Chapter 4: Thank You

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"What's wrong, Lucy?" His onyx eyes seemed to peer into my very soul, searching every corner for an answer.

My hands started trembling with trepidation. My heart raced wildly. How could I tell him something so sacred? How could I bear that amount of responsibility? Why not anyone else? Why me? I could think of an endless list of people Zeref could have told that piece of information to, but why me? Pure apprehension coursed through my veins. I absolutely did not have the rights to tell him that he was E.N.D. The one that Gray wanted to destroy. The one who his father, Igneel, wanted to kill, wanted to banish into oblivion.

I really could not bear to see his face rid with fear.

Fear of his destiny of having to face one of his comrades and risking either one of their lives.

Clouded by an infinite sea of thoughts, I did not realize liquid pooling at my eyes.

And that very liquid seep down my cheeks.

And neither did I notice my right hand had been balled up into a fist.

And finally, I did not notice that my legs had lost all its power and balance.

All that followed was pitch blackness, followed by the booming voice of the man I loved.

"LUCY!"

I was swimming in the pool of my unconsciousness. I heard ambiguous yet familiar voices from my surroundings. Even though my five sense were far from functioning properly, I could still vaguely make out what each of them were saying.

"WENDY! WHERE'S WENDY?!" That was obviously Natsu. Although I was stuck in a paralysing state, I was nevertheless touched by my best friend's concern over my wellbeing.

"Natsu-san! Calm down! Oh gosh, what happened to Lucy-san?!" That was obviously Wendy, with her melodious and sweet voice.

"She…she…just…just…collapsed after…after…her whole body was…was…shaking…PLEASE SAVE HER!" Natsu was blubbering! Between his sobs, I could sense that he was full of distress and unease.

I could feel my heart being ripped into pieces. My uselessness caused Natsu to succumb to such a state.

Not only that, but I could hear the faint sobs of Happy too. He was muttering something under his breath. "No…Again…Future Lucy…Why?"

"Natsu-san! Happy-san! There's no need to worry~ She was just under extreme emotional stress. She should wake up in the next hour soon, once her organs start working again. So, until she wakes up, don't get her more stressed out than she already is, okay? She can still hear what we are saying, so…in order to ease her stress, I think that both of you should stay strong for her." Wendy blurted out a crisp and clear diagnosis of my condition.

Finally…I could put my mind to ease. Fortunately, I was carried to the guild's infirmary by a pair of arms. With a reminiscent warmth. As I was put down with an astonishing amount of gentleness, I could hear his husky voice.

"Lucy…you can hear me, right?" He took in a big breath," I'm sorry that I caused you so much stress. I was probably invading your personal space and going beyond boundaries. For goodness sake, I even sleep in your bed! Not like I can help it though, your bed is pretty comfy, haha. However, please wake up soon and I promise I will put your needs and your feelings before anything else. Just…don't disappear on me again."

I wanted to break out of the barrier bounding me from this seemingly endless sleep.

I wanted to talk to Natsu.

I wanted to embrace him so badly.

How could I hold back when he was being so sensitive about my wellbeing.

I would be bawling in pure bliss due to how much he cared about me.

I love him, undeniably.

But he just thinks of me as a best friend, while I see him as something beyond that.

I was friend-zoned. This eternal state of never crossing the line between friendship and love.

The whole thing was one-sided.

Thinking about it more, the more I wanted to curl back into the barrier that was binding me from exiting this deep sleep. My thoughts were contradicting, but still, they still made quite a lot of sense.

"Lucy…" Natsu and Happy muttered my name as though they were stuck in a trance as well.

That was when my closed eyelids decided to open. Beads of warm tears were secreted from my eyes once I saw the scene before me. Natsu's head was rested on my abdominal area and Happy laid near my head, and they were fast asleep. At the same time, they were muttering my name in their sleep. The scene was so serene, so peaceful. I could only put on a slight smile.

Thank you, Natsu, Happy. For bringing me an abundant and never-ending amount of laughter, experience, elation, exhilaration, friendship, warmth and most importantly, love.

Instead of pondering over the complications in my heart, I decided to bask into the serenity of my two inseparable best friends dozing away.


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