Chapter 17

Natsu's POV

"Steal the document..." I said quietly.

"Where about is it?" Gray said as he scrunched his eyebrows in confusion.

"The desk, either on top or in the drawers. I'm looking for specific information about the drug that poisoned Lucy..." I said as I went into deep thought to think of a way to defend ourselves if found.

"Okay, I understand." He answered immediately and rushed inside the room of Lisanna.

I checked the room through the slight gap of the door. Gray was rushing through the piles of paper stacked upon the desk. Books were upon the floor, as if they were never needed and were mere garbage.

A envelope with a red wax seal laid on the floor. I check the area around the room, making sure there was no sign of Lisanna. I hurried inside and took the envelope.

"Gray, have you found the document yet?" I said as I started to lose my patience.

"Yes but there is other information regarding the matter. It will be useful, shall I take them too?" He asked.

"Okay take them, hurry up..." I walked quietly over to the door. Slowly peering outside my eyes widened. Lisanna walking closer and closer to this room with Loke tailing close behind her.

"Pssst, Gray!" I whispered. He looked up at me with a confused expression, "Hurry we need to hide, Lisanna is getting closer to this room.

He ran towards me and lifted me up and over his back so that he was able to run with me, "Are you planning to make a run for it? You idiot! This is meant to be in secret!" I scolded him.

He was running closer and closer to the door when the knob twisted. Our eyes widened in horror.

Lisanna's POV

I walked into the room. My eyes widened as books and papers were scattered upon the floor. Someone was here!

I stormed over to my desk and searched for the one piece of paper I desperately needed, the document. I furiously searched through the scattered papers. Nothing! Nothing I needed was here, "It's gone! It's all gone, the document!" I said with steam fuming from my ears.

"What are you talking about? Check the drawers, is the letter gone too?" Loke said with worry.

"It's gone! The letter and the document!" I screeched.

Loke strode forwards the desk and frantically pulled the drawers out one by one. Searching through papers and throwing the wrong ones out.

I looked around the room. I heard the breaking of a glass cup upon the floor. I ran to bathroom connected with mine. There was a shattered glass cup, it's pieces lying everywhere. I squinted my eyes and thought hard...

"Someone was here..."

"Someone that knew we had poisoned Lucy, they would steal the document only if they knew what it was." If they knew what it was?

Lucy's POV

"Natsu?..." I weakly said as he walked into my room quietly.

He looked at me immediately, "Lucy! How are feeling?" He said worriedly.

"Just fine..." I paused as I saw the paper in his hands, "So you got the document, huh?"

"Yes, I did. Gray helped me."

"Lisanna's a fool to think that a Heartfilia could die from poison so quickly." I looked at the fragile window, "We need to get out now, let's return to my manor."

He slid his hand behind my neck and brought me closer. "Of course, after all I want to spend the night with you..." He whispered and blew hot breathes into my ear, sending chills down my spine.

He turned my face so I looked straight into his eyes. He closed his eyes and brought my face closer. Gently he sealed my lips with his and passionately kissed me, stealing my breath.

I pulled back and looked him in the eyes and nodded. He did too. He carried me princess style and walked out the room. We walked along the corridors and had Gray tail behind us.

"Gray go get a carriage and drive it to the front." Natsu ordered.

"Yes, my lord." He said and disappeared.

"Lucy, are you really alright?" He asked.

"The poison is fairly hard to eliminate, but I'm sure my body will be able to handle it, but probably not for long. I can feel it... the poison is spreading relatively fast." I admitted.

"I thought you could suppress it and seal it, with your remarkable recuperative skill can't you?" He asked sadly.

"Unfortunately, the intensity of the poison is worse than I thought."

"..." He fell silent.

We reached the front doors and pushed them open. I felt a pain in my chest and held the fabric tightly. The carriage came up to the front and Natsu sat inside with me lying against his arm and my head resting upon his shoulder.

The entire ride was silent. Though I could feel the pain that Natsu felt. I knew he didn't like the horrible news that I had told him. I knew he felt upset that another one of his beloved people were going away to never return...

We stopped at the front of the mansion, "Natsu, I will ask three wishes of you. They could be my last." I said weakly.

"What are they, my lady." He smiled bitterly.

"I will ask first to go to the rose garden where we first met." I said with a soft smile.

He carried me out. Gray tried to follow, "Gray..." He looked up, "Go rest, please just leave us alone for a while." Natsu asked.

Gray bowed and left to the carriage. Natsu carried me around the back of the mansion to the rose garden. Once we entered the garden, petals flew around us as if they were greeting and happy to see us.

I felt another suffocating pain in my chest. Time is running out, I'm at the brink of death to be exact. I must say what I need to. I must do what I need to. Tears left my eyes as I thought that time was the poison and the obstacle between Natsu and I right now.

"What is your next wish, my lady?"

"... my second... I just want to stay in your embrace until the end." I said while smiling.

"Until the end? Lucy, there will be no end, we will stay together for eternity, just like how our love will also last for eternity." He said as he hugged be according to my wish.

I smiled, "You know ever since I met you, my life has changed so much." He smiled as he said I too changed his life.

Tears dribbled down my cheeks, "I want us to grow old together. I want us to live together. I want more time, more time to love you. I don't want to leave you..." I sobbed.

He hugged me tighter, "I want our love to last eternity, and it will." He smiled warmly as he too started to tear up.

"Natsu..." I held his hand tightly, "I will wish my last..." He waited, "Let us meet again, we'll find each other, love each other, and marry. I regret not being able to marry you... So I will next time." I finished with tears.

"I promise... I promise that someday, I will find you again. I will love you again. I will kiss you again. I will marry you then." He promised with tears also.

Hello, I come back with another chapter of 'Royal Promise'. Thank you for all your support.

By the way, this will not be the end of Royal promise, there will be like what I think another 10 or more chapters.

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~Cheryl