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"Y-you're my what...?"
"You heard me loud and clear, Crystala."
"No... No! I refuse to believe it! What kind of father does this to their child?! Their children! Their fucking wife?! What did I ever do to yo-"
"Did you ever stop and think why I spared you that day?" Taskimada asked, "I saw you hiding, you know. Your mother didn't succeed in hiding you, but I decided to spare you."
Tears pooled up in her dark blue orbs, "Then... Why?"
The sky blue haired man sighed, putting up his index finger as a sapphire blue flame lit on it, shooting up in the air and creating a blue-transparent shield around them, protecting them from the fire and smoke, along with the house falling apart.
"I'll tell you from the beginning. Before you even try to harm me, I suggest you listen."
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'It was so many years ago. Back then when your mother had long hair... Back when she was the Captain of the Royal Army and I was a soldier.'
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"My King," A black haired woman with charcoal black eyes walked through the large doors that led to the throne room where the King was. Her long, green Captain jacket that covered her white blouse. The Captain's golden emblem on the jacket along with three gold stars.
"Ahhh, Captain Anna." The King smiled, "You've returned from The United States."
"The mission was successful, as you can see, I'm still alive." Anna smiled, walking up to the King's throne and going down on one knee, giving him a scroll that was wrapped in a black ribbon.
"The report you wanted, my King."
He took it from her and took the ribbon off, nodding at the information he received. He rolled it back up.
"Well done, Anna. You do truly lead this Army into such a fierce battle led by bravery and courage."
Anna smiled as she got off her knees, dusting herself off, "I appreciate your compliments, my King. Anyways, onto a more serious subject that I needed to talk to you about."
"Yes? Go on, is it good news?"
A light blush came to blackette's face, "Well it is for me, at least. I just thought you should know."
"Alright, let's hear it then."
As she was about to speak, a man with sky blue hair and dark blue eyes came marching in. Still in his soldier uniform, a very well built body as well and a chiseled face and a handsome smile.
"Sargent Taskimada, we are in the middle of something. Please do come by later." The King ordered, Anna gasped as she turned around.
"Captain Anna."
"Sargent Taskimada... Get back to your quarters, that's an order." Anna folded her arms.
"It's urgent, Captain."
A sigh escaped her pink lips, "Please excuse us, My King. We shall talk at dinner time."
"You both are excused."
The two bowed and exited the throne room. Once they were out, Anna shot a nasty glare at Taskimada.
"What were you thinking, Taskimada? Are you trying to make me lose my job?"
"Anna, come on. It's been weeks since we've found out. It's not like you can just abort it, you know."
Anna folded her arms, rolling her eyes, "Honestly... You know very well that you can't be pregnant in the army. Nevertheless, the Captain of the Army. And to add salt to the wound, it's with one of the soldiers."
Taskimada snorted, "I don't think that the King is cruel to do anything."
"This is your fault, you kept hanging around me and made my feelings for you escalate. You're one of my soldiers, for God's sake..."
"Hey, you know very well you needed me to comfort you at that point in time. I guess that we both couldn't help it."
The black haired woman sighed, "I guess we'll have to take our chances... I am started to show as well. I'll be talking to him about this over dinner."
"So not fair," Taskimada pouted childishly, "You get to have fresh, real food with the King and yet we soldiers have to eat things in packets."
"Maybe I can sneak something for you."
Taskimada looked down both hallways, once it was clear and free of any guards or people, he wrapped his arms around her slim waist and pulled her closer to his chest. Anna placed her hands around his neck.
"You tempt me, Captain Anna..."
"Tone down with the flirting, Dragnela. Flattery will get you no where with me." She smirked.
"Brave little thing, ain't'cha?"
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'Your mother was pregnant with your older brother, Zeref, being in the army and having an affair with the soldiers is forbidden. More weight to add is that she was the Captain, she enforced these rules. During that time, she had to bury her Father and best friend, I was there to comfort her, in no time, we fell in love with each other.'
