Chapter 2

Lucy P.O.V.

As we sat down in a small clearing on the side of the road our hands slightly touched. He had been sleeping on the couch lately so that was the first time in almost a week that we had had any physical contact. I miss him so much, I miss his muscular arms wrapped around me, and I miss his lips against mine. But I doubt he even noticed even after all these years he was still as dense as always. I let out a sigh as I stretch my arms into the sky getting ready for a small nap. As I lie down on the soft grass and rest my head on my backpack I look back at Natsu, he was already deep asleep and snoring slightly. I turn on my stomach and run my hands through his soft pink hair, I'm sick of our constant fights, I just want my life back the way it was. That is the last thing I think before I fall asleep.

It seems like only minutes have gone by but when I open my eyes the sky is black and the moon is shining brightly. I jump to my feet quickly alerting Natsu. He slowly got up, rubbing his eyes sleepily wondering what was wrong.

"Natsu! Its night time! We can't sleep out here" I yell as I look around the thick green forest surrounding us.

"calm down Lucy, we'll find the village soon enough" he grumbled picking up his backpack and started walking down the road.

Once we got to the village we could barely see any of the lights on, then again it was around 4 in the morning, luckily the train station was still open so we bought our ticket and sat own on a nearby bench. It would be another hour until our train arrived, there was no point in getting a hotel room right now so we decided to just wait it out. And besides, this would give us time to talk.

"So how is this going to work out? You're telling me that you want to leave for 3 years to look for Igneel, I personally think it's a bad idea but I'll let you explain it" I said in a low voice, I don't even have the courage to look him in the eyes, so I kept my head down and stared at my shoes.

"Uh! Not this again Lucy! You make it sound like I'm leaving you forever-" he said standing up and looking down at me like I was some bratty little kid that he was lecturing. Until I cut him off.

"See that's the thing, you think it's no big deal. Well let me tell you something Natsu, it's a REALLY big deal! 3 years is a long time, and if our marriage isn't broken now, it will be in three years!" I yell at him also standing up to get to his eye level.

"Don't turn this into something it's not! Our marriage is fine! It's you that's causing this problem, if you wouldn't be so dramatic about everything this fight wouldn't have even come up!" he yelled back

"Oh I'm being dramatic!? Natsu, I love you, and I don't want you to leave! I want you to stay and I want us to start a family together. So tell me, how am I supposed to react! Huh! How am I supposed to react, when my husband want to leave me for 3 years!" I yell back.

"You're acting like it's the end of the world! We can still have a family when I come back! We will still be a family when I come back! It's only going to be 3 years!" he yelled at me, like nothing I had just said mattered to him. I felt on the brisk of tears, but I wasn't going to cry in front of him.

"we'll talk about this Later." He said as he grabbed out bags and made his way to the train.

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After about 2 hours the train stopped in a small little town to refuel. Natsu stayed on the train station and I went into town. The whole train ride had been pure torcher; he hadn't said a word to me the whole ride! And whenever I tried to start a conversation he would just nod his head or when he was forced to speak he kept his responses as short as possible. He didn't even bother to ask where I was going when I got off the train.

"what did I do?" I said angrily as I banged my fist against the wall of the train.

"what do you mean?" he said flatly not caring enough to even look at me

"Damn it Natsu look at me! what did I do to deserve this? I've been a good wife, so why? Why do you want to leave me!? do you not love me anymore? Is that it? If you want a divorce just say so, you don't have to make up a lie about 'searching for Igneel'. " I said as I started to sob into my hands.

"stop being so dramatic Lucy! I don't want a divorce and I am going to go look for Igneel. It's just more complicated…you wouldn't understand" he said. He had gotten up and was now staring straight into my eyes.

"try me" I said as I tried to hold his hand but he just shook me away.

"I said it's not that simple! Just drop the subject already! Gosh Lucy you can be so annoying sometimes." he said as he when back down to sitting on the train seat.

