This is not the usual Lucy leaves the guild because she everyone hates her so please give this a try!
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The Mission
~ Lucy's point of point ~
I woke up to a beautiful sunlit morning to find myself lying in bed alone. I've woken up alone for the past three months now since Lisanna has come home from Edolas. Natsu has been so consumed in his childhood friends' presence this last month that he hasn't so much as spoken to me. I'm not complaining though I understand completely that someone dear to him he believed was dead came back to him. If mama showed up at my door this very moment I probably would be the same way, maybe even worse.
I sigh to myself and get out of bed walking towards the bathroom to begin my morning routine. I know I need to go on a mission soon seeing as I still have rent to pay and the landlady threatened to kick me out if I was late on my rent again. I really wanted to ask Natsu but I didn't want to ruin his fun with Lisanna. As I work the shampoo through my hair I begin to think about my Edolas counterpart again. She was so different from me and in a way I wished I could be like her. She knew how to fight and use weapons not to mention that crazy strength of hers! But what I really envied about my counterpart was her confidence in herself. I rinse my hair and start to lather up my soap and wash my body down. I turn off the water and dry myself off and begin to walk to my closet.
'Something comfortable but still cute' I think to myself as I shuffle through all of my clothing. I pick out a pair of simple blue jean shorts and a cute pink tank top with the Fairy Tail mark on it. I quickly dress and put on my brown boots, belt and keys I fashion my hair in its normal side ponytail and look myself over in the mirror. Feeling pleased with my appearance I walk out of my apartment locking it behind me and heading towards the guild. I summon Plue and begin to walk on the edge of the canal.
"Plue I think I'm gonna go on a solo mission today. It's gonna be lonely thought going by myself but I really need to pay rent or we won't have a place to live!" I sigh and look down at my shaking little spirit who smiles at me.
"Puunn pun pun!" Plue says as he dances around me asking why I'm not going with Natsu this time.
"I don't want to ask Natsu because Lisanna just got back and I don't want to take time away from them catching up. I rely too much on Team Natsu I should be able to handle missions on my own time to time as well Plue." I mumble as I see the guild come into view.
"Pun punn pun." Plue tells me to be careful as I dismiss him back to the spirit world. I really love Plue he always makes me smile and somehow manages to make me feel better with his caring puns.
I take in a deep breath preparing myself for the craziness of Fairy Tail guild. I push open the doors of the guild hall and almost immediately get hit in the head with a flying chair. How the chair barely missed me I've no idea but without any further hesitation I run off to the bar to see the happy barmaid Mira smiling as I approach and take a seat in my usual spot.
"Good morning Mira can I get some breakfast please?" I ask Mira while eyeing the request board.
"Sure thing Lucy what would you like today?" Mira replied handing me a cup of strawberry water.
"The usual is fine and thank you for the water! I'm gonna go look at the request board just let me know when the food is ready Mira!" I call out as I begin to walk over to the wall full of requests.
I scanned through a lot of the requests trying to find something that paid decent but would still be fairly simple for me to accomplish on my own. I let out a sigh and continue to read through the missions. I was just about to call it quits when I seen a job request that caught my eyes.
Celestial Mage Needed!
Please help our town a Celestial Key has been emitting bizarre magic energy that seems to be unstable. Every night the spirit of the key comes out and goes on a rampage calling out for a Celestial Mage to help him. Please stop this spirit before it wrecks our beloved town!
Reward: 150,000J and the Celestial Key.
That's weird I wonder what is wrong with this spirit and who it could be. This would cover my rent for the month with a decent amount left to buy the basic necessities I need. I grab the request off the board to review once more.
"That mission looks lame bunny girl. Gihi." Gajeel peered over my shoulder reading the mission details.
"Not when I get the chance to get a new key, plus it pays decent for something so simple." I shrug as Gajeel looks at the board trying to find a mission for himself.
"Whatever you say bunny girl you know you're a lot stronger now and I know you could handle monster requests on your own." Gajeel ripped a request of the board.
"Hey Lucy your breakfast is ready! Hurry up and eat before it gets cold!" I hear Mira yell at me. I walk back to the bar with Gajeel following beside me. I took a seat and Gajeel sat next to me ordering his usual plate of iron. I smile down at the wonderful plate of strawberry pancakes.
"Thanks Mira as always you make the best strawberry pancakes in all of Fiore!" Mira giggles at my statement before looking at the paper in my hand.
"Are you going out on a job Lucy? Who is going with you? Team Natsu left last night with Lisanna to do a mission for about two weeks." Mira inquired I felt my eyes widened just a little bit at the mention of my team going off without even so much as a word. Before I could say anything back Gajeel intervened.
"Chill demon lady bunny girl can handle herself, she don't need salamander up her ass to get a job done." He grunted as I giggled and playfully shoved him knowing this was his attempt of standing up me.
