Inspired by the recent chapters of Fairy Tail :3 WARNING: SPOILERS FROM THE WAR AGAINST ALVAREZ CHAPTERS OF THE MANGA SO DO NOT READ IF YOU AREN'T CAUGHT UP WITH THE MANGA
(NaLu)
"N-Natsu, wake up!" A crying Lucy shouted as she held Natsu in her arms.
"He has a massive Ethernano Tumor within him. He's overused his magic," Porlyusica claimed. "If not removed surgically, he will perish." Lucy cried even harder.
"I may be of some help," Brandish spoke. "My magic can decrease masses to almost nothing."
"P-Please," Lucy begged. "He-Help him!" She looked down as tears fell on the fire wizard's face.
"I love him..." She whispered, hugging him harder. Nobody heard this last statement.
"I just need the magic restraints removed so I can perform the spell." Lucy nodded her head and took off the restraints. Porlyusica simply watched.
Brandish performed the spell on Natsu, and the tumor was safely shrunken to practically nonexistent.
Nobody else was in the infirmary with Natsu except Lucy and Happy. Lucy was sitting on the side of the bed and Happy was on a chair.
"I'm so glad Natsu's okay," Happy said, relieved. Lucy solemnly hummed in agreement.
"I'm going to check the others' progress, are you gonna come?" The blue exceed asked.
"No, I'll stay here for a bit." At that Happy walked off.
Lucy stared at Natsu's sleeping face.
"I'm so happy you're alive," The blonde Mage whispered, tears once again falling.
"O-oi..." A barely audible voice rasped. "There's n-no... need to cry... Luce..."
Lucy looked over at the former sleeping man. Natsu's eyes were hardly open, but he was smiling.
"I heard what you said earlier," he mentioned after a short pause.
Lucy gasped. "Wh-what do you mean?"
"You know what I mean, Lucy." He smiled a little more. She just looked down and blushed.
Natsu closed his eyes and lied on his back.
"I love you too, you know," he stated. Lucy's eyes widened.
"R-really?" Her hand was brought up to her mouth.
Natsu suddenly had a random burst of energy and jerked upright. "Yeah! You care for me, you worry about me, you're my best friend, you feed me..." He listed off several things. "I don't know what I'd do without you." He gave her his signature grin.
Lucy smiled back. She reached over and hugged him, but not hard enough to worsen his injuries. They pulled away and looked into each other's eyes. Natsu decided he was feeling a little bit better (probably not) and sat beside Lucy. His arms wrapped around her waist and her arms went around his shoulders. Somehow, Natsu gained the strength to stand up, as did Lucy.
He leaned in, her following suit, until their lips barely brushed each other. Suddenly, a knock was heard at the door. Natsu scowled.
"Lucy," Cana called. "Are you doing okay?"
"Yeah, I just need a few minutes!" Lucy called back. "I'll be out soon!"
They heard footsteps walking away.
"Damn drunk," Natsu grumbled. "Now, where were we?" He asked.
"Right here," Lucy answered, smiling. She closed the gap between them.
I'm actually kinda proud of this :3
