Today Lucy was going to go visit Natsu again, not the ghost, the Natsu at the hospital. As much as they had been having fun, it was starting to get serious. They were still convincing the hospital for more days.

Everyone at the hospital came at different times of the day, even Gajeel and Gray (Who supposedly had a rivalry with Natsu) Visited constantly. Though he won't admit it Gray clearly missed Natsu. Everyone did.

Lucy was at the hospital near Levy and they talked about the ghost of Natsu. Lucy told her everything, from him helping her with book ideas and taking her to see the Sakura tree on valentine's day. That gave Levy a very bad idea.

"Soooo" her short best friend wiggled her eyebrows "Are you and Natsu a thing yet?" "EHHH?!" Lucy jumped a bit, she wasn't expecting that question. Levy was laughing her head off, but suddenly went serious "We will wake him up Lu-chan, THEN you can confess to him" "Levy-chan…." Lucy moaned, there was no getting out of a ship once you were in it.

Levy giggled and grabbed her stuff to go, before Lucy left she did something that shocked the nurses and Levy. She hugged Natsu and whispered "Please wake up, I don't want you to disappear"

Then left. Levy's perv face said clearly what she thought of the situation. Levy wanted Natsu to wake up just as bad as Lucy did, but she also wanted her best friend to find love. Scratch that, she had already found him.

Lucy finished her hug and walked back over, before Levy could even say anything Lucy stared at her and said loud enough for everyone to hear "You say another word and Gajeel just might get a love letter supposedly from you"

Levy stayed silent and sped up trying to use her bangs to hide her flushed face "Lu-chan….. So mean…." Lucy laughed and they waked back. When they arrived back at fairy tail she found Natsu sitting at a table with Erza, Jellal, Gray, Juvia, Wendy and Carla. Lucy went over and sat with them as well, as soon as she picked up on the conversation she could tell why Natsu was listening.

Only a few days left before the deadline. Natsu had a sad smile on his face, Lucy examined him and finally realised what he was doing, He wanted to spend as much time with his friends before he disappeared, even if they couldn't see or hear him.

Lucy was struggling to keep a smile and continue normal conversation, she wanted to cry and hug Natsu, she wanted to tell him he wasn't invisible. Truth is he was. Soon she couldn't take it and left for her room where Natsu followed like a lost puppy dog.

It almost made her smile and laugh, almost. Then the after effects settled it, seeing him, she might only have a few days left with that loveable dork. When they were in their room Natsu told happy about the deadline, Lucy questioned why he had to tell Happy that and make him sad, He answered "Happy is just as human as everyone downstairs, he is my best friend, he deserves to know"

Then Natsu looked up and told Lucy something, "Happy can talk, well he used to be able to. I'm not sure why he stopped, it could have something to do with trauma. We grew up together" He grinned at the cat beside him "Happy taught me to hand fish, I taught him English"

Lucy's jaw dropped open "A TALKING CAT?!" Lucy fell off the back of the couch onto the floor "Yup!, that's the second best reaction I have had yet!" "What was the first" Lucy grumbled

"It seems you are in over your head, you and your talking house pet have gone too far this time"

"You're a talking house pet!" Happy said with a 'Humph'

"Yes, yes I am" He replied naturally

"WAIT WHAT!" the man said falling off the stand he was on.

Lucy laughed, in that case she guessed she must have been pretty funny to make second. "I have to go Luce, I will be back soon!" Natsu said making his way to the open window "You have been going out a lot lately, something going on?" Lucy said going up to the window as well. "It's a secret Luce! You can't know yet!" He had a look of a five year old that knows something someone else doesn't, then he grinned and left.

Lucy looked out at the constellations, and her favourite Aquarius. It always calmed her down, "Please spirit king…." She looked into the sparkling stars and wished "let Natsu live, so many people care about him, I care about him….. Please give him another chance"

After she finished she smiled and whispered "Night Natsu", little did she know her friend with sensitive hearing was somewhere else whispering "Night Luce, I promise, I won't hurt you" and that kid, Never, Ever, Broke his promises.

Hey guys! ONE THING TO CLARIFY HAPPY IS NOT MAGIC, Natsu found him when he was born and raised him then taught him, he was never around other cats so never learnt cat languages, English is his only means on communicating. Just putting it out there

Like the chapter? Let me know! I appreciate every review! (I can't respond to guest reviews but please know that I did see them and I appreciate them so much you have no idea) Anyway, I really only added the fact that happy could talk so I could add that scene XD but don't worry it will come into play later. Cya!

~Astra~