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Hey, Readers!!!! I know, you r all going "Nooooooooo! WHY!!!!!!!" I had to add a little twist to it! That's what all authors do!!!!!! I just hope that I don't get any death threats 0.o! Anyhoo, here's Chapter 19!! ENJOY!!!!!!! :) XD 0.o

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Lucy P.O.V

I woke up the next morning with sweat all over my body. I gasped and gasped for air, as if I'd just held my breathe for hours. Was it all.....a dream, I thought to myself. I touched my arms to see a speck of black dust from the black orbs. So it all actually happened. I suddenly realize that I was in someone arms. I look to see that it was Natsu, his head touching my neck. I smiled at his appearence, but then remembered what my mother said : 

"Natsu  will be the living sacrifice in order to defeat the Six Gods once and for all."

Tears began to flow down my face. I felt as if my heart had been shattered into a million pieces. "No." I whispered, hiccuping. "I don't want to loose you again."

Natsu groaned and fluttered his eyes open. "Good morning." 

I quickly wiped the tears before he would notice them. "Good morning." 

Natsu gave me his concerned eyes. "Are you alright? Your eyes are puffy."

"Oh, those are just because of.....allergies." I said with a reasurring smile. He smiled back and rubbed my head. "What should we do today?" He asked.

Normally, I would go on and keep researching about the Six Gods and stuff, but I didn't want to that today. Not after what I've just learned. I put on my best fake smile and said, "How about just a normal day. No magic, no fighting, no gods, no Lisanna. Just us and our love."

Natsu grinned his usual grin, a grin I haven't seen in such a long time. "I like that idea. How about we get started now."

I smiled. "Sure thing."

After we got ready, we left to a field outside of Hinamizawa. Unlike the field from last time, this one was filled with daisies. I laughed and fell right on top of them. Natsu did the exact same thing. We were face to face on the ground, and our lips gently met. His lips were warm and soft as usual. I could slowly feel a tear popping out of my eyes, and I was trying to control them, hoping that they would just disappear. But sadly, they fell down my face and Natsu noticed them. "You're crying again. I don't think they're allergies this time."

"It's nothing, really." I laughed, wiping away my tears.

"Are you sure?" He said, slowly touching my face.

I nodded. "Please, can we just continue." I begged. I leaned in to Natsu's head and kissed him passionatley. I could see that Natsu's eyes were open, but they slowly closed, and he kissed me back. Natsu rolled on top of me, and his hands began to travel all over my body.He pulled away and and began to kiss my neck. All this passion filled my body, and that's when I broke down. Natsu noticed and pulled away. "Lucy, what's wrong! You have to tell me!" He exclaimed.

"There's nothi-"

"Don't lie! This is the third time you've cried today!" Natsu said.

"I can't.....tell you." I said silently. 

Natsu rolled off my body and grabbed my shoulders. "What can't you tell me!"

"I just can't tell you!" I cried. Tears began to fall down my face, and I looked away from Natsu. "Oh God." I kept on whispering. "Oh God."

"Lucy, just tell me." Natsu whispered. He tried to grab my hand, but I just pulled away. I could feel the awkward void, and Natsu suddenly exploded. "Fine! If don't want to tell me, I'll just leave!" He got  up and stormed down the hill. I cried out loud even more. "Is this what you want!" I screamed at the sky. "Did you want this to happen!" I cried so much I was out of breathe. But with the remaining breathe I had, I just kept on whispering my prayers. Why is everyone's lives so complicated, I said to myself in sorrow.

Natsu P.O.V

What exactly was she hiding! Was it so bad that even she couldn't even tell me. My anger was boiling high as I walked through the forest. Then, the image of Lucy's teared up face made me cease my walking. 

"I can't tell you!" 

What if she was being threatened? She could've been hurt, and I'm just neglecting her. I decided to go back to her, when I suddenly sensed amagical presence. I looked around and got into attack mode. "Is anyone there?"  I called out.

