Gotta keep running to their house Natsu thought as he ran passed streets. He turned the corner and he recognized the familiar neighborhood. Their it is! He raced down the block.
Natsu then smells a familiar scent of a young boy. Romeo!? He quickly headed towards the front door and peeked inside from the living room window. He then saw Romeo holding Nashi, his daughter. So that's the mage the man hired... thank god Natsu was relieved. When his daughter was born, Romeo and his father had gone too a mission, it wasn't until Today that he and his father returned.
I should probably get moving before he notices me or the parents comeback Natsu moved quickly towards ths woods he crept on in the morning.
It wasn't until a few moments later that they came back. "We're back." Was the first sentence that was said as the door opened.
Natsu couldn't hear beyond the door. He saw the gestures and the lip movement of the conversation. What are they talking about? Natsu wasn't that good at lip reading. The only words he could make out were Thanks, Good Job and Pay.
The door finally opened. "Thanks again for taking care of our baby." Said the tall man.
"You're welcome," Romeo said as he walked out of the house. "I still feel like I've seen that baby before though."
The words caught Natsu by surprised. Familiar!? Natsu thought as he tried to process what Romeo meant by that.
"Well then I'll be on my way then." Romeo waved goodbye.
The couple waved goodbye and closed the door.
"Man," Romeo thought out loud. "Why did that baby look so familiar!?" Romeo then folded his arms across his chest and walked down.
Natsu could only stare from where he was at. He did not want to alert the boy.
"Hmm?" Romeo felt he was being watched. He turned to look and saw Magnolia's forest. "Nothing." He turned back walked down the street.
Natsu was hiding behind a tree. That was close He thought as he came out of hiding. Romeo was nowhere to be seen anymore. Good, he's gone now Natsu sighed.
Natsu laid back where he once was.
Darkness loomed over as the sun went down. Though he can still see, Natsu saw ftom the house's living room window that the couple were giving all the attention and love that Nashi needed. She's in good hands Lucy Natsu looked up at the stars and smiled.
A tear rolled down his cheek. "Lucy, I miss you." He said underneath his breath.
He took off his backpack and laid out his covers on the ground. After a few minutes, Natsu had fallen asleep.
As the moon raised from the sky, the sounds of owls crept along the woods. Hoot hoot! An owl from above singed along with the sounds of crickets.
CRACK! Was the sound of a twig break as it was stepped on.
Natsu woke up and was alarmed of someone's presence. "Who's there?" Natsu raised a fist, readying for an attack.
The sounds of footsteps came along closely. "Answer me!" Natsu yelled. "Who the hell is there!?"
A shadow crept and the only figured shown was somebody in a dark cloak and started to runaway. Natsu got up and quickly followed the person. "Hey," he yelled once more. "Who the hell are you?"
As they ran deep in the woods, both the mysterious person and Natsu made it to an open field where the full moon shined on. The mysterious person turned around. "Are you finally gonna tell me who the hell you are?" Natsu again readied his fists.
He couldn't see the person's face but the person reached out it's hand. "What are you doing?" Natsu wasn't sure what this person had in store for him.
The person unexpectedly put it's hands on it's hood and pulled. "N-no way!" Natsu couldn't believe who was under the hood.
"Natsu." The familiar face said.
"LUCY!?" Natsu slowly put his fists down and ran towards her. "You're alive?"
"No," Lucy was then hugged and tackled by an overjoyed Natsu. "This isn't real."
"What do you mean this isn't real!?" Natsu said.
"Me," Lucy explained. "I'm not real."
Natsu couldn't believe it. "W-what do you mean?" Natsu couldn't still grasp the situation.
Lucy was underneath Natsu. "I'm not real." She said once more.
"T-then this is a dream?" Natsu got off of Lucy and sat down with his legs crossed.
Lucy then herself sat down the same way, across from the pinkettes position. "Yes."
"So," Natsu held back his tears. "Y-you're not real?"
