Crystal: Well I'm so glad you guys are enjoying the story so far! You guys are too nice with me! I'll just say one thing: I didn't know I was such a corny helpless romantic even when I'm drunk

Song(s): Unfortunately I didn't really think of a song for this chapter. Sorry

Memories

"You've got to be kidding me!" a screech was heard from the bedroom making the blue headed girl, texting away while at the kitchen table, flinch suddenly and drop her phone. Levy cursed slightly under her breath after hearing the slightly loud thump of her phone before she ran into the room thinking that maybe her roommate had been hurt and such and just stared at blonde whose back was facing away from her as she looked out the window. At first, the blunette was confused as to why anything outside was shocking enough for Lucy to yell at such ungodly pitch.

It was when she got closer that she realized the implication of her yell. It was raining. And not just a light sprinkling. It was pouring outside. However, it had rained the day before so it was no surprise that the rain had returned once more. Not to mention, it would probably be freezing outside afterwards, if in any case the rain did subside. The smaller woman felt extremely bad especially since Lucy looked so cute in her outfit. It was pale pink dress with long sleeves that were fitted against her arms, the bottom flared out in ruffles. The blonde, judging from her profile view, had makeup on too.

She looked so disheartened, that even Levy felt sad herself. Lucy had never really had a boyfriend before and much less really taken the time to talk to one. Natsu had just brought out more of the blonde's personality and they looked so compatible. "L-Lucy?" Levy questioned cautiously. The blonde turned to the blunette not having realized she was there as a few tears were in her eyes. "Don't cry, Lucy", Levy murmured her tone softening as she went to hug the blonde.

"I'm sorry. It's just Natsu and I had a date today and now we can't go. There's no way we could go out in this weather", she whispered.

"Hey, he hasn't texted you or anything?" Levy asked her curiously. The blonde stayed silent for a moment and took out her phone to make sure, seeing then there was no sign of a message from the pink haired male. What bothered her the most was the fact that she realized that it was already an hour past their agreed time. She seemed troubled looking at the digital clock on her iPhone without a single notification. "He hasn't texted me or called", she voice monotonously.

Levy felt that tone of hers was a bad sign, surely of nothing more than disappointment. A tone Levy hated most of all. "M-Maybe you s-should call him", the blunette suggested as she discreetly took her phone to text Gajeel.

Hey, do you by any chance know where Natsu is? Lucy is clearly upset by him. He's being a jerk by not even texting her about their meeting up today

Levy sighed as she sent the message as she looked to see the blonde's face distort into a more troubled expression after having called him for the fifth time. "He's not answering my calls. Does this mean I was ditched? To think the rain was the biggest problem", she sighed feeling distressed by the whole situation. Levy felt herself panic as she saw the blonde retreat back into the bedroom as her phone vibrated.

From: Iron man ;P (this is why you don't get drunk. Cause then you make Levy call Gajeel, Iron man)

Actually that douche was supposed to come open up the studio today and then go meet up with bunny girl, but I haven't seen him at all. Salamander, hasn't opened my texts or returned my calls either.

Levy blinked perplexed. She locked her phone as she swiftly went into the room. "Lucy, Gajeel says Natsu was supposed to open the studio today and he hasn't seen him at all. Maybe you should go check up on him next door", the blue head suggested as the blonde seemed to fill with worry. She didn't even bother putting on her heels as she ran out of the apartment and rushed next door. She knocked various times, but there was no response. Although, she doubted the door was open she went to turn the knob.

She was actually surprised that the door opened as she tried not thinking of how dangerous it was to leave your door open so carelessly. She stepped inside finding the lights in the rooms were on. "N-Natsu?" she called out hesitantly. It was really quiet, something complete opposite of what Natsu was. The pink haired man didn't seem to be in sight. However, when she felt something grasp her ankle, she screeched loudly. "L-Lucy", she heard a weak murmur. She looked down as she retracted finding the male sprawled on the carpeted floor.

"Natsu!" she cried as she went to kneel by his side. His breathing was haggard and very faint. As she placed her hands on his forehead, she felt the extremely warm temperature. "You're burning up!" she motioned as she tried helping him stand and literally had to drag him to lie in his bed. He seemed to be delirious as he seemed to be mumbling incessant apologies and other uncoherent things. "Just take it easy, will you?" She smiled at him.

