This is my first fanfiction and my first time writing something in english. So I really hope that my writing isn't to bad.
Sadly I don't own Fairy Tail or the characters.
Again, Lucy woke up without any disturbances during the Night other than her now usual Nightmares. No Nastu had sneaked into her Bed in the middle of the Night und woke her up with his heat. No Natsu in the Morning demanding for food and no Happy munching on a fish.
It's been two weeks since the fight with Tartaros was over, two weeks since she broke Aquarius Key to save her family and two weeks without Natsu in her Apartment. No matter how often she Lucy kicked them out, she missed them dearly. Especially now when she needed her best friend.
Well nobody knows what happend during the time the rest of the Guild was trapped, so nobody knows I sacrificed Aquarius to save them. But still he didn't show up ones. I mean yes, we see each other at the Guild but something changed. These last days, you can see all the Dragonslayers, without Laxus since he is still in Coma from inhaling the Particles, at a Table in a Corner farthest away from the rest. They are probably all excited cause all of them had seen there long lost Dragons, even Sting and Rouge. Sadly for them the Dragons left soon after they helped with destroying Face.
I'm pretty sure we will all soon leave to search for the Dragons. After all I promised Natsu to help him find Igneel and as a Celestial Mage I don't break promises. Even though I'm feeling down and hurt because of Aquarius loss. But then again this could be a good Chance to go on new adventures and lessen the pain I'm feeling every minute.
It will be some time bevor the pain will go away and I believe my Nightmares won't stop so easily but I believe it will help in some way. However I hope I have a few more days before we will start our search. I mean right now I cry myself to sleep every Night and without Loke and Virgo coming on their own power I'm not sure I would sleep and eat at all.
I even cover Aquarius Tattoo at my collarbones. Not because I'm ashamed of it, no I love it. But if they would see it, they would ask questions. And right now I'm not ready to answer these questions. But I think when we leave to search for the Dragons I can't hide it for much longer.
While all these thoughts run through Lucy's head, she finished getting ready for the day and going to the Guild. She wanted to be there early this morning to help with the last few things they needed to do, to fix the Guild completely. Thanks to the help from other Guilds and the people from Magnolia they could fix the city much faster than thought.
All this rebuilding kept Lucy occupied during the day, so she had no time to think about Aquarius and brake down crying in front of her Guild mates.
Lucy hopes that after they are done with the repairs for the day, she has some time with her friend. It's been a long time since they just talked. So she puts on her belt along with her Keys and whip and goes to the Guild. On the ways she summons Plue to her side for the much needed company.
After a few minutes she arrives at the Guild an send Plue back to the Spirit World. "Good morning, everyone!", she greets and makes her way to the bar to get her loved strawberry-shake from Mira. "Good morning, Lucy. You'r usual?" Lucy nods and smileys brightly at her to hid her hurt. "Thanks, Mira. You'r Milkshakes are the best! How are you by the way? And anything new from the Thunder God Tribe?" "I'm fine. Unfortunately no changes but Porlyusica thinks that they just need a few more days before they wake up." "That sounds good. I hope they wake up soon. Do you know if Levy-chan needs help in the library or anything else I can help with?" "Hmm.. I believe there are quite a few books left. So you can go and help her." "Thanks, Mira. See you later."
Lucy finishes her shake and makes her way to the library to avoid the first Guild brawl that ist yet to start. "Morning, Levy-chan! I'm here to help with the books." "Lu-chan! Good to have you here, nobody else wants to help me." Levy pouts cutely and Lucy giggles in return. "Well.. why that? I really can't understand...", Lucy teased. "You meanie! It's not my fault when they don't know how wo treat books right!", Levy huffs. "Yeah yeah I know. But did you have to hit Jet and Droy with you'r bag that hard? No wonder nobody dares to touch our precious books. Even if I can understand you.. Hadn't you hit them I might have summoned Virgo to punish them..", Lucy giggles wickedly at her imagination. "Punishment Princess?", Virgo pops out. "No Virgo no punishment, but maybe next time when Jet and Droy are about to destroy the books", at her answer Virgo shows one of her rare sinister smiles what caused Levy to shiver and step unconsciously back.
Lu-chan and her Spirits sure can be really scary! I heard the Storys from Nastu und Gray... Both experienced Virgos punishment and since then they immediately stops when Lucy threatens them with her again..
"In that case I will take my leave Princess."
A few hours later Lucy and Levy finished and emerged from the library to step directly in a Guild brawl. The two of them seek shelter under one of the Tables and wait for the inevitable end with Erza knocking everybody out the second her precious strawberry cake dies.
