Omg... Hi guys... Haven't seen you in a while. Teehee~ *Dogdes arrows*
I know, I know. I'm really damn late with this one! I am so sorry!
Anyway here's Natsu's version of chapter 11. Enjoy~
I still don't own Fairy Tail.
Let's the magic begin~
(BTW. the whole chapter is seen from Natu's POV!)
Last time with Natsu:
Then everything happened too fast for my brain to catch up. I saw her change from a harmless old lady to a monster. She grew horns, her skin turned ash gray, her eyes became yellow and glowing, she grew at least 10 feet and her fingers turned into claws. The disgusting smell that surrounded her suddenly became a lot stronger. It made me dizzy. I felt my strength fade and as I sunk to my knees the monster towered me. Everything around me disappeared. It was only me and the monster. One of its claws reached for my neck. The part where it touched started to burn. I was startled since never in my entire life had I felt this burning sensation. I couldn't scream. My mouth just hanged wide open, not letting even a whimper slip out. The monsters eyes seemed to stare right into my soul and before I lost consciousness I heard a low, dark voice.
"See you in hell. Natsu Dragneel."
Natsu's POV
I blinked. I wasn't in the park anymore. I felt the familiar feeling of Lucy's bed beneath me. I tried to look around, but my head wouldn't move. The room was dark so it was probably late. I pondered over how I possibly could have appeared in Lucy's room. I had just been in the park. I tried to remember what had happened. I remembered going to the park and looking for Lucy. But after that everything got foggy. I tried to get off the bed but my body wouldn't bulge. It felt as if I was paralyzed. I tried to move my hands, feet, arms, but no, nothing happened. I stared at myself. I was sitting cross-legged on Lucy's bed, facing her desk. My ears snapped up steps in the distance. It came from the outside. Based on the lightness of the steps I immediately knew that it was Lucy. 'Good she may be able to figure this out.' I thought. I heard the steps get faster. I scowled, or well, I was scowling in my thoughts, because i heard her stop right outside the apartment building. A few moments longer than necessary. I heard her open the door and knock on her landlady's door. I heard how the landlady scold Lucy, but her voice held a lot of concern and relief in it. After a while I heard Lucy walking up the stairs. Moments later she walked in through the door. She threw her keys on her desk and continued to the kitchen. I struggled to move, or to at least say something.
I couldn't.
After a while Lucy came back. She held a sandwich and a cup of tea in her hands. I followed her with my eyes as she walked to her desk.
"Lucy." I froze at the voice. Is there someone else here? Lucy too had jumped at the voice. She dropped her tea and her sandwich and spun around. She stared straight at me. She held one hand over her heart.
"Natsu! You scared me! What have I told you about coming into my room without my permission? You used the window didn't you?" As she ranted on I just sat there, completely silent. I had actually said something? I hadn't even been aware that it had been me who spoke until Lucy commented on it. She seemed to realize that she had dropped her tea so she bent down to pick up the cup. I barely realized that I moved. But soon I was standing behind Lucy. She stood up and spun around, facing me. We where much closer than I would want us to be in this kind of situation. She immediately shut her mouth and therefore her ranting stopped. She took a step back and I took a step forward, not allowing her to make space between us. She said my name once. I wanted to answer but this damn paralysis wouldn't let me. She repeated my name once again. I felt something burn painfully in my abdomen. I saw her open her mouth, probably to call out to me again. But before any sound escaped her lips my hand grabbed her wrist. And based on her small wince I could tell, I grabbed it hard.
"Why did you leave?" I heard myself say. This question could have come from me on my own behalf. But it sounded way too threatening.
"I-I needed to pay my rent..." She stuttered out. I pulled her so that she came closer to me. We where almost nose to nose and I could smell her. It didn't really smell like Lucy. I could only catch a small hint of her normal cherry-strawberry shampoo. Other than that... I smelt wood... cookies... some weird lemonish smell and... I tensed up. I could smell the twin dragon slayers from her. And even worse, I smelt blood. A lot of blood. Lucy's blood.
"Why didn't you wait for us to get back?" I heard myself hiss. She stared at me in disbelief. I wanted to stare at myself.
"I needed my rent money pronto! And you weren't exactly there, now where you?" I saw her anger rise. She looked like was about to blow up. A growl came from me. Not one of those playful sounds I make while I fight with Gray, but a real growl. the kind I used on my enemies. She stared at me in even more disbelief. "Never leave on your own. Never!" I heard myself growl. I looked at her as she snapped.
"And what in the world do you have to say about my life? You are NOT in charge here!" She yelled at me. Her loud voice startled me, I felt my hand squeeze her wrist harder. "And why should I wait? Are you telling me that I'm weak? Or are you telling me that you are my boss?" Harder. "Aren't you the one that have left me behind? For over a month! Do you even understand how lonely I have been?" Harder. "I felt abandoned! I thought that you of all people wouldn't leave me!" Harder. "All that talk about we being friends and family... It was all bullshit, wasn't it Natsu? WASN'T IT?"
I heard the sickening sound of bones getting crushed. I felt her whole arm tense up before going completely still. She didn't scream, but if I could... I would have screamed my own ears off. In the corner of my eye I saw her forming a fist. The next thing I know, I was facing the wall. A numb feeling from where her fist had hit started to spread on my cheek. My head slowly turned to face Lucy.
Then everything became red.