Silence.

Then, the wind started to pick up, and I suddenly began to taste something in my mouth.

Sand.

Suddenly, a giant sand storm picked up out of no where, I was swooped away into the eye of the storm. I scream and yell, hoping that someone would hear me. My vision began to get blurry, then everything went black.

When I woke up, I found myself in the desert. I stood up and looked around, filled with fear. "Hello!" I screamed. "Anyone there!"

"I am the God of Regret." I heard a whisper in the wind. A God!  I thought to myself. I got into attack form again, and yelled out, "Show yourself!"

"Calm down, young wizard. I wish you know harm." The wind continued.

"Then can you please tell me where I am!" I yelled.

"You are in the middle of time. Between the past, the present, and the future." The wind said.

"If you're not going to hurt me, then what are you doing?" I asked, very confused.

"I'm going to take you on a little trip through time. The Life of Atsuko Chouko." 

My voice suddenly went dry. "We're going to Lucy's past?"

"Yes. Let us go." He whispered. The wind began to pick up again, and was lifted into the air. Suddenly, I fell to the  ground, my tail bone aching. I got up to see that we were back in Hinamizawa, but everything looked more....new. The houses looked like they just had a fresh coat of paint, and there weren't any cracks or mold on any of them. But one house that was drawing my attention was a familiar house. Lucy's house. "Shall we go in?" A voice very clear appeared from behind me. I turn to see a young man wearing black trousers, a white polo, and a black vest over it. "Who are you?" I asked.

"The God of Regret." He told me.

My eyes went wide. "No way. But you're not..."

"Scary looking? I may look like this, but I'm acually made of sand." He explained. Slowly, I reached out to touch his body to see if he was right, but he stepped away. "You don't want to do that." 

We walked into the house to see a little family inside. I could recognize one of them as Isamu, who looked about five at the time, and Lucy's father, Kazehaya, who looked like his age decreased 50 years. Then I see a little girl, who looked about three, with long black hair, playing with her dolls. Her brown eyes caught my attention. "Is that..?" 

"Atsuko Chouko, or who you may know as Lucy. This is what she originally looked liked" The God of Regret told me. Then, a woman came into the room, who looked exactly like Lucy. It took me a while to realize that it was Lucy's birth mother. When Lucy noticed her mother, she giggled and jumped into her arms. "Okaa-San! Guess what" Lucy exclaimed.

"What is it, dear?" Lucy's mother asked.

"I had a dream last night! It was a beautiful dream!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Oh? A dream? What kind of dream?" Lucy's mother asked.

"I had golden hair and played with water! And then I had a prince made of fire!" Lucy exclaimed. 

"Sounds like a beautiful dream." Lucy's mother smiled.

I stared at little Lucy with shock. Did Lucy really had a premonition about herself in the future. "Atsuko had a spectacular gift that she doesn't even know of today. The Sight." The god said.

"So she knew that she was going to change and meet me, but she just thought it was a dream?" I asked. The god nodded and looked back at the family. The family were laughing and smiling. They looked like the perfect family. Suddenly, the image changed. The house disappeared, and we were now by the lake. "Isamu-Niichan! Wait up!" I could hear Lucy calling out. Isamu, who now looked between six and seven, was running down the the hill and jumping into the water. "Hurry up, Atsuko!" He complained.

Lucy looked about four when I saw her. She wore a one piece blue bathing suit, her black hair longer and put into a pony tail. She jumps into the water and laughs. "The water is freezing!" She squealed.

"It is Winter, what do you expect!" Isamu cheered. As they played in the water, Lucy's face changed. It changed from cheerful to scared, almost fightened. "Onii-Chan.."She whispered.

"Atsuko?" Isamu said with worry.

Suddenly, Lucy was dragged downi into the water. I could hear her scream underwater. "Lucy!" I screamed. 

"Don't interfere." The God ordered.

