A/N So, I finally decided to make a Zercy fic! I'm not sure if I'm going to include the Alvarez arc, since this right after Tartarous, but if I do, it won't happen for awhile. It'll definitely be different than the cannon.
Zeref really needed a redemption. Jellal got one, so why couldn't he?! Gajeel did too, and he was crazy when they first introduced him! He abused Lucy, and Zeref never did anything like that. He never wanted to hurt anyone, except himself! Zeref was just a child who missed his brother, and the girl he loved was killed because of those feelings.
He and Natsu are going to get their resolution at some point, so don't worry. Oh, and this has nothing to do with my other fic Akira. I will update that one this weekend.
Onto the chapter!
"Come on, Happy!" Natsu called, before the blue exceed flew after him.
"Is there any fish here?" Happy asked.
"I don't know, buddy. But, if we find any, I promise to cook some for you."
"Aye!"
"Why are we here again?" Lucy asked, sulking.
"We are here to tend to First Master's grave," Erza reminded. "This is an honor. Treat it like one."
"Yes, ma'am."
Shortly after Tartarous, the master said he wanted to visit First Master's grave, but he was older and that he should't be so rash, given the amount of times he had already almost died.
After awhile of melting in the heat, Lucy snapped fully back into consciousness and looked around to find that her friends have gone missing. She was alone.
"Natsu? Gray? Erza? Happy?" she called, hoping someone would answer.
She took a few steps forward, then a growl sounded throughout the forest. Lucy tensed up. Then, she turned around and a dinosaur towered above her, angered because she invaded its turf.
"S-Sorry, I'll be going now," she stated, trying to scurry away.
It roared and she yelped, and she felt the wind from its breath brush against her face.
...
A man with dark hair and a toga heard a loud crash as he moved through the forest. Curious, as there was rarely any sound of violence on Tenroujima, he walked ahead and peaked through the trees.
There was a blond woman who had a cow man fighting off a dinosaur with its axe.
"Capricorn!" she yelled.
The thing known as Capricorn appeared out of nowhere and charged the dinosaur and wrestled it until Taurus was able to get close enough to cut it. Hurt, the creature decided to retreat, since it knew that it stood no chance against its opponents.
"When I find them, I'm going to give them a piece of my mind!" Lucy angrily declared, before she let her summons fade away.
Then, she stopped moving and looked around.
"Is someone there?"
She had the feeling she was being watched as soon as she caught her breath. A chill went up her spine. It was as if the grim reaper was planning its next move. Lucy was about to look away, but a figure moved out from behind the trees.
"Zeref."
…
Zeref watched her as she set her hand on her keys, just waiting for him to lash out. He couldn't blame her, since he was the most dangerous wizard alive. However, he had no plan to attack her, but he didn't have control over his power, so he was glad that she wasn't foolish enough to let her guard down.
"You're a spirit mage," he remarked.
"And, you're a wizard of death."
They stared at each other and a gust of wind blew her golden locks of hair around. Some wild animals retreated from the area, since they got bad vibes from the two. Surprisingly, Zeref was the first to speak.
"I never thought I would see any of Fairy Tail here again, because of last time. Where are your nakama?"
He saw her as she grimaced. Zeref knew he hit a mark. They must've abandoned her. What comrades they were.
"Around," she said. "Where are your followers?"
"Wreaking unnecessary havoc. And, how much damage has Fairy Tail caused? Our groups aren't so different, Fairy Tail is no better than my followers."
"Shut up!"
Yet again, he must've hit a mark. She clearly treasured her nakama more than anything else, even her own life. People like that were foolish. They got themselves killed, or suffered when the other died. There was no in-between.
"No matter anyones opinion of them, they mean the world to me, and I won't just let you badmouth them!"
He could've pushed her buttons more, but decided not to, given the interesting matter at hand.
"Strange, usually, my curse would've gone off by now. It seems like fate has plans for you."
"You little-"
"Lushee!"
…
Lucy turned away from Zeref and Happy flew into her. She wrapped her arms around the blue fur-ball, keeping him close.
"Happy!"
"I'm so sorry, Lushee! I got distracted by fish! I didn't mean to abandon you!"
"Did you find her?" Gray asked, peaking out from behind the trees.
"I got separated," she explained.
"What's with the trees?" Natsu asked.
She turned around and realized that all the trees behind her were dead. There leaves were crumbling off. The sight horrified her. Lucy immediately realized that Zeref was the cause.
"That's odd, they weren't like that a few minutes ago," she said, not knowing what else to tell them.
"Well, we better find Erza, before she comes and yanks you out herself," Gray said, getting things back to the matter at hand.
Lucy shuddered at the thought.
"Aye!" Happy agreed.
Then, they started to move towards the path, and a white cloud covered the sun, and an eerie breeze swept though the island.
…
Zeref watched them leave. He managed to teleport to a high place up in the rocks and stared down at them.
"Natsu, please kill me soon, before it's too late."
A/N Here it is! There aren't enough Zerlu fics out there! And, no, Lucy will not be trained by a dragon. And, Lisanna won't be much of a focus here, but she will be brought up a few times. I wonder if the reason Hiro didn't let Zeref and Lucy interact more was because he was afraid of the backlash the fandom would give him when they realized how much chemistry the characters have. The Alvarez started off strong, but was disappointing in the end. Well, at least Jerza didn't become cannon. I will have the next chapter out shortly, so see you next time!