"There they go again, you would expect after sometime they learned the lesson..", Lucy sigh. "Oh Lu-chan, without it, it wouldn't be Fairy Tail", Levy smiles. "Yeah you're right, but we just finished fixing the Guild and now they destroy everything again.. Say Levy-chan do you see Nastu?" "Now that you say it, no I don't. How come there is a brawl without Nastu? I mean, he always starts them. And now that I think about it, Gajeel isn't there either." "Strange.. Well it looks like we're save to stop hiding. I'm going to Erza and Gray for a bit, maybe there know where a ll the Slayers are. I just noticed the rest of them ist nowhere to see too." "Yeah really strange.. bye Lu-chan. See you later!", Levy got up from unter the Table and makes her was to Jet and Droy. "See you later, Levy-chan!", Lucy too got up and makes her way to Erza and an still unconscious Gray.
"Hey Erza", Lucy greets her friend as she slips into the opposite bench next to Gray. "Lucy, where were you the whole day?", Erza stops eating her cake to look at Lucy and smiles before she ate the last from her cake. "I helped Levy in the library with the last books. How about you? Are you ok?", Lucy asks. "I'm fine, but there ist something I wanted to speak about with you and the rest of Team Natsu. So we need to wai..", and just then Gray wakes up. Lucy giggles a bit cause his confused face is just to funny.
"Right on time Gray, Erza wanted to talk about something with us. By the way, do you know where Nastu is? I didn't see him the whole day.", Lucy turned to Gray. "How fitting, I too wanted to speak about something with Team Natsu. And no sorry, don't now where Flame-Brain is. Didn't see him the day either.", Gray speaks up. "Should we wait for him?", Lucy asks both of them.
I don't know what it is, but I have a really strange feeling about this whole thing. Erza and Gray want to speak with Team Natsu.. both of them seem rather serious. And Natsu and the other Slayers are no where to see.. I just hope it is nothing bad.. I don't know if I can stand any more bad things.
"I think we should start, sadly I don't have the whole day to wait for him.", Erza answered. "Well in that case I just tell him later when I see him the next time", Lucy offered. "Then I will begin. I wanted to tell you, that as much as it pains me, I need to take a break from Team Natsu.", Erzas announcement, both Lucy and Gray are shocked. But if you look closely, you can also see a little bit relief in Grays eyes and hurt in Lucys. "Before you ask, let me please explain.", after Erza sees both of them nod in agreement she begins her explanation. "Jellal asked me if I wanted to travel with them for a few months. And I believe this is just something I need after everything that happened with Tartaros. I really hope you can understand that..", a hopeful Erza looks at both her Teammates. "Oh Erza, of course I understand! Everyone from us has scars Tartaros left on us. And after all it is just a temporary break and not permanently. I just wished I could still see you..", Lucy reassured Erza. "That's good to hear. I wished too, that we could still see us. And I would love to have you travel with us but I don't really know if this is the right thing for you"
"That's quite fitting for me. I wanted to ask for a break too", Gray interjects. "You too? Whys that?", a surprised Erza asks. "Well you see.. I'm sure you remember Silver from Tartaros? And heard that he is my Father? I wanted to visit my parents grave and...", Gray stopped mid sentence. "Gray you know you can tell us everything? Bus if you don't want to, you don't have to.", Lucy nudged Gray lightly and gives him a warm smile. "Yeah I know, thanks Lucy", Gray hugs Lucy shortly before his stalker, Juvia, sees it and drowns her. "Before my father died he gave me is magic. That means I'm know a Ice-Devilslayer. And since this is a knew magic for me I need to train with it. I think, that's something I rather do alone cause I don't want to hurt anybody if I lose control.." "We understand, don't worry Gray we wish you the best!", Erza smiled at him.
"Erza you said, that you don't have the whole day to wait for Natsu, does that mean you leave today? And what about you Gray, when are you leaving?", Lucy asks and smiled at them but can't hid her hurt fully. Lucy doesn't really know what to think right know. She know that they both need their time off, but what about her? Will she be left alone in the Guild? "Yes, I will take my leave tonight. I'm sorry that this is so soon but Jellal asked me just two days ago and we didn't really had a chance to talk between fixing the Guild" "I too will leave tonight. Sorry Lucy, that is rather spontaneously but I have to do it now before my magic goes instabile.", Gray added with an apologetically expression. "It's okay guys, I understand...", Lucys said. "Don't you go with Flame-Brain and the other Slayers on Dragon search in a few days?", a curious Gray asked. "Yeah I think so, until now he didn't say anything about that to me. To be honest we rarely spoke these last few days... But that will change as soon as we start our search. He is just excited that he had seen Igneel after such a long time again. And as a Celestial Mage I promised him to help him find Igneel, so this is what I'm gonna do!", Lucy becomes quite in the middle but to the end she one again smiles brightly at her friend. But again this bright smile is more fake than real.
