A/N: Hey-O! I know I probably shouldn't start another story when all my others are unfinished but…people can deal with it. Anyways! This takes place after the Infinity Clock incident, and Kinana never existed (Cubelios is a male in this story). Also, before Jude died he made a comeback and left everything to Lucy. This will be a CoLu story along with other pairings! OK! Enjoy my lovelies!
Sekandochansu
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The moon shone brightly over the town of Magnolia, bathing it in an ethereal glow. The cloudless night sky allowed the many stars to come out and twinkle joyously over the quiet and peaceful town. In a particular little dwelling on Strawberry Street, a blonde mage was sleeping soundly in her bed, enjoying the warmth it gave. That is, until there was a knock on her door. Sitting up, she stretched and rubbed the sleep from her eyes and called out in a groggy voice.
"Coming!"
She slowly got up and headed to the door. Her pajamas consisted of a white tank top and black short shorts. Her golden locks were messed up, showing a good night's sleep. She stumbled a bit on her way to answer the door, trying to wake up. She finally made it without serious injuries and opened the obstruction.
"Hello?" She said while trying to stifle a yawn.
"J-Juvia is s-s-sorry to wake you."
This caused the blonde girl to pause; blinking away the rest of her sleep before getting a better look at her nighttime visitor. Juvia was standing in front of her, eyes red and swollen from crying. She was a disheveled mess.
"Juvia?"
The bluenette gave a weak smile to the blonde.
"Mavis! Are you ok? What happened?"
Juvia lunged at Lucy and held on to her like a life line. She was crying so hard her body shook violently. Lucy held her close, walking them into her home. She sat them down on her couch and comforted the crying water mage. Rubbing soothing circles on her back, she began to sing a song her mother used to sing when she was upset and crying.
"Sing a song unto the world;
Rising high the clouds unfurl.
Fan the flames into the past;
Here now our lives will last.
We'll never know the times of pain.
Fall down, fall down, falls the rain;
My life, won't be plain."
By the end of the song, Juvia had calmed down some. Every now and then a choked sob would sound through the apartment. Lucy just continued to hum the song until the emotional water mage was calm enough to speak.
"J-Juvia is s-sorry for the intrusion."
"Hush, it's no problem. Now are you ready to talk about it? Or do you need more time?"
"J-Juvia knows now how G-G-Gray-s-san feels about J-Juvia. Why did he h-have to be so c-cruel?!"
Lucy held her tighter, never ceasing the soothing circles on her back. Pretty soon the water mage fell asleep, still desperately clinging to the blonde mage, who followed soon after.
~THE NEXT DAY~
The two girls woke up at the same time. Juvia was feeling much better now that she was able to cry and let everything out. She knew coming to Lucy was the right choice. Lucy gave her one more hug before she got up.
"I'm gonna make us some breakfast. You can wash up if you like and borrow some of my clothes, too."
"Thank you Lulu-chan."
Both girls froze. Juvia quickly threw her hands over her mouth, while Lucy turned around with a shocked expression. It quickly went away and was replaced with a bright smile.
"You're welcome Ju-chan."
Lucy turned back and started making breakfast. Juvia slowly made her way to the Celestial mage's bedroom and got everything ready for her shower; a small smile playing on her lips.
~*TIME SKIP TO BREAKFAST CAUSE I'M LAZY*~
Juvia sat down at the table feeling refreshed and light, and waited for her companion. She had borrowed a deep blue strapless sun dress that went down to about her lower thigh. Lucy loved how it looked on her and said she could keep it. Lucy came out and sat in front of her, filling up two plates. She had her hair in its usual style, with a red ribbon. She had on a bright red halter top that stopped just under her chest. She had a white ruffled skirt that reached her mid-thigh, and was held up by her belt that carried her whip and keys. Both girls wore knee-high boots; Juvia's were dark blue, and Lucy's were dark brown.
The two mages ate in a comforting silence; that is until, a ball of blue fur came flying through.
"LUUUUUUUSHY!"
