Remember Me
Chapter One: Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Lucy anxiously flipped through books in the guilds library. She craved for more information on its history.
She sighed aggravatingly, she sincerely wanted to help Cana, but she needed more information about this "Holy Fairy" island. It sounded crazy scary, and Lucy did NOT have much confidence in her abilities, not to mention Loke wouldn't be helping her since he was helping Gray. And not her. Some spirit.
However she was strong. That, there was no doubt.
Book after book piled on the ground, Lucy balancing on the old ladder. Mirajane walked in smiling.
"Lucy? What arrrreeee you looking for?" well aware as to what the answer was.
A shiver ran down Lucy's spine… 'is this cheating?' she wondered. She grabbed one more dusty book and climbed down the ladder. "Mira, can you keep a secret?"
She giggled "not really, but shoot"
Lucy pouted and then recovered "I was wondering if their was any information about the island here?" she inquired, knowing Mira was involved as one of the proctors in the S class test.
"I knew you'd come looking for information Lucy" Mira said cheerfully "You're a very big book lover. So I told Master to remove all books that held information about the island." She held up her finger in a "this is why" fashion.
"KYAAA!?" Lucy screamed, which was followed by a long sigh and a defeated celeatial wizard.
Mira laughed and Lucy rubbed the back of her head, when suddenly a reflection of light crossed over Mira's eye.
Mira looked down at the dusty book that Lucy held.
"Lucy… what is that book?" Mira asked curiously, feeling somewhat nostalgic.
Lucy looked at it and blew a cloud of dust off of the cover. "'To my big brother and sister, and my whole family' heh, long name" Lucy read the glittering cover.
"I don't remember this album at all?" Mira pondered.
They opened the first page to see Natsu, Lisanna, and Happy smiling under Gildarts big arms.
"Awww" Lucy cooed looking at the younger version of Natsu and Lisanna. "They were SO adorable!" she giggled.
Mira nodded in agreement and turned the page to see a younger more rebellious version of Mira holding Gray and Natsu both in headlocks, Lisanna holding her hands up to Mira to stop, and a young Erza shaking her head in a disapproving way.
"MIRA?!" Lucy looked in shock at the oh so sweet barmaid.
"Well… um…" Mira blushed and said "Oh well, on to the next page!" this page surprised them.
A Natsu was holding hands with… something, Lisanna on the other side, and a Happy resting on this persons head. But this small child was so blurry, they couldn't even make out a gender.
It was the only blurry thing, except for a necklace around this small persons neck, that wasn't blurry at all.
"M-Mira? Who is that?"
Miras face contorted in a strange fashion, which Lucy had never seen. "I- I honestly couldn't tell you…"
Lucy turned the page again to see the entire guild celebrating this blurry childs birthday.
The next page had Gildarts holding the child on his shoulders.
The next page was of Natsu, Lisanna, and the smaller child sleeping in a guild bed.
The next page had what looked like the child running from an excited Natsu, with a his scarf around its head, and Gray, Lisanna, Mira, Elfman, Erza, Cana, Macao, Levy, the Master, and even Romeo laughing happily at the young blurry childs theft. The only thing viewable about it was the necklace in every picture, and Natsu's scarf was completely visible even though it rested on the childs head.
All of these pages, and this child was blurry in every single one.
There were three pages left. Lucy looked over at Mira again, Mira looked terrified, confused, and even guilty.
"I-I remember all of these m-moments. But I d-don't remember this person…" her voice shook as she pointed to the blur.
Lucy placed her hand over her head "I don't understand…"
Mira turned the page again, this picture was of the blur handing out presents to everyone in the guild. Young Mira held a beautiful dress, the one Mira wore every single day at the guild. Others had gifts just as special, like Reedus was given neon paints, and Lisanna was given the outfit that she had died in, Gray was given what looked like a bright snow flake sealed in a dark egg and only the flake was visible, Romeo was given some sort of small secret box, and Natsu was given his outfit, which he even wears to this day. Others were seen holding gifts like this and talking to the blurry child.
Mira gasped as she clenched the clothe in her hand of her favorite dress. Lucy placed a hand on her shoulder "Mira…?" but when Mira did not respond, Lucy sighed and turned the page.
"KYAA!?"
Mystogan had his hand on the blurs head, and the blur looked as if they were clinging to Mystogans robe. It was so small. The Master stood on the counter making a goofy face near the blur.
"Mystogan actually is in a picture?!" She gasped. Mira giggled at the Masters face, feeling both relieved and terrified.
Slowly they both reached to turn the page, nodded at one another, and took the leap for the next surprise.
But this one was different.
