I really, really thank you guys for reading my fanfic! I'm sorry I'm just busy this week, so I planned to type this!
Those long minutes of Lucy with a shocked face remained, as her tears fall down, realizing everything. Lucy realized, what she assumed is true, Pyrokinetics IS Natsu.
Everything in her sight is blurred and watery.
His cheek is severely red but that's not the most painful one. His chest is. His heart is.
"Lucy... I'm really sorry..."
"How could you do this to me?" Lucy shouted.
Her voice got louder and louder. Words thrown at him as he felt his heart sank down.
"I'm sorry... I just loved you," is all he wanted to say but how can he say that in a state like this?
"Lucy... I'm really sorry... Please listen to me..."
He wanted to cry, but he can't.
All he hears is "You liar!", "Don't expect to be friends anymore!"...
"I can't believe I fell in love with you..."
Her tears falls down her face but her eyes had anger in it.
Wait, what? Fell in love? Did he really hear that?
"I hate you!"
He realized Lucy ran away, leaving the box behind. He throws his box and chases her.
Lucy runs, anywhere but here, especially with him in it. He hates him. So much. She knows she's an idiot in what happened. She should've accepted that bet!
"Lucy! Lucy! I'm sorry!" is all what she heard.
She keeps running and running. Until she heard a loud noise and only see a bright light.
"LUCY!"
Natsu stood upon the white walls around him. Basically speechless, he stared at his hands, blood... Red thick blood of Lucy...
He could've stopped her that rainy night. Or that vehicle. He could've stopped that event with his awesome powers. But he didn't.
Igneel must've been ashamed to him; he could've even saved the one he loved the most.
He didn't notice Levy sat down beside him. After a couple of seconds scanning the environment, she spoke.
"Whatever you're thinking, it's not your fault,"
Natsu remained silent.
"Don't worry, she's alright now... Just..."
Natsu runs to the room as fast as he could. She said "Alright", that's what matters.
He opens the door, Mira and the doctor stares at him. He sets his eyes to the sleeping Lucy.
"I... I heard she's alright,"
"Yes, Natsu but this is a different 'alright'"
"What do you mean?"
The doctor taps Mira's shoulder, "I think you'll explain better to him, Ms. Mirajane,"
Mira nods, as the doctor leaves.
"Mira?"
"Natsu, she's in... comatose,"
"Coma-what?"
"It's a state where she sleeps and we don't know when she will wake up,"
Long silence before those thoughts sunk in his head.
"She'll wake up,"
"What?"
"She will... Because she will never leave her nakama,"
Mirajane didn't speak a word to his reply. She can feel Natsu's frustration. She still has hope in her, but they don't have any certainty if Lucy will ever wake up.
As she saw Natsu touches Lucy's face, she stepped out to give them privacy.
Levy supports Mira as she let her tears flow.
They definitely knew Natsu is the most affected person in what happened.
"Luce... If you can hear me, I'm very sorry. I know this is the most stupid thing I've ever done. You should've won... You deserved it more than me. Hell, I'm not a writer like you. I don't care about the deal, the conditions... Scream to me, get angry at me, kill me, don't talk to me if you want, I'll do anything... Just wake up," he choked his tears flow freely. "I want to see you smiling even from the distance; I want to see you happy with our guild... You don't know how much I love you... That I want to hug you and wipe those tears when you're sad... It's my entire fault that this happened..."
Levy came in with the red box. Seeing that moment, her sad expression got deeper, she felt that the whole guild had fault at what happened. Her heart can't take it seeing two lovers like that.
"Lucy had this box; it's supposed to be a victory gift for Pyrokinetics,"
He stared at the red box and stared at his box at the corner of the room. He didn't realize she had a gift to him... Or Pyrokinetics...
Levy placed it beside his and left.
He picked both gifts and sat down beside the sleeping Lucy.
"Well... Let's see what you gave me," he tried to smile because she might get sad that everyone is crying for her.
