Here it is.
July 1, X785
Lucy's P.O.V.
I opened my eyes to see the sunshine blasted through my window
"I'm finally 18!" I exclaimed with zeal. I got up and stretched my joints. I then took a bath. After I finish, I put my yellow-orange sundress on and a kind-of-like farmer's hat with a sunflower at the side and happily walk to the guild.
'I hope they will surprise me and have a huge party. Oh I can only imagine colorful streamers, three-tier chocolate cake with lilac frosting on the outside and white chocolate design. Most of all, I have the courage to confess to Natsu today. It wasn't really an easy decision for me though; I even ask Levy for advice whether or not I should confess. She even made promise that if I become 18, I should and will do it whether I like it or not. All in all, I'm going to go head there right now'
When I reached the guild's door, I heave a deep sigh and opened the doors "Hello, everyone…?" I could see Natsu and Lisanna standing together, holding each other's hands while everybody else went all silent and just stared at me.
"What's happeni-" I said to myself.
"Oh hi Lucy, you're just in time. I was about to announce something." Natsu said.
'I knew it.'
"Oh is that so?" 'Stop it Lucy and escape the situation, you are not going to be able to handle it' "Well, what is it?"
"I'm going to announce that Lisanna and I are a couple now"
And at that moment on, I could feel my heart burst and breaking into a million pieces.
"Well, co-congratulations! I hope you two will soon get married and have beautiful kids" I said while holding back the tears.
"Thanks, Lucy" Lisanna said. Everybody in the whole guild was shocked like me but started to greet them like "Congratulations!" or "I'm so happy for you!"
I slowly back away from the rest of the group while they continue on with their merriment. I got out of the guild without anyone noticing me. I ran and ran until I fell then I cried my heart out.
"Are you okay master?" I look up to see it was Loki. He offered me his hand which I accept; I quickly wipe my tears with my handkerchief and ask "Why are you here? I didn't summon you"
"I'm sorry but I felt like you were in need that is why I cross over to the Earth realm and when I got here, I saw you crying" Loki said with sincere tone and a worried face.
"You can go back now and besides, I can handle myself" Loki didn't budge and look at my scraped knee.
"Really, I can handle myself. My house is just right around and I'll disinfect it when I get home" Still, Loki didn't budge until he said "As you wish, master" then vanished.
I continued to walk home, with my scraped knee. I feel like I'm lost in this cruel world and the worst thing is that they, the people who stayed by my side and called me a friend, forgot that my birthday is today. I finally have the courage to confess to Natsu but what happened? Oh that's right, in front of me and the others; they announced that they are a couple. But the thing is, why do I have mixed feelings about it?
When I opened the door of my apartment, I was surprised that all my celestial spirits are there.
"Hello, Lucy-chan!" Lyra greeted as she pushes me to sit in between Sagittarius and Pluto in the bed.
"What are you guys doing here?" I ask.
"Onii-san told us you were lonely so we came here" Lyra replied. Loki entered the room and I said "You didn't have to do all this, Loki"
He bowed then said "I am sorry but the fact that I feel that you are still not okay…" I sighed then stand up. Suddenly, my body starts to feel weak but I was able to say "It's okay Loki; you guys can all go back now"
"Are you sure master?" Loki stands up and positioned his arms to catch me if I fall "You don't look so well" he added.
"I'm sure I'm fi-" Now my body couldn't take it anymore, I fell into Loki's arms then my vision went black.
Narrator's P.O.V.
As the others carry Lucy to the Celestial Spirit World, Loki was left behind.
"Take care of Lucy, I'll go there later. I have some unfinished business to attend to" after a glow around the apartment, Loki is now the only person left in the apartment.
"Alright, now to leave a note for her" He use the pen and paper that Lucy usually use to write to her mother and went outside. He saw a little girl who was selling flowers and approached her.
"Hi, little girl" he bend his knees and crouch so that he can talk to the little girl.
"Hello, would you like to buy some flowers?" the little girl ask, she was wearing a lilac blouse with a ribbon, a white skirt and a hat that is almost alike with what Lucy was wearing before but this time it was a chrysanthemum that is at the side of the hat.
"I would love to but can you do me a tiny favor first?" she nodded, Loki then handed to her a piece of paper and said "I want you to give this to someone and tell them that it is for this person," he pointed to where the name is written "together with your basket of flowers, and tell that it came from your friend. Can you do that?" she nodded. Loki gave her jewels for the flowers and off the little girl went.
