Edit: Welp, this chapter turned out way shorter than the first one, so I'm adding this one right away.
Natsu POV
I left Lucy's house, taking quick glances behind me every so often. She was being awfully slow with those keys... I wonder why? And why does she keep glancing towards me? Oh well. It doesn't matter.
I thought about sneaking back into her house, but... Lucy seemed really mad this morning. I'll let her have a night alone...
I got home and laid on my bed, still thinking about Lucy before I drifted to sleep.
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It was completely dark besides the light of my flames as I beat up the opponent in front of me. I should've been unconscious, maybe even dead, many injuries covering me from head to toe.
But I couldn't fall. Lucy was laying on the ground behind me, unable to fight, just barely hanging on to life. Her scent was only just reaching my nose, almost completely masked by the heavy smell of blood. I had to make sure she would keep hanging on! There's no time to even worry for a moment about my own injuries!
I keep fighting, hitting this guy with as much force as I can.
I miss a beat and get knocked back, landing by Lucy. I can smell her scent a little better, but I can also smell her blood a lot more. I hear her shallow breathing only because of my heightened senses. I have to get up! I can't let Lucy die! Not while I'm sitting here doing nothing!
I want to- need to- get up and beat this guy so that he can't hurt Lucy anymore!
But instead of getting up, I feel myself continue to fall into blackness. Lucy! Lucy!
I manage to groan out her name.
"...Lucy..."
I hear her breath change as she manages to scramble over to me.
"I'm here!" I felt myself continue to tumble towards death. But I couldn't fall. Especially when I still haven't told Lucy that I...
"...Lucy... I..."
"Hold on just a little longer, Natsu! Wendy will come, she'll heal you!"
She and I both knew that her words were false.
She spoke some more, but I couldn't make it out.
Suddenly, I saw a flash of light as our enemy shot his magic at Lucy.
"Lucy!"
I screamed her name as I wrapped my arms around Lucy's body just as it went limp. It was just then that I went limp as well. Lucy was the last thing I felt.
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"LUCY!" I darted up in my bed. I was drenched in sweat and breathing extremely heavily. My hands were both lit with fire. I later realized how lucky I had been to not start a fire in my sleep. Without thinking, I darted out of my house, heading straight for Lucy's. I had to make sure she was okay!
When I got there, I was surprised to find that the window was unlocked. I snuck in quietly to see Lucy twisting and turning in her bed. It's unusual for me, but I turned and closed the window. I was about to go wake Lucy up and comfort her, but then I realized that she was already awake. I darted behind her couch to hide as she got up and walked around, seeming nervous.
I was too scared to watch Lucy, but I heard a click and saw light, meaning she had turned on the lamp at her desk. After a second, I heard a very slight russling of paper and a click as the lamp was turned off.
Her breathing had an instant change. Starting out frantic and quick, it was then slowing to a steady, calm breath. But what had caused her nervousness to begin with? Did something happen to her? Whatever she was scared about , though, it wouldn't hurt her as long as I was there. I wouldn't let my nightmare become real. But what had calmed her down so easily?
These thoughts accompanied me as I accidentally drfited to sleep behind Lucy's couch, calmer from the nightmare knowing that Lucy was safe now.
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Lucy POV
I woke up feeling unnaturally cold. Then I remembered why: I had kicked Natsu out. Well, this was the last night I would keep Natsu out. I would tell him today that the ban was forever lifted, and maybe even tell him how I feel. The window was closed, which left me feeling dissapointed.
I put on a pink tank top with a skirt, the outfit I had worn during the Galuna Island 'visit'. I left the scarf on, not even thinking about why.
I went into my bathroom to brush my teeth before coming back out to the main room. The window was open now, but I didn't think anything of it or really realize it; my window was almost always open in the morning.
I then left my apartment. I tried to decide whether to go to the guild or to Natsu's house, but before I could, I heard a crash from underneath my window.
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Natsu POV
I woke up to the sound of Lucy groaning as she awoke. It disoriented me for a moment that I was behind Lucy's couch instead of on her bed, but then I remembered last night. Or maybe it was this morning? I wasn't too sure what time it had been when I snuck in.
I heard Lucy's bathroom door shut and knew that now was my chance to get out. I didn't really feel like dying.
I opened the window and hopped down. Looking back up, I noticed that I had accidentally left Lucy's window open, but now it was too late to fix it. Lucy would be out any second, so I had to get away before she found out that I was here.
When my dragon ears picked up the click of Lucy's doorknob as it began to turn, my eyes darted around, looking for a place to hide.
I jumped up to the only place I could see: Lucy's window.
Except I didn't grab the window- or rather, my hand slipped off the sill.
I fell onto my back to the ground with a crash and braced myself for Lucy's yelling.
This chapter is way shorter than the first one ('*.* )