" I heard something weird was happening at the graveyard this morning." I heard Jet say to Levy.

"Oh yeah? I didn't hear anything. What happened?" Levy questioned, the sentence sparking her interest.

I was sitting a table away from them, so it was very easy to hear there every word that came from their mouths.

"I heard a towns person say they saw a man standing next to a grave that had been dead, for two years!" Jet explained.

"That can't be possible. Did they say who?!" Levy asked.

"I didn't hear a name. But Levy, you know that only one person died two years ago in Magnolia." Jet replied.

"I'm telling you, Jet. That's just ridiculous ." Levy spoke.

She didn't sound like she believed him at all. Yet, Jet sounded like he believed every word he said to her.

I sat there alone as normal. Thinking about what I had just over heard. 

So some towns person thought they saw a ghost? Yeah I've heard that before.

Turns out most cases like that are being staged by magic or even a projector.

But I cant help but wonder if what that person thought they saw could actually be real. I wasnt normally one for ghosts and supernatural beings.

But lately I have found that sort of thing interesting, since I broadened my mind and thought about other possibilities.

I quickly shut out that, thought. If only Jet had heard it then it really wasn't that important.

"Did you hear about the trouble in the grave yard?" Elfman asked his lovely older sister, Mirajane.

I looked up. That was the second time I had heard that same question. Maybe it was worth checking out.

I got up and left the guild. Walking down the street to the church graveyard, where a few people I knew were buried. 

That's where Natsu was buried. I hadn't been there in a year. Since the last anniversary, that is.

But I wanted to see for myself if there really was anything wrong with this graveyard. I reached it within a matter of minutes.

But as i passed through the crowd of people I heard more talk of this so called "Ghost" someone in town had claimed to have seen. 

I now stood above Natsu's grave. I looked down on it, replaying the memory of him leaving me. 

*Flashback*

"Lucy, you have to trust me." Natsu said to me as we hid from the enemy, buying us enough time to form a plan.

"Natsu you are crazy!" I nearly shouted, but realized we were hiding and that it was pointless to do if I made to much noise.

"You promised me you'd trust me remember!" Natsu replied.

"I never said Id agree to this! Its dangerous." I frowned.

Natsu grabbed my hand and looked directly into my eyes. "Come on. Have I ever let you down before?"

I shook my head." No."

"Then you have nothing to worry about." He said.

"But what if Gray doesn't show up in time! What if it kills me?" I began to tear up.

"Gray is coming" Natsi nearly shouted.

"Oops,uh yes. But that's not the point, Natsu!"

"You will be fine, now go! We don't have much time. It will reach the city." Natsu ordered.

I nodded slowly even though I knew he was insane. I darted out from the hiding spot into plain sight.

"HEY! DOWN HERE YOU PATHETIC PIECE OF SHIT!" I screamed hoping to god that it wasn't the last thing I'd ever say.

I watched as the horrifying giant came to a halt, he turned around hesitantly and gazed down at me.

"What did you just call me? You ugly little girl." His voice cracked like thunder in the air.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!" No one calls me ugly and gets away with it.

I ran at him, full speed ahead. Something began to cause the air to glow around my body.

Then everything went into a blur once more. I heard a very clamorous and terrifying howl come from what sounded like Natsu. 

I opened my eyes to see him standing in front of me, his arms out and his head hanging down in a departed manner.

"Natsu?!" I spoke hastily. Not at all  paying attention to the fact that there was an incredibly powerful enemy standing there only a few meters away, ready to destroy me.

Then Natsu toppled to the ground. That's the moment when I realized what had just happened. He had saved me from taking a devastating blow, being completely selfless. 

He took it himself in order to save me.

*End of Flashback*

"You know, Miss. You really shouldn't be in here. I heard there was a pink haired man walking away form one of those graves." An old voice said behind me.

I turned around to see a shop keeper standing at the gate.

"A pink haired man?" I questioned.

"That's what I heard, miss." He replied with a small nod.

