As time goes on, the two souls wonder if they will ever meet again.

Some short stories about pairings in Fairy Tail. Most of them will revolve around Natsu and Lucy. Rating will vary from chapter to chapter, but the overall rating of this collection is T.

What if he doesn't want to protect me? What if I want him to be free? What if I want him to go home, to go back to his family? What if I don't want to oppress him, like my father has oppressed me?

For one year, Natsu has been on the run. Exhausted, he meets Lucy, Just Lucy, and moves in with her. Everything thing seems to go well until Natsu's past catches up with him.

In which Natsu dares Lucy to do something that they both end up enjoying, and she gets him back.