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*Lucy's p.o.v*

I groaned quietly as I flopped onto my seat at the bar.

"Mira, can I get a vanilla milkshake?" I asked the barmaid. As she got my shake ready, she asked me a question.

"What's wrong, Lucy?"

I sighed quietly and told her about my rent issues as well as how Team Natsu started to drift away from me. Mira frowned, but shortly after a smile came back.

"I have an idea, why don't you try going on a mission with another team?" she suggested. I gawked at the idea.

"B-But I'm on Team Natsu." I said.

"So? You can always go on missions with another team. It's not forbidden." Mira said. I thought about it before deciding it wasn't a bad idea.

"Sure! Can you tell me if there are any teams available?" I queried. Mira smiled before checking her list.

"Hmmm, let's see. It seems only the Raijinshuu is available at the moment." She said. My smile suddenly dropped.

"But are you sure there aren't any others?" I asked.

"Positive." I sighed before getting up and started going.

"Bye Lucy~" Mira called to me.

*Time skip ( Lucy's p.o.v)

The mission itself wasn't so bad-just to catch a few bandits that were terrorizing nearby villages. It went fairly well except for the grumbling of Evergreen, and Bicklow constant calling of Cosplay Queen. I twitched at that name. Nothing much happened except for when Fried had rescued me when I accidentally tripped. It was so embarrassing. Our faces were so close that we could have kissed! 'But his arms and chest were so broad and...and- arrgh Lucy, get rid of those thoughts!' I was blushing very much at this moment.

*Next morning*

I sat on a stool next to the bar counter, drinking my usual shake. Suddenly Natsu comes over and slaps me across the cheek. It burned where my cheek was just slapped.

"N-Natsu?" I managed to say.

"Who do you think you are huh? Insulting Lisanna like that!" Natsu yells at me.

"I have no idea what you're talking about Natsu." I quietly say.

"Don't play all innocent on me Lucy, I know what you did!" snarls Natsu. "In fact, Lisanna is way smarter and stronger than you are, all you do is complain and rely on your spirits!" he yells.

I blink away tears threatening to surface,"What do you mean?"I ask weakly.

"You called Lisanna weak and stupid, that's what you did! I'll tell you one thing, it's the exact opposite!" says Natsu. Behind him I see Lisanna smirking at me giving me a look that clearly says 'He-is-mine-and-no-one-else's'. Anger piled up in me as I continued to stare at her, I then flung myself against Lisanna, knocking her down during the process. The other guild members look shocked for a moment before Natsu picked Lisanna up and yells at me,"Lucy you are now off of this team, we don't need someone like you!" He storms out of the guild, leaving me shocked.

"I never knew you were like this, Lucy-san" Wendy shook her head.

"I can't believe you're my friend, Lu-chan." Levy says quietly as she left the guild with Gajeel. Everyone else either shook their head in shame or left the guild, leaving me alone. I sat there shocked before crying. A hand then stretched silently towards me. I looked up and saw Fried holding out his hand.

"Are you...alright?" he asked. I blinked before tackling him into a hug, crying. He stiffened before relaxing and wrapped his arms around my crying form. "Its alright now." he whispered to me, rubbing circles on my back.

After I had calmed down, I realized how close we were to each other. Apparently Fried thought the same thing. We both blushed as a result.

"Thank you" I whispered. He stood there stunned before giving me a small smile.

"You're welcome." I stood up and started out the door.

"W-Wait!" Fried exclaimed.

I turned around slowly to face him.

"I-I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose." He stuttered a small blush on his face. I smiled at him before leaving and bid him a farewell. I quietly left the guild to my house. Flopping on my bed, I thought about what I should do. 'I'll leave this guild.' I decided. I'll join another guild to prove that Fairy Tail is weak without me.

I quietly pack my things and wrote a short note to Natsu and the others.

Dear Natsu and Fairy Tail,

You'll regret this Natsu and everyone, I'll show you just how strong I am. Perhaps we will meet again in different guilds.

From your former friend,

Lucy Heartfillia"

I left the note and left my house unnoticed, slipping quietly into the night.

"Goodbye forever, Magnolia..." I whispered as a breeze picked its way past...