Hi,

I was in the middle of writing a longer story with same angsty theme as this short story, when the idea suddenly hit me and I had to jot it down. I didn't continue writing on this on purpose – I like a good cliffhanger – but who knows, maybe I'll update and continue this some day.

Constructive criticism is appreciated.

- The writer.

Spontaneous. That would be the word to describe her action. She had not even questioned her body's decision. Only when his claws, set ablaze with his untamed fire, cut through the flesh of her abdomen did she realize what she had done.

She gasped as she looked into the widened red, unfamiliar orbs of her partner. Her body turned limp, being held up only by the strength of his arm. Tears were still running down her cheeks as she gritted her teeth; the pain came slowly, sneaking into every single nerve in her body. His red orbs started flashing from the disturbing, deep red to the bright, friendly onyx orbs she had grown to adore so much.

Everything and everyone around them seemed to go quiet; everything became irrelevant but the green, loyal eyes she stared into. Every fibre of her being started to hurt and a low whimper escaped her lips against her will. Yet nothing could compare to the pain she felt, when these vast eyes before her filled with terror by his action.

When tears started streaming down his face, she weakly lifted her hand with all the energy she mustered to grasp his arm.

"Lucy." She closed her eyes in appreciation of how nice it was to hear his voice say her name, even though it had never sounded as heart breaking and distressed on his lips as now. "No." He whispered as his body started to quiver. His eyes looked at the length of his arm in disbelief, as if he simply could not comprehend what he had done. His brows furrowed lightly.

"Why?" His voice trembled and she struggled to keep her eyes open. She had a hard time fathom how her body was able to sob and cry, all the while shutting down. She once again looked into the ocean of green that were his eyes.

"If Zeref dies… You die too, stupid." She cried, "And I cannot live without you."

I know it's short – I'm sorry about that. As I said in the introduction I'm currently trying to write another E.N.D-Natsu related story. I'm so excited about the manga and what Mashima decides to do!

Have a nice day!

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