"Did you hear anything else?" I asked, my mind kept going to the only pink haired man I knew that was dead.

"No, Im sorry." He replied before wandering off.

I looked back at Natsu's grave. "What is going on?" 

With that I left. By the time I made it home it was getting dark, I had spent some time window shopping to get my mind off what I had heard today. 

I ended up buying a new pair of boots.

When I entered my apartment, i found my landlord standing on the stairs. Her face showed a great amount of anger, as always.

"Lucy Heartfilia. Your rent is LATE!" She shouted.

"I'm very sorry Ma'am." I replied with a sad sigh.

"No you're not. You have till the end of this week to pay it or you are out of here for good!" She glared before she stormed out my front door.

I sighed again and went up the stairs to my room. I put my purse down and look out the window by my bed.

"She is still giving you trouble?" I heard a very familiar voice behind me.

It sent chills up my spine and a strange feeling in my stomach. It couldn't be...

"No way..."I muttered in disbelief.

But when I turned around I saw him standing there against the wall. His pink hair fell perfectly around his face, his dark eyes looked as calm as ever.

He was dressed differently. A black button up dress shirt and black dress pants. Something I never saw him wear.

He had a smirk on his face. I stood there, not knowing if I was going crazy or if he really was here. I was really hoping it was the latter of the two.

"N..Natsu.." I said.

"That's me." He smiled a little.

"This isn't possible. You are dead, and have been for nearly two years." I told him.

"Well thanks to you, I'm here." 

"What do you mean, thanks to me?" Was I really having a conversation with him. I wasn't even sure if he was real.

"Last night, you wished you had one more night with me. Lucy, you were granted that wish. I only have seven hours to stay here before I'm being pulled back." His eyes filled with sorrow at the end.

I gasped. "My wish was granted?"

That's when it hit me. Natsu had really come back, and he was standing right in front of me.

I had gotten my wish. One more night with the man I loved.

I couldn't help myself, I ran to him. Quickly wrapping my arms tightly around him and burying my face into his warm chest.

I felt him lock his arms around me. I felt suddenly safe again. 

"Natsu I'm so sorry. That day...I wish it had gone differently." My eyes began to tear up.

"Its not your fault Lucy. I had to save you. I wasn't going to sit there and watch the girl I love get turned into ash." He replied.

I pulled away. 

"I'm sorry...I guess I shouldn't have told you that." He said.

I glared at him. "So you got yourself killed. Now I have to live with the pain of the only person I have ever loved not being with me anymore!"

"You loved me?" He asked.

"Of course I do! I was just to scared to tell you."

Natsu looked down at me. With a certain look I had never seen before.

"Do you have any idea how it feels, Natsu? To not have been able to love someone your entire life. Then suddenly someone shows up and steals your heart..your soul. Then vanishes, never to return."

The only thing close to that that Natsu had experienced was Igneel. But him and I both knew Igneel was alive. Natsu on the other had was dead.

"Only to a point.." He said.

"You have no idea how miserable my life has been without you. The guild isn't the same and no one has the will to so much as smile at each other. We don't throw parties, no one drinks unless it is to wash away their pain. Natsu we are so lost without you." I said to him.

"Lucy..I'm sorry I have done this to the guild. I didn't think It would effect you in this way. I just wanted you to be able to live. All I wanted was for you to be able to see another day. Even if that meant giving my life up." He looked down at the ground.

I grabbed his hand, and looked down. "Its been almost two years. Two very long years. I should have wished for you to come back to life..."

"That isnt possible, and you know it." He lifted my head.

Leaning in Natsu planted a soft kiss on my lips. Ever since I met him I had wished for that kiss. Wished for the taste of his lips. 

Now two years after his death. I finally got it. It seemed odd but I didn't care.

"Lets make the best of tonight, Lucy. I don't have much time." Natsu said.

We talking and laughed just like old time. It was the first time I had smiled since the accident. I finally remember what it felt like to be happy. I never wanted it to end.