Disclaimer I do not own Fairy Tail. *Burns true creators at the stake, for rights of the series* (note that I won't actually do this, please don't have me arrested)

)Day twenty-seven(

One week, Lucy spends one week trapped inside her mind as her magic forcefully attacked her body and mind. One week spent being pull to and from her mind. Half of the time she didn't even stay in her mind. She used what little bit of her magic she had and created a phantom form for herself. She was never able to go far from her body, only a mere five feet, but she accepted the reprieve her phantom form gave her.

She watched with a heavy heart as Gajeel never lef her side except to relieve his bladder. He never ate, and he never slept. Only held her hand and pet her long blonde hair. With each passing day the iron dragn slayer grew more sickly and more weak. His eye gained purple bags that were never there before, and his face grew more and more hollow with each passing day. Lucy felt sick knowing it was her fault that Gajeel. If only she wasn't so weak.

Lucy wanted to wake up, she wanted to have Gajeel take her in his arms so that he knew she was there. So that he knew she was okay. So that he would stop punishing himself for her lack of strength. More than all, she wanted to tell Gajeel, tell the man who is hers and only hers, that she accepts the mate bond between himself and her.

(Lucy pop)

Suddenly with a gasp I felt pulled to my body, my back arched and I gasped as I regained control of my body. I felt Gajeel move next to me grasping my hand more tightly. He helped me to a sitting position on the bed and handed me a glass of water that was on the stand next to the bed. I drank from the glass greedily even if it was room temperature. Once the glass was removed away from my lips I looked up at Gajeel, seeing the damage with my real eyes. I lifted my hand shakily and cupped his check. "It's okay Gaj, I'm okay. I forgive you," I knew there was nothing to forgive but in his and his dragons mind it was there fault for not protecting me, their mate, from harm.

Mate. I feel like I should be more surprised but I can't be. It just feels right.

Gajeel's eyes widened and I saw them wet with tears. He pulled me off of the bed and into his lap. Buirring his head into my neck. I could feel the wetness of his tears on my neck as he hugged me tightly. I hugged him back with what little strength I had and let lose my own tears. A mixture of happiness and sadness for the pain I've unwittingly out him through.

Mate, yeah it just feels right.

Oooh it's happened guys! Both Lucy and Gajeel know the truth! What will happen next I wonder.

Also guys guess what we just passed the seven thousand word barrier for the actual story not counting my author notes. So exciting I'm interesting in how this story will continue to unfold. Though I guess maybe I shouldn't be interesting in how it will unfold seeing as I'm the author and should know how everything unfolds...welp too late now I guess.

~The Writer Of The FanFiction