he saw it in the distance, standing tall among the rocks
it was a stone tower, all he knew was that is where she should be, then he heard it
a voice drowned in panic and fear
a voice he knew all too well
a voice he wanted to hear for a long time
the voice of the girl he met in hargeon not all to long ago
the voice of the girl that had joined the guild not a few days later
the voice of his partner, the girl he was looking for, Lucy Heartfillia
"NATSU!"
he looked up
there she was, at the top of the tower
she was hardly visible, even with his heightened senses
then he realized something she was about to jump.
So he ran.
Leaving the phantom lord member behind unconscious in the dirt.
She fell from her perch at the top of the tower.
He ran faster than he had ever run before every step bring the tower closer.
She came closer to the ground with every second that passed.
He ran until every breath burned in his chest more than the fire that he made
She could hardly breath with the wind passing by so fast
He ran until every step hurt
He ran until he got to the tower
Then he saw her
He was going to get there in time
He was going to hear her voice again
Then it happened
the burning in his chest had begun to affect him
the pain in his legs were starting to slow him
suddenly he was on the ground struggling to get up
he didn't make it in time
horror gripped him settling in his chest
he looked up hoping that by some miracle he could still make it
he looked up only in time to see her smile
a smile that he wanted to save
reaching out both his hands to hold such a pretty smile he can't take
he heard her voice
a voice he wanted to hear for along time
a voice that would only grace his ears one more time
"It's ok Natsu, I forgive you."
"No.."
tears falling down his face
he wanted to go on more adventures with her
"...Please..."
he wanted to be with her longer
"...Lucy..."
he reached as far as he could
"...Don't go..."
but all his hand could reach was the empty space between them
she hit the ground
blood splattered everywhere, it covered his hands
her voice was ringing in his ears
"Natsu..."
her lifeless eyes staring back at him
"...Natsu..."
her empty smile mocking him
"...Natsu..."
he failed her
his partner was dead
and it was his fault
"WAKE UP"
He woke with a startle drenched in cold sweat despite his magic
he opened his eyes and there she was,
there were tears in her eyes, yet they refused to fall
she was a mess, looking almost as panicked as he felt
he sat up and held her gently relief and happiness embraced them both
the terror that held their heart melted away
she was safe
"...you were crying Natsu, it scared me"
he squeezed her tighter, in a small attempt to con
slowly but surely the pair fell back to sleep. The terror that haunted the dragon no longer alive. A smile on his face as the person that he loved was in his arms safe
and sound. when he would wake the smile of his wife would be there to greet him, his wife being
Lucy Dragneel
Honestly this was shorter than i would like it to be ;-;
i originally wanted to add like moments natsu would remember, like when lucy got her guild mark, but idk
it just didn't happen
i know the punctuation isn't really complete but meh i'll come back to it later...maybe
but for now please tell me if there are any errors and good day/night or whatever
THE END