Edit: haha, I realise I forgot to say this, but Natsu is VERY OC because that way it's makes the story all the more angsty. Hope you guys don't mind too much ^ ^'

Hey! It's me, again. With a brand new fanfiction! New anime, new genre and new characters to work with! I hope you stay with me throughout this short journey of a story, by following, favouriting and reviewing! Also, please note this is Romance/Angst, and is rated T because I think it should be rated T. I think.

Please bear in mind, that this Is AU, so some of the characters are a little OC. Please don't flame, and I don't really mind improvement tips, but if you are going to tell me how to improve, don't tell me that you hate my story as well. Because, you know, that's just weird, and hurtful. There are also some spoilers too, from the real Fairy Tail, since I'm trying to make it as canon as possible. I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters. I also write my stories on my iPad now, so autocorrect sucks, but I try to re-read it as carefully as possible.

And now, I present you with…Tell Me Those 3 Words!

Chapter One

"…Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes,

Can't lie, it's a sweet life.

Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight,

You're getting me, getting me through the night.

'Cause you're my flashlight,

'Cause you're my flashlight,

You're my flashlight.

You're my flashlight,

Light, light.

You're my flashlight,

Light light ye-yeah.

You're my flashlight…"

Her sweet voice fills the auditorium one last time, and everyone starts clapping. Lucy is well known for her singing voice, and she often sings in front of the school.

She wipes her eye quickly, and curtsies, staring at one guy in particular, love and admiration in that stare. As much as I wish it was me, she's looking at Gray. And heck, I wish I could punch him, because he's yet again not looking back at her, but down a girl's top. Again. I could slap him. Can't it be me, just once, to get Lucy's admiring stare?

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"Natsu! Natsu! Over here!"

She grins, and waves to me from the huge crowd, her cheeks flushed from all the compliments that are showering her. I smile, as she runs up to my side.

"Hey, Luce. You did well up there, as usual."

"Thanks! I was soooo nervous though! How about we meet up in the coffee shop after school? Levy wants to sit with me at lunch."

"Yeah, sure. And…and Wednesday's the day when…right?"

"…you are coming, aren't you? I don't want to be alone…"

"Of course I'll be there! I'm always there for you, Lucy."

She smiles gratefully, before running off to find Levy. I was talking about her mother. On Wednesday it would be exactly ten years since she died. Lucy's father is off on business trips all the time, which means she lives alone in the huge mansion. I would invite her to live with me, but it would be awkward to ask, and also the house I live in is already pretty confusing. And the people in my house are rather complicated too.

I go off to find Erza, because she took my homework by accident. Though, I am a tad worried. She's rather violent, unlike her boyfriend Jellal, who is calm. They balance each other out, I suppose. It's a good match. I wonder if Lucy and I are a good match.

Erza, Gray, Lisanna and a few others stuck with me from the beginning of school. Lucy joined in middle school, and we quickly became friends when we got assigned as project partners. I started to fall in love with her, after a few months, but she had already laid her eyes on Gray. Before Lucy claimed that the love of her life was Gray, said boy and I used to be good friends. A few squabbles here and there, but now I just flat out avoid him, in case my anger gets the better of me.

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"Hey Natsu!"

"Hi Cana. Off to get another drink?"

"Of course. You seen Gildarts anywhere? I hear he posted another photo of me on Facebook. Again. I swear, if he posts another embarrassing photo of me…"

Cana is older than me by two years, drinks a lot, and has the deputy headmaster as her dad. Who she still refuses to call him 'Dad'.

"Oh, I saw that. He's in his room, I think. Probably screwing the secretary."

Rolling her eyes, Cana walks away, cursing under her breath. I don't get how she gets embarrassed. Her top half is barely covered! I will never understand girls.

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"What can I get you today, Natsu?"

"Anything. As long as it doesn't get me like Cana, though."

"Okay!"

Mirajane is the school bartender. She's a student as well, but she aces all her classes quickly, so she has lots of time spare. Also has a habit of matching people together, which gets slightly annoying at times. Like now, for instance.

"Why so depressed, Natsu? Romantic troubles with Lucy?"

A droplet of the liquid in my cup spills over the edge as she plonks it down into the table, and she's looking at me innocently, which makes me sigh.

"I guess you could say that."

Mirajane's known since the beginning of my crush, which she claims is a 'match made in heaven'. I begged her not to tell anybody, but I think she may have told Lisanna, her younger sister and my childhood friend, because she keeps staring at me nowadays.

Lisanna and I used to be a couple? We were only five, to be honest, but she might still like me. She might've stood a chance before Lucy came. Lucy changed my life, the moment she stepped into it.

And when she did, she made my life a whole lot more exciting. It wasn't love at first sight. More of, love at first conversation. I'll save the story for another day.

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"Natsu!"

"Hey, Romeo. Haven't seen you for a while."

"Yeah…can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, what is it?"

