• (Natsu's POV) •

"Will you marry me?" Sting asked her.

My mind was blank with shock.

He asked her to marry him.

Ms. Heartfilia wasn't lying.

Luce looked over the balcony, and I heard lots of people chanting "SAY YES! SAY YES!" Then she looked at me.

Her eyes were brimming with tears, and the look she gave me broke my heart.

"I'm sorry." It said.

I heard a voice in my head; it was Ms. Heartfilia's.

"Well then listen here boy, If she really does love you, she'll say no and run away with you into the sunset."

I know she will. My Luce. She'll say no. She has to.

I felt a tear run down my face.
"She'll say no." I whispered to myself.

She then turned to face Sting again.
"Well, what'd ya say?" He said to Luce.

I yelled out to her. "Luce! Say no!" She didn't turn to face me. Did she hear me? "I love you Luce!" I shouted, tears streaming down my face.

Please listen to me.

I was banging my fists against the door trying to get her attention, but no matter what I did she didn't look at me, just at the floor.

Then I saw her fists clench and shake. She looked up from the ground up at Sting.

"Yes." She said.

I stood there, frozen in disbelief.

S-sh-she said y-yes?

The crowd went up in cheer, squealing and shouting in joy, but I couldn't move.

"And you actually thought you had a chance with my daughter."

The words of Luce's mother rang through my ears. My eyes were cloudy from all the tears that had come out of them, but they just stopped. I looked at Luce and saw......

A smile?

"If she really did love me, eh?" I whispered. "If she really did love me, she would've said no...." I paused, clenching my fists. "And run away with me into the sunset."

I smirked, realising my mistake.

"How stupid of me." I sighed, a slight tinge of hatred in my voice. "How could I possibly believe such shit. That only happens in fairy tales." And I walked off home.

• (Lucy's POV) •

"Yes." I said.

The crowd went up in cheer. No!! Why did I say that!? What am I doing!? Stop!!! NATSU!

"I love you Lucy." Sting said to me, gently holding my hand. I fake smiled and nodded my head. I need to stop. To say no. I don't love you Sting!

I looked over to where Natsu was....

But he wasn't there anymore.

I felt a cold, metal object slip into my left ring finger, and realised that it was too late.

It was done.

Sting pulled me in for a hug, but then whispered in my ear.

"Forget about him. He doesn't love you. He knew this was going to happen, and if he did really love you, he would've done something to stop it."

His words stabbed me like a knife.

He's right.

If Natsu knew, he should've said something.

Sting then leant back, looking me in the eye, and kissed me on the lips.

I have to move on.

• (Natsu's POV) •

I arrived back at the mansion and Loke let me in.
"Dude, what ha-" I interrupted him.
"I'll tell you in the morning." I sighed, running past him and up the stairs.

"You have a visitor." He shouted up at me. "She's waiting in your room."

A visitor? She?

I walked into my bedroom to find the room was dimly lit with candles, and lying on the bed was a girl.

In lingerie.

"Who are you?" I asked.
"Boy, you've forgotten me already?" She smirked.

I recognised that voice.

I walked over to get a closer look:
Those blue eyes.
That white hair.
"Lisanna." I whispered.
"Yeah?" She asked me in a seductive voice.

"Why are you here?" I asked her, sitting down on my bed. She then straddled my legs and leant towards my face.
"To keep you alive silly." She smiled, leaning closer. "I can't have you dying on me."

I felt her warm hands slowly unbutton my shirt.
"D-don't..." I stuttered, turning away.
"Why not?" She smirked. "I mean, you must be upset."
"Upset?"
"Yeah." She then leant towards my ear.

"She never loved you, you know? I could tell; she would always look at Sting in the way she should've looked at you."

"But I never even had a chance with her." I sighed. "I was stupid for thinking that I did." Then she slowly pushed me down onto the bed, staring me in the eye.

"You're not stupid," She whispered. "You were following your instincts." She then continued to unbutton my shirt, and she slipped it off my shoulders. "Now, just follow your instincts," She smirked. "And stay alive."

(A/N): *Pukes* I hate NaLi.

• (Lucy's POV) •

I was dropped off back home and I walked into the mansion.
"Loke," I called. "Is Natsu home?"
"I wouldn't go in his room if I were you Miss." He warned me.
"Why not? Is he angry? He's mad at me, isn't he? I knew it. I-" He interrupted me.

"No, Miss." Loke began. "He's... occupied... at the moment."
"Occupied? Wha-" I then realised what he meant. A look of shock covered my face.

So he actually decided to do it.

I mean, I don't blame him. What I did to him was unforgivable, and he needs to live.

But still. I never thought it would actually happen.

Why Natsu? I just want to explain myself. I love you. I promise I do. I just... I just....

I just ran away. Took the easy route. Not the one I wanted to take.

I chickened out. And I hate myself for it.

"Miss Lucy?" Loke asked me.
"O-oh! R-right, okay." I nodded. "Thank you." And I swiftly walked to my room.

And cried myself to sleep.

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