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''Run, Lucy!'' Natsu's voice sounded in her ears so foreign like never before. They had been fighting some strange creature for a longer time now and it didn't seem to get weaker. But they did.

Lucy was already out of magic and also physical power. Natsu was also near his limit. There was nothing they could do.

And now the monster smashed Natsu into the nearest wall, making him scream out aloud what wasn't rare for him but the way his voice sounded was rare. Different from everything Lucy ever heard. It sounded so painful, so full of agony. Like all his bones broke at once.

And Lucy was not able to do anything. She was just laying there, watching how the monster slowly approached her.

Natsu desperately tried to stand up and fight it, to not let it close to her. But he as well, was done for. And then he screamed her name, like his life depended on it.

The next thing Lucy saw was how the monster gathered some magic for an attack and charge for her. She closed her eye, fearing to look into her certain death.

But it never came.

When she cracked open one eye she saw Natsu hovering above her, protecting her from the magic with his own body. He leaned down, carefully wrapping his arms around her head and torso, preventing anything from hitting her. She heard him cough at her side, his body was shaking.

''Natsu, stop...'' She begged him again and again. But he wouldn't listen to her. Instead he leaned down and whispered something with the last strength he had.

''I'm sorry, Lucy...'' And then the monster hid them with such force that his whole body was pressed down onto hers. She heard him scream and it hurt her so much. It hurt her more than when the magic just would have hit her instead of him.

After some time, it stopped. The magic and the screaming. When Lucy looked down onto herself she saw this body laying above her own. There was no breathing, no heartbeat.

Just a Natsu, who didn't do anything.

''Natsu?'' But he didn't answer.

''Come on, Natsu. You can't do this...'' She slowly lifted her torso, making Natsu's body roll off her slowly.

''Natsu... Don't... Don't leave me...'' She was already crying, feeling nothing but pure despair.

''NO!''

''NO!'' Lucy sat up in her bed, her face covered with tears. She was shaking when she looked down at her hands. She had to catch her breath and calm down, her chest was heaving way to fast. She was covered in sweat and her tears didn't seem to stop.

What a dream... She thought when she thought back. She never dreamed something like that before. Of course she had bad dreams but something so incredible hard for her to comprehend... She still didn't understand that Natsu really died in her dream, protecting her.

''Lucy?'' The girl startled when she heard the whisper from the side. She turned around a bit and looked into the black eyes of non other than Natsu. He had sneak up in her bed again during the night.

Lucy was fast on wiping her tears and hide her face in her blanket but Natsu knew something was wrong when he smelled her tears and fear clearly.

He also sat up and just pulled her crying form into his chest, earning only more silent cries.

''Hey, what's wrong?''

The girl only snuggled up to him, gripping his vest so tightly that she could actually rip it off.

It was a good feeling for her, that he was here right now, with her. She knew it was only a dream. And that he was here and gave her the comfort she needed was even better.

''Nothing.'' She chocked out, trying to get even closer to him. Natsu took a look down and saw her still shaking.

''You can't tell me it's nothing, Lucy.''

He wanted to pull her away slightly, so he would be able to look into her eyes but she wouldn't let him. When he felt her actually forcing herself against him he relaxed his arms and just hugged her again.

''So, what is it?''

Lucy only shook her head. ''Just a dream.''

''Must have been a bad one.''

''Kind of.''

He smiled a bit when Lucy's voice sounded familiar again.

Natsu carefully laid down again and pulled her with him. She rested her head on his shoulder, letting him hold her. She felt safe in his embrace, the warmth which was radiating from his body made her feel comfortable.

''What are you doing here anyway?'' Natsu laughed a bit when she was already falling back asleep, since he was there and there was no reason to be afraid.

''Felt like coming.''

''Can you stay?''

''Was planning to do so all along.''

He felt her smiling against him.

''Good.''

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