In the right hand corner was a picture of Lisannas grave which was made by Natsu. Lucy and Mira sat down, the air around them feeling rather thick. A letter was in the place of a picture, Lucy read it aloud.
"Dear Lisanna Big Sister.
You passed away three days ago. It really hurts. I miss you. Romeo can't even make me feel better. But Big brother Natsu is just as bad. I haven't seen him or Happy smile, at all. I think Mira-nee and Elfman-nii blame themselves. But I know they would never hurt you. Ever.
I haven't really slept, I know you said its important for me to sleep but I just keep having nightmares, and I don't really think anybody else is sleeping much better so I don't have anybody to talk to. Romeo has locked himself away in Macao san's house. I don't blame him though. Even Mystogan san tried to help, but I can't help but feel the pain. It's scary. Erza is mad at me, it seems like I'm having a harder time than a lot of people in the guild.
She told me to eat, but I'm not very hungry, and she told me to sleep, but I can't leave your grave. The grave big brother made for you. I feel like I'm drowning.
Why did you leave me?! You promised that you would stay with me, you and Natsu and Me, forever. I need you here. I feel lonely.
And I feel weak. I have to get stronger though. Everybody is feeling weak, so I think I need to start going on missions to help out the other, because I don't think they'll be going on missions for awhile. That's it. I promise, I promise on your grave that I WILL get stronger so I can protect everybody like you did. Especially big brother and Romeo. I wont let anybody die ever again. I may be six, but I will finish a big S class mission so I can help the Master and cheer everybody up again. I'll do it on my own. I'll do it for you.
I'll do it to make you proud.
I… I really really miss you. And I know you were so happy with everybody, and they were happy with you. So I'm gonna do it, ok? I'm gonna take one of the S class quests tonight, and when I return I'll bury this album with you, so when you feel lonely you can look at all the memories, ok? And so you never forget me.
Sleep tight Big Sister.
Little Sister (Blur)"
Lucy sighed and looked at Mira… "Even the name is blurred, and how ironic."
"What is?" Mira asked in a hiccup after wiping a tear from her eye. The letter brought back how painful it was when everyone believed that Lisanna had died, and now she even remembered worrying over a child at Lisanna's grave, remembered its presence, but nothing more.
"How at the end she said "Remember Me" and neither you nor this album, nor anybody can seem to recall this little kid. I have never heard Natsu or Gray talk about it." Mira's eyes widened and she felt like a bulb had just gone off over her head. Lucy continued talking oblivious "and I guess she never returned after she stole the request, how sa-"
"LUCY!" Mira looked at Lucy with a huge grin.
"w-what?!" she replied startled.
"It's a memory spell, and a strong one at that! Someone must have cast a spell over the entire guilds memories!" Mira smiled even wider now.
"And that's a good thing?" Lucy asked responding to Mira's face.
"YES! Because memory spells break when the subject passes away!"
Lucy still looked confused. Mira waved her arms.
"Listen Listen! If nobody can remember this child, and her exsistence is even blurry in a book, the spell is still active. Even if the caster dies, the spell continues until the subject passes away, unless broken forcibly! It's a black magic. But since the spell is still active, the child is still alive! We can find them and try to break the spell!"
"wait wait! Why haven't they returned then?!" Lucy asked
"Well casting a magic spell over ones exsistence is incredibly difficult, even the pictures don't include this person, and in order for that to happen, the subject should have lost all of its memories as well" Then Mira looked down sadly.
"But this is a great thing. So why do you look so sad..?"
"If it was six when it left, depending on how long of a time span these pictures make, it wouldn't have many memories at all before Fairy Tail. I wonder if it even knows its own name?"
"Do you wanna ask around the guild, see if anything strikes anybody?"
"No, I think Natsu and Lisanna would be very upset if they realized they forgot someone so important, and so dependent on them. But I have a plan." Mira sighed "First I need to tell the Master of what we've found." Mira smiled at her blonde friend.
"Wait! Whats the plan?" Lucy asked
"Well, we don't need distractions before the S class exam, so I'll keep it quiet until after the exam. But I can do some research and find the excepted S class mission three or four days after Lisanna passed away. Which I'll make a call to the requestor and ask if the wizard every showed up to start." Mira's fists clenched and she muttered "If someone really loved our guild this much, and was a member, its our responsibility to remember them. After all, if we didn't live by this, then our hand sign would mean nothing." Mira held up her hand in the backward L motion
Lucy nodded in agreement. "I'll do everything I can to get some research on the wizard."
Mira shook her head "no, help Cana first. Then we'll find the child." Mira came over and hugged Lucy, Lucy blushed a little "Lets do this together Ok?"
"Deffinitely" Lucy sighed.