Title: Bokura No Ai

Author: Eldan Aranye

Rating: T

Pairing: Natsu x Lucy

Summary: A dark guild threatens to destroy everything that Lucy has grown to love. Will she make a sacrifice? Or will Natsu be able to save her from her dreaded fate?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairytail or any of its characters, Mashima-san does. :D

Author's Note: In the previous chapter, Thanatos had made a surprise attack on Fairytail! What would become of the Fairies now?

This one is quite long. I think you would have to expect the other chapters to be quite as long as well, thanks to the fight scenes. X.X

== Unison Raid! ==

Lucy watched as her fellow guild mates battled with Thanatos's men one last time, before she was whisked away by Titania. She was currently being escorted by Juvia, Gray, Erza, Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel towards the main entrance of Fairytail. The goal was to take her as far away as they could so that the town of Magnolia would not be involved in the fight. In as much as Lucy would have liked to stay to help the others (she was worried since most of Fairytail's strongest were with her), Makarov had objected. He said he had a feeling that the six people who had gotten off last from the airship were going to target the six people with her, so it would be best if the fights took place in remote areas of the town. Laxus and Gildarts were not around, but Makarov believed that he and the others would be enough to stall the onslaught of men from Thanatos.

"Hurry, everyone! We must get Lucy away from here!" Erza commanded as she led the way. But as they neared a bridge that crossed the small river that ran through Magnolia, they were met by two of the six people Makarov was talking about.

"Hold it right there, Titania. Where do you think you're all going?" Called out a young man with white hair and blue eyes. He smirked at the surprised looks on their opponents' faces.

"I daresay this is as far as you could go. Give us the Heartfilia girl if you don't want to get hurt." Ordered a blonde girl with the same blue eyes. Titania frowned at them.

"I apologize but that is not part of our plans. So," Titania requipped into her Heaven's Wheel armor.

"Please, get out of our way." The redhead glared. The male Thanatos member chuckled mockingly.

"Oh? You dare say that? Pardon me, but that is not part of our plans. Carrier Wind!" He bellowed. Air swirled around the feet of the seven Fairytail members as the man chanted his spell.

"Wh-what's happening?" Lucy asked in a panic. Natsu tried to move his legs.

"I-I can't move my feet!" The pink-haired teen thundered. Just then, all of them were thrown to the path they just came from.

"That is the power of my brother, Yrendil. He can control the wind. And with it, he can control you. Now, let me show you mine." The blonde said.

"Sand Cannon!" Out of nowhere, sand flew in and formed a cannon in front of the Thanatos female. Once it was finished, it rained sand cannonballs on the Fairytail members. Bruises started appearing on the seven as they were continuously attacked.

"Ice Shield!" Gray suddenly shouted. He had had enough of their assaults. Besides, if they continued getting hammered like that, they might not be able to leave that place.

"Hmmm…so you have an Ice-make wizard with you. Interesting isn't it, Yrethea." Yrendil said with an amused voice to his twin sister. The blonde laughed.

"But I don't think his power would be enough to stop us, dear brother." Gray scowled at them.

"Don't jump to conclusions, lady. Erza!" Here the ravenhead turned toward his nakama.

"Take Lucy and get away from here! I'll deal with these two." He suggested. Erza looked at him, before requipping back to her Heart Kreuz armor.

"I'll leave it to you, then." She said. Juvia, on the other hand, looked uneasily at Erza and then at Gray. Biting her lip, she made up her mind.

"Juvia is staying, too. I will give Gray-sama a hand." The Water Queen said. Titania sighed.

"As you wish, then. Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel, Lucy, let's go! And Natsu, don't scowl like that!" Erza ordered. Soon, they were running toward another path that would lead them out of the town. When they were gone, Gray and Juvia stared at Yrethea and Yrendil.

"How boring. I was hoping to fight the Salamander or Titania. I didn't imagine getting left with small fry like these." He said pointedly. Gray smirked.

"Talk all you want, buddy. I won't allow you or your comrades to take Lucy away from us. And who are you calling small fry? I'll show you," Here Gray positioned himself to attack.

"What we in Fairytail could do! Ice-make Lance!" The ravenhead bellowed as he threw a lance at Yrendil. The young man just waved his hand and a strong gust of wind stopped the conjured weapon, breaking it in two.

"That all you got? I pity you. It did not even rea—" but he was not able to finish his words for Gray sent a punch toward his face, causing him to fly backward.

"Brother! I'll get you for this, you lowly Fairy. Sand cannon!" But before her sand cannon could get finished, Juvia had sent an attack at her.

