Natsu snuck into Lucy's apartment once again, but without his little blue friend, Happy. He needed to talk to Lucy. He knew something was definitely off; she was avoiding all her friends. Natsu was worried about her, so he scurried through her window and plopped himself onto her bed. The bed was neat and perfectly made, so where was she at this time. It was 10pm where could she possibly be? The pink haired man looked through her apartment looking for some sign of Lucy. Not one sign until he had one place to look, but the whole apartment was completely, silent, too silent.
He burst into the bathroom, with a worried look on his face. Then before him he saw Lucy asleep in the bathtub. It was a relief she was fine. But he realised what he burst into. Seeing her before him with her naked body in the clear, steaming water he turned bright red, with the feeling of heat bursting off of his face. Lucy opened her eyes to see him staring at her. Her face flushed a bright pink as she threw a towel by the bath at his face to cover his eyes. "GET OUT!" She squealed as she covered up her revealed body with her arms. Natsu turned around and headed for the door, dropping the towel down on the floor on his way out. He closed the door behind him not looking back; he hit his head on the wall in frustration. "I'm such an idiot!" He wailed.
He calmed down and brushed back his rosy pink hair, still infuriated that he didn't think before even walking into the bathroom. The blonde haired girl finally exited the bathroom with a towel tied up around her body. "Natsu, why are you here?" She said in a compassionate tone like she forgave him for bursting into the room. "I-I was worried… Lucy, why are you avoiding all of us?" Natsu had a concerned expression on his face that made Lucy stare down at the floor automatically, ashamed of herself. "Well, I-I, Natsu I-I can't explain it, but after my father died I think of how much I loved him. I love everyone at the guild and, every day they risk their lives on jobs. When I look into the eyes of the people I love and care about all I see… is death. I see everybody dead. I can't bare it…" She brought her hands up to her face and her eyes started to well up with tears. "I can't bare it!"
Then before she knew it she felt the lovely warmth of a caring hug. She was in Natsu's arms unable to let go. "I can't lose you…" She burst into tears as she buried her face into his shoulder trying to make the thoughts just go away. "It's okay Lucy; no one is dying on you." He cupped her face gently looking into her teary, bloodshot eyes. "Do you understand?" She nodded submissively, feeling that she had to, just to make Natsu feel better but really she was hurt. Her emotions were torturing her.
"I know you don't really think that Luce. But you will get through this with my help." She couldn't help it tear after tear started to flow down her face, she just wouldn't stop. "Tomorrow Luce, you will go back to Fairy Tail, and look into their eyes, you will not see the dead. You will see their bright cheerful faces." She hugged him even tighter unable to stop loving him. She lifted her head and kissed him on the cheek. Natsu blushed a light pink, then he stroked her back trying to calm her down. "Thank you, Natsu."