(A/N: Happy New Years and welcome to 2017!! Enjoy the chapter!)

Natsu Dragneel.

Name of an Impure.

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"What are we doing?" I asked her. But I didn't wait for her response. I pulled out of the hug and turned in the other direction.

"...what do you mean?" I heard the pain in her voice. "I-It doesn't make sense to me! You leaned in to ki-kis-"

"With a Pure?" I laughed my pain off. And pretended nothing happened. "I wouldn't be caught dead with your kind!"

I continued to laugh, and then she forced herself a smile. I watched tears roll down her cheeks. I watched as her little hands clench the hem of her dress until her knuckles turned white.

"..."

"..."

"Natsu?"

"Yes?"

"You idiot!" She ran straight out the door and to her servants quarters.

I knew I wasn't allowed in there, but by now I didn't care. I yelled and begged for her to come out, but the door remained shut. I only heard her sniffles through the door. With each raspy breath of hers my heart chipped away little pieces.

The pain was unbearable.

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The break was over and I couldn't help but to hope that for my Lunch Servant, it would be Lucy.

I was mistaken. Instead I got Aries for lunch time. She served me a serving of golden brown chicken and buttery mashed potatoes. With a side of vegetables (that I wouldn't eat) and a lot of small pastries to top it off. I sat at the dining room table, directly across from Igneel. Igneel ate with silverware. (Whatever that is) and I picked up my Chicken and sank my teeth straight into the light skin.

"Would Master Natsu like to try one of the pastries? I put all of my effort into it! I'm sorry if maybe it's too sweet or not sweet enough!! I'm sorry if you don't like it!" Aries cried.

"Don't worry Aries." I said while rolling my eyes. "You make the best and fluffiest pastries in the world."

"Really?" Aries's face lit up and she cried lightly. "Arigato!" She continued crying until Igneel's loud voice projected throughout the entire room.

"ARIES!" My father snapped. I then watched his face soften back to its usual calmness. "I'm attempting to enjoy my meal. You are wasting your breath on your selfish praise! Do you honestly think that you can get away with your self-centered glory?"

Aries bowed and shut her mouth immediately. She looked down at her feet.

"Hey what's your problem? I was only complementing her!" I defended Aries.

Igneel's eyes flared. "Since when have you even regarded her presence!"

"I dunno, I met someone..." I mumbled under my breath.

"What?" Igneel obviously didn't care but his words said otherwise.

"Nothing. Don't worry about it." I stopped eating and excused myself abrubtly. "Aries." I addressed. "You have the rest of the afternoon off." Aries bowed and thanked me. Whereas on the other side of the table, Igneel was eyeing me suspiciously.

That's one taken care of. Now I just need to find Lucy...

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I searched everywhere until I reached the gardens. There she was, her back to me and her golden hair flowing down. I approached her and leaned down.

"Hey." I said lamely. She jumped off of her spot on the bench and brushed her dress off. She bowed and wouldn't meet my eyes.

"Master Natsu. I apologize for the outburst. I am a small Pure and I wouldn't even be alive now if it weren't for you."

I heard all the force into her tone. She wanted to sound light as if she didn't care. I felt even guiltier, somehow.

"Hey Lucy, listen about what happened earlier-"

"With all due respect Master you were right. It was pathetic of me to have such thoughts."

"No but I mean-"

"-I have a large task of cleaning up the Banquet Hall for tonight. I have too much to do, so if I may ask; please do not pester me while I work. As you said earlier; you wouldn't be caught dead with my kind!" Her voice cracked at the end and she hurried off towards the Banquet Hall.

Did I just make things worse?

I don't think I will ever understand women.

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At night, I couldn't sleep.

Lucy had ignored me the whole day and it drove me crazy. I wanted to see her smile. Hell, I'd just be content to be in her radiating presence. Her chocolate orbs to lock onto mine, and light up.

I shifted around in my bed and stared at my hand. I couldn't see anything but I knew what was there.

The hands of a Dragneel. The most powerful family name in the world and I was the son of the CEO. I could do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted.

So why couldn't I make a Pure smile?

The rest of the night was filled with thoughts of Lucy. I finally made a decision to speak with her tomorrow, but in a grand gesture kind of way.

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I had written her a letter telling her to meet me in the gardens at the Evening Transition 20. (Or in the old tongue 8:00 PM)

I had left it posted in front of the Servants Quarters. It read:
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Dear Lucy I apologize for the confusion but you need to give me another chance. We are both confused right now, but this is the reason we need to talk about this. Meet me in the evening at Evening Transition 20.

-Natsu
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My hands were trembling as I made my way to the gardens. And there she was. The girl who tore open my heart with a single frown. My world turned upside down whenever I saw a tear on her face.

How could I not realize it before?

I watched as she turned her head, and met my eyes with a sad expression.

"Lucy... I think I love you."

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What are you talking about? "Are you my property or my love?" That's a foolish thing to ask and you should already know the answer.

Also; I have some old news. My wife has birthed a son for me over the hottest days of Summertime, and I already know what to name him. My wife was pregnant earlier than you did, and I have simply waited for you to tell me her name.

But you must tell me yours first. Soon enough you will learn my son's. It will be all over the papers of course: I am the most powerful man in the world. And it could all be yours if you just said the word.

Money, Fame. Power and all the things a Pure could ever wish for.

Say the word and you can become one of us.

HOWEVER:

People mustn't know that you have a Pure child. You can't turn a Newborn Pure into an Impure at such a young age. My only solution is to Remove her.

She is the only thing standing on our way.

If I Remove her...

Then you will be mine.