Ohiya! I'm actually considering making this a NatsuxMira even though I'm not much into romance… So, I'll let you decide. Should it turn out to be NatsuxMira? Also, one more thing, I felt like posting this chapter earlier before the other stories that need posting to say sorry for the little wait. Hope you like it! I also apologize for OOC in Mira! Please leave a review and favorite! Farewell and Enjoy!

-Let there be midnight

ME NO OWN FAIRY TAIL!

Tears that Make a River

Mira sat beside Natsu as he slept peacefully, her hands her in her lap as she fiddled with them endlessly. Next to her sat Lucy and Erza as Happy sat next to Natsu's head on the bed. Gray stood in the corner next to the window, arms cross and leaning against the wall. All their eyes were transfixed on Natsu, well except for Mira that is. Mira's bangs covered her eyes as she felt tears well in the blue deeps.

"It's my fault…" she whispered softly. Tears softly fell off of her delicate cheeks and onto her hands as she cried, the guilt overwhelming her. The four looked at Mira in surprise; neither of them could utter a single word as they stared at her speechless. "It's all my fault." she whispered louder, her voice cracking as the tears rushed faster down her face. Her bangs still covered her eyes as she stared at her fiddling hands, her bottom lip trembling. "I-If I wasn't careless… N-Natsu wouldn't… he wouldn't..." She couldn't finish her sentence as her hands flew to her eyes as she wept. Erza's and Lucy's eyes softened considerably as they each put a hand on her shaking back, offering her their comfort.

"Mira don't say that." Lucy said softly as she managed to get Mira to look at her. Lucy felt her heart shatter at the pitiful expression the older girl gave her. A lump formed in her throat as she forced it down to continue on speaking. "Natsu wouldn't want you to blame yourself, you know that much." Lucy pointed out. Mira's bottom lip continued to tremble as more tears cascaded down her cheeks as she flung herself at Lucy and cried into her friends shoulder. Lucy frowned softly, hating to hear her friend's broken cries as she hugged her back, rubbing soothing circles on her back as Mira sobbed.

"Lucy's right." Erza interjected, catching the attention of the white haired girl. Mira lifted her head slightly from Lucy's shoulder to look at Erza; never did she break the comforting embrace Lucy gave her.

"How do you know?" Mira asked, glaring through the tears as she released herself from Lucy. Her voice was cold and harsh, making Erza flinch from the tone she used. "Natsu is in a coma! And you sure as hell wouldn't be able to tell if he would blame me!" Mira screeched, making Erza's violet eyes widen in surprise.

"Mira…" Erza whispered, not believing the words her kind friend had just screamed.

"Shut up!" Mira screeched louder, her voice a higher pitch. "You weren't there! You weren't there! You were not able to help Natsu! I wasn't on guard! I should've been…! I-it's all my f-fault…" Mira broke off, the lump in her throat becoming larger to the point where she couldn't speak anymore. Tears fell faster down her face as she fell off the chair and to her knees, hugging herself as she shook from the broken cries that left her lips.

"Mira," Gray said softly, pushing off the wall he leaned on and slowly approached her. Mira's head snapped up as she glared at Gray with hatred and anger he thought he would never see from the gentle and kind girl.

"Shut up! All of you!" Mira snapped just as Erza stood up, along with Lucy. Lucy reached over Natsu and grabbed the shell-shocked cat, Erza motioning for the door to tell Gray that they should leave Mira alone with Natsu.

When the four left the crying girl alone with the peacefully sleeping Natsu, Mira slowly sat up and crawled to his bedside, grabbing his soft-surprisingly cool-hand in hers.

"I'm sorry Natsu." she whimpered, her tears falling on his hand. "I promise that I will get you out of this coma and find whoever did this and hunt them down." she growled, barring her teeth as she felt rage pulse through her veins. "I swear."

~Deep Within Natsu's Mind~

Natsu sat in fettle position as he rocked himself slowly, his head in-between his knees. Darkness swirled about the pink haired boy, it wasn't the calming type, no, it was the cold and fearful type. And what made it worst, voices kept coming out of it, torturing Natsu to no end.

He brought his hands up to his pink hair and tugged as tears trailed down his face. He just wanted it to stop! Why won't it stop? Why won't the voices leave him? Why won't they go away? He kept asking himself over and over, not an answer coming to mind.

"Please stop… I beg of you…" Natsu whimpered. The voices seemed to dislike that as they got louder and more plentiful, splitting Natsu's skull apart with pain.

A screech tore through the darkness as Natsu's head snapped upwards, his mouth agape as he screamed louder and louder, hoping to warn the voices away with his pained scream. The voices did not heed as they got closer and closer to Natsu. Natsu's tears never stopped, but continued to flow endlessly as the pain increase greatly in his head till it couldn't be bared with much longer.

The scream quickly receded as Natsu's voice grew hoarse and his throat felt scratchy and stung from over use. His hands never left his head as he rocked back and forth, his eyes wide and scared as they focused in on nothing in the darkness, for what was there to focus on?

"Please…" Natsu whispered brokenly. "Go away…"