Her Protector ~NaLu~

~Chapter twenty six~

You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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~Lucy's POV

"Wake up, Lucy, wake up," I heard a voice say. My mind was all blurry and I couldn't make up who had said it. I felt the person shaking me. I opened my eyelids. They still felt heavy.

I say the blur of a person in front of me. We were outside, the sun was shining right down at me. I saw orange hair and black clothing. "Loki?" I asked. I put my hand above my eyes, shielding me from the light.

"Lucy! You're awake!" he exclaimed. I sat up. That was hard, my body was drained and it hurt. "What happened?" My throat was dry. Loki noticed and gave me a bottle with water. I immediately drank it up.

"When you blacked out Natsu went mad, like really mad. And because it is Sunday..." Loki trailed off.

I groaned. "Sunday? Out of all these days it has to be Sunday."

Loki nodded and stood up, dusting off his suit. He looked around, a calm look on his face now. "You actually should be happy that it is. He made this job easier."

"Are you ready to walk? We have a long way to go," Loki said and helped me up.

My eyes widened at the realization. "Do we have the plant?" I asked. I panicked, if we don't then everything was in vain.

"Yes."

That one answer calmed me.

We walked in silence through the desert and the forest. At one point I sighed. Why am I such a burden to everyone? I always have to be saved. I can't do anything alone.

"What's with the upset face?" Loki asked with a raised eyebrow.

We stood before the line to the mountains, the cold weather. I lost all my clothes I brought with me.

I sighed and turned to look at him, "How can I get stronger?"

To my surprise Loki looked shocked about my question. "What... what do you mean?"

I shrugged. "I don't want to be the damsel in distress all the time."

He chose to not answer on that but I know what he wanted to say. That I'm not helpless etc. but I'm not pitying myself, I just want to get stronger to protect my friends.

"I get it, I get it. Just let's go," Loki said and stepped a foot on the mountain said, as did I.

We were immediately welcomed by the cold. "Get on my back, Lucy," Loki said.

I raised my eyebrow. "I'm capable of walking myself, thank you."

He didn't listen and lifted me up. And then he run forward, holding me tightly on his back.

For the following two days we did the same; walking, walking and running. Now finally we reached the guildhall.

I thanked Loki and he left.

First I have to go to Porlyusica, I feel like she is the only one who knows how to make the right perfume.

I embraced myself as I stood in front of her house. I knocked three times, waiting for a respond.

She swiftly opened the door with a glare on her face. "Go away, human! Scram!" Then she slammed the door in my face.

I tried again and this time she threw pans to me. Another time she opened with a dead glare directed to me. "What do you want?"