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Chapter One : Happy Anniversary
Lucy's P.O.V -
It's been one year since the fall of Acnologia and the victory of Fairy Tail.
Not much has changed, besides the fact that Gajeel and Levy got married and had a baby!
Their little baby girl's name is Mavis, in honor of Fairy Tail's founder. She's the cutest little girl!
Oh yeah!TAll of team Natsu finally became S-class mages!
"LUCY~" Happy screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Huh?" I yawned.
"Lucy-san you have some drool on your face," Wendy laughed.
"Ah!" I quickly wiped my cheek.
"How could you fall asleep? WE NEED TO PARTY!" Natsu roared.
Fairy Tail was holding a big one year celebration. The whole guild was merry.
"LET'S DANCE!"
"SHADDUP FLAMEHEAD!" Gray yelled from across the room.
"Lucy, you must be very tired!" Mira sat down across from me.
"Mhm…" I took the glass Mira offered me. "I was up all night writing."
"Oh my~" Mira touched my hand. "Make sure to take care of yourself!"
From the corner of my eye, I saw Erza leave the guild quietly. Though the doors were old, they made no sound when Erza opened them.
"Where's Erza going?" I frowned.
Mira looked over at her, "Hmm…I'm not sure."
"Let's go make sure she's alright," I stood up and Mira and Wendy followed after me.
Erza took a big sigh before equipping into normal clothes. She walked over to a stand and bought a bouquet of scarlet roses. Then, she rushed through the town. We struggled to keep after her.
"What if Erza-san is meeting…" Wendy began to blush. "We shouldn't interrupt."
"Haha, my oh my has someone been able to snatch Titania's heart?" Mira smiled.
"I don't think she is…after all, he hasn't come to Fairy Tail once," I whispered.
"Congratulations, Lucy," Erza smiled.
"Thank you!" I laughed. "I can't believe this is really happening!"
"You deserve every bit of fame," she complemented. "Though the words are…complicated."
"Haha. So~ do you have any plans to meet a certain man?" I raised an eyebrow.
She looked down at her drink, "I don't think so."
My stomach dropped, "Oh I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said anything."
"Don't be," she sighed. "I'm just not certain anything will change."
"Don't worry Erza-san! I'm sure they'll change for the better!" I encouraged her.
She nodded. "For the last time Lucy, just call me Erza."
"I guess," Wendy thought.
Before we knew it, we were out of the town and in a forest. The trees towered over everything. The moon had just begun to rise, sending streaks of red and black in the air. Suddenly, she stopped. Erza crossed her arms. If you looked close enough, you could see her shaking.
"Where are we?" Wendy whispered.
"I'm not sure," Mira replied softly.
Erza slowly got down on her knees and set the flowers on the floor in front of a tree. There was a big sword stabbed into the dirt. For minutes she just sat there, staring.
Wendy tugged at my skirt, "Lucy-san, we need to go."
"Do you know-" Mira asked.
"I'll explain later, but we need to give Erza-san her space…" Wendy began to guide us out of the forest.
I turned and looked back at Erza one more time, only to see one tear slide down her face.
After a safe distance, Wendy stopped and turned towards us.
"Last year when we were fighting Acnologia, Erza-san and I fought against someone named Eileen (Irene). She was Erza-san's mother…" Wendy explained.
"What?" my eyes widened in shock.
"Erza met her mother?" Mira sounded just as shocked. "Wait…Erza fought her mother?"
"Well…to put it shortly, she said many hurtful things. She even told Erza-san that she never wanted a daughter," Wendy spoke slowly. "But right before stabbing herself, she said she couldn't kill Erza-san."
Mira cupped her mouth.
"But Erza-san didn't seem to take it personally. In fact, she was fine. But she made me promise not to speak of it," Wendy frowned.
"Oh Erza…" I began to tear up.
"How do you know that's who she's visiting?" Mira asked.
Wendy dropped her eyes, "The sword in the floor was the one Erza-san's mother killed herself with…"
"I wish she had told us," Mira sat down on a fallen tree. "Erza's mother…"
Mira's P.O.V -
"Erza!" I ran towards her with my fist aimed at her face.
She turned to look at me and then looked back down at the table.
"Taste my fist!" I taunted.
Erza got up and gazed at me, but for some reason, her eyes seemed to stare past me. I froze. She walked out of the guild.
"Hey Lisanna, I'm gonna follow Erza!" I silently trailed Erza back to her house.
When she reached her room, she slammed the door shut behind her. I creeped up to her door and listened quietly. I could just barely hear her whisper, "I'm home."
There was no response. Was she talking to herself? Lame.
Before I could finish my thought, I could make out the sound of her trembling breath and sobs. That day, I walked home to be welcomed by Lisanna and Elfman. Only then did I realize how empty Erza's house was.
Wendy's P.O.V -
Mira-san gazed off into space, lost in thought.
"Mira-san?" I sat next to her. "What's wrong?"
"I was just thinking about Erza," she sighed. "Would you guys mind coming to Erza's house with me for dinner?"
"Oh like a surprise?" I grinned. "I'm sure she'll love that!"