He opens and he gasps. He remembered this.
The hat. The red dragon hat.
He thought it was for his other him, Edo Natsu.
He hugs the hat, tears spilled to it, muttering thank you so many times. That is the greatest gift he ever received, beside his scarf. How fool he had been, that he didn't realized she loves him.
His hands are trembling when he reached his box and he opens it.
"Luce... I don't have everything that you want... I can't give you random things, things you find in a store. You're special... and you mean everything to me,"
He placed the item around her neck.
It was Natsu's trademark. His scarf.
He puts his forehead to hers.
"I'll protect you and I won't leave you no matter what happens. I promise."
Since then, Natsu is visiting Lucy in the hospital every day. The other guild members visit her too, but rarely because of their missions. Natsu is always finding a way to visit her even if he had missions. He can't break his promise to her.
During those visits, Natsu seldom celebrates holidays, usually when he's with Lucy. Other members can't intervene even though they are hurt in Natsu's fate.
5 months after her condition
"Hey, Luce... Gray is a pain in the ass again. But he seems very happy that he's with Juvia after that solo mission of his. Oh, yeah, Mirajane had a relationship with Freed now! Wow, pretty soon we will have Fairy Tail babies now!
Every day he wears the hat she is supposed to give to him, it's like it's his new trademark.
Lucy's birthday (after 2 months)
"Happy birthday, Luce! I invited the whole gang so we can celebrate!"
He offered the cake to her. Gray and the other just looked sadly at them but they just played along with him.
Christmas...
"Luce! Merry Christmas! I made a necklace for you... It has our symbols in it! The guild has a party tonight, but I don't feel like it. Maybe if you wake up, we can surprise them!"
Natsu's birthday
"Luce... Guess what? It's my birthday! Well, the guild is planning to celebrate there but I don't feel like to... Well, I think you already know my wish..."
Two years had passed and Natsu still continued this routine. The other didn't know if he is getting tired or not. Until the doctor had a word with Makarov.
"NO, OLD MAN! I WILL NOT LET YOU DO THAT!"
"Natsu, I understand you... But Lucy must be suffering for two years... She isn't waking up.
"No! I'll wait for her! She will wake up and I'll see her smile again!"
"As much as it pains me, Natsu, we have to let her go... I still have hope that she will wake up but she must be very tired now. I already decided to proceed it tomorrow."
Natsu's eyes are widened. He felt a burning anger inside him, that he plunges and grabbed the guild master's coat. After a few minutes, he lets him go and just left.
He will never break his promise to her.
"Lucy... I will not disappoint you again."
Several pants can be heard as Erza and Gray went to Makarov's office.
After hearing the message, they went to the scene.
Lucy is not in her bed, she is missing.
In the Hargeon port, two lovers are sitting near the lake, where boats passed by.
Flashback
That sunny day... In the same place.
"Hi! My name is Lucy!"
"Hmm... Natsu," while a lot of the food is still in his mouth.
Natsu closes his eyes, with Lucy's head on his shoulder, still sleeping. His scarf will keep her warm in the cold breeze.
"I will never let them have you... Like I promised, I'll protect you... I'll never leave you,"
He kissed her forehead as they witnessed the sunset. Together.
This is supposed to be the last chapter. I'm still thinking if I'm going to include a chapter after this. This is the original plan, to have an open ending or some sort. It's like a happy ending because Natsu is there with her, still have hope she'll wake up. Then, a sad part because she might never wake up. I'm telling the truth that I feel so sad and wanted to cry while writing or typing this especially when you're hearing the song of A7X's "I won't see you tonight part 1", the same song in my favorite Legend of Zelda fanfic. Now I know the reason why he used that song. Sorry for the huge transition, this pattern came from the Korean show "Secret Garden" (if I could remember). That preview of the guy escaping the hospital with the comatose girl hit me and rest is history.
I know the last chapter is short XD but R&R! Thank you so much for reading!