After the coffee shop, both of us went back home...Or rather the estate, and went out separate ways for the day, relaxing in our room, but I had no rest staring from this morning. I decided to try calling again. Dialing on the old phone this time, I waited. For minutes, I've waited there, standing as I heard the same beeping sound over and over again. It was nerve racking, I'd do anything to stop this marriage, of course, anything that wouldn't hurt anyone or harm anything. I was hopeless, accepting everything, I sloppily sat down a nearby chair.

"Lucy? What are you doing here?" Natsu said, surprised to see me here with the phone on the floor. I wasn't in the mood to entertain him, but I can't keep everything inside me.

"Just...Just trying to get a call." I sighed. He chuckled a bit and walked to my direction. Standing a few feet away from me, he was looking down on me. Literally. He looked down and I stared up at him as I waited for him to speak.

"Well you're not going to get a call from that thing. It's not working properly." He passed by me and went straight to the old telephone, crouching down to look at the smaller thin wires sticking out from the wire that connects the telephone to the outlet.

"Yup, it's very much broken." He stated. I crouched down to take a look as well and it was true. It seems to be in really bad shape.

"Hmm." I said softly. "But, Natsu, didn't you say the phone kept ringing earlier this morning?" There was a short pause before he spoke and turned around to face me. So close. Both of us were frozen to where we were. He leaned in towards me, getting closer and closer. This isn't an imagination, this is reality, the snobbish and up-tight Natsu Dragneel is planning to press on me. I knew this scenario is like the ones in cliché drama novels, so with that thought, I snapped out of his charming trance---yes, I admit, he's a bit charming--- and stood up, turning around and acting casual, as if nothing happened. That was what I've planned, but before I could stand up, he pulled me.

"Hey."

"W-what?"

"Why do you do that?" He asked, still gripping my wrist as we both stand up.

"Do what?"

"Escape! You always run away."

"When did I ever do that?" I said, eyebrows meeting. My voice went higher, not that I intended it to be. I heard his tongue click.

"Right now, what did you think I was going to do?" His question was so insensitive I blushed and looked away, trying to loosen his grip on my wrist but the more I struggle, the more his grip tightens.

"Stop this," I said, noticing a raised eyebrow as I peeked a bit at his face.

"What?"

"Stop this, I know you're just fooling with me. It's not funny, Natsu." I thought that would stop everything, but it didn't. It led it to worse cases.

"You're running away from it again!" He exclaimed. "I had no other intention, other than leaning in towards you, but yet you fled anyway."

"I...I thought you were going to kiss me!" A sudden uncontrollable outburst was let out by yours truly.

"I was! But you fled! Nothing's going to happen to you if you keep running away!"

"What if I didn't wanted to kiss you! Did you think what I'd feel??"

"I didn't think of that, I just did what I wanted! But that doesn't explain the fact that you 'tried' to run away instead of refusing from the very start."  I clenched my fist in anger, I've had enough! I've had it!

"You think I didn't try facing it?! I know what your trying to point out here! You think I'd quit without even starting! You don't know one thing about me, Dragneel! You hypocrite!" I lashed at him without thinking what I was saying, without noticing, the tears started trickling down, thick tears that kept flowing down. I could feel my knees being weak, but I stayed standing.

"Y-you...you think you can just test me and then judge me just like that!" I paused as the tone of my voice changes with the uncontrollable cries trying to escape my vocal chords. "You don't..." I paused again, trying to control my tone from rising or changing. "You don't know what I've been through...you don't.." Then I gave up, my weak were to weak to stand up and I was emotionally drained to even shout even another word back.

Surprisingly, he caught me before I could fall down the ground and wrapped his arms around me, caressing me. "You don't...Natsu..." Was the only thing I could utter as I felt my fatigue hitting me, realizing how much energy I've used from the morning until now.

"You're right." He said with the more soft and gentle voice I've heard from him. "I'm sorry." He started to whisper but was heard loud and clear. "It was foolish of me. I apologize...Luce." He pushed my bangs away from my forehead, which helped me fight the heat.

I couldn't say anything and slowly closed my eyes, thinking of rest.
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I held Lucy in my hands and, slowly, she closed her eyes, seemingly sleeping peacefully. I brushed off her hair to the back of her ear.

"Sorry. I just wanted to you realize. Maybe today's not the right time." I said again, regretting I shouted at her. We've only just met recently and yet I've acted as if she's been with me for a long time and treated her unladylike. I leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Rest Easy." I said as I lifted her up and carried her back to her room.

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Hey guys! Hope you liked it, just as promised, not updating other stories for this to continue. It's been an easy ride after deciding that.

The story will get really exciting at this point, so please look forward to it. It has been short, but I had fun writing it.

Thanks for reading up until here.