Hi everyone!

Again, it took a long time to get this chapter done.

Anyway enjoy the chapter and don't kill me please...

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Lucy stared at Mira few seconds and closed the door quietly and leaned against the door while tears streamed from her eyes 'it can't be-' She couldn't finish her thought before she heard noises from the other side of the door.

"Mmm... Natsu...".

The sweet sounds of Mira who were accompanied by murmurs that Lucy recognized immediately. The blond girl couldn't take any more run away from the Guild with tears that refused to stop until she reached her house and closed the door behind her and fell on her bed.

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The day after already arrived when Lucy was still in her house and refused to get out of her bed, she cried all night and did not want to see or talk to anyone.

'Why Natsu? She kept asking herself over and over again all night and could not understand the reason was, her eyes were red and slightly swollen from her tears that flowed freely. She did not even change the position in which she lay in bed from the moment she entered her home.

'Knock knock'

There was a knock from the front door that pulled Lucy to the door. "N-Natsu?" She asked herself and moved quickly hoping it was the pink-haired dragon slayer she wanted to see.

She opened the door and quickly found Mira's form in the doorway without saying a word and just looked at her.

"Mira..." Lucy said, her voice weak with disappointment that it was not Natsu and shame she did not want to see or hear her first and best friend in Fairy Tail.

"Can I come in Lucy?" Mira asked her in a voice that was serious and different from what she was used to.

Lucy did not answer and just stood aside to let Mira walk in and closed the door behind her without saying a word.

After both girls settle down in front of the other without a word for several minutes Mira began to speak. "Lucy, I know you probably don't want to see or speak to me but I..." Mira tried to explain.

"Why... why did you do this to me Mira?" she simply asked with tears that began to fall again "after I told everyone we were going out... Why?".

"That's why I came here Lucy ... I came to apologize for-".

"How can you just say it like it's nothing!" the blonde stood up and said angrily. "I thought you were my friend Mira! How could you do this to me ?!".

"Before I tell you... I want you to tell me how and when it all started with you and Natsu..." Mira said with a serious look that demanded an answer from her friend.

Lucy moved back to her seat and fell silent for a few seconds before she remembered what had happened between her and the pink-haired boy and how it all began. "It... happened a few days ago..." she began to tell Mira about the first time in the Guild when she and Natsu were together for the first time, she did not know why she just decided to tell the white-haired girl about her first time with Natsu. She just felt her reason was justified enough in order to show she really had something with the dragon slayer.

Mira was silent throughout Lucy's explanation and just listened as she moved her head down in shame at the table a few times, "I see..." was the only thing she said before she took a deep breath and looked straight into the eyes of the Celestial Mage.

"Lucy... me and Natsu have been in a relationship for almost a year..." said the former s-class Mage as Lucy's eyes opened in amazement and shock, "I asked him to keep it a secret until I felt it was right..." Mira admitted. "I had to say it to everyone, but the feeling that it was a secret was just so unique and exciting I just couldn't say it. So I asked him to continue to keep it a secret from everyone."

"You want to tell me that you and Natsu were together all this time? And you decided not to tell anyone anything?! But N-Natsu and I-" Lucy started to say before Mira cut her off.

"You're probably going to say he... slept with you..." Mira said, and hissed the last word with some anger. "That's also my fault...".

"H-How is it your fault that I and Natsu? You told him to sleep with me?!" Lucy asked angrily and could not believe that something like that could be true.

"Of course not! It's just that..." Mira sighed for a moment before she went on to explain. "I was looking for a way to add something special to my relationship with Natsu... so I offered him something."

"What is that 'something'? And how is that why he and I-" Lucy began to say loudly before Mira continued to speak again and stopped her.

"He didn't know it was you!" Mira said aloud, "He thought... it was me...".

"W-what?" Lucy's eyes opened in horror. 'What is she talking about?'.

"He thought it was me..." Mira said with a heavy voice and looked at Lucy's face who still did not understand. "That was part of our relationship, I use my magic to transform and make myself look like the other girls and let him experience it".

Lucy just kept quiet and understood exactly what her friend meant.

"Of course he refused at first... but as I've told you before, he can't say no to me."

