Welcome Back... (NaLu)

Leaving

Hello! So I started writing this book I believe in 2014 for a friend, and depending on when you're reading this, that was a very long time ago. I find this hard to read sometimes due to my change in interests but the fact that I'm still getting traction with this amazes me. So I've decided to edit and revise the book! If you're re-reading I'm sure not much will change and if you're new, welcome! The original writing is,, something else so hopefully after the revisions, it'll be better! Long intro to a book, but I hope you enjoy!

Natsu's POV

She's leaving. Not for good, but still, she's leaving. She said she's going to train, and that she can't tell me with who until she comes back. She said that it would make Fairy Tail stronger, to make the team truly the strongest team in the guild, and to make me, make me proud?

I can't stand it, she'll be gone for two years. I couldn't help myself, I was angry, sad, confused, every emotion at once. I was so overwhelmed it actually brought me to tears. It hurt to hear that she would be leaving Fairy Tail for two years, leaving me. It hurt she couldn't tell me who she was getting the help from. It felt like, at first, she was doing it for the wrong reasons and that made me feel selfish. Then the emotions started again, but I was angry with myself, disappointed in myself.

She told me at her apartment, and I remember us crying ourselves to sleep, and I remember waking up holding her.

I still haven't processed it all. It was so sudden, something I can't wrap my small brain around. She grabbed my hand when we got to the guild. She gave me this look when we got to the door. It was a sad look, one she only gives me when she feels unprepared, it's rare these days, yet I nodded in response, giving her the reassurance she needed. I myself didn't have the confidence to be that for her, but who else? And what kind of friend am I if I can't be there for her in this moment. Reassurance, because she had to tell Gramps, and leaving me to wait for her to come down and leave.

I saw her out of the corner of my eye. I quickly turned my head towards her and got out of my seat. Her eyes were red and puffy, and even from the distance between us I could hear her sniffles. I waited until she got all the way down the stairs and stood in front of me. She got the courage to look me in the eyes, and her attempt at keeping the tears at bay spilled over. Without a second thought, I ran to her and pulled her into my arms and held her as tight as I could. She immediately hugged me back, and I could feel her stifling her cry's.

"It's okay, Lucy," I whispered, ignoring the heavy feeling in my chest and the tightness in my throat.

"I promise I'll be back as soon as I can. I promise."

After what felt like the millionth "I promise" I let her go and she kissed me on the cheek. She slowly walked to the guild doors and began to leave, I ran after her.

"Goodbye Lucy," I said letting a few tears roll down my face.

"This isn't good bye. Let's settle with, I'll see you later," Her smile was sweet and it spoke a thousand words. Her tears made her eyes sparkle and they glistened in the sun as she blinked them away.

I watched as she turned away and walked from her home at Fairy Tail. The heaviness got darker and the tightness got almost unbearable. I didn't even get to tell her how I felt before she left, her voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Natsu!" she yelled to me. I looked up, she had the guilds signature pointed up. Her sad smile was instead bright, and even though it took everything in me, I returned her smile and signature with my own hand. Lucy, she's different. Different from every person I've ever met. And the truth is, I love her. More than she'll ever know, maybe even more than I know myself.