With Great Power Comes Great Responsibilty

Chapter 48

Poor Natsu didn't sleep a wink all night. He was busy switching between watching Gildarts and Erza like a hawk. Terrified that Laxus would try to harm either one of them. Come morning he was exhausted and could barely stay awake in his classes. He almost dropped to the floor once or twice. When his last class ended he decided to take a little snooze before going to meet Gray. He had just fallen asleep when he awoke to the sound of Lucy screaming in anger.

"How could you do this to me?!"

Natsu sat up in a flash and he saw Lucy arguing with her boyfriend Loke.

"Lucy I can explain." Loke told her.

"Explain what?! Explain how you've been lying to me this whole time?! Going behind my back?!"

"I didn't plan for this happen!"

"So that means I should forgive you?! That what you did wasn't wrong?! If you think that you are sadly mistaken!"

"Lucy please-" He said reaching for her.

"Don't touch me! Just get away from me! I can't even look at you right now!"

"Okay." He sighed before walking over to his parked car and drove away. As soon as he was gone Lucy broke down on the campus stairs and started crying. Now Natsu was completely awake and deeply worried for the young blonde. He also wanted to apologize to her for he how acted while under the symbiote's influence.

"Lucy?" He said walking toward her with caution.

She wiped her tears away before turning to face him.

"Natsu I didn't see you there. What brings you by?"

"I wanted to say that I'm sorry for how I had been acting recently. I know it really scared you and I promise you that's the last thing I ever wanted to do."

"But you're back to normal right?"

"Yes."

"Then I won't hold it against you."

"Really?"

"Yes I'm just glad you're back to the way I like you."

"You do? I mean you like me like this? As the wimpy nerd?"

"No I like you as the sweet, sincere, loyal, and honest guy that you are."

"Lucy you're making me blush. I'm not that great."

"I can think of a lot of people who beg to differ. Like myself." Her smile then faded to a look of sadness and irritation. "I'm sure you'd never lie, deceive, and utterly betray your girlfriend."

"Well I can't say that for sure because I've never had a girlfriend." He chuckled, hoping to cheer her up. When that didn't work he decided to just use comfort. "I...I saw you crying. Are you alright?"

She was about to deny that nothing was wrong but she needed a good friend to voice her real feelings to.

"You know how Loke has been recently busy with classes and work so he's been blowing me off a lot lately?"

"Yes."

"Well I just found out that the reason he's been so busy isn't because of classes or work, it's because he's been cheating on me with one of his classmates!"

"You're kidding." He said in shock.

"No I'm not!"

She began to sob again. Natsu couldn't bear to see her upset like this and it made him very angry. How could Loke do such a terrible thing to her? And why would he do it? Why would he even look at another woman when he had Lucy's affections? After all she was the most wonderful woman in the world. Was he stupid?