Chapter 10: Weirdo

Okay, so before I start on with the chapter, I have some stuff I want to change to the story: So now, all the Spriggan 12 (except Brandish cuz she's all good now) has been defeated and now Zeref only has his army left. So, the ONLY person left to defeat is Zeref. Acnologia has been defeated as well, so I repeat: ZEREF IS THE ONLY PERSON LEFT TO DEFEAT. I'm so sorry for the inconsistent plot, please remember that this is my first fanfiction. ^. ごめん、みんな！(Gomen, minna!)

Natsu's perspective:

The trickling sound of the water in a nearby stream resounded in my ears as Happy and I took refuge under the shade of a tree after that trembling battle of both wits and magic power. I had to take a breather, inhaling the musty and settling smell of the forest that we were currently in, it managed to relieve me of the undeniable stinging pain in my brain, even causing it to throb. I never knew that this amount of emotions could taint me like this, and every time I thought about Lucy's face, my heart clenched, as though lost, grief-stricken, on what to say to her, or even if I would manage to be able to talk to her afterwards.

The sun was setting, spreading its cantaloupe rays across the sky, making a sky an endless canvas. Though beautiful, it could only remind me of how I would never see the sky again and how I would never be able to see Lucy smile again.

As night fell and the sky became enveloped in an onyx blanket, only my thoughts were there to consume me, along with the chatter of the crickets in the crisp night. As soon as I heard the light snoring of my blue-furred companion, I set off into the night, muttering a soft "sorry", that would only remain to be carried off into the wind. As I ran in the dark of night, my feet burned, my heartbeat pelting out of my chest. Millions of thoughts raced through my mind, and I could feel my body absorbing Etheranos from the atmosphere, as though already knowing that I would have to recharge and regenerate for the looming battle, probably the last one. Pushing those thoughts aside, I continued forward, refusing to look back. I was ready, both emotionally and physically.

Lucy's perspective:

"Sorry…"

I could hear the susurration of Natsu's voice in the wind as I was going towards Fairy Tail's base with Brandish.

There was a feeling in my gut that something had gone horribly wrong. There was a knot in my stomach and my innards felt queasy, as though there were countless unspoken words stuck in my throat. My eyebrows creased together, filled with immense worry. Doubting myself for feeling uneasy with the person I trusted the most in this world, I shook my head and put on the best smile I could muster, and made my way towards the guild.

Brandish must have noticed my stiffness and the tension in the air, boring holes into my neck with rays of concern. Her gaze beckoned me to explain the sudden tension in the air, however, I believed that it was the best to keep quiet, as the more I thought about it, the more erratic my heart was. The feeling was ominous, but familiar, as it was similar to how my heart felt a slight tug when I came back from Tenrou Island after 7 years and decided to visit my father. With a wavering heart filled with unease, I stepped inside the towering guild, compressing my screaming urge to run to Natsu.

Natsu's perspective:

I managed to run towards Zeref's lingering scent and I knew that his range of proximity was getting close. With my panting and drained physical finesse, I decided to slow down and inhale deep breaths before truly facing him. I knew I had to regain all of my magic power in order to defeat Zeref (and myself). It was hard to admit, but it seemed that even for me, I was still in a psychological war with myself, the battle never ceasing to end, I was in a crossfire with my longing for more time together with my friends and comrades and my resolution in order for the world to be rid of Zeref. Still unwilling to side towards my longing, I noticed that I had stop panting and my body was brimming, or practically oozing, with magic power, willpower and determination.

With that, I set off again, knowing that dusk would arrive once I reach the location of my target.

Even as I was breezing through the forest and the endless vast plains of land, I managed to think about everyone and of course, everything that had happened over the years that I had met Lucy.

To think that meeting a single person, could turn out to be such an adventure. I didn't know what it was, but I felt that Lucy had this special pull on me. Her curves seemed to lure me in, with that voluptuous body of hers. Though many, many girls in Fairy Tail owned charming figures, only Lucy's seemed to captivate me immensely.

Her voice chimed like a tuned melody and I could fall asleep to her reading a story. Despite what she thinks, I had never thought of her story-telling as boring, I had thought of it as soothing and it relieved any form of anguish, pain, misery or boredom, wait, it didn't relieve me, it rid me of all those worries and chains in my life.

And she was actually…very…beautiful. She was pretty, any man could admit it, but to me, she was the most attractive. Even among all the women I have met, Lucy seemed to be the prettiest. Yes, there was Mirajane with her modelling but to me, Lucy was more enchanting, entrancing.

She was weird in all her ways, she was loud and sometimes, very insecure but she was never a weirdo to me. She was a ball of sunshine just exploding with quirks that could brighten up my day any time.

I guess the only reason I call her a weirdo is that she makes me feel weird. I wonder why.

Even thinking about her made me smile despite the heavy situation I was in.

But the more I thought about her, my heart felt like it had started shredding itself.

It was torture.

I'm sorry, Luce…this is for the best.

HEHEHEHEHE, it's called "LOVE", my dear Natsu :3. I hope y'all liked this chapter, anyways, please comment and leave your reviews!

Anyways, Over and Out!