The night air was cold and deep down in her heart she still had this feeling. The feeling that she was the one that had put others in the darkness. She hadn't cared at all when Natsu was trying to explain to her that she wasn't responsible for this whole cycle of despair. She had gained back some of her previous memories when he had told her three months ago. She had been quite silly. She had ran all the way into the town until the moment she found this place in front of a little pond. There she collapsed. She was protected by all the tree's that grew there. She couldn't feel anything else but her own misery.

She heard the sound of the water being disturbed. She offered a glance at whoever had come. Of course it would be Natsu. Who else in this world could it be? He was a mess. He had a pale face with red, fiery eyes. He didn't have his usual smile but instead a worried, thinking expression. He was pacing back and forth in front of her. Probably trying to figure out why she would be here instead of anywhere else. She had failed one thousand times at this game. It didn't matter how many times she escaped from him. He would always find her again.

He stopped in front of her, the water at his waist. He stood there and stared at the sky with his deep, onyx eyes. She too looked up at the heavens, trying to remember why it seemed so important to her that the night sky had it's stars. As far as she could remember, she had always admired it's beauty. Especially the little white point that lighted up her path towards her future. She would have loved to know as to why it was of such importance to her.

"It's because of me that you love the stars so much."

Natsu told her suddenly.

"Back in our first life, we were growing up with them. I was the one to create all those constellations for us to remember our fallen friends." He said.

"So when you are staring at the sky, you are staring at both the souls of your friends and loved ones."

She looked at him. Her cheeks gradually turning pink. He was just so perfect to her. Suddenly a bright flash pierced her vision. She saw how she killed him. They were fighting with their swords and she pierced his heart. He had a sad final smile and claimed one last time that he loved her.

She noticed the tears running down her cheeks. She heard them rolling silently on towards the ground. She lunged herself at Natsu, making them both fall into the water.

They were watching each other with love and madness shimmering in their eyes. She didn't know why, but she didn't care either, and she kissed him. She kissed him with all her strength she had left in her body as he was pulled her towards him. Both trying to feel that they weren't dead. That it wasn't some sick and twisted game of the gods. She loved him so, so much. And yet, she still knew that just as well as he did , that they often ended up as enemies of each other. But, in the end, she couldn't resolve herself to hate him right now. So she kissed him with all her soul.

They stayed in the water, close by the little shore, panting and smiling. She heard both of their hearts beating at the same rhythm. She was in paradise and at the same time she was in hell. Because she couldn't feel him with her true body. She couldn't feel him with something else than a mere shadow of what she called a temporary corpse. She was truly desperate for him to realize it too. For him to understand just how much she was feeling depressed about not having her real body snuggled up against him.

He caressed her soft hair, making her blush again. She would have loved for time to stop here for all of eternity. But it was impossible. They were destined to move forward, without having time to stop. She was in a really sad mood.

"You know Lucy..." He said. "I will never be able to tell you just how much this moment would be the best I ever had." he softly said, inhaling her scent.

"You've always been the only one..." He continued, referring to all the woman he had been married to in their previous lives.

"Yeah I know that I am..." She replied with a small smile, tears forming in her eyes.

"But we will find a way to have our happy ending someday..." She said with hope and determination lacing her voice.

And so, they both stood up and started walking towards the city. Side by side. It was at this moment that a beautiful red and golden sun rose from the horizon. She smiled, what a beautiful scarlet sky it was. It reminded her of her scarlet friend. In their first life, Erza had died in right in front of her, trying to protect Jellal from a dragons attack. She had been the first who Natsu had transformed into a star. And after that, a lot of others followed. The last of their friends that Natsu turned into a star was Wendy. His little sister that he had cherished more than anyone else.

She might not remember a lot about her first life. But she still knew ,that even after all those different reincarnations they had had, Wendy would always have a special place in his heart. Just like all the other Dragon Slayers did too. They were his brothers. Despite Serena and Acnologia being mostly jerks, they were still his friends. Even if they were fighting most of the time. She bumped against a door and growled. Stepping back she saw it was the entrance to a coffee shop.

Natsu was there like always, and with gentle pressure on her lower back, he opened the door for her to come in. Inside it was messy to say at least. In fact, it was totally wrecked. But on the stage was a piano. She wasn't sure as to why, but she felt the need to go and play something. She ran towards the instrument and gently stared at it. Yearningly, she brushed a white piano key, feeling a rush of happiness. And then, she pressed it.

Soon after, she started playing and she kept playing and playing for hours, maybe even days. She didn't know how she was able to play such vivid melodies but in the end, she was truly happy. She saw the wrecked room starting to repair itself. No. In fact, it was turning back into the past. Silently people started to enter and her dress became one of an important person. She recognized those people. They were her friends from all her lives. She was so joyful that when the music stopped coming naturally, she simply repeated it. She wanted to believe that somehow, she could keep them with her.

But eventually, as even the most beautiful songs must come to an end, those familiar figures started to fade and soon she was left alone. In a darker place. She was on a bed tough. She saw a little blue cat with wings flying circles above her head. At her right she saw Natsu, sleeping on her shoulder like a child. She was really tired and didn't know why but couldn't help but feeling afraid of him. She remembered fighting with someone that looked like him but in the same time, she was sure that that wasn't him.

And then it hit her. He wasn't Natsu. He was E.N.D. . The most fearful creation of his brother Zeref. She wanted to move but couldn't. Natsu opened his eyes. They were red but still gentle. He stroked her hair out of her face and smiled. It was a sad smile though. And then, he killed her, with a knife trough her heart. She screamed out from pain and sadness and then she gasped. She had realized that she couldn't die because she was already dead. And no matter how much she wanted to cry she just kept quiet.

At that point Gray entered the room, screaming and trying to kill Natsu, who, for some reason, didn't move at all. He simply smiled when the ice wizard pierced his chest with a blade. He then told the reason for his action. He was calm, almost as if he knew that it would end like that. He parted from her. Blood flowing from his smile. The blue cat was totally shocked. Natsu staggered and fell on top of her again, whispering that he loved her.

And then, as if switching channels, everything went black again. She should have known that he really had killed her a few times. This time, it was obviously to her that his action resulted out of pain but his real purpose remained unknown. She would have sworn he said something to Gray, but she hadn't been able to hear it. Water started to appear around her and soon she was floating under a gigantic ocean. Beneath her she saw a totally submerged city. She reached the ground and she wasn't too sure about wether the lack of oxygen would be a problem or not.

Natsu came to her, smiling and naturally she smiled back. He was stunning in his mermaid form. She looked at her feet to see she had a tail of her own and her smile grew even wider. This was going to be funny. She started swimming towards him.

"So?" he asked her.

"So what?" She answered back.

"Which memory did you get back this time?" he asked.

"The one when you killed me with a knife and Gray killed you right after." she said.

He put his hand under his chin as if he was thinking.

"Did I have red eyes or not?" he demanded.

"Yeah red eyes and a blue,flying cat. But I didn't quite get why you killed me tough... "

"it was because I was the reason of the state you were in." he started. "In that life, we had a fight against my brother. Zeref. When it turned out that I was E.N.D, you tried to stop me falling into a coma in the process. I waited ten years before putting an end to all that shit. I hope you're not mad at me."

"I might have been mad if I this was the first time, I regained a memory and if I was stupid enough to think that I didn't kill you as many times as you killed me. Besides that seems to be a valid reason." She said naturally.

"Yeah that's right!" he said. "You have always been such a smart girl!"

She simply smiled. Whatever would happen, she would do everything in her power so she could have a new life with him.