This time, I woke up on a cold metal table. My hands and feet were tied to the edges, making it hard to move. Next to me, I saw a cart with knives, needles, probes, tweezers, and many other medical things. Trying to stay calm, I took many long breaths, but my heart was practically pounding out of my chest. My head felt like exploding, I was so scared. I almost pissed myself when I head coughing nearby, hoping it wasn't one of the people that wanted to sacrifice me. I craned my head to see who it was, but I only caught a glimpse of something pink.
"Natsu? Is that you?" I asked, hoping the answer was 'yes'.
"L-Luce? Are you okay? Where are we?" I sighed in relief when he spoke. My body relaxed, knowing that he was here with me.
"I'm fine, and I don't know where we are. Natsu, can you get out of your restraints?" I asked hopefully. I heard him struggling, but he didn't seem to be getting anywhere.
"No, I can't. I think they injected me with something. My arm hurts, and there's a large needle next to me. I swear, I'm gonna kill those bastards!" Natsu said, hatred evident in his voice.
"Natsu, it's okay. We just need to think of a way out of here. Is there a cart next to you with medical utensils on it?"
"It only has an empty needle. Do you have one?"
"Yeah, but my cart has needles, probes, knives, and a lot of other scary things. Maybe if I can reach a knife, I can cut this rope.." I suggested, hope dawning in my heart. This was my time to be the hero! I reached for the cart, straining my hand to grab the closest knife. Unfortunately, I was still about two or three inches away from it. Cursing, I gave up. It was no use.
"Natsu, I promise, we'll get out of this mess."
"I know we will. I just feel so useless! These restraints would normally be easy to break, but they injected me with something, and now I feel useless!" Natsu exclaimed, and I felt bad for him. Then, I was mad.
"Natsu, don't say that! I'm glad you're with me. Your presence alone is enough to comfort me! So don't you dare say that you're useless!" I shouted. "You mean a lot to me, and I don't know what'd I do if you weren't here for me!" My heart felt like it was going to break if he said those things about himself again.
"L-Luce... I'm sorry.. I won't say those things again. You mean a lot to me, too." Natsu said.
"Well, well, well. Are we done confessing love to each other? Ugh, you sicken me." said a male voice. My eyes widened as I realized that it was the boy from earlier.
"You bastard, let us go!" Natsu shouted, murder in his voice.
"We can't do that. We need to operate on Starla." said the girl, somewhere close by. I felt the adrenaline flowing throughout my veins, and it was driving me crazy. I had to get out of here.
"Operate on me? What for?" I asked, terrified. Hopefully Happy had made it back to the guild by now...
"We're going to pick at your brain a little. That way, the old Starla will come back." the girl said, inspecting one of the knives. She lightly touched it with her finger and a huge red orb of blood formed, then dripped off. She smiled to herself, knowing that the knife was probably sharp enough to cut into a skull...
"W-what? I don't even know who she is!" I said, getting really mad. The girl rolled her eyes and set down the knife.
"Starla was the Celestial dragon slayer. She got greedy with power, and tried to take over the universe. She would've succeeded if it weren't for the Gods. She's too powerful for this world, and must be destroyed. Part of her soul lives in you, so it must be destroyed. The Gods have said to our ancestors that if you were ever found, you are to be sacrificed." the girl explained. A Celestial dragon slayer..?
"But I'm not a dragon slayer, right, Natsu?" but he didn't answer. Come to think of it, he had been unusually quiet for a long time... "Natsu..?"
"Save your breath, girl. He's asleep. We injected him with a magic serum. He won't be waking up for a while." the boy said, amused. "We could operate on him, too..."
"No!" I shouted. I wasn't about to let people crack into Natsu's body. "I'll make a deal with you." I said. I didn't know what I was thining, but all I knew is that I had to get Natsu out of this place.
"What kind of a deal? You're in o position to make deals." the boy said, chuckling. He was really starting to piss me off. He was acting like a cocky little brat.
"If you let him leave, I promise to just end myself for you. That way, your hands don't get dirty and my friend stays safe. Please, I'm begging." I pleaded. I wanted Natsu to be safe, even if it meant costing me my own life.
"Hnng..." my partner moaned.
"What? How is that possible? He should be knocked out!" the girl exclaimed.
"Do we have a deal or not?!" I shouted. Natsu had to get out of here.
"L-Luce? What... deal..?" he asked. It seemed that he was still trying to wake up.