Happy was a sobbing wreck, hugging tightly to the blonde's chest. Lucy quickly wrapped her arms around the blue exceed, stroking him lovingly, calming him down.
"It's ok Happy, hush now. Tell me what's wrong."
"N-N-Nat-su a-and the rest of T-Team Natsu wa-wa-want to t-t-take you off the t-t-team so L-Li-Lisanna can j-j-join. I t-t-tried to t-t-tell them h-how w-we c-c-could have b-both of you g-guys, b-b-but they n-ne-ne-ver listen to me!"
Happy started to wail all over again. It took a couple of minutes before he continued.
"Th-they w-were saying mean things about y-you. Th-things that a-aren't true."
"It's ok, Happy. Thank you for sticking up for me." She gave the crying fur ball a loving kiss on top of his head, having a calming effect.
"And you know what I think?" She said while lifting his chin and wiping his tears away. He sniffled before looking at the blonde mage.
"W-what?"
"I think you deserve a nice big fish." Happy's face started to beam.
"R-really?"
"Mhm."
The blue cat hugged the girl tightly. "Thank you Lushy!"
The blonde only giggled at his antics and carried him to the fridge. She pulled out a fish that was about as big as Happy and sat the cat on the table to enjoy his breakfast. After his third bite he finally noticed the other person in the room.
"Oh, hi Juvia! What are you doing here?"
"Juvia is here because Juvia knows Lulu-chan would be able to comfort Juvia."
"So Gray was mean to you, too?" The water mage only nodded.
As soon as the three finished their meals and cleaned up, they headed to the guild.
~TIME SKIP TO THE GUILD~/~*HAPPY POV*~
We walked into the guild together, I was happily sitting on Lushy's shoulder. I noticed some people looking at us weirdly but ignored them. When we got to the bar, Lushy gently took me from her shoulder and placed me on the bar in front of them. I was about to complain and tell her I want to sit in her lap, when I felt two different hands start petting me.
It felt so good! I started purring.
"So, Ju-chan, how've you been?" I heard Lushy talking to Juvia. I never told anyone this but, I like Lushy's voice. It's soft and relaxing while strong and confident at the same time.
"Juvia has been good. Juvia has been working on hand-to-hand combat."
"Really? Maybe we can train together! I've been working with Capricorn and have improved A LOT!" Lushy giggled and started stroking the back of my head.
"Juvia would love to train with Lulu-chan!"
They started laughing but kept petting me. Soon, when their laughter stopped I heard Lushy talking again.
"So, Happy, did you catch any fish recently?"
This is another reason why I like being with Lushy, when she asks me questions she actually wants to know. She always makes sure I'm included in things.
"AYE! Yesterday I caught a fish that was as big as your head!"
"Wow Happy! That's great! How was it?"
I got sad as I remembered what happened after I caught it.
"I don't know. Natsu ate it before I could have a bite."
"Aww. Poor thing. How about I buy you a fish as long as my arm to make up for it?"
"Really?!" I couldn't help but smile at her. Lushy's always so kind to me and buys me fish to make me smile when I'm sad.
"Of course." I hugged her tightly and she returned it. She always returns my hugs. I feel warm when I'm with her, warm and safe. She settled me down in her lap and started petting me again.
"Juvia wishes to know if Lulu-chan and Happy-sama would like to help Juvia with redecorating Juvia's room."
"Sure Ju-chan! That sounds like fun! What do you say Happy?"
"Aye Miss!" They both giggled at me. I just smiled, happy to be included. Of course the nice moment had to be interrupted by the person I saw as dad and partner.
"HEY LUCE!"
I felt Lushy tense and become completely still. I nuzzled into her to let her know I was there and she started to relax.
"Hey guys!"
I could tell it was fake. I hate it when Lushy pretends to be happy. Natsu never notices things like that but I do. Especially when it's Lushy. Team Natsu came up to us. Erza spoke up first.
"We decided we wish to have Lisanna on the team"
"That's great, I'll love working with her and getting a chance to get to know her!"
"Yeah, about that," Gray was next to talk. "We want to kick you off to make room for Lisanna."
