At the guild~~~
Everything was different since Lucy left. Natsu and Gray were not fighting anymore, Ersa wasn't eating her favorite strawberry cakes, Happy was not eating fish either, Mira was not smiling anymore. The guild became quiet. There were no fights or things flying across the room. Members of the guild were not doing their usual routines.
Flashback before Lucy left ~~~
Lucy was sitting in her usual spot drinking her favorite milkshake. She was looking at the gild members partying for their dear friend who supposedly came back from the "dead" after their incident at Edolas. Since then everyone has been partying.
Lucy's POV ~~~
It's already been six months almost seven and I've been ignored by the guild and worst Team Natsu which I thought were my best friends. The only people who do talk to me were the members who joined Fairy Tail after Lisanna supposedly died. Wendy, Juvia, Gajeel, and some other members which were Master, Mira, Laxus, Levy, Gray, Lisanna, and the exceeds.
Lisanna would sometimes come and try to talk to me when she was not surrounded by the other guild members. So things can't get worse right. Today is a special day for me. It's my birthday and my mom's anniversary.
When I walked in the guild I greeted everyone like I always do as usual no one replies only my true friends turn and greate me. I went to Mira and asked for a strawberry milkshake, she gave me a smile and went to get me my drink. While I was waiting for her I felt someone pat me from behind, when I turned around I was surprised to see team Natsu standing in front of me without Gray and Happy. "Um...hi do you guys need anything?" I asked "Not really. We just came to tell you that we are kicking you of the team." Natsu responded with an bored expression. I couldn't believe what I just heard. "C-can you s-say it again?" "Like he just said you are of the team" this time it was Erza who answered me. "But why. Why would you do this to me why." I stated trying to hold back my tears that were threatening to come out. "Well you see you are not that strong and you always complain on how we never get the full reward because we keep destroying things. Also you were more like Lissanas replacement." Erza stated like it was so obvious. "And you can take this chance to take some solo missions and train to get stronger."Natsu said. I couldn't take it anymore. I could feel my spirits threatening to come out and I've been forcing them not to but I had enough so I just let them come out on their own and do whatever. I've had enough today. "Ok fine then don't come to me later on and asking me to comma back to you guys cause I've had enough with you people." After that I left the guild and went back home.
Back at the guild ~~~
After Lucy left the guild everyone was quiet and looking at team Natsu. Natsu opens his mouth to say something but was cut of by Lisanna "You know what Natsu I'm not joining your team this is not what I wanted I wanted to go on missions with Lucy. I never wanted you to kick her out so don't even think of asking me to join the group." After she finished speaking she left the guild to try and see if she can catch up with lucy.
But before she could walk out of the guild someone burst in the door everyone was surprised. To see that person. "Umm Lucy-san? What happened to you? Why do you look older?"Wendy was the first one to talk. "What are you talking about I'm not old ok? By the way I'm not Lucy." The woman said " Then who the hell are you and what do you want" this time it was Natsu who spoke up. "First my name is Layla Heartfilia I'm Lucy's mother second now that you know who I am then you should know what I'm here for. I'm here for my daughter Lucy." Layla responded.
Everyone was shocked after hearing what she said. "Sorry but we heard from Lucy that her mom passed away when she was little there's no way you can be her mother." Makarov spoke up some guild members nodded in agreement to what the master said. "That may be true but that's personal information. So where is my daughter." Silence filled the room until Lisanna spoke up "She left a few minutes ago." "Do you know where she may be at." "I think she went back to her apartment I was about to go to her place when you came in."Lisanna stated. "Would you mind showing me the way?"Layla asked. "Ok"
Lucy's POV ~~~
I couldn't believe them I trusted them and they betrayed me like I was some piece of shit. Yes I admit that I'm not the strongest in the guild but they don't need to say those things to me like it's the most obvious thing in the world. I've had it with Fairy Tail I was hoping to feel safe loved and have a feeling of a real family after my mother's death and after running away from my father. All I wanted is a place to call home that's all I've ever wanted. Suddenly I heard a knock on the door I went to get the door. I was shocked to see the person standing in front of me. I couldn't believe my eyes. "Uhm ~ Lucy are you ok. I'm sorry for what Team Natsu said to you but I never wanted you to get kicked out of the team. You're my best friend since I came back from Edolas. I'm sorry this is all my fault." Lisanna said. I could tell that Lisanna was telling the truth I never blamed her for what happened back at the guild. "It's ok Lis I don't blame you.
