Hello! As you all probably know, this is my second account for SugoiLucy. This is a way to continue four stories at a time! I would do it on SugoiLucy, but it's too much work. Anyway, this is a GaLu story and is inspired by the fanfiction called Broken Trust (which was a GaLu week). This story is also kind of a cliché of Lucy being ignored, but whatever, I enjoy those kind of stories! Enough with the chatter, let's jump right into the story! :D

I do not own Fairy Tail.

Pain

Lucy walked on the edge of the canal, waving away the concern of the men on their boats as she cuddled her little shaking spirit, Plue, to her chest. She was wearing a purple skirt and purple crop top along with her pig tails, the pig tails reaching her shoulders and her bangs framing her face. It would look like she's content in the morning sun and the warm weather, but things aren't always what it appears to be.

The blonde has been ignored by everyone in the guild ever since Lisanna came back from the 'dead' for two months. In result, she had to take dangerous missions like taking out dark guilds by herself, ending up with many battle scars. Only a few people didn't ignore her like, Master, Happy, Wendy, Carla, Juvia, Mirajane, and sometimes Lisanna. She would occasionally chat with Gajeel which was just pretty much him asking tips about asking Levy out. I'm so happy that he's going to confess to her today! She thought. Hopefully that book I told him about would work too.

It's actually funny though. Lucy decided to confess to Natsu that day also. She already had it all planned out in her head, early in the morning when Lisanna isn't there yet, she can pull him out into the back, then she confesses.

Lucy sends Plue back into the Spirit World before she takes a deep breath and pushing the doors open. She scans the guild for a certain pink-haired Dragon Slayer who was sitting with Erza, Happy, and Gray at the bar. Gray was playing with his ice in his cup of water, Erza was eating her favorite strawberry cake, while Happy is chomping down on a fish, and Natsu was finishing up eating fire from a torch he found some where. She takes a deep breath and look around if anyone else is in the guild, in her relief, only a few were there.

LUCY'S POV

My feet began walking towards them, hesitant at first, before taking slow long strides. Happy was the first to notice me and grinned his usual cat grin, putting his fish down for a moment to fly into my chest, "Luuuussshhyy!" he yelled before reaching his destination and hugging me. I giggle and pat his head, knowing that I've caught the three's attention.

"Hey there Happy, how have you been?" I ask him with a smile and look down at him to see that he had big, teary eyes.

"Natsu didn't buy me enough fish!" he whines. I giggle again, petting his head between his ears before saying, "I'll buy you some fish later, the size of my whole arm!" I said.

He then went into a daze with a content smile before letting go, "Thank you Lushy..." he said before dreamily flying back to his abandoned fish as he thought about the size of fish I was going to give him. I then look up to my three team mates who were looking at me with a questioning look, "Can I talk to Natsu?... In private?" I ask.

Erza and Gray nod and went back to eating and playing with ice, not even saying anything like they usually did ever since Lisanna came back. Natsu nods with a goofy grin, putting down his unlit torch and hopping off the stool. I guide him towards the back of the guild as I twiddled with my thumbs.

What happens if he says no? I mean, do I just walk away? Act casual? What if he says nothing? What then?!

Before I knew it I was facing Natsu at the back of the guild. Natsu was looking at me with his usual smile, "What did you need to talk about, Luce? Is it about Happy's fish?" he pouts. I couldn't help, but chuckle and shake my head.

"No, it's not that... Um... Natsu... I..." I look down at the ground to avoid his burning gaze and to hide my flaming cheeks.

"What's wrong?" he finally asks during my long pause.

I take a deep breath before bravely looking up at Natsu, who was looking down at me curiously and with a worried expression. "I... I'm in love with you." I finally said, causing a heavy weight to be lifted from my chest, only to be replaced by a fast beating heart.

His eyes widen and he blinks a couple of times at me, processing what I just said. His goofy grin reached his face before he bursts out laughing, holding his stomach as he gasped for breath, "That's a really funny joke, Luce!"

I then felt my heart being shattered into a million little pieces. Tears well up in my eyes, but I blink it away and laugh nervously to go along this so called 'joke' I unintentionally made, "Y-Yeah... A joke..."

Once he caught his breath he sighed, "That was funny! Besides, I'm dating Lisanna and she's waaaay prettier than you. And she's not fat." he grins innocently. My heart sank at the insult and finding out that he's dating Lisanna.

I faked a smile, "Um, yeah, you're right. Uh, sorry for wasting your time." I said before going back inside, my fake smile being replaced with a slight frown. I want to cry, but the tears just won't come out. Once I got inside, Lisanna was there at the bar and I felt the rush of wind when Natsu zoomed past me to her, draping an arm around her shoulders. She kissed his cheek and then saw me and waved. I faked a smile and waved back before walking to the far end of the bar. I sat at the stool and motioned for Mirajane to come over here.

She saw me and immediately brought a strawberry milkshake already prepared and smiled brightly at me, knowing that I just confessed to Natsu. She came over to me and rested her head on her hands with her elbows supporting them on the counter, "So how did it go?" she asks.

I frown and look down at the counter. She gasps and turns to look at the new formed couple and back at me, she was going to say something, but I beat her to it, "He thought it was a joke... And he pretty much insulted me afterwards. Knowing how dense he is, he probably didn't know it hurt my feelings." I whispered, tightening my grip on my milkshake.

"Oh, Lucy I'm so sorry... You don't need that dense idiot, he just doesn't realize how amazing you are! You deserve better." she reassured me, but I shook my head.

