Hello All! This is my first fanfic and a bit of a twist on your normal love story. This is set right after the Tartarus arc but really doesn't follow the series. Also I don't own Fairy Tail or any of these characters they all belong to Hiro Mashima!
Chapter 1.
It was a normal day in the Fairy Tail guild hall well as normal as it could be after destroying the guild yet again. It's been three months, three long months of rebuilding friendships, towns and their own guild building. Finally they were all home, FACE was no more and they all sat around safely together. Lucy could try to describe this place as home, or peaceful, but Fairy Tail never stayed peaceful for long. Looking around the hall it was easy to spot the start of all the chaos, as Gray and Natus stood nose to nose spewing insults at each other. Erza quickly put a stop to them as they had been inching their way closer to her precious cake. Lucy smiled warmly at her guild mates rejoicing in the feeling of being at home.
Lucy POV
As I look down at my shake that is slowly melting my smile fades just the same. It has been months since Gajeel had saved me but nothing was the same. We won, I saved my friends and was rescued by Gajeel, Natsu, Juvia and Gray… but since they all came back to the security of their guild hall Natsu has treated me as nothing more than an afterthought. Now don't get me wrong, we are still best friends! I love him… just not in that kind of way. Happy, Natsu and I still go on missions, they just aren't as often as they used to. I guess I can see this as a blessing because I have been able to train more. Plus, it is always nice to be able to wake up in the morning without people breaking into my house and eating my food! I have collected more keys and can hold open three gold keys for at least thirty minutes. Though my key collection has grown significantly, including the Spirit King himself, there still hangs a broken key of Aquarius. Just thinking about her makes tears well in my eyes. Thankfully I have amazing spirits that keep me updated on her life, because it feels so empty without her, I even miss being swept away in her mighty blasts. I'll make her proud, I know I can! All those months of traveling with Gajeel and Lily were so tough, though! I know I can complain a lot but MAN! Who knew working with Gajeel could be so crazy! They had helped her collect money to save and pay rent with but she still had to go out and buy an all new wardrobe! Sadly Gajeel's training didn't agree with all her cute miniskirts. Of course I kept them all to wear on my days off, like today, but I had to add in a lot of yoga pants and jeans. He drug me around all over Fiore. He saved her, not just from Zerefs demons but from herself. She was in such a dark place, never once had she imagined having to destroy one of her keys, but Gajeel stuck by her side. He kept hope within her soul, determination to make Aquarius proud. If only the workouts weren't so crazy, I don't really mind though but I still don't know how levy did it for over a year!
Thinking of Levy, her frown deepens. Lucy always believed that was one of the reasons everything seemed off… Levy and she were no longer very close. Natsu and Levy went on mission while Lucy was away with Gajeel, making the two of them much closer than before. This confused Lucy to no end, the entire time she was away with Gajeel she spent trying to pry into his relationship with her best gal pal. Now they are back and her two best friends would rather spend time together than with her. She doesn't get how tinny, shy little Levy became so adventurous with Natsu within these few months. It almost feels like her old team replaced her but as much as she wishes she could have them back she would never give up her new bond with her iron hedgehog. I don't want to sound selfish though, but it's getting kind of lonely here. Luckily for her Gajeel and Lily come back from their mission tomorrow!
Lucy's thoughts were interrupted with a shrill scream, snapping her head around she sees Levy being slung over Natsu's shoulder. Natsu's bright smile is radiating as he kicks open the doors and leaves the guild hall. "Hmmphhh" Lucy's grumbles and turns back to her completely melted shake. "Now that's an unexpected partnership" chirps Mirajane and she reaches to take Lucy's glass. "I guess so, I just don't know how it happened" grumbles the tired celestial spirit mage.
"Sometimes after great tragedy fate will bring people together to heal their souls" Mira pondered. Lucy could practically see her images of pink haired, hazel eyed babies. With a sign of defeat Lucy heaves herself of her bar stool and heads towards her apartment.
Calling out Plue, her most adorable spirit (don't tell Loke) Lucy jumps on the ledge of the river and starts her journey home. Waving off the warnings from the passing by boatman, she loses herself in the beauty of the night sky. Her mind wanders to a far of lands of fairytales her mother used to tell her. "One day Lucy you will find your prince, the people around you might not see him as such but in your heart you will know that you love him. Follow your heart and follow the stars that way you will always find success" Lucy could still hear her mother's voice. She was only a block from her house when a soft giggle in the alleyway next to her caught her attention. Turning to the left she notices two figures standing intimately close, the man obviously towering over the shorter girl. Lucy went to continue walking when her ears caught a glimpse of their conversation. "Hey, (giggle) stop that! Natsu stop that we will get caught! (Giggle)" … that voice! Could it be! It couldn't! Lucy shakily steps towards the couple. "Le… Levy." Lucy collects all the courage she can to call out to the figures. Once the words left her mouth a small gasp was heard with some rustling of clothes. Slowly the smaller figure makes its way under the streetlight. "Lu-chan?!" Before Natsu could even be seen emerging from the shadows, Lucy turns and runs. She runs all the way to her apartment, fumbling with her keys she staggers into her living room and slams her door behind her. Sliding down the wall she cradles head in her hands. "At least their happy, at least they found love, at least their happy, at least they found love." as much as she repeated this to herself, Lucy didn't seem to feel any better. Her heart was splitting with the feeling of losing her best friends. How could Levy not tell her, how could Natsu not tell her?! How can they ever be as close as they were before?! What about Gajeel? "O no! How is Gajeel going to react when he hears about this!" Lucy cries into her hands.