His eyes were half lidded, but nonetheless directed themselves to look at her. "I-I'm so sorry… I'm the worst… I-I was l-looking so forward to our d-date", he tried to say while breathing heavily. "Shh, it's okay. Just get better for me then we can go on a date for real", she murmured. She was relieved that he hadn't forgotten and almost ashamed that she really thought he'd ditched her. She was the worst not him. She stood as she went into his kitchen to grab a cloth and dip it under the cold water of the sink's key.

She went back pulling along a chair from his kitchen table to set it by his bed side. She placed the cloth at his forehead and he seemed to sigh in bliss at the nice feeling against his burning skin. She decided to run next door getting a few items from her kitchen into a bag and then running into her room to retrieve some medicine from the drawer. Levy looked at her confused however she smiled knowingly seeing the blonde run out with all the ingredients of soup and the medicine. "Such cute dorks", she chuckled to herself.

She sat at the chair helping him bring up his head slightly so she could get him to drink the medicine as she poured it down his lips. "It must have been because of yesterday. You got yourself sick", she sighed. He looked at her once more wearily. "I was just really excited to talk to you on the phone I forgot to take another shower", he confessed shyly. Lucy felt herself blush as she looked away from him. His fever must be making him very blunt and straightforward. He was being so cute, she felt her heart was beginning to race.

"Oh, well…I showered as quickly as possible just…because… I also really wanted…to talk to you", she voiced despite how embarrassed she felt. He smiled at her gently as he just looked at her without saying a word for a few minutes. "W-What?" she questioned feeling she had something on her.

"You look beautiful", he deadpanned as her eyes widened. "You changed your hairstyle and wore some new earrings. You're even wearing a new lip gloss", he explained as she felt her heart thump wildly. He had noticed all of that? She didn't think guys would even notice such things. As if reading her thoughts he chuckled lowly.

"You know, when I first met you. I already knew you were very attractive. But I always continued to believe that attractive people were always full of themselves. I knew you were angry, and I almost thought you would make a pass at me after you saw me, but you seemed quite uncomfortable", he began to say very drowsily. The blonde wanted to both laugh and scold him for having such an impression of her, but he interrupted her before she could start.

"It was then I realized, that you probably weren't used to being around guys and at first I admit I'd wanted to tease you by asking you to dance, but like I said before dancing with you had been the most amazing and best of experiences in my life", he said as he took her hand in his.

"I wanted to know more about you and see more of your expressions. All I thought at that moment was how cute and perfect you were. I wanted to see more of this Luce. The determination in those chocolate eyes. I wanted to make your troubled expression go away forever. Every time I would see you look down when you thought you weren't good enough made me want to embrace you. I wanted to know why instead of being full of yourself, you undervalued yourself. I wanted to see the moment when you truly understood what you are really capable of. I want to see the day when you realize just how amazing you are. I want to be by your side", he muttered.

The blonde was in shock. Did he really think she was amazing? It's as if he had seen right through her the moment they met. She looked down yet again as he took her chin to bring her to look at him. "This is what I don't want. Just look at me, Luce."

The blonde was speechless and went to quickly change the topic. She never knew he was this open with his feelings when he was sick. "How come you didn't try calling someone for help?" she had asked. He was quiet for a bit before he was the one to turn away this time. "I've always dealt with this kind of thing by myself since I was 6", he explained and it almost sounded bitter. "What about your parents? Weren't they there to take care of you?" she asked letting her curiosity speak for her and asked without thinking. Another silence followed and she realized she had spoken too much.

"I-I'm s-sorry", she began to say, but he directed his attention back at her shaking his head. "No, you're fine. I never met my parents. I was taken in by the only father I've known. His name was Igneel. He took me in when I was just a child, and he always took care of me when I would get colds, but he died when I was only 6. I was sent to an orphanage and I've had to deal with being sick all by myself knowing well Igneel was gone", he explained and Lucy felt so ashamed she had forced him to say that.

