Falling wasn't so bad. It was oddly freeing when the brisk air swirled around your skin, moisture beading as you passed through clouds.
If she kept her face from the ground it was surprisingly easy to forget what could happen once it neared.
She didn't have time to dwell on that outcome. The results were inevitable she only wished it would be swift.
Falling from such a height, death would probably be instant. No pain and no dwelling on how to survive it.
No she would enjoy this fall, she would think of it as flying. She would spend the time telling herself to be free, to accept the glorious fate of how she once lived.
She wouldn't cry or reminisce, she wouldn't hope or think of what could have been. She would just be. Just be there falling and flying.
Her eyes closed softly as the tops of skyscrapers were visible in the distant. The descent would end soon and all she could do was give in.
The adrenaline had started pumping loud in her ears deafening even the harsh flaps of wind around her.
She curled her body instinctively preparing her body for the end but there was no impact, no crash of accelerated bone to earth.
Had she sunk straight into the depths of hell? Had she sprouted wings to heaven? Had the death been so instant she couldn't even recall the event?
She refused to open her eyes with fear of the outcome. But she needed to, her mind was running, what had truly happened to her.
Her eyes stuttered open to view a man with bright pink hair cradling her to his chest.
He appeared to be breathing heavily his eyes drawn in confusion and concern. His mouth was animated moving quickly.
She hadn't been able to hear his words her adrenaline still pumping in overdrive. Shaking her head she attempted to relieve the popping in her ears to hear his voice.
"Oh my god, are you okay? What were you doing? Please say something." a panicked shout increased with each syllable.
"I'm fine," she was confused how was she fine she had just fallen God knows how far.
"Am I alive? How am I fine? A drop like that even with you catching me should have killed us both!" What was he? This was impossible she had to be dead.
"Oh thank God." he sighed gripping tighter to her form. "You're alive, I made it in time."
He rushed out his words in a desperate attempt to find out what she was doing "Where did you fall from? What happened? "
She blinked rapidly at him. She was alive, maybe having no hope had been the way to go. She smiled brightly throwing her arms around his shoulders. "Thank you for saving me."
He chuckled at her "I take it you're not going to tell me what happened."
"Are you going to tell me how you were able to catch me without harming either of us?"
His mouth creased in a tight hold obviously reluctant to tell his secrets. She understood, she too was unwilling to divulge the events prior to her fall.
She beamed at him her grip tightening around his back. "Can we just stay like this and enjoy it."
He released a breath laughing heartily while placing his hand to the back of her head. "Yeah, okay."
His body slumped into hers as he slid them both to the grass below. Heads buried into collarbones in comforting bliss as they seemingly forgot how they were strangers to one another.
"Name's Natsu" he breathed
"I'm Lucy" she whispered back automatically.
Neither of them too focused on the events before or to follow this moment. They were content to stay just like this.
Strangers bonding in the light of what ifs, who cares, and where to now.