Chapter 7
Two Destinies
As Lucy was sleeping, he blushed. She suddenly woke up when Natsu came back. But, she noticed Natsu's hand. She then began to hug him tightly. Natsu knew what she was thinking of. It was about her mom. Her mother's death. It was 13 years ago.
Then, Natsu touched her cheek as tears fell on his hand. He then had a grin on his face trying to cheer her up. She then blushed when he touched her cheek.
"What...what are you doing...?" She asked softly.
"I know how you feel...your mom died..." He said.
"So did mine..." He added.
As she blushed even more, tears came down as she put herself on Natsu's shoulder. As he hugged her, she was crying a little. Lucy is grateful to have Natsu. He's been taking care of her and fought for freedom along with her. Suddenly, rain came down. Natsu and Lucy looked up in the sky, noticing the gray clouds as they covered the sun. Thunder was heard. Lucy was frightened. She had to face everything by herself in the past. But, whenever she hears thunder, nobody is there with her. So she had to be by herself hearing the thunder alone without any company.
"Natsu!" She cried as she hugged him tightly.
Then, Natsu carried Lucy to shelter. As thunder was heard throughout the day, they were both cold. Then, Natsu grabbed a blanket and put it on her so she could be warm. The rain kept on continuing. As they hear rain drops coming down, Lucy was cold and tired.
"Natsu...what...what happened to your family...?" Lucy asked softly.
Then, Natsu didn't answer. It was too painful to even remember. But, he had to answer. So, he told her everything.
"When I was a little boy..." Natsu began.
-Flashback-
Natsu's P.O.V.
Ever since the funeral for my mom, we became broke. It was time for me to do some work outside the house. Even though I was tired, my mom used to sing me melodies for me to enjoy as I work.
"Remember, Natsu. Don't ever give up no matter what happens..." My mom said with a smile.
I still remember her words on that day. Because, I want to give this country freedom. Everything changed ever since my mom died. 5 years later, when I was at least 9 years old, a person came to our door. Then, they wanted me.
"We're so sorry about your wife's death..." The person said.
"But, what do you want..?" My dad asked.
"We need your kid to be in a different country. He is now going to be in a different family." The person answered.
My dad's eyes widened when he heard that Natsu needed to be separated from his own family.
"No! Why would we give away my son?!" My dad yelled.
As I came outside, I saw the person that was at the door, wondering what was happening.
"Dad...?" I said.
Then, as a group of men looked at me, they grabbed my hand and covered my mouth.
"DAD!" I yelled as they covered my mouth.
My dad ran to me and reached for my hand. I reached too as I grabbed his hand, he pulled me out of their hands. Tears fell down as my eyes widened. Then, they stabbed my dad so he could let go. As I was captured and was put into a different family, tears kept on falling.
Then, I punched them as I wanted to make sure my dad was alright. He was, but he needed medical help. Then, they put a sword next to his neck. They warned me about something that I had to give up.
"If you accept to separate with this family, we'll do the medical help. But if you don't, then say goodbye to your father." The person warned me.
"Fine..." I said firmly.
Then, I had no choice but to separate from my family. Just so I could save my dad's life. As they helped him, I was taken away. I hugged him one last time, then went away.
"Goodbye, dad..." I said tearfully.
"Remember, I want you to live on...goodbye, Natsu..." My dad replied back as tears came out.
Years have passed ever since I was gone and was separated. But, I wanted to visit them again once more. Just so I could make them smile again.
-End of Flashback-
Normal P.O.V.
Lucy looked at Natsu as he tried to smile. She felt sorry for him. As the rain continued, they both had to stay there. Natsu hadn't talked for a long time ever since he told her about his past. Lucy has been trying to cheer Natsu up, but nothing worked. Lucy finally broke the silence by asking what's wrong.
"Natsu, answer me..." Lucy said.
Then, he took in a deep breath. He doesn't want to remember the separation of his family. It was just too heartbreaking for him to lose his family. He didn't answer even though Lucy wanted to know. Then, she placed her hand on his. When he looked, he blushed and answered.
"Lucy, even though I've been silent, I just don't want to talk about it anymore, okay?" He said as he blushed even more.
A tear dropped on his hand. Lucy then comforted him as she hugged him. She wanted to confess her love to him. But, she never got the chance to tell him. Natsu loves her too, but he just can't confess his feelings in a special way.
Weeks have passed ever since they've been exploring. Suddenly, they saw the palace and the city. As they ran to see the town after a long time, everything had changed. As their eyes widened, they saw people lying down as their homes were burnt. Then, Natsu saw Wendy all alone and was crying. She was all injured, but was still alive. They both ran to her as fast as they could to make sure.
"Are you okay?!" Natsu asked her.
"Y-Yeah...b-but the town...it's...d-destroyed..!" Wendy cried tearfully.
Happy and Carla were next to Wendy as they were injured also. As Lucy checked their wounds, they noticed that she was the empress.
"Empress...Heartfilia...?" Happy said softly.
Then, she kept on checking if they were alright. They all were grateful for help ever since destruction hit this world.
"What happened to this town?!" Natsu asked.
"Well...it all started when.." Wendy began.
-Flashback-
Wendy's P.O.V.
12 weeks ago, the empress's father took drastic measures and took away everyone's homes and belongings just for us to not be happy anymore. The guards killed so many villagers that everyone fled. Fire kept on burning down houses. It was a nightmare, I hoped it was a dream. But, it wasn't at all.
"Mom..?" I said tearfully.
My mother was dead when I went to her. Then, our home was destroyed. I got injured from the guards from their own weapons. Everything was hopeless.
"S-Someone...p-please...help me..." I said tearfully as I shook in fear.
As I walked around with Happy and Carla, we all had to hide away from the guards. Even more destruction came later on. All we could see was just horror and sadness. I tried to stay calm, but, we were losing hope.
"Wendy...are we going to be...okay..?" Happy asked tearfully.
"I don't k-know..." I replied.
Day by day I was put into work and slavery, but I was lucky to escape from it and will hide in the shadows forever. We need someone to help, but there was no more hope in the air now.
-End of Flashback-
Normal P.O.V.
Natsu hit the ground harshly. He was too angry about what had happened ever since they were gone. Lucy was in tears once she knew what happened to the country she loved. Then, Natsu looked up at them.
"We're going to free this country...I'll never forgive them..." Natsu said.
TO BE CONTINUED...
