"Speaking"

Thoughts

It was dark, lightning struck and thunder rumbled overhead. Train fell in a thick curtain, she could barely see her hands let alone what was in front of her as she ran.

Her lungs were burning and her legs ached protesting the movement every time her bare feet hit the ground.

This wasn't going to stop her, she had to keep running not only for her own sake, but for the sake of the infant crying in her arms as well. She was a mother and there was no way she would allow her child to suffer in that place the same way she had for four years.

She was on a mission to save them both, and she was more than determined to carry it out.

It sure was raining hard out there.

Natsu looked out the window of his two story four bed room home. He lived in Magnolia's large forest, all of his friends lived in town which is where he spent all of his time; but he preferred to stay out in the wilderness, he'd been raised by a dragon and as a result he felt more comfortable living right where he was.

"What should we do for fun tonight Happy?" The salmon haired dragon slayer asked his friend the blue cat exceed.

"We could play cards!" Happy suggested.
"Where are the cards?" Natsu asked looking around his messy home.
"Maybe we should clean up instead." Happy said.

"You're probably right." Natsu sighed, they had let the place get pretty messy. "Lets get to work on this place, and then we'll play cards!" Natsu said since there was absolutely no reason that they couldn't do both.

Everywhere Lucy turned there were more and more trees and absolutely no sign of civilization. She needed to find help or some sort of shelter, it wouldn't be long before morning came and he started searching for her.

She also needed to get Nayla out of the rain before she ran the risk of getting sick. Neither of them could afford to be sick right now.

In the distance she noticed a faint glow like someone had lit a fire.

Please, please Kami let there be someone there! She silently prayed. Lucy wasted no time running in that direction.

Natsu was adding more wood to the fire he'd started when he found the fire place; when there was a frantic banging on his door, and a woman's cries for assistance.

He quickly opened the door, and pulled the woman and her baby inside.

"Thank you, thank you so much." She sobbed collapsing onto her knees. Natsu was frozen in shock staring at the woman.

"Natsu hurry!" Happy said rushing into the room with a pile of towels and snapping him out of it, "we need to get them dry!"

AN: This story is partly based on a movie that I can't remember the name of. So to save trouble I'll go ahead and say that I don't own anything but a portion of the plot.

R&R