"Water slicer!" Juvia thundered, sending powerful jets of water toward Yrethea. The attacks wounded Yrethea, causing her to lose focus and drop her spell. Gray, on the other hand, jumped back and stood beside Juvia.

"Thanks, Juvia." He said, his eyes still focused on the twins. The Water Queen blushed and mumbled incoherent words at him.

"Are you all right, Yrethea?" Yrendil asked as he stood up and walked over his sister. The blonde nodded.

"I will not forgive that girl for ruining my beautiful skin. Brother, let us make them suffer!" She yelled.

"Sand Cannon!" She yelled again.

"That won't work! Ice Shield!" Gray yelled. As his ice wall came up, the cannonballs swerved and changed direction.

"What the? AHHHHH!" he screamed in pain as the cannonballs hit him from behind. Did they just make a Unison Raid? Juvia was about to move to counter the remaining cannonballs when she heard Yrendil chant.

"Wind Slash!"

"Ahhhhh!" Juvia yelled as she was hit by fast-moving winds, much similar to her Water Slicer.

"Give up, Fairies. You are no match for us." Yrethea said as Gray and Juvia dropped to their knees. Gray glared up at her.

"We're not done yet." He growled as he put his hands on the ground in front of him.

"Ice make…GEYSER!" He yelled. Ice spikes appeared and enveloped his opponents. Yrendil and Yrethea were both too surprised to counter the attack. When the Geyser finally broke, they fell to the ground, their bodies heavily damaged.

"Juvia!" Gray shouted out to his comrade. The Water Queen nodded.

"Water Lock!" She chanted. Water bubbles enveloped the two Thanatos members.

"I think that would do. Come on, let's follow Erza and the others." Gray said as they started to walk away. But before they could even move beyond the bridge, they heard explosions from behind them.

"Sand Golem!" Sounded Yrethea's voice. A huge sand golem appeared in front of Gray and Juvia and quickly picked up Gray from the ground.

"Wh-what the…AHHH!" The Ice-make wizard screamed as the golem started to crush him in its hands. Juvia was so shocked at the turn of events that she did not notice the twins' attack.

"Sand Tower!" A huge tower erupted from the ground and trapped Juvia. Yrendil then used his Wind Slash to cut through the Tower. The Water Queen shouted in pain as the wind slashes passed through her. Somehow, even though she was made with water, the wind was inflicting pain upon her. Was it some sort of body-link magic?

"Juvia! Ahhh!" Gray called out to his nakama. Blast it! I need to get out of this!

"Surrender, Fairy. You can't do anything for your friend. She will die inside that tower and you wouldn't be able to help her one bit." Yrendil said. Gray glared at him.

"Shut up! I'll-!" But his words were drowned in shock as Yrethea released Juvia from her Tower. The Water Queen started falling down toward the ground as if she were in slow motion. But before she could hit the bridge, a tornado engulfed her and started inflicting wounds on her body. Gray stared wide-eyed, his mouth hanging open as Juvia got assaulted again and again.

"Stop it…" he whispered, as Juvia's scream were muffled by the strong winds surrounding her. Another slash cut her thigh.

"Stop it…" Juvia was now shedding tears due to the extreme pain she was feeling. The Water Queen would pass out if this continued.

"STOP IT!" The Ice-make wizard finally thundered. Balling up his fists, he conjured up so much ice that it forced the giant hand to open up, much to Yrethea's surprise. No one has ever managed to escape from her sand golem, so how..?

When he was free, Gray froze the Sand Golem in a Geyser. The moment the ice collapsed, the sand monster crumbled along with it. Yrendil, taken by surprise at the turn of events, lost focus and lost control of his tornado. Juvia fell to the ground, her body covered with wounds. Gritting his teeth in anger, Gray dashed toward his comrade, picked her up and cradled her in his arms.

"Juvia? Hang in there. We'll be leaving this place soon." He whispered as he glared at the twins. He felt Juvia stir in his arms.

"Juvia…Juvia is okay. She still has the strength to fight. She will not forgive herself if Gray-sama got hurt or killed. Gray-sama," Here the Water Queen smiled as she forced herself to sit up.

"Juvia is a member of Fairytail. And being that, she will give her all in order to protect you and everyone in the guild." She finished. Deep inside, she was jumping with joy for the Ice-make wizard had held her in his arms. She would definitely have very sweet dreams when all this was over.

"Done with your last words?" Yrendil suddenly interrupted. He and Yrethea were now standing side-by-side. Gray and Juvia also stood up, their eyes directed toward their opponents.

"Last words? Don't make me laugh, buddy." Gray said, balling his hands into fists. Yrethea scowled at him.

