Life Beyond Fairy Tail

Book One

Without Natsu

Natsu... How could you do this to me...?

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"Morning everyone!" I chimed happily as I opened the large, red wood doors of the guild that I knew as my home. I looked around the guild and saw the familiar morning faces. Mira was at the bar polishing the silverware, Nab was standing at the request board, waiting for his destined job to finally show, however, Natsu wasn't anywhere to be seen. I frowned slightly, since I was hoping to have his smile warm up my morning, but I brushed the thought away.

"Morning, Lucy!" My head turned towards the deep voice that called a cheerful morning greeting. I saw Gray sitting at the bar, waving for me to come sit next to him. I smiled, returning the wave before I gracefully skipped over to the stool next to him. Mira gave me a casual smile, acknowledging my presence before she continued with her polishing. I turned my gaze towards the shirtless man next to me and giggled.

"Stripping so early already, Gray?" I teased. Gray looked down at his torso and jumped out of his chair, looking around the guild to find what was most likely to be his black tee shirt. I laughed at the sight of Gray scrambling around the guild hall, searching frantically for his shirt when I knew that when he had taken it off, a water mage had stolen it from him and he would never get it in return. I loved the fact that the guild could always be friendly with one another, despite how annoying everyone could get. After having finally given up, Gray sat back down and sighed, running a hand freely through his raven coloured hair.

"Did you sleep well, Lucy?" he asked, disregarding the fact that his shirt was missing completely. I shrugged casually, not exactly sure how I should answer his blunt question.

"It was okay, I suppose. I kept tossing and turning all night, so I was a mess when I woke up." I said, laughing a little bit. Gray smiled charmingly and laughed.

"I didn't think it was even possible for someone like you to wake up a disaster, Lucy." he said smoothly. I quirked an eyebrow.

"Gray, are you flirting with Lucy?" Mira joined in on the conversation, leaning against her side of the bar, her mouth curved into a sly smile. Gray instantly turned a dark shade of red. Mira and I both started laughing our heads off at his reaction.

"I-I am not! I was just stating what everyone else would have said to her." he made a lame excuse. "Besides, we all know Lucy has a thing for Natsu!"

Now it was my turn to blush beet red. Gray was right, I did have a crush on Natsu, and everyone knew it too. At least, everyone except him. I looked at my lap and fiddled with the end of my shirt in embarrassment.

"Have you said anything to him yet, Lucy?" Mira asked, obviously curious about my answer. Gray turned back to look at me, engaging in the new conversation. I shook my head a little as a response to their question. Mira slapped her hands on the counter, which caused me to jump out of my chair.

"Lucy! You've got to! Today! Otherwise you'll get your heartbroken by a guy you've never even dated before!" she screamed. I frantically tried to cover her mouth with my hands and shushed her.

"Not so loud!" I hushed, glancing around the guild to make sure no one heard Mira's loud shouting. Mira's eyes smiled mischievously and I slowly released my hands from her mouth.

"Lucy, you've got to tell him sooner or later. Besides, you not the only one who's got a thing for him. Have you seen Lisanna lately?" Gray cautioned. He was right. Lisanna had been glued to Natsu for days now, and I didn't see any protests from Natsu once. I took in a long, deep breath and exhaled.

"Alright, I'll tell him today." I decided. Mira practically jumped three feet in the air,clapping her hands in joy. Gray simply nodded in approval, even thought I could tell he was a little bit disappointed. I was about to open my mouth to make another comment when I heard the slam of the guild doors. I knew exactly who it was just by the way he opened the doors to the guild. I quickly turned around in my stool and started to geup out of it when I stopped midway. Gray had turned to see what had stopped me and his mouth gapped open.

"Lucy..." he whispered. There, at the front of the guild where everyone could see, were Natsu and Lisanna. They held hands, but that wasn't all they were doing. What they had decided upon had been far worse for my heart. They were kissing. I could feel a metal stake hammer through my heart, just waiting for it to shatter as I stared at the scene in shock.

And all this time, I thought he liked me...

I sat back on my stool and turned around quickly, my eyes tracing shapes in the wood cracks of the bar hang. My hands grasped the end of my shirt tightly and tears threatened to fall from my eyes. My bottom lip quivered slightly and I tried to choke down a sob that was threatening to leap from my throat. Whispers bounced Off the guild walls and pounded through my ears as I heard every single thing that buzzed through the guild hall. I felt angry that Lisanna had beat me to him. I honestly wanted to just rip out her eyes, but I knew Mira would be at my back for that.

"We've got news everyone!" I heard Natsu shout. I bit my lip, since I knew what was coming. I wasn't ready for the news that would be wonderful for everyone, except for me. I was bitter enough already, I didn't need anymore gas on the already lit flames.

"We're dating!" Lisanna cheered. An entire tank of gasoline was poured into my burning heart. It started to crack, bit by bit, deeper and deeper. I shook my head as I thought of nothing but the negative. I needed to at least try to be happy for my guild mates. I wiped away the few tears that had already started streaming down my face. I took in another big breath and turned around, smiling brightly.

"Congrats you two!" I cheered. Gray turned and gave me a confused look, but I simply smiled at him, hoping he would catch on. Natsu and Lisanna walked over to us, hand in hand, and with every step they took, made the anger I felt at myself for that not being me with him even worse. I kept the smile on my face, even though everything was on the verge of breaking through.

"Thanks, Luce." Natsu said with his trademark grin. I loved that grin with all my heart, and I didn't ever want to see it disappear. I looked over at Lisanna and tried my best not to leap forward and strangle her. She smiled and let go of Natsu's hand.

"Lucy, can I talk to you outside for a minute?" she asked. I nodded and got up out of my chair. I followed her elegante strides outside of the guild and into a dark alleyway beside the guild. She smiled, but there was no kindness behind it.

"I just thought that I should be the one to let you know that you're being kicked off of Team Natsu." she said cheerfully. My heart finally shattered. The world seemed to stop spinning around me and everything went in slow motion.

"W-what..?" I stammered. I couldn't believe what was happening. The new life that I had started, was being shattered right in front of me. I didn't want to start over again. I was happy with what I had before. My breathing quickened as I thought about what I would have to do. A hand slapped me across the face and I heard a cackle.

"Didn't your daddy ever teach you to pay attention?" Lisanna sneered. I reached a hand up to the burning piece of flesh that was swelling under the force of the slap. I looked up at Lisanna and saw her hand coming straight for my face. I braced myself for another slap, but that wasn't what I received. Instead, I felt the hard concrete of the neighboring building on the back of my head. Lisanna smashed my head against the wall again, this time making my ears ring loudly and it made my vision go blurry. I felt liquid streaming down the side of my head and down my neck. Something was wrong. I stares blankly at nothing. The last thing that I remembered seeing, was Lisanna's curved smirk as my vision went black.

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