I haven't updated this in almost a month, oops. Well, I have the rest of this story planned. And it will end at ch 11. *tears* But! Please enjoy in the meantime! 4 chapters left!

Natsu: Yes, fine, but we still don't have Lucy back.

Erza: Natsu, we're going to go get her! If you say one more 'worried about Lucy' so help me—

Natsu: Ok, ok, sheesh...

Natsu POV:

I was very, very, very mad. So very furious that if not for Erza and her loving kicks, I would've probably burned the whole guild down.

"Can we please leave now? Lucy could be in danger!" I whine, impatiently tapping my foot against the sturdy wooden floor. Gray gives me a look full of disappointment.

"What good would it be to just go out there without knowing where Lucy is?" deadpans the ice wizard, rolling his eyes. My cute blue cat flies over, stifling giggles alongside me. "You liiiiiiiiike h—"

"Shut it," I mutter, not in the mood. Everyone was taking their sweet time, and it annoyed me. Who knows what could be happening to the blonde. To Lucy.

Lucy.

The name struck a cord, and I gritted my teeth. Everything was taking too long, far too long, and I needed to see her safe, preferably in my arms, now—

"Natsu-san," says Wendy quietly, a small hand on my forearm. I ease my anger. This little dragonslayer was looking up to me, and I couldn't let my anger get in the way of these small things. I sigh, knowing my mistake. I bend down and pat the top of her small head.

"Sorry. I won't get that angry again," I sigh. "It's just, I'm worried about Lu—"

"I've decided."

I look at the blue haired girl, who now stares determinedly into my face. I blink under the intense gaze. "What?"

"I've decided to tell you." Wendy brushes off my hand, and balls her fists, shaking. Gathering her courage. Carla flies next to her. Whispers words into her ear. The shaking stops, and Wendy is able to speak clearly. More fluently.

"Natsu Dragneel," begins Wendy in a serious voice. "Carla has had a premonition about you."

I frown slightly and point to myself in question, and Carla nods gravely.

The blue haired jabs a finger into my chest. "You will destroy the Fairy Tail guild."

...

No one's POV:

The room quiets as the Master addresses the leaving Mages. Gray, Erza, Natsu, Wendy, Carla, and Happy all line up in a line. Panther Lily had to leave on a mission with Gajeel, so the quiet cat was absent.

"You are all now well aware of who your enemy is, right?" the Master begins, looking pointedly at each of them in turn. "This is not going to be your run-of-the-mill enemy. This is Zeref we are talking about."

Everyone nods, minus Natsu. The boy cringes and looks away, earning a hit in the head from Gray. For once, the fire wizard does not hit the teen back. The situation is far too dire for such childish antics.

Makarov sighs. "We have come to the conclusion— Erza, please hold down Natsu— that Lucy is in love."

"What!" roars the pink haired, unable to lash out at the old man due to the red haired swordsman.

"Calm down, Natsu," Erza says softly, pushing down the dragonslayer with hands on his shoulders. "Listen to what the Master has to say, or we'll never be able to leave with you holding us up."

Natsu grits his teeth. She was right. The teen obeys and calms, wondering if he'll ever be able to listen to the conversation without being riled up again. Now then. Who was this lucky man who, apparently, overshadowed Natsu in order to win Lucy's heart?

"Lucy is..." begins Mira, who appears from behind the bar, "in love with..."

Yes, yes, yes?

"Zeref," says both light haired mages, and Natsu just dies. He descends to the swirling depths of despair, and his head hurts, his heart hurts, and it hurts to listen, but he does. Hell, he does because if he doesn't, he'll never know why Lucy has doing this, or why she chose Zeref out of all the damn people, or what possessed the girl to just leave without telling anyone.

A short, blue haired girl with rimmed glasses comes up towards the group. "Levy," Gray says breathily.

"Hey you guys," she flashes a smile. "I've recovered a map of where Zeref is currently hiding."

"Woah, how did you get this?" asks Wendy, fascination gracing her young features.

Levy blinks and gives an shy smile. "We never really stopped tracking Zeref since that incident with him. We just gave you our latest update."

Erza nods. "Thanks."

"Please," begs the master, worry shining in clear in his eyes. "I am trusting you to only retrieve Lucy, and not try to fight that wizard. He is a dangerous man."

But Natsu only lowers his head, because there were absolutely no promises. Most likely, when he finally got the blonde back, the first thing on his to do list was to take down the black haired bastard.

But of course, all of that was left unsaid.

"Yes." A chorus all around. Mirajane smiles. "Good. Be careful." With a final wave, and a promise of a safe return, the five mages and two cats went off to get back their comrade.

