Fairy Tail: Unbearable Truth

Last Tear

<Lucy>
We waited, all we could hear was torturous screaming. Natsu, propped up like a animal at a zoo.

"You guys are okay right?" Happy started to talk to Carla and Lily.

"Are we okay? How about you!" Carla got angry. As she coldly turn the other way.

"Ahhh... Sorry..." Happy replied.
"We're fine, we're all going back to the guild." Lily placed his paw of Happy's shoulder.

"Aye, sir." He gleamed.
Knowing that behind all of it, Carla was smiling as well.

Soon after, Rielle emerged from the black smoke. As she held a glass bottle in her hand.

"You got the antidote!" I walked in her direction and she handed me glass bottle.

"Where's the man?" Carla asked.
Rielle said no word, and walked passed her.

I tried to give the purple colored liquid to Natsu, he refused and pushed me away, as his mind was still lost.

Rielle walked our way and punched Natsu in the gut. After that, he was knocked out cold.

I took that chance and slowly poured the antidote into his mouth and it drained into his system.

"Let's go." Rielle took her bag and started to walk.

"Happy, can you carry him?" I asked.

"Aye, sir!" Happy's wing sprung out and carried Natsu all the way. 

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The next morning, Natsu woke up, as his memories of last night were hazy.

"Natsu, your awake!" Wendy and Lucy and everyone huddle around.

"Huh.... Where am I?" He sat up and felt a burn in his stomach.

"The guild-" Mira started.
"Happy! Where's Happy!" Natsu got all antsy. However, Erza slammed down on his head.

"Calm down." She said.

"Natsu!" Happy walked on the bed and hugged him.

"Happy! Are you okay!" Natsu asked him. "Aye, sir! I'm okay, Natsu!" He replied.

"Wait." Natsu looked around the room and noticed that Rielle wasn't present.

"Wait, where's Rielle!?" He exclaimed.

"She..."Lucy began. "She left 3 hours ago for a mission..."

"Oh... Good, she'll be back. I need to thank her." He managed to settle down but then everyone around him became gloomy, itching to say something.

"Oi, Natsu. Remember it's an s-class job. She's sailing across the seas, it will be a 5 years quest." Gray said, biting his words.

"Wait, you can't be serious? Did you say 5 years?!" Natsu jumped out of his bed and ran for the door.

The people around him, grabbed and pulled him towards the ground.

"Let go of me!" Natsu shouted.

"She's gone!" Elfman echoed. "Be a man and wait till she's back!"

"Wait?! I can't wait! She said nothing to me and left, just like that!" Natsu struggled in his arms, still exhausted from the day before.

"Natsu, there's no point in chasing after her anymore. This is her guild, her family. She's always going to come back, home." Lucy said.

Natsu was silent and Elfman released him. "Yeah, you're right."

"She's going to come back home, so don't worry, Natsu" Wendy cheered him up.

"Yeah, keep your head high." Cana smirked.

"We'll all wait for her." Lucy held Natsu's hand and smiled. Natsu leaned back in the bed and closed his eyes. 

"Another 5 years Rielle, I can't believe you." He covered his face, " I can't wait till you're back."