"...When was the last time you kissed me? or hugged me? or showed me that you cared about me? when was the last time you told me you loved me!? huh Natsu! I don't care how complicated the situation might be but I don't deserve this. When you told me you were going to go look for Igneel you didn't let me say anything against it. You decided this on your own! So you can't blame me for feeling like this" I said as I turned around and ran out of the train.

Before I left i saw the hurt in his eyes. But I don't care anymore; it's clear to me that he hates me and wants nothing to do with me. I run as fast as I can until I reach the end of the small town. Natsu is nowhere in sight so I finally let myself fall to the ground and cry. I would have kept on crying but I heard a snap behind me and quickly turned around.

There was a tall man covered in a black cloak standing only inches behind me. I tried to move away from him but he quickly grabbed me by the neck and held me forcefully against a tree. After studying my face for a few seconds he finally spoke.

"you're the Salamander's mate, right?" he said but before I could answer I heard Natsu yelling my name in the distance. "Lucy! Lucy where are you!". "Well I guess that answers my question" he said coldly as he swiftly pulled out his sword and the next thing I felt a stabbing pain through my chest. I let out a painful scream as he ripped his sword out of my chest and violently threw me on the floor. And just as quickly as he appeared he was gone.

The sword had gone through my chest and out my back, I knew I was going to die, I had already lost too much blood to survive and I'm pretty sure that the damage done to my body was beyond repair. I was gasping for air and trying to ignore the pain as best as I could. But I could feel myself getting weaker by the second.

Natsu P.O.V.

After what Lucy said to me at the train I hadn't been able to move for a couple of minutes. Had I really been as cruel as she claimed I was? How could she ever doubt my love? I loved Lucy with all my heart! He was my mate, and I would never stop loving her. I had to apologies before it was too late! I quickly got off my seat and ran after her. Tears were fogging my vision as I ran desperately through the small town in search of Lucy. I yelled out a couple of times to her but never received and answer. I was about to call out again when I heard her scream in pain. My blood turned cold at the thought of something happening to her. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me until I reached her. And the sight was not pretty. I felt my stomach twist as the sight of her. Her small fragil body was lying on the floor and dark red blood was starting to pool around her. I stumbled over to her and fell down on the floor next to her. I pulled her body to me and softly rested her head against my chest. My hands were shaking like a leaf as I moved a couple of strands of hair from her face. I started sobbing inspite of myself hugging her body closer to mine.

She was still alive but barely, and it looked like it took all of her energy to just open her eyes.

"Luce, I love you…I love you with all my heart…I'm sorry" I said in between sobs. She gave me a warm smile as best as she could and whispered "me…too". I leaned down and gave her a soft kiss on her pale lips. "Don't worry Lucy, everything's going to be alright" I whispered in her ear as I picked up her limp body and ran to the nearest hospital. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me and when I got there I barged through the doors and went straight to the office. They immediately took her from me and rushed her into surgery. He she was gone I felt like my knees give out and I fell to the floor. I couldn't control my breathing and I was shaking like a leaf. a couple of nurses helped me onto a chair and tried comfort me, but it was no use, I still couldn't shake off the guilt of letting Lucy get hurt.

Hours went by and still no update. Every minute that passed I felt more and more anxious. Most people in the waiting room had already left long ago. Some people had been told that their family member was going to be just fine, but others had been told that their loved one had died on the operating table. I prayed that I wouldn't be one of them.

It was already about 8 in the morning when a doctor stepped into the room and called out my name.

"Is Natsu Dragneel here?" he read off his clipboard. And at the sound of my name I jumped out of my seat.

"That's me. How's Lucy, is she going to be alright?" I said looking into his eyes for an answer, but he refused to look me in the eyes.

"I'm sorry . we did everything we could but sadly your wife didn't make it" he said with a sad expression as he put his hand on my shoulder.

I let out a quivering breath and fell back in my seat. This wasn't happening. This couldn't happen. How could Lucy have died, how could I let her die! And especially after all that's happened, and one of the last things I did was fight with her. Tears started to stream down my face and I started sobbing.

"would you like to see her?"

"yeah…" I said softly as I got up and slowly followed the doctor out of the room.

to be continued...

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