Hey guys! This is a song fic I've been playing around with for a while now. Seeing as I'm super busy at the moment I thought I'd post it to make up for some lost content as it only needs to be edited.

This fic is based on the song In The Next Room by Neon Trees, if anyone is interested.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters!

Living next to Natsu Dragneel was one of the hardest things Lucy had done in her whole life.

It wasn't that she hated him; it was quite the opposite. Or that he was a bad guy; he was really sweet. It was being stuck in her room at night, pining for him, and having to listen to him with other girls through the thin wall that separated them...that was pure torture.

The guy was gorgeous. He had spiky pink hair - Lucy's favourite colour - dark eyes which always had a mischievous gleam, a great body that was just muscle all over and the most inviting smile...Lucy was hooked.

Lucy had thought college would be the best thing that had ever happened to her life. Moving away from her large mansion - much to her dad's dismay - and starting off anew, in a place where she wasn't the rich heiress who's Dad didn't approve of any man.

The moment she met Natsu everything had changed. They became attached at the hip almost immediately, doing practically everything together. When she found out their dorm rooms where next to each other she was really excited. Then day turned to night.

She realised pretty quickly that her quirky and lovable best friend was a womaniser. She tried not to let it bother her at first. She would just put her headphones on and watch or favourite anime or listen to music. But after six months of a different girl in his bed every night - though, admittedly, sometimes he would take a break - Lucy finally admitted to herself that it was eating her away. Not only did she not approve, but she was head over heals in love with him. Life sucked.

So here she was, curled up on the end of the bed listening to the sickening moans and cries through the wall behind her head.

Lucy didn't know whether to cry, laugh or just put her headphones on a try to sleep. She had been doing a mixture of all three the past few weeks. She decided tonight she just wanted to sleep. Maybe she could face him in the morning if she was well rested. Probably not.

In truth, she had been avoiding Natsu since her 'revelation' that she was in love with him. At first it was because she had an insurmountable amount of irrational anger towards him. She found it very hard not to punch something when she heard his name, let alone saw his face. She realised after that she was more angry at herself for falling in love with such an idiot.

After that she started to avoid him because she was getting overly emotional. Instead of wanting to punch something every time she heard his name she would curl up in a ball and start sobbing. Seeing as she thought that would be more than awkward, she deemed it best to run away from him every time he flashed her a grin, waved to her or tried to walk over to her. She knew it was harsh but it needed to be done.

She had finally got her emotions together a few days ago and was now avoiding him partly out of habit and partly because he would definitely notice that she was being emotionally numb towards him.

She knew she would have to face him at some point, ergo being well rested. She slipped on her headphones and turned her music up to full volume. She grabbed her plushie dog, Plue, and cuddled him close to her chest. She let out a large sigh and then closed her eyes for another restless sleep.

Lucy woke up in a mood. She wasn't sure if it was a good mood or a bad mood but it was a mood alright. She pulled herself out of her bed and grabbed some clothes from her drawers to prepare for her morning routine.

Luckily, Lucy had an en-suite so she could shower in peace and quiet. She stripped off, jumped in the shower and relished in the warmth of the water. She cleaned herself mindlessly, not wanting to use the time by herself to think; she had done enough of that the past couple of weeks.

Once she felt she was clean enough, she hopped out of the shower and dressed. She wore her favourite pink mini skirt and a low cut, black camisole to match the lacy, black lingerie she wore underneath. Not that anyone was going to care. Or see it at all for that matter.

She stepped out of the bathroom and pulled on some white, over-the-knee socks and her trusty pair of thigh-high, heeled, black boots. She turned to face the long mirror that was attached to the wall that faced the foot of her bed to check her reflection. She smiled. She looked good. She grabbed some strawberry lip gloss off the dresser to the left of the mirror and applied some to her lips for the finishing touch.

As she looked back at her reflection she wondered if it would be a good idea to try and make Natsu jealous. She quickly dismissed the idea thinking it would do more harm than good.

She turned away from the mirror to grab her bag and her phone off her bedside table. She quickly went through her phone to text Levy for backup in case she bumped into Natsu. Levy was the only person she trusted enough to tell the whole story to. Well her and Gray. It was kind of funny actually. Levy was her best friend next to Natsu and Gray was Natsu's best friend - not that he would admit it - next to Lucy.

She walked over to the door with as much enthusiasm as she could muster, plastering a bright - but fake - smile on her face. As soon as she touched the door handle she felt all the apprehension she had been holding back. She breathed in slowly, double checking the smile on her face and swung the door open.

Unluckily, she had chosen to open the door at the same time as her neighbour. She did all that she could not to cringe and run away as fast as she could as she was locking her door.

"Mornin', Luce!" He said cheerily and beamed at her. Lucy sighed as she was grateful for the fact that, at least, the girls he took into his room were always gone before morning.

"Morning" she said, proud that she was able to keep the fake smile she had plastered on her lips. Her heart was hammering against her chest so hard it was hurting a little.

