.' She prayed. 'Because if he did, I'm pretty sure he'd follow me, and I don't think I'm ready for that yet.'
And so, 20 minutes later, here she was, standing absentmindedly in front of her tall office building, until a familiar voice called her out.
"Lucy?"
Erza was standing a few feet behind her, looking as poised and professional as ever in her smart brown dress coat.
"Erza!"
In an instant, Erza's aura changed from professional but approachable to dark and intimidating.
"E-Erza?"
She walked towards her, and poor Lucy was scared to death. Didn't she have had enough for a day?
"What part of 'text us when you get home' do you not understand?" Erza asked in a booming voice, her tone accusatory.
"Uh..I.."
"You made me wait. Not. Smart."
"Erza I Uh.."
"Aww c'mon Erza, cut her some slack!"
"Gray!"
And sure enough, Fairy Tail's best photographer stood out in the September cold, sporting just a thin T-shirt and jeans, with his beloved backpack.
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FanfictionLucy's breath hitched. "You saved mine, so I'll have to save yours. That's just how it works. So, naturally, I can't leave until that happens. I'm beholden to you." No way. This is so not true. It can't be! It's not supposed to be! A dragon prince b...
