A/N: Okay guys, glad you all enjoyed last chapter, now here's some more! :) It's later than I wanted it to be, I've been busy over the past few days, but here ya go! :) Bixy is so cute... :) xx

Enjoy guys! :) xx

Evergreen's POV

I looked across the bed at Bix. He'd woken up a few months ago, and since then hadn't left her side for a moment. Laxus had left after he'd woken up, trying to distance himself from Lucy.

I knew he was out se4arching Magnolia for any form of magic that could help her wake up sooner, anything that would awaken her. Freed had accompanied him to try and keep his head on straight, and I'd stayed behind to look after Bix.

I remembered the day he woke up.

I'd heard him shouting from downstairs, and myself and Freed had ran up to see what was wrong, only to find Bix screaming for her, begging for her to open her eyes and swearing at himself, raging with his figure eyes out of control.

It broke my heart to see him this hurt.

We knew he wouldn't take it well; that he'd blame himself that she was like this, when he was her saviour. Laxus held him as he yelled and raged, easily restraining his straining body as he reached out to her. Eventually, Laxus had calmed him down, but he refused to leave her side, and took Laxus's chair to sit next to her, clinging onto her limp hand like a life line.

Since then, he hasn't left for more than a few hours, even then only under orders and leaving her under Laxus's care. He didn't trust anyone else with her.

I settled down into the comfy plush chair which had been moved into the infirmary so Lucy's visitors could sit in comfort when they spoke to her.

'You humans she knows need to speak to her, she can hear and it might give her some comfort. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!' Porlyusica's words had caused the guild to begin rushing up to the infirmary, desperate and uncontrolled as they wanted to speak to her to reassure her they were there for her and missed her.

Of course, Master had forced some kind of order in place and restricted visitors to a minimum, only Team Natsu and the Raijinshuu being allowed to visit, along with Levy, Mira, Cana and Juvia. Basically, the people he considered closest to Lucy carried messages from the other guild members and spoke to her almost constantly.

Team Natsu also took it upon themselves to keep her apartment under her lease, paying her rent for her. The Raijinshuu and Laxus however, we decided we would send money to Lucy's orphanage, to that Julia woman at every chance we got.

I had visited them only last week with a cheque from the last mission me, Freed and Laxus had completed, visiting the kids and taking back recorded lacrima messages for Lucy. They had been devastated to hear she was ill, but had jumped at the chance to create hundreds of get well cards and make her piles of presents.

Every time I visited, they asked whether she was nearly better yet, and I said every time, she'll be awake soon. It killed me to say that to those hopeful faces, and watch as their smiles dropped and they walked away dejected, some of the younger ones crying.

I'd heard some of their stories during my visits; about how Lucy had appeared with her spirits like an angel to defeat the monsters and dark mages or guilds that had massacred their village, or killed their parents. How she'd held them in her arms and told them they were safe, how she took them here and stayed with them for a few days to help them settle in, before having to leave to help other children.

These young children had already seen so much loss of life, and experienced such pain. I didn't know if they could cope with losing the one person who had been the light during their darkest hours.

I looked over at Bix to see he'd fallen asleep, his head resting on the bed beside her hand which he clutched gently between his large ones.

I smiled sadly as I leant forwards and carefully hugged Lucy, careful not to dislodge the tubes that ran out of her body.

'Lucy, please wake up soon. So many of us need you.' I backed away, careful my elbow or clothes didn't catch any of the delicate tubes that helped her live.

I looked across at Bix, and smiled sadly before silently leaving the infirmary, leaving him sleeping beside the one woman he loved more than life itself.

Bickslow's POV

I'd woken up over three months ago, and she still lay here, sleeping now with tubes sticking out of her arms and a mask feeding her body with oxygen, plastered on her face.

Wendy and Porlyusica have maintained a constant vigil over her; Porlyusica unwillingly moving into the room next door to the infirmary at the Master's request for her to treat Lucy. They came in every few hours to move her body, stretching out her legs and arms as well as rolling her over to avoid sores from developing on her creamy skin.

She never moved, she didn't speak, she didn't wake.

She breathed through that damn mask, appearing relaxed in sleep.

'I was afraid this would happen when you brought her back.' First's voice sounded beside me, and I turned to look at her. Ever had left during some time I'd been asleep, and I'd been alone with Lucy as usual. I frowned at First, her serious expression making me worry more than I had before.

'What do you mean Master?' I asked, my voice trembling of it's own volition before I could restrain the fear that seems to pulse through my body.

