Natsu's P.O.V

I coughed violently. I can't speak through all the blood. I cant breathe. I can't move. But it was worth it. She was in better condition than I am. She said my name. I could barely hear it. To me, it was barely audible. If i die today, at least I'll have a reason, at least i was protecting the one I loved. The one i loved the most. I tried to tell her I'll be okay.I'm always okay. And flash her a bright smile. But nothing came out except more blood...more and more blood spilled out of my mouth....My vision was in a blurry haze.

"Am I dying?..."

the thought kept pestering my mind.

Christina's P.O.V.

I was getting tired. So very tired. My enemy is barely even lifting a finger. I didn't give a damn. I still kept going. I kept fighting. I'm fighting for my family. My friends and most of all sting. I saw the beasts smile. It was disgusting. It sent horrible shivers up my spine. He just looks at me. Doesn't even make a move. Just looks at me. And smiles. I look over my shoulder to see my beloved mate crawling on the ground in pain. I wonder if that's what he's smiling about.

Ashley's P.O.V

My world was stopping. My heart was stopping and stuttering.
My breath had left me.
This wasn't happening...it couldn't be happening. With a moan of pain I rose on to my elbows. I reached up and I gripped his shirt in my shaking hands. As tears clouded my eyes I shook him.

"N...Natsu...?"

I whispered through the lump in my throat.

"Oi..."

I shook him again.

"Come on, come back now."

I said as my throat closed up and the tears spilled over.

"Talk to me...!"

My voice was nothing more then a whispered plea.
My world was stopping.
My whole world evolved around Natsu.
And it was stopping.

Sting's P.O.V

When the beasts dark, emotions less, eyes land on me, I fear real fear crawl up my spine. Even though my brain is sending me warning signals to get the hell out of there. I don't pay any attention to it as I keep crawling forward on shaky arms. I was so close to her and yet so far away.
I was too far away to get to her.
I was too far away to scream at her.
To warn her.
I was
Too
Far
Away
From
Stopping
The
Blow that sent her little body flying away.

Unknowns P.O.V

As soon as the angry brown haired Dragon Slayer had looked away to see what he had been looking at. He struck. He struck hard and he struck fast. His impossibly powerful hand had connected cleanly with the small girls side, sending her flying away, much to the monsters delight. The agonized scream that came from the blond haired boy that was watching the girl fly away was very pleasing to the beast. For he smiled in delight.
Then the monster began to advance on the last Dragon Slayer that was still watching his princess with wide blue eyes that were so filled with pain that if the beast was still human, he would have felt pity for the Dragon Slayer.
Especially since the boy was still screaming.

Natsu's P.O.V

I coughed a few more times. They stung in my chest each time. I looked up at her crying. My weak shaking hand came up to her cheek. My thumb brushed across her soft bloodstained skin

"h-hey ash.."

I winced at the pain that went through my chest when I spoke. I looked up at her hovering over me in a haze. I hate seeing her cry.

Christina's P.O.V

I felt weightless and free until my rib cage hit a corner of a damn building. All of my ribs on that side. Shattered. I couldn't even scream it was hurting so bad. I gasped for breath but all I could do was wheeze. I looked to my right as something glistened in my eye. A dagger. I stood up again. Very slowly. I put my hand on a wall to steadily stagger over behind the best. I honestly don't know how I do it. The beast and sting. They both motivate me. Yet, in very different ways. I muster up the power and strength to jump up onto it's back and land not so gracefully and sink the knife in its back then twists and rips the blade downward deepening and expanding the cut. Only this time I fall off his back. But close to sting. I slowly make my way over to him. Hes not looking good. But better than me that's all that matters. I weakly wrapped my arms around him. After all this might be the last time I ever do.

Ashley's P.O.V.

I choke on my tears as I reached up and held his hand to my cheek. I let out a sob as I felt his hand...it was so cold.

"H-hey, yourself."

I choked out as more tears fell down my bloody, dirt stained cheek.

"Y-your gonna be fine, Okay?"

I tell him with the brightest smile I could to reassure him. Because if he believed it then so would I.

"Wendy gonna come and heal that little cut right up."

I whisper to him as I stroked my thumb over his cheek.

"It's just a little scratch."

I was lying. It wasn't a scratch. It was more like a dragon had clawed him across his back and stomach. But he didn't need to know that. Because he would be fine...he would be.

Sting's P.O.V.

I stopped screaming to scrabble backwards away from the advancing beast.
I was going to die.
I could see it in the monsters eyes. He was going to kill me. Then he suddenly stopped only a few feet away from me. The beast took a shuddering kind of breath and staggered forward. And that when I saw her, my beautiful, Angel of Death, Princess. I watched in a relieved daze as she started to crawl toward me. As soon as she was near enough to me I reached for her and wrapped my arms around her. My body was screaming in pain. But I did my best to ignore it. Everything was going to be okay now. Because Christina was back in my arms.

Unknowns P.O.V

He didn't understand the sudden pain that filled him. It was coming from his back near his neck. So he reached behind him and pulled out the thing that was causing him such pain. It was a dagger he realized. Sure, the wound that he had was hurting him but the little thing hadn't killed him. He threw the dagger off to the side. He was about to stalk over to the girl who had stabbed him when he heard a beautiful sound.
A sob.
The beast turned his head.
He saw the broken girl.
And the monster smiled.