"In hear only for the time being." Lucy said.
"Time being?" Natsu was confused.
"Before I fell ill," Lucy explained. "I asked Levy to put a bit of my magic into the locket with a special magic spell."
"Why?" Natsu was startled.
"So when you called me," Lucy smiled. "I'd be here for one last time."
Natsu gasped. "So this right now, you're in my dream?"
"That is correct." Lucy answered.
Natsu couldn't believe it. "So you only have a little bit of time?" He looked down.
"Yes." Lucy now frowned.
"This is torture..." Natsu said out loud.
"Eh!?" Lucy couldn't believe what Natsu just said. "Why is it torture."
"Because," a stream of tears went down from both of Natsu's cheeks. "I'm trying to put everything that has happened behind. Because I'm trying to forget!"
Lucy now teared up herself. "I'm so sorry! I thought you'd be happy to see me!" She yelled.
"I am!" He yelled back. "But I am also very angry and sad! Everything I did was for me trying to forget!"
Lucy then went towards Natsu and kissed him in the lips once more. "Baka, you're wasting your precious time with me crying and yelling!"
The tears finally stop when Lucy started to glow and disappear slowly. "What's happening?" Natsu asked.
"My magic," Lucy's hands started sparkle and were spreading apart into the atmosphere. "It's disappearing."
"No! You can't leave yet!" Natsu hugged Lucy in hopes of her to stay.
"I'm sorry Natsu," Lucy was slowly disappearing. "Before I leave, how is she doing?"
"Do you mean Nashi?" Natsu said into her ear.
"Yes," she smiled. "How is she doing?"
"I-I..." Natsu couldn't think.
"Don't worry," Lucy said. "I know you put her up for adoption. I'm not angry about your choice. I believe what you did for her was the best thing for her wasn't it?"
"Yes," Natsu cried. "S-she is doing fine!"
"I'm glad then." Lucy smiled at his response.
"They take care of her good!" Natsu said. "Her mother seems very nice and her father is very protective but overall, they are very nice to her! They treat her well!"
"I know..." Lucy now frowned knowing that her time was up. "Natsu, I must go now..."
"YOU CAN'T! I NEED YOU!" He begged her to stay. "I LOVE YOU! MY HEART FEELS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU!"
Lucy smiled hearing those words come out of Natsu. "I love you too, Baka."
Natsu could no longer hug her as whole body was now tangible and fell right through her. "No... no!" Natsu quickly got up and turned around and saw that Lucy was going up the sky. "You can't leave me!"
"I'm so sorry Natsu," Lucy put her hands over Natsu's face giving him one last kiss. "Goodbye now, I'm very happy to see you once again."
Natsu kept on wiping his tears from his face. "DON'T GO!" He reached for her. He tried to grab her one more time but she disappeared into the sky. "NO! LUCY!"
"LUCY!" As Natsu yelled from his slumber waking up. He heard the sounds of the birds sing and saw that the sun was finally coming up.
It was a dream like she said... Natsu wiped his face and felt the tear. He then turned around and saw a puddle of tears. Damn...
He then reached for the locket of him and her together. He notuced that the locket now changed color. So that part was real as well... The locket had changed from a light gold to a much darker toned gold color. He couldn't help but put the locket near his fire heart.
Goodbye Natsu... Natsu couldn't help himself from repeating the last words that echoed in his mind that Lucy said. Goodbye for now Lucy He knew that she still lived in his dreams.
As he got up, his stomach growled. Really wished that I could eat and get full in my dreams too... He thought as he packed his things. It's still early maybe everybody at the guild is sleeping and I can sneak in and steal a few jobs to earn some money Natsu was thinking about how he was able to earn some money to feed him for a bit.
"Then that's what I'll do." He said underneath his breath.
He then headed towards the guild.
A/N: This is where my mind goes blank. Sorry if it isn't long and very sorry for the late update. Anyways I hope you like it :) and hopefully next chapter comes sooner than later.