Natsu POV

I walked through Crocus seeing big explosions coming from the stadium. It had been a whole year… A whole year since seeing my friends...my family...Lucy. I sighed walking on the side of the road, seeing people buying things from the market. I left her with nothing but a letter... She probably hates me. Who am I kidding, the whole guild probably hates me! I will get a beating from Erza for sure… I looked at Happy. "You ready to see Fairy Tail?!" He was flying and did a little barrel roll. "Aye sir!" We laughed and I saw that I was now at the stadium. The stadium announcer was talking. "And the winners from the Grand Magic Games!" People cheered for the guild and I noticed it wasn't for Fairy Tail. They were cheering from some other guild! What happened to Fairy Tail? Oh well, I will just ask them later.

I walked in through the back and continued to listen to the announcer. "Do we have any challengers for the winners?!" Hehe… "No? Well thank you all-" He was cut short when I came in wearing my cloak over my face. I smelled something familiar, but I let it go and I heated the whole stadium. I smiled as the winners' clothes started burning off, not to mention the whole crowd's. "H-hey! Get him!" I smirked as one dude came and jumped with his fist out. His fist was inches from mine when I brought my hand out and grabbed his fist. He stayed suspended, completely still for a moment, before I twisted it and swung him towards his friends. They all dodged and ran at me. One by one, they all fell, either by my punches or from the heat. Soon they were all in a pile on the ground and I noticed everyone running out of the stadium completely or partially naked. "Hehe… Funny one, right Ha-" I looked around to noticed Happy wasn't with me. Hmm.. I swear he was just here before I fought. I'll just follow my nose! His smell was around the same place that I smelled that familiar scent. "Happy! Where are you!?" I ran around the corner to see him flying staring at… Luce…

We just stared at each other for a moment or two. Her clothes were partially burned and her hands covered her breasts. I noticed that she had matured a lot and her hair had grown. She no longer had it in a side ponytail, but it was long and flowing. I wanted to hug her noticing her toned body. She trained? Nice Luce! I then noticed her slightly tanned skin and I was going to take my cloak off to give to her, but she then broke out of her trance. She was backing away slowly and my face softened to one of worry. "Luce, are-" I couldn't finish, since tears came into her eyes and she ran in the opposite direction… away from me. "Happy! Why didn't you tell me!?" The blue cat looked at me sadly. "She didn't think it was real Natsu. She refused my hugs, my greetings too! I think she is sad..." I looked at the ground. This is all my fault… My Luce hates me…

I jumped back into reality. I have to find her! "Come on Happy! We got to go find her!" His face brightened . "Aye sir!"

Lucy POV

I keep seeing him everywhere. He is in my dreams, and now he is in my head during the day! This one felt so...real- but no, it couldn't be. He is gone… For good. He left me with a note and that is unforgivable. Does he know what I have gone through?! I lost my first spirit...my first friend… I lost my family, Fairy Tail too. I lost him… the one I cared most about… Why did he leave me?

I walked back to my apartment in downtown Crocus and put my new notes on my map. It had everyone's last sightings, and where they may be now. I had eye witnesses, and detailed notes. I got some yarn and tied it connecting Juvia and Gray. Juvia always showed up in the spot that Gray was last seen. Some sightings showed them together. At least they got to travel together…

I finished and then wrote my 364th letter to Natsu. I know…He will never read them… He doesn't even know that I am writing to him, but for some reason, I still love him. I miss him more than anything, and every night I dreamed that he would come back. He would jump into my window, and then sit on my bed. I would wake up and cry (I stopped crying a while ago, realizing that it was all fake and that this was going to become a routine), and then he would explain himself and I would say all the things I have built up inside, and then he would hug me and...tell me he loved me. I know...hilarious, but a girl can dream! He would then sleep next to me, and I would wake up to an empty, cold bed. I now know it is all fake, so I have fun with it sometimes, suddenly breaking into a musical… and he would join, but I am getting really annoyed with this now. It will be one year since he left and Fairy Tail disbanded. Having him in my dreams for one whole year and then waking up to...nothing, is breaking me inside.

I know! Tonight, I will tell him everything! Then I will say to go away and never come back! Maybe that will stop everything… I looked outside to see the sun was starting to set. I ate dinner and read my letter for the day. I smiled and put it in an envelope signing with the number 364- Natsu. My mom had numbers going into the thousands. I sealed the envelope and reminded myself to buy more envelopes… I was running out fast! I put on some pajamas and got into bed, snuggling into the covers. I liked to keep the window open- Wait… Maybe that is why I keep dreaming of him! Yeah, if I lock the window, this all should stop! Man am I stupid!

