Lonely

It was one of these days when Lucy had no idea what to do with herself. There were no interesting jobs she could do on her own, team jobs were also out of the question because Erza had gone off with Jellal on some top secret mission, Gray was with Juvia and Wendy was visiting the Exceeds with Carla. And Natsu… Well, Natsu wanted time off to get some training done, so Lucy hasn't even seen her partner or Happy for the past 5 days.

She was restless. It was unusual for Natsu to leave her to her own devices for so long, even when training. She didn't know what to do with all the free time she suddenly had. It wasn't like she needed to go on a job because she needed money, she just wanted something to do.

Maybe she could get someone else to do a job with her. Maybe Cana… Better not. Cana's idea of conversation bordered on torture most of the time. And there really was only so much dirty talk involving Natsu Lucy could take before she snapped.

Levy! That was a good idea! If Gajeel could be bothered to release her best friend's attention for more than 5 seconds that is. As much as Lucy liked Gajeel she really had no interest in going on a job with the guy. At least not without Natsu there to make sure she actually survived Gajeel's idea of an easy job…

She could ask Lisanna, but that would be awkward. Very much so. Lisanna was a nice girl and she wouldn't ask questions that would bother Lucy, but Lucy wouldn't be able not to ask about how Natsu was as a child. And she always felt like she was rubbing her relationship with Natsu under Lisanna's nose when she talked to the girl. So that was out, too…

Maybe with the Thunder Legion… ShShe got along pretty well with Freed and Ever, and she even considered Bickslow and Laxus good friends. A job with them would be fun no doubt. Mind made up, Lucy abandoned her pretense of reading and went to find Mira in hopes the takeover mage would point her to Laxus. Unfortunately, Laxus and his teammates had left on a job earlier that day, and Lucy was left with absolutely nothing to do still.

Her life without the constant presence of a pink-haired, bothersome fire-breather was boring as all hell. And even though she was surrounded by people, Lucy was lonely. Go figure. In a busy guild like Fairy Tail, she found herself lonely, because the only person she really wanted around her wasn't there… She'd go find him tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow. If she didn't die of boredom until then.

AN: Sorry for not updating Written in Fire this week. I'm remaking the plot to fit a few more things in there. That means it's gonna be even longer than expected. Next chapter is coming on Saturday like always, but bigger than usual.

I hope you all enjoyed this little tidbit.