The group continue to walk down the street, chatting away.

"I'm just saying, the physics substitute did not know a thing they were talking about." Wendy argued.

"So now your a physics master and you know what everything means?" Romeo joked.

"She's not a master, but she was my tutor throughout middle school and high school." Gajeel informed the group.

Levy looks at Gajeel and then turns to face forward. She begins to mumble something like, "glad to know my crush had his baby sister's help him with school."

Gajeel perked up with a light pink growing over his nose and cheeks.

Natsu, casually, noticed the whole thing and, of course, was about to start making fun of him for it. But he was cut off by Lucy grabbing his hand.

"Since Natsu and I missed the same amount of work, I'm going to study with him at my house." The group nods since it makes sense. And Lucy drags the blushing Natsu down a different street near her home.

"Hey Lucy, you might want to check his temperature, he seems quite red right now." Gajeel wouldn't have missed that opportunity if it was a mile away.

Natsu grew redder by the comment and decided to turn the tides. "Gajeel! Your girlfriend thinks you're dumb!"

Of course Levy began to blush from being called his girlfriend, but she would leave it to Gajeel to refute. Which he did not, he just stood there with a red tint along his face.

"They both aren't in denial so I'm left wondering, when did this happen?" Romeo was, obviously, calling them out for it.

"It hasn't. Natsu was too far away for me to argue and him to hear." Gajeel snapped. Levy gained a look of disappointment from his statement.

Wendy smirks, "you spoke in the past tense meaning the true meaning would be 'it hasn't yet.'" Levy perked up, "the yet leads me to believe that you could mean it will happen, just not right now. Further more, you could have said 'it never happened' and we wouldn't be having this conversation."

Gajeel is caught in a bird cage of words and feelings. Can he get out without admitting some to create an opening? "Why do you gotta be so damn smart all the time?"

"It's a gift we share. Can't help it." Romeo states. Causing Wendy to turn a light shade of pink.

"Ugh. I can't handle all your lovey dovey stuff anymore. I'm going home." Gray left and whipped out his phone to call the number Sting gave him.

Over with the teen whose face is a deeper shade of red than his hair:

Natsu and Lucy made it to her house and were greeted by silence. "My aunt must not be home yet. You're fine with that, right?"

"I mean, I live without parents so I kind of have to be. So what subject do you want to start with?"

"Math seems like it would be the easiest, but let's save that for last. Why not biology?" They went to the table and started to pull out their biology stuff along with a helpful student's notebook.

They knocked out about two thirds of all the work they had to make up when they took a break to get a snack.

"How can you study for so long and not have gotten hungry until now?" Natsu is complaining because Lucy wasn't hungry so he couldn't get food for half an hour.

"I'm not a naturally hungry person. Now can you get the cheese from the fridge over there? It's in the bottom left drawer." Lucy pointed to the fridge. Not taking her eyes off of the sandwiches she was making.

Natsu kicks himself off the counter and grabs the cheese. "Before I hand this to you, are you going to cut the cheese?"

"I have to slice it for the sandwiches, so yes I am."

"Gross, but fine." He hands her the cheese, "but try not to make it silent but deadly."

"What are you- oh. You're so immature, Natsu. You know that, right?"

Natsu's face drops for a second but regains his composure quickly, "I might me immature but... at least I know how to take care of myself."

"My aunt is barely here, usually away for long days at her office. Besides, I'm not the one who was underage drinking."

Natsu hadn't know that Lucy was home alone most of the days, but he was more upset because Lucy didn't seem to realize that he was of age to drink. "I'm 18, what are you talking about?"

"Your still young. Don't get me wrong, I'm 18 too, but don't drink while your still growing a brain."

"Are the sandwiches done yet? I'm hungry."

She plops one on a plate and Natsu waste no time devouring it. "Thanks Lucy." Is all he can say with a mouthful of sandwich.

They eat for a while and the sun starts to set on this wonderful day. "Lucy come with me for a second." He grabs her arm and drags her outside to see the sight.

"Wow," she can't even form a full description. The hues of orange blending with the night time purple. The clash is created with a splash of pink lined clouds and silver lined gray smoke. The mash of the colors going over the water behind the school.

Natsu takes this opportunity and wraps a hand around Lucy's shoulders and pulls her into his chest. "It feels good to be home, doesn't it." Natsu mumbled as he leaned his head on Lucy's golden locks.

"Yeah, it really does. I'm sorry I left." She sighs and turns around to face Natsu, "c-can you ever forgive me for running away?" Silver lines tears reflecting the dusk lit sky, ran down her face as she looked up at him.

"Of course I can. I wouldn't be able to live without you." He chuckles a little bit and places his forehead against her's. "Would it be bad if I kissed you?"

Lucy was a bit surprised to hear this, but she didn't wait a second. She lifted her head up and connected their lips in a swift, soft motion. A small peck of the lips as the two teens missed the sun falling into the water completely.

Hello again.

I know I said it was done, but I had rushed the last chapter a lot, and was asked to make another, so here it is. I'm sorry if it isn't a good ending, but if you want I might consider making one focusing on how Natsu will 'calmly' come to terms with Sting back in his life.
Have a good day/night!

Shout out to @taekookandbts for telling me to write another chapter.