~PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER~

"Oh, tomorrow is going to such an eventful day. . ."

Lucy bit her lip as she bounced up and down in her seat, looking outside her window to see everybody from different presses waiting for her to come down and talk with her.

Obviously that dumbass Mr. Burns has announced that Lucy has came into his office, almost killed him and admitted that she and Natsu are dating.

It wasn't her fault, it just came out and he just pissed her off a lot. "Wha – Stop it! Get away from me!" Lucy heard a scream from outside her window. Lucy's eyes widen as she noticed that voice, it was Natsu.

Lucy opened her window to see Natsu getting ambushed by millions of other people, shoving and pushing.

"L – Lucy, help me!" Natsu shouted again earning and groan and face-palm from her. "Hey, it's Lucy Heartfillia!" One of the presses shouted, looking up to see Lucy leaning out her window.

Natsu took the chance to quickly pull away and run inside her out, locking it so none will come in. "Lucy, what the hell is all this?" Natsu shouted as he came in, surprised to see this many people outside of her house.

Lucy looked at Natsu with a bored expression, pouting slightly. "This, my sweet Natsu, this is the press."

"So many people, Lucy, I don't think it's safe."

"What else am I supposed to do? I'm stuck here till Loki arrive and I have no other way out."

"I can help you out,"

"Natsu, they know who you are, you're lucky I heard you and saved you before something really bad happened to you out there." Lucy said pointing at the screaming crowd outside.

Natsu stared at her, nodding at her words. It's true; he was saved thanks to Lucy. "Now what?"

"Now, we wait for Loki to save our asses again."

~X~

"Lucy, you're done for. No pop-star can make it back to top popularity knowing she's dating a mere fan and living like this. You're done for; there is nothing else to do." Loki sighed as he sat in his car with Natsu and Lucy who he has saved momentarily by shoving people away and driving as fast as they could to somewhere where nobody will find them.

Lucy was silent as she starting to think about what to do. She promised herself that she'll make her parents proud by becoming a worldwide sensation but now look at the mess she's been turned into.

But she couldn't blame Natsu for it; he's the best thing that's happened to her aside from becoming rich and famous.

"Lucy, what are you going to do?" Loki asked, snapping Lucy out of her thinking process. Natsu looked at Lucy with a frown on his face.

Lucy worked so hard to reach top and now because of him, it's all ruined. "I – I think I might know the solution." Natsu said making Loki and Lucy look at him surprised.

"What is it Natsu?" Lucy asked, smiling a bit. Leave it to her boyfriend to make it better.

"This is my entire fault . . . so if we just broke up and never saw each other again, that'll make everything turn into what it was before we met, right?" Natsu said, lowering his head and frowning at the thought that he and Lucy had to be broken up.

"N – Natsu . . . how could you say such a thing? You're the best thing that's happened to me. . . I need you by my side."

"But think about, this whole mess is because of me. I think it would be better for you and me if we're not together anymore and never see each other, right?"

"N – No, Natsu, I don't want that."

"I don't want it either but it needs to happen. Sorry Luce, guess . . . this is goodbye?"

"No, no, no, no Natsu!" Lucy shouted as she reached for him but Natsu dodged her as he exited out of the car making Lucy scream and fuss.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted but Loki grabbed her, telling her it was the right choice. Lucy screamed for him, trying to stop him and pull Loki off him but Loki started to drive away and Natsu was already gone from sight.

Lucy looked at Loki and started crying, screaming at him while he did that.

Loki sighed and stopped the car as Lucy started yelling at him to go back, make her see Natsu again. "Lucy . . . Natsu's right. It has to be done,"

"Loki, take me back! I need Natsu, take me back!"

"Sorry Lucy . . . it's the right thing to do."

For the past couple of days, Lucy didn't go to school nor did she even get out of her house. She was broken, heartbroken.

All she could think about was Natsu and how he made her so happy when they were together. All those kisses and laughter they shared and all those happy memories they had, now gone.

Her concert was only one day away and she hasn't been practicing all week. She didn't want to get out of bed; she had no energy or thought to do anything.

All she wanted to do is curl up into a ball and cry herself to sleep. She didn't think it was Natsu's fault all this happened, and she didn't want to let him go either.