I'm happy to know at least someone cares about me and doesn't think of me weak useless piece of shit."Lucy says. They hug each other for a while until they were interrupted by the person that was standing next to them the whole time which they had forgotten about. Lisanna looks at Layla and then leaves after saying her farewell. Lucy couldn't believe that the person standing in front of her was real. Tears were threatening to come out of her eyes until Layla said "Lucy my dear I'm home" after hearing those words Lucy broke into tears. "No way. It can't be I thought …"Lucy said "I know dear I'm sorry for leaving you alone with your father I never thought he would treat you that way. But I didn't have another choice I had to go unnoticed so all I could do was to fake my death." Layla said.
Lucy jumped up and embraced her mother and cried in her mother's embrace Layla tried to calm her down. "You don't know how much I missed you mom ,I'm sorry." Lucy said. Layla was startled after hearing Lucy apologize to her "Why are you apologizing to me I'm the one that should be apologizing" "Because l'm weak and useless. I can't even protect myself. I always have to be saved by others." Layla was sad to here what Lucy was saying about herself.
That's when a golden light appeared and Aquarius came out. When Layla saw her she could see that Aquarius was angered, she knew that this time it was serious since she had never seen Aquarius so outraged before. "What happened to her why is she saying this things about herself" Layla asked the angry Aquarius. "It's that stupid guild of hers the ignored Lucy's existence after one of their friends who supposedly came back from the death. After seven months of ignoring her the first thing her team and the whole guild the first thing they do is kick her out of the team and calling her weak!" Her voice kept raising and you could easily hear how angry she was. Some of you might be wondering why was she mad? Didn't she dislike Lucy? Well that was never the case she loved her cared for her she just doesn't express herself really well.
Aquarius POV ~~~
Some people might think that I hated Lucy but I never did. After Layla left I basically raised her aside from the maids and that ruthless father of hers which I still don't get why she forgave him so easily. It may be true that while they were stuck in Tenro Islam her father sent gifts to her apartment every year on the day of her birthday. But still I dont get why she forgave him he basically just forgot about her when she needed him most. He abandoned her treated her like a tool or just an item which you can just throw away when you are done using it.
That's when I promised that I would protect her no matter what I promised Layla that I will protect her and bring her to a place in which she could call home. But now I'm wondering if it was the right choice to bring her to Fairy Tail. The only reason that I let her stay is because she was very fond of this place when she was a child until now. At first when I saw how they fought to protect her from her father to take her back to that mansion in which he just wanted to marry her to some wealthy familie just for his business I thought she found true friends and finally found a real familie.
But now I'm having second thoughts after I saw how they ignored her existence for seven years just because on of their supposedly dead friend came back to life when they came back from Edolas, and when they finally talked to her again they kick her out and call her useless. Now that layla was back and when she heard what I just said I knew she was angry and just containing her anger and controlling herself from going to that guild that say the think of every member as family and will never look down on them. But when Lucy heard what I said about her guild she responded to me and said "Please Aquarius don't speak of them like that it's not their fault I know that compared to them I'm really weak. So from now on I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore I'm going to quit the guild and go training."
When I heard her words I felt disbelieving but proud our little princes has grown up to be so strong. With that I went back to the celestial realm.
Layla's POV ~~~
When Lucy responded to Aquarius' comment on her guild I was so proud and happy that my little princes has grown up to be so strong."Please Aquarius don't speak of them like that it's not their fault I know that compared to them I'm really weak. So from now on I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore I'm going to quit the guild and go training." After what Lucy said Aquarius went back to the celestial realm and I had a great idea I will take her with me to train to the Dragon Realm.
"Hey Lucy do you want to train and become the strongest dragon slayer?" I asked her. "But I thought that all the dragons have disappeared in the year 777" '"Well you see when I left you behind with your father I went back to the dragon realm and causing the dragons having to also have to go back because of Acnologia which I assume you know who he is" "Yes mother I know about him. I've heard that he is a dark dragon that was transformed from a human"Luce said. "So do you want to come with me and go train with the dragons" I asked her once again. "Of course yes I would love to go with you and train. I'll become the strongest mage and dragon slayer. I'll show them that they were wrong to call me weak and useless."
Luce agreed to my offer with such enthusiasm that I couldn't help but just smile at. "But first are you going to live the guild? Cause if you are you have to find a way to erase your guild mark." I stated. " yeah sure, why not, I've been thinking of leaving the guild right after what they have said to me, and after clearing my mind after coming home. Oh! And one more thing we don't have to go back to the guild to get my guild mark erased." I was startled and surprised by her answer. "Why won't we need to go back to your guild to remove your guild mark"I asked her confused. "Because I know the spelling and know how to remove it myself." She told with a big smile on her face.
After that she started to remove her mark and we decided to leave today after she finished writing her letter to her friends Wendy, Juvia, Gajeel, Mira, Laxus, Levy, Gray, Lisanna, the exceeds and the Guild Master Makarov.