Frozen Lips, Starless Eyes

Ch. 1 - Perfect Weather

Summary: Both are rejected. Both are heartbroken. "What are you doing?" "Walking." "Taking a walk makes you cry?" "...Yeah..." The two comfort each other, healing their hearts. The lips that have been frozen melt into a smile. The eyes that lost their sparkle now shine like stars. They are healed, because they are together.

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Disclamer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

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"Hey, watch it!" shouted Lucy, as a wooden bar stool flew over her head. Sighing, she shook her head. The guild was way more rowdier these days, with Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus over to celebrate Thanksgiving. Also, with Ichiya here, Erza was pretty afraid of going to the guild, so there was nobody to stop the fights. Now that Lucy thought about it, there was Jura, Mirajane, Master, and a few others that might frighten the fighters, but for some reason they didn't bother with it. Anyways, she probably would have been hit by the stool, but she was too nervous and was super alert and jumpy.

Why?

Well, today is the big day when Lucy will ask Natsu out to the Thanksgiving carnival! She hoped he wasn't going with anyone. The carnival was tonight, so she really shouldn't have waited that long.

Catching sight of her salm- no, pink, she refused to say salmon - colored hair, she jogged towards him. "Hey Natsu!"

"Yo, Luce!" he called in reply, giving a casual wave.

"Can I talk to you? Maybe outside?" Lucy asked, casting a wary glance at Mira, who was trying to eavesdrop on them. "Has to do with a mission, you know?" she said, lying to fool Mira. She almost laughed out loud when Mira turned away, but chose instead to pull Natsu out of the tangle of limbs that was the huge brawl in the guild hall.

Once they were outside, Lucy told Natsu, "I actually have something to say that has nothing to do with the mission," she took a deep breath, "Can you go to the Thanksgiving festival with me and be myboyfriend?" That last part came out in a rush, but Lucy was confident that Natsu would understand it.

Lifting an arm up to his hair, he scratched his head, an uncomfortable look on his face. "Well..." Coughing once, Natsu decided to try again. "You see..."

Sighing, Lucy said, "Just say it, Natsu!" She crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping that his hesitation was just that he was embarrassed at her asking him out.

"I'm already dating Lisanna... she asked me a week ago..." Natsu said. He was slow in speaking, not wanting to hurt his blonde partner's feelings.

She was heartbroken. She could feel her heart shattering, pieces falling into the deep cavern of her stomach, one at a time. 'I was too late? He doesn't love me? He- I-"

Noticing his expression of worry, she decided not to make her close friend be upset. "Really? That's great, Natsu! I'm sure you and Lisanna are a wonderful couple."

"Then would you still want to come with us to the festival?" Natsu was glad that his friend was taking this so easily, and she was smiling just as brightly as she always was, so nothing was wrong. She really wasn't upset about it, right?

Shaking her head, blonde strands of hair flying around, Lucy said, "No, Natsu. This probably is your first time together alone, and I sure don't want to ruin your date! Just make Lisanna happy, okay?" Tears were threatening to spill, but she blinked rapidly to hold them back. Natsu mustn't be hindered by her, so Lucy kept that smile plastered onto her face, trying to keep it as real as it always was.

Natsu smiled, then nodded. "Thanks Luce! I'll see you inside the guild, okay?"

"Nah, I'm not feeling too well. I think I'll go home~" Lucy hoped Natsu didn't hear that small tremor in her voice at the very end.

"Sure, Luce!"

With that, the dragon slayer turned around and left. Lucy turned in the opposite direction, not to head home, but to take a walk. Hopefully by keeping her head down, she could avoid people who knew her, and cry all she wanted.

After all, there were clouds gathering in the sky, and it looked like it might rain.

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Lyon stuck his hands in his pockets, whistling as he walked down the street to the Fairy Tail building. He had just left the room that he was staying in at Fairy Tail dorms, just like the rest of Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus.

He was in a good mood today, because he would be bringing Juvia out of the guild, and away from Gray for a while. He'd fully and seriously confess his feelings for her, and wait for her reply - which would surely be a yes.

Though Juvia had said no to him before, as long as he was serious, and promised he would be asking for the last time, he was sure that he would be able to win over Juvia.

