A/N: Man updating three stories at a time is rough XD But I'll keep trying my best! :D

Hope you enjoy this chapter, the next chapter might be the last, I'm not sure yet ;-;

But anyways enjoy ^.^

Location: Middle of the Desert

Date: April 18, 2030

(Gray's pov)

"Impossible….", Death whispered in front of me as she went down on her knees.

"Master…...is…..dead?", she shook her head frantically.

"No way it can't be true!"

'What the hell is she talking about?'

"Oi! What's wrong?! Why did you stop fighting all of a sudden?! I was just getting warmed up!", I shouted at her, seeing if she would take the bait and continue attacking me.

But she didn't move she just stayed on the ground shocked.

"Well if you're not going to attack, then I will!"

"Ice Sword!", I spawned my trusty ice sword and charged at her.

"W-Wait!", she put both of her hands in front of her.

"No! I have to end you quickly! I've already wasted too much time on you!", I continued charging until I was right in front of her.

I placed the tip of my sword on her neck and looked her straight in the eyes.

"Any last words?"

"Master's dead, so there is no point to my existence. Kill me!"

"Wait a minute, what did you just say?"

"Master is dead"

'No way! Natsu took care of him?!'

"And what are you going to do about it?"

"There's nothing I can do, I have no purpose if he's dead…..so please finish me off"

'This would be the perfect time to gather intel!'

"Not until you answer all of my questions!"

"That is something I can't do…."
"And why the hell not?"

She pulled out her black magnum and pointed it right next to her head.

'Tsk! She wouldn't dare!'

"I cannot give you any information, I'd rather kill myself than give you intel"

"Then let me ask you just one thing"

"What is it?"

"How do I become human again?"

"..."

"You…..can't"

"Don't say that! There has to be some way! Like some operation-

"The technology in your body has already become one with your body. There's no going back anymore, if you try to take it out of your body, then you'll end up dead"

'No…..it can't be true! You mean, I'll have to remain a weapon of destruction….forever?!'

I didn't know what I was feeling at that point. Everything seemed confusing to me, and I just couldn't take it.

"No…..", I whispered as my raven colored bangs covered my eyes.

"...There has to be some way….to become normal again"

"The only other way is death"

My eyes widened, 'S-She's….right! If I die then this nightmare….will disappear!'

I lowered my sword and pointed the tip towards my chest.

'If I stop my heart, then I'll be free…..free from this nightmare…'

"So you've chosen my path, huh? Then how about we both go together at the same time", she put her hand on the trigger and shoved the magnum right on her head.

"Let's leave this cruel world together"

'Yeah….together….'

"Three….."

'Do I really want to do this?! Is this the right choice?!'

"Two…."

'I'm sorry everyone…..I just can't handle this! There's no way we can go back to our normal lives after this!'

"One…"

'I guess this is it. I can finally leave this hell'

I closed my eyes and shoved the sword right towards my chest. But I didn't feel it move.

"Is this what you really want?"

I opened my eyes and saw Laxus gripping the sword, with all his might.

"Laxus….."

"You're a coward if you choose this path, but if it's really something you want to do then I have no right to stop you"

I fell to my knees and sobbed uncontrollably.

'At least I can still cry'

"I still can't believe you thought of doing that! Are you stupid!"

I could feel Laxus glaring at the back of my head, as I tried my best to stop crying.

"Did you even think?! No of course you didn't! You idiot!"

"WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?!", I shouted on the top of my lungs making Laxus back up.

"I-I…...We're not humans anymore! How can we continue living after this?!"

Laxus walked up to me and slapped me right in the face. I remained stunned as my eyes trembled at him.

"You're crying aren't you?! That's a sign that you're still a human! Feelings are what make us humans! And you still have them! So stop with this bullshit!"

"I-I…"

"He's right you know", Death whispered as I looked over at her.

"I ended up being a clone of your friend Lucy, so I never got to have any feelings of my own. Everything I did was just because I was ordered to do it, I never got to do anything I wanted to do. But now I have the chance to do so"

She smiled softly, "Gray, I know we were enemies, but I want you to keep living. Live the life that I never got to experience. Spend some time with your friends, find happiness, don't come with me. I might've asked you to join me, but I've changed my mind stay here with your friends and try to live happily"

"Happily?"

She nodded, "Yes, it's finally over, be the happiest you've ever been, don't let your power overwhelm you"

"What's with the sudden change of heart?", Laxus asked bluntly

"I'm not quite sure myself, I guess I just wanted to help somebody one last time.

"Last time?", Laxus asked

She nodded, "Yup, my life ends here"

"Wait!", I yelled

"Sorry Gray, but I can't anymore, I will end all of this now"

"No! Wait! I-I-

"Goodbye Gray, Laxus, good luck"

"No! Don't do it!"

CLACK!

(Natsu's pov)

"Dad…...I…"

I stood over my Dad's motionless body as tears flowed down my cheeks and onto his face.

"Even in death you're still protecting me! But I…...I couldn't protect you!"

I slumped down right next to him and cried onto his chest.

"Why?...Why didn't I listen to you…...why did this all happen?! WHY COULDN'T I PROTECT YOU!"

I could feel a warm hand on my shoulder, followed by a hug.

"Lucy?..."

She hugged me tighter.

"I just can't stand to see you like this! It hurts…"

"Lucy…."

"It's all my fault! If I didn't let him capture me then….your Dad wouldn't have…"

"Lucy…..please stop"

"I'm so sorry Natsu….please forgive me", she whispered as tears also flowed down her cheeks.

"LUCY!"

I gripped her shoulders and made her face me.

"Stop apologizing! You didn't do anything!"

"Yes I did! I-

I did the first thing in my head, I placed my lips on hers and hugged her tightly.

She was surprised at first, but she soon fell into the spell of the kiss.

I've always wanted to kiss her, to hold her protectively in my arms. I just didn't want to let her go.

We soon pulled apart for air, but I continued to hold her tightly into my arms.

"Stop blaming yourself Lucy, it was my fault for not being strong enough. Back on our missions you were always the one who protected me, so now I want to be able to protect you. So from now on I promise to always protect you and love you"

Lucy's eyes widened as she stared into mine.

"D-Do you really mean it?", she asked softly.

I rested my forehead on hers and smiled softly.

"Cross my heart"

(Lucy's pov)

My heart stopped as soon as he spoke those words.

I've always wanted to hear him say those words to me. And hearing them now just made me feel all sorts of emotions.

"I love you Natsu", I whispered softly as we both stood up and stared at the warm sunlight that entered through the hole of the cave.

"I love you too, Lucy"

This mission might've started out into a nightmare, but now it was turning into a dream come true.