my answer is you Chapter 9: cold, a fairy tail fanfic

my answer is you

notes: we made it! this has been written since day 3 actually. most of them have been done since day 3, actually... anyway a bit more of a bittersweet feel for this one, especially OOC, but still enjoy! don't forget to point out my errors because i'm sure there are many

cold

Lucy sat in bed, wrapped up in her covers like a burrito and staring out the open window. It was winter and it was freezing outside and she was sure she would catch a cold, but she didn't close the window.

Tiny snowflakes blew into the room, melting on her nose and in her hair, but she didn't move. She stared out the window and waited.

He wasn't coming. It had been months since he'd left and she hadn't closed the window since, but he never appeared. She knew he wouldn't but she couldn't bring herself to shut the window. If she did, she was afraid it would feel too final—too real. He was gone, but when the window was open, she could still hope.

She shivered despite her blankets. She should close the window and sleep, but she wasn't tired enough. She remained motionless in the darkness, staring out the window on her empty bed.

She hadn't slept in her bed since he'd left, either. It was too cold, too big, too vacant without him or Happy there and she hated that she had to sleep on the couch now—it just cemented her dependence on him and she hated it.

She hated how much she needed him.

"Lucy? What're ya doin'? You look like you're freezin'!"

She smiled stiffly, her nose and cheeks red and frozen from the cold wind. "I was waiting for you."

He swung inside, Happy close behind, and quickly shut the window. "You don't hafta leave the window open! You're gonna get sick again and then we won't be able to go on a mission!"

"Yeah, Lucy! Don't be stupid!" Happy complained.

She just smiled and closed her eyes, laying down on the bed. "Mm. I'm cold."

Happy quickly flew over and curled up near her head while Natsu unraveled the blankets and pulled them over their bodies, wrapping himself around Lucy instead.

"Jeez, you really are freezing! You gotta take care of yourself, Luce!" Natsu rubbed his hands over her arms and back and allowed her to tuck her feet between his legs and snuggled into his chest. "Lucy? You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm okay now."

"What were you doing anyway?"

"Waiting."

"Huh?" He chuckled. "Wait with the window closed then!"

"Maybe," she mumbled, but she wouldn't.

But she could wait.

She would always wait for him.