{Visions}
There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and word "happy" would lose it meaning it were not balanced by sadness.
-Carl Gustav Jung
Unveiling Memories
Worth
The darkening sky of Magnolia grumbled loudly. Threatening it's people that the sky is about to unleash hell upon them if they didn't take cover. Below the shady clouds that hung above them, Natsu gasped wildly; coughing, as he and Lucy surfaced the angry waters.
"L-Luce," he called her name breathlessly, "Lucy were gonna be okay... You hear me? Were gonna be fine." For a moment he stroked her golden locks while they swayed as one with the waving waters. 'We're okay... .' He could barely hear her breathing. 'Please Lucy...'Anxiously, he scanned the dark waters for something to grab onto; nothing.
Magnolia's River was reputably known to be a calm and still channel. Now, its thrashing force ran rapidly, crashing onto the side walls, carrying the helpless pair that was trapped between the unstoppable current.
'Should I just boil the damned channel till all the water evaporates? I could do it, Hell it's me, I can do anything!' He thought brashly.
'But I can't do it without cooking Lucy.' Poor Natsu was already starving; he didn't want to be tempted. He growled in frustration; not knowing what to do. Then he remembered a certain little feline was with them, he scanned his surrounding impatiently.
"Happy!" he called, "Happy! Where are you?" Natsu roared over the rumbling sky. It must be hungry too. Through the drizzling droplets of rain, he picked up small cries.
"cy...atsu...!"
"Happy! Over here! We're over here!" Natsu attempted to wave for he saw his blue Nakama approaching above him, but then he remembered his damsel in distress was still in his arms.
"Natsu! Lucy! Where are you?" A wave of panic swept over the agitated cat as he hovered above the raging waters.
"Down here, Happy!" Natsu called from below.
"Natsu!" Happy shouted in horror as he watched his dear friends get swept away by the harsh currents.
"Hurry!-" Natsu's cry came out as a gurgle as he and Lucy was yet again swallowed by a forceful tide.
Happy immediately dashed to their rescue, ignoring the sharp pellets that rained down on him. "AYE SIR!" Determination bubbled inside him as he fought against the strong winds. Despite his frozen, shivering whiskers, Happy reached for Natsu's scarf, preventing them from sinking further into the waters.
"Lucy..." The drenched fire mage gasped between coughs. His arms tightened around her as Happy slowly brought them out of the water. Though nearly drained, Happy used all of his remaining strength left in his body to fly them back to safe ground.
Once the flying feline made it past the walls of the channel, he let his exhaustion take over and called it a day. Unintentionally, he dropped the pair 3 meters from the ground, before collapsing himself.
Still holding the celestial mage, Natsu panted heavily, thanking his partner gratefully. Lying on the cold, hard pavement, he stroked his Nakama's hair again, this time in relief instead of panic. He caught Lucy's fall by positioning himself so his back hit the ground, of course this didn't hurt him, what caused him disturbance was the thought of Lucy, harmed.
Natsu glanced at the blond who lay on top of him. Since his arms were still securely locked around her, he could feel the slight rising movements of her chest. 'Thank goodness .' he sighed. She was still breathing. Even so, he turned and flipped her over gently, so her back lay on the hard pavement. He had to check. He had to know that he didn't just imagine her breathing. Slowly, he brought his ear to her chest, seeking the sound of her heart. 'Please... Luce...Please...' He squeezed his eyes tightly, blocking any sound that surrounded him, only focusing on Lucy.
Thump
His eyes opened slowly.
Thump
His tense muscles relaxed.
Thump
'Ah... Music to my ears...'
Content he fell back beside Lucy. He let his thoughts wander as the rain eased into a light drizzle. Short flashes of memories played in his head. He thought of the difficult situations he'd been in. When Erza and Happy had been kidnapped in the Tower of Heaven, 'tch... Tower of heaven my ass... more like Tower of Hell if you ask me….'
When they were sucked into Edoras, when they had first met Wendy, the fighting festival, Laxus, Gajeel…. True it was pretty bad all those times, but they always got through it.
If he hadn't taken the S-Class mission to go to Galuna Island, Gray wouldn't have reacquainted with Lyon.
If it hadn't been the way it happened back then, he wouldn't have what he has now. If the Tower of Heaven- correction- the Tower of Hell incident didn't happen, the bond between him and Erza wouldn't have strengthened, and maybe Juvia wouldn't have had a chance to join Fairy Tail.
If Laxus hadn't rebelled, the friendship between the members of Fairy Tail wouldn't have been rejuvenated.
If the Phantom Lord hadn't shown up to take Lucy, she never would've recognized Fairy Tail as her true home. If her father had treated her better, she wouldn't have run away, she would never have met Natsu...
Hell, if Igneel hadn't disappeared Natsu never would've came to Fairy Tail! He never would've met his friends whom his come to treasure so dearly; the laughter, the smiles, the sadness, the pain, and the loneliness. Through the good times and the bad, sickness and in health. (speak now or forever hold your peace. You may now kiss the bride. Sorry, couldn't resist.)
It turns out that the worst things that ever happened to him, turns out to be the best.
That's right, with every setting sun comes the dark night, but without the night, we wouldn't be able to see the stars. Yes it was dark. It was cold, but that was okay with him, because even the superior dark night has an end. Soon the rays of dawn would pierce through that lonely void. Was it worth waiting for? Absolutely. We just need to endure the darkness a little while longer... just like we need to stand through the pain… because just like the night, the pain will come to an end.
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