I listened to this while writing. It might make the reading a bit more fun~ (erase spaces)
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It was July nineteenth when Ultear woke up in the hospital. She looked around the room, for anyone, anything. The last thing she remembered was killing a dragon and passing out because another one hit her with its tail. The rest of the details were foggy. Ultear only saw the healers moving frantically around the halls, and there was no one else with her in the room. It was strange, ominous even. Only two questions were in her head. Where was Meredy and where was Jellal? Were they too, injured? Or were they celebrating with friends, worrying for their beloved time mage's health.
The door opened once more, and it was Lyon Vastia, her brother figure. Before he was completely through the door, he stopped mid-step upon seeing the time mage actually awake, "Ultear! You're awake!"
"Obviously," the woman replied, her voice was weak and scratchy, which was expected for someone who was in a coma for twelve days. The Lamia-Scale mage seemed to have bruises and still looked pretty beat up, but he still seemed to move fast. This was proven when he rummaged around the room in order to get Ultear a drink of water and he handed it to her with grace.
Though she took the water and sipped it as if everything was normal, the time mage could tell something was off. It wasn't only his movement, but he was smiling way too much. And it wasn't a real smile either; it was so fake it was sickening her. Once she found the strength to speak, and once Lyon sat down, she gave him a deadpan look. "What happened, Lyon?"
"What are you talking about?" He was fidgeting a bit.
"There's something you're not telling me. And don't bother lying because you and I will both know you are and let's face it; do you really want to lie to me? Just because I'm in a hospital bed doesn't mean-"
"Alright, alright," Lyon interrupted moving his hands about, as if to stop her. Sighing, he moved one of his hands through his snow white hair and looked at Ultear. His smile was gone and in fact, he looked a bit dead inside. "We suffered losses. And please, don't interrupt. It makes me…sick in the stomach to tell you."
"Okay, I promise," it was serious and Ultear needed to know, but what concerned her a bit more were how injured Meredy and Jellal were.
"Fairy Tail suffered some losses. Makarov Dreyar, Erza Scarlet, Bixlow and Elfman Strauss. Sabertooth lost Rufus Lohr, Orga Nanagear and Minvera. Quatro Cerberus lost their guild master as well, Goldmine. Mermaid Heel lost Millianna, Beth and Arianna. Lamia Scale…I lost Toby," Ultear noticed the crack in his voice when he spoke. "…Sherry and Yuka. There were some independent mages as well, some I've never even met who came right away." Lyon looked Ultear in the eyes, and the ominous feeling grew and the tension of the room suddenly got more obvious. Her anxiety was coming back and she could feel her palms starting to sweat. What was he going to say next?
"Ultear…Jellal and Meredy lost their lives as well."
On July twentieth, Ultear was being seduced every time she woke up. That was because she was found attacking her doctors, yelling at them, asking why bother saving her when they should've saved someone else. Like Meredy or Jellal. Sometimes, if it wasn't their named because it hurt her so much to think about it she'd yell out other names. Makarov. Erza. Sherry. Millianna. Anyone's name. She had memorized them all by now. In reality, the names stuck in her head and conscious since she heard them.
On July twenty third, Gray came to visit her. He brought her flowers, and she commented that she liked them. Apparently he was visiting Juvia before, who was in a coma. At least that's what she heard Lyon say as she sobbed four days ago. Gray informed her that Fairy Tail also lost a man named Reedus. He didn't bounce back from his health and ended up dying. Quatro Cerberus lost another puppy, but Gray wasn't sure of the name.
Ultear reminded him that Jellal and Meredy were dead.
Gray left after trying and failing to stop her from crying and the healers had to sedate her.
On July twenty fourth, when Lyon came to visit her (apparently he just visited Juvia as well) he gave her flowers and a pastry treat. There was small talk, and he relayed the news that a man named Gildarts Clive she's heard of him, of course. Who hasn't? became the new Fairy Tail master. Bacchus became the Quatro head.
Ultear commented that the weather seemed nice.
Apparently it was raining.
On July twenty sixth, the healer was reprimanding Ultear for not eating her food for the last three days. Lyon's pastry has been long thrown away and the flowers were dying. Ultear didn't say a word but stared at the woman and finally, the healer gave up.
Ultear did eat a bit of her dinner that night. Just so the healer would be quiet.
On July twenty seventh, a councilman came in, his name was Doranbolt.
"Once the hospital checks you out, Ms. Milkovich, we will be taking you in for charges against the council. Clear?"
"Sure."
"You will be let out in two days."
"Sure."
"You will be-"
"I heard you the first fucking time now go off and leave me alone, will you? It's hard to heal when there's an annoying shit with you."
Doranbolt left in an angry huff. Muttering something about how rude she was. Ultear was surprised at herself, really. She never swore.
On July twenty eighth, Ultear went through the past few weeks in her head. She remembered fighting the dragons, she remembered kissing Meredy on the forehead, promising her that everything will be okay oh what a lie she remembered thinking about how troublesome everything would be if the council got involved. She chuckled at the memory a bit.
But one thing she clearly remembered was finding about the eclipse in the first place. How Jellal explained it was made to go back in the past which Ultear immediately knew was a bad idea because time was something you shouldn't ever mess with. Time moved on its own and certain things must be there and done. Some things had to happen and if Zeref was killed before certain events it could cause so much more bad than good. but she remember one thing. That the royal family was involved. That they started the games for that purpose. The princess, the white knight, the guards and others. They were the ones to blame for all this.
They were the reason that Jellal and Meredy were dead.
On July twenty ninth, seventeen days after the dragon invasion of Fiore, the council came into Ultear's hospital room.
There was nothing there but a note reading: Better luck next time.
Doranbolt was a very angry man that day.
A/N: An Au story revolving around Ultear on the aftermath of July 7th pretty much. Multi-chap and a different writing style~
Have an awesome day! And sorry for not uploading much, I lurk more on my tumblr now. ^^;
-CupCake