"So" he started "I feel like I haven't seen you in awhile…" he said and frowned. Lucy's heart skipped a beat at the idea that he might have missed her and felt immediately guilty for causing him pain.

"I've been busy" Lucy said lamely, it was the most obvious lie she had ever told and he looked like he knew it. He might be dense but he wasn't that dense. He winced a little and the smile slipped from Lucy's face.

"What's up with you, Lucy? You've been avoiding me for weeks! What have I done?" he pleaded and Lucy swallowed, doing her best not to break down and shout at him.

"I promise it's nothing to do with you. I've just been going through something" She said as honestly as she could get. He seemed a little relieved, but his carefree smile had yet to return to his lips.

"I'm you're best friend, Lucy. I'm supposed to be the first person you come to for help. Why are you avoiding me?" he growled, clearly getting a bit annoyed at the vague answers she was giving, punching his door with a closed fist. Lucy flinched.

"I know" she said and sighed "but this isn't something you could help with. It's more a girl thing…" she tried to steer him off course. He wavered a little at the mention of 'girl thing' but still seemed a little annoyed. There was no getting past him.

"Lulu!" She heard Levy shout and she couldn't help but audibly sigh, much to Natsu's annoyance. Maybe there was a way to get past him.

"Got to go!" She shouted and dashed away from him faster than he could say or do anything.

"Lucy!" He shouted in a warning voice, that threatened to find her later. She squealed a little before she started to drag Levy away. Levy laughed and helped her with her getaway.

After ten minutes they had successfully lost him. They watched from behind a pillar as he looked around for her then gave up, turning to find his first class. Luckily he was not in any of the same classes as Natsu.

"Lu?" Levy asked.

"He was asking me why I was avoiding him and wouldn't take my answers" Lucy pouted.

"Did you say you were busy?" Levy asked.

"Maybe" Lucy replied and Levy laughed.

"Lu!" she cried "That's the most cliche thing you could say! Of course he won't buy that!"

"What?" Lucy pouted "Am I just supposed to tell him I'm in love with him and I've been avoiding him because I can't look him in the eye after hearing him fucking a stranger next door?" Levy sighed.

"I guess you're right" She rolled her eyes at her friends idiocy and went to hug her, something that Lucy greatly appreciated.

"Ladies" they parted and saw Gray watching over them. His dark hair falling over his eyes, which had a childish glint, and he was once again missing his shirt. He smiled. "Is there any reason Natsu is storming across campus in a bad mood grumbling 'that damn weirdo!'?" he asked, laughing when Lucy winced.

"Wow, Lucy, you really riled him up this time, huh?" Levy laughed.

"Is he really that angry?" Lucy asked, looking disheartened.

"He's pretty pissed" Gray sighed "I have no idea why you love that dumbass" Lucy blushed.

"Neither do I" she said honestly and they all laughed.

They started to walk to their classes together, chatting about everything but Natsu. It was relaxing Lucy, so much so that when they dropped Levy off at her class she forgot to be worried.

"Hey" Gray said, before they reached her class "Just so you know, that guy is more of an idiot than I thought if he doesn't feel the same way" he gave a sloppy, lopsided smile.

"Thanks, Gray" she smiled and, despite being uneasy about his lack of a shirt, gave him a big hug which he returned gratefully.

"Anytime, Lucy" he said cheerfully as they parted "That's what friends are for" with that he gave her a wave and stalked off to his own classroom.

Lucy walked into her first class, trying to get her day to end as soon as possible. She wasn't sure why, exactly, because the pure torture that was listening to Natsu with another girl in his bed in the evening didn't make her at all happy but somehow, the day was really taking its toll on her. She just wanted to be back in the safety of her own room.

The day went by pretty quickly. Lucy had gone for lunch, as she had the past few weeks, with Levy and Gray. They were also often joined by Levy's boyfriend, Gajeel, - when he turned up to college at all - and their friend Erza. Lucy was always glad for Erza being there as it meant that Natsu was unlikely to join them.

Erza, despite not being told what was happening, knew what was going on and had made it abundantly clear that she was on Lucy's side. She had, more than once, attacked Natsu without a good incentive or excuse in the past few weeks. Lucy hadn't told her directly but decided to tell her she was right.

Lucy highly appreciated having her own bodyguard to keep her away from him. It may have seemed a little overboard, but until it started affecting her less, she felt like she needed the help.

She wasn't going to kid herself that she would get over it.

She had had a few crushed since she was allowed by her father to go to public school. Sure, she had never had a proper boyfriend, or even a first kiss - as much as Loke begged - but she knew from the start that this was different. It felt final somehow. She knew as soon as she realised her feelings that no one else would do.

Lucy had managed to get to her dorm room without disturbance. Not trying to test her luck, she unlocked her door and flew through it at lightning speed, slamming it shut behind her. She leant back against the door and sighed. She was finally home, alone, and she hadn't seen Natsu after their encounter this morning.

Maybe an evening would make him forget about everything that happened. Maybe not. Lucy hoped that it would at least calm his anger. He was like a raging inferno when he got mad and he tended to smash up everything in his path. Lucy shivered.

