Lucy smiled as she rushed over to watch the next match. She ran forward to see her Fairy Tail comrades, watching the crowd. "Did I miss anything?" Gray and Erza turned around to see Lucy run up to them. Gray spoke "It's just about to start. Looks like Leon and that dog guy are gonna be in it." Lucy frowned as she walked up to Erza who then spoke. "His opponent is from Raven Tail." Lucy blinked.
"Raven?" She looked to the right to see a shaking Flare Corona. "B-Blondie..." Lucy's eyes widened as she gasped. 'She's covered in bruises!' Flare continued to stare at Lucy, until she heard her Guild Master, Alexi. "Flare.." Flare blinked and looked to him. "Don't ever disgrace us like that again. Who do you think you owe your victory to?" Flare pointed to Lucy's direction. "But Blondie was glaring at me..."
Suddenly, to Lucy's surprise, Alexi gripped Flare's face. Lucy winced at the scene. She felt a powerful desire to go over there to help the girl, but she couldn't move. Flare shook with fright as her master held the grip. "Would you like to be struck again?" The shaking increased as Flare replied timidly, "I-I'm sorry. Please forgive me..."
Lucy's eyes widened then lowered as sadness and pity pierced her heart. 'Poor Flare.' The desire to help the poor girl amplified and her heart beat with sadness. But she could do nothing.
BOHM!
Lucy regretfully turned her head away from the scene and set herself to watch the next match.