He stands up and cross over to the Celestial Spirit World.
Still Narrator's P.O.V.
As soon as Loki opened the door of the room where Lucy was, he saw Lyra and Pluto.
"How's Lucy doing?" he sat on a chair beside Lucy's bed.
"She still hasn't waked up yet but she doesn't have any illnesses either" Lyra answered. She is somewhat floating and is beside Loki while Pluto was on the other side, standing on a chair, holding Lucy's hand.
"Hmmm…" he observed Lucy.
'She's paler than usual' he sighed
"Is she going to be alright, onii-san?"
"She just needs rest. Lyra, can you stay here and call me if ever she wakes up?"
"Alright!" she gestured a military hand with three fingers a little above her eyebrow. Loki then left the room.
Lucy's P.O.V.
'I was being chased by someone, no, something in this dark and scary forest. I kept turning my head to see if it was still there but there is not a thing yet why am I still running? After a long time of running, I fell into a dark and deep hole. A never ending fall'
I opened my eyes.
'Thank goodness it was only a dream'
I noticed I wasn't in my apartment; I looked around to see I was in a white room with flowers on the nightstand and Pluto holding my hand.
"Where am I?" I ask myself. I sat upright and saw Loke and Aries in a couch, sleeping. I noticed that Loke was holding my keys, when it fell down it made a noise and they both woke up.
Loke noticed that I was awake and went to sit beside whilst saying "Are you alright?"
"Where am I?" I ask, Pluto hugging me while Aries sat beside Loke.
"You're in the Celestial Spirit World" Loke answered.
"What, why?"
"Don't you remember master?"
"I don't" I tried remembering what had happened but I couldn't remember anything.
"Well, you fainted" and then it hit me like a baseball. I remember the announcement, I remember crying my heart out, I remember Loke being there for me, and I remember how I fainted. I felt a sting in my head and coughed suddenly whilst remembering all these things.
"Maybe you should rest master, you're still weak from the fall and it was a very hard fall"
Ignoring Loke's concern about me, I ask how many days has it been.
"Three days but it has been 9 months in Magnolia"
"9 months!?" 'I couldn't believe it. They must have been worrying about me. I'm sure they are' "C-can I go back to my house? I'm sure that they have been searching for me"
Loke's expression was sad but worried like he's worried that I might be wrong.
"Loke?" he sighed then he gestured his hand and a crystal ball appeared. I could see that my guildmates are enjoying themselves, having the time of their lives. I could see Natsu and Lisanna are married now (because of the rings).
"Stop it!" I couldn't believe it, I pushed the crystal ball. Pluto surprised that I did this, fell from the bed. "How could they do this? My friends, Natsu, and Lisanna" I started to cry and began hitting my head.
"I'm so stupid, stupid, stupid, stu-" someone stopped me from hitting myself, I looked up to see it was Aries. She was suddenly at the other side of the bed, across Loke.
"You don't have to do this Lucy" Aries said.
"Let go… please" she looked at Loki, he nodded then she placed both of my arms down. I continued to say that I'm stupid.
"Stop it Lucy" I ignored him and continue saying that I'm stupid. He looked at Aries and she nodded.
"Stop it, master. You don't have to be like that. It's not your fault anyways. So what if they forgot about you, we are still here. We are your true friends, not them. We are the ones who will never abandon you. Not because you are our master but we are your friends" Aries said, trying to comfort me which worked. I wipe the tears off of my face and began laughing. I could see Aries being distressed saying "What should I do? What happened to her?"
"Thank you," I said then all went silent "I know that I have to move on and I'll probably will. You'll see. I promise" They both looked at each other again "By the way, what's up with you two? You've been looking at each other nervously and I want to know why"
"It's that we would like to ask you to…" Loke started.
"To what?"
"To become the Queen of the Celestial Spirits?" Ares continued.
"W-what?"
Hello, guys.
This is a remake of a story that I previously wrote that I never got the chance to finish because I felt so lonely and depressed that I decided to stop it.
But here it is.
As some of you may know or may not know, the title of the original is "The Celestial Spirit World" so if you want to know more of what this story is going to be, check and read that though you people might not able to understand it since I wrote that maybe 2 years ago (?) and I was still not fluent in English at that time but I'm not saying that I'm fluent now.
I know the story is kind of fast but it will gradually become slower, I think, in the following chapters.
All in all, I hope you enjoy it.
