Last Three Years (Natsu x Depressed!Reader)

Chapter 19: Still Waiting

((Dang I'm on top of this story right now! An update the next day AND a quick colored digital sketch to match the chapter hehe. You'll know who that is by the end of the chapter^^))

Two Years Later...

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Each step I took sent a jolting pain in my side. Each breath I took sent fiery pain through my lungs. Each heartbeat I felt was a reminder that time was passing quickly, and that I had to hurry.

I had to hurry for myself as well as for her.

I pushed past the people roaming the streets of the town. What had she said it was called... right. Magnolia Town. I remember her instructions clearly, down to the smallest word.

If there's an emergency and something happens to me.. which probably won't happen, but just in case; go to Magnolia Town. It's near the coast.. you should be able to find it on any map of Fiore. In the center of Magnolia, there's a big guild hall by the name of Fairy Tail. You might've heard about them before. Go there and tell them I need help, and they'll know what to do from there.

There it is. Fairy Tail.. Saying it was 'big' would be the understatement of the year. The structure was bigger than any building I'd seen before. It was designed as a castle, and a large banner hung over the front gate bearing the guild's name.

With little hesitation I continued pushing forward. I had no idea how I had made it this far in my condition.. A deep stab wound in my side and a broken nose crippled me, as well as numerous smaller cuts and bruises. How I got these injuries? I'll explain later. I reached the giant wooden doors, but before I even had a chance to debate whether or not to knock or just walk right in, the doors swung open. I managed to take a series of quick steps back, my hand hovering over the knife tucked away in a thigh sheath. I scolded myself. If she said these people could help, I shouldn't be so quick to get defensive.

"Oh! Sorry!!" A girl exclaimed. "Uh.. you're not a member, are you?" I shook my head. "Then what.. whoa you're hurt!" She exclaimed. I nodded in response.

"I need your help. So does she.." I trailed off.

"Who's she?"

"She.." my vision blurs. No.. I couldn't pass out. I had to tell them first that-

"Lucy? Who are you talking to?" A male appeared next to the blonde girls side, his expression curious. It quickly changes to surprise when his eyes examine me.

"Dude, you're bleeding badly! Your nose is so swollen.. did you break it?" I nod again. "Then what about your side?"

"I got stabbed.." Figuratively and literally.

"Let's get you to the infirmary!" He exclaimed, helping me walk into the guild. Other members watched us go, and inside the large room everything was silent. Each step I took another heartbeat passed. Each breath I took was one less until the final breath of my life. My vision blurred, and I was in too much pain to fight it this time.

"(Y/n).. I'm sorry.." I croak out before my face met the floor. One last throb of pain pulsed through my head before I passed out.

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Natsu's POV

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"How do you know (Y/n)? Answer me!" I yell. But the unknown male had already passed out. Sighing, I lift him up again and laid him onto the infirmary bed. "Lucy, can you go and find Wendy?" I ask. She nods, running out of the room in search of the blue haired girl.