All I did was stare as Isamu dove in to save Lucy. After several minutes, Isamu resurfaced, holding Lucy in his arms. He drags her to shore screams, "Atsuko! Atsuko wake up!"

Suddenly, Lucy's eyes open, but they've changed to blue. "Atsuko?"

"I see Dragons." She whispered. "Beautiful, beautiful Dragons." After that, her eyes returned to normal, and she fell into a deep sleep.

"Do you see now?" The god asked. "She's already known about her Dragon esence. She's just too young to understand."

I looked at Lucy with concerned eyes. Suddenly, the image changed again, but it was completley different from the others. This Lucy was the Lucy I knew; Blonde hair, blue eyes. But she was in her PJ's. 

Too be more accurate, the PJ's she wore last night.

We were at the lake, and Lucy was standing on the shore. A bright light appears, and I see her mother from a distance. Lucy walked on the lake and into her mother's arms. Did all this happen last night?  I wondered. I couldn't hear any of their words. "What's happening?" I asked the god.

"Just listen." Was all he said. We were transported to a white void filled with black orbs. I looked over, and suddenly I was able to hear their voices. "Tell me! Who's the sacrifice to defeat the Six Gods!" She screamed. Tears were falling down her face. I looked over at her mother, who shed only a single tear. Just as her mother disappeared, she whispered the name of the sacrifice. "Natsu Dragneel."

My heart sank to the bottomless floor. I have to die? I thought with sorrow. I could see Lucy crying her heart out, screaming and screaming. The image blurred out, and we were both back in the forest. It looked like several hours have passed as the moon shined brightly. I fell to the ground in shock. "No......way." I whispered. "So that's why she kept on crying."

"I'm afraid you can't escape this fate." The God of Regret said silently.

I could feel my oxygen decreasing. The wind suddenly began to pick up, and the young man began to disappear. "Good bye, young Dragon Slayer."  He turned into sand and blew away into the wind. I felt like my soul was trying to leave my body. I'm going to die, I though to myself. Then, something popped into my head. If I was going to die, I should be spending the rest of my time with Lucy, twenty-four seven. I quickly stood up and ran to the hill where I left Lucy. I know I usually run fast, but this time I was running like my life depended on it (which it did). When I reach the hill, I see Lucy laying on the hill, looking at the starts in the sky. I'm so sorry,  I apoligized in my head. I walked up to Lucy, who's eyes went wide at my appearence. "I thought you left?" She asked me, her voice cracking me up.

I smiled and lay down next to her. "Nah. I decided to stick around." 

"Good." She said with a slight smile. It was quite an awkward silence. I decided to tell her everything. "I met the God of Regret."

Her eyes went wide and she sat up straight. "You did what!"

"Yep, but he was actually a cool guy." I sighed.

"Are you hurt?!" She asked frantically.

"We didn't fight. We traveled." I admitted.

"Traveled? Where?" She asked me.

"To your past." I said silently. Her eyes widened, but she didn't say a single word. "I know everything." I admitted.

Her eyes went wide. I could see a tear fall down her cream-colored face. "What do you mean, 'everything?'" 

"About me being a sacrifice." I said grimly. Tears fell to the ground, and she began to cry outloud. She burried her face on my black vest. "I don't want you to die!" She cried.

I rubbed her head. "I know. I know."

"You're the best thing that has ever happened to me! If you die, I'll die with you!" She cried. Shocked, I rolled on top of her. Our faces were an inch apart. "Don't you ever, ever, say that you'd kill youself!" I yelled, tears coming out of my eys. "If you killed yourself, I'd never forgive myself." I cried outloud, and she cried with me. We looked at each other, and we kissed eachother passionatley. Our tongues danced in our mouths as tears were spilled. "Natsu." Lucy breathed.

"Lucy." I whispered.

And on that hill, where the moon shined bright, and the daisies were dancing in the wind, our love went to a while new level.