'Sooner or later, she told the King and he accepted it. She was the best, he couldn't find anybody else to take her place which is why he let us both keep out jobs. Then your brother was born, Zeref.'
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The black haired woman held the black haired baby in her arms, cuddling him in the warm, white blanket he was snuggled in.
"Zeref? That's a interesting name but... Zeref it is."
"Our first child, you did it Anna, I'm proud of you."
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'But it didn't end there. Anna got pregnant once more but with twins. The younger twin didn't survive, unfortunately. But you did, and we named you Crystala.'
'W-why Crystala...?'
'Because your mother always had an admiration for crystals. Blue, specifically. So we named you that, just added an 'A' at the end since alot of people alread had the name 'Crystal.' Anyways, back to what I was saying.'
'After you were born, your brother was around 12 years old. He took on the responsibility of taking care of you whenever Anna and I ever got into a fight. I'm sure you don't remember, but your mother and I use to fight all the time after you turned 5 years of age...'
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"I've had it with you! The stress, the abuse! Go to hell, you son of a bitch!" The black haired woman stormed off from the kitchen of the house she lived in. She walked into the living room and saw her little daughter drawing on paper along with Zeref who was drawing with her.
"Zeref, Crystala. We're leaving. Pack your bags, let's go."
"Anna!" The sky blue haired man came running into the room, "Where the hell do you think you're going?!"
"I'm not letting my children stay here in such an environment to grow up in! Crystala is still a young girl, she doesn't deserve a life like this! Zeref, pack your sister's bags, now."
The seventeen year old boy nodded his head, picking up his little sister in his arms.
"Come on, sis. We're going."
"Where are we going, Onii-san?"
"Far away from Daddy," The black haired boy rushed upstairs to their bedroom, leaving their parents behind.
"If you think I'm going to let you take my son and daughter, you're out of your fucking mind," Taskimada growled.
"Maybe I am, I brought them into this world, if you forgot."
"They wouldn't have been if it weren't for me, sweetheart. If you forgot."
Zeref rushed down the stairs with two suitcases in his hands, Crystal trailing behind him. The black haired woman grabbed her purse that was left on the couch and shot a cold, hard glare at Taskimada.
"Come near me and my family again and I and promise you that you won't just be walking away on legs. You'd be crawling from your arms, it was a pleasure having you in my life for as long as you did, Taskimada Dragnela." Anna whipped her head back around to face her children, walking away to the front door.
"Daddy...?" The sky blue haired girl turned her head around to look at her father who was raging in sapphire blue flames, his eyes piercing through.
"Don't worry, sweetie! I'll get you back... Zeref, you're gonna pay for going with your mother!"
"Whatever, Father."
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'I did come back. Just... Not the way I planned to. Zeref was living by himself the second he turned 18, your mother found that piece of shit; Acnologia and well, you know the rest. I came back for you at 9 years, I waited for so long... I did come to kill Acnologia, for stealing Anna away from me, he died but not without a fight which is why Anna had so much time to hide you.'
'You sick... Twisted bastard...'
'You should watch your tongue, daughter. Don't forget that it was I who brought you into this world, the man who you've been trying to hunt ever since they died. Anyways, back the story. Zeref got in the way as well, I didn't mean to kill him but accidents happen.'
'Accidents happen?!'
'Shut up, and fucking listen. Anna begged for me to spare you and then she came to the conclusion that you died or you weren't here. I killed her quickly, with a bullet. It's not like I wanted to, the only reason I came back was for you...'
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The shield around them came down, Taskimada got up from sitting and looked down at her.
"But I did ended up hating you. You served me no purpose in this world, you only brought me pain and suffering. The nightmares of your mother haunted my dreams... All because you reminded me of her!" Taskimada gave her one swift and hard kick to her stomach, sending her flying into the broken up wall.
Crystal cried out as she clutched her stomach, the ring of fire she was in burned her skin terribly as a mixture of charred skin mixed in with the smoke in the room, blood poured out from her mouth.