"So you're telling me... you transform to other girls and Natsu just use them like that?" Lucy's face became disappointed and tired. "I never imagined that we were only things for him...".

"Please don't think like that Lucy... I was the one who suggested to keep our relationship between us and I'm the one who suggested this idea. Natsu never even thought about it for a minute!. He never even asked me to become someone" Mira began to say before she remembered something and looked directly at her blonde friend. "Well, he did ask me one time...".

This caused Lucy to lift her head and look at the Mira "Let me guess... Erza?" She saw Mira that moved her head for no. "Cana? Juvia? Levy?" She asked the names of the most beautiful girls in the guild, but every time she got a negative response.

"So who?" She wanted to know.

"...You..." Mira replied in a dry voice.

"A-Ah? Me?" Lucy looked at Mira who smiled at her. "W-why did he?".

"Chose you? Only Natsu can tell you that..." Mira got up from her sit and went over to Lucy and stood in front of her. "Lucy, Words can not even describe how sorry I am that I ever let this happen... I never dreamed it would come to something like this" Mira was honest with what she said. Just like Natsu she thought about all of Fairy Tail as her family and Lucy was not any different.

"Ok Mira..." Lucy finally said and grabbed the hands of former S-class Mage, "I can see you're really sorry Mira... but... what about Natsu".

"Just forget about him Lucy..." Mira said with a smile.

"W-what?" Lucy took a few seconds to figure out what Mira said. 'Forget about Natsu? What is she talking about?'.

"You were never in a serious relationship, and that was only one time. He already thinks it was me so he won't make a big deal out of it" Mira said with a smile, "then it would be our secret right Lucy?".

Lucy was silent for a few seconds and finally nodded positively as various thoughts passed through her head and she kept herself from saying something.

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After Lucy and Mira finished their conversation the white-haired left Lucy's apartment and left her with her thoughts on the two who were together all that time without anyone knowing. It was still hard for her to accept that and believe Mira and Natsu had such a relationship. She came out of her house and moved to the guild and the other members who were glad to see that blonde was okay after her little absence that was not big but definitely felt around the Guild.

"So that's what it was? Just a dream?" Asked Erza and Levy that were next to Lucy and asked her about the thing with Natsu that seems strange.

She did not like lying to her friends, but she promised to Mira that the matter will remain confidential and it was only excuse that seemed reliable.

"Yes, I'm sorry I sounded so sure of something so stupid..." She lied with an embarrassed smile and tried to not look at her friends as much as possible out of shame and fear they will see through her and discover the truth.

"You don't have to be sorry about that Lucy, I'm just glad you're clarifying the matter so quickly... Before I did something I would regret" Erza said with a smile.

"But if it seemed that good as a dream, then maybe it's something you should try! Maybe it will be better than the dream itself!" The little blue-haired girl said excitedly.

"I don't know about that Levy-chan..." Lucy replied with a dry smile. She couldn't say a word to them about what really happened and just looked at the pink-haired boy who was on the other side of the room and faced the boys of the Guild that questioned him while Mira was behind the bar and continued with her normal work without showing any interest in what was happening.

The Celestial Spirit Mage looked frequently at Natsu who already finished explaining to his friends that there was nothing between him and the blonde girl, 'Natsu...' she still felt bad because of what happened, 'do I really have to pretend that all of this... was not important?' She thought remembering the words of the white-haired girl.

She turned her head to Mira who had a smile on her face while she did her job 'Now I can understand why she smiles all the time... because after all, she had Natsu' She tried to stop her thoughts but they continued to seep into the head while She saw the pink-haired who headed to the bar and set in-front by Mira while Lucy left the Guild after she said goodbye to her friends.

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Lucy waited patiently at the entrance of the dragon slayer home, it's been a few hours since she left the Guild and proceeded directly to the small house outside the city. She did not know what she is going to do or what to expect after what happened at the Guild and what she expected would happen when she would see him, but she had to talk to him no matter what and no matter how long she will have to wait.

