Author: Fiamatta Montague
Her smile, her Laugh, her presence, defined the world to him. His hair, his protection, his whole being, made her life complete. And they wonder why they could not live a happily ever after. NaLu.
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Chapter 6
Run away fast, faster than the wind.
For when I catch you,
I would never let you go.
The wooden steps on the quiet hotel creaked with each footsteps from the trio. Erza was leading the pack with their keys in her hand. Gray followed afterwards with his shirt dangling on his shoulders. Salamander came in last with happy flying over his head.
Natsu was feeling uneasy ever since they heard the receptionist's comment about the previous occupants of their rooms. He felt a tinge of hope that maybe Lucy was here before them. Deep inside his heart he longed for it to be true. Natsu wanted to see her, explain his feelings, apologize, and then come home together to the guild.
But of course, wishful thinking most often does not come true. He remembered when Lucy was caught by Master Jose of the phantom guild, the world definitely stopped for him. That time, all he wanted was to get Lucy back to Fairy Tail. Natsu never even considered the possibility that a part of him wanted her back because he needs her.
Then, when all things were getting close to normal, they found out that Lucy went back home to her father. It shattered him to pieces, after all their hard work to get her back she would voluntarily run to Mr. Heartfilia's arms like nothing transpired between them. But even then, she came back to them.
She always comes back to them.
Until now.
This time, she went away with no intention of coming back, always running far past them. This time, he was not bringing her back because she belongs to Fairy Tail. This time, he was chasing her because she belongs to him.
And he would make sure Lucy would get that message.
As the gang neared their rooms, Natsu suddenly picked up a distinctive smell on the other side of the door.
"Erza, open the door now."
He opened his palm towards Erza motioning her to just give him the darn keys or heaven knows what he might do to the door.
Erza gave Natsu a disbelieving look before she opened the door herself.
Natsu caught the scent of the room and quickly ran towards the bed to lift its cover. He desperately hoped his intuition was right. Natsu then crouched next to the bed to look underneath it, he found nothing.
Gray and Erza stood shocked on the door. Natsu was definitely acting weird. He seems to be looking for something.
Desperately.
Happy tried to fly towards Natsu and ask him what's wrong when said person grabbed him in the shoulders harshly.
"Happy, you said earlier that you saw something like yellow. Tell me Happy, was it her?"
"I do-don't know Natsu, maybe I was wrong." Happy was already flapping his arms in the hopes of freeing himself from Natsu's grip.
His grip hardened as he pried Happy for information. "HAPPY! TELL ME!"
"NATSU YOU'RE HURTING ME!"
Erza saw the situation worsening by the minute so she already butted in with the two.
"Quit it Natsu! What the hell is wrong with you?" Erza's voice was strong and hard.
"She's here."
"What was that flame-brain?"
"I said she was here."
"How do you know about that?" Gray asked Natsu. He was starting to think his friend was turning nuts or Natsu was simply just right. He hoped the latter was true.
"I can smell her scent. It is not just here, but the moment we stepped into town."
Natsu's gripped loosened around Happy. It was another failure. Lucy was here, in this room, not too long ago. But they were too late. He failed in his task of bringing her back.
He was an idiot.
He knew he should have trusted his instincts more. If they hadn't rested in the woods, or if they just listened to Happy earlier, Lucy would now be with them, in their presence, and in his arms.
Darn it all.
Happy couldn't help but stare at Natsu. He was also feeling the regret at the chance that they had. They were so close to being with Lucy. He was about to suggest to look for Lucy when a blur went past them and shut the door closed.
Silence filled the room as Erza and Gray each took a seat on the bed with Happy sitting on the table in front of them.
"We should leave Natsu with this and wait for him to come back." Erza heaved a sigh. It really was a long day, too much emotional drama for her taste.
"I was just thinking. If the receptionist was right, and if Natsu was also correct, Lucy was definitely not alone. She was here with somebody else."
"What are you trying to say Gray?"
"Do you think Lucy ran away because of a man?"
"I don't think so. She's not the type of girl to do that."
"Then, who do you think was here with her?"
Your scent drives me mad.
It keeps my heart beating faster.
It keeps my heart alive.
Natsu ran past through the crowd. He wanted to find Lucy so fast that he allowed his legs and nose to carry him wherever she might be.
He looked around him frantically in the train station. If his instinct brought him here, he was almost a hundred percent sure of his success.
Natsu sniffed the air of the place and ran straight to Platform 7. The train was leaving in one minute for Gracia. He felt his heart dropping.
'Lucy, please come back to me.'
Lucy shifted in her seat as Loki came sat next to her with their treats. They are boarded on a train leaving for Gracia. It was the town where her father recently brought a place to stay. She wanted to surprise him with her visit.
"Attention to all passengers. In a few moments, we will be leaving Song city. We hope you will have a pleasant trip with us. Thank you."
Lucy settled herself near the window. She was feeling a little sad leaving the place especially since she had a lot of fun here with Loki. But it could not be helped. She needed to get far away from Natsu as much as possible.
As the train started to roll its wheels and the engines throttled, Lucy felt the train moving slowly. She was about to close her eyes and doze off a little when she caught the one thing she's afraid to see.
"LUCY! COME BACK!"
Her eyes widened at the voice and at the running form of Natsu. He was trying hard to catch the train but it was too late.
"Loki, he's here."
"I know."
"What should I do?"
"LUCY!"
Without any thought, amidst all the people looking towards Natsu and the two of them, before Natsu's wide eyes, Loki placed his arm around his master's body and dipped his head down towards Lucy.
It was the last scene Natsu saw before the train rolled away far past him.
One beat, and she was there.
One breath, and he was there.
One look, and his heart broke.
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 y a n a h r i · Wed Jun 06, 2012 @ 11:45am · 0 Comments |