"You, Dragneel, Makarov, that stupid fucking woman; Scarlet... Your entire guild brought shame upon mine! You caused me to be like this! I wish you were never born in the first place! You should've died along with your sister, Yuri!"
When his leg pulled back to deliver another kick, Crystal held up her free hand, making and attempt for him to stop, her other hand holding her stomach.
"Please, wait! No... Don't... I... I'm pregnant! Please, don't do this! You'll kill it!"
Taskimada raised an eyebrow and looked at her stomach, it was slightly big. He tisked.
"Pathetic, my useless daughter got knocked up by Dragneel... Of all the fucking people- no... Not a person. Demon, you got knocked up by a demon!" Taskimada growled lowly at her, "I'll kill you and your unborn child, if that thing even is human."
"W-what are you talking about...?"
"Ho? Your precious little boyfriend didn't tell you? Well, dear, isn't this just sweet? You do know the demon 'E.N.D.' don't you? Do you even know what that stands for, you dumbass?"
The bluenette coughed up more blood, shaking her head as tears formed up in her eyes once more.
"It stands for 'Etherious Natsu Dragneel', dimwit. Your 'boyfriend' is 'E.N.D.'"
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"CRYSTALA!" The pinkette came running, her house was a bit far away from the park which resulted into him coming late.
"PLEASE, WAIT!"
The mate mark on his neck burned terribly. She was in deep trouble...
This had Taskimada written all over it.
Natsu growled as his eyes flashed golden yellow, his fangs growing sharper.
"Please, hang in a little longer, Crystala... I'm coming to save you!"
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After countless beatings from how many time passed by, the bluenette laid there, lifeless, her limbs were like if were paralyzed. Her eyes had a dull look, the sparkle in her eyes gone and her mouth slightly gapping open.
Crystal could no longer feel any physical pain nor could she see anything. Her stomach was flattened by all the kicking Taskimada did along with him stomping on it as well, blood seeped through the torn up underwear she wore, large gashes and burnt wounds all over her fragile and weak body.
Taskimada loomed over her pitiful state, narrowing his eyes.
"Look at you, you couldn't even stand up and make an attempt to fight me. You pathetic, worthless child. But don't worry, your suffering ends here."
The sky blue haired man picked up her limp body and threw her over his shoulder. Taskimada's lips curled into a sinister smile.
"Tell your mother I said 'hello'..." Sapphire blue flames lit underneath his feet, boosting him up and they went through the battered roof and into the night sky. People surrounded the house with phones taking videos and pictures.
Natsu finally made it the burning house, seeing all these people along with Lucy.
"LUCY!"
The blonde looked for the voice that called her, she ran over to Natsu.
"When did you get here?!"
"Just now!"
The pinkette saw no Fire department, no Police, no Ambulance. His blood boiled.
"DID ANY OF YOU FUCKING IDIOTS TRIED TO CALL FOR HELP?!" Natsu looked up in the sky, a sapphire blue beam illuminating the dark sky. His fangs grinded against each other as his flames lit below his feet.
"CRYSTALA!" He shot himself up, heading directly for the two.
"NATSU! ARE YOU CRAZY?!" The blonde yelled, "YOU'LL BE KILLED!"
The pink haired assassin ignored Lucy's warnings, instead, he headed straight for Taskimada and Crystal. Deep red scales dusted along his cheeks, chest, arms and legs, his flames grew stronger as the desire to save her did as well.
"TASKIMADAAAAA!"
The sky blue haired man merely smirked as he held the conscious bluenette in his arms. Once they were above cloud level, Taskimada gave her a kiss on her cheek before swinging her around in a circle while only holding one of her arms.
She had such a blank stare, looking like she didn't have any worries. Such a blank, deathly and cold stare.
He swung her back down to the ground, sending her crashing. Crystal moved with the speed of light, looking like a shooting star that fell from the Heavens above.
"Better luck next time, Dragneel." With that, Taskimada disappeared out of sight.
Crystal went passed Natsu, making the pinkette stop in mid air and dashed right back down to prevent her from falling to her death. The tears that were in his eyes for blown back from all the wind hitting his face.
