3/15/8

Dear Mama,

It's really cold outside. This morning when I woke up, I was cuddling with Natsu. Levy sat at the front of the cave, keeping watch. They must've switched during the night.

Natsu gave me his hoodie because apparently I was still shivering. It's large and warm. I think it was Igneel's since it was also big on him.

It's black with red lines at the bottom that look like flames and on the sleeves are tribal-looking dragons.

I didn't think we had anything for breakfast until Levy took out the leftovers from last night's supper.

Natsu's watch doesn't work anymore, so I don't know what time it was. He threw it away because it was useless now. I think it was the watch that you bought him for his 16th birthday.

As soon as we finished eating, we were on the move again. Natsu was at the front and Levy was beside me, holding my hand.

I really wish she could read stories while we were walking, it would make the travel not as long. We were quiet for two whole hours until something had ran towards Natsu at frightening scene.

It was limping but sprinting, ugly pale flesh covered in blood and missing some skin. It was a Z.

Levy shoved me behind her and pulled out her knife just in case it got close to use.

I don't know exactly what happened because I couldn't see from behind Levy, but Natsu had fast reflexes so he killed the Z within a minute.

We stayed still for awhile before moving again, this time we stuck closer together.

The mood was really quiet and depressing. I felt my heart ache for something.

I didn't like the feeling, so I asked Levy about it. She didn't say anything and instead gave me a sad smile before looking away.

We came across a lake. It was really pretty, ignoring the fact that there were two, freshly killed bodies on the shore.

Natsu, however, pointed it out. We stood in silence before he let out a heavy, exhausted sigh. "Nothing's gonna be the same now." He had said and I guess at that moment, I realized why my heart ached.

Even if it had been two days, I wanted everything to be normal again. To go back to the way it was. I wanted to go to school, deal with drama and embarrassment, get fustrated over pop quizzes, run laps around the gym.

I wanted to go home and play videos with Natsu or hang out with friends. I wanted to see you scold Igneel and Natsu for their eating habits.

I wanted to go home. I felt homesick.

At that moment, I fell to my knees and cried. Pathetic, I know. Natsu walked over and hugged me tight and Levy joined.

Mama, I really miss you.

Come back.

Sincerely, Wendy Marvell