When Is She Coming Home?
Fiore, Magnolia
Year X793
My thoughts kept trailing back into the past, haunting me. All I could think of was the tragedy of that day, the day where our sorrow flowed through our eyes in form of tiny droplets. We've tasted the bitterness of our tears, and have wiped them away. But I, Natsu Dragneel still hold these memories until this very day.
I remember telling her, "You said you wanted to stay here. What good would it do to return to a place you hate? You're Lucy from Fairy Tail right? This is your home."
We as a guild have been waiting for her these past 2 years. I wait for her, hoping to see her genuine smile in the place where she belongs. But unfortunately, nobody expects her to come home. Lucy's kindred heart had been lost in an unknown world.
The Collapsing Mercurius
Year X791
I lifted my heavy eyelids, knowing that I needed to run away for help. But it was too late; I found myself caught, arms and legs cuffed to the gate. I called for their aid, hoping anyone could hear me.
"Natsu!"
"Erza!"
"Gray?"
"Wendy..."
But in the end, only silence had rung my ears. Tears streamed down my face, knowing I was like a helpless bird trapped in a cage. I turned around to hear a sickening laugh behind the corner.
"Ahahahahaha...What is the use?" snickered a familiar man.
"Arcadios, you bastard! Where's Yukino?"
"Ohohoho, that bitch kept barking, and so I sent her to hell."
It was my fault. If only I had come sooner, I could have saved her. I hung my face down with closed eyes, ashamed.
Maybe it really is hopeless after all.
The blood rushed to my mind, as I felt my head getting lighter. I heard a rough voice yelling, and it sounded a lot like Natsu...
"For our comrades...We'll show you. The proof that Fairy Tail has kept going! And that's why we'll keep moving forward!"
Fairy Tail...Nakama... I thought. My gate keys! Maybe Virgo could pass through the gate without my will like last time, and dig me a hole out of here! I opened my eyes and frantically looked for the keys, realizing that there was still a ray of hope.
"Pfffft, hahahahaha! Looking for your keys? Can't you see the light?"
I looked up, to see a bright light ahead. All 12 orbs, circling around the gate were in possession of my keys.
"It's started." Arcadios said, while giving me an awfully creepy grin.
"It's time for you to meet Yukino, Lucy! Mwahahahaa!"
My eyes widened, as I felt my body heat leaving me. My spine shivered at the thought of never seeing Natsu, or Fairy Tail again. Although I had to admit, the light produced by the gate was beautiful. Its colors dancing, as spirits wandered out to grab my soul. They slowly devoured me and my heart, forming it into pieces of dust that ascended towards the gate. I tried not to, but the fresh saltwater took over my eyes, and poured me into a downfall of despair. As the spirits began to eat my upper body parts, I heard a clash of rocks falling to the ground.
"LUCY!"
"Natsu...I..."
My body, mind, and soul started flowing into the gate.
And those were the last words I ever said to him.