Dragon Tears - NaLu Fanfiction Part 10

-Erza’s POV-
We sat together on the dry ground, it was getting colder and darker. We hugged each other for warmth... The warmth of the fire’s were fainting and the wind blew the dark ashes against our wounded skin. I felt Wendy shiver and I putted my arms around the small girl. She gladly accepted my warmth and she hid her head in the crook of my neck. I looked at Grey who held the exceed against his chest. He was used to cold weather, but this wind felt weird and it gave a creepy dark feeling. I looked up to the dark sky, the clouds full of ash and smoke slowly disappeared. I sighed and softly whispered: “Nastu please hurry.” I looked down and saw that Charla looked at my wounds. She looked worried and she looked up to connect with my eyes with hers. We didn’t need to speak we knew that the only option was to wait till Natsu came back. I was about to fell asleep, but something waked me... It was Wendy she ripped her sleeve off and did it around my waist to cover a big cut. She looked up to me and smiled softly. I thanked her and laid her back in the crook off my neck and I tried to let her sleep. I was happy that the blue haired girl waked me, I had to on my guard. I heard a small snore form Grey and I looked at the sighted in front of me. He fell asleep against a stone with the two exceed asleep against his belly. I giggled a bit.

I heard a loud noise from the mountain path side and I looked that direction. The noise was not a explosion or something, no, it was like a loud wing slash and there it was. A red dot begun to get closer and closer. I knew who it was an I knew the pain and hunger would be over soon. I saw the red scaled thing getting near me and the others. A moment later I saw the pink hair clear and he had a large bag with him. He flew right at us, his wings big and I was amassed that he fly with those heavy things. Natsu landed in front of us with a serious face. When he looked at me and Wendy he.. He smiled a bit?

-Natsu POV-
I just couldn’t help but smile a bit at the sight in front of me, my teammates were helping each other. It was horrible to see their open wounds and burns, that’s why I couldn’t keep smiling. I walked towards Erza who was the only one who was awake. I fell to one knee and I patted the little blue haired Wendy, but I did it really careful ‘cause it looked like you could break her with just a little power. I heard Erza whisper to Wendy: “wake up wendy, Natsu-nii is here.” I saw her big brown eyes slowly open, she was surprised to see me and I just said: “Yo.” She got out of the red haired mage her hug and almost jumped at me. I could barely hold my balance ‘cause of the sudden action. I chuckled and I felt something wet on my red scales. I looked down and I saw a head full of blue hair cry against my chest. I lifted Wendy’s head and brushed her tears away with my finger.

A moment later I heard Grey cough and then spoke with a bit of a teasing voice: “it was about time you came, ash-brain.” I growled at him and I laid Wendy back against Erza. I walked back to the large bag, I started my search for food. I found the sandwiches of Mira and I was a bit jealous... The food of Mirajane is always so perfect... ‘No this food is for my friends not for me... Damn!’ I thought and I gave the sandwiches to everyone but Happy he got fish. When they were all happily eating I sat in front of them waiting for Mira, I’m not good in first-aid and Wendy’s hand are full of wounds of using too much sky magic. And Charla... Charla was still shaking a bit and didn’t want to loss grip on Happy. I sighed ‘cause this was all my stupid fa-.

But Erza was faster than my thought and cut me off. “It’s not your fault, stop with repeating that to yourself!” She spoke strict but it felt full of concern. She locked her eyes in mine and said: “we know why it happened, we don’t blame you and we never will.” “But I-” “we all care for Lucy, but you’re not blamed for her wounds... You’re the one who saved her.. Like you always save the ones dear to you.” I got cut off again, I just nodded and wended my look to the hard floor. Erza still looked at me and then she said something halve giggling, but it was still pretty serious: “we know you see her more than just a good friend... you see her more than family like the guild.” I looked up to her in surprise and then I heard Grey laughing. I looked at him dumbfounded and he spoke: “seriously, why are you so surprised? It was sooo obvious.” I looked at him if he was crazy and then something happened that I did not expect... Even Wendy softly laughed behind her small hand! I got a bit irritated by the laughing, but when I saw my friends happy I had to chuckle too.

After the laughing there was a silence, not a awkward one, no, a peaceful silence. We just sat for a while till the silence was broken by a loud growl. Everybody looked up in surprise. Then the second growl made it clear where it came from. My stomach, I looked up with pink on my cheek of embarrassment. Wendy stud with small and trembling steps she came closer and she almost fell to her knees I caught her before she fell. We booth sat down again, she sat in front of me and she offered her sandwich halve with a friendly smile. I looked surprised at the little girl in front of me, I was about to reject but at that moment she held the bread with salad and other thing in it in front of my nose. She looked strict at me and I took the bread out of her small hands. I doubted it for a bit but then I got the sweet and delicious smell of the sandwich in my nose. I propped in my mouth and smiled at Wendy to say ‘Thank you.’

She smiled back at me, but then she fell forward and I caught her again. I sat her next to me so that she could lean against my shoulder, but before she could I transformed back to my human form. “It’s a little softer than scales” I joked a bit, she smiled and laid against me. I just started to eat my sandwich further.

I looked back at the others, they just smiled at the sight. ‘Maybe I should trust my friends more... Maybe.... But before that I need to get their trust back by helping them back to Fairy Tail... And then I need to face her again... Lucy’ I thought and then I felt my eyes starting to water again and I slapped my cheek a bit. ‘No, I’m not going to cry again, I want their trust not their pity.’ I looked up to the sky and my thoughts went back to the moment with Igneel. ‘Why did I heard his voice back then?’