HEY GUYS! It's been way too long but hey, I updated. And still eating, which is always a good thing. (._.)

Gonna start updating more frequently now on since it's summer and I promised you that there would be more chapters coming out!

Also, I finally made an account on Quotev since one of my friends had been nagging me about it (-_-) My username is still SkyFairies and I'll be writing all kinds of stuff on there, not just fanfiction so please check me out!

Anyways... ENJOY! And remember that you're all awesome so smile k?

BTW, I always put the preview in there too so if you don't want to reread it, just skip.

Natsu was incredibly aware that he was hugging a girl who looked like she had been to hell and back. Also, they were soaking wet.

She wasn't moving at all, which made him a bit worried. But then again, he had been way too worried in the beginning. Her body was ice cold. It reminded him of Gray. The idiot always reminded him of an ice block on wheels. Which was already stupid enough, if you thought about it.

The boy refocused himself on the important task at hand.

Which was to do something about the girl before they both got hypothermia. A cold was already expected by this point.

He steeled himself to talk after 3 seconds had passed. 1-2-..3... His counting had started to slow down. He became incredibly nervous for some reason. He kept repeating this process until he finally decided to make himself say something or punch himself in the face.

Both seemed equally appealing.

Either way, he started counting again. 1-2-3-4- Suddenly, she went limp in his arms.

Darn. He had missed his chance.

Wait... did she DIE?!

The boy took deep and heaving breaths before checking the girl's pulse. It was still beating. Relief washed over him. At least she was still alive.

Just before he started to help the blond up, his phone started ringing in his pocket. But he ignored the sound and eased the cold girl onto his back carefully before taking off towards the hospital. The rain started to calm down and now it was only drizzling.

Natsu started sneezing a bit while crossing the road. His legs were worn out from the running and it would probably attract too much attention if he were to sprint with an unconscious girl on his back. Well, at least more attention than just walking while giving a sleeping girl a piggyback ride. Two totally different things. Just ignore the people staring.

His phone had lit up twice before finally staying silent. He knew that it was Lisanna calling but he could talk to her anytime. Layla's situation was more important. So was this girl's, who he didn't even know until that morning.

The boy was painfully conscious of the icy gun hidden in his coat. Why was there a gun? What if they got found out? Did the blond want to kill herself? How had she even found the weapon in the first place?

There was too much inside of his mind. And yet the maker of it all was peacefully sleeping on his back. Perhaps not peacefully, but she was unaware of everything he wanted to ask her.

And when he laid her down on a bed the nurse had directed them to, he didn't leave. He had gotten too involved now.

There was no turning back.

Nothing distracted him from this mysterious incident. Not even the many text messages that had been attacking his phone since the two phone calls 30 minutes ago.

Natsu soon fell asleep too, while sitting in the white room with that girl.

Thinking about how his dad, Layla, and now him, were now tangled up in this.

It was getting all messed up. And he was too.

Lucy felt the warmth seeping into her body. She couldn't talk, move, or even shake her head. The girl was so tired. She could only rely on the boy next to her to support them both. Also, it was pouring rain.

Sorry.

She thought this while leaning onto the male. The blond had caused more trouble.

The warmth was starting to go away too. It seemed like a weak fire. Burning, but also about to disappear. She didn't want the fire to go out. But it still faded, second by second.

She felt faint. Her grasp on staying awake crumbled.

Lucy drifted off.

...

Please, don't leave.

x-x-x-x

She woke up with an urge to eat.

Yes, there was a tornado of worries swirling around in her head and it had never stopped. Yes, she knew her mom was on the verge of death. Yes, she was aware that her father had run away from the two of them. So be it. He was nothing but a symbol of hatred and pain to her anyways.

But the girl couldn't ignore her empty stomach no matter how hard she tried.

She looked around the room warily, hoping there was something to eat and hoping that Igneel was somewhere near her. He was the only one left who she trusted fully.

Her eyes were caught on pink hair. It was the boy who she saw earlier. And the same one who helped her after she ran off.

He was sleeping on a chair. And he was drooling.

Lucy ignored that fact and looked around some more. Eventually, she realized that she was back in the hospital. Her sights trailed again to the stranger in her room.

He must've carried her back.

She made a mental note to say thanks later and carefully got out of the bed. Her clothes had been changed while she slept(she hoped that a nurse had done it) and there was a pair of slippers beside the bed. She put them on and quietly moved towards the door.

Just then, the door opened and a man stepped in.

Igneel looked towards the bed she was in frantically before realizing that the 'missing' girl was standing next to him. He scanned her face for a few moments and then smiled softly.

"Do you need anything?" he asked.

She nodded slowly.

"Is there any food?" she said in a quiet voice. He thought for a moment before opening his mouth again.

"I can bring you to the cafeteria." he replied while shifting towards the door.

Lucy nodded before stopping abruptly. She pointed at the sleeping boy and looked at the man. He glanced at his son before sighing loudly.

"Yeah, I guess I can't leave him here alone." Igneel grabbed a pillow from the nearest bed and threw it towards Natsu's face. It hit the target quite nicely and the teenager quickly stood up, looking around angrily.

He saw his father standing there and threw the object back with more force. The target caught the cushion and placed it on the bed.

"We're going to the cafeteria so hurry up." he stated before nudging the girl out the door. The pink-haired male rolled his eyes and grumbled softly before following them.

But secretly, he wished he could've asked her his questions when they were alone.

They had gotten their dinner when the first person finally spoke up.

"Layla's condition is better now. They stopped the blood from flowing out and her life should be in no danger." Igneel said while staring at his sandwich.

Natsu looked up from his meal and swallowed.

"But she won't be released soon, right?" he asked.

Igneel shot him a warning look before replying carefully.

"The doctor hasn't given any information on that. They'll have to keep her during the night and see how she's doing in the morning before anything else."

Lucy picked at the remains of her salad.

More silence ensued.

Natsu wanted to ask his father and the girl what was going on but couldn't bring up the topic. When he finally gathered enough courage...

RING. RING. RI-

"Hello?" he asked, a little annoyed.

"Natsu! Why haven't you been answering my calls? You were supposed to meet up with us today." a girl spoke.

"Sorry, stuff came up." he said while glancing at his father.

"What stuff?"

"I can't explain now," when even I don't know what's happening "but I'll meet up with you guys later. Tell everyone that I'm fine" he cut off the call and shoved his phone back into his pocket.

"Lisanna?" the red-haired man said.

"It's nothing." Natsu replied before looking at Lucy again.

She suddenly raised her head which startled both of them and looked Igneel in the eyes.

"I want to see my mom."

I hope that was good! I'm currently in California and there's nothing to do because I'm stuck inside the hotel room. Well, it's not that bad. At least I have internet.

I think this was longer than usual and I'm starting to use more paragraphs in chapters because some of you have commented on that and I agree.

I'll be updating the rest soon and I'm still working on the others!

Happy Summer! I hope you guys have a great break from school.

Stay awesome ;)

-SkyFairies