Failure

"I can't believe we failed."

"It's my fault...I'm sorry Erza..."

"Don't. We knew there was a high chance of failing this job." Erza said quietly.

"We didn't even save those people. The monsters won."

"It really doesn't matter anymore...we died."

"..."

"We're still together Lucy."

Lucy and Erza looked down at the scene before them. The guild was mourning for their lost friends. Erza and Lucy had been killed on a mission. They were never going to return. The fact of that hit Natsu hard. He ran towards his friends graves screaming.

"Dammit! Erza! Lucy! Why? Why..." Natsu collapsed on his knees and dropped his head. "Why did you leave us?"

Erza and Lucy looked at their friend. "I'm sorry Natsu..." Lucy started to cry and Erza wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"We didn't want to leave you guys behind." Erza said as her own tears fell.

…...

Erza and Lucy ran through the woods. Both were covered in cuts and even deeper gashes. They were running from a giant demon. Lucy had lost her spirit keys and Erza was running low on magic. They had to find shelter or that beast would kill them. Erza could hear more monsters in the distance. Lucy saw a small cave up ahead and pointed it out to Erza.

"Let's...go!" Erza said. Lucy nodded her head and they sprinted towards the cave. They could feel the ground shaking from the demons chasing them. They made it to the cave and went into a small crevice between some rocks. Both girls focused on catching their breath as they listened for the demons.

"Lucy?"

"Yeah Erza?"

"I'm sorry..."

"This isn't your fault."

"I asked you to come with me."

"And I agreed to come."

"You know we can't win?" Erza asked weakly.

Lucy had never heard Erza sound...well scared. "I had a feeling..." Lucy looked at the darkness in front of her. For the first time since she started dating Erza, she felt sadness creep into her heart. "Maybe they will go away?"

Erza closed her eyes tight. "They don't stop after they get a taste of blood. At least not until they kill us."

Lucy sighed and grabbed Erza's hand. "I'm not going to leave your side."

"I was afraid you would say that."

"What do we do Erza?"

For the first time, Erza had no idea what to do. "I don't know..." Erza turned her head to the entrance of the cave where she heard a noise. Her pulse picked up and she held Lucy's hand tighter. Lucy got as close to Erza as she could. One of the demons had found its way into the cave. It walked in front of them and stopped as it sniffed the air. It let out a shriek. Erza knew right away that they had been found.

"I'm scared..." She whispered. Lucy kissed her neck. Erza could feel something wet drop on her skin. Lucy was crying. Erza couldn't even stop her own tears. Her and Lucy were not going to be able to escape this. She was so frightened of losing her lover.

"I am too Erza. Probably more than you."

The demon turned on its heels and torn at the crevice they were hiding in. Erza got cut by one of its claws. She hissed in pain. More and more demons entered the cave. The first one grabbed Erza out and then another demon clawed its way to Lucy. Screams filled the cave. Blood splattered the walls.

'I'm so sorry Lucy.' Erza thought as her body was slammed into a wall.

"Lucy!"

'It's not your fault Erza...I shouldn't have gotten in the way...' Lucy thought as the beast torn into her stomach.

"Erza!"

Neither of them could do anything. It was the end. "I love you..." Erza and Lucy both whispered their last words at the same time.

…...

Erza and Lucy watched as, one by one, their friends left the cemetery.

"They look so sad." Lucy said.

"They will learn to move on though. Losing friends is never easy, but they will be fine."

"I guess you're right."

"We should get going Lucy."

"Okay."

Sure they had failed their mission and died, but they were together. Natsu and the rest of the guild had went and killed all the demons that had plagued the village and killed their friends. Natsu had even gone to the cave where Lucy and Erza breathed their last breaths. It was a sad day, but eventually they learned that everyone is capable of failure, even the great Titania and the strongest celestial wizard.