The Guardian and The Priestess

Borrowed Time

I woke up with my mark glowing.

I jolted up and shook Natsu, to wake up.

I noticed that his mark was glowing, too.

Then, it hit me.

No...

This is not happening.

Not when I finally realized my feelings for him.

Not today...

Tears started to fall, involuntarily.

Natsu finally sat up, and rubbed the sleep off of his eyes.

Then, he noticed me crying.

"Luce! What hap-" he trailed off as he sees our marks glowing.

"Natsu..." I cried.

"It's time." I continued, and his eyes widened.

"N-No..." he whispered in disbelief and he held my hands, firmly.

"Not yet. I'm not ready, yet." He was shaking, and he clenched his teeth.

"Natsu..." I called, gently tapping my hand on his cheek, and smiling weakly at him.

"I'm not ready to let you go, yet." He muttered lowly, tightening his jaw, and grabbing me for a hug firmly.

Then, we were lifted by the air and tears continued to spill from my eyes.

"I'm not ready to leave, too." I cried, desperately holding onto him.

"Not when I final-" I was cut off, my eyes widened, when he started to glow too.

"Luc-" he called, tightening his hold, but he suddenly vanished into tiny dust of light.

"No!" I sobbed, hysterically.

Then, I felt something was changing.

I looked at my toe, a twirl of golden sands of light covered me.

My dress started to change, as well.

There's a light brown tatami shoes on my feet.

Then, there was a white socks making its way all the way to my thighs.

The dust covered my upper thighs, and it was changing my clothes.

I looked in awe as my outfit changed to a cherry blossom-designed yukata.

It was cut around my thighs, and there was a huge red ribbon on the back of the yukata.

My long hair was instantly pulled up with braids.

There was a hair ornament rose flower pink hairpin with dangling mini stars on the strips.

A golden scepter floated right in front of me.

It somehow resembled the golden key that led me to Fiore.

There was a star on the middle, being held by both a half moon and a half sun.

It was holding a huge amount of power.

I knew right then and there, that today was the reason my zodiacs trained me so hard.

My power increased to the point that I could call on every zodiacs, all at once.

I held the staff and called on every zodiacs, like it was the right thing to do.

Then, there was a flash of light.

We, constellations and spirits, were all standing on a dark galaxy-looking place.