"I'm so glad I got all those damn bandages off"
"Thank god I'm a fast healer" I thought to myself
I look at Lucy's sleeping face and caress her soft porcelain skin.
"Oh Lucy when are you going to wake up?"
"I want to see those beautiful mesmerizing chocolate drop orbs of yours" I whispered to the sleeping blond beauty.
I start tearing up at the memory of seeing her being beaten and I couldn't do a damn thing about it!
"I'm so sorry I failed you Lucy!"
"I couldn't protect you...ttthhheee gggiiirrrlll I llllooovveee and cherisssshh!"
"I'm such a failure!" I say as I hung my head down low.
I feel a hand land on my head playing with my spiky yet soft hair.
I don't dare look at her cause I feel so ashamed for failing her.
Lucy's POV:
My body feels some numb and I can hardly move. I hear Natsu's voice blaming himself for what happened to me.
I can't allow him to blame himself
"Its not your fault Natsu!"
"Its not your fault!" I whisper yelled inside my head.
I slowly start to open my eyes but quickly close them again due to the ceiling's bright light.
I decide to feel around until I came in constant with Natsu's hair.
I start playing with his hair. He groans at my touch
"Natsu" I whispered since my throat feels so dry.
He doesn't answer me
"Natsu" I say a little bit loud
He still doesn't answer me
I open my eyes not caring about the bright light blinding me. I turn my head to face him.
I notice he's crying in his hands with his head hanging low as his tears fall to the marble floor as fast as rain drops.
He keeps repeating the words "I'm sorry" over and over again.
I rub my thumb on the side of his face attempting to wipe his tears away.
He flinches at my touch but still refuses to lift his head up.
"Natsu please look at me" I pleaded as I began to feel tears sliding down my face.
I hated seeing him the man I loved so much like that I couldn't help but cry.
I just look at him but he stays in the same position. I couldn't take it anymore I busted out crying
"Nat-su ple-ase lo-ok at me"
"Do you hate me or something?!"
I shouted as I starting sobbing uncontrollably.
Suddenly, I feel his warm hands on my face wiping my tears away with his thumbs.
"Natsu" I whispered.
Natsu's POV:
After I heard Lucy ask me if I hated her and she started crying I couldn't take it anymore. I cupped her face and wiped her tears away with my thumbs.
"Lucy how could you ask me that?"
"You know I don't hate you"
"I could never hate you"
"The only person I hate is myself and Lisanna of course" I reassured her
"I get why you hate Lisanna but why do you hate yourself?" She asked
"I hate myself because I let you get hurt!"
"I just stood there while Lisanna was beating you!"
"You could have died!"
"And I didn't do I god damn thing!" I screamed.
I start shaking and clutching my fist almost making them bleed.
I was so disappointed in myself.
"Lucy I -I -I failed...
Before, I can finish she puts her index finger to my mouth shutting me up.
Lucy's POV:
"Natsu listen to me when I say these words to you..."
"It wasn't your fault"
"You didn't fail me"
"You saved me"
"You got me to the hospital in time"
"If it weren't for you I would have died"
"You could have just left me to bleed to death on that cold hard cement."
"You're my hero Natsu"
"And I love you"
I say smiling with a tint of pink on my cheeks.
He smiles at me and says "Thank you Lucy" then he...
Natsu's POV:
"Thank you Lucy" I say to her.
I then kiss her forehead, her nose, her cheeks that are still tinted pink, the sides of her lips until,
I place my warm lips on hers giving her a passionate kiss.
She immediately kisses back
"Damn I love this girl so much!" I thought to myself
We pull away to catch a breath and I say to her
"I love you Lucy Heartfilia"
"I love you too Natsu Dragneel" she responded back
We press our lips together again.
When we kiss it felts as through I'm melting away and I love this feeling.
I pull away realizing I forgot to ask her something very important.
She looks at me and pouts.
"Damn she's even cute when she pouts." I said to myself
I start laughing and she pouts even more.
"Natsu" she whines
"Sorry Luce"
"You just look so adorable when you pout" I said
She smiles at me and I smile back at her.
Then, my face turns serious
"Lucy I wanted to know if you would be my girlfriend" I said looking her dead in the eyes.
She looks at me as though I just asked the most obvious question.
She smiles and says
"Of course baka"
I smile my toothy grin at her and I don't even care she called me an idiot.
I smash my lips on hers and kiss her again except this time I licked her bottom lip asking for entrance she allows it and we start making up with our tongues dancing together in perfect sync.
I pull her closer to me deepening our heated kiss.
She moans in my mouth as I start sucking on her tongue.
I don't want this moment to end unfortunately, it has to end when Lucy and I both hear a
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"Ahem"
End Chapter 10
Originally written/published: 3/16/16