I felt Lushy squeeze me a little, hugging me closer for comfort.
"O-oh? May I ask why?"
Natsu was smiling when he said the three words that changed everything. "Because you're weak!" Erza and Gray nodded in agreement.
I felt Lushy stiffen again; out of the corner of my eye I could see Wendy and Gajeel stop whatever they were doing and look over at us. Wendy had wide eyes and tears welling up while Gajeel scowled at Natsu. Lilly and Carla looked confused at their sudden behavior.
"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?! LUSHY IS NOT WEAK! SHE'S THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW! SHE'S BRAVE TOO! AND SMART! SHE'S THE SWEETEST MOST KINDEST PERSON EVER! AND IF YOU'RE TOO STUPID TO SEE THAT THEN I'M OFF THE TEAM TOO!"
I was really mad. How could they be so stupid?! How could he call Lushy weak and say it so cheerfully?! I was glaring at my now ex-partner and teammates when I felt something wet fall on my head. I looked up and saw it was tears falling from Lushy's face. That was when Wendy came over and slapped Natsu on the face.
"HOW DARE YOU CALL LUCY-NEE-SAN WEAK! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!"
Gajeel came up behind her and growled. "Bunny Girl is definitely NOT weak, Salamander. She's tough and can stand her own."
What had us shocked was what he said next. "THEN HOW COME WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SAVE HER?! EVERYTIME WE GO OUT ON A JOB SHE ALWAYS GET'S INTO TROUBLE! IF YOU ASK ME, SHE SHOULD STOP DEPENDING ON HER SPIRITS AND LEARN TO ACTUALLY FIGHT!"
This time, Juvia was the one to slap Natsu. She had a glare on her face and directed it at him.
"Lulu-chan knows how to fight. Don't ever say she can't."
We all paused when we heard a soft and broken voice whisper in the air.
"E-excuse me."
Before she could put me down I held on tightly to her, letting her know I'm going with her. Apparently, Juvia, Wendy, Gajeel, and their exceeds decided the same thing because we all headed upstairs. Lushy knocked on the Master's door softly. After hearing a muffled answer we walked in.
"Yes children what is it?"
Lushy spoke. "Master, I would like to leave the guild."
~*WENDY POV*~
I was sitting with Gajeel-sama, keeping him company while Levy-san was away on a mission, when Lucy-nee-san came in with Juvia and Happy. It was sort of strange seeing them walk in together, but I just shrugged it off, happy that everyone is getting along.
To be honest, the main reason I decided to join Fairy Tail and not any of the others that helped with the Oracion Seis is because Lucy-nee-san is here. She's so kind and brave, not to mention strong, and she treats everyone so nicely, even her spirits. She's so forgiving and caring, no matter who it is and what they've done. She's also the smartest person I know, and that includes Levy-san and Freed-san.
The only one that knows this is Carla, and she agrees. She likes Lucy-nee-san and thinks she's a good role-model for me because she's the most well-mannered and sanest person in the guild. In fact, if Lucy-nee-san wasn't here, Carla wouldn't have let me join.
"HEY LUCE!"
I looked over to see Natsu-san and the rest of her team running towards the bar, a giant smile on his face. I smile at the group and go back to talking with Gajeel. Only, I stop when I hear Lucy-nee-san reply.
"Hey guys!"
It seemed fake, like she was acting. I look at Gajeel, and saw he noticed it too. We kept listening to the conversation secretly.
"We decided we wish to have Lisanna on the team."
"That's great, I'll love working with her and getting a chance to get to know her!"
"Yeah, about that," Gray continued, "we want to kick you off to make room for Lisanna."
Both of us stiffen at those words. What?
"O-oh? May I ask why?" The sound of her voice could've broke my heart. She sounded so broken. Then Natsu said it.
"Because you're weak!"
I snapped my head towards him; he was smiling like it was ok to call the person who was supposed to be your best friend weak. I could feel the tears wanting to fall when I saw Lucy-nee-san's face.