It wasn't his fault, it was hers. But now, everybody knew about it and Loki even told Mr. Burns that they broke up and it killed her to see that this morning on the news it showed that they've broken up.

Lucy cried again, thinking back to what she has done. She wanted Natsu back, she wanted him next to her comforting her with sweet words and telling her it'll be alright. That she's a stronger person than this and she could fight it. It just wasn't right.

"Lucy, how long are you going to keep this up?" Her manager's voice echoed in her mind as he entered her room and leaned against her door frame.

Lucy didn't answer him; she just buried her face in her knees, continuously crying her eyes out. "Lucy . . . your concert is tomorrow, pull yourself together and at least go and practice today."

"Loki, I have no energy to do anything. All I want to do is stay here and cry, just leave me alone."

"Lucy, please, this is the last concert then we'll be leaving magnolia to America, just do this one more time and then we can leave and never come back," Lucy lifted her head up as she heard the words that came out of his mouth.

Leave? How could she possibly leave when the love of her life was here, in Magnolia? She didn't want to leave but maybe leaving would be best.

She could start a new life and forget about Natsu and the rest . . . but then she might regret it. "Lucy, are you going to go or not?"

"T – To practice?"

"Yes, for the finally concert that is tomorrow night."

"I – I . . . give me 10 minutes, I'll get ready." Lucy got up, throwing the blankets off her. Loki smiled at her, watching her walk off to her bathroom. "That's my girl,"

After Lucy had finished showering and getting dressed, she was all ready to go out again. After being stuck in her apartment for days, she was finally going to get that fresh air and bright sunny sunlight on her face.

Hopefully, she won't see him. "I – Is he going to come?" Lucy asked, looking at Loki who just stepped into the driver's seat.

Loki pursed his lips, thinking if Lucy had given him the tickets to come to her concert. He hasn't contacted or seen Natsu since they've broken up and Lucy always have Natsu enough tickets to come see her show with the others so Natsu will probably be there.

"I don't know, that depends if he wants to come or not," Lucy nodded as she bit her lip, looking down at her lap. She wants to see him so badly, she wished he'll come.

"Now cheer up Lucy, you'll get to sing and wash all that sadness away." Loki smiled, trying to brighten up her mood.

Lucy nodded, never saying anything in the whole car ride there.

Lucy frowned as she peeked through the crowd of screaming fans outside ready to hear her perform. She was nervous. Not because she had to sing in front of millions of people but nervous that she was going to see her friends again, possibly.

She was searching the crowd to see any pink haired, blue haired, black haired, or possibly red haired people but sadly it was too dark and too far away she couldn't see anything but black figures jumping up and down.

"Miss Lucy, 3 minutes till the concert starts." A stage member said as he passed by her, making her nod. "Thank you,"

"You ready for this?" Loki asked as he came up to her, cupping her face in his hand. Lucy gulped and nodded nervous, trying to calm down a bit.

"Last concert, remember that babe, then we're out of here." Lucy nodded again, lowering her head as she thought of leaving this place. She didn't want to go but she needed to . . . to keep her career going.

"Now let's give it up to Lucy Heartfillia, the queen of music!" The speakers screamed making the crowd scream and cheer even louder.

Lucy took a deep breath and Loki gave her an encouraging smile, telling her she was going to do just fine.

Lucy flashed him a grin and walked out onto stage, the bright lights blinding her for a couple seconds before she saw faces of fans and the millions of people that had came here to see her tonight.

Lucy smiled as she composed herself, hearing the beat of the music she was so familiar with. She was going to do this concert and leave, having another successful concert.

As the music started playing, Lucy started to sing and dance, searching the crowd for a certain somebody to see if he actually came.

But looking after searching over and over again, she didn't find anyone of her friends. They might hate her now and that broke her heart.

As the many times she's came on stage to sing a different song, she looked around the crowd, hoping she'll find them this time but every time she came on stage and looked for them, she didn't find them.

When the last song was ending, she has lost hope and was now sad that they didn't come to cheer her on or anything.

She accepted the fact that they hate her and will forever hate her. Lucy sang the last word and finished it off, posing and breathing hard, looking at her crowd with a fake smile.

She wished he was here so she could at least confess everything and then leave. Then maybe it wouldn't be as hard as it was right now.

"Thank you for coming tonight, everybody. It means a lot to me," Lucy said as she looked at the crowd and while the band was packing up behind her.

