Break My Fall

•Twenty Two•

(Y/n) Pov

"I'm thinking that today's been a bad enough catch. I don't plan on doing anything else to you two" I smiled as the darkness around me faded into reality. A cloud of blue sparks filled the air, and then I saw him. Living. Breathing.

"NATSU!", I screamed tackling him in a hug. He winced as my hand grazed his side, and I immediately apologized. "It's okay", he chuckled as he held the embrace. "I'm just happy that you're glad to see me" I giggled again before burying my face in his chest. "Just don't scare me like that again you big oaf. You made me cry", I huffed crossing my arms. "Awe (Y/n)", Natsu whispered gently lifting my chin so I could look into his beautiful eyes. His eyes looked like deep pools of onyx, filled to the brim with emotion.

Natsu Pov

Her gorgeous (e/c) eyes stared into mine as fiercely as hawk sighting its prey yet as softly as a child. We sat together in comfortable silence for what felt like hours, until I moved a strand of her (h/c) hair away from her face. Her face flushed slightly at the small gesture and I slowly leaned in. When my face was centimeters from her face, a tear slipped from her eye. "(Y/n)?", I whispered wrapping my arms around her again. She surprised me with a smile as she continued to cry. "(Y/n)?", I whispered slightly louder than before. "I'm sorry", she choked out. "I'm just so happy"

I lifted her chin so she faced me again, as I gently wiped away her tears. "Don't worry (Y/n), I won't leave you. I will never leave you alone again" With that I placed my lips on hers. I kissed her gently, while drying her tears away. We broke apart, but this time was not caused by a lack of air. Rather I broke away to look back into her sweet (e/c) eyes. When they said eyes were a gateway to the soul, I never understood what they meant. In that moment staring into hers I felt as though I could see everything. Those oceans of (e/c) crashed upon the shore of her cheeks as tears still slipped one at a time from her eyes. "Let's go back to the rest of the guild", I spoke softly. She nodded in return.

~Time skip~

"Natsu?!", Lucy was the first to spot me. "Oh my god you're alive!", she squealed. "Fricking Natsu, don't scare us like that", Gray spoke patting me on the back. "Okay guys, I'm sorry I don't have control of when I almost die" The guild members around me began to laugh with one another, as (Y/n) clung to my side. Gray laughed again, before saying "It's been a long day for all of us. Come on everybody, let's go home" (Y/n) and I talked some more to the guild members as we walked back to Fairy Tail. I continued to walk with the others, until I felt a pull on my arm. Turning on my heel I saw (Y/n) with her head down. "What's wrong?" She looked up at me, while letting out a shaky breath. "Let's go home"

(Y/n) Pov

'What was I thinking?!', I screamed in my mind, as Natsu and I walked to my apartment in silence. I hung my head as I thought 'Why am I feeling this way...I feel like I need him...But' I looked at him from the corner of my eye. His pink hair covered his face in places and his onyx eyes were full of concern as he faced forward. His petal like lips were pressed together in a flat line. 'I've never felt these kind of urges before' I looked down at his abs, and as soon as I realized I was staring I averted my eyes. Sooner than I expected we were at the door. 

I walked in quickly trying to avoid the salmon-haired boy, but his strong arms wrapped around me. "What's wrong (Y/n)...Please tell me" His hot breath fanned my neck, causing my body's temperature to rise. "I don't know maybe you almost died at the hands of my ex and his psycho sister" He let out a small laugh before releasing me. Now we stood hand in hand staring at each other again. Slowly he leaned in and I did in return. When our lips touched again, two powerful beam of magic zapped us.

"Dear Igneel, what was that?", Natsu asked in bewilderment. "I don't know", I started. "I think- Ow! Oh my ow ow Ow!", a sudden sharp pain hit my head. Natsu rushed to my side. "(Y/n)?! What's wr- Ow!" We both cried out in pain. Suddenly a huge wave of heat flooded my system, and then it was over. Natsu cried out for another minute or so before his pain faded as well. "What the hell was that? I feel weird", he grouched. I wondered the same thing, until I was kindling flames in my palms. Natsu watched in amazement, until crystals appeared in his own. "Isn't this-?" "The last stage before-?", I finished his thought.

Once again I felt a wave of heat wash over me, but not the same heat as before. I shuddered at the feeling of desire, and turned to see Natsu's eyes flash purple. He crawled closer to me inch by inch, until I stood up abruptly. His eyes went back to their onyx color, before he stood up as well. "This is getting weird", he whispered. I nodded before uttering the words "I-I need some space" I walked into the bathroom and immediately locked the door behind me. "Great", I sighed. "Now we're like animals in heat" I turned on the shower as cold as it would go before getting in. I couldn't tell if it was because of the new warmth I'd acquired, but the water felt lukewarm. "Dear Celeste give me strength"