A/N: I'll update this after I finish the Six letters, Two words fanfiction. ❤️❤️❤️

Khiegilsan

WHEN OUR eyes met - I do not know why I suddenly felt strange. My heartbeat suddenly became fast and even my cheeks get hot.

I saw how his frown formed into his forehead but still my eyes never leave his face. Probably trying to check my temperature, he gently touched my cheek. Still, I still could not move and I just stared at him. Trying to figure out the meaning of what I feel.

"Lucienne" his voice is husky "Are you alright?"

I lick my lower lip before I shook my head and smile "I'm fine"

He looked at me carefully as if he was trying to check if I'm lying or not. I tried to ignore how I felt a few seconds ago and smiled even more at him. His frown deepened because I do not want to hear any sentiment from him. I smiled as I wrapped my arm around his waist while looking up at him. He did not move away and just continued looking at me.

"I'm really fine." I mumble.

"You know you can't lie to me"

I chuckle "I'm not lying." I say before I remove my arms around him then grab his hand and pull him inside my dressing room "I'm just confused when I saw you" I say truthfully but I didn't tell him about the confusing movement I have with my own feelings.

I let him sit on the nearest couch and then turned my back on him and took some juice inside my personal fridge. What I like about my dressing room is I have my own mini – kitchen here which I won't be using anymore because I'll be on a terrible diet starting tomorrow.

"Aren't you going to tell me why you were confused a few seconds ago?" he asked me as soon as I handed the juice back to me. I pouted my lips and openly rolled my eyes to his, "Lucienne" he warned me.

I've known him for a long time. I knew for a fact that he wouldn't stop asking me until I told him about it, "I'm just surprised to see you outside my dressing room. I was assuming that you are somewhere out there with Loki and others."

"Is that so?" He raises his brow as he examines my face.

I crossed my arms below my breast and pouted my lips "Anyway, what are you doing here?"

"I came to see you." I frown "Didn't you say that you wanted to see me"

"Well, I haven't seen you for about a week, I guess" I say shrugging my shoulders as I slouch on my chair "I miss you, Natsu. '' I say truthfully.

I saw something in his eyes that was hard for me to decipher. It's always like this... it feels like Natsu is hiding something from me. But, I know that if I did ask him about it he would surely brush it off just like what he always did.

He lifted his hand as if he was asking for my hand so I did. A gasp escaped my lips when all of a sudden – he pulled me until I was sitting on his lap. My heart suddenly went crazy especially when he buried his face on my neck. His hands are wrapped on my waist pulling me closer even more.

I chuckle under my breath before I throw my arms around his shoulder as I wait for him to speak. This is not the very first time that Natsu did this. And every time he does this, it feels great.

"How are you?"  he said but still his face buried on my neck

"I'm not really fine," I pouted my lips even though he can't see my facial expression "My manager just left my schedule and my diet plan. It's horrible"

I felt him move again and our eyes met again. I didn't move as he raised his left palm and gently stroked my cheek. "Stop it," he said calmly. "You don't have to work."

I shook my head and smiled sadly "You know I can't"

"I can help you, Lucienne" he said with a little emphasis "Just tell me"

I smiled at him as he frowned. Just like what he did, I crouched around his neck with my arms wrapped around his shoulders. He didn't complain and just let me do what I was doing, "You know I'm right, Lucienne. You don't have to do this."

I did not speak and in response I just nodded. It's only been a year since I left our house. Since then, I've been trying so hard to live. I've been working nonstop as I support my living expenses as well as my school expenses. I close my eyes, trying to ignore that rush flashback that was trying to invade my mind. I can't... I don't want to remember it again.

I don't want to hate my father even more.

I opened my eyes when I felt his finger in my chin gently forcing me to look at him. My mouth parted when I realized that we are too close but it seems like he doesn't mind. Well... I'm his best friend after all. I sigh and beam at him "I'm content with my life now, Natsu."

He didn't say anything and just stared at my face as if he was waiting for my next words. "Working and paying my own expenses are proof that I'm free from my father. I am free. I love what I've been doing for a year. Of course it's hard but I'm enjoying it. So I hope you understand, Natsu"

He stared at me for a minute as if he's battling what words to say. But, after a few seconds he smiled towards me as he gently patted my head "I'm proud of you, Lucienne" I beamed at him. His words meant a lot to me.

"So," I pause, "Do you have anything planned tonight?" I ask curiously.

"When will your diet start?" his forehead furrowed as if he doesn't like the idea of me having a diet. I chuckle "Lucienne" he warned me.

"Tomorrow" I said.

"Do you have anything to do tonight?" he mumbled under his breath. I shook my head in response. His lips twisted into an impish smile "Good. Let's grab our dinner. I'm starving"

He helped me organize my belongings while we were arranging my belongings and my manager came. Natsu immediately said that we would eat at a restaurant. He also assured my manager that he would make sure that I'm safe and would take me home immediately.

My manager agreed and gave a few reminders about my schedule tomorrow. After a few reminders we left the building and quietly made our way to the parking lot. I was also quiet the whole trip because I was tired - there were so many photo shoots and commercials lined up for me. And thinking about it makes me tired.

Add to that, my responsibilities as a college student are not easy. By the way, I'm taking a course that is related to fashion. So for sure you can guess what I'm getting. Natsu, on the other hand, is taking an engineering course. As I got older, even Gray and Jellal were taken the same way. And of course, Loki is taking a pilot course. He told us that being a pilot can give him a lot of women. I dunno how he will do it.

"Natsu?" I said without looking at him.

"Hmm?"

"When do you plan to have a girlfriend?" I ask him. He seemed to choke on my question because he suddenly coughed. I immediately turned to him "I'm just wondering why you don't seem to be dating a woman"

"Do I have too?"

My forehead furrowed for a moment before I leaned back in my seat "I'm just curious about your type of woman" I heard his weak laugh which made me frown. Sometimes it's really useless to talk to this man.

When we get to a restaurant, he park his car and kill the engine before he remove his seatbelt "Lucienne," he calls me "ask me"

"Why!" I frowned in response "You won't answer it properly."

"How can you be sure?" his voice is soft.

I looked straight at her "What kind of person is your ideal type?"

"My ideal type," I was just looking at him and he was like "Someone with light hair color" he smiled at me before reaching the strand of my hair "And eyes that shine."

There were small smiles on his lips as he looked straight at me "A person that's like a flame"

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