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Natsu let out a small smile as a tear slipped out his eye. He coughed hoarsely.

"I don't have much time left, Lucy... I'm dying."

To Mend A Broken Heart

Chapter 6

"Huh?" Your dying?" Lucy asked staring at Natsu shocked

"Your not dying! What are you telling jokes at a time like this?" Lucy yelled pounding on Natsu's chest.

Natsu coughed. "I'm so sorry Lucy...But,I'm telling the truth."

Lucy stopped pounding on his chest and reality finally had sunken in. She felt her whole world crash down on her as rivers of silent tears fell out her eyes.

"But..you can't die! You can't..."Lucy said shaking furiously

Natsu leaned up a shaky hand to her face, and smiled the best smile he could for her. Lucy slid her hand onto his. They were cold and clammy. Not the hot fiery hands she was so used to.

"W-Why didn't you tell me about this?" Lucy stuttered out

"Because...I didn't want to worry you. I wanted you to be happy.."

"Well I'm not happy! What happened to your promise? You said you were never gonna leave me! You lied just like everyone else..."

Lucy started to laugh histerically. "I knew it. I just knew it! I was a dumb fool for letting someone get close to me. I was stupid to fall in love with you!" She clutched her head. " I knew it...I should have just stayed in my little home and ignored the rest of the world. I feel like a huge idiot!"

Natsu grabbed her arm so she would stop swinging them around everywhere. "Lucy...I'm sorry. The doctor said I had more time..." He let out a hoarse cough.

Lucy calmed down at the feeling of his hands on her arm. And she snapped back to reality. Then she remembered something.

"You-You never told me what you wanted me to do yet! You can't die. It's to early. Remember you won didn't you?"

A small smlie graced on Natsu's lips as he looked up into Lucy's brown orbs. "I-I want you to promise me. P-Promise me that if I die, you'll live on the way you are now,happy,and laughing all the time. I don't want you to go back to the depressed and sad,Lucy.."

Lucy clutched Natsu's hand in hers. Tears streaming out her eyes. "That's impossible! I can't possibly promise you that...Natsu..your the reason for my smile! My laughs,my playfulness,my stubbornness. Everything!"

"Without you- without you..I have no reason to live."

Natsu tightened his grip on her hands. "Y-You'll find a way, I'm sure of it..." And with that,his eyes fell shut.

Lucy looked at him as her face paled. "Natsu?" Natsu!"

She took a few deep breaths and reminded herself that in times like this, you check for a pulse.

She put two fingers on his neck and pressed around, she couldn't feel one. Then she reached down to his wrist and pressed down, still no pulse. She felt a few tears slip out her eyes but she didn't lose hope.

She leant her head down onto his chest and leant in as hard as she could. A wide smile spread across her lips. She could still hear a heartbeat.

Lucy shot up, adrenaline pumping through her veins as she got Natsu's arm and slung it around her shoulder. She decided she would take him to her home, since the town was to far away for her to carry him.

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Lucy laid Natsu onto her bed, and pulled the covers over him. She felt his forehead and he had a light fever, so she rinsed out a towel and put on his forehead.

She needed to get a doctor, and quick. She ran out the house to the neighboring town as fast as she could. She pushed through bushes and twigs and smiled as the buildings came into view.

She ran to the nearest doctor's office she could find. "Doctor! I need a doctor quick! My friend is dying. Please someone help!"

She saw a man walking in a white coat and she assumed he was a doctor. He had a first aid kit in his hand and was rushing over to Lucy. "Mam, where is your friend?"

"He's here!" Lucy grabbed the doctors arm and pulled him out the office, through the trees and to her cottage. "Wait, miss, where are you taking me?"

Without answering, Lucy bust the door open and pulled the doctor in. "He's there on the bed. I don't know what's wrong with him, but he said he's dying!"

The doctor quickly walked up to Natsu, doing a check up. Checking his pulse,body temperature, and other things. He looked at Lucy. "Miss, has he showed any signs of any symptoms?"

She nodded her head furiously. "He was really pale, coughing hoarsely, and bags have been forming under his eyes as you probably can see."

The doctor scribbled something onto his pad. And walked up to Lucy.

"Miss, it seems that this boy has a rare disease called Exteramus Madosea. I would say he only has about 3 days left to live."

Lucy's eyes widened in shock as she heard the news as a few tears slipped out her eyes. "C-Can he be cured?"

The doctor looked at her solemnly. "He can be cured but...you have to get a special herb and it's quite expensive."

Lucy stared at him. "How expensive?"

"I would say about 5,000 dollars.A small town like ours wouldn't have it. The only place I know you can get it is in a city named Historia.

Lucy gasped. That was the city she grew up in...

"Whats the plant called?" she asked

"Its called the Hester Flower. A very rare and expensive plant. I know only one person who could probably have it in stock. Her name is Christina Ells. When you get there, find her and she'll be sure to have it."

"Thank you,doctor." Lucy said bowing to him. "But I must be on my way,now. After all, there is no time to waste."

"If you would, could you please take my friend here to a hospital?"

The doctor nodded and smiled. "With pleasure."

Lucy grabbed her jacket and her wallet and headed out into the cool evening air.

She didn't have anything near 5 thousand dollars saved up, and she knew there was only one way to get it.

She would have to pay a visit to her father,Jude Heartfilia.

Authors Note:

Exteramus Madosea is pronounced ( X-ter-a-mus Ma-doe-Shea) Shea as in Shea butter. And yes,I made it up! Pretty cool name,huh? So how'd you like this chapter? Was the ending unexpected?

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