...

Natsu's POV:

Five miles away.

Lucy was only five fucking miles away. Practically an arms reach, and I had not sensed it, or, at least have an inkling of an idea. The words 'stupid', 'idiotic', and even 'dumbass' rolled through my head countless times, like a mantra, and refused to stop.

"Are you alright, Natsu?" asks Erza, coming over and clasping me lovingly, but roughly, on the shoulder. I don't spare her a glance. "Hell to the fucking no," I respond, the foul language causing Wendy to cringe.

Gray looks at me queerly. "What?" I sputter, glaring at him. "I still don't understand why you all are so damn calm. Your friend. Your comrade. Your nakama. Kidnapped by the most dangerous man walking this earth, and you all are just walking the five miles when running would take twenty minutes? It's been half an hour already!"

The mages stop walking during my rant, and it only makes me madder. "Why in the living fuck—"

"Remember what the Master said," starts Erza softly. "Lucy was in love. Love makes you do crazy things."

Grunting, I take off in a full blown sprint. Fuck that love. Fuck Zeref. Fuck all of this. I would drag Lucy's ass back to Fairy Tail if need be. She didn't belong there, she belonged here.

With me.

And my heart was pulling me a hundred different directions, and I couldn't deal with anything anymore, and—

"That's it."

What?

I stand near the edge of the road, the side leading off towards the sea. Carla comes up behind me and pints ahead. "That cluster of rocks over here. Those really dark ones in the distance, the place where the sky is dark?"

I look, and she is actually right. There, laying just in the horizon, lay a big chunk of rocks, with a hole in the middle, like a doorway. The sky surrounding the area there was a dark, murky black, the only different tint from the otherwise blue sky.

Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Happy all join me about a few seconds later, as to how they kept up with me, I have no clue. Wendy glances down at a piece of paper in her hands, studying the contents. After a few moments, she glances back up at the darkness.

"There's no doubt about it," she says levelly. "That's Zeref's hideout."

"We are going to infiltrate slowly, carefully, and—" begins Erza, but I cut her off sharply.

"Yoosh!" I cheer, running off the cliff and jumping, Happy carrying me midair. "Aye sir!" says the blue cat, carrying me towards Lucy at an amazingly fast speed.

The wind blows in my face and my hair as I soar over the oceans, churning and moving below me, alive and existing. A wide smile adorns my face. I am happy. I am free. I am prepared.

Here I come, Lucy.

...

No one's POV:

"Dammit," curses Erza, glaring in the direction of their slowly retreating dragonslayer. "He's already left."

Gray stretches and grunts, flexing his muscles. "Well, if he's left, then we might as well, too."

Erza pinches the bridge of her nose. "Why did I even bother?"

Wendy smiles. "Carla could carry everyone over, one at a time!" The cat raises her eyebrows. "I can do what now?"

"Alright!" cheers Erza, raising a sword into the air, "Let's go get Lucy!"

A chorus of positive responses greet her ears before the group takes off, starting with the blue haired Mage.

...

In Zeref's Hideout

Lucy sits in her room, dry tears on her cheeks, head in her hands. She messed up. She messed up big time, and it was all her fault. Everyone in Fairy Tail would hate her. There's no way she could go back to them after all they've done for her. And she just threw it all out the window. For love. For Zeref.

She clutches her hair again and squeezes her stomach. That man. Zeref. Had held all of her dreams and, with one swoop, crushed them. It hurt so bad, that she abandoned everything, and will never gain it back. Lucy felt lost. Helpless, lost, and completely idiotic.

If only Natsu would forgive her. If only, Fairy Tail would take her back. If only her comrades will accept her agin. If only. If only, if on—

An explosion rocks the room, and Lucy falls off of her bed, landing in an ungraceful heap on the floor. Many smaller explosions follow suit, and the blonde clumsily makes her way to the door. Her pale hand is a mere inch from the handle when an all too familiar voice rings out.

"Luuuuucyyyyyy!"

Her hand trembles. Her body trembles.

"We're here to take you back!" roars the pink haired dragonslayer, his voice loud enough to reach the heavens.

Lucy brings her shaking palm to her mouth, stifling her cries, and failing. She brings her other hand too, hoping to stop her cries, her pains, from vocalizing, but fails. Thick trails of tears run down her cheeks, and she stares into space with a knowing look on her face.

"That idiot," she whispers, more stray tears working down her face.

So! Finally some improvements. Sorry if this chapter is a bit fast paced, I needed things to finally move along. Lots of things to come in the few more chapters, so stay tuned!