Author: Fiamatta Montague
Her smile, her Laugh, her presence, defined the world to him. His hair, his protection, his whole being, made her life complete. And they wonder why they could not live a happily ever after. NaLu.
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Okay, this chapter is the reason why this story is rated T. Goodness gracious! I cried at this chapter!
Chapter 9
Make me feel like a princess.
Make me feel important.
Was it too much to ask of you?
For a moment Lucy stilled at the sight of Natsu. His eyes were focused on hers as she stood before him. Happy was nowhere in sight.
It was only a coincidence that Happy decided to land on this tree. In fact, the only reason why Natsu's here was because the apples looked great. To see her now was something he was unprepared for.
A breeze passed through them before Lucy willed her legs to move forward. Her heart was screaming at her to just jump at Natsu and hug him so tight while telling him that she loves him and how much he means to her.
Her mind says otherwise, if she had the courage to go this far, might as well continue what she started.
With each step she took, their distance became smaller. Natsu stood dumbfounded at the sight, he wanted to scream her name and kiss her lips just like what Loki did. She was his. Yet, he couldn't open his mouth to push the words out.
As she got close enough to be at arm's length. Natsu's hand reached out to her but he was met with the cold air.
Lucy walked past Natsu without even glancing at him. She went straight to the tree and crouched down to pick up some fallen apples. Damn her pride.
"Lucy."
It took a lot of courage from Natsu to call out Lucy's name. He thought she would walk straight into his arms yet she did not. Seconds trickled by but Lucy's lips were sealed. She did nothing to respond to Natsu, not even a nod of the head or a look over her shoulder. She just continued to pick up the apples on the ground as if she heard nothing.
Natsu's patience was thinning very slowly. He wasn't used to this. He wasn't used to lowering his pride and running after something that was clearly out of his grasp. He had prepared for Lucy to accept him. Not this silent treatment.
He took another breath and called out her name again, but still, she did not respond.
For a moment, Lucy was glad that her back was facing Natsu. If only he could see her face, he would see how much she wanted to be with him at this moment. Yet, her damned pride would not let her do it. She knew it was foolish to tread on this path, but what's done has been done. If Natsu really loved her, he should prove it to her right now more than anything. Mere silence should not stop him.
"Luce."
He called her a third time, yet she was still unresponsive. Groaning, he reached out to her, pulled her body from her crouched position and turned her around so she was facing him.
The apples she gathered were falling down one by one, as if counting the seconds going by. As the last apple fell down with a thud, Natsu could not take it any longer.
"Lucy. Why are you like this? I called out to you didn't I? Why won't you respond?" His anger was radiated in every word. He shook her roughly until he heard Lucy whimper from his harsh treatment.
"I don't have anything to say to you." This was half of the truth anyway, at least for Lucy's part. She needed to feel secure about his feelings. She didn't want to get hurt especially if she said that she could not respond because all she would say is I love you and I'm sorry. Lucy wasn't prepared to hear Natsu's rejection, and so she did what she thought best. Wait in silence for him.
"WHAT? Oh I get it, it's because of him right?" Natsu pointed at Loki's direction before he spoke out his current feelings. To hell with everything. "HA! FINALLY, I WAS CORRECT WITH ONE THING." He was screaming at her now, yet she wouldn't lose her resolve.
Slowly, he drowns.
In despair, in madness, in love.
"So is that it? You're not really going to help your father right? Haha. I was such a fool to think that you would come back home to Fairy Tail. Maybe you should just run off with your little Lion and make babies along the way. s**t. I don't even want to know what you did in the hotel. So tell me Lucy? Was it worth it? Was he good?" Natsu was laughing in the background. Screw it with the 'I love you'. She clearly wasn't thinking along the same lines. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; if she did not want to finish what she started then he might as well do it for her.
