Hey everyone! I'm back with a new story! This one is going to be a little sad but will have a happy ending, I promise! Sorry that I haven't started on your story just yet! I just had this idea and was like "LET'S DO IT!" Sorry! I'll work on it after this one!I pinkie promise! Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye! (haha, MLP reference).

Fairy Tail does NOT, I repeat, does NOT belong to me. If it did, Nalu would be canon (like another ship I know). FT belongs to Hiro Mashima, the King of Anime Trolls.

Chapter 1

Lucy's POV

"Better go take my meds." I said quietly into my dark room. I sat up from my bed and turned off my alarm, showing that it was only 2 in the morning. I stumbled to the bathroom and turned on the light.

For a second, I was frightened by my appearance, then remembered it was how I looked without the makeup. My skin was as pale as a ghost, with little dark spots covering my entire body. My eyes were more dull without the colored contacts in. I looked down at my hands and saw how bony and frail they looked. They shook constantly and it was often hard to hold or open things without dropping or failing. My whole body looked like I hadn't eaten in days, even though I eat regularly, like I was normal.

But I wasn't.

I got the same disease my mother had about five days after the Phantom Lord incident. I made sure to keep it secret, though, because I knew what would happen if I didn't. I've now been hiding it from the entire guild for about, what, a year, if I don't count the 7 on Tenrou. The only one who knows of my, predicament, is Porlyusica, who gives me medication, checks on my regularly, and helps me. Everyday, I put on makeup and other necessities in order to keep it hidden. But I know they'll find out eventually.

There has been some times where I just finished wiping off the makeup and taking out my contacts and come out to find Natsu and Happy in my room. I usually rush back in my bathroom and say I'm going to take a shower, but really I'm putting everything back on. Those were close calls.

So, anyways, I plopped the pills into my mouth and swallowed them down. I gagged on them, for some had a bitter taste, and grabbed a glass from the kitchen. Afterwards, I sat back on top of my comfortable bed and stared downwards at my feet. 'If only…' I thought as I felt tears begin to stream down my face. I didn't want this to happen. I wanted to stay with the guild forever, until I die, and even then, I want my last breath to be with my newfound family. But I knew that wasn't going to happen. Porlyusica told me last night, when she can to check on me, that I have an estimated 6 weeks left. She told me there was nothing that could stop the disease. It has started to spread to my lungs, which has made me a coughing fit everyday. 'I just need to accept it. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, so better sooner.' I thought on, not taking notice of a certain someone climbing through my ajar window.

Natsu's POV

I slowly pulled myself up over the ledge of Luce's window and looked inside. I always snuck over at night to see if she's sleeping. Nowadays, though, whenever I come over at around 2, she's sitting on her bed, wide awake. I always question in my head why she's up so early, but never asked her personally.

I decided to do so tonight, no matter what.

As I silently lifted the window upwards so I could slide in, I was hit with the scent of tears and saltiness. 'Why is she crying' I thought as I crawled on the bed, going unnoticed by the stellar blonde. I grabbed her shoulder, making her visible jump and turn around. She looked at me with wide eyes and ran to her bathroom, but i grabbed her wrist right as she was about to open the bathroom door.

'Why is her complexion so pale? And the little spots. And her wrist feel so weak and tiny and fragile in my hands.' I thought as I slowly turned her around. I looked up at her and gasped. He eyes were as dull brown as a rock, her blonde hair looked more pale, her eyes hadbagsupder them, her cheeks sagged, and her lips looked so broken. "Luce… What happened to you?"

Lucy's POV

'Dammit! I need to lie but I hate lying to him but I have to if I want to keep my secret…' I thought quickly.

"Oh, it's nothing! I just had a restless night with a nightmare and such. I'm fine, really!" I said quickly, trying my best to hide the fakeness in my voice. He stared at me with a confused look then shrugged.

I inwardly sighed and asked,"Sooooooo. Why are you here?" He turned around and said happily,"I always come over around this time so I could sleep in your bed! I noticed, though, that you are always up at this time so I wanted to ask you why. So tell me. Why are you up?"

"Ohhh… I had to take some pain meds, because i've been getting killer cramps lately, so I yeah…" I said quietly as I stared down at my feet. He looked at me with a sigh of relief and I thought to myself,'Better change the med time earlier.'

I walked over to my bed and scooched over for him to lay down, to which I received a surprised look from the pink-haired dragon-slayer. I sighed and layed down on my side, facing the wall. I closed my eyes, waiting for the sound of loud snores, which came in a very short amount of time. I said quietly into the dark room,"Sorry Natsu." before allowing sleep to take me over.

I wasn't prepared for the next day, though.

That one chapter down! I hope you all enjoy! It took not too long for me to type this up, but my hands are a little sore. Please review, follow, and favorite! I put a lot of heart into these stories and am glad to know they don't go to waste! Please read my other stories as well, for they are about as good as this one, and are also on NALU! Please give me some more plots for other stories like did and i'll try to write them! I love you all!

Random Question: If you had an exceed, what would it look like, background story, and name be?

My answer: I would have a seafoam green exceed named Lea. She would have a satchel like Happy's but black, and a scar across he left arm from a fight with a monster while on a job with me. I found her while walking around, looking for the dragon that taught me water dragon-slayer magic(look at question from one of other stories) when I found it in a nest. She is petite and has a heart-shaped birthmark on her cheek in white. She idolizes Carla and Happy and has a mixture of both personalities.

Okay… Maybe a little overboard with the question.

BYE! 3