"No, I thought he loved me... but... I guess he got over me and went to Lisanna when I was out of the way and ignored... but as long as he's happy, I'm happy." I smiled slightly up at her and she smiled back. I then sigh, "But I could really go for a light shot to celebrate my bravery." I said with a giggle.

Mira giggled too and nods, "Sure Lucy, and it's on the house." she said after pouring a shot of sake for me. I widened my eyes and shake my head.

"Oh no Mira, I can pay for it myself-"

"Lucy, it's fine. You seem like you really need it after what just happened." she smiles at me sadly. I nod and smile back and take the shot and putting it to my lips, tilting my head back. I swallow the liquid and let it sting my throat for a moment, sighing in relief after putting the glass down, "Thanks Mira, I really did need that." I chuckle to myself.

She giggles and was being called over by a customer, she looks at me apologetically before going to her customer to take their order. I smile and sip on my milkshake so it can mix with the flavor of the sake that was still lingering on my tongue. I run my fingers along my keys on my key ring in reassurance of my spirits' worry when I felt the slight vibration of Loke's and Virgo's key.

NO ONE'S POV

Lucy was still hanging around at that same bar stool as a couple of hours passed. The guild was considerably full, brawls, laughter, and chatting going on. Like the usual days at Fairy Tail. But what caught Lucy's eye was the book Gajeel had sitting next to him. He's going to do it soon. She thought. The iron Dragon Slayer finally took a deep breath after a few minutes and a reassuring pat on the shoulder by Lily before standing up. I watch from the corner of my eye as it all happened and the guild fell quiet as Gajeel walked up to Levy with a book, seeing that Levy would usually walk to Gajeel instead.

Levy looked up from her book at the sudden silence of the guild and looks up at Gajeel with a questioning look. He then sighed and gives her the book I suggested while looking away as he rubs the back of his neck with his free hand. Levy's eyes widen and she takes the book. "Uh... Levy..." he drops the hand from his neck to cross his arms. He then looked at Levy after a short pause, "Do you wanna go out with me?"

She gapes at him, the whole guild dead silent. She stares up at him in shock. Then the most shocking thing happens to him, she glares. Lucy's full attention was now on them, her body turned away from the bar. Finally Levy spoke, "No thanks, who would want to date you?"

Lucy could hear his heart shatter right at that moment and she continues, hardening her glare at him, "I mean, you hurt me, Droy, and Jet and the rest of the guild. How could I date a sadist like you? I only let you partner up with me so you could at least get comfortable and don't look scary around my friends." she said with crossed arms.

Lucy's eyes were shaded by her bangs and she stood up from her seat, looking at the shocked look on Gajeel's face as he was being rejected in front of everyone. His arms now dropped to his sides. Levy continued as the blonde did slow, long strides towards the blue-haired girl who was now standing up, "Plus what's up with the 'gihi' stuff? It's annoying. And who would date a guy who stays at an emo corner where it's dark with his black cat and look like a vampire who can't handle any light-" there was a loud smack of skin making contact that resounded through out the silent guild, even catching Laxus and his group's attention, interrupting her sentence.

Levy's eyes were shot wide with a burning red cheek, looking at the culprit who did it with her hand still raised from the slap. Lucy. The blonde glared at her best friend and began yelling, "How dare you? I thought you were in love with Gajeel, but I guess not. Couldn't you at least let him down easy and not IN PUBLIC?!" She takes a step forward, her nose centimeters away from the others, "I don't know what makes you think you can treat someone like garbage and get away with it. Get out of your little fucking world of books and face reality sweet heart." she said, the dark aura seeping out of her. Even Erza shivered at the aura leaking out of her.

Lucy continued, "No one deserves to be treated like that. No one should have their heart broken like that. So don't be a little bitch and go right up into his face and throw insults at him like you could do what ever the fuck you want." She then pushes her roughly into her seat, causing her temple of books to tumble down on top of her lap and scatter on the floor as well. The impact of her small body caused the chair she was pushed into to fall along with the table like dominos. The blonde glares down at her, "You're disgusting. To think I was a friend with someone sweet and caring." she then turns around to face Gajeel who was looking down at the Celestial Spirit mage in shock at what she had done. She smiled sadly up at him and takes his hand before rushing towards the mission board, snatching off a mission that related to dark guilds.

She looks at a shocked Mira at the bar, "I'm gonna look over this and get it stamped later on, Mira." she says before guiding Gajeel to the doors, not leaving with out a final glare towards the still shocked blue-haired girl, slamming the guild doors behind them.

GAJEEL'S POV

Why did that happen? I thought the Shrimp liked me too... Is that what she really thinks of me? I guess so, I did torture her best friend and tied her to a tree with her team. I'm a monster, of course the Shrimp wouldn't like me like that, no one does.

But then Bunny girl slapped her. That's when I got out of my state of shock. She slapped her best friend. Bunny girl slapped the Shrimp. She even called her a bitch, why did she do that? She stepped in and stopped it, why for a monster like me? Why was she the only one who stepped in? I was the one who caused her the most pain out of everyone in the guild.

Now I'm being dragged by her to some where, possibly her place. I finally was able to escape my daze, "Bunny girl..." She stops in her tracks, not looking at me, "What?" she asks quietly.

I pause for a moment, "Why did you do that?" I finally ask in a quieter voice. She stayed silent before turning her head to look at me. My eyes widen to see that tears were on a verge to escape her eyes and she had a small smile on her face.

"You look like you need a friend... And you're not the only one in pain."