He moved below her and caught her just in time before she could've fallen, both of them hitting the ground but Natsu took most of the damage. Crystal's body went limp, falling on top of him.
The pinkette coughed as he sat up, the bluenette falling off of him. He rubbed his head slightly and looked over to the unmoving woman. His golden eyes widened, the scales on his body had disappeared, a red mist trailing behind as he held Crystal's body in his arms.
"Crystal? No, no, no... Crystal? Crystal!"
Everyone watched from afar, Lucy had her mouth covered with tears in her eyes. Yukiko and Kiyoko had their heads bent.
"Crystala! No, snap out of it, come on!" Natsu lightly shook her body, "PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU, MATE! CRYSTALA!"
Her head moved to face his, her soulless eyes met his tears filled ones.
"N...Natsu..."
"Crystal! Thank God you're alive!"
"Wh... Where are... You...? Is it midnight already..?"
Natsu's smile turned into a frown, "C-can't you see me?" He took her bloodied hand and rubbed it against his cheek, his tears trickling down her hand, "I'm right here! C-can't you f-feel it, Chrissy?"
"I... Can..."
"Good, good! That's good, Crystal! Hang in there, Lucy called an ambulance so it'll be fine! I promise you that, you're going to survive!"
A weak smile grazed the bluenette's bloody lips, "Natsu... B-ba... By..."
"Yes, baby! I'm right here!"
"No... Bab... Baby..." With some strength left, she forced herself from the grip Natsu had on her hand, she placed it on her flattened stomach as a tear slid off from the side of her face.
Natsu's eyes widened, "No... NO! THAT SICK BASTARD!"
More tears slid off the side of her face and went into her ear, "Natsu... I... Wanted to..."
Her breathing slowed down as her eyes started to close.
"Wanted to do what? What?!"
The sky blue haired woman fought to keep her eyes open, "To have..." She placed her weak hand on his cheek.
"A family... With you..."
"We still can! L-look!" The pinkette reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, he frantically tried to open it and took out the engagement ring he bought for her, he slipped it unto her third finger on her right hand.
"Feel that? I-It's an engagement ring I bought for you! So we can be a family and get married! To have children, we still can! Just wait till the ambulance arrives!"
The sky blue haired woman smiled softly, her hand aimlessly reaching to grab his. Natsu held her hand tightly as tears came from both of their eyes, everyone watching in awe and shock. The blonde haired celestial assassin already had tears streaming down her cheeks as everyone watched the sad scene closely.
"I wanted to... Have more adventures... With you and the others... To start a new life... With... Yura.." Her heart slowed.
"I... Love you... Etherious... Natsu Dragneel..."
A soft gasp escaped his lips has her hand went limp in his, dropping to the floor. Her eyes gently closed, a pale smile on her lips as her body dropped in his arms.
"Crystal? Crystal!?" Tears streamed rapidly down his cheeks as he held her close to his chest, "Someone... SOMEONE HELP CRYSTAL! SOMEONE, PLEASE!"
"Someone..."
"Please..."
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Magnolia Hospital
9:00pm
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The members of team Natsu sat on the benches next to the room their teammate; Crystal; was stationed in. Everyone had bags underneath their eyes, Natsu looked the worst of all. Dark circles underneath his eyes, they were a deep red as well from all the tears he shed. His hair all wild, his clothes dirty and crimson with his mate's blood.
His pupils seemingly small, he look insane, as did the rest of them. The scarlet haired woman had her hands together, head bent, just hoping for a miracle to happen.
Everyone hoped for a miracle to happen.
For her to be okay.
The door to the room opened softly, everyone raising their heads.
"I'm afraid I have terrible news about Mrs. Dragnela." The black haired nurse sighed sadly, "For one, she's in a coma."
"She's... In a what?" The pinkette looked as if he were going to snap, snap like a lunatic.
"A coma... We scanned her brain as well and we found high levels of traumatization in her brain. That could of been why she's in a coma from the sudden shock or trauma that happened but how she's badly injured could also be the case."
