Down In Flames

17

Natsu POV:

"Finish him." I ignored his plea and turned my back at him.

"You don't have to say. I was about to." Sting brought the knife closer to Jiemma's neck.

"Any last wish, Jiemma?" Sting asked him while tightened his grip on it.

"I want everyone to die." He repeated twice as he glared at me before he laughed crazily.

"Kill him." At this point, I saw a silver ray stroke accross my face. And it's a knife.

Lucy POV:

"Ouch." I flinched away from the book and glanced at my bleeding thumb.

"Are you okay, Lucy?" Mirajane gave me a worrying look and checked my thumb.

"Yes, I'm." I told her and sent her a reassuring look. I hoped Natsu was fine. I could still feel the weight on my chest and it was getting heavier.

Natsu POV:

"How dare you betray me?" I dumped the knife that is stained with blood in front of the traitor who got pinned down the ground by Gray and Gajeel. My blood.

"Sorry, Captain. I didn't mean it." The foolish traitor's voice cracked in fear.

"What is your name?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Kain Hikaru." He replied with his hands trembling.

"Kain Hikaru, since you spilled my blood. Now, it's my turn to spilled yours." I eyed at him with my fingers crossed.

"No! I'm sorry!" He cried out.

"Take him away." I said coldly.

"And Sting, it's a pleasure to work with you." I grinned at him and gave him a small squeeze on his shoulder.

"Thank you, Natsu-san." Sting said before he slashed Jiemma who had just paid his sins for hurting Sting and my comrades. Some died because of him.

"No problem." I took my leave and proceeded to check Lucy.

"Flame brain, what about your wounds?" Gray asked.

"I will be alright. This is no big deal." I took my leave before Gray halted me.

Lucy POV:

Mira went to prepare supper for the crew so she left me alone in the room. I wanted to try her cuisine. Also, she said that is special guest here so she had to entertain them.

Sensing something, I opened the door without any thinking. Natsu. What happened to his arm? Why it was bleeding profusely? Natsu, please looked at me...

Without saying anything as usual, he entered the room, sitting on the bed.

My heart was torn into fragments after seeing him in this state. When he turned at last to face me, the weight on my chest is lifted up. His eyes were narrowed, rigid, cold, hard as it bored into mine.

Throwing myself at him and hugging him from the back, I sheded into tears. I could not help it. The tears kept falling despite I tired to bear it.

"Lucy..." He hesitated as I sniffed softy.

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Preview of Chapter 18:

His lips brushed the corner of my mouth before travelling down on my neck as I gasped.

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