Our Battered Hearts

1 Desicion = 1 Month

LUCY P.O.V.
I decided to get up early today to make breakfast for Natsu. He is badly injured, so I decided to take care of him for a bit. At least, until he's recovered.

'But what does he even like,' I thought to myself while searching through my fridge. I have plenty of food, but no clue of what to cook. 'Aha, how about pancakes, bacon, and eggs,' I felt proud of myself for coming up with something. Perfect!!

As I was cooking, I heard excessive groaning coming from upstairs. Unconsciously, I found myself walking towards the steps, going upstairs, and into the guest room where the noise was coming from.

"Ahh... Arghh... Ahh," Natsu groaned in anguish. He was wide awake, clinging onto his stomach.

"Natsu... it'll be okay. Hold on, I'll be right back," I assured Natsu, briskly running back downstairs. As I went downstairs I smelled something cooking. Suddenly, I realized that I still had food on the stove, so I rushed towards it and finished cooking. Luckily, I didn't burn anything. I turned the stove off and sighed in relief that everything turned out okay. The initial reason I came back downstairs, however, is because there was some medicine that Erza left here, from Porlyusica. I went to the medicine drawer and pulled out the medicine container that was containing the violet-colored pills, that would quickly heal Natsu. Next, I grabbed a plate and filled it up with some food. To finish off the meal I filled a glass with orange juice, and neatly arranged them on a tray to take upstairs.

Natsu was still screaming in agony when I reached the guest room. I sat down the tray of food on a drawer and picked up the medicine bottle. "Here Natsu, take this. It'll make you feel better," I assured Natsu, handing him a violet-colored pill. Without hesitation, he snatched it out of my hand and plopped it down his throat. He wasn't completely healed yet, but the pain appeared to go away a little, because Natsu stopped screaming in agony.

"You have some food beside you, if you get hungry," I told Natsu then closed the door as quietly as possible.

'Now what to do,' I thought to myself walking back downstairs. Maybe I'll get something to eat myself, then watch tv. Sounds great!!

(A/N: 1 hour passed)

After an hour of watching tv, I turned the tv off and went to go check on Natsu. If I remember correctly, it only took an hour for the medicine to fully recover. When I opened the door, Natsu was just waking up. I went inside and walked towards the drawer to take the empty-tray downstairs. When I was about to leave, I heard blankets ruffle and someone suddenly hugging me. "Natsu, you should be in bed resting. Please go back in bed," I told Natsu, as politely as possible. I didn't want him to push himself too hard. Especially, when he was just starting to feel better.

"Lucy. Thank you. Please hurry back," Natsu whispered softly into my ear.

"Okay, I promise. I do have to remove your bandages," I giggled.

I felt Natsu release me, and as he requested I dashed downstairs, cleaned up the dishes, grabbed a bandage kit, and rushed back upstairs as quickly as I could.

I walked over to Natsu, who was sitting down on the bed, and sat behind him. As I carefully removed the bandages I asked Natsu, "So you mind explaining to me what all of that was about?"

Natsu hesitated at first, but then answered, "As you know, I'm a demon. There are demon hunters after me, because of how dangerous I am. That woman was also a demon, but also a demon hunter. I noticed her while we were in the restaurant."