The kunai sped like a bullet through the air towards me, and for all my brave words, I knew I was going to die. Fairy Tail would never let my death go unpunished, but the sight of my death speeding towards me still made me lose all the strength I had left, going limp against the wall behind me, stained with my sweat and blood as I closed my eyes and turned my head to the side. I was going to see mom again after all this time, but I was going to regret leaving my friends behind. My beloved friends in my beloved Fairy Tail. I felt a couple of tears prick at my eyes as I swallowed back the fear hard and waited for the end.
CRACK. The ground shuddered violently, and I felt the wall I was pinned to shake and sway as the floor under my feet cracked and burst open, and I opened my eyes wide in surprise, my vision clearing to see several layers of many different floors piled one on top of the other, held aloft over the head of a familiar, cotton-candy pink head of hair, flames burning at his feet, his back turned to me, and I went limp with relief when he yelled and threw the flooring at the enemies in front of us, furious flames engulfing his body entirely as he fought the enemy away from me. Natsu, saving my life once again. I smiled breathlessly relieved as Happy started to pull my restraints off to free me, my eyes locked on the firey angel before me.
"Salamander." My Angel of Fire, he spared me a glance over Gajeel's shoulder, and his eyes softened in relief when our eyes met, a split second before he swung back into the battle.