Hope


Word Count: 369


She held onto him everyday.

Days turn to weeks. Weeks to months. Months to years.

Everyday she put on a facade—a mask she puts on her face to convince herself that she belongs her. That her family is here.

That he's here.

But no matter how much she tries to desperately believe, as she spends time with him, gets close to him, makes memories with him: she knows deep down in her pathetic and aching heart that it's not him. It's not her Natsu.

They have the same face. The same eyes, the same salmon hair, the same smile. Heck, she'd even guess the same body.

But what always her snaps her from the fake reality that is Edolas, what always gives her a reason to continue on with this illusion of how Earthland, her real home, really is in this world: is their personality.

Her Natsu is strong, confident, cocky, lovable, determined, misunderstood. She knows him inside and out: his weaknesses, his strengths, his humor, his fears, his goals, his love for her.

This Natsu is apologetic, afraid, weak, frail, and polite. Only when he is in his vehicle does he remind her of her Natsu. But even in his car, he is something that she knows her Natsu is not: highly arrogant and condescending.

They are not the same. They will never be the same. Not now, not ever.

She clings to the last memory she has of him. The fleeting kiss on her forehead, his large toothy grin as he wishes her good luck on her mission.

How is Natsu coping without her, she thinks. Her head is on her knees, as she watches the moon from outside of "her guild", feeling comfort in the fact that at least the bright moon she and Natsu always looked at was still the same in this world.

What is he doing right now. She thinks. Is he thinking of her the same way she's thinking of him?

She lets out a sniffle, eyes growing watery as she hugs her knees and shuts her eyes close. The smallest of sobs escapes her.

She can only hope that maybe one day, she can go back home.


Haha, I did say last chapter was going to be the last angsty one, but...^^' I couldn't resist. I need to make last chapter and this chapter a pair.

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