As she looked at road and the road and was able to distinguish the form of the pink-haired dragon slayer that moved to his house but stopped a few steps as soon as he saw Lucy "Lucy... ' the dragon slayer scratched his head awkwardly and looked to the floor, it was clear that what happened still bothered him.

"Natsu... I can talk to you?" she asked, hoping he won't reject her.

"W-well I..." He tried not to look at Lucy's face but could not help himself.

"Please Natsu..." she said in a voice that begged him to hear her out, she just looked at him with the same look she gave him when she wanted to sleep and cuddle in bed with him after their mission together.

Natsu was silent for a few seconds and finally passed the blonde Mage.

Her heart sank and she felt she had lost her power and was barely able to keep herself from falling to the ground before she heard his voice.

"Come on, Lucy..." was the only thing he said before he entered and left the door open behind him.

The blonde girl immediately followed him and closed the door after her. The house itself was quiet as they were the only ones who were there with Happy that was out of the house and probably at the Guild, she followed him into his room while he was standing there with his hands folded and his bed behind him.

"So... what did you want to talk about Lucy?" He asked looking seriously at his team member.

"I w-well" she began stuttering before he cut her off.

"If this is about what happened at the Guild then you have noting to worry!. It happened to me as well that I dreamed of something that looks so real until I was sure it really happened!" He said with a smile as he recalled some of the times that he went through the same experience.

"Just a dream..." she said softly as she heard his words. 'Should I just forget about what I feel?' The thought went through her head while Natsu kept talking but this time she did not listen to his words. She quickly moved close to the dragon slayer and hugged him with all the strength she had.

"Ahh! L-Lucy? What's wrong?" Natsu asked her but felt her trembling and something wet touching his bare chest. 'S-she's crying?' She continued to shake on his chest as he gently hugged her and waited for her to calm down.

'I don't want to give up on you... Natsu' she thought as she gripped the sides of his Vast strong enough for her hands to hurt.

After a few seconds of silence she looked up at him "feel better Lucy?" he began but stopped he felt her warm lips on his as she kissed him and made him freeze in place with shock and surprise.

A few seconds later she moved back enough to take a breather and so she could look at his face that were all red and confused even more.

"W-w-what L-Lucy? Why did-" He looked at her in confusion as he still could feel her heat on him even though she moved back slightly.

"I love you Natsu" She said in a serious voice looking directly into his eyes, 'I'm not going to let you go'.

It took him several seconds to seize what she said "WHAT?!" the dragon slayer said in a surprised voice, and began to walk back until he fell back on his bed and sat on her "B-but Lucy y-you and I are-" He tried to say but without any success.

"What? You've forgotten everything you did to me?" She said with a sheepish smile.

"What I did?... W-we only slept in the same bed on our last mission and I slept in your bed with you-" he counted on his hand the times and still did not understand what she meant Despite his red face.

"I'm not talking about that Natsu" a mischievous smile crossed her face.

"So what are you-".

"What happened at the Guild... and in this room..." she began as she decided to say it to him.

"W-what?" He said with a puzzled look.

"It wasn't our first time, How could you forget it..." she approached him and settle down on his legs when her face in front of his and she put her arms around his neck and made him redden even more, "We sat like this in this room and on the bed and I... I asked you to love me" she looked at his feet and tried to hide her red face.

The dragon slayer took a few seconds to understand what his blonde friend talked as his eyes threatened to pop out of their holes when he finally remembered, "WHAT!? A-are you saying that you and I?".

"Why are you so surprised Natsu?... That wasn't our first time" she began to redden even more "You remember at the guild when you surprised me?" Now she was sure of what she thought when she saw his face, 'Mira really decided not to tell him that he really was with me and not her that time' she thought while Natsu looked like he was going to faint from shock.

'He probably didn't expect it' she thought before she kissed him lightly on his lips again and shook him from his thoughts of that night. The dragon slayer knew what she was doing goes against what she and Mira were talking about, but she did not want or was willing to give up Natsu no matter what the reason.

"But you said to everyone that this-".

"That it was only a dream?" She completed his sentence and smiled. "I thought it would be better if we save that for ourselves... It will be our secret..." She whispered the last part and began to stroke his chest that was warm as ever and felt his heart once more.