Just the thought of her friends leaving tonight, even if it isn't for all ways, hurts deeply. Especially now that Nastu rarely speaks with her or visits her at her apartment. But she believes this will change as soon as the search starts.
Hmm.. Lucy just looked rather sad and her smile seems a bit fake to me.. I hope she is okay.. Nah, it is just that we're leaving and won't see each other for a long time. But I hope that it won't be too long. I'm going to miss them so much, maybe even Flame-Brain a little. Who else will fight with me, hehe.
"I wish you good luck on you're journey Lucy! And Natsu too. Maybe you find him fast and can come back to the Guild. I could maybe visit when we are near Magnolia. That way we could see each other more often and you don't have to travel for such a long time. Anyway greet Nastu and say goodbye from me and that I'm sorry, I couldn't speak with him personally. But I must go now.", a happy but at the same time sad Erza said as she stood up to go and meet with Jellal and the rest of the Crime Sorcière.
Before Lucy can say her goodbye, Gray too stood up. "Sorry Lucy, but I need to go now too, if I want to catch my train.", Gray too is happy and sad at the same time. He really don't like the thought of leaving is little sister behind but is't for the best. And he believe they all need this time.
So Lucy too stand up to give her both friend a proper goodbye with big bear hugs for both of them. Of course not without a few tears in all their eyes. Even Gray couldn't stop them.
After that the mages left the Guild to find a way to heal their pain. Both needed the time to heal. One of them alone and with training to continue the legacy of his dead father. And the other with the man she loved since childhood and his friends, just a way from the Guild.
Her friends gone, Lucy too, makes her way out of the Guild to go home. Since Natsu is still nowhere to be found, she need to tell him the news tomorrow or maybe he will come by tonight. On the way out Lucy say's bye to her other friends and then leaves to let her walls fall and cry as soon as she got home, in hope that Natsu will visit her again after such a long time.
But Natsu doesn't come by, so she goes early to bed to sleep, completely exhausted from her long and emotional day.
In the middle of the Night with the Slayers:
"So you really wanna go without so much as a goodbye, Natsu-san? Do you think this is a good Idea?", asked a very confused Sting. "Yeah, it's for the best. If we say goodbye, Luce would want to come with us.." "But Natsu-san, why can't Lucy-san come with us? I thought she is your best friend? And I really want to have her with us. And didn't she promise you to help find Igneel?", now a very sad Wendy asked. The thought to just left Lucy behind, the girl she thought of as a older sister, without a proper goodbye doesn't sit right with her. "Of course she is my best friend! But this search is just to dangerous for her, I don't want her to get hurt!", Natsu tries to convince the other four Slayers, but without success. "That doesn't make sense Salamander! You say that you want to take that Lisanna-chick with us but not Bunny-Girl? And I'm gonna take Shrimp. So you leave Bunny alone.", an outraged Gajeel replies. "Well yeah, Lisanna and Levy are different! They are our soon to be Mates, so of course we're gonna take them with us. Any way Lisanna promised me as a kid to help me find Igneel an..." "Bunny promised you too!" "Well yeah but I now Lisanna longer and I can't protect both of them at the same time. At the Guild Luce is safe and she has Erza and Gray here.", Natsu replies, full of certainty.
"I belief there is no way we can convince Natsu-san to take Lucy-san with us. But do you really don't want to say goodbye Natsu-san?", Rouge tries one last time. This discussion is going on for these last days. All the Slayers know that they can't convince Natsu but they have at least to try because of Lucy. Neither of them want to just leave her behind. Even Sting and Rouge hesitate to just go, since the end of the GMG they became good friends with her and this feels like some kind of betrayal.
Since they began talking about leaving to search for their Dragons they discussed this over and over. In the end, they decided to at least write a letter for her and leave something for her behind.
"I meet you here back in a few minutes, just let me bring this to Luce. After that we can get Lisanna and Levy", and gone was Natsu, without seeing the single tear leaving Wendy's eye.
I can't believe he is really going to leave Lucy-nee behind. I will miss her so much. And I really wanted to at least say goodbye to her in person, not just some letter. Hopefully she will forgive me when we are back. I'm going to miss you Lucy-nee!
