Title: What I want
Pairing: Nalu
Genre: Angst
Natsu grinned down at the open box in his large hand, the diamond on the ring reflecting in the street light as he walked home through the streets of Mongolia. He thought of the blonde who was probably at home and curled up on the couch with a novel that had sparked her interest. His grin grew wider and he closed the velvet box before slipping it into his pocket.
He could smell the rain that was soon to come and hear the thunder. Natsu cursed the winter weather and buried his head further into the scarf and picked up his pace, the cold air nipping at his exposed skin.
The pink haired man grasped the small box that was in his pocket, reassuring himself that it was still there. He was extremely cautious with the ring as he had lost the last one. That day he had torn the house apart and what was worse was that he couldn't have Lucy help him find it because she couldn't know! He smiled as he remembered his girlfriend following him around the house and demanding that he tell her what he had lost.
She was always the one who could find his things and Natsu swore she was a witch because she found whatever he had lost in minutes. He felt droplets of rain begin to fall and he walked faster to get out of the rain and also so he could see the blonde that he was so madly in love with.
Natsu continued to walk along the street. He wasn't that far away now and his grin stretched even wider across his face. Soon he would be cuddling with Lucy, drinking hot chocolate and thinking of the perfect way he could propose to the girl as he watched her read her book. He didn't expect to be stopped by three people on his way though and as he saw the shadowed figures Natsu slowed down, a frown replacing his large smile.
"Hey there," one spoke and Natsu ignored him and tried to walk past without making a scene. Apparently the men, as Natsu thought, had other plans and he was stopped as a hand landed firmly on his shoulder.
"Where are you going? We just needed to ask a little favour," the one from before spoke up once again and Natsu realised that the two others had surrounded him.
"What favour?" Natsu questioned as he took a step back from the three males, but they just came closer.
"Finally someone who will listen," the man to the left exclaimed and he heard them all chuckle and took steps forward, which effectively had Natsu backing up into an alley.
"We are running a little low on cash y'see and we were wondering if you'd help a buddy out and lend him some?" The supposedly leader said and pulled something from his pocket that glinted in the moonlight, "If not then we can always make other arrangements."
They all chuckled once more and Natsu gripped the box firmly in his pocket, "I'm sorry but I don't have anything for ya," Natsu tried to reason and their smiles dropped.
"He must be lyin.' I know I saw em' leave that pretty jewellery shop, boss," The one on the left shouted but the leader simply held up a hand.
"Hand us the ring and we'll be on our way."
"No," Natsu spoke and he saw anger flicker in the leader's eyes before the knife was thrust forward and sliced down his arm. He grabbed his arm where the gash was and hissed out in pain as he backed up against the wall.
He saw the man try to come at him again and dodged to the side, trying to land a fist on the attacker. His fist connected with the man's jaw and he was knocked over from the blow and groaned as he hit the floor.
"Put lead in that fucker," the man shouted from the ground and Natsu's eyes widened before he saw the other men pull out their small hand guns and heard them go off. Pain coursed through him and he gasped as he fell back against the wall.
The stinging cut on his arm was nothing compared to the bullets that broke through his skin and buried themselves deep into his body. He tried to hold himself up with the brick wall as he listened to shouts and the pounding of feet but he soon slipped down to the cold ground.
Natsu could feel the blood soaking his clothes and the agony he was in nearly made a scream escape from his lips. He felt light headed and his vision blurred as he watched the men run away. Tears pooled in his eyes and he shakily reached a hand down to his pocket to make sure that the ring inside the box was still there.
He smiled as he could feel the soft velvet before coughing up blood, which splattered onto the cobblestone that he now lay on. The only thing he could think of though, in his last moment, was the beautiful blonde that he had wanted to become his wife curled up on the couch at home and completely invested in her novel. The image warmed his unnaturally cold body just a little bit and Natsu laughed lightly as rain began to fall from the weeping sky.
He supposed he would never get to make her his wife now and, as he felt himself slip into the deep sleep of unconsciousness that he was sure he would never wake up from, a tear slid down his cheek. He clutched onto the box in his pocket and closed his eyes, hoping that Lucy with her witch like powers would find the ring that he had so desperately wanted to give her.
THANK YOU FOR READING! This isn't as soul crushing as I hoped it'd be but what can you do.
Please review and tell me what you think because it means the world to me!
(is it wrong that I listened to happy love songs while writing this?)