Broken Soul

Chapter 2

"Natsuuu! Stop!" Lucy giggled, slapping her friends hand away from her hair,

"But it's so soft." Natsu mumbled, burying his head into her sweet lavender scented hair, trying to memorise every little strand of golden hair on her head. Was it creepy? Maybe. But he couldn't help it! She made him feel so safe and… important. He just wanted to remember every little thing about the girl who made him feel so loved. His friends were awesome, and he loved them, but Lucy was special. He couldn't describe it, but everything she did seemed so… Lucy. Elegant. Beautiful. Friendly...Lucy. He smiled, thinking back to the day they first met. She was on the flying fox... She was smiling so brightly he couldn't help but want to get to know her. Then, some dumbass high school kids bullied her and chucked her off. He didn't know why but that made him enraged. The thought of them hurting such an innocent girl, it's like something snapped inside him, so he decided to stand up for her. And he sure as hell is glad he did, cause if he didn't, they wouldn't be where they were today... Oh, who is he kidding. No matter what, fate would have brought them together somehow.

"NATSU!"

"huh?" Natsu was suddenly brought back to reality as Lucy yelled him name, startling him.

"Are you alright? You've been spacing out a lot.

"Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine." He said, giving a reassuring grin.

"Are you sure?" She said, eyeing him up and down weirdly.

"Yes." He laughed,

"Are you 100% sure?"

"God, yes!" She still looked unconvinced, but before she could reply, Gray yelled out from across the field,

"NATSU, LUCY! GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE!"

"Should we go?" Natsu asked,

"Yeah we should."

"Race ya there?"

"You're on!"

Natsu and Lucy sprinted to where Gray was, Natsu obviously winning and boasting about it, grinning like the fool he is, and Lucy grumbling to herself about how it wasn't fair because she wasn't into sport, and she didn't have the same stamina he did.

The rest of the day went normal for the duo, Natsu teasing Lucy, and Lucy ending up giving him her special 'Lucy kick.' yup, just a normal afternoon. Until they got home... You see, every Monday Natsu and Lucy hung out at each other's houses. Sometimes Natsu went to Lucy's house and sometimes Lucy went to Natsu's house. Today Lucy decided to go over to Natsu's house. After getting the approval from her dad, they headed over. Everything seemed normal when they got there. Everyone greeted them with smiles and big hello's, but there seemed to be some sort of tension in the air, and when Wendy (Natsu's younger sister) walked up to them, everything just came crashing down.

"Hi Nastu-nii... Oh… hey Lucy…" She waved weakly, her face awfully pale, and her breathing short and ragged. She wobbled slightly, slowly dragging her feet back to the couch where she plopped down. She looked horrible. She barely had the energy to stand. Natsu and Lucy stared, watching with worry as they heard her cough repeatedly, never seeming to stop.

"Wendy's been a bit out of it since she came home. she'll be fine though!" Grandeeney, Natsu's mother, said, although it sounded more like she was trying to convince herself. Wendy sneezed, and let out another set of horrendous, chesty coughs.

"She doesn't sound fine." Natsu said, not taking his eyes off his sister.

"She will be!" Grandeeney snapped, catching him off guard as his head snapped toward her, she faltered slightly, clearly not meaning to yell like that.

"Sorry… I've just had a rough day. I'm heading up stairs, you two can hang out or do whatever, but make sure to look after Wendy."

"Sure thing Mrs Dragneel." Lucy replied, glancing over at Natsu. Without saying anything, he headed over to where Wendy was, and bent down, straining a small smile at her.

"Hey Wendy... How are ya feeling?" He asked softly

"Terrible!" she groaned, "my head… it hurts!"

"I know, I know. Just try to relax and have a bit of rest, that helps me sometimes when I feel sick."

She nodded, Natsu standing up to get her some pillows, but she stopped him.

"No! I can get the pillows myself." She grabbed Natsu's arm to pull herself up,

"No, Wendy! Just look at yourself! You can barely stand!" She shook her head, trying to take a step but freezing and wobbling a little,

"I feel… kinda… dizzy…" without warning, Wendy collapsed, Natsu quick to catch her.

"Wendy!" He shook her, trying not to be too rough, "Wendy! Can you hear me?! Wake up! Please… wake up... WENDY!" Natsu's eyes were wide, as he carefully laid her down, sitting petrified with fear.

"I'll get Grandeeney!" Lucy shouted, racing up the stairs.

"C'mon Wendy..." Natsu mumbled, "wake up."


Hey Guys! I am so sorry! It took forever to write this chapter! I have just been so busy and I haven't had a chance to write it! But I finally got it done and I hope you guys enjoy it! Like I always say,

LOVE YOU ALL!

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