The sun seemed to bear down on her as she continued her trek through the desert, gripping the reins tightly, holding back tears. It's had been a month already, Lucy scolded herself, get over it. But she couldn't get over it. heartbreak was hard to get over. It was like recovering from some life altering wound, not easy. But, Lucy had made her decision. She had thrown in her lot and would stick to it until she decided it was done.
She had left Fairy Tail.
It wasn't like Lisanna wasn't nice to her. Lisanna was nice to everyone. And the guild was never outright cruel...but there was no room for her anymore. It was like, slowly but surely, Lisanna had taken her place in everything.
Her team.
Her friends.
Even, her relationship with Natsu.
They had finally come to terms with how they felt for each other when Lisanna came back and, then, it was like Lucy stopped existing. No longer was it 'hey, Luce'. It was 'hey, Lis' or something like that. Lucy had soon gotten tired of all the missed dates, the long waits, and the lonely nights.
Even Erza had neglected her, missing shopping trips, cutting her off to talk to Lisanna, and going off on missions without her.
And Gray, ph Gray, had his hands tied with Juvia and Lisanna that Lucy was soon left behind.
Levy barely even talked to her anymore.
Gajeel was never much of a conversationalist.
Wendy, being just a kid, usually ran around to play with Romeo or learn from older mages.
So, quietly, without anyone knowing, Lucy packed up and left. She never officially quit the guild, it would break her heart even more. But, she wouldn't be there. As the wagon bumped along, the horse she had rented pulling the load fervently, Lucy glanced down at her abdomen. After four months, it was obvious that Lucy was taking more with her than just her guild mark and her belongings.
Lucy was pregnant.
Loke, of course, was the first one to know and he freaked. He went on and on about finding Natsu and making him take responsibility for 'deflowering' his mistress. Aries squealed, then apologized for squealing. Aquarius was...shocked. Then declared how she would not change diapers. And Scorpio...wanted to ask Aquaruis for kids.
Lucy shuddered, remembering the look on Aquarius' face when she heard.
But, this pregnancy did not change Lucy's mind. She still packed up and left on her own, though Loke and Capricorn practically begged her to at least wait until after she gave birth.
As the wagon continued through the woods, Lucy found herself wondering how the guild was. She wondered if they had noticed her gone, though she doubted it. Knowing Natsu, as soon as he found that note waiting for them in her now abandoned home, he'd charge after her and stop her at all costs.
Lucy laughed quietly as she imagined what they'd all do.
Gray would freeze the wheels on her wagon.
Erza would apologize dramatically and ask for her to hit her head as payment.
Happy would bawl his eyes out, begging her to stay.
Then she felt like crying.
No one would come for her.
