Natsu's P.O.V
We got outside and walked towards where we were supposed to meet. A crowd of people swarmed the back wall as we got outside, and I could hear that the ambulance had just gotten to the parking lot. Lisanna and I looked at each other then ran towards the crowd of people. The entire school was surrounding this area and it made it so hard to see whats happening. People were not letting us in, but they did move out quickly when the paramedics came out with the stretcher. I looked around, and some of my friends were crying, this was freaking me out! I don't understand what's happening! The police had just gotten there, and it looked like they were trying to pull someone away from the crowd. It was Sting. He thrashed against them, and he was yelling things I couldn't understand because everyone else was crying and screaming.
The paramedics were yelling at everyone to get back, and thankfully they obediently did. I managed to make my way through the crowd where I saw Levy, screaming and bawling into Gajeel, and Gray holding Juvia as she cried and he was trying not too. Everyone's faces were sullen and scared. I finally made it to the front, where I saw one of the paramedics attending a girl. She was blonde with a perky body, and a beautiful face. Her eyes were closed, she was peaceful but she was covered in blood.
Lucy's P.O.V
I woke up around one, meaning I had been sleeping outside for two or three hours. It was around 11am when I got home right? Was school still going on? My head couldn't figure out what was happening. I was dizzy and disoriented, my vision blurry. I got up and started to stumble around. I reached for the bottle of vodka on my left and found it was mostly empty except for the very little that was left in the bottom. I drank, it didn't burn anymore it was just like drinking water. I made way towards the back door and entered the house. The lights gave me a headache and I couldn't see well and I bumped into many different corners.
"Natsu... I-I have to get to Natsu."
The only thought I had was I had to get to him, but I couldn't decide if I wanted to punch him or kiss him. Maybe both. A memory of a pink haired boy coming to knock on my door the first week I had moved in, popped into my mind. I quickly shook my head to get rid of it. I need to see him. Now. Every inch of me needed to see him and I couldn't hold back since it had become clear the alcohol had taken over.
I walked towards the front door and grabbed the handle, then froze. If I went looking for him, I was most likely going to find him with Lisanna or just happily fine on his own, not giving a damn of how much he had hurt me. I didn't care though, so I walked out front stumbling and trying to walk straight but it was so hard and my. I closed the door behind me, and began walking towards the bus stop that was around the corner. I knew it stopped close to the school so I decided to take it. The buzz inside me was getting stronger and I became extremely disoriented. The bus came quickly, I stumbled getting on but eventually managed my way to a seat as I got really disapproving looks from everyone. My head burst into pain and I was really regretting that entire bottle of vodka.
20 minutes later, I arrived at the school. I stood there, knees weak, as I looked up at the huge building. It wasn't so much tall, as it was wide. It was only three stories, and it had many windows. The school was a tanish color and it looked like it was from a movie. I stared at the main doors Natsu and I had entered together time after time since our freshman year. My heart ached, and it seeked comfort in his arms. He was the one I always went to when things went wrong.
"No, Lucy, that isn't your life anymore," I told myself.
I walked in through the doors and stumbled around some more before finally crashing into some lockers. I hit my shoulder and I gave out a little yelp, shit that hurt. I finally made it to the window that was on the back door to the chemistry lab where I knew Natsu would be. I saw Gray right next to him, and Sting behind. He was just sitting there, fine as could be. He had a smile on his face as the teacher talked away and he kept checking his phone periodically. He turned to talk to Sting and I saw his face. The face I couldn't believe had been lying to me this whole time. I couldn't look at him, it made me sick. I ran towards the nearest stairwell and sat on the stairs. My eyes burned with the tears that began to come out, and I began to heave into my knees. My head was in a sharp pain, my heart was broken, and my vision was blurred with a mix of tears and my drunken state. Air... All I need is air.
I climbed the three flights of stairs towards the roof where I knew I could breathe that fresh breeze. I could not walk straight to save my life, and I was starting to feel like I was going to throw up. Being drunk was not my strong suit, apparently, but hank the spirits I finally made it to the door that would lead me to my resolve.
I swung the door open and then closed it behind me. The wind blew through my hair, and hit my face calmly. This was nice. If I could sit up here and lay on the floor forever feeling the breeze, I knew I'd be okay. But suddenly, I felt sick. I ran towards a corner and threw up, emptying myself from the alcohol earlier. Ugh, this sucks. I sat against the wall for a while resting my head on my knees, until I heard some laughter come from below. I walked towards the edge a little wobbly to see what was going on. When I looked down, I saw Levy, Erza, Cana, and Wendy.. oh! It was time for PE, and they were at our usual hiding spot behind the back wall. There was a tree over shadowing them and I wanted to get a closer look, and hear what they were talking about. My head was still spinning, and my knees were weak but I mustered up the strength to stand on the ledge and look down. My foot slid, and I almost lost my footing but was able to regain it quickly. However, this had also caused some gravel from the ledge to fall and catch the attention of my friends.
"Eh? Lucy? What are you doing up there?! Get down, you're going to hurt yourself! Please get down!" Erza shouted at me.
Levy looked at me frantically, "Lucy, please! I know you're depressed about Natsu but this isn't the way to handle things! Come down we can talk it out!"
"What? I wasn't trying to jump or anything I'm just up here to get some fresh air. No big deal guys! I'll come down now and meet you by the wall ok-"
My foot missed its next step from balancing on the edge, and I began to fall. My hands reached out to grab something, anything, but there was nothing there. The building was only three stories but the fall took forever. I could hear my friends scream as I approached the ground closer, and tears fell from my eyes too. Natsu didn't know.. he didn't know I really loved him.
I hit the ground, a sharp deadly pain resonated throughout my head, and then everything was dark.
