Lucy's confession rang in Natsu's ears as he paced around the castle. She loved him? Is that why she would always blush when he got close? Needing air, Natsu left the castle, the warm air calming his thoughts down. The village he was in was small, but bustling with life.

"Did you hear about the princess from the kingdom over?" This caught Natsu's attention. He eavesdropped as two women were chatting away.

"Yes, I did. Poor thing. The dragon burned the entire kingdom to the ground, locking her away in that old tower in the middle of the woods."

"It's a shame. Princess Lucy was going to be a wonderful queen to her kingdom, and a wonderful wife to Prince Natsu."

"It is quite unfortunate. Want to head over to the bakery?"

Natsu stopped listening and began to run to the edge of the village and into the forest. How'd the villagers know their actual names? The darkness of the woods was terrifying, but Natsu didn't have time to think about it. He just kept running, ignoring the trees that scraped at his flesh.

~To Lucy~

Lucy sat in the corner of the room she was in, staring out the window, waiting for the dragon to come back. Flashbacks of the kingdom she was in burning to the ground came back to her in waves, making her cry. She could still hear the cries of help as she was being taken away. She remembered the smell of burnt flesh as the people perished. I have to leave...

Lucy slowly stood up, walking over to the window, the only escape from the tower. She peered out, hoping the dragon wasn't around. To her surprise, it wasn't. She still felt hopeless as she stared down at the lush grass, it being too far down to jump to.

"Luce! Where are you?!" A familiar voice shouted, and Lucy's heartbeat quickened. Nastu..?

"Natsu~!" Lucy called, hoping he'd hear. From the clearing, Natsu came running, but stopped in his tracks as he saw the tower. It wasn't as tall as Rapunzel's, but it was still high.

"Jump!" Natsu yelled.

"Are you crazy?!" Lucy would die if she jumped and he didn't catch her.

"I'll catch you! I promise!"

Lucy hesitated, but she trusted Natsu with every fiber of her being. She climbed onto the windowsill, hoping he couldn't see up her dress. Wait... I can't do anything in this thing. Lucy eyed her dress, then ripped it, making it shorter. Then, she jumped from the window, the wind whistling in her ears. As she got closer to the ground, she closed her eyes, just in case Natsu didn't catch her.

However, strong arms caught Lucy, and when she opened her eyes, Natsu's onyx ones greeted her. He had a huge grin plastered on his face.

"Luce, let's get out of he-" Natsu was cut off by a loud roar.

"Natsu..." Lucy's eyes widened as she realized what was going on.

Lucy pushed Natsu out of the way just as huge talons swept the spot he had been in. However, instead of Natsu being scratched, Lucy was. She cried out in pain as blood streamed from her back.

"Luce!" Natsu's eyes were full of anger.

"Natsu... run..." Lucy said between breaths. Every breath was like a battle.

"No!" Natsu crouched down next to her, tears pricking his eyes.

He stood up, staring at the large, red dragon. It resembled Igneel, but Natsu didn't care. Nobody hurt his Luce and got away with it.

"Roar of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu screamed, not expecting anything to happen. However, a burst of flames came from his mouth =, straight towards the dragon.

"Natsu! Our magic!" Natsu turned to see Virgo beside Lucy, tending to her wounds.

"What's going on?"

"The last story of the book is in the reader's point of view, which is us. So, we can have our magic, since it's about us!" So that's how the villagers knew our names... Natsu smirked. Lucy was really smart.

"Natsu! The dragon!"

"Right!" Natsu faced it once again.

Lucy watched as Natsu unleashed his fury on the dragon. it was over so quick, Lucy wasn't sure what had happened.

"Thanks, Virgo." Lucy smiled as Virgo disappeared.

"Luce!" Natsu grinned, running over to her. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah. Thanks to Virgo, I can hardly feel the pain." Lucy smiled at Natsu.

"Let's get out of this book." He took her hand, leading her through the woods, leaving the dead dragon behind.

~Later~

Natsu and Lucy rode away in the carriage, waving at everyone.

"Luce?"

"Yeah?" Lucy looked at him as he cupped her face in his hands.

"I love you, too." Lucy blushed as their lips met.

As the two shared a kiss, the golden light surrounded them once again.

~A Few Minutes Afterwards~

Lucy sat up, a groan escaping her lips. Natsu sat up next to her, and caught her eye. Both immediately began to blush. Natsu's rising body temperature was making the library hot, but Lucy didn't care. Flinging her arms around Natsu, she hugged him tightly.

"Luce..." Natsu wrapped his arms around her in return, breathing her scent in.

The two stayed there for a long time, just embracing each other. Loving each other.

~THE END~

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