"This will be my last concert in Magnolia then I'm off to America." Lucy confessed making the crowd boo and Awww at that statement. "But don't worry, I'll be back in a couple years or so, maybe I'll even come a couple months later, hope you guys will continue cheering me on!" Lucy shouted making the scream louder.

"Thank you everybody, and good night," Lucy took a bow and started to walk off stage. Guess this was it for her and her friends. Friends weren't always supposed to stay together, they leave and go, and that's what she heard from Loki.

Maybe it was best. But then, she didn't want to leave with all this weight on her shoulders. She wanted to confess before she left and that's what she'll do.

Lucy stopped walking midway and turned back around, walking to the center of the stage confusing most of the crowd and the stage members in the back.

"I want to confess something before I pack up and leave here forever," Lucy sighed, taking a deep breath and searching the crowd again.

"As you know, I've been here for a couple months, making my own living and having a secret boyfriend with a mere fan," Lucy paused, to look around once more. She can feel it, she knew he was here.

"And . . . I want to say that was all true. It wasn't a rumor and it wasn't all acting –"Lucy paused as the crowd gasped and murmured to each other. "But all I need to say is, Natsu, having you by my side was the best thing that's happened to me. I would give anything up for you and this singing career. I know what you're thinking, "Wow, why would she give up something as big as this for someone like me?" well, I'll tell you now. I'm in love with you and I want you by my side. I wouldn't care what others think about you and I, I only care about what you think about me. I just wanted to say thank you to my friends whom I made and thank you to you, Natsu, who has finally shown me what love and happiness is. I just wanted to say, goodbye, and I hope we meet each other again," Lucy turned around, walking off stage with tears in her eyes.

She ignored everybody in stage and sat down at the back, on the bench crying into her hands. It upset her that he wasn't here and she just confessed something to her thousands of fan and not him.

Only if he was here right now. Lucy felt a pair of arms wrapping around her and hugging her tightly, making her cry more.

She just wished Loki will go away and leave her alone; she wanted some time to herself. "P – Please, Loki, just leave m – me alone,"

"Luce, I will never ever leave your side again," He whispered making's Lucy's eyes widen and her head to lift up to look at the person. She looked straight at the face of the man she loved, those onyx eyes she always loved staring right into her brown ones.

"N – Natsu . . ." Lucy gasped, surprised that he actually was here all this time. "I'm here, Lucy." Natsu smiled softly before embracing her again.

She hugged him tightly, not letting him go. She cried on his shoulder, whispering bad words to him making him chuckle.

Natsu just held her in his arms, rocking back and forth while he held her, stroking her silky blonde hair.

Loki and some of the crew watched them as they sighed happily, watching the couple hug it out. Loki smiled and pulled out his phone, ready to end the contract between everything.

Lucy has told him this morning if Natsu shows up that she was going to stay and cut every contract she has with everybody and she'll become just a normal teenager.

But if Natsu didn't, she'll pack up and leave to America, starting her new life.

Since Natsu is here right now, guess this is the end of Lucy Heartfillia, the queen of music.

"Lucy . . . are you going to America now?" Natsu asked, sadness coating his words. He didn't want to let her go now; he wanted to be by her side all the time.

Lucy smiled and shook her head, looking at him with tears in her eyes. "I told Loki . . . that if you show up at my concert tonight, I won't be leaving but ending everything and becoming a normal teenager and stay with you but if you don't, I would have been gone right now. . ." Natsu looked at Lucy with a grin on his face, hugging her once more and kissing his lips.

"You're not a normal teenager, Luce," Natsu said making Lucy look at him confused. "You're a weirdo." Natsu tweaked her nose making her fake pout and laugh.

"Says the guy who has pink hair." Lucy said, running her fingers through his soft locks. Natsu grinned and rubbed his nose with hers, sighing happily. "Stay with me forever?"

"Forever and ever. You mean more to me then my fame and fortune."

YESSSS, FINALLY. Stupid fucking writers block. ;_;

I really had no idea how to finish this and kjsdgjkgewe. But then, I read this Fanfiction, "Spicy Orange Juice" - Thank you for this story, I love it.
And it gave me inspiration. Thank you for reading and reviewing for this story, sorry for the super late reply.
I'll now have to think of some way to finish, "Motherly Love" now. =3=