"Lucy I-I don't think that i-it's a good idea..." His voice was trembling while the blonde girl sitting on him and drew circles on his chest and enjoyed the feel of his skin.

"Why not Natsu?".

"I w-well b-because... can you stop that!" He snapped and grabbed her hand and stopped her from continuing to touch him while he could feel her tongue to his neck and made him tremble slightly.

"Why Natsu? Your not enjoying it?" She asked with a little smile "You love to do this to me after all."

"It's not that Lucy" He grabbed her shoulders and stopped her from moving. "You are one of my most important people, such a relationship... i-it's not something I'm looking for..." His voice began to weaken as his power.

'You're a bad liar' she thought and rested her head on his chest. "Then this is not a problem Natsu, I just want to be close to you... You don't have to say that you and I are together. You can continue to be as usual, and when we are all alone... you can do to me whatever you want" she finished with the most sensual gaze she could do to make her point.

"I-I-" He tried to move his head to the side to avoid looking into her eyes, the pink-haired could feel the chest of his blonde friend clinging to his chest and her breathing on his neck.

"Natsu..." she said in a weak voice and made him look at her. "I already told you that I love you... and I'm ready to do whatever you want. I just want you to love me" she finished seriously and saw his expression changed to a more serious one. "You don't love me? Is that it?".

She could feel the dragon slayer who moved her back while her heart began to beat faster in panic. But before she managed to say something he lowered his head to the floor. "It's not that Lucy... Of course I love you as one of my friends. But it's more complicated than that" He stood up and looked straight at her "I am... with someone else" he finally said out loud in defeated.

"I know... Mira right?" Was the simple response from Lucy.

Natsu's face changed to those of shock, his mouth threatened to hit the floor. He did not expect anyone would guess that he and the white-haired beauty of the guild were together and so calm when they heard it.

"You don't have to look so surprised, it's pretty clear with if you think who you act when your'e together" she lied, Lucy knew very well that no one of the Guild even dreamed that both of them were together. She looked at him with a small smile when she saw the cute look on his face as an idea got in her head.

"And if I think about it... the first time you and I were together, you were the one who attacked me" She saw that Natsu began to sweat. 'I got you!' She approached him with a kindly smile. "So I don't think she will be happy to hear about you and me".

"Lucy..." Natsu interrupted her words and looked at her seriously. "Don't you dare finish that sentence... the Lucy I know will never plot behind the back of her friends! I do not like this Lucy" he said and made her eyes open wide.

She paused and turned her back to him and finally got up and left the room and out of the house, 'what the hell got into me?! How could I even think to say such a thing?' She thought as she covered her mouth as she felt closer to vomit in shame for what she thought of doing.

The Celestial Spirit Mage kept running until she reached the Guild door and went inside.

"Mira..." said Lucy when she saw the white-haired girl that cleaned up several tables that were empty after everyone had gone home.

"Wha-what happened Lucy?" She began to ask before she saw the blonde's face was close to tears and could guess what was the reason.

"Mira, I... I'm so..." the blonde could feel that Mira hugged her gently.

"Shh... It's okay Lucy" the former S-class said softly, trying to calm her friend.

Lucy looked at Mira and began to tell her what happened with Natsu and his answer and stopped after she was finished.

"...Lucy..." Mira began to say before Lucy lowered her head to the floor in shame.

"I can understand if you hate me... just like Natsu".

"Lucy!" Mira's voice echoed throughout the empty Guild causing the blonde Mage jump in fear and look back up to her. "I could never hate you Lucy... and Natsu is the same way".

"How can you say that? If I were you I-I".

"I'm not saying that I'm not angry... but I can understand how you feel Lucy. In the past I could not admit my feelings for Natsu because of my personality at the time... until the day I could not hold myself any more and I just told him what I feel" Mira took a breath and smiled at Lucy "and if I was in your place I'm pretty sure I won't be ready to give up so easily, so I can't exactly blame you".

"Then w-what am I supposed to do Mira? I love Natsu so-" Lucy began to say but stopped when she saw the face of the beautiful white-haired girl.

"Don't worry Lucy, I have a way to solve this matter once and for all".