Hey guys, be prepared for the MEGA feels in this chapter. C: It's gonna be sad...sorry.
As the two children walked into the maintanence center, the walked up to the front desk where the manager, Cana Alberona was seated, drinking a bottle of whiskey like always.
"Hi, ?" I asked, as Natsu and I walked up to the wooden desk.
Cana looked up from her drink, and then down at us. She leaned over the front of her desk to see us better, before letting out an irritated sigh. "What is it, shortstuff. And make it quick, i'm busy."
'Busy with what?' I thought. To me, it looked like she was just relaxing while she drank.
"Theres another leak in the roof near the school. Just sayin', but it should probably be fixed." Natsu said, glancing behind Cana, at the wall for just a second, before turning back to her.
The brunette woman sighed, and pulled out a radio, before talking into the speaker-
"Hey, Bix and Gray. You free at the moment?"
Two voices responded back, static over the radio-
"Mhmm, will be in a minute."
"Yeah, why?"
Cana nodded. "We've got another leak today at the school downtown. Can ya make it down there?" She asked over the radio.
The voices responded-
"Yep, be there in 5."
"No problem."
Cana sighed and clicked off the radio, shoving it back into the drawer. She looked up at us.
"What? You got what you wanted, now scram!" She quickly, almost violently, motioned towards the door.
Natsu and I shared a glance, before turning to leave. As we got back onto the side walk, we realized it was nearly time for us to leave. 5:45, read the large clock tower on the curb.
"Should we leave now?" I asked Natsu. He looked at me, before looking up at the Umbrella's roof, over our heads.
Without a word, he grabbed my hand, and pulled me in the direction of the tower.
"Hey!"I shouted, but he didn't answer. He only looked back at me, and smiled, before dragging me further towards the tower in the center of the town.
As we arrived, I stumbled a bit as we stopped, trying to catch my breath. How much stamina does Natsu have, anyway? I would never know.
We got to the large double doors that sealed off the tower, and attempted to pry them open. They were near impossible to move, but we managed to open one door enough so we could squeeze through. We got inside, and shut the doors behind us. Before us, was the start of a long spiral stair case.
"Natsu, do you really think this is a good idea-"
"Yes." Before I could even finish my sentance, he responded.
"..." I stared after him, as he broke into a light jog up the stairs. I began to follow, holding my book tightly under my arm as a ran.
Even after jogging for almost five minutes, we still hadn't reached the top.
"Come on Luce," I heard Natsu call down at me from five spirals up. "We're almost there, I can see the top!"
"Just...just give me a minute..." I gasped, out of breath.
Natsu sighed, and ran back down to where I was, practically dragging me up the next 50 or so steps. Once we reached the top, we found a small door, sitting alone at the end of a short hallway. Metal, and coated in dust.
Left alone for centuries. Waiting all along.
"Open it, Luce."
"Okay..."
I grabbed the silver handle, and twisted it open. The metal hinges creaked as they were opened, as if thankful for being able to stretch after years of stillness.
It was behind that door...that we saw, perhaps...everything. Flowers bloomed in every vibrant color, scattered along the grass, the scene topped with a deep blue sky. The ball of light called sun, resting on the horizon.
It was just me and Natsu, in this beautiful, and captivating world.
I didn't need anything else...
I looked over at Natsu with tears of happiness in my eyes.
This was the sky that had been locked away in the stories. I opened the book, and flipped to the picture. It was so much more beautiful than anyone could have thought it was by looking at the painting.
I closed the book...and dropped it onto the grass.
At the end of the world, the umbrella is raised. As long as there is such a world as this, everything will be fine. It won't be sad, it can't be here...
In our thoughts, I suddenly found myself becoming dizzy. I held my head in one hand, trying to steady myself. I looked over at Natsu, and I could tell he was feeling the same thing.
My head began to ache, and I found it hard to keep my legs from giving out.
He collapsed, just before I did.
Lying on the ground, we could barely think. I tried to take deeper breaths. It didn't help. I was breathing, but I could tell I wasn't breathing any oxygen I needed. It seemed the world grew dimmer with each breath.
Weakly, I turned my head to look at Natsu. He seemed to be in the same situation as I was. Was...why? What was this? Was this that "danger" the officials talked about?
...were we dying?
I knew I should be scared...but for some reason, I wasn't. I closed my eyes for a few seconds, and opened them to find Natsu looking at me with fading eyes.
It was then, I saw him smile brighter than he had in almost forever.
Despite this being our last moments, we didn't have any regrets.
We have everything we ever could have wanted, here.
We didn't need anything more.
I warned you about those feelz C: Yeah...plz review and stuff :D
Anyway, allow me to explain their deaths.
As said in the first chapter, aka the prologue, it explained about the catastrophe where oxygen was taken from the earth. The earth, 200 years later, during Natsu and Lucy's time, had repaired itself to the point where plants could grow. There was very little oxygen, and lots of carbon dioxide. And what do plants breathe? That's right, carbon dioxide. This is why the plants were thriving so well. But, sadly for Natsu and Lucy, they stayed for too long. Their minds were starved of oxygen, which led to the dizziness, weakness, and death.