🔑Lucy's P.O.V🔑

 "What are you talking about?! I wouldn't do that without telling you." I said in a panic, which was not a good idea.

 "Ugh! Lucy! You did, didn't you?!" He groaned as he turned his body to face me.

 "Uh... Hehe... I might have." I said, my voice becoming squeaky as I finished.

 "Why wouldn't you tell me something like this?! You're fighting for my freedom Lucy! I need to know about these things! You shouldn't have done it anyways!"

 "See! And there's your protest! You don't let me do anything for you without you telling me that I shouldn't! I don't care Natsu!" I yelled back at him, grabbing his hand and holding it in front of him.

 "Look! What do you see?!" I shouted as I made him look at his hand.

 "It's my hand. What am I supposed to be seeing?"

 "It's your hand! It's your human hand! No red scales, no celestial glow like mine, just a normal, human hand. You have a right to your humanity." I said more softly.

 "But my 'normal human hands ' burn you to a crisp!" He said, taking his hand away from me and pointing at the new rash on my palm.

 "Does it look like I give a crap?! Yes, my hand burns and my weak self wants to cry out in pain, but I don't! You know why?! It's because I know you feel guilty!"

 "Oh, don't make this sappy!"

 "Fine! If you don't want this, then get in the car and I'll take you back to the prison!"

 "Fine by me!" He yelled as he stood up and walked out, me following behind him and slamming the doors as we left.

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At the prison, we got out and went straight to his cell, ignoring everything and everyone. Once I let Natsu in the cell, I slammed his door shut, but stood there, my fists tightening.

"How can you shut yourself up when you haven't even committed a crime? When you haven't even killed? " I finally asked as I left him alone...

In his cell...

Down the dark hallway..

With a single illuminating light...

Exactly as he was before he met me. 

Alone...

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A Monster.