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Chapter 20: Resonance of Hearts
Lucy couldn't see.
Everything was dark and all she could hear were sharp intakes of breath.
She didn't even know who was breathing.
"Natsu-nii! You shouldn't over exert yourself…" she could hear Jason's equally strained voice from behind her.
"NATSU!" she cried in joy, but no sound came from her mouth.
"I know that Jason, but you know as much as I do that if we don't get Lucy and Mikaila to Wendy they might not make it…" Natsu grunted and started running again, Jason's footsteps echoed behind him.
She felt a sharp jab of electricity shoot across her left leg.
Her numb and motionless body flinched upon feeling the effects of Devan's dark thunderbolts.
"Lucy!" Natsu yelled in surprise, skidding to a halt.
Lucy felt a whimper break through her lips.
"Don't worry Luce, I've got you. I'll protect you…" he reassured her even though he really didn't know if she could hear him or not.
Regardless, Lucy's cheeks burned a shade of light pink at the heartfelt gesture that was completely out of character for Natsu.
Stupid, of course it's out of character but you love that he does those kinds of things because you love him!
She really wished she could kick herself for thinking that but… well, she was still motionless.
She sighed.
"Nothing I can do about it except trust him I guess" she smiled inwardly.
"Natsu…"
{oOo~ Natsu ~oOo}
"I really hope we can all get out of this mess standing…" Natsu brushed a stray blonde clump of hair aside, making sure Lucy wasn't already… d-
He couldn't say it, couldn't even THINK it.
"She's not going to die Natsu-nii" he turned and nodded at Jason before looking at the girl in his junior's arms.
"She isn't either Jason…" he grinned.
But his junior shrugged, unsure of himself.
"She really does love you, you know?" Jason stared at Natsu, blinking.
"What?" he probed.
"Nothing… let's go" Natsu smiled and set off to find the… b-
He couldn't think THAT either.
"I'll have to do it for Lucy I guess" he convinced himself and started running again.
Jason still stood behind, still blinking, absolutely frozen in either shock or confusion.
"What?!"
Definitely confusion.
{oOo~ Mikaila ~oOo}
"Jason you oblivious idiot…" she muttered to herself.
But, of course, her lips did not move, didn't even twitch the annoying wench.
"I just need to say something, anything to reassure Jason. I need to tell him I'm ok" she said, pacing.
Again, her body made no move to follow what she was thinking of doing.
She sat down in the dark of her mind and focused, with all her energy.
She focused on Jason's heartbeat and his bond mark, which she easily found out, was located on his wrist just like hers was.
"Jason…" she mumbled like a mantra.
"Jason… Jason… Jason… Can you hear me?" her head throbbed at the effort.
"Give me a sign."
There was nothing.
Only darkness in the corner of her mind.
She could slowly feel herself slipping away.
Until… there was a glow.
An eerie light blue glow that filled the room curiously mirroring the shape of a-
"Dragon, my bond mark!" she scrambled to get a look at her wrist where the ice dragon tattoo lay half-finished.
She stroked the tattoo soothingly as if it were her lifeline and held her head in her hands.
"Jason… I'm here" she said with a sad smile before falling into the darkness.
{oOo~ Jason ~oOo}
They were on their way to the ship, the large boat was already in sight.
"Just a little more, just a little, before Mikaila is safe. I won't let her down again" he chanted in his head.
"Jason…"
He ran, her voice almost brought him to tears knowing full and well that if they didn't make it in time… the girl who looked almost dead in his arms would be "almost" no more.
He shook off the thought and the tears and kept running.
"Jason… Can You Hear Me?"
He could hear her alright, though he couldn't understand why her voice was in his head.
"Please… don't. I'm sorry Mikaila. I'm sorry…"
His pace slowed as tears once again threatened to leak.
"Jason…"
This time, Jason knew, it was real.
It was Mikaila.
He looked down at the girl in his arms and saw her mouth twitch up into a contented smile.
"…I'm here"
It took two words.
Two words, and he ran like all hell was after him.
They needed to reach the ship.
They just had to.
He had to let Mikaila know what he felt before he lost her.
And that was exactly what he was going to do once they got out of this mess.
{oOo~ Erza ~oOo}
This thing just won't DIE!
The remaining mages fought to stall the Black Dragon as long as they could while the rest gathered up their fallen guild mates and loaded them onto the ship.
One by one they were all falling.
They needed more time.
Unfortunately they didn't have THAT advantage or luxury either.
Behind her, the grunted complaints of her guild mates about carrying everyone to the ship ceased and a flash of light zipped about the premises.
"Increadible"
"We're saved!"
"Amazing!"
Praises echoed over the battlefield as the flash of light ceased and a man was standing next to her.
A man she was too well acquainted with.
"We've come to aid you in your battle… it seems you could use the help" she couldn't help but laugh lightly at her childhood friend's antics.
"Jellal… thank you" he nodded.
"No problem. Where are Mikaila and Jason by the way?" he probed, Meredy and Ultear already defending them while they had their untimely conversation.
"They are on their way here I trust, but Mikaila may be in bad condition…" Erza added, scolding herself for not being any stronger.
"She'll be fine. She is a capable mage…" he dusted himself off, readying himself for battle.
"Shall we?" he gestured to the dragon.
Erza smiled.
It was like a dance.
Sometimes Jellal took the enemy down.
Others, Erza would beat the crap out of another enemy.
But they both moved in harmony to a single tune.
The battle was coming to a close… will they have enough strength to fight off the black dragon and leave Tenrou?
The conclusion, on the next chapter of Circle of Life.
"Chapter 21: Full Circle"
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