'The magic of Tenrou is pure magic, and it was forcibly fused inside her, practically making her an overpowered human missile. That old man was going to use her to fire that pure magic at Fairy Tail, destroying the entire guild and all the members in one fell swoop. So much magic around everything would cause our magical containers to explode inside of us and kill us instantly. Well, you seeing as I'm already dead.' She giggled slightly, floating as she swung her feet in the air as though she was on an invisible chair in the air.

'How come she's still alive then?' I managed to choke out, turning to stare at Lucy's unconscious body.

'Well, her magic had already fused with some of the Tenrou magic, so her body was more accepting of the whole amount, which is why the dark guild needed her rather than anyone else. Her body was capable of containing the magic for a short period before releasing it uncontrollably. She's incredibly lucky to be alive, and so are you.' I shut my eyes and focused on breathing, calming my hammering heart beat back to a normal pace.

'First... will she wake up? Please... tell me.' I didn't receive a reply for a while, and felt my hand tighten around her small, unmoving one, clinging onto her for she was my hope, the single thing that connected me to life and sanity. Without her, everything was meaningless again.

Finally, First replied.

'Yes, she will. You need to give her time, and she will. You've already saved her once, Bickslow. She'll find her way back to you, just talk to her, let her know you're still here. She can't see you sit beside her, but she can hear you my child.' I heard her giggle before she faded away.

I opened my eyes and stared down at her face, taking in every inch of her into my memory, forging it into my mind. Her soft skin that looked and felt like satin, her rosy lips that looked and tasted delicious against my own...

'Hey cosplayer. I've been sitting here for a while now, waiting for ya to wake up... I miss you love, so you got to come back soon, alright? I... damn I'm not good at this talking stuff... just, please, Lucy... wake up soon, alright?' The tears I hadn't been able to shed since seeing her like this finally broke free of the barrier I'd placed around my mind that protected me against the thought and idea of her being like this forever...

I sobbed like a baby, burying my face into her stomach and inhaling her unique, sweet smell that I'd grown to love.

I felt my totems nudge against my face, gently shoving me so I'd sit up. They pushed forward to rest against my chest, trying to offer me some form of silent comfort. I smiled down at them and gave them each a pat on their heads, watching as they visibly cheered up at the first smile I'd shown in months.

I reached out and ran a finger along her cheek, memorising the soft silk beneath my hands, committing every single detail into my mind as I stared down at her calm face that slumbered peacefully, unaware of anything outside of her dreams, except possibly the sounds of our voices.

'Listen close now Lucy love, I'll wait for you, however long it takes. I'll wait till you wake up, cause I won't accept the idea that you won't, you hear me love? I need you, Laxus needs you, so do Evergreen, Freed and the entire guild! That damned flame-brain's more depressed than Erza is, and she's still not eaten a crumb of cake for months waiting for you! Cana's even sober, you hear me? I know, I didn't believe it either, but she's not drunk a drop since you've been like this. It's too damn quiet without you love, so get your ass back here and wake up before I force you up. I know you're ticklish, so I'll give you another week before the tickle-attack commences, you hear me?' I smiled down at her, stroking small circles into her palm as I let the tears slide down my cheeks silently.

I leant crawled onto the bed beside her, careful not to nudge any of the needles in her arms, and placed one arm across her waist, hugging my body to hers, moulding myself to fit around her unconscious form. I rest my face on the pillow beside hers, my mouth beside her ear as I whispered desperately to her, closing my eyes to allow the last tears to escape.

'Please... come back to me love.' I stoked a hand through her soft golden hair, and gradually found myself slipping off to sleep as I breathed in her fresh smell that reminded me of vanilla.

'Please love... wake up.' I mumbled, finally falling prey to the exhaustion that had weighed heavily on my body over the past few weeks as I refused to sleep, and only watched over her.

Finally, I slept, holding her tightly against me and refusing to release her.

Lucy's POV

I was surrounded by darkness... floating in silence and nothingness.

Any noises that permeated my opaque surroundings were dull and muffled, like I was listening to someone speak to me while I was underwater...

I flailed around, desperate to reach the voices that were calling out to me, trying to understand what they were saying to me, screaming for them to speak louder...

I heard voice I recognised... Gray, Erza, Mira, Ever, Laxus... Bix...

I reached out my hand to what looked like a faint light far above me, miles and miles away, like a star in a pitch black night sky twinkling from a billion light-years away... desperately, I reached for it, knowing that it would be futile.

Suddenly, his voice became louder...

Please...come back to me love...

I felt my eyes widen as I renewed my efforts to reach that almost non-existent pinprick of light that stretched out far, far away from me.

Please love... wake up...

I narrowed my eyes, and started to work my way towards the light, now determined.

Bix sounded sad, and I was the cause of it...

I'm coming Bixy... I'll be back soon, just wait a little longer...