Summary: Lucy Heartfilia is on the verge of suicide. Natsu Dragneel, her best since middle school, wants to help her but life is against him. Everything is stopping him from helping Lucy, the love of his life. Rated T for minor language. Modern AU.

Word count: 589

Natsu opened the door he loved the most, Lucy's apartment door, but no sign of the blonde inside. Natsu looked around the apartment's room but found no trace of her. Nothing.

He went to the bridge, which was her favorite place in Magnolia. The blonde was sitting on a bench scribbling away in her notebook. She looked like she was doing homework so Natsu stayed in place, wondering if he should get near or just watch. She put down the notebook on the bench and walked up close to the bridge, his eyes following her every move.

She had a smile plastered on her face, one that didn't reach her eyes.

It was empty and it made the pinkette stop walking towards her in fear.

Her smile seemed in some way dangerous, fake, but somehow he realized that that's how her smiles had been looking recently. He knew something about the blonde, and that was that she would never stop smiling.

Never.

Lucy noticed a latch that opened a small part of the bridge gate. She opened it. Natsu started to walk to her again and when she opened that gate he ran. She slowly walked to the edge. She took a step. She started to fall. Natsu grabbed her hand just before she fell to her death, his arms clinging to her. He lifted the girl with both his arms, trying to put her back into the safety that was the ground. When her feet touched the ground Natsu stared at her, and she glared at him. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him towards her, taking a step to the side to let Natsu move. Now it was him who was the one the edge.

It's his turn.

Lucy kicked him in the shin and he staggered backwards. Falling to the river.

To his death. Natsu never had thought his true love would kill him.

Lucy stared at the ground for the time he was falling. Once she heard a splash, she went in with him.

Looking behind her to make sure no one was watching she walked over to the opening, which in her eyes was freedom. She took the step she most longed for but, instead of falling she was pulled back. She glanced behind her and saw her small blue-haired niece, Wendy Marvell.

"Where is Natsu?" the blue haired girl asked, "He was just here."

Lucy only shook her head, choosing to stay silent.

Natsu was soaking wet. He survived the fall only with minor injuries, thanking Erza for forcing him into those swimming lessons that seemed to have saved his life.

He didn't understand why Lucy, the one person he trusted the most, would do that. Why anyone would do that, for the matter? It was homicide! Lucy could not even hurt a fly, why would she…?

He just sat there, calming his breathing and his racing heart. Lucy… she hadn't been the same since long ago… he needed to help her. He wanted to help her, understand why would she ever try… killing… someone. She…

He was going to help her.

Lucy sat down on her bed. Only hoping that Natsu survived.

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