For The Love Of Nalu

Chapter 22

Theme: Someday (AU)

(Warning, this is pretty sad.)

A pink haired man stood in the kitchen of a tiny apartment. His charcoal eyes were fixed on the busy street below. Something weighed heavily upon his heart as he withheld the tears that were threatening to fall.

It was such a simple argument, it should have never went that far. They have had the same one many times before, so why was this time any different? And here he stood, alone, with an ache in his chest that he couldn't dull. It's been three days since he last saw her. Three days of no phone calls, no texts, nothing. She hasn't even come home.

The sound of the door unlocking pulled him from his thoughts. His dark eyes widened when he spotted the blond walk in. She stopped just a foot inside and closed the door. Leaning against it, tears leaked from her chocolate eyes. They were red, blood shot, as if she had been crying for all of those three days that she had been gone.

His heart pounded wildly within his chest as he stared at her. It was a mild argument, so why take it this far? They have had worse so why was she so upset? She fell to her knee's as sobs shook her body. He took a step closer as her eyes scanned over the apartment. They seemed to land on a few stray things, mostly his, before the tears swelled up once more.

"Lucy." Natsu whispered. He was unsure what to do. The girl didn't even glance his way, it was as if she was completely ignoring him. Did he hurt her that bad? But he had no choice. His job isn't something that could be put off. She knew all of this when they got together.

She reached out, picking up the mail that laid on the floor. At the bottom of the pile sat a newspaper from two days ago. She glanced at the envelopes that the pinkette had ignored before she sat them to the side. Her brown eyes scanned the front page of the newspaper before the tears seemed to intensify. Her eyes turned away, as if they burned at just the sight of it.

The blond picked herself up from off the floor and made her way across the apartment. Her steps were slow and hesitant, as if she were afraid of something. He followed her into the one bedroom they had and watched as she stopped at the bottom of the bed. Her hands cupped her face and her sobs continued to fall.

"Lucy please." Natsu pleaded. He couldn't stand to see her like this. Why was she so torn up? She took a deep breath before reaching under the bed and grabbing out a suitcase. Onyx eyes widened before he took a step closer. What was she doing? "Lucy," He spoke more frantically. Was she really leaving him over something like that? "Please don't do this."

No words came from the blond as she hastily began throwing her clothes into the pink suitcase. Drawer after drawer was emptied before she got to one and paused. Natsu had realized that this was his drawer, the one that held his t-shirts. With trembling hands she reached forward and slowly opened it. Her delicate fingers traced over the shirts, pausing on each one as if recalling the memories behind them.

"Lucy please! Talk to me! Tell me what's wrong. Don't do this!" Natsu begged. He stood beside her but she refused to look at him. She slammed the suitcase shut once she finally finished and took one last look at the bed that she leaned against. As the tears leaked from her eyes, she turned and walked out of the room. She slammed her suitcase onto the small dinning table fit for two causing the vase that sat on top the tumble to it's side, leaking its contents onto the floor. Neither of them paid any mind to the spill as he continued to follow her. She walked over to the small closet that held their jackets before prying it open.

"Lucy will you please just talk to me!" The dark orbs couldn't hold back the tears any longer. He was losing her. He truly was and it seemed as if there was nothing he could do about it. She grabbed a jacket out from the closet before glancing at the one next to hers. The red sweatshirt hung there, shaking slightly from the force she used when she ripped hers from the hanger.

She turned, not even caring to close the door and went back towards the suitcase. She grabbed the handle and walked away leaving a trail of her footprints from the water on the floor. His heart was breaking as he watched the love of his life walk away from him. He chased after her not caring about the spill but failed to notice that only one set of footprints were left behind.

The blond climbed into the beat up car and slammed the door. She sat there sobbing behind the steering wheel as Natsu pounded on the driver side window. "Lucy please! Don't do this to me! I love you, you can't just leave like this!"

She started the engine, the tears clouding her eyes. Natsu banged against the window with all his might, yet it didn't even tremble. "Lucy no! Please no! Don't leave me! I love you, I love you so much! Why are you doing this?!" She began to pull from the curb but Natsu followed as she slowly pulled off. "Lucy wait!"

She picked up speed causing Natsu to fall behind. He ran with all his might, chasing the blond that was leaving his life for good. He ran after the rear of the car as Lucy adjusted the rear view mirror. Natsu chocked on his sobs as he continued to scream out to her, not realizing that within the rear view mirror, he held no reflection.

The car was now moving to quick for him to keep up. He turned down an alley, ready to cut her off. Racing forward he stopped in the road just in time to see her coming to the light. His heart leaped into his throat when he noticed the light was red yet she didn't slow. The car continued to speed down towards him before entering the intersection.

A horn blazed from the opposite direction, sounding so distant as time slowed. Widened charcoal eyes watched as the side of their car was hit by an oncoming tractor and trailer. The weight of the large vehicle pushed their tiny Honda to the side before it began to flip. Natsu's heart had stopped beating in this moment.

He dropped to his knees, his tears falling to the asphalt below him as people began to crowd around the destroyed vehicle. The sound of police sirens screeched but he paid no mind. An ambulance pulled up and they immediately began working on clearing the crowd and removing the blond from the car.

No one noticed the unscathed blond that came from the car, all too busy staring at the one still inside. She walked forward, a light smile placed upon her pink lips. She continued to walk down the road, her heels making no sound against the pavement. She stooped right in front of the pink haired man who sobbed on the ground.

His cloudy eyes could barely make out the set of feet that stood in front of him. His eyes trailed up the long creamy legs, passed the tiny waist and large bust before landing on the mocha brown eyes that he had grown to love. They held that very same warmth he knew so well. She smiled down at him, the same smile that could always brighten up his day.

His eyes widened, convinced that what he was seeing is nothing more than a mere illusion. His dark eyes trailed back to the overturned Honda, he could still see the blond hair that fell out from the driver side window. But how? How could this be possible? A giggle caught his attention and he turned back to the woman in front of him.

"Silly, are you just going to sit there all day?" That voice, that oh so heavenly voice that he had missed since the argument. The one he yearned for, the same one he wanted to hear for eternity. He stood up, blushing slightly while his eyes stayed locked upon the brown ones of his wife.

"Lucy, I don't understand." He said slowly. Nothing was making sense to him. Once more he heard that sweet-sweet giggle of hers.

"Why would you want to? I am happy with the way things are." She smiled once more, causing the pinkette's famous grin to return to his lips. She was right, he had her here and now and that's all that mattered. She walked closer, planting a light kiss upon her husbands lips before he placed his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer.

They walked off with a smile upon their faces. The wind picked up slightly, blowing the front page of a newspaper through the street. A picture of a handsome male with pink locks was plastered on the front. A large grin adorned his lips and his eyes shined with excitement. But the bold black letters next to it told a different story.

Local firefighter killed in explosion.

Well, I'm back with another chapter for you. This theme was inspired by the music video to Someday by Nickelback. Very sad video but great none the less. Sorry about not giving you the theme last time around. To be honest, I didn't have my book with me and I could remember the next theme to save my life. So I wrote that it was a secret so that I could post the chapter. Anywho, I know that this chapter is sad but I really hope that you liked it. Also I hope you all understood what I was hinting at up there in the chapter. If not then I shall explain.

Natsu died in an explosion as a firefighter, but he doesn't realize he is dead. Him and Lucy had an argument about how often he has to work and he died right after that thus them never making up afterwards and the reason behind her absence was that she didn't want to return to their shared apartment so soon. She still didn't want to return just yet but she needed some of her things. Lucy herself got into the car accident and died and that is why she is now able to see Natsu and speak with him.

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