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Prologue

Tears were flowing down Lucy Heartfilia's eyes endlessly. Her vision was blinded by the cold bubbling in her eyes. She felt that old familiar ache and anguish thudding in her chest. A fresh black bruise was sprawled just under her left eye. From all the thoughts buzzing in her head and her heavy sobbing, she almost couldn't feel the pain. Almost.

She raced in her car down the empty road. It was pitch black save for a few spasmodic bursts of orange lights from the street lights as she whizzed down Strawberry Street. She headed down a side road to steer onto a vast stretch of open asphalt, whose end seemed to be engulfed by the darkness ahead. She didn't know where she was going. All she knew is that she wanted to get out of that place. Away from it. Away from him. The man who always hurt her. Time and again she ran, always to come back. But not today. Not ever.

Maybe Papa was right, she thought ruefully.

Natsu's palms turned white from gripping the steering wheel so hard. He turned on his car lights to a full glare, but still had to squint to see. His chest was tight and it hurt. He looked at the darkness ahead of young man was simply speeding into the cold night, for once not knowing where to go. For once, being utterly terrified. It reminded him of his distant past.

Gildarts, he thought. I fear. I'm terrified.

Natsu realised that it was his mind playing tricks on him. He was seeing bright spots in the blackness ahead. He stopped the car in the middle of the empty road and closed his eyes. After clearing his thoughts, he reopened his eyes and true enough, he could see better now. He quickly started the car and sped down the road. She was nowhere to be seen. The love of his life, his Lucy.

He had hurt her... again. He banged the steering wheel angry at himself. He loved her but sometimes his anger got the best of him. She always threatened him that she would leave him and he would always chuckle and then peck her on the lips. He knew that would melt her. It always did, but not today.

Lucy just grabbed her coat and car keys and left the house. Without a second word; she didn't even warn him. Or yell. Or even cry, for that matter. Natsu was worried. This wasn't like her at all. He came back to the present and frowned. It was four in the morning and there wasn't a car in sight. What took him so long to spot her?

Lucy rode her car rashly. She had never driven so fast in her entire life in fear of endangering somebody else's life. Now all she wanted was some way to end hers. At the end of the straight highway was a steep turn. She shifted to the next gear and took the turn without slowing down.

Goddamn the rules. Goddamn safety. Goddamn my life, she kept thinking.

Natsu increased his speed. He was worried now. He saw the turn in the road ahead of him and maneuvered the car. Just as he was about to turn, he saw a flash of bright light.

She tried to brake but realised it was too late. She squeezed her eyes shut and turned the car.

Tires squealed. A loud crash resounded in the silence of the night. What followed was shattering of glass, sparks and screams. Both the drivers were launched out of the front glass of their cars.

Lucy lay on her chest, facing down. Her whole body was numb. She saw a hazy figure of a man crawling towards her. That pink hair was covered in blood. She reached out for it weakly. Natsu reached out for her hand that was placed on his head. His hand was shivering and his face was covered with blood. But all he saw was Lucy. Her golden hair was dyed a malevolent shade of red from all the blood.

"Lu-u-cy..." he breathed with all the strength he had in him.

" Na-t-su..?" she cried softly.

"Baby, it's m-m-me" he managed to say, with intermittent moans escaping his mouth. "I-I- love you...s-s-s-sorry,"

" I-I- love you...N-" Lucy whispered, using the last of her strength. She fell unconscious.

Natsu's eyes widened and he squeezed her hand, trying to say something. He fell unconscious right next to her.

Two hours later, a raven-haired young man on his morning jog saw the two lying unconscious amidst car wrecks on the road. There was lots of dried up blood and the bodies looked mangled. He rushed to the spot terrified, and grimacing a bit as he felt for their pulse.

Gray Fullbuster immediately called an ambulance and breathed a silent prayer.

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KClare.