"Hey Lucy?" Natsu looked at her again, rage in his eyes. "Can he compare to this?" With a blink of an eye, Natsu forced himself on Lucy and kissed her harshly on the lips. It was soft and inviting, just like how he imagined it, yet right now, he couldn't think of those thoughts. He pushed past her lips and forced his tongue inside her mouth, he was about to place his hands under her shirt when he felt a punch on his face.
Natsu was startled by the punch that he wasn't able to dodge it. When he finally collected himself, he saw the Lion standing protectively in front of a crying Lucy.
Loki was beyond angry. He wanted to rip Natsu into pieces. He hurt Lucy and it was all the reason that he needs to kill him. He was standing from afar and was only intending to watch the entire scene. He thought that this was the fairy tale ending fitted for the story of two people whose hearts could not meet. Yet Natsu proved him wrong when he started shouting with rage and forcedly kissed Lucy. He couldn't just stand and watch Lucy break into pieces.
The b*****d.
Natsu was angry, not only was he dumped by Lucy but he also got punched in the face. He was about to land a punch on Loki when finally, Lucy spoke up.
"YES Natsu, he was good to me. Did you really think I would help my father with his business? Of course not! Only an idiot like you would think that way," Lucy was wiping her mouth with her hand vigorously until her lips got swollen. "-I'm here with him because you know what? I'm sick and tired to see your face. You're not worth the tears, the hurt, and the space inside my heart. I regret the day I met you. I regret the day I got to know you. I regret the day I fell in love with you."
Lucy pushed Loki behind her. Tears were flowing down her porcelain cheeks and went over towards where Natsu was standing who was stilled by shock and disbelief.
And as a princess, I was guarded.
By lions and towering castles,
Yet none protected my heart from breaking.
"You know what Natsu. You are a big idiot. I hate you. You took my heart in your hands and crushed it into pieces and left me alone to glue it all together. You destroyed my life. You stole my laughter and happiness. You never gave all of it back." Clearly saying I love you was now out of the picture.
She poked one finger at Natsu's chest before continuing.
"Why?" her voice was cracking, yet she couldn't stop now. "Why is it that every time I see you with Lisanna, I think less of myself. Useless. Worthless. A piece of trash. I feel bad for feeling hurt and angry because in truth I didn't have the rights to feel any of those things because you are not mine." Lucy looked straight into Natsu's eyes before she opened her mouth again. Natsu looked like he was about to say something but he decided to let her continue.
"Aren't you tired of hurting me? You got what you wanted now, how does my first kiss taste like? You know, I never imagined you would steal it away from me when in fact I had every ounce of intention to give it to you freely."
Natsu was devastated. He hurt Lucy and made her cry. He shattered her heart when in fact it belonged to him. Maybe it was true that he was an idiot because he did the worst thing possible.
He pushed Lucy away from him.
He was reaching out his hand towards her and was about to apologize when Loki interrupted him again. It was then that Natsu realized that Lucy was running away from them.
"If only you had been patient and did not jump into conclusions. She would have been yours Natsu. This was your chance and yet you blew it. Don't screw up a second time because by then I would really steal her away from you." Loki pushed his glasses up his nose.
"And Natsu, before you go, let me tell you this." Loki walked past Natsu, hands inside his pocket before he spoke again. "Nothing happened between me and Lucy. She loves you too much that even when she's with me, all she could think about is you. And I hate you for that."
When Loki turned around to give Natsu another earshot, he was glad to see him running after Lucy, he surely didn't waste any time.
"You know Loki, you're too nice." Happy went out of his hiding spot at the top of the tree when he saw Natsu ran away. The Fire Mage didn't even bother to call out on him. He was too busy to run after his Lucy.
Loki smiled and grinned at happy. "Of course I am. Say, why don't we spy on them together?" He wiggled his eyebrows at Happy to which the blue-haired cat merrily agreed.
"Aye sir!"
And in all fairy tales,
The knight never got the princess.
He was so close, yet so far.
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 y a n a h r i · Wed Jun 06, 2012 @ 11:33am · 0 Comments |
