I'm making a sandwich and all of a sudden I get this idea XD

give up because you never know what the Lord can bless you with.:

"Natsu you should really get something to eat." Mira requested quietly, sighing when he disregarded her. She watched him hunch over in the chair, trying to be as close to the patient as allowed.

"Natsu...I really-"

"I don't care Mira." He growled in response, his back to her. She held in her sobs by biting her lip. She knew what the poor dragon slayer was going through, everyone was going through it.

"Lucy wouldn't-"

"Please." He stopped her, his voice almost choked. She bowed her head, respecting his choice before slipping out of the room quietly. She closed the door and leant against it, crying silently.

"That poor boy." She shook her head sadly, knowing he was taking it worser than everyone else.

"Hey Luce." He whispered, clutching her hand, rubbing his thumb over her porcelain skin. "How are you doing?" He whispered, worry engulfing him. She hadn't woken up in three days, her new record. She shifted slightly, making him go on alert. "Lucy?" He asked hesitantly, holding her hand more carefully.

Her eyes fluttered open, the best smile she could pull-which was a weak one-adorned on her face when she saw her favorite dragon slayer best friend.

"Nats-" A fit of coughing broke her sentence off, making Natsu put a hand on her back for support.

"Don't strain yourself Lucy." He said seriously, scooting closer and wrapping his arms around her, making her instantly lean into his warmth.

She smiled sheepishly before frowning disapprovingly at him. "You didn't eat again did you?" Her eyes held a scolding, already knowing his answer. By the bags under his eyes, she could tell he hadn't been doing basically anything.

This time he grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head like he always did. "Hehe...well..no." He admitted, happy to see her awake and alive. Dark thoughts entered his mind, making him lower his head and mourn.

"Are you okay Natsu?" She asked her friend in concern, tilting his head up a little. He hid his sadness and nodded weakly.

"That's goo-" Another coughing fit cut her words off, worser than the time before. After a minute of wheezing and coughing, she finally stopped, trying to hide the dash of blood that spilled from her mouth.

"Lucy!" Natsu said in alarm, her eyes rolling in the back of her head as her eyelids fluttered close, putting her back into a deep sleep.

"LUCY!" Natsu roar was the last thing she heard before blackness took over her.

Where am I? I sat up groggily, rubbing my eyes. I instantly regretted the day I was born when I opened my eyes, a blinding white light seemed to sear through me and burn my eyes.

"Lucy." A warm voice called out to me. I felt my heartbeat go erratic. I knew this voice. This soft, calm, silky voice...

"Mother?" I whispered, but the whisper was loud in the silence as it echoed around. Suddenly the trickling of water resounded, startling me slightly. I crawled to the sound only to find a small creek, the other side a luscious forest. I stared at it in bewilderment. Looking behind me, there was literally nothing. Just a white abyss.

"Lucy." That voice again. I turned my head so fast that I almost got whiplash. My eyes widened in shock and disbelief. I couldn't believe it. On the other side was..

"Mama." I breathed out, a lump forming in my throat and choking all my other words. She smiled warmly, but I could see the hint of sadness in her beautiful brown eyes.

"Baby...you gave up." She didn't ask me, she told me. I hung my head in shame, meekly nodding to answer. I heard her blow out a breath of air and I hesitantly brought my head back up.

"Why?" Was all she asked me, pure curiosity in her eyes. I felt ashamed for having to tell me mother, my dead mother that loved me so much...

"What's the point of living now?" I answered her question with my own. I crossed my legs and took interest in the creekbed.

"Why would you think like that?" She asked me softly. I slumped my shoulders and sighed, nibbling on my lip for a moment.

"Mother..I don't think I'll be able to recover anyways. Let's face it, I'm gonna die." I said as quietly as I could, an unknown fear creeping into me. I was only eighteen and yet I was on my deathbed, probably already dead.

!

"I'm dead aren't I?" I asked in a shaky voice, scared of the answer. My mothers eyes glazed over, making a tear drip from my eyes. I was...dead?!

"Not yet, but soon." She answered me, her eyes for some reason calmed me down.

I pouted and wiped my face. I can't believe this.

"Lucy, you're dying because you gave up." She said in a strong voice, making me pick my head up. A silence cut through us for a moment before I broke through it, not being able to take it any longer.

"But mother, there is nothing left for me." I said in a bitter voice, digging my nails into my own palm. My mother shook her head, a warm but sad look in her eyes again.

"My dear, that's what you believe. How would you know that if you die?" She countered. She had a point there for sure.

"..."

"One hour."

"Huh?" I picked my head up, staring at her in confusion. She chuckled slightly before repeating.

"You have one hour left until you die. One hour to choose: Life or Death. One hour to see how it would've been if you died, and how it would've been if you lived.

I stared at her weirdly, I didn't know what mother was talking about. For some reason I had an urge to cross the creek, to get to my mother and hug her and tell her how much I missed her.

"When it is 12 o'clock you will come back here and give me your decision. If you choose to die then you will cross this brook here and come to the gates of Heaven." She explained. Before she could go on any farther I knew I had to ask her the one question that had been bugging me since I was small.

"Mama?" I spoke up quietly, making sure my eyes were downcast.

"Yes sweetheart?"

"Do you miss miss me?"

I heard her gasp quietly before chuckling. "Of course I miss you."

"Then why do you want me to stay?"

"Because...well because you have someone that would miss you more."

I gave her a questioning look and she replied with a sly smile, as if she knew something I didn't.

"Remember, One hour." She said suddenly before everything went white.