When Natsu told the whole story of getting Lucy jealous (Mind you, Erza did not let up with the agreement of cake and coffee, so they talked over those two things), Erza set down her fork and glared at Natsu.

"Natsu....."

"I know, I know! It's a terrible idea. But it's worth a shot." Natsu sighed. He didn't look Erza in the eyes, but he knew she was not going to let this happen.

"Natsu, you don't understand how frail that girl's heart is. Yes, she is very intelligent and strong on the outside, but how many times have you hurt her?" Her voice didn't sound angry at all, which surprised Natsu, so he looked up. Her eyes were filled with worry but also hope. He didn't know what the hope meant though. "I-- I don't know how many times I hurt her. I think two times. But that's in the past and--"

"Two is too many times to hurt someone who has given you multiple chances!" Erza scolded as her demeanor changed. Natsu turned the spoon that was in his cup of hot chocolate and furrowed his eyebrows. "I don't know how to fix this though. What do you expect? I'm not good at these things, I've always been the take and leave type of guy." He sighed in frustration and felt Erza rest her hand on his hand that stopped turning the spoon. She pulled his hand out in the middle of the table and opened his palm, her hands rested under his. Then, she pointed to the center of his hand.

"This is your hand, correct?" Erza asked. Natsu nodded, confused and still frustrated. "And your hand represents your personality. You're very open with your emotions like your palm." She put her right hand next his and clutched her palm. "Now this, is Lucy's hand."

"No it's your han--"

"This, is Lucy's hand." Erza repeated, her tone turning stern. Natsu quickly changed the subject. "Why is her hand clutched?" Natsu asked. "What does it mean when someone shuts someone else out?" Natsu thought for a minute. "It means they lost trust...?" Erza nodded and continued. "And Lucy's fist represents her..." Natsu finished her sentence. "Her lost trust in me and her closed off personality." He looked up slowly with a guilty look, seeing Erza's motherly expression. "Somewhat, yes. And how do you lose someone's trust?"

"Lying or being fake."

"And you're doing exactly that. You're lying by saying that you love Lily, and you're faking your love for her. Faking until to make it doesn't always apply to life." Natsu nodded and swallowed his spit. He couldn't reply, he couldn't find anything to say.

"Alright," Erza stood up, leaving her empty cup of coffee and clean plate on the table and wiped crumbs off her skirt. "Let's get going, it's real late and I promised to help Gray and Loke clean up after the party." Natsu stood up and the pair walked out after leaving a 20 at the front desk.

Natsu felt like the air was too thick to breathe as Erza seemed comfortably quiet as he drove back to Gray's. "Stop being so worried, Natsu. You do what you think is right."

Natsu breathed through his nose and clutched the steering wheel.

"O-ok."

Hey guys! I had written this last night (like half of it) but I took a Benadryl before bed bc of allergies and figured that that was a terrible idea. I finished the rest this morning. I'm going to try to be more strict about posting on time :) and OMFL THANK YOU GUYS FOR 7 FREAKING THOUSAND VIEWS!! I always thought my writing was bad XD but apparently not! Love you all -3-

One last thing: I'm like really nervous about school this year and I've been losing sleep, along with getting bags under my eyes. Any tips of lowering anxiety? Thxxx