Lucy's POV

-Crood: "Are you ready for round two?!" He shouts energetically, causing me to flinch. Can't we receive a break? I mean food? Drinks? "Well too bad, it's lunch time! We will be back in thirty minutes," He says as he checks his watch. " ah, at 2:30."

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-Natsu: "So your fighting style was pretty different today..." He says as he eats his french fries, dipping them in ketchup.

-Lucy: "Yeah well I was tired. We did fight against those ghouls before so I didn't have full energy to fight myself. Hopefully I will after eating." I say as I sip my iced tea.

-Happy: "But you guys didn't really do anything since my fruit throwing was knocking them out." He states as he devours his fish happily.

-Lucy: "You didn't do anything you stupid cat! Besides, calling out Virgo twice, Aries, and Taurus in a day isn't easy. All I know is that I'll be super tired when we get back home tomorrow." I say as I sweat drop. I grab one of my fries and bring them towards Natsu's ketchup dip, craving to taste the delicious.

-Natsu: "Ah ah ah," He grabs my hand and pushes it back to myself. I frown and eat my dry fry. "Haven't you noticed that this dip is too liquidly to be ketchup?" He asks, causing me to have baby barf. Gross.

-Lucy: "Who's is it?" He shrugs while sipping out of his drink. I glance at him, and remember how he was acting before. How anxious he had gotten due to all of the blood, how he wanted to protect all those humans from his harm. "Natsu..."

-Natsu: "Hm?"

-Lucy: "Just... When was the last time you had a real meal...?" He looks at me, trying to figure out why I'm asking such an uncomfortable question. He sighs and sits back, dropping his fries.

-Natsu: "I already told you, over a deacde. But it's better like this. If I did ever become how I used to be... I'd..." He stops himself. I could see the words caught in his throat. "I'd be the monster I truly am." His words spill, full of sorrow. The sight I had in front of me was eating me alive. I hate seeing him blocking himself like this.

-Lucy: "I don't think you're a monster." I say, causing his head to look up at me confusedly. "Everyone has a monster inside. Doesn't make them...it. Your history doesn't define you, don't you think? I mean, if our history defines us, then we're all monsters. A literal monster isn't the same as a real one. I'd just wish everyone could think like that." I say as I play with my cup's ice. Moving it around, comparing it to myself. I just jump from one place to another, and will most likely melt away soon enough.

-Natsu: "If they did, I would definitely have more memories." I scrunch my eyebrows, not understanding those simple words.

-Lucy: "What do you mean...?" I ask before he shakes his head and stays silent.

Second call, Second call, Second call

Sounds throughout the whole area. I sigh. I want to know more about Natsu's life. He's being rather difficult to spring out. Those words... 'I would definitely have more memories...' they're so confusing! What could they mean? Memories of what, with who?

-Natsu: "--cy!" I quickly shake as I felt his arm tap mine. "You just gonna stay here? I mean, I could take them on with Happy if you want. It'd be fun! C'mon Happy!" His playful demeanor comes back, causing me to feel better.

-Happy: "Aye sir!" Did I just get replaced?

-Lucy: "Hey wait for me!" I shout as I step on his foot, him not moving at all before the pain synchs in.

-Natsu: "Ow! Alright, alright!" He shouts before grabbing my hand. I quickly feel my heart skip a beat, along with my cheeks to heat up. His joyful personality is hard to not be attracted to. How he changed in a snap of some fingers is admiring. He doesn't let his overthinking take the best of him, unlike many others. "Let's kick butt again!"

-Lucy: "Right!" Soon after, we arrive at the battle ground once again. The stadium wasn't as full as it was before, but I bet it's because some of them are still eating. "Hey, did you find out who's our opponents?"

-Natsu: "A wood elf, a centaur, and an imp. Fairly easy, right?" He smiles cheekily at me. Again, I can't help but admire him. I nod and return the friendly smile before I feel some arms wrap around us.

Last call, Last call, Last call

-Crood: "So, you lovebirds, did you gain your energy back? Because you're going to need it!" He says as he smacks our backs, making me flinch. What was worse, the lovebirds part or the hitting pretty hard one? I don't know, overall, he is annoying. It's not technically easy to decline such a cute name when the guy you're with goes along with it. I always wonder what's going through his mind. I thank the heavens that at least he doesn't have the power to read a person's thought. I glance down at my arm, looking at Natsu's and I's symbol. In and Yo. I honestly wonder why we're not receiving visions of each other. Is it because we're already always together? I symbolize 'In' , being Natsu's fists while he represents 'Yo' , being his own breath. We are opposites, positive-negative, dark-light, and it truly fits us if you ask me.

He believes he's full of darkness, calls himself a monster, in and out. Yet, I don't. I believe he's full of light, an inspiration. He only acts dumb when he's playful, but anyone could look up at him as a role model. One day, I'll conquer Natsu's heart to open up. Reveal his secrets, not only for my benefit to know the man I'm guarding, but also for his own health. Living for so long makes him have triple dark secrets than what a normal person would have. He needs to speak out his mind, let it all out. The paper I signed doesn't only state that I must be his protector, but that I need to develop a solid relationship with him as well. Not be strangers, or just only 'friends'. Enough to make him believe in me. Luckily, it seems like he does in such short time, but not in the way to speak his heart to me. I don't expect him to in less than a week, but being with him day and night makes it feel like months. And in months, I could develop a relationship incredible with anyone. Imagine someone I'm living and going everywhere with.

"You're spacing out a lot today." I hear him saying, snapping me back to reality. My eyes set upon the three creatures we're going against now. There was a rather beautiful elf that had long fire red hair in a double french braid that had a bow in hand and arrows on her back. Next to her was a centaur that had a fierce look on his face. His teeth are gritted as his right front leg begins to kick the floor back and forth, ready for the outcome. Although I don't really spot the imp. But then, a sinister giggle sounds. My eyes widen as I feel something crawling on my head. I quickly jump and start hitting it.

-Lucy: "What the heck!" I panic as I feel some nails deepen on my hair, a sharp pain. "O-ow..."

-Natsu: "Nyahahahahaha, look at that Lucy! Looks like you've got an admirer." He says before snatching the creature off my poor head. The ugly winged and non haired imp laughs at my face as I glare at it and sneer.

-Lucy: "You little--"

-Crood: "Hey you little punk! You could get disqualified if you hurt the girl before the fight!" He shouts before the unnamed creature jumps out of Natsu's grasp, and flies onto the centaur's back. I roll my eyes at his now flapping tongue towards me, dots of his saliva fading.

I can't wait to choke that punk.

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My birthday in two days and I'm not excited again. My normal days are gone.

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