She decided to take another shower and dress in her pyjamas for an early night. Lucy was feeling stressed again, and showers always had a way of soothing her.

She pushed off the door and walked towards the bathroom, throwing her clothes off as she went, not caring if she was making a mess. It was her own room, she could do what she wanted. She slipped her underwear off, closed the bathroom door and stepped in the shower. She made sure to turn the heat up, sighing as the droplets hit her skin.

She spent nearly half an hour in the shower, relaxing and working off the tension of the day.

She turned off the shower and stepped out reluctantly. She sighed as the cold air hit her slick skin and quickly dried herself off with her towel, then wrapped it around her head. She noticed hadn't bothered taking her pyjamas to the bathroom in her rush to get to the shower. She shrugged and was glad that she lived by herself.

She stepped out of the bathroom and sauntered over to her draws, grabbing her soft pink shorts and college shirt. Then she heard the sharp intake of breath followed by a familiar voice.

"Shit, Luce!" Natsu shouted. Lucy turned around to fully face him - more to check that he was really in the room than to 'give him a show' - before she screamed and covered herself as best she could.

Natsu looked in complete shock; his onyx eyes wide and his chiseled jaw as low as it could get. His face was the same shade as his hair. After a minute he seemed to snap out of it and slapped a hand over his eyes. Lucy took the opportunity to dress into her pyjamas and pull the towel out of her hair.

"I'm dressed, dumbass" she growled and he slowly let his hand slip off his face. He sighed as he saw she was telling him the truth. That irked her a little. "What the hell are you doing here anyway? And how did you get in?" She shouted. He scratched the back of his head nervously.

"I wanted to talk to you and you left the door open…" he trailed off, unable to meet her gaze.

"Oh!" She blushed, refraining from smacking herself for her idiocy. She looked at him shifting in his seat on the end of her bed. "Well you can leave now. I want to go to bed" she said, hoping he was distracted enough to leave without complaint.

"Uh, yeah" he said, still looking rather awkward. He shuffled towards the door and Lucy sighed in relief. He had his hand on the door handle before he stopped and turned back around. Damn. "No" he said, seemingly more to himself than to her "We have to talk" he said firmly and walked back, taking his seat once again on her bed.

Lucy didn't say anything. She sat on her desk chair, opting out of sitting next to Natsu on her bed. He noticed and frowned.

"Now you won't even sit next to me?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. Lucy flinched a little. When he crossed his arms she gave up and walked over to him, taking a seat by his side on the end of her bed. She saw him tense a little. "Now are you going to tell me why you've been avoiding me?" he asked.

She swallowed and fiddled with the tie on her shorts.

"I'm not avoiding you per say" she said and Natsu gave her an unbelieving look "It's just that…" Lucy was trying to think of a way to word it properly when her phone started ringing. She quickly launched herself at it, desperate for an excuse to end the conversation.

She looked at the screen and saw it was her father calling. She looked back at Natsu and gave an apologetic face.

"It's my dad. He won't stop until I pick up and he'll call the police after five missed calls" she said honestly. He looked annoyed but nodded. "I promise we'll talk at some point tomorrow" she said. He simply nodded again, looking none too pleased. He left without saying another word, a dark look on his face.

Lucy wasn't surprised when she heard some loud thumps through the wall, no doubt Natsu taking his anger out on his bedroom.

The call from her dad hadn't taken too long, but she wasn't going to tell Natsu that. She made sure to lock the door after she left. She was currently curled up on her bed, finishing a movie and debating whether she should just stay locked up in her room for the rest of her life.

Once the movie was finished, she took her headphones off to test the waters, seeing if Natsu was done with his latest accomplishment. He was not.

"Oh! Natsu!" she heard a girl scream through the wall. She wrinkled her nose and raced to find another movie so she wouldn't have to hear much more.

"Lucy!" Natsu moaned. Lucy's heart stopped. In fact her whole body stopped. It was a coincidence, right?

"Hey! That's not my name!" she heard the girl shout.

Not a coincidence. Lucy's heart raced and she felt her whole face going red. Had he just called her name while he was with another woman? She must have heard wrong.

"Luuucy!" he roared as the thumping against her walls ceased.

There it was again. Her name. She had not heard wrong. He was thinking about her when he was having sex with another woman. That wasn't what was getting to Lucy the most though. The main question on her mind was what does that mean?

"You're a jerk!" she heard a girl scream through the wall followed by a minutes silence, then a slam, which Lucy assumed was the door.

Lucy slammed her laptop lid down, hoping it didn't make too much noise, and dived under her covers, switching her lamp off so she was in complete darkness. She tried desperately to calm her erratic heart, closing her eyes and trying to sleep.

"Shit, Luce" she heard Natsu mutter through the wall.

She resisted the urge to tear down the wall between them. Why was he so hard to read? She sighed and gave up. She closed her eyes and prayed that sleep would clear up the mess she was in.

This will be in three parts so I'll just post them all when I finish editing everything! Hope you enjoyed!