The Colour of Her Eyes

by Her Pretty Smile

A/N: So many favourites and follows just for three chapters... (panics) Uh oh. The pressure... XD

The Colour of Her Eyes

Chapter 4: Black

THE TURNING POINT—OR rather, the realization—happened on a certain job they'd gone to.

It had been a mess. At first, they thought that they were going to take down a couple of thieves and just take the jewelry they stole back to their owner.

But apparently, luck wasn't on their side.

As soon as they had taken the loot, they were ambushed by a Dark Guild. An Assassination Guild, to be exact.

Erza, Gray, and Wendy were faring well, but they were caught off-guard by a couple of S-Class members from behind, forcing them into a corner. Lucy wasn't doing too well; her magic power was draining by the minute from summoning both Loke and Aquarius (fortunately, there was a lake) at the same time.

Natsu was finishing up on his side when he heard the scream.

And it made his blood run cold.

"Lucy?" he said in a hoarse whisper, a hint of disbelief in his tone. That was her voice, wasn't it...? "LUCY!"

He ran towards the blonde-haired mage with a speed he'd never known existed within him. "Lucy!" he yelled out again, coming up beside her unconscious, battered form.

Her eyes widened in horror and he was about to ask why when she suddenly cried, "Watch out, Natsu!"

He didn't have time to react when Lucy pushed him out of the way, and he didn't have the voice to cry out in shock when a blade suddenly impaled her on the chest, scattering blood on his clothes, his face, and the grass.

A blade that was meant for him.

"...Lucy..." Her eyes were blank, lifeless. They were still open, and he couldn't see anything in them other than the fathomless black.

"Lucy..." Her name was stuck in his tongue, and he could've just whispered her name over and over if he weren't shaking with pure, unadulterated rage.

"YOU!" He turned towards the owner of the weapon in an instant, fiery flames enveloping his whole body in one go. "HOW DARE YOU!"

"Natsu!" Erza cried out, but it was too late.

Natsu killed him, and it rained.

Wendy was doing her best to heal Lucy, but she couldn't make any promises, and she knew that very painfully.

Erza's head was lowered, her bangs covering her eyes along with her expression. However, there was no missing the obvious clench in her jaw.

Gray was looking away from Lucy's bloody body, his expression conveying his anguish. He had even flinched and bit his lip so hard that he drew blood when Wendy pulled out the blade from Lucy's chest.

He couldn't even stand her pained cry in her very much weakened state.

Natsu, on the other hand, was watching the healing process with empty eyes. Wendy had said that Lucy wasn't dead yet and still had remnants of consciousness because the blade had thankfully missed her heart by inches, but she also added that Lucy was on the verge of extreme blood loss and that she couldn't speak due to the physical trauma.

Natsu didn't like it. He didn't like to see Lucy like this. He didn't want to see blood seeping from her wound, he didn't want to see her looking so weak and fragile, and most of all, he didn't want to see her eyes again.

Her eyes were terrifying yet fascinating to look at. They were still pure black, but this time, there was a tiny hint of life in them. However, that didn't mean that she could be alive.

"...d—dead."

Natsu's eyes flew open instantly, his head snapping towards the source of the voice. "What did you just say?" he demanded.

Wendy flinched, tears leaking out from her eyes as she looked at him in pure despair. "Lucy-san... sh—she's d—dying... I—I can't do a—anything to save her..."

Flames of rage were reflected in Natsu's eyes. "What the hell are you—" He stopped himself just before he could completely snap at the terrified blue-haired girl. "...Wendy..." he whispered. "Lucy... she—she can't be dying..."

"She n—needs blood..." the girl squeaked out. "B—But I don't know h—how to... A—And—"

"Blood? That's it?" Without preamble, Natsu turned to Gray. "Oi, ice freak. Cut my arm."

Gray looked taken aback. But before he could say anything, he caught the look on Natsu's face.

"I would've done it even if you hadn't asked me to." In one swift motion, Gray turned his hand into ice with a sharp point at the end.

Erza, whose face was lifted the moment Wendy said that Lucy was dying, narrowed her eyes at the two. "You..." she said in a low voice.

Natsu met her eyes defiantly.

Erza didn't waver the slightest bit. "Cut mine, too," she ordered firmly. "I will not accept my blood not being offered to Lucy." She turned towards the blue-haired girl with a slightly reassuring smile. "Do not worry. I know how to do the blood transfusion. Gray, too."

Said man gave a nod.

Determination and hope flashed across Wendy's eyes. "I—I will do my best!"

Blood splattered the ground, and afterwards, a bright glow was reflected on the puddle.

A/N: They are far from the city, so they can't just search for a doctor when Lucy's life is in danger. It would just be a waste of precious time.

I don't know a thing about blood transfusion, so I'm sorry if I got some information wrong... -.- It isn't really important, anyway. Lol

Will Lucy live? Maybe. Let's just see. XD

Natsu's realization comes full blast next chapter. ;)