Chapter 1
Lucy's P.O.V.
Wow how long has it been? I ask myself. Oh that's right it's been seven weeks. Seven weeks after the Grand Magic Games and the dragon attacks. Yeah, those were the good old days… I say as images of all the battles we fought together pop up. After the whole ordeal more and more people started to ignore me. At first it was just people that I barely knew but then it grew, now almost everyone ignores me and I have no idea why. Well at least Mira and Master Makarov still talk to me, although I don't think they really want to. I still am on team Natsu but I trying to work up the courage to get off the team, because they are the worst… Almost as bad as a certain someone I ran away from (*cough* her father *cough*). Today is the day I say to myself while trying to psyche myself up I can do it! All I have to do is say that i'm leaving the team. I get up from where I was seated at the bar, walking over to Natsu, Erza, and Gray. I tap Natsu on the shoulder "Umm… Natsu I…. I am leaving the team!" I blurt out. I get looks from all of them "Look I just need to work by myself…. okay?" I ask "Finally we thought we would have to break your heart and kick you off the team!" Natsu says throwing his hands up in the air. "Bye then" I say and start to head to the job board. I grab a job and Mira stamps it for me "Thanks Mira. I won't be back for awhile… So this is goodbye I guess" I say and wave as I open the guild doors.
As I walk home I think Wow thought it was gonna be a lot harder than that. I open my door and sigh, knowing no one would be here. I jump into bed and read the job again -request says- Travel to Clover town and meet with the mayor he will give you the rest of the details. Reward: 40,000 jewels. -end of request- I better start packing because who knows how long this will go on. I think as I start to pack some clothes, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. I turn out all the lights and head out the door, making sure I have my keys and my whip I lock it. See ya later Magnolia I say and get on to the train.
-Back at the guild-
Erza's P.O.V.
Ignoring Lucy is one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do, and when she left the team my heart just broke. -Flashback- Lucy walks up and taps Natsu on the shoulder, before he turns to face her a look of pain runs across his face. "Umm… Natsu I… I am leaving the team!" Lucy's blurts out. I look at her and I am truly hurt but have to force a blank face "Look I just need to work by myself…. okay?" she asks her voice barely above a whisper "Finally we thought we would have to break your heart by kicking you off the team!" Natus says throwing his hands up in the air. "Bye then" Lucy says and walks away. -End of flashback- "Natsu how much longer are we gonna have to ignore Lucy?" Gray asks him "I don't know, why are you asking me?" Natsu asks "Because flame-brain this was your idea!" Gray retorts back "Yeah I don't think I can do it any longer" I say "What?! Gray this was all your idea!" Natsu shouts. People around the guild mutter agreements and disagreements "Don't you dare try and pin this on me!" Gray yells back "You came up to me after the fight with the dragons and told me this! I asked why and you didn't give me a reason!" Natsu yells as he punches Gray in the face. "Gray you told me to ignore her!" someone somewhere in the guild shouts "Natsu told me though?!" Another one shouts. "Stop fighting and shut up!" I yell above all the noise and give a few glares, once it is silent I begin "Okay we need to figure this out. Natsu says Gray told him, but gray says it is the other way around. So either one of them is lying or we all got tricked!" I say "I am not lying!" They say at the same time. "So we got tricked!" I exclaim while punching a wall next to me "How could we be so stupid?!" I shout "Natsu and Gray come on we have to go see Lucy!" I say as I drag them out of the guild and head towards Lucy's house.
When we make it there the window is closed and locked, meaning we would have to use the door. When we get to her door we see a note on it "The note says- Hello, to anyone reading this note. I am not home and won't be for quite a while, please don't worry about me I am just on a job! Please don't come looking for me I need to learn how to do things on my own, besides I have all my friends with me, my spirits. -Love Lucy" Gray reads it to us. I lean against Lucy's door and sigh "She said she had all her friends with her" Natsu states "Yeah, we know" Gray says gloomily. I slide to the floor "Why? Why did we have to do that?" I ask no one in particular "I mean she was like my sister!" I shout. I feel a hand on my head, I look up and see Natsu smiling "Well let's go get her!" He says "We can't moron! First of all she asked everyone not too and second of we don't even know where she went!" Gray replies with a frown "We can ask Mira!" I exclaim and jump up from my sitting position. "You guys didn't listen to me. We should respect her request and not go after her" Gray says "Come on Gray or we are gonna leave you behind" I shout over my shoulder as I ran out of the building and turn to head back to the guild.
When we reach guild we burst through the door and ignore all the stares "Mira" I yell "Yes, can I help you?" she asks "Yeah, where did Lucy go?!" I ask "Sorry but she asked me not to tell anyone" Mira replies with a smile "Come on Mira! We are her team." I beg "Actually she left your team" Mira says with a frown "She left your team because you and everyone else ignored her" Mira shouted getting angry "I know! We were being stupid!" Gray shouts at her "Yeah we need to apologize" Natsu says. I just crumple to my knees "Please Mira, she is… my best friend! I need her!" I cry out. "Erza" I hear Natsu and Gray say together. I'm shaking as I cry "Please, please tell me where she went" I whisper.