I got up and locked my window. Perfect!

Natsu POV

I walked to where my nose was leading it was taking and it was getting harder since her scent was getting faint. I shouldn't have stopped for that all you can buffet… Finally I made it to a small house in the middle of town. It was an apartment, and it looked very nice. I smiled thinking about how Lucy used to kick me out… I missed those times… But I had to train; to protect Luce, and Fairy Tail! Watching her future self die was the tip of the iceberg for my need to train. I should have said goodbye, but I knew if I saw her again, I wouldn't have been able to leave… She would have made me stay without her even realizing it.

I looked up to see that her scent lead up to the third floor. I saw a window and I smiled. Like old times eh Luce? I jumped on the first windowsill to see an old lady writing paperwork. I then jumped on the second windowsill right under Luce's and saw a young girl playing with a dragon stuffed animal… Cute. I then jumped on the third and highest windowsill and saw a pitch black apartment room. It was nice and Happy was about to fly in, but I stopped him. I shook my head and gave him some money. I signaled fish and he nodded sadly. He understood why I wanted to be alone, and I felt bad for leaving him, but I know Luce needed comfort and it's hard to do that when someone is making fun of you.

I went to open the window, but I saw that the window was locked. What? She never locks the window! Did she get robbed at some point? I will kill them! I simply put my hand on the window and burned the lock. It oozed on the floor and I knew Luce was going to kill me after she forgives me… if she forgives me…

I opened the window and jumped down silently. I looked at her room and smiled. It was different, but still Lucy in a way. There was a sheet over one wall, and a desk in another corner. I walked over to it and saw a letter addressed to her mom. I looked up and saw multiple flyers on the wall. One was about journalism, another was a coupon for a camera, and a hook on the wall held a badge. So Lucy became a journalist huh? Good for h- Wait… What happened to Fairy Tail!?

I did some more exploring and found a hidden flyer behind the journalism paper. When the paper was moved out of the way, my eyes widened. I read the page over and over again to see if I was reading it wrong… But I wasn't.

Fairy Tail has announced they are disbanding! The strongest guild in Fiore will no longer exist! What will happen to the members?! We were able to interview a girl who was a former Fairy Tail mage, but now works for the Sorcerer Weekly, Lucy Heartfilia.

"So Lucy, why did Fairy Tail disband?" we asked the celestial mage. "Uh, I honestly have no idea. I just hope that wherever everyone is, they are living well and happily..." Lucy went on to talk about the different members and then we asked our final question. "Final question, what happened to your Aquarius key? We hear from witnesses that you no longer have a contract with the mermaid spirit. Is this true?" Miss Heartfilia stood up, and refused to answer any questions. She left without another word.

What happened to Aquarius? Where is Fairy Tail now? Until Then, Sorcerer Weekly.

I dropped the paper on the desk and paced around the room a bit. No way! Fairy Tail… They can't be gone!

"Can't believe it either?" a voice said and I spun around to see the blonde who was once asleep, now wide awake. "L-Luce I-" She started laughing. "I thought locking the window would keep you out… How stupid can I get!?" I was so confused. This isn't the Luce I know. "What?" I asked and she stood up. Her tank top clung to her sides and I noticed just how much her body had matured. She was beautiful… but different. "Luce, what's wrong? Why did Fairy Tail disband?" I thought she would run and hug me, crying about Fairy Tail. "I don't know why you care. 'You' left… Without a care." My eyebrows came down, and a scowl came on my face. "I did not. I left you a letter whi-" She stomped her foot on the ground. "A letter? A LETTER!? That was a SENTENCE, NOT a letter…" I looked away from her glare and caught the sheet on the wall again.

"What is under that?" Lucy scoffed. "I told you that 3 nights ago..." I turned back to her. "What? I just got back today." She rolled her eyes. "You don't get it. This is all just a DREAM. I have had it EVERY night Natsu! I wake up to find you standing there, and at first I thought it was real, so I would run and hug you, and cry, and show you all of my letters, and you would laugh telling me you would NEVER leave me again! I would say those three words that mean absolutely nothing, and you would sleep in my bed! I'd feel...so happy. Now they are just nightmares… This is just a nightmare. I would wake up to a COLD, EMPTY bed, and I would cry, and cry… After about seven months or so, I started seeing you outside my room. In the streets, in restaurants, at my job… People thought I was crazy! I don't know why, but I still want you to come home so badly, even though I hate you the most right now!" I took a step toward the girl who now had tears in her eyes.