Erza shook her head, sighing loudly.
"What else?" The raven haired man asked.
"Her heart is weakened as well, she couldn't breathe on her own which resulted into us putting her on a oxygen tank. Her stomach... Must be the worst one of all. We didn't know she was pregnant till we did a scan on her body, she'll be going into surgery in a few hours to remove the dead fetus from her stomach."
Natsu gripped his pink head and dropped to his knees, Lucy moved over to comfort him but was only harshly pushed away.
"My child... My fucking child... My mate... Oh God... Why...?"
The nurse frowned, "Also her reproductive system was damaged as well because of the dead fetus. As if someone stepped on her stomach and tried to forcefully push the poor, unborn child out of her. Because of this, we don't know if she'd be able to have children again or if she might be able to have sexual intercourse again either."
"Holy shit..."
"Her reproductive system will probably never heal from such a thing like this, we're trying the best we ca-"
"Well your best isn't fucking good enough, alright?!" The pinkette snapped, getting off his knees, "Aren't you doctors and nurses supposed to save people's lives?! And look! My fiancé's in a fucking coma!"
"Natsu, please. Don't make it harder to hear the news..." Erza's voice cracked, tears threatening to come to her eyes once more, "Just... Sit down... Please..."
"But-"
"Drop it, Natsu!" Gray jumped in.
"We're doing the best we can sir, I'm so sorry but this is what we can do for now." The nurse excused herself and went back into the room. Natsu growled at the nurse and sat back down, his bangs covering his eyes.
"Bitch."
"Natsu... We're all hurting, please contain yourself. We aren't at the guild infirmary, we're at a public hospital so would you show a little bit of humanity?!" Lucy scolded the pink haired man, narrowing her chocolate brown orbs at him.
"Humanity... As if I bare such a thing..." He whispered softly, not loud enough for the others to hear.
'I... Love you... Etherious... Natsu Dragneel...' His mate's words echoed and pounded in the back of his mind, guilt and fear surging through his veins as flashbacks from earlier tonight haunted him.
How did she know...?
He never told her...
Natsu sat in his seat, just contemplating to himself about all the incidents that happened tonight. If only he were there...
If only he had run after her, she wouldn't have been in such a terminal condition.
It was his fault...
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9:50pm
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"Her surgery would be starting in a short period of time, would any of you like to see her before the surgery starts?" The nurse questioned them, everyone looked at each other.
"I want to." Natsu stood up from his seat.
"Nats-"
"She's my mate... She's my fiancé... Crystal's my responsibility, as her mate, I should be the one to see her first... Please, I just need to be alone with her," He didn't bother to turn around and look at them, he instead walked in the room and closed the door for privacy.
The pink haired man's breathing hitched, his voice lost in his throat. Sweat trickling down his face even when he was in a cold temperature room.
Crystal, laying in bed with the covers over her body up to her stomach. Small and large tubes in her arms and a breathing mask on her face that also had a tube connecting from it to a tank at the opposite side of her bed. He stood firmly on the ground, frozen in shock.
The only sound going throughout the room was the heart monitor beeping ever so slowly. Natsu forced his legs to carry him over to the horrific sight and made his way, slowly but surely to the hospital bed.
Her eyes were closed, they didn't look distressed nor peaceful. She just had an expressionless look on her pale face, the same way he found her.
His dark eyes trailed down her right arm towards the sapphire jeweled engagement ring that adorned her third finger.
Tears brimmed in his eyes again as he kneeled before her, watching over her body closely.
"You needed me and I couldn't save you..." A hiccup escaped his gritted teeth, tears rolling down his face.
"You needed me and I didn't come in time... We were gonna be a family... If Taskimada hadn't showed his ugly mug then things would've worked out better..."
"It's my fault, I should've went after you when you ran off... You wouldn't be in this condition..."
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"I couldn't..."
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"Save you, Crystala... There wasn't..."
Natsu grimaced.
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"No time left... For me to come to your rescue, my mate..."
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