"Oh God, oh God, Levy. LEVY!"
Natsu turned at Gajeel's voice and saw him clutching a small, limp body to his chest. Levy's body. Oh God.
He ran over to the two and froze in horror. They were both covered in dust and blood. Levy's blood.
Her small body was mangled and bruised. One of her legs was gone and her right arm was in a twist unnatural position. That wasn't the problem though. Sticking out of her abdomen was large shard of metal shrapnel.
Gajeel was trying to stop the bleeding, ripping up his own shirt and stuffing it around Levys's wounds but it wasn't doing anything.
Natsu fell to his knees.
"Gajeel?" Levy's voice barely reached his ears, "Gajeel? Gajeel, why is it so dark?"
"Oh, oh God Levy."
"Gajeel, it hurts."
"Shh, shhh, shortie, it'll be all right just stay calm."
"Gajeel, I'm so cold."
Natsu wanted to turn away, to run in hide, but he couldn't.
"Oh God, please, oh God." said Gajeel, "Just hold on Levy, listen to me, stay with me."
"Gajeel…"
"You'll be fine." Levy's blood had formed a shining pool around the two.
"Gajeel… please." Levy's voice cracked.
"Shut up Levy! Yur gonna make it, ya have to." Gajeel's voice was pleading, Natsu didn't know who to, but he was.
"Gajeel, you have to say you'll be okay without me." The others had gathered. Natsu could hear Lucy trying to stifle her sobs.
"What are ya talking about, ya dumb ass midget? I'm not gonna be without ya."
"Gajeel, please I-" Levy was interrupted.
"SHUT UP! Yur gonna be fine, we'll make it out of this."
"You know I love you, right?"
"OF COURSE I DO! WHAT THE HELL ARE YA TALKING ABOUT?" Gajeel's voice boarded on panic.
"Good," Levy was fading, and fading fast, "Just wanted to make sure, I haven't said it in a while, you know?"
"Levy, stop it."
"I've always loved you."
"Levy."
"Since the day we first met."
"Levy." Gajeel was crying now, great heaving cries.
"You were so mean, but I knew I'd get you to crack."
"Oh God." Gajeel looked up to the sky, tears flowing freely down his face.
"And I did. No one ever believed me when I said you were a nice person, but, I knew." Her voice was weak.
"Levy, please, shut up." Gajeel's voice was broken and desperate. "Yur gonna be fine. I-We're gonna get married, just like ya wanted. Yur gonna have yur big Cinderella dress like ya've always dreamed. I said I didn't want kids, I-I take it back, we can have thirty for all I care, j-just stay-stay with me. Oh God. We're gonna have lives together. We're gonna be happy. Ya said you'd stay by my side.
"Yeah," said Levy in barely a whisper. "That does sound nice. Maybe in the next life?"
"NO, No in this life. Together."
"I don't really think I have time for that 'Jeel, I think this is it."
"No, no it's not. It can't be."
"'Jeel I'm scared. I-I-I feel so cold." Levy's voice shook.
"No, please no."
"Hey Natsu?"
Natsu's head shot up. "Yeah Levy?" his voice cracked. He had never been very close to the blue haired girl, but she had always been the sweetest in the guild, the little sister he'd never had. She had always been there for you when you needed help. She was Lucy's best friend. She was nakama
"Don't let 'Jeel do anything stupid, okay? If you do, I'll come back and haunt both your asses." She said with the smallest smile.
"Yeah Levy. Okay." He let out a small, choked laugh.
"Ya' promise?"
"Yeah." Natsu whispered.
"Jeel'? Don't forget me. Okay? Don't forget me, please."
"How could I ever forget ya, ya dumb ass. I love ya."
But Levy passed out before she could hear.
Natsu had never seen Gajeel cry. He had never seen him show any real emotion except when he was with Levy. He had once thought he wasn't even capable of feeling anything more that annoyance and anger. But, as he watched him hold the lifeless body of the tiny girl who had stolen his heart, he realized never been more wrong.
Natsu listened for a heart beat he listen and listened until he hear a quiet eratic beating, fluttering so soft he almost hadn't noticed. Levy's heart.
Gajeel's head shot up. He had heard it, too.
"Her heart, it's still beating, I can hear it!" he cried.
Everyone looked up.
"Someone, get Wendy, or Porlyusica, or someone, NOW!"
Multiple people ran off including Lily.
But Gajeel stayed, holding onto the fragile body of the girl he loved.
"C'mon shorty. C'mon, ya can't leave, not yet."