Another normal day at the guild; Gray was stripping, Erza and Natsu were fighting, Evergreen and Elfman were fighting, Cana was drinking, and Levy was reading. Mira was keeping watch over the bar while Lucy and Lisanna were siting at the bar table.
"I'm bored!" Lucy groaned, pounding her head on the table. Lisanna merely smiled and patted her back.
"How about we go for a walk together?" Lucy stopped and looked at her guild-mate. "I mean, we don't really know each other very well. And I couldn't get close to the you in Edolas. Maybe we can be friends?"
Lisanna gave a cute smile and Mira nodded. "Here," Mirajane handed Lucy a basket. "You guys can go talk and have a picnic lunch! I'll leave you to it!"
The two girls stepped out of the guildhall matching each other stride for stride. "So, where do you want to eat?" Lucy asked staring out at the magnificent town around them. Lisanna shrugged.
"You can choose."
"Great!" Lucy said excitedly. "I have the prefect place! Do you like Sorcerer Weekly?" Lisanna nodded shyly. "I heard a reporter is having an interview in the Front Park!" Lucy grabbed Lisanna's arm and dragged her across the town.
Once the duo got there, they laid down a mat and started to eat. Mira had packed sandwiches, water bottles, fruit, and even some little homemade desserts. Lisanna said that they were tartlets.
Lucy, seizing the opportunity, decided to talk about food and cooking. Since Natsu always broke into her house, she often had to make large meals. (Lucy decided not to add that Natsu told her that he liked her cooking more than Lisanna's.)
Over the next few hours, the two realized that they had a lot in common. They both loved to gorge on chocolate, they hated Mexican and spicy foods, and even liked to take baths early in the morning instead of the afternoon. They liked being friends and not once did the subject of Natsu come up. Lucy didn't want to hurt Lisanna's feelings because she was on his team and her new friend wasn't.
"Err... Lucy? Are you hot?" Lucy shook her head, jolting her from her thoughts.
"No, why?"
"Your face is all flushed."
Lucy started to panic. She was thinking of Natsu and she was blushing? Dang!
"Maybe it is a little hot out here. Should we go back to the guild?" Lisanna nodded and packed up the basket.
Lucy was still a little flushed. She honestly didn't know if she had a crush on Natsu at all. She certainly did NOT want to bring the subject up in front of Lisanna.
Suddenly, Lisanna pulled on her arm. A small rumbling noise was coming from where the white haired girl was taking her. A large group of people was surrounding a magic stage shouting "Weekly! Weekly!"
"This must be where the Sorcerer Weekly interviewer is coming!" Lisanna said excitedly. A thin, tall, black haired man with a white suit came up on the stage a few moments later.
"Ladies, ladies, please. Calm down." The man spoke with a calm, slightly Scottish accent. Lucy rolled her eyes at the man's actions. It reminded her of Bora, the Fake Salamander. "Okay ladies. I need the most beautiful girl around up here!"
Lisanna suddenly screamed, "GO LUCY!" A shade of red slowly crept up Lucy's face. In a matter of seconds, half of the crowd was screaming Lucy's name.
"I hear an Emily, no, a Savannah, no, LUCY!" The man on the stage invited Lucy up. He dark blue eyes studied her body up and down. "No no, this won't do, your too heavy. This is what they call pretty?"
Lucy's face fell. Even though he didn't say it very loud, she still heard his painful words. Tears stung her eyes and she ran off the stage. Never would she ever show her face in public again. Lucy heard Lisanna calling after her, but she just ignored her. How could he say that you me? She whipped past a small group of young teens who said, "What's her problem?"
Is that what they call pretty? Lucy let out a huge sob and slammed the door to her apartment shut. She never wanted anyone to see her like this, so uncertain, so unconfident, so fat. She needed to do something about herself. She needed to lock herself up and not come out until she was done.
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Wah! It's so sad! How could I do something like that to Lucy?! Don't worry, Natsu will cheer her up! I hope some of you liked my story, it's my first Fairy Tail fanfiction so please give me feedback! Thanks for reading!
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