Normal P.O.V
The world around him blurred with anger and sadness. He pushed everyone out of his way and ran up to her cold lifeless body. He screamed her name as fell to his knees, picked up her head gently and held her in his arms. The one thing he never wanted to do in his entire life was hold a lifeless Lucy in his arms. It was more then his job to keep her safe, it was his whole life. She meant the world to him even though he had denied the feelings to himself this whole time. He felt his heart begin to break as he held her longer. His breathing became his heaves as he began to become overwhelmed with an uncontrollable sadness and anger. He didn't speak he just held her as the paramedics tried to take her from him. He destroyed her, he didn't protect her and then this happened, she was going to leave him. He replayed the words over and over again, the words that had broken her heart.
"Don't touch her! Don't you dare fucking come close to her!" he screamed at them as his tears began to spill. He cried into her blood stained hair shouting at her to come back.'
"Lucy! Wake up, please wake up please, fuck!" His sobs were loud and his feelings over powered him. Gajeel and Gray finally grabbed Natsu by the arms and he, too, thrashed against them as hard as he could. He screamed and yelled for them to let him go and they knew Lucy wouldn't get the help she needed if they did.
"Lucy! No, please! Guys wake her up, I need to wake her up let me the fuck go! You don't understand!"
"Natsu enough already, do you want her to fucking die?! They need to take her to the hospital stop fighting us already!" Gajeel said as he struggled to drag him away.
"No! Stop, let go of me! I can help her, let me help her!" His screams went from being filled rage to a desperate plea.
Die... She was going to die. His young, beautiful best friend was going to die on him. He remembered how limp she felt in his arms, how there was no joy or life to her. He let his friends drag him away as he stared at them work on her, trying to bring her back. He saw one of the paramedics shake his head no, wrap up her head as fast and efficiently as possible, then left her onto the stretcher and into the ambulance.
They finally let him go when they figured they were far enough and watched as he just sat there, knees to his chest crying into his forearm. If he had just done what he'd said he would never do. He never wanted to hurt her. If he wouldn't have denied his feelings, this would have never happened. His heart ached with a pain so strong it hurt to breathe. To see her like that... covered in blood, limp, and with no shine, it broke him. He screamed a million different curse words into his arm as he sobbed and Gray put an arm around him carefully.
"Gray... Please... Please drive me to the hospital so I can be with her," he said quietly through his shaky breaths.
He nodded picked Natsu up by the elbow with some help from Gajeel and began leading him to his car. Just then, Levy came up running to them, tears running down her face. She had a broken heart as well, and that was understandable. Besides Natsu, she had always been Lucy's closest friend. She took one look at Natsu, stepped closer, and slapped him hard across the face. "You're an idiot... How-" she stutterd was finding it hard to talk through her hiccuping cries," How dare you do this to her?! S-She never did anything to you! If she dies, I will never forgive you!"
She then ran away, covering her face. Gajeel gave Natsu the I-should-go-with-her look and he understood that also. He rubbed his cheek where Levy had slapped him, then turned towards Gray's car. They started the car, and went towards the hospital. Gray put his hand on his shoulder, and he turned around to see him give a small reassuring smile.
"Natsu, it'll be fine they're taking of her. Right now, you need to be there for her, be strong." Gray had always been the voice of reason.
He didn't know if she was okay or if she was gone... His whole life was dedicated to protecting her and then this happens. He shook in his seat the entire way there. His mind kept flashing to earlier that day, how he had felt when Lucy had told him she loved him. Somewhere deep inside he knew, he knew how she felt about him but he always ignored it. And now, he realized he felt the same way too. He had spent this whole time telling himself that he wanted Lisanna and no one else but her. Yet when Lucy fell asleep in his arms at night, she was the one he kissed on the forehead while she slept. He never wanted to admit it, it just didn't seem right. But when he saw her body covered in blood and practically lifeless, it woke him up. He never wanted to spend another moment away from her. He had fallen in love with her, but he was scared of it, he was scared he wasn't good enough for her.
The drive was quiet and long, but they finally arrived. Gray parked the car, and they ran inside. The walls were white and it smelled like... well it smelled like a hospital. There were sick people in the urgent care section and worried ones in the waiting room. He didn't want to be one of them. He looked around and heard door swing open. A stretcher was being moved from the urgent section and being pulled into the emergency operating room, it was Lucy.
"Luce... Lucy!" He caught up to the stretcher demanding to know what was happening.
"What's going on? Where are you taking her?!"
"Sir, please calm down we are doing everything we can. She has three fractured ribs and a fractured skull and possibly some injuries in her arms and legs. She's lost a lot of blood, we need to move her into the intensive care unit."
He stopped walking by their side as they continued to take her away to a new room. He looked at her face one last time before she went in through the double doors, and his heart twinged in pain. Her hair and face were no longer blood stained, and she looked like she was asleep, just like she had been the night before. He never thought that that would have been the last night with her... He immediately stopped thinking like that. She wasn't going anywhere, he wouldn't let her. She's the girl who would always have his heart and no one was ever going to replace her. As much as he tried to move on to Lisanna there was a reason a part of his heart that could never leave her behind.
"Gray!" Juvia was coming down the hall way towards them and went straight for Gray's arms. She then looked up at him worriedly and then shifted her gaze towards Natsu.
"Natsu, Juvia's mom is a doctor here and I told her to get here as soon as she could so we made sure her mom had the case, and we were on the inside. We should now have an advantage on knowing how Lucy is doing even though we're not family."
Gray's voice gave him hope, and then he gave him that reassuring half smile again. They went to go sit in the waiting room with Juvia as they discussed details about the injury and about what her mom knew so far. It was going to be a long night.