"Juvia?" he asked. She looked up, surprised, that he hadn't used a nickname or pet name for her.

"Yes, Lyon-san?"

"Could I talk to you for a minute, outside?"

"Sure," came the reply.

The maneuvered their way across the guild, ducking under flying projectiles, and stepped out of the guild.

"Juvia, I have something to say to you. I mean this seriously, and this will be the last time saying it, but... I love you a lot, and I've only ever looked at you. Will you come to the Thanksgiving festival with me and be my girlfriend?"

Lyon looked at Juvia, his ice blue eyes piercing yet unsure.

Juvia lifted up a hand, and gently placed it on his arm. He flinched at first, but relaxed into the touch. She gave him a small smile, one that sent his heart beating quickly, and spoke. "Lyon-san, Juvia is very honored for Lyon to seriously ask her out."

Lyon brightened at that. Did he really win her over?

"But,"

Oh yes.

There was always that 'but'.

"Juvia only loves Gray-sama. Juvia is going with him to the festival tonight, he said he would go with Juvia. Juvia is very sorry, Lyon-san."

His hopeful expression fell.

It was Juvia's turn to flinch at his expression, his cold and distant face. Is this what heartbreak did to a person?

"Ah. I see."

Pulling himself out of Juvia's touch, he turned away.

"Well, enjoy your date tonight!" His voice was forced out to be upbeat, happy, and cheerful. He raised up one hand, and did a quick wave at Juvia.

"Where is Lyon-san going?"

"Me? Don't worry about me. I'm just going to take a walk." His figure grew smaller and smaller, as he walked away from Juvia at the front of the guild.

"Juvia is so sorry," Juvia whispered, before she herself turned her back on him and entered the guild.

The dark sky rumbled, and the heavens opened, as rain poured down on the heartbroken ice mage.

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Lightning flashed, and the clouds let loose the rain that had been holding it down, drops of water splashing on the crying celestial mage.

Lucy didn't care that the rain was running down her face. In fact, she welcomed it. The rain mingled with her salty tears and dripped off her chin and nose. The streets were gradually becoming empty, as people returned to their homes to shelter from the rain.

She picked up the pace, walking faster towards the park. Since she had been there so many times in the years that she had moved to Magnolia, her feet seemed to lead her without a need to think about where she was going. And that was why she was shocked to run into a wall that was never there before.

"Mmph!"

Splash.

Looking up from her position on the ground, Lucy could see that the person she ran into had silver white hair and dark eyes. She couldn't make out too much of his features though, for her eyes were blurred with tears. Her gaze moved from his face down, to the rest of his body. His clothing. Or lack of it. Only two people would dare to walk around in the rain half naked - Gray, or Lyon.

And the last time she checked, Gray didn't have light colored hair.

"Lyon?" she asked, the image of his face clicking finally with his name.

"Lucy? What are you doing?" The ice-make mage seemed surprised to see her. Well, she probably would have been at the guild, had it not been for certain… events.

"Walking."

She winced at his small snort of disbelief as he took in her disheveled appearance. "Talking a walk makes you cry?"

"… Yeah."

Lyon bent over and stretched out a hand. Lucy grabbed it and he helped her up, looking apologetically at her wet body. "Sorry about that. I suppose you want to go to your house and change?"

Lucy only nodded, before she turned and started walking to her house. After taking a few steps, and realizing that Lyon was not behind her, she asked, "Aren't you coming? I'm sure you want to get dry too."

He was surprised at her offer, but then he supposed that Lucy - sometimes said to be the kindest mage - would be the one to let him go to her house to dry off.

"Sure, if you don't mind." With those few words, Lyon caught up with Lucy. Side by side, they turned down the street to go to Lucy's house.

The sun came out, and the rain stopped.

The weather was perfect for the Thanksgiving festival that was going to begin in the next few hours.

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A/N: So how was that? Would you like to read more? I know there are not that many LyLu shipping fanfics, but the ones I have read are quite adorable! So I decided to make one. Does the first chapter make you want to try writing your own LyLu story? If you do, send me the link and I'd love to take a look. (:

Please let me know what you think of it, and how I may improve. All reviews greatly encourage me. What do you think will happen next? Stay tuned to find out!