Fated to Love You
notes: hey y'all! sorry for the long wait but here's the next au! i'm really into nalu aus again so i think i'll be updating this collection relatively frequently within in the next few days (we'll see how my muse treats me). this one is a bit - ok a lot - sad, but i was inspired by otpdisaster's prompt (on tumblr). still, enjoy (i guess? if tragedy is enjoyable?)
/just so you know
Natsu knew he should've listened to Lucy. She was almost always right, after all, but no. he had to be stubborn and overconfident.
Now look where he was. Bleeding out from several gunshot wounds against the wall of some old, dilapidated building, miles and miles away from home.
From Lucy.
Luce.
He coughed, blood spluttering onto the ground, and winced. Shifting painfully, his fingers trembled horribly as he dug around in his pants for his bloody cell phone. His other hand pressed over the stab wound in his side, trying futilely to stop the flow of blood leaving his body. Coughing as he hit speed-dial number one, he slowly brought the device to his ear and waited.
Click. "Hello?"
Immediately, his lips tilted upwards. "Heya, Luce."
"Natsu! What's up? It's late."
"Nothin'. Jus' wanted to—to hear your voice." He coughed again, trying to stifle it as much as possible, but doing so only made the pain stuff his chest like cotton in a plush.
"So late at night? You'll see me tomorrow. You should probably sleep, you sound kind of tired."
He had to smile at the concern in her voice. He hated that he always made her worry, but he secretly loved the feeling of someone fussing over him. "Yeah, jus'...went for a run. And then I—I missed you all of a sudden. I really wanted"—he grimaced as a pulse of pain rain through his chest—"to talk to you."
"Natsu?" Ah, darn. She knew him too well. "Natsu, what's wrong? Are you okay? Are you hurt? you sound like you're hurt. Where are you right now?"
"I'm fine, Luce. Promise." He hated himself for lying to her and making a promise that he couldn't keep, but he didn't want to leave her worried. "I just bumped into something. Don't worry."
"Are you sure?" she fretted. "You're fine?"
"Mm-hm, I'm perfect now that you're talking to me."
He could practically hear her roll her eyes. "Alright," she sighed, giving in, "but remember, you promised to ask for help if you ever needed it."
"I remember, Luce." He closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the wall. "I love you, you know?"
"I know." There was a soft smile in her voice. "I love you too."
"I love you more than anything in this world. You—you know that, right?"
"Natsu?"
"I—you hafta know that, Luce. You hafta—you hafta trust me on that, Luce, 'kay? That's the one thing you can always believe in. That I love you."
"Natsu, you're kind of scaring me. Is...is something wrong?"
"Nah, I jus' needed to make sure you know. Just—I love you."
"Natsu..."
"You love me too, right? Tell me you do, Luce."
She laughed shakily. "You know I do. You're my sun, Natsu."
One corner of his lips curved up into half a smirk. "Mm. You're...all the stars...in my night sky...Luce. Never...forget that."
"I know, Natsu, I know, but you're really scaring me. Are you absolutely sure you're okay? Natsu?"
His hand slid down his body and hit the ground. His chest was still.
"Natsu? Natsu? Answer me! Natsu!"
"Hey Luce. We're gonna be together forever, right?" The pink-haired boy grinned widely as he held up his pinky.
The blonde girl—his best friend, his soul mate, his better half—rolled her eyes but linked her pinky with his accordingly. "Of course, silly. Together forever."
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