Chapter 5
Natsu's POV
"Gray, hurry up, we need to get there as fast as possible," I yell from inside the carriage to receive a 'Yes' yelled back.
I stare out of the window in despair, approaching quickly was the Heartfilia manor. Lucy was inside unaware of the news to come.
The carriage came to a rough stop in front of the doors to the manor. I didn't wait for Gray to open the door. I jumped out from the carriage, ran to the doors and knocked loudly on the doors immediately.
Virgo opened the doors, without an explanation I rushed to the point, "Where is your lady? Lucy is inside right? Well then I'll go inside first." Gray shouted from behind me not to be so loud and rude at this hour. Did he think I could possibly stay calm? I can't marry anyone other than Lucy…
I ran to Lucy's room only to find the room empty, not a sign of life. An idea popped into my mind, if she isn't in her room there can only be one place where she would be.
I ran as far as my legs could take me, pushing the limits. I ran around the maze manor and stopped in front of two large doors with floral designs. She is behind these barricades, in the place where we first met.
I push the doors open; Lucy was sitting on the grass and staring up at the moon. The moonlight reflected her beautiful porcelain face. Again I was bewitched by her beauty. I snapped out of my thoughts and ran to her. She noticed my hurried footsteps and stood up, she smiled warmly. I stopped in my tracks, the news I was about to tell her will destroy that cheerful smile.
I had to tell her. "Lucy…" Tears had already formed in my eyes. Her innocent image had already shattered me. I dropped to my knees.
"Natsu, whatever is the matter." Already I had destroyed her smile, but even with a worried look she was beautiful.
"I can't tell you, your happiness will be crushed…" I admitted
"Why is that bad?" She lifted her hand and touched my cheek.
I pulled her forward, and gave her a bone crushing hug, "My father's friend has a daughter and they have forced an engagement between us." I said the dreaded words and felt a flinch from Lucy.
"…" She was silent. Of course I knew exactly how she felt at the moment, heartbroken.
Lucy's POV
As soon as Natsu said those words, my heart shattered like glass. I froze not knowing how to react to this sudden change.
"…" I felt a stabbing pain in my chest. My limbs felt useless, so I just sat there in Natsu's arms. Tears flowed endlessly like a river down my cheeks. I cried silently in Natsu's embrace hoping that the pain will go away.
It's useless; my thoughts were thrown into the depths of the universe. My world that I had spent so much time delicately building up had fallen and perished into nothing.
"Lucy?" He called my name, I couldn't answer.
I reached up towards his face, and brought my face up. I stared into his onyx black orbs, and in them I found the same pain and despair that I had felt. I closed the distance between us and closed my eyes.
Natsu's POV
She closed the distance between us and planted her soft lips on mine. In an instant the pain and despair that had engulfed me disappeared. Eliminating all thoughts, it was just the two of us sitting under the moonlight in a rose garden kissing.
I pulled back and rested my head in the crook of her neck and breathed in her rosy scent.
"I have 14 days…" I looked up and into her chocolate orbs, "14 days to persuade the parents of that girl to cancel the engagement."
She brought me into her embrace. I blushed at how close I was to her chest with again the rosy scent. "Don't talk about her here. In our sky there is only one sun and one moon. You are the sun, and I the moon." She said in a calm tone.
"I promise that you are the only woman I will marry. You are the only woman that I will love." With that I grabbed her hands and pinned to both sides as we kissed under the moonlight.
I open my eyes as I found that both Lucy and I had ended up in her room. I look to my left and saw Lucy lying beside me, sleeping soundly like an angel.
Knowing that I had to return home, I stood up and left her a note. I was still dressed, so didn't have to go through the trouble of finding clothes. I walked out of her room and headed to the front door. Gray was still outside waiting for me.
"You're still here?" I had made him stand outside in the cold all night. "Let's hurry back, father's worried, I'm sure of it." I walked towards the carriage with Gray behind me. He was awfully quite, was he mad that I left him to freeze out in the cold last night?
Before I could say anything, he spoke, "Did you have fun, Natsu?" He plastered a smirk on his face.
I was obviously wrong, "Don't joke around, ice princess." I glared at him, knowing exactly what he meant.
"Alright, alright flame brain." He jumped on the horse while I got in the carriage and we rode off.
We returned to our manor, outside I found another carriage. Was it a visitor? I walked in the door and stopped midway in my tracks. In front of me stood a girl dress in a baby blue silk dress, she had short silver hair. This can't be happening; I have to talk to Lisanna?
I put some thought into this chapter, and must I say it's hard to suddenly change the course of the storyline.
I still just a kid so I didn't really know what to do for the part where Natsu and Lucy kiss. Sorry.
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~Cheryl