16. I'll crush you [NaLu, GaLe, Gruvia]

16. I'll crush you


"Natsu, did you hear that?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah, it sounded like Gray and I can smell him."

"Let's go, I'm worried..."

They sprinted in the direction from where the cry came from. It was pitch dark so they had a hard time finding their way throughout the city.  Natsu smelled him only a few blocks away.

"Come on, he's close, turn right here!"

When they arrived at what looked like an abandoned house, Natsu kicked the door open and there, they saw the horror.

"Juvia... Juvia... Wake up... Juvia..."

"Gray?" Lucy asked softly.

Her breath retreated in her throat as soon as she saw the lifeless girl in his arms. Gray's eyes were faded and he kept saying the same words over and over again.

"Gray, we're here, what happened?" Natsu asked.

Gray didn't seem to notice him so Natsu approached him and shook his shoulder.

"Gray, can you hea-"

"DON'T TOUCH HER!!! GET AWAY!!!"

His eyes were bloodshed and all the veins on his forehead were visible. He clenched Juvia even harder in his arms, while he kept stroking her hair.

"Natsu... Does he even recognize us?"

"Gray, we're your friends. Whoever did this to her is gonna pay big time."

"He's... He's gonna die... by my hand... I'll make him suffer... suffer and die..."

"You're right... He's gonna die."

They all cried in unison. They decided to get back to the inn. Natsu offered to carry Juvia, for Gray looked exhausted.

"No! I'll carry her. I'm going to carry her."

Her head rested peacefully against his chest while he walked. He didn't bother the fact that she was stained all over, he just wanted to hold his girl... his girl.

"I'll get you... Raven Tail."