Why me of all people?

I'm so sorry Lucy

  -Natsu- 

 I was sitting in the guilds infermary were Lucy was being held. I still couldn't believe it, a dragon emerged from Lucy's body, just like me but why. I had a million questions whizzing in my head but no answers to them. "I am so sorry Luce, you are my best friend my nakama I was supposed to protect you and I failed. I was too cought up in the battle to relize that you needed me." I said as I continued to cry. Once happy had told what happened I had my little buddy fly max speed towards the guild hall. But once I got there they all told me that I couldn't see her. And that didn't go over with me well.

  "It's not your fault Natsu." I heard Lucy say, that immediately got my attention and I shot my head up from my hands to look at her. I started crying even more she was awake but before I could say anything more Porcilla came in the room. 

  "Move out of my way boy and take the cat on her with you I need to work!" She said in her usual grumpy and scratchy voice. I huffed but did as the old lady asked of me. I knew that Porcilla would help Luce. She started slow and had a light glow to her hands as she moved them up and down Lucy's body trying to figure out the source of the problem was my guess.

  "Oh my Lucy my dear." Porcilla said as she put her hands to her mouth in a state of shock. This immediately made my protective instincts over Lucy flare up. I knew that wasn't good news, this old lady hated him and so for her to she genuine worry for a human must mean something was going on and it most likely wasn't good.

  "What the hell is wrong with her? Huh tell me!" I screamed in the old women's face. I knew that she was here to help Lucy but I couldn't stand the thought that she might be dieing as Eza had predicted. I felt so bad about the whole situation, I  knew that nobody in the guild blamed me for not being there for her at the time but I should have been. Lucy was my best friend and I was her's we have a responsibility to each other and I failed on my part when she needed me most. The guilt was eating me from the inside out and I didn't know how long I had until I exploded you could say. 

  "Young man, this young lady is a dragon slayer. I believe your master telling me about her as well, haven't you ever wondered why Ms Heartfilias magic power was so immense. How she unlike any other celestial wizard in history was able to make the aquaintence of the Celestial Spirit King himself on multiple occasions, and not to mention use a unknown form of power called star dress were she was able to use one of her spirits, a zodiac no less, powers? She is not a celestial wizard but a Celestial dragon slayer. Her abilities will be very similar to yours Natsu Dragneel." She told me looking me dead in the eye. I stood there in shock and for the first time in history I was at a loss for words. "I believe your friends can explain why this is, I shall go explain her condition to your master, the only thing you can do young lady is train." The old lady said looking at Lucy for the last part of her sentence.

  Lucy's face was a mix between shock and disbelief, her now golden eyes widened in fear. Not knowing the path that lay ahead of her, I walked over to her though. I held her close to me as I whispered soothing words to her. And Happy was cuddled up to her side saying nothing but comforting her no less. "I'm so sorry I will always be here for you, I will help you." I said as I continued to hold her in my arms. I could smell the rest of my team enter the room but say nothing. I refused to make eye contact with them, in fear that they would take me away from what I held in my arms.

  "I'm scared what does all of this mean" she whispered to me as she held onto my torso tighter. I didn't say anything to that. Honestly what was I supposed to say, that every thing will be okay. That we will walk out of this unscathed. 

 Before Happy told me about Lucy I was planning on leaving on a years training to get strong enough to avenge my father. When I told Happy he started freaking out going on about how we couldn't leave Lucy. I was confused at the time. I knew that Lucy was a tough girl and that she had the guild with her slo she could go on a year without me. So I even wrote a letter to her, seeing as though I couldn't face her myself. But when Happy told me what had happened to her I threw the letter aside and went running towards the guild hall.

  I finally gathered the courage to look up to the rest of my team, Ezra cleared her throat. "Lucy I am so glad you are awake but there is something that the master has neglected to tell all these years and believes that now is the right time. Porcilla came in and told us about Lucy's condition as well." Lucy nodded her head in understanding but didn't move away from my hold on her and  like Happy and I she simply moved her head towards the master waiting for what her was about to tell us.