"You brat. You have no right to talk like that to my brother!" Juvia glared at her. She then extended a hand, preparing to attack.

"You have no right to talk to Gray-sama like that." She growled as water began to swirl before her. Yrendil smirked.

"I didn't think you two would be lucky enough to see our greatest attack. Be thankful that the Twins of Death would give you such an honor!" The white-haired young man suddenly said. Gray blinked in confusion. What did he mean by that?

"Yrethea!" Yrendil suddenly shouted. The blonde nodded. They then stood with their backs against each other. The young man raised his right arm in front of him, while the young woman raised her left.

"Unison Raid: Sand Storm!" They both chanted. A tornado started to form, getting bigger and bigger with each passing minute. Sand flew in from every direction, adding itself to the forming twister.

"Ahhh!" Juvia suddenly shouted out. A stray pebble of sand hit her. It exploded when it made contact. Yrethea laughed at her opponent's reaction.

"The sand I am conjuring, they are like bombs. Touch them and they will explode!" She explained through an evil grin. Gray scowled at her.

"So what? As long as we don't get trapped inside that thing, it won't be able to do any damage to us! Juvia, let's move back!" He ordered. But before they could move away, wind started swirling around their legs.

"Oh no! It is the same trick that they used earlier! Juvia cannot move!" The Water Queen said as she tried to get out of her the small vortex trapping them.

"Drop it, you two. There is no escape for you. Now, prepare to die!" He said as the tornado engulfed the two Fairies. The moment Gray and Juvia entered the tornado, the sand exploded all around them.

"Farewell, Fairies…" Yrendil and Yrethea mouthed as the Sand Storm raged on.

Crap! We have to get out of this! But how? Gray thought as his body was riddled with small yet very painful explosions. If this keeps up, we'll be dead for sure. He squinted and tried to look for Juvia. Fortunately, she was just a few inches away from her. He stretched out his hand and reached out for the Water Queen.

Gray-sama…Juvia whispered in her mind as she saw Gray reaching out for her. In response, she held out her hand, too.

"Juvia, we need to combine our powers and act as one." Gray tried to explain as he pulled Juvia closer to her.

"So please, lend me your power one last time. I know this will work. Trust me." He said as he embraced the Water Queen. Juvia, with her face red to the roots of her hair, nodded.

"Thank you…" Gray whispered. He then stretched out his right arm, while his left supported Juvia's body. The Water Queen, on the other hand, stretched out her left arm, with her right tightly clinging on to Gray's body.

"UNISON RAID!" Water erupted from Juvia's hand, flowing easily with the wind swirling all around them. She then created a Water Bubble for her and Gray, so that they would not be damaged by Gray's move. As soon as they were protected, Gray turned the water into ice, stopping the Sand Storm effectively.

"What the?" The Twins of Death mouthed in shock as their own Unison Raid transformed into another. While they stared, spikes began appearing all around the huge ice structure. Soon enough, these protrusions started flying towards the twins.

"Carrier Wind!" Yrendil shouted just in time. He was able to protect Yrethea and himself from the onslaught of ice spikes. But it was not enough to protect them from the two Fairies' next attack.

"Ice Blade: Seven Slice Dance!"

"Water Jigsaw!"

Ice formed on Gray's arms as Juvia produced numerous Water Slicers. The Ice-make wizard attacked Yrendil as Juvia aimed hers at Yrethea. Due to the heavy damage inflicted by the two Fairies, the twins fell to the ground, their mouths open wide with shock, their eyes lost in the back of their heads. At the same time, Gray and Juvia fell to the ground as well, the last of their magic energy being drained by their final moves.

"Geez…it's good we were able to pull that one off, Juvia." Gray breathed out as he closed his eyes.

"Juvia agrees." The Water Queen sighed as well as she snuggled closer to the Ice-make wizard.

"Let's just rest here for a while. We'll just catch up with the others later." Gray said. Juvia just nodded as she closed her own weary eyes and nestled her head against Gray's neck.

And for the first time, Gray did not complain…

==END==

Natsu: Ooohhh! I hate that Ice block!

Happy: Why is that?

Natsu: Cause he got to beat up some ass before I could!

Both: Next time on Fairytail: Bokura no Ai! Never Give Up!

Happy: Well, Natsu I think you'd be useless there 'cause if you got caught in that tornado, you might think it's a vehicle and then you'll be having motion sickness and then you won't be able to do a thing and you'll just vomit all over the pla—OOOOFFFF!

Natsu: SHUT UP, HAPPY AND JUST EAT THAT FISH!

Happy: Bashamshayingchachoot…

Natsu: I honestly do not know what you said, BUT STILL SHUT UP! Gahhh!