"How will we get into her house?" Lucy-san bit her lip. "I'm too scared to break in…"
"Oh don't worry I have her key!" Mira-san chuckled. "Let's go!"
We stopped by the cake shop and bought her a strawberry cake. At Erza-san's house in Fairy Hills, we snuck in carefully. It was cold and dark, the only bit of light coming from an open window. Her house was quite plain, except for a few rows of armour.
"This is Erza-san's house, huh?" Lucy-san said quietly.
"Let's leave the cake in her fridge," Mira-san made herself right at home.
"You and Erza-san must be close, Mira-san!" I followed both of them into the kitchen.
Lucy-san opened the fridge to find it completely empty besides a few bottles of water and and apple. She froze before placing the cake in.
"Well…" Mira-san frowned.
I awkwardly played with my fingers, pretending not to see the pitiful sight, though I wasn't sure why it embarrassed me. "You don't think…Erza-san…doesn't eat, right?"
Erza's door began to open when Lucy-san grabbed Mira-san and me. She pulled us into one of her closets.
"Why are we hiding?" Mira-san asked.
Lucy-san laughed nervously, "Habit."
"I'm home," Erza-san said.
I jumped a little, "Does she knew we're here?"
"No," Mira-san smiled sadly. "I guess some things haven't changed."
Erza-san walked into the bathroom and turned on the sink. Only the rushing water made any noise in her house.
"What are we going to do!" I frantically thought of explanations to why we were hiding in her closet.
"Just come out and say welcome home?" Mira-san suggested.
"We're so dead!" Lucy-san cried.
Suddenly, a sword smashed through the closet door and dug into the wall, barely missing Lucy-san's face. She screams.
"Come out you ro-" Erza-san stopped when we all walked out. "What the…"
"H-hello Erza-san!" I stammered.
"Welcome home," Mira-san grinned warmly.
"How long…why were you...how did you…" Erza-san was at a loss of words for the first time.
Mira-san was the first to answer, "We saw you leave early so we were going to follow you, but lost you along the way. We came here to wait for you, but decided to try and surprise you!"
Erza-san's eyes turned ice cold as she hissed, "Don't lie. I had a feeling someone was watching me!"
Her voice began to grow louder and louder.
"Erz-" Lucy was cut off.
"You can't just follow people around like that!" she was practically screaming at this point.
I covered my ears and pressed myself behind Mira-san. She placed her arm over my shoulder comfortingly.
"Lucy, will you take Wendy back to the guild?" Mira-san's facial expression was slightly different now.
"Ah-" Lucy-san held my hand and began to walk out of the house "Sorry Erza…"
Erza-san didn't speak.
We shut the door behind us and went back to the guild.
Mira's P.O.V -
"Erza, you shouldn't have yelled like that in front of Wendy," I sighed. "It was my fault."
"Leave, Mira," Erza growled.
"Erza, we didn't mean to pry-"
"You didn't mean to pry? You followed me to the forest and then waited at my house, Mira! Get. Out," Erza hit her wall out of anger. She was trembling.
I pierced my lips, "Come talk to me tomorrow after you've calmed down."
"Who are you to tell me to come see you!" she shouted. "Get out Mira before this gets worse!"
I could feel Erza's magic coursing through the room.
"Your friend," I whispered sadly.
Understanding nothing was going to come out of this argument, I walked out of her house and back to the guild.
Erza's P.O.V -
Moments after Mira left, I regretted everything. I knew it was overreacting, but things have been rough. I haven't been sleeping well because of a recurring nightmare.
I stood at the foot of the Tower of Heaven, handcuffed. Jellal stood before me.
"Erza…Erza Scarlet," he smiled.
Then, his eyes turned red, fueled with anger. He grabbed by neck and choked me.
"J-Jellal…" I grasped at his hand, but he wouldn't let go.
After the snap of my neck and his laughter, I was transported to the the guild. Everyone looked at me with eyes of hate.
"You? Apart of our family? Yeah right!" Natsu scoffed. "You aren't apart of any family!"
"I hate you!" Lucy screamed at me.
"We all do," Mira hissed.
"Get out of here!" Gray growled.
"Erza…you've been nothing but a burden to me," Master sighed. "At last I am free of you."
"To think I ever looked up to you!" Wendy spat.
Juvia taunted me, "Loner! Loner!"
Levy held her baby away from me as if I were a monster, "Just leave."
Natsu yelled, "You should've just died!"
"That would've made our life so much better," Mira agreed.
My Fairy Tail mark began to disappear.
Everyone glared at me as the doors to the guild shut.
Not only that, but today only brought memories of my…of her. Though I honestly didn't care about her not wanting me, it was my childish dreams she crushed. When I was younger, I remember pretending that somewhere out in the world, there was a woman with my eyes and my hair looking for me. One day I would come home and she'd hug me and ask me how my day was. Well, those thoughts are impossible now.
I got into bed and lay there, listening to the silence. Hours passed and I did not sleep. I did not want to sleep. So I just lay there, regretting everything I had said to my precious friends.
Early in the morning I got up and went to the kitchen. Another night of no sleep. It was cold that morning, frosty almost. I opened the fridge to find a wonderful cake awaiting me. My heart dropped. I really have to make it up to them.