"Natsu, please don't!" Lucy cried as she lay her head on Natsu's chest. "Please! No!" Natsu began to cry too. "But if I don't go, Lisanna will die," Natsu said. "B-B-But... I don't want you to die! Stop! Don't go! Please!" Lucy was crying hysterically as Natsu rubbed her head. "Lucy, I-" "No! Natsu, please, don't!" Lucy cried. And cried. And cried. "Natsu, please don't go. I'll miss you!" Natsu frowned and said, "I'll miss you too, but Lisanna. I can't let her die, Lucy." Tears falling from Lucy's face, soaking one spot on Natsu's shirt. "But... I... I'll go with you!" Lucy cried. "No, you can't. You're too li-" "No I'm not!" Lucy continued to cry. "I love you too much. I can't let you go for so long," Lucy cried louder. Lucy was right. 2 years was a long time. But that's how far Icecove was from Fiore. "Lucy, I love you, too. It's just that I can't let one of my fellow mages die, knowing she's out somewhere," Natsu said. "But... I really do love you. More than Lisanna ever will, even after you save her. Natsu... please, please, please don't go. I don't want to be without you," Lucy said. "Lucy, I can't let Lisanna die," Natsu said. "If you go, promise me you'll come back," Lucy said. "I..." Natsu began to cry. "If you go, promise you'll come back to me, Natsu. If you can't promise me that, I'm not letting you go," Lucy said, grabbing Natsu's hands. "I promise you, Lucy. I'll come back as soon as I save Lisanna. I promise," Natsu said. Lucy smiled small and said, "Thank you... for taking care of me all this time..." Tears dropped from Natsu's face onto Lucy's hands. "I love you, Natsu." Natsu smiled. "I love you, too, Lucy. Always."
The Next Day:
"Remember the promise," Lucy said as Natsu grabbed his bags. "Of course," Natsu said, giving Lucy a kiss on the head. "I'll really miss you, Natsu," Lucy said. "I'll miss you too, Lucy," Natsu said. "Come back as strong as you are," Lucy smiled. Natsu nodded and walked out the door. Please, please, please come back.
Lucy thought day and night about Natsu for two years straight. Until one day, on her birthday, Natsu came back. She saw his spiky pink hair again. She saw his face again. "Natsu!" Lucy smiled, jumping into Natsu's arms and giving him a million kisses. "I missed you so, so much!" Natsu smiled. Lucy was beaming. Then she realized Lisanna wasn't next to Natsu. "Where's Lisanna?" Lucy asked. "She, um... she died, a couple... nights ago," Natsu frowned. "Oh," Lucy said. "I love you, Natsu." Natsu gave Lucy a kiss and said, "I love you, too, Lucy." Lucy jumped up onto Natsu's shoulders and said, "I really, really, really, really love you, Natsu." Natsu smiled. "I love you, too."
Later:
"Lucy, do you really love me?" Natsu asked. "Of course I do," Lucy said. "Would you still love me if I died right now?" Natsu asked. "Yeah," Lucy said. "Okay."
3 Years Later:
"But why?"
"He's contagious. He could die any second, and if you go in, you can too."
"I don't care! I want to see Natsu!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"You know what? Whatever you want!"
"Good!"
Lucy stomped into Natsu's hospital room. "Natsu, how'd you get so sick?" Lucy asked. "I was on a mission to get meds for sick people, and I went to the hospital," Natsu said. Lucy grabbed Natsu's hand. "Are you gonna die?" Lucy asked. "I don't know..." Natsu frowned. And at that moment, Natsu's eyes slowly closed.
The Next Day:
I know I'll miss him. I know it wasn't his fault he died. But, I'll always love him anyway.