Natsu's footsteps slapped against the floor as he sprinted through the glaring, white hallways. Mutters and hushed voices surrounded him, but he didn't pay attention to it. He had only one thing—person—occupying his mind.

He wasn't quite sure how long it had been since he first started coming here. Time was something he completely ignored; it pained him too much to think about. Every second that passed was another second closer to the day he feared most.

Natsu hadn't always thought like this, though. There was a time where he wanted time to go faster, to see what the future was like. He wanted to see if it was possible if he could be happier than he currently was in the present.

And it was all because of her.

There were a lot of things that Natsu could say about her, but out of everything, what he loved most about her was her voice.

She could talk for hours of everything and anything. She spoke so much to the point where she would always keep a glass of water next to her. And when she wasn't talking, she was scribbling away in her journal, not having to worry about rehydrating herself from talking too much.

The more Natsu thought about it, the more he realized that her words were what he loved about her, as well. She was the only one who spoke the way she did. The way she expressed herself was like nobody else in the guild.

It didn't matter what she talked about, Natsu could listen to her forever; as long as they were either eating or she was playing with his hair, of course.

Every day, Natsu looked forward to the time they spent together, whether they were relaxing in her apartment or wandering around Magnolia. Though if he had to choose his favorite time together, he'd definitely pick the time at their favorite diner.

He loved the way she animatedly waved her hands in the air as she spoke, the way her lips curved when she smiled, the way she tilted her head back to laugh when he said something silly.

Not only had he loved it, he missed it, too. Everything about her—he missed it.

He didn't think that something like that would happen to her. He didn't know a disease like that existed.

The radiating lights above Natsu dimmed as he became closer to his destination. Once he entered the room and his eyes settled on her, his heart leaped into his throat. The smell of disinfectant burned his nose.

"Are you alright in there? You're so quiet," he mumbled as he sat down beside her. He reached over and rubbed small circles into the back of her cold hand. He hoped that it would soothe her, but it was more so for himself. It reminded him that she was still here with him.

"Sorry I'm a little later than usual," he said. "Things got a little hectic at the guild."

Thoughts like, wake up already and I can't stand being alone anymore circled around Natsu's mind, but he kept them to himself. He promised he would say happy things to her so she could someday wake up with a smile on her face.

Natsu stared at her pale throat for several moments. Things weren't supposed to be like this. She was supposed to sing, laugh, talk—but she couldn't. All she could do was endlessly sleep as he wished every day that she would wake up.

Without her voice, Natsu couldn't go to sleep normally. Without her voice, Natsu couldn't go to the diner anymore. Without her voice, she wasn't herself.

Without her voice, Lucy was silent.

Hi, guys! This is my first time participating in one of these things, and I am super, super excited to post what I have written!

I wanted to make all the prompts be one connected story, but things happened and it turned out that every other one-shot is connected. :') Therefore, days 1, 5, and 7 are connected while days 2, 4, and 6 are connected. Day 3 is a lone wolf, lmao.

Please, don't hesitate to review! I am really looking forward to seeing what you have to say. ~

I would just like to mention that if you aren't caught up with the FT manga, please read at your own risk! I don't want to be at fault for spoiling something that I shouldn't have.

Alright then, that's all from me for now. See you guys tomorrow with the next prompt being: Spellbound!