"Luce, this is rea-" "DON'T… touch me Dragneel… Please… Have any more questions?" I looked at the floor. "What letters are you talking about?" She seemed to have calmed down by now, and walked passed me toward her desk. "I keep all of my letters to you, and a memory lacrima of our final fights together at Tartaros… I hate watching it because of Aquarius, but I see you in it..." I walked over to the drawer Lucy opened and saw may, many letters. All of them had my name on them and a different number on each one.

"You can read one if you want… I am going to burn them tomorrow." I bent down and found day 342.

Dear Natsu,

Today I got promoted to head journalist! I know that means I will travel more… Maybe I will find you. I love working at the Sorcerer Weekly, but I am only doing it to find everyone. You know that already though if you read day 327 haha… How is Happy by the way? I feel bad that I always nagged him, but I love him dearly. Oh yeah, I saw you in my office today! It turned out to be Kate, my partner… I don't know how much longer I can do this Natsu… I hope you are doing well, and I am sure all of my spirits miss you too! Even… Aquarius… Goodbye

-Lucy Heartfilia

I looked up to see her on the bed looking at the floor. "Lucy… I am so sorry for leaving you… I had to get stronger… I had to protect you Luce..." She looked up. "Well I could have gone with you!... Sorry, I talk to you as if you are actually here." I growled. "I AM here!... Have you ever touched one of the fake Natsu's you see in your dreams?" She looked at me like i was stupid. "Yes, but you wouldn't ever do anything back. When I hugged you, you were limp. Lifeless… Why do you as-" I ran toward her and engulfed her in a hug, embracing her tightly. I whispered in her ear. "Lucy… It is me, Natsu… Who else did you think was in that stadium picking a fight with the winners of the Grand Magic Games?" She was crying, I know that, but I didn't know if she believed me.

"Another fire magic user? Listen I gave up a while ago, knowing this wasn't real..." I shook my head that was on Lucy's head and asked a question that was bothering me. "Do you care that Fairy Tail disbanded?" She broke the hug and looked at me. "Of course I care!" I looked away shameful that I was asking these questions. "Then… why didn't you stop Gramps from doing it?" Her face held no emotion. It was...empty.

"I...I don't know… After you left… I stopped caring. About everything I mean. I cried over just about anything, because you were always on my mind. I started going on jobs to keep me occupied and then… One by one, others started leaving. Gramps had said something about disbanding the guild, but nobody believed him. Then, one day… I walked to the guild, and nobody was there… The door were boarded up, and I ran home. I had no family Natsu. I lost you, the guild, Aquarius..." I looked at her sadly. "What happened to Aquarius?" She took a deep breath and told me how she sacrificed her first spirit to save us, and how she earned Aquarius' powers. She was crying in the end, and this time she ran up to hug me.

"Natsu… This feels so real..." I laughed. "I told you it is dumby. How about this. I will sleep in your bed and then when you wake up, I will be there. How does that sound?" I asked gently while stroking her hair. She nodded and I got into bed, with her following. My arms found a comfortable place around her waist, and I guess she found a comfortable spot resting on my chest. I closed my eyes and replayed everything that she said to me… and one thing stood out.

"Hey Luce? What were those three words that meant nothing to you that you told me every night? I want to know badly..." I could sense her heart rate speed up and she stuttered trying to find the words to say. "I mean, if this ISN'T real, then why is it so hard to say?" She glared at me and looked away, a blush on her face.

"I love you..." My eyes widened and my heart rate skyrocketed. She loves me? YES! I AM SO-

"Happy!?" I yelled looking at the blue cat snickering in the windowsill. He came flying in and found a comfortable spot on my head. Lucy seemed to get even more embarrassed and I lost all of my words. "Hee hee, Lushi liiiiikes you!" Lucy tried to swat him, but Happy dodged expertly from experience. "Stupid cat!" Lucy whispered and closed her eyes. Happy did the same and after a while, deep snoring suggested he was deep in sleep.

"Hey Luce?" I whispered to the seemingly sleeping blonde in my arms. "Mmm" She sighed and I smiled at her face. "You love me?" Her eyes opened and met mine. "Y-yeah..." She tried to close her eyes again, but I grabbed her face gently and caressed her cheek with my thumb. "Silly. I love you too..." Her breath stopped for a second and then she smiled… and then tears came into her eyes. "What?" I asked amused. "It's just… You never told me that in any of the other nights..." I laughed and she rested her head once more and I closed my eyes. "Goodnight Luce..." "Goodnight Natsu..."

Lucy woke up to and empty bed that day…

Just kidding, but how funny would that be!?... No? Fine I guess I will keep it like this. Alright, this is my first oneshot! I know it is REALLY bad and and stuff, but I wanted to TRY. I don't know if I should do more in the future… Oh well! Hope to write soon!