"Hmm. It would save us the trouble... And we wouldn't go to jail for it..." the girl was pondering the deal.
"Luce? What's going on? What're they talking about?" Natsu asked, confusion threading through his voice.
"Natsu, you're leaving. You're getting out of here." I said, tears in my eyes.
"I'm not leaving without you. Luce, stop the de-"
"Deal." the girl said for Natsu. Relief spread throughout my body. Natsu was going to be safe.
"Natsu, I'm sorry. But I want you to be safe. Because.. I lo-" but I didn't get to finish my sentence. A huge hole opened up above Natsu's table, and a vacuum type noise could be heard.
"Luce! NO!" Natsu shouted. His restraints undid themselves, and he was sucked up into the opening.
"Natsu!" I cried out, but he was already gone. I didn't get to say that one sentence. The one that mattered so much to me, and now he'll never hear it. In fact, he'll never hear my voice again.
"All right girl, a deal's a deal." the boy said, undoing my ropes. He handed me a sharp knife. My head felt like it was spinning, and my heart felt broken. Tears streamed down my face, leaving my eyes to sting. These guys were sooo fucking stupid. I jumped up and ran for the door. I needed to see Natsu again.
"Idiot!" I heard the girl scream at the boy.
I burst through a door and ran down a long corridor. I could hear the duo running after me, but they were already too late. I found the cave exit and ran towards the town. They were right behind me, getting closer. My heart sped up, I thought I was going to be caught. That is, until a beam of fire shot directly behind me.
"That. Was for trying to kill us." Natsu said. He looked absolutely terrifying. "Luce... Don't ever do that again!" He shouted at me. Even tough he was mad, I was really happy to see him. Tears welled up in my eyes again, but this time, they were tears of happiness.
"Natsu... I-" but I stopped short. My eyes widened, and I gasped loudly. Looking down at my abdomen, I saw a knife sticking out. Pain surged through my body as I fell to my knees. I couldn't make a sound, I couldn't even make tears come out of my eyes. All I could do was sit there, holding my breath. How did this.. happen?
"Luce! Lucy! Stay with me!" I heard Natsu say, but it sounded very quiet, like he was whispering it to body felt cold, and I fell over, my vision going black. Is this.. the end for me? Am I really gonna die? I have to say it. I have to!
"Nat..su... I love.. you.." I choked out. Then, everything went black and silent, and I felt nothing. Just the cold..
(One Week Later)
My eyes slowly opened, and everything was blurry. I saw lights hanging over me, and a face, too. Who was that..? It looked like they were talking, but I could hardly hear them.
"Natsu..?" I mumbled. I could vaguely see his pink hair. "Is that you..?"
"Luce! Can you hear me?" asked my best friend.
"Yeah... Where am I? I thought I died..."
"Happy brought Erza and Gray to come find us. They made it just in time." Natsu explained.
"What happened to the people who were after us?"
"They're in jail. I almost killed them, but Erza stopped me..." Natsu said, looking away.
"Natsu..." I mumbled, but my vision faded, and I blacked out.
(A week after that..)
Standing outside my apartment door, I stood talking to Natsu.
"Natsu, thank you for coming to the rescue. You're always there for me." I said. I've never been so happy to see someone alive.
"No, Luce. Thank you." he said, getting closer to me.
"For what?" I asked, blushing. He was getting really close...
"For saying it first." he said, his face only centimeters away now.
"W-what?" I asked. My heart was racing and my body was getting really hot. What was he doing?
"I love you too, Luce." Natsu whispered. Then, he pressed his warm, soft lips against mine, sending shivers down my spine. When he broke the kiss, we stared into each other's eyes.
"Natsu.." I mumbled.
"You should probably go get your rest, Luce. You were stabbed in the stomach. You were lucky none of your vital organs were harmed." Natsu said, grabbing my hand.
"Yeah... But would you.. stay until I fall asleep? Please? I don't feel like being alone." I said, looking away. It was childish to ask, but I didn't want to have nightmares and have nobody to comfort me.
"Of course, Luce. Anything for you."
And with that, we went inside my apartment, leaving the moon to shine in the darkness.
(A/N)
I know, this chapter sucked. Like, really bad. I'm sorry. I just lost the feeling for this story, so I decided to end it. I hope at lest somebody liked it. Thank you for your time, it's much appreciated!
~StarCrusader~