Chapter 1: Prologue

The sun is shining and the sky is blue without a single cloud to be seen. Bees are buzzing and birds and chirping. Everything for moving into the new house is ready. The furniture from the old home was already set up and awaiting the Heartfilia family of two. Only one thing remained: ten-year-old Lucy. She just lost her mother and now she's losing her best friend.

"I don't want to go," the blonde sniffles.

"Why can't you just stay at my house?" eleven-year-old Natsu Dragneel asks. "I'm sure Igneel won't mind!" The man isn't his real dad, but he treats the pinkette like his real son.

Lucy shakes her head with disappointment. "My father needs me with him. We need to stick together after what happened with…" Her voice trails off and she doesn't finish. It's too soon for her to talk about Layla.

"But I need ya too!" he points out. "You're my best friend, Luce!"

"You're my best friend too!"

Natsu's lips turn downward in a frown. "It'll be weird not having ya around all the time."

"We won't be at the same school anymore."

"We won't even be neighbors anymore." The pinkette kicks the grass. "You're moving far away from me. I'm gonna miss ya."

"I'll be missing you too. Every single day."

A familiar black car pulls in front of the Dragneel household and parks, the engine not turning off. A tall man steps out and walks around the car to wait in front of the back door.

"It's Capricorn," the blonde comments, mentally telling herself not to cry. "I have to go now."

Before she can do anything, Natsu hugs her tightly. She hugs him back the best she can with her arms trapped at her sides.

When they break apart, the pinkette begins to unwind the scarf from around his neck.

"What are you doing?" Lucy asks. He always wears it so it makes no sense for him to take it off.

As a reply, he wraps it around her neck. "There ya go!"

She's surprised and grips it tightly with both hands. "But this is your favorite scarf! Igneel gave it to you!"

Natsu flashes her a grin. "It's special so I'm giving it to ya! But ya gotta promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"When we meet again, ya hafta give it back."

The blonde smiles for a change. "Promise!"

After another quick hug, Lucy waves goodbye while she walks towards the car.

With both hands high above his head, the pinkette is waving back.

Capricorn opens the door for the blonde and she climbs inside. After buckling her seat belt, she sits up the best she can to keep waving. Neither of the two stops waving while the car drives away.

Only when Natsu is out of sight does Lucy sit down and start bawling. She clings onto the scarf for comfort.

"Now, now, Miss Lucy," Capricorn says. "There is no need for tears."

"B-but I miss him already!" she sobs.

"Perhaps the two of you will see one another again."

She sniffles loudly, not being very ladylike. "Do you think so?"

He glances back in the review mirror to look at her. "I'm sure of it."

The blonde holds up the scarf and inhales deeply, calming down at the familiar scent. It smells like him. She holds onto the happy memories she cherishes so much of the pinkette. "I hope so…"

A/N: So this is my second NaLu piece of work! It only exists because I want cheesy fluff XD I wanted to mix things up from my other NaLu fic (Right Place, Right Time). I only plan on having this be like 3 or 4 chapters total. Just something quick really!