"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?! LUSHY IS NOT WEAK! SHE'S THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW! SHE'S BRAVE TOO! AND SMART! SHE'S THE SWEETEST MOST KINDEST PERSON EVER! AND IF YOU'RE TOO STUPID TO SEE THAT THEN I'M OFF THE TEAM TOO!"
Happy was glaring at Natsu, that is, before he looked up at Lucy-nee-san. I followed his gaze and saw that she was crying. That was the last straw! Moving faster than I ever had before, I got up and slapped the jerk as hard as I could. No one makes Lucy-nee-san cry and gets away with it!
"HOW DARE YOU CALL LUCY-NEE-SAN WEAK! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!"
I could feel Gajeel-san come up behind me. He growled in a menacing tone. "Bunny Girl is definitely NOT weak, Salamander. She's tough and can stand her own."
"THEN HOW COME WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SAVE HER?! EVERYTIME WE GO OUT ON A JOB SHE ALWAYS GET'S INTO TROUBLE! IF YOU ASK ME, SHE SHOULD STOP DEPENDING ON HER SPIRITS AND LEARN TO ACTUALLY FIGHT!"
Before I could slap the idiot again and tell him it's because he never listens to her plans and ends up putting everyone in danger, Juvia-san stood up and slapped him so hard he almost fell.
"Lulu-chan knows how to fight. Don't ever say she can't."
We all paused when we heard a soft and broken voice whisper in the air.
"E-excuse me."
Lucy-nee-san stood up, Happy holding on to her tightly. We all followed her upstairs, ready to give her our support. The rest of the guild was silent, not making any moves. Some whispers surfaced and just made me mad, I knew Gajeel could hear them too. They were saying Natsu had a point and she does tend to depend on her spirits a lot. They obviously don't know that Lucy-nee-san fights with her spirits and she doesn't completely rely on them. They're more like friends that back her up in a fight.
When we finally got upstairs, Lucy-nee-san knocked on Master Makarov's door, so softly I didn't think he would be able to hear. After a moment she opened the door and we all shuffled in behind her.
"Yes children what is it?"
Lucy-nee-san spoke, and my whole world changed. "Master, I would like to leave the guild."
~*GAJEEL POV*~
I have to say, when the idiot Salamander called Bunny Girl weak, I almost lost it. She certainly is not weak. She was still able to get up and mouth off when I tortured her, for Christ's sake! Not to mention those damn kicks of hers. I was a little shocked that the blue fur ball actually yelled at his father figure and chose Bunny Girl over Salamander. What really got me though was when the little squirt slapped him. I know what drove her to it too, once I smelled salt in the air.
After me and Juvia got a word in ourselves, Bunny Girl decided it was time for her to go see the old man. The whispers I heard were infuriating, no doubt the squirt heard them too; I just hoped Bunny Girl didn't. When she told Makarov she wanted to leave the guild, I was frozen in shock.
"What?" the old man could barely get out the whisper. He looked like he was on the verge of tears.
"I-I want to leave."
The blue fur ball spoke up, surprising me. "If Lushy leaves then so do I."
"Juvia also."
Now that shocked me.
"Me too."
Even Squirt. I knew her cat would leave too. I made my decision right then.
"Same." I growled out, while Lilly nodded in agreement.
The old man looked at all of us, tears in his eyes. He was sad, we all were.
"May I ask why, child?"
Bunny Girl only tightened her hold on the blue fur ball and shook her head. Juvia rubbed circles on her back while the squirt and fur ball hugged her tightly. I guess it was up to me to talk.
"Ask Team Natsu. They're the main reason."
I gotta say, the old man's face became that of absolute anger.
"I will. Lucy child, if you really wish to leave then you can. The same goes for all of you. I cannot keep you somewhere where you feel you're not meant to be."
With that, Bunny Girl held out her right hand. Makarov placed his hand over her guild mark and with a sad expression, removed it. He repeated the action with all of us, telling us the rules. By the end they were all a crying mess. Bunny Girl finally broke the hugging.
"Good bye, Master." With a sad smile she left, with all of us following.
A/N: Points to whoever can guess where the song comes from!