Nightmare Key here! ;) I'm writing a new story. I know I haven't finished writing my other two stories but don't worry. I won't neglect them. It's just there are too many ideas in my head and I had to let it out. Anyway, here's chapter 1. Enjoy

Disclaimer: I'm just going to put this in the first chapter so that I won't have to put it up for the rest. Hiro Mashima owns Fairy Tail.

"Come on, hurry up! Natsu's waiting for us." Lucy waved from the distance. Her smile as radiant as her yellow jumper in the morning sun. Waving him to hurry, she twirled around and made clickety-clack noises against the pavement. Her hair reached only to her shoulders and it was tied into two pigtails.

She stopped at the steps going down to the playground and saw Natsu perched onto the monkey-bars. He had not seen her yet. She then felt a heavy weight on her back and before she realized what was happening, she had lost her balance. She managed to turn herself around to find out who had pushed her. A scream was ripped out from her as the ground caught her and blood obscured her vision. She reached out towards his retreating form before losing consciousness.

Lucy jolted up, her breaths coming out in shallow pants. How many times did she have to replay this nightmare? Her blonde hair was glued to her face and she was sweating buckets. Her heart was beating too fast and breathing properly proved to be difficult. Her hand instinctively went to the scar near her hairline. A hand patted her gently on the back and she dove back into the covers, into his inviting embrace. The warmth radiating from his body made her feel comfortable, made her feel treasured. She looked into his eyes, obsidian meeting her chocolate ones. She reached up to ruffle his shocking pink hair and he leaned it to her touch. Despite not wearing anything, she felt as warm as ever.

Natsu gave her his signature grin and began kneading her breast. She let out a moan and arched her back, giving him more access. He tweaked one nipple and sucked the other. Moisture pooled between her legs and she begged Natsu to touch her there. To ease the fire burning inside her. He crawled on top of Lucy's delicate frame, lapping her breast going down south. He licked her everywhere and was about to go to his favorite place when Lucy moved away from him, dragging the blanket with her. She wrapped it around herself and sticked her tongue out at Natsu.

"Come on Luce…I was about to enjoy myself. You're such a tease." Natsu huffed out a breath and crossed his leg over the other.

"For your information, how many times did we do it last night? You're still not satisfied? We should go or we'll be late for school." Lucy sighed and made her way to the bathroom, leaving Natsu to tug on his pants.

She came out looking refreshed and ready for another wonderful day. She tied her hair into a right-sided ponytail and let the rest of it fall to below her shoulders. Since Natsu liked her hair long, she decided to grow it out. She took great lengths in maintaining it and making it reach that long especially after that accident. Her fringe ending above her right eyebrow managed to hide the scar that she had gotten. It was not that visible but she felt more comfortable when she did not have to be reminded about what had happened that day.

"Luce, Sting's coming for a visit. He really wanted to come for your birthday. Shoot! That was supposed to be a surprise. Sting will be really pissed. It can't be helped, I'll just apologize. Since I ruined his surprise, I'll ruin mine too. Luce, give me your hand."

"What for? This isn't some kind of trick, is it?" Lucy said, cautiously giving her hand to Natsu.

"Don't worry, it's not. Happy Birthday Luce! It's early but I want to give it to you now." Natsu took out a ring from his pocket and inserted it onto Lucy's ring finger. He brought it up to his lips and kissed it. "I promise that no matter what happens, I'll always be here for you."

Lucy felt like she was in seventh heaven. Her heart was about to burst right out of her chest. She gave him a hug and kissed the breath right out of him. The ring was silver with a delicate flower on its middle. Its intricate winding vines design on its side was magnificent. She saw their initials, NaLu, embedded on the inside of the ring. Her smile reached her ears and she ran out of the door, a hop in every step. Natsu returned her smile and followed after her.

"Natsu, you said Sting was coming right?" Lucy pasted a smile on her face but her eyes swirled with sadness so deep, she had to break eye-contact with Natsu so he would never find out how she really felt.

"Yeah! How long has it been? Eight, hmmm, no ten years. It's been so long. Remember those times when we were kids. We played around with him a lot but he moved away since he decided to go with Pops. I wanted to go with him too but I couldn't leave our mom all alone. Of course, I couldn't leave you alone too." Natsu said, his cheeks pink from his confession.

"You couldn't resist my charm, how sweet. That's why I love you so much. I'm really grateful that you're my boyfriend, you know." She could not say that she was frightened of Sting. The nightmares she's been having were because of him. The one who had pushed her. The one who had caused her scar…was Sting.

She definitely could not tell him that so she put on a smile and ignored the terrible knot in her stomach. She laughed at the jokes Natsu thought of and pretended to be her usual self. The rest of the way was filled with unending contentment and happiness. They were laughing so hard; they hardly noticed the stares people were giving them. It was as if they were the only people in the world. Their interlaced hands swinging to and fro between them.

Rows of houses passed by in a blur and they were about to reach the school. They just needed to cross the intersection. When the 'green man' flashed, Lucy pulled Natsu asking him to hurry.

The honking noise of a truck tore Lucy's attention from Natsu. She turned her head to the direction of the noise and noticed a six-wheeler truck veering from side to side. Her eyes went wide and she was rooted to the spot. Her mind went blank and she did not know how to react. She closed her eyes, too afraid to find out what would happen to her.

The next thing she knew, she was toppling forward and she scraped her knee on the concrete floor. The sudden action took her off guard and her head throbbed from the impact. Natsu? Where was Natsu?

She scanned her surroundings and saw a bloody figure a few meters away from her. She tried walking towards him but the injury on her leg made it difficult. Her shakiness made her stumble and she began crawling towards him instead. Her eyes sting, tears making her sight blurry. There was blood everywhere but she felt too numb to care. The only thing that occupied her mind was Natsu. The bruises on her arms did not deter her from trying to reach him. She had to get to him. Upon reaching his body, she cradled him and gently placed his head on her lap.

She knew Natsu had pushed her away and had gotten hurt in her stead. "Natsu…Natsu, wake up. Please." Lucy shaked him gently, clasping his hand as her tears fell onto his face. His hair was disheveled and it fell over his eyes. She wanted to push it away but his blood-drenched hair prevented her from doing so. She kissed him, pleading him to wake up.

He would wake up. Natsu was just playing around with her. That's right! He would open his eyes and grin at her like he always did. Her grip on his hands tightened and with every second, she realized Natsu had become ghostly white. Slipping further and further away from her. Moments ago, they were having the most fun they had had in a long while. Now, here she was crying over a lifeless Natsu. This was too unfair! Why Natsu, not her? Natsu was the kindest person she knew. He was too kind for his own good. Please God, don't take him away from me.

"You said you'll always be here by my side. Why did you break your promise on the very day you said it, idiot!" Lucy cried onto his chest, ignoring the pulls on her shoulder by the paramedics. She'd rather die than be torn from Natsu's side. They would not be able to save him, anyway. He was no longer breathing and he had no pulse either. He was already gone. He had already left her.

That was the 1st Chapter. I'm really sorry to all Nalu fans.(Bows head a million times) Please Read and Review. Nightmare Key signing off.