Romeo looks up to me, for some reason I can't figure out, to be honest. He's in the same class as Wendy, as well.

"Natsu…do you know anything about love?"

I take a step back, and raise an eyebrow.

"Oh who's the girl?"

He goes bright red, and runs off. Funny child. Though, I would do the same thing too. Love was complicated, from what I knew.

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"Luce?"

"Here! Natsu! Over here!"

We sit down at a table by the window, and Lucy starts to talk. It's cute when she rambles in, because her eyes go sparkly, and she smiles cutely. But I frown, as I hear the subject of the conversation. Recently it's been all Lucy has been talking about.

"Gray looked at me! And he smiled as well! It's the second time he's done it in the last two days! Omg!"

"That guy you've been talking about since forever? Ugh."

"Natsu! You know that I've been crushing on him since I got here! It was love at first sight!"

I try to change the subject. With no luck, as usual.

"Have you heard about-"

"Hey! He might ask me out soon! He's just dumped Cana, but Cana wasn't interested anyway…and he's been looking at me a lot, too!"

"Yeah…maybe."

"At least sound more enthusiastic about this!"

She bites into the cupcake, some icing going onto her cheek.

I reach a hand out, to brush the icing off, but I lean a bit too far forward, and we're so close to touching each other's face. We stay there for a few moments, our faces start flushing with embarrassment.

"W-what are you doing?" She squeaks.

"T-there was some icing on your cheek…"

It sounds lame, like an excuse for a rejected kiss. We pull away, and I stand up, getting ready to leave, since there's no point staying. She'll only talk about Gray, I know.

"Where're you going?"

She grabs my arm, and I look back, so lost in thoughts that I forgot to say anything about leaving. Oops.

"Home. I'll pay you tomorrow."

"You haven't even finished your cupcake! And we've only been here for five minutes!"

I shove the rest of my cupcake into my mouth, smiling at her.

"I have now. See you tomorrow!"

I leave, thinking about the kiss we could have had back then.

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I put it out of my mind. I would have more chances. In the future. I check my watch, and frown. Sure, I would never lie to Lucy willingly, but going home wasn't exactly what I wanted right now. My family is complicated at times, so I tend to be the first person out of the house and last one into the house. It works. They never question me about it as long as I don't arrive too late.

I walk along for a while, my hands shoved into my pockets, with me glancing into the occasional interesting shop. But I had no money, and I already owed Lucy the money from our coffee break.

"Hey, Pinkie."

Turning around, I grin at the man who stands at the doorway of the shop I just went past. It's Cancer, one of Lucy's many eccentric friends. Yeah, Lucy has some friends that her dad hired for her, to keep her entertained. They are all…very unique, I should say. They all visit Lucy now and then, but Lucy has ordered them to be normal people. Though, I don't think they are anywhere near to normal.

"Cancer! Long time no see. Set up a shop, it looks like."

"Of course! I've always wanted to do something like this. Miss Lucy lent me some money to get this up and running."

"You're still contracted to her? I thought she let some of you free."

Cancer shook his head, before looking wistfully into the sky.

"She only let Aquarius go, but none of us want to go. Lucy is a good mistress. I remember seeing Aquarius cry for the first time, when she left."

"Did this happen before she came to Fairy High?"

"I guess she never told you. This was a few months ago. She…was distraught."

He sighs, and looks at me carefully.

"You are still with her, aren't you? Look after her, when I'm not there. A lot of people are very fond of her. Invite me to the wedding, remember?"

He winks at the last statement. I glance at him, raising an eyebrow, before waving a hand and walking down the road. He must've thought I was Lucy's boyfriend. How long had that been in his head? Four years. Almost five, now. How many other unknowing people assumed we were a couple? Had they just, assumed? Did we look that much of a couple?

In the distance, I see the sun setting, and I know it's time to get back. Freedom can't last forever. I start to jog, the light breeze going against me, and for a moment, I relax.

But the moment goes, when I reach the house. I glance behind me, as the first few stars appear. But one of them…one of them is a shooting star. And before I realise what I'm doing, I make a wish.

I turn around. That was a stupid move. Pfft, it wasn't like it would come true or anything. Sighing, I run a hand through my salmon pink hair, before fishing out the house keys, stabbing it into the lock and twisting it roughly. I push the door open.

"Hey, you losers, I'm back!"

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A/N: So how was that? Good? Okay? Terrible? Absolutely horrifying? I actually wrote most of this chapter in late December last year, so going back to this is making me facepalm, but I can't be bothered to rewrite or change major bits.

Also to 1D haters like me, there are two songs from them later on. It hurts my 1D hating soul a lot, but they're the only songs that I could find with lyrics that went well with the plot.

I haven't written a NaLu story before, so this is sorta new to me? Then again, I have written a whole bunch of other stories. Including one that's on hiatus. SOWWY SOWWY I WILL TRY LATER THIS YEAR, I PROMISE.

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Cat x