Chapter 20

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Natsu's POV

She looked at me with emotional eyes. I didn't how she felt, was she sad that I'm about to die? Or she happy that we can meet again?

"Lucy, I have made my decision. Beings live once and sadly you have already died. I'm sure there are a lot of things you regret that you haven't finished." She smiled, "I too, have unfinished business on earth, but being with you means more to me. I realize how much I love you and need you..."

I looked down upon the fragile looking vile that laid on my palm. I swallowed hard. I tore the lid off and brought the edge to my lips. The cold bitter liquid trickled down my throat.

The vile fell from my hands and shattered on the floor of the gazebo. I dropped to the floor and clutched my chest as I felt a piercing pain followed by a squeeze, the torture continued. I groaned in agony. Warm hands touched my cheek as Lucy held me close to her.

Slowly my feet felt numb, the feeling detonated throughout my body from my toes to the tip of my fingers. I was paralyzed, moving a muscle sent a great shock wave of pain to my heart. I looked up powerlessly and into the endless sky with Lucy's head at the corner of my eye. Slowly bit by bit my vision blurred, my blood boiled no more and the speed of my heartbeat decreased.

I smiled whilst tears ran down my cheeks. Tears knowing it was over, it was all over with just a vile of poison. But I'm content and smiling, knowing that I'm finally going to be by my love's real side. Everything stopped... Movement, time and heart. I breathed my last and closed my eyes.

I opened them again. My surroundings were different. This was much different to mother earth. My feet held themselves up on nothing as if I was somewhat flying, the overwhelming first feeling frightened me only to be later replaced by a powering excitement. The place was filed with clouds and a bright pure white light. Questions tumbled within me; Where am I? Am I dead? Where's Lucy?

"Natsu..." I froze. The voice that I would recognize anywhere. Every word was heard as a sweet melody. So sweet as if her voice itself was made of delicious honey.

My feet are pinned to the spot. It felt intense, the air was sharp so sharp that even the slightest movement could mean certain death. I want to turn around. I want to turn around and bring this woman into my embrace to never let go. I want her to melt in my arms. I want to seal our lips with a kiss.

I swung my body around and my breath hitched. She stood before me, the beautiful Lucy. Still as innocent as I saw her the fist time in my life. Still the same as that day...

She burst through the door as if her lifetime dream were behind it. My eyes widened as the scenery captured me. Rose petals flew around her, like the maiden herself was secretly a rose. Her eyes glistened in the radiant sunlight. Her hair scattered like a nest around her head when she lied down upon the grass. Her smile itself warms your heart, enough to shame the sun.

I smiled as a flashback slipped by, playing cinematic-ally before my eyes.

"Lucy..." I whispered.

She smiled warmly.

"Come closer..." I told her.

She took a step.

"Closer..." She took several steps until she was mere inches from me.

I yanked her arms, pulling her into my body, "Do you know how much 'closer' is?"

I felt her smile into my chest.

She looked up and into my eyes, "Natsu..." she whispered. Slowly her eyes and her voice becoming alluring.

"Lucy..." I whispered in the same manner.

I drew her face in closer to mine. I cupped her chin and placed my lips softly onto hers. She melted into the kiss, as did I. I backed up to gain oxygen, only to be pulled into another kiss this time more heated and passionate.

Lucy's POV

We floated into the gazebo in Dragneel manor and talked. Natsu telling me of how heartbreaking ym death was and how lonely he was for the past half a year more.

Along the conversation, the topic of rebirth crossed us.

"What are we going to do about rebirth?" I asked curiously as the idea found its way into my head.

"...Can't we stay here forever? In this, 'heaven'?" He replied.

I thought about what he said for a moment.

"I want to stay in this place forever with you. I want to wake up each morning with you... We can marry here, love here. Find our family members that were sadly lost." He said.

"Natsu... I want to experience love on earth with you once again... I want to feel the joy of falling in love with you again. I want to feel the joy of kissing you for the first time again. I want to feel the joy of being married on earth to you..."

"...Okay" He smiled, "I will find you, love you, and marry you." He winked.

I giggled, "You make me flustered still..."

"Let's go!" He shouted.

I kissed his passionately on the lips and our bodies faded away into a running stream of water that dropped onto the face of earth, close to each other.

No matter how far he went I always dragged my self closer to him.

I opened my eyes. I sprung up to test my body. But I feel strange...I remember so many things. Flashbacks of the past ran through my brain. I held my head tightly and fell to the ground. The face of a man appeared in my eyes...

I know him. I need to find him. I need to tell him something. I... Belong to him.

...Natsu!

Hello everyone! I presented the 20th chapter of 'Royal Promise'.

Thank you, for your support. I don't know how, but you all just do. You support not only the story, but me also.

How was this chapter? It's come to the point where they are re-birthed. They won't be different people. They'll be the same name, face and soul. I don't know about body.

By the way was this chapter short? I think it is... I'm sorry! Tomorrow there might be an update. I'm not too sure. But... I've caught a fever, I won't be able to think in this state but I'll try my best for all fellow readers.

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~Cheryl