Chapter 1 - Nightmare
Startled, Lucy shot up in her bed. Tears streamed down her cheeks and a small sob worked its way out of her mouth. She slowly curled up over her knees and clutched at her hair. She hated nightmares. Her body quivered as she quietly sobbed into her sheets. There was a tap at her window. Then another. She looked up to her window and saw a large silhouette crouched precariously on the sill. The figure tapped again before his fingers lit up with fire. With the figure's face illuminated, she could see it was just Natsu. Just… Natsu. Lucy sobbed harder, her sheets now soaked with tears and sweat. Panicking, Natsu began to make animals out of the fire. First a butterfly that fluttered off into the dark night, a golden speck surrounded by a dark blue ocean. Then two doves gliding around like dancers. Then a herd of horses galloping through the sky, their manes flying out like streamers. Then a deer that nimbly jumped and flickered round the Dragon Slayer's fingers. But this did not make Lucy feel any better. She heard her window slide open after her room plunged into darkness, no longer filled with the light from Natsu's fire. Two warm arms snaked round her and pulled her close, her heading bumping into a well-toned chest. The hands attached to the arms rubbed her back as she howled and clutched onto Natsu. After a while, her howls had reduced down to the odd hiccups.
"Now will you tell me what happened?" Natsu murmured, his lips brushing her hair.
"N-nightmare… I dreamt that I… lost you… for good." Lucy whimpered
"Don't be silly! I'd never leave you… for good anyway!" He chuckled, the sound reverberating through his chest. Lucy looked up, tears glittering in her chestnut eyes.
"Never… I love you too much…" a pair of warm lips crashed down onto hers and the blonde gasped. They sat there, kissing for ages, Lucy clinging on like a diver on limited oxygen, and Natsu kept her close, like she would disappear if he let her go. They surfaced for air and Lucy held on to Natsu.
"Stay… don't leave me," Lucy whispered
"I'll stay by your side Luce, you can count on me!" He replied, easing Lucy down and pulling the covers over the two of them. Lucy rested her head on his chest and Natsu wrapped his arms around her. The two fell asleep, blissfully unaware of the small click and giggle, followed by the beating of feathered wings.
Hello my Mishkas! Hope you are all doing well! Coming Home will be continued, just taking a small break in order to invent some chapters. If you haven't already read it, go check it out! I would really appreciate it.
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