I heard a crash and a scream. Lucy's scream. I still couldn't see or fell what happened. After a couple of second the scent of blood reacted my nose. I blinked once, twice, and looked at the scene in front of me. Lucy half sat, half laid where her wardrobe once had been. Debris and glass-pieces from her mirror where scattered around her. The strong scent of blood made me want to gag. I stared at Lucy. Tried to stand up but soon sank to her knees again. She had cuts and bruises all over her body, but what caught my eye was the huge blood stain that had started to form on her stomach. I gasped. She looked up at me. Her eyes where big. She one big bruise covering the right side of her face. I suddenly felt scared. Scared since I had done this to her. I hadn't seen it. But I knew. I took s couple of steps forward. I felt myself stagger. A sharp pain shot through my head. I felt myself sway to the sides. I staggered forward again.
"Natsu STOP!" I froze. I stared at Lucy. I felt myself be close to tears. I hadn't cried since... that time. I felt my lower lip tremble.
"L-Lucy?" My voice came back. The corners of my view was foggy.
"Get out." Her voice was dangerously calm. I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off. "GET THE HELL OUT NATSU!" She screamed at me. I jumped at her outburst. Lucy cussed? I can't remember the last time she cussed. Had she, in fact, ever cussed? I felt my eyes water. I wanted to puke. I stumbled backwards. Towards her bed and window. I didn't want to leave. Especially not in this state. I didn't even hear when she stood up. I did notice when she came towards me though. For a moment I felt hopeful. Maybe she would let me take her to Wendy. She didn't stop until she was nose to nose with me. The smell of blood made me gag. She stared straight at me.
"Go to hell Natsu." Was all she said. My eyes widened. Her eyes seemed to widen slightly too. I let out a whimper. I could feel the tears burn. I almost ran backwards to the window. Before umping down on the street I glanced behind me. Her face was stern. Angry. I jumped down and landed painfully on the cobblestone. I quickly got up and started to run. I didn't know where. I just wanted to get away. After about a mile I stopped. I was panting really hard. I had gotten to the outskirts of Magnolia. I felt my stomach churn. I grabbed a nearby building and vomited. I felt the tears pour out and land on the cobblestone and vomit in front of me. I sank to my knees. I didn't care that I got vomit on me. I faced the night sky and let out an inhuman howl. I felt my whole body go numb. I felt to the side. It felt like in was falling in slow motion. My head hit the cobblestone and I felt how my body started to relax. The last thing I saw before loosing my consciousness was a pair of heavy boots and a pair of blue paws.
Everything turned black.
I woke up with a painful headache. The light was blinding me and I felt the urge to throw up. I shot up in a sitting position. I managed to notice that I was on a bed so I leaned over the side and threw up on the floor. I sank back into the pillow. I stared at the ceiling. This room felt awfully familiar. I looked around and noticed that I where in the guilds infirmary. I was alone though. I heard the faint sound of the guild downstairs. They seemed upset by something. I swung my legs over the side of the bed. I was careful not stepping in the vomit, the stench already reached my nose. I limped to the door. Noticing that I was only wearing my undies, I looked for a pair of pants in the small infirmary. Lucky enough Gray had stripped in here-Yuck!- and had forgotten his pants. I quickly pulled them on and then pushed open the door. The door felt unusually heavy and I was surprised over how much of my strength I had to use to push it open. I limped to the stairs and slowly made my way down. The guild didn't notice me at first and continued to argue. I made my way to the bar where, for once, Mira wasn't standing. I quietly sat down on a barstool and stared at the scene in front of me. Everyone was arguing with everyone. Mira was yelling at Laxus, Levy sat Iin a corner and cried, Gray and Erza was in a heated argument, and so on. I felt the urge to puke again. I coughed once and then threw up on the floor. I felt a soft paw on my shoulder. I looked behind me and on the counter was Happy. His eyes big of concern.
"How do you feel Natsu?" He asked. I stretched but immediately sunk back. My stomach was making an uproar.
"Not as good as I would like." I answered him. A glass appeared in front of me.
"You should drink a little, Natsu-san," Wendy stood in front of me. I took the glass and swallowed the water. "You was very dehydrated when Happy and Gajeel found you." I almost choked on the water.
"G-Gajeel?" I choked out. Wendy nodded. I felt a hard dunk on my back, I almost fell of the chair. Gajeel stood behind me, smirking.
"Well hot-head, if you hadn't thrown up I wouldn't have found you. Man that smelled bad." He said, still smirking. "You're standing in my puke right now." I deadpanned to him. He cursed and quickly jumped away from me. I turned to Wendy again.
"What are everyone arguing about? And why is Levy crying?" I asked her. Wendy immediately teared up.
"Well..." She started. "When Gajeel brought you to the guild yesterday, you where pretty beat up. You dripped of blood. And you smelled a lot like vomit. The thing is..." She stopped and took a deep shaky breath. "The blood didn't smell like you." I felt myself go paler. "It smelled like Lucy."
That's when everything came back to me. I remembered the paralyze, I remembered that I hadn't been able to speak. I remembered the sound of Lucy's bones breaking. I remembered Lucy, bloody, beat, angry. I remembered the red light. And the scream, the scream Lucy had let out when I had hurt her.
I stood up. And even with Wendy's objections and Gajeel's failed attempts to stop me, I stumbled forward to the arguing Erza and Gray. They both stopped and stared at me. I almost fell forward, but kept my pace. I grabbed Erza by her shoulders. She looked worried, angry and sad at the same time. I felt my heart drop.
"Where is Lucy?" I asked. I barely noticed how hoarse my voice where. I felt Gray grabbing me by my shoulders. For the first time since 'The tower of heaven' I saw Erza cry. It was Gray who answered.
"She is long gone, Natsu."