"I made you say too much, but since I can relate, I'll tell you about myself then. Same as you my mother died when I was only 5. She was a dancer, an amazing one, but after I was born she had to let go of her dreams and completely devote herself to me. I took it upon myself to continue what she couldn't finish and every day I give it my best to one day be able to fulfill that dream", she muttered.

"But is it your dream as well? Do you dance only because you feel an obligation?" he mumbled to her. She looked at her lap thinking about his question carefully before a gentle smile slipped past her lips. She had never once thought of it as an obligation and not even out of guilt. Now that she recalled, it was always something she loved. "Not at all. I've always admired my mother. You can say her dream is my dream. I just try a little extra for her. Dancing soothes me", she finally said as she looked at him her eyes filled with a glow.

"I feel, you should always be thinking that when you dance in front of others. Remind yourself that this dream isn't only your mother's. It's your as well and if dancing soothes you then you shouldn't feel stressed when doing it", he huffed as he repositioned himself on the bed. She nodded slowly understanding what he was trying to make her learn. As she turned to look at him, she saw he was looking at her intensely even when he was in such a sickly state. Her eyes seemed stuck on his.

She blushed and tried finding an excuse to leave the room for a bit. "I'll go make you soup. I'll be back", she motioned as she went to stand from the chair only for his hand to grasp at her wrist. She looked down at him and saw the desperate look in his eyes. "D-Don't leave. P-Please, I've always been alone t-trough times like this. You put me at ease", he whispered as she felt a painful pang in her chest. Alone, huh? Just like she felt when her father would neglect her after her mother died. She rarely even had contact with him She too had felt what it meant to be alone during cold, but she'd had always had a maid at her side and even a nanny she adored.

But he didn't. Not a single person that would genuinely tend to him when other children at the orphanage were a hand full, she imagined. His grip wasn't tight as she expected from him being of fragile health at the moment, but he seemed to be trying his best to keep her there. She nodded to him in understanding. "Just give me a few minutes. I'll be back I promise", she murmured softly as he seemed to be even a little afraid, but acquiesced to her request. She ran next door finding Levy had gone out.

She ran to her room throwing off her clothes and placing on a white hoodie and pajama shorts. She ran into the restroom wiping away her makeup and untying her hair and fixing it back up into a messy bun. Once she found herself ready, she ran back finding him still willing his eyes to stay open as she neared him. He seemed relieved that she hadn't take long. She was going to sit on the chair when he shyly pointed to the bed on the empty side next to him.

"W-What are you s-saying?" she sputtered feeling embarrassed and a bit shocked at his sudden request. He looked at her with a kicked puppy's expression before she sighed and slowly made her way to the other side. She crawled under the covers laying on her side as he turned to face her, also laying on his side.

"Look, again I'm really sorry about today", he sighed as he placed a hand at his forehead. Lucy chuckled as she saw him looking quite stressed about the whole situation. Had that been eating him up since she found him on the carpet?

"If that's what's been worrying you, you have to calm down. It's okay. The point was to get to know each other and we did just that right now. I really didn't mind, and plus we did have some quality time regardless", she mumbled as she felt her face begin to heat up again. Damn her and her open book personality. But if anything it seems he did visibly relax at her words. He lightly began to cough as he pulled the covers up to his mouth to avoid from getting Lucy sick.

"Thanks, Luce. For taking care of me", he smiled. Her eyes softened as she hummed. What happened next she couldn't understand why, but he had quickly leaned forward his eyes still half lidded as he suddenly kissed her lips gently. Lucy was frozen in place as he retracted and went to lay down once more his eyes finally giving up and closing slowly. "Good night, Luce…" he mumbled in his slumber as the blonde turned beet red. She reach a hand to touch her lips glad that now one, but herself had witnessed what had just happened. He was sick, there was probably not much she could assume, but it still didn't change the fact that it was her first kiss.

She smiled to herself as she unconsciously tangled her fingers through his pink locks. The same gentle words they had spoken to each other since they met slipped also passed her lips once more as she herself felt sleep invade her. She laid down still brushing his hair with her fingers as she finally muttered those words as always.

"Good night, Natsu"

Crystal: Well there it is folks excuse me for not having chosen a song again. Please do review lovelies. And excuse me for the short chapter this time.