How many times had she traveled on the tiny wall separating the street from the waterway? She'd lost count.
And... How many times had those nice guys warned her about falling into the waterway? She'd lost count of those, too.
It was second nature. Really. Whenever she would leave the guild hall to return home, she'd do so by walking on the wall; one foot in front of the other, arms stretched out horizontal, and Plue following faithfully behind.
She never thought she'd ever actually fall in.
It happened after a job. (Her rent wasn't going to pay for itself.)
She was on her way home with Plue following behind as usual.
It had rained earlier, but she could handle a few puddles. Well, she thought she could.
Townspeople went about their business. Team Shadow Gear, returned from their latest job request, passed her a few minutes ago on their way to the guild hall. (As both parties were intent on reaching their destinations, only quick greetings and see-you-tomorrows were exchanged.)
She was almost to her place when one of her feet lifted, moved forward, and slipped on some fallen rain. She instantly lost balance and started to fall off the wall. As she went down, her head made contact with the stone, causing her to black out.
The man never grew tired of telling the blonde to be careful.
This day, however, rain visited Magnolia. The young man stayed inside for a good half of the day.
Finally, the sky cleared off, and he went out for a walk to stretch his legs.
The young man's eyes grew large when he spotted the familiar wizard doing exactly what he and his friends always tried to prevent.
Getting herself hurt.
He hurried to assist her, however it was already too late.
Lucy Heartfilia fell into the waterway.
Disclaimer. I own no rights to Fairy Tail.
AN. Hi! This story is listed as humor. What with Happy insulting Lucy, to the commentary characters feel the need to add, I feel it hard to write a Fairy Tail fiction without humor. Thus, the heavy use of Italics. I'm unsure how long this story will be, but it'll be short. I hope you at least add this to your alerts to see what happens next! -Lem
UPDATED 11/28/2013
