I don't own Fairy Tail. Vega Cosmitella is mine though

"VEGA!" I heard him scream as I took the blow. As I fell, I could hear him struggling against our guild mates, demanding that they let him go. I heard my Demons snarling as I hit the ground, each of them letting out war cries as they charged.

The noises of the battle around me started to fade as he kneeled next to me. For such a strong mage, it was surprising to see the tears in his eyes as he pulled me up.

I slowly lost feeling as he brought me close, but I could still feel the blood that was running down my chest.

"Why?" He asked, the despair in his voice tangible as I felt him shake. "Why did you take that hit? It could kill you!"

"I...know," I ground out through the pain. "But...I had to...had to take it. No one else...would have...survived...the blast." I felt my eyes start to close as he gripped my hand. I squeezed it back, assuring him that I was still here for now. "I...won't die...just yet." I said giving him a small smile. "I...still have to...kick that...bastard's ass...for hurting you."

My hand went slack as my strength left me, and darkness started to creep into the edges of my vison. "No," He whispered as my eyes fell closed.

The last thing I heard as I blacked out, was his voice...

"VEGA!"

I've never fully considered, just how much my presence affected the world I knew...

But looking back on my life, I have touched so many lives, healed so many souls, made the world a better place just by being there for them, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

My only regret if I die today?

I never got to tell Him...

...just how much he meant to me...