"Ok, Lu-chan, you have to tell me everything!" The blue haired girl stated to the blonde she was walking with. They were coming from the library, the day after said blonde had returned from a mission with Fairy Tail's Strongest Team.

The blonde blushed and stuttered. "O-okay, well it started a week ago during our mission when I got badly hurt, and Natsu got pissed, as usual. But after going on his rampage, he suddenly hugged me and told me that he was so worried and wouldn't know what to do if anything were to happen to me." At this, she blushed even deeper and readjusted the manuscript in her hands. "Then, that night, we kinda…got together…" She trailed off out of embarrassment.

Levy gasped and giggled. "And then~?"

"N-natsu told me that he loved..." Lucy broke off, stopping in her tracks. She was staring at the Sakura tree at the center of Magnolia Town, where a pink-haired fire mage stood with a silver-haired transformation mage, their conversation reaching their ears. "Me." She finished as Levy registered what was said between the two wizards under the tree.

"Natsu, I love you. I have since we were kids!" The silver-haired girl stated, rather loudly. The Salamander blinked a few times, a blush creeping up his face.

"Lisanna, I…I love you too. I've always loved you, and I think I'll always-" Natsu was cut off as a loud, pained laugh rang through the air. Levy whipped her head around to see that the laugh was coming from her best friend, standing next to her. Natsu's eyes widened in shock as he realized they had been overheard. Suddenly, the laugh cut off as Lucy simply stared at the two with a blank face, before pivoting on her heels and running down the street, towards the Guild.

It took Natsu a moment to get over his paralysis, and when he did he tore off after her, calling her name. Levy chewed her lip, before deciding to follow, in case she was needed to interfere. She found the two face to face near the side of Fairy Tail.

"Lucy, I can explain-" Natsu began, but was cut off by another painful laugh, one that made Levy want to cry for her best friend.

"No, I get it now." Lucy said, when she finished laughing. "God, how could I have been so stupid? You know, you are quite the actor, Natsu Dragneel." Natsu's eyes widened with surprise and confusion. "But the worst part is, I actually believed you when you said you loved me. I actually believed you were different from all the other guys that showed an interest in me. Serves me right, for opening up my heart like that. Now tell me, do you tell every girl you want to sleep with that you love them?"

Natsu wore an expression like he had been slapped. "No! I really do love you, Lucy! I love you so much it hurts!"

"But you love Lisanna." Lucy stated, her face a mask of disbelief and pain. "I gave my first time to you, and then you turn around and do this. Natsu, you know you can't have both of us. You need to choose, and you need to choose now,because I'm done waiting."

Natsu hesitated, thinking. It was obvious that he saw the deep pain and anger in Lucy's eyes, and it tore him to pieces. "I…I can't…" He choked out. Lucy gave him a rueful smile, whirling around.

"It's your lucky day, Natsu Dragneel. I'll choose for you. Then you can go and sleep with Lisanna and get her pregnant, too. I wish the two of you the best of luck." She threw open the doors of the Fairy Tail Guild and stalked inside.

..O..

Natsu's insides were tearing apart with pain and grief as he watched his blonde goddess storm into the Guild. Her words hit him like a ton of bricks. Wait, does that mean… He didn't have time to think. His body went after her before his mind could catch up and he grabbed her shoulder when he caught up to her in the middle of the Guild's main floor. Suddenly, she slapped his hand away.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"Lucy cried out, tears finally spilling over her cheeks. "Don't you dare ever touch me again." This time, it was barely a whisper, something even he could barely hear. His heart felt like it had been torn out as he saw the intense despair and pain that was deep rooted into the chocolate orbs he had always loved to stare into.

Natsu could only watch as Lucy, his Lucy, paced to the mission bored, snatched a paper, and disappeared through the doors of Fairy Tail, never to be seen again.

..O..

As Lucy made her way to the exit, she hoped Natsu would realize that with every step she took, the pain was tearing her apart.

..O..

While most of the Guild didn't say it, they knew Natsu was to blame for Lucy's leaving and/or disappearance. Even Lisanna was mad at him for a time, but eventually forgave him, since that was her nature.

Levy was the angriest at Natsu for what he did, and she wasn't afraid to show it. It was the first time Fairy Tail had seen Levy this angry, and for a while most of the Guild did their best to keep the two from meeting face to face for fear of what would go down. It was also during this time that Levy revealed the conversation that had gone between Lucy and Natsu.

When she recited the part about "getting Lisanna pregnant, too" the entire room fell silently as the unsaid became clear: Lucy had been pregnant, and with Natsu's child. When Levy finally confronted the oblivious Natsu about it, he was silent for a very long time before stalking out on a solo mission. When he came back, he wanted nothing more than to search for, find, and drag Lucy back to the Guild. He finally realized he wanted her, and he wanted to be in his unborn child's life.

As the years passed, what searches that had been allowed had come to nothing, and eventually it was only Natsu and Levy that continued their search in their free time.