"No Mira I was going to go solo on this mission it should be simple enough to do by myself. I didn't know that they left on a mission though, they didn't tell me." I mumble as I eat my breakfast and hand Mira the request.
"I told them to tell you before they left and Natsu said he would stop by your house on the way out. I'm sorry Lucy." Mira sighed shaking her head slightly while she cleaned a beer mug.
"It's okay Mira it's not your fault you've nothing to apologize for." I hand Mira the plate and she takes it and refills my strawberry water and Gajeels' beer.
"No Lucy I do owe you an apology, ever since Lisanna came back your team hasn't been really talking to you. I know that they are happy, so am I, but they shouldn't forget about you because someone else dear to them is back." Mira whispered as she looked down.
"Mira there is nothing for you to apologize about trust me. I understand how they feel in a way. If my mother were to show up today alive I would probably be too consumed with trying to get back all the lost time too. I know that Natsu and Lisanna use to be very close and that Natsu loves her. I'm happy that Lisanna is alive and back with Fairy Tail on EarthLand and I hope I'll be able to be friends with her as well." I smile as Mira reaches across the bar to hug me while Gajeel grumble something about emotional women.
"Thank you Lucy, you have such a good heart! Here I cleared you for this mission I'll contact the client and let him know to be expecting you." Mira hands me the request, I get up from the bar and wave goodbye to the both of them.
"Let's go on a mission and kick some ass when you get back bunny girl." I heard Gajeel say a little loud gaining the attention of the guild.
"Sure thing Gajeel, looking forward to it." I sigh hearing murmurs go around the guild about Team Natsu leaving me behind. Right before I get completely out the door I hear Gajeel growl and tell everyone to shut up. I smile to myself and I begin to walk home to pack for this mission.
When I get back to my apartment I start to pull out my suitcase and begin to pack clothes for the next week along with everything else I will need. As I finish I walk to the desk to write a letter to mama when I see a note in sloppy hand writing.
Hey Luce I came by to tell you Me, Happy, Erza, Gray and Lisanna were gonna go on a mission for the next two weeks to help Lisanna readjust to using her magic. You were already asleep though and I didn't want to wake you. Sorry we haven't hung out in awhile so lets go on a mission when I get back see you in two weeks!
-Natsu
I smile as I read the note knowing Natsu didn't just leave without saying anything makes me feel better. Hopefully this job I'm going on will we short and easy so I can hurry back to see Natsu and the rest of the team. Knowing Team Natsu they'll finish the job in half the time and destroy everything possible. I grab a piece of paper and scribble a note for Natsu just in case he gets back before me.
Natsu, I went on a job so I could get my rent paid on time since the landlady is tired of my rent always be late. If things go as planned I'll be back within a week and with a new key! See you soon!
~Lucy
I place the note on the refrigerator knowing that would be the first place he would go. I leave the window unlock and open just a little. Grabbing my stuff I walk out of my apartment locking the door behind me as I head to the train station.
"One ticket for the next train to Freesia Town please." I say as I hand over some jewels and take the ticket.
The next train should be here in about ten minutes I sit on a near by bench and pull out my map of Fiore. The only thing I really know about Freesia is that Natsu destroyed some old historic church in the small town before I joined. Mira told me about one time and how the Council was pretty upset with him. I study the map to see where exactly Freesia is, Freesia is located in between Oshibana and Mt Hakobe so the weather will probably be on the cold side. I groan at the fact that I didn't check the map before packing since all I brought with me was shorts and tanks. I'll have to ask Virgo for more suitable clothing now.
The train begins to pull in and so I put away my map and grab my things as I was heading to the platform to board the train I heard someone call out my name.
"Lucy-san!" I turn around to see sweet little Wendy running my way.
"Hey Wendy is everything okay?" I ask her as she tries to catch her breath.
"Yes I'm fine, umm well you see I asked Mira where you were and umm I was wondering if I could umm come with you." Wendy asked shifting nervously I smile at the small dragon slayer.
"Sure Wendy that would be nice! To tell the truth I really didn't want to go solo seeing as it would be really lonely. I would love to have you come with me it's not really a fighting job so it should be simple enough! Oh we gotta hurry and get you a ticket!" I yell running to the ticket booth, I quickly buy a ticket for Wendy grab her arm and drag her on the train with me.
We find an empty booth towards the end of the train and I stash my belongings and take a seat. I glance and Wendy and that's when I notice she doesn't have Carla with her.
"Wendy where is Carla she is usually always with you?" I question her when the train started to take off.
"Oh Carla decided to stay behind since she, Happy, and Lilly are going to go visit some of the exceeds that came with us from Edolas. She tries to play it off like she doesn't care but I know she does Carla is funny like that." Wendy giggles as she tells me about Carla and there latest mission they went on. I laugh hearing her story of her and Carla when they went on a mission with Team Shadow Gear. "Umm Lucy-san why isn't Team Natsu with you this time? I thought you would've gone with them last night why didn't you?" Wendy fidgets in her seