I love you, Flame Face (NatsuXFem! Reader)

Always (TW GORE)

I don't know how many days had passed. I stopped trying to keep track. Ivory came in every now and again to vent her frustration. My father came in every so often to try and convince me to go along with what they wanted. It never worked. I was feeling especially hopeless today. Ivory had come in earlier and decided that the best way to get me to break would be..... Would be to practically carve my guild seal off my body. I have to keep still so it doesn't hurt too much. There is blood all down my stomach. I'm so tired. I flit in and out of consciousness but it does nothing against my fatigue. I'm starting to think that maybe..... Maybe they aren't coming to help me. Maybe they've all forgotten me... Moved on. I let out a sigh. I would cry but I don't have tears left. I miss them..... I miss..... Him... So much. What I wouldn't give for him to hold me again. I let my eyes fall closed. It won't hurt to sleep for a few minutes.

I awake to crashing and yelling outside. It takes all of my energy to raise my head. I can't see anything outside of the cell. I guess something must have gone wrong with another prisoner. Oh well, all I can do now is wait for Ivory to get back and choose which wounds she's going to reopen again today. I drop my head back down and close my eyes again. After a little bit I feel hands on me. My eyes open. "Just... Leave me.... Alone.... Haven't you.... Tortured me enough?" The voice that comes next is not Ivory's. The chest I'm pulled into is the only thing I've been wanting for so long. "(Y/N), it's me, you don't have to worry, I'm here." I pull my head up. That hair, those eyes, that face. He's here. He's actually here. "Nat..... Su." A smile crosses my face as I rest my head against his chest, letting the cold blackness take over me.

When I wake up I'm somewhere else entirely. It's a large, open room with some sort of machine in the middle. From what I can tell we've not left wherever I was brought because Ivory is stood in the middle of the room and my dad is passed out at the opposite side to me. Natsu is facing off against her. Oh god. He needs to be careful not to underestimate her. I pull myself up so I'm standing, wincing at the pain in my whole body. I muster all of my strength. "Natsu.... Be careful.... She's.... Stronger than you think." Natsu turns, his eyes wide and concerned. Ivory laughs that ice cold laugh again before I'm hit by a wave of air and thrown to the opposite wall. I hear him call my name but I sit up, trying to show him I'm okay." Don't.... Worry about me.... Just.... Finish her." His face hardens and he nods, flying for her. As the fight goes on I wacht him slowly start to run out of power. There must be something I can do to help. I stand, making my way closer to them before falling to my knees. I can't walk but I can still do this. I call out to him. "Natsu!" When he turns to look at me I smirk. "Eat up." I close my eyes and draw in all of my magic energy, feeling my body combust. I hear the smile in his voice as he begins to consume the flames. He needs to hurry, I can't hold it much longer. I feel the last of my energy leave me and that famous line leave his lips before the world yet again goes black.

When I wake up again I'm being carried, the soft bouncing indicating such. I'm against the same strong chest as before. I look up at him, reaching up to gently cup his cheek. "You came for me." He smiles a little, stopping and resting his forehead against mine. "Always. I will always come for you. No matter how long it takes. You can always count on me." I close my eyes and enjoy this moment. After what I've been through I finally feel safe. I hear Lucy call our names before Happy comes flying over to make sure we're alright. I smile and look up at him. "We're okay Happy, we're alright." He smiles and follows us back to the others. Despite the others wanting to come and see me, Natsu doesn't put me down. He let's Lucy hug me gently but makes sure she isn't too rough. I smile. "I'm okay, you know. You don't have to worry." His brow furrows. "Have you seen yourself? You're covered in blood, cuts and bruises. None of your wounds have been cleaned and you're exhausted. Of course I'm gonna worry about you. You've been gone for over a week and that whole time you were subjected to this. We ALL worried about you. Gramps hardly slept till we found out where you were. All of them back home want to see you. To make sure you're okay. Because we're your family. And we love you." The tears that wouldn't come before do now, I smile widely as they spill down my cheeks. Erza laughs lightly. "Come on, let's get her home so we can fix her up." I usually wouldn't enjoy being carried or doted on but I know full well they wouldn't let me do anything by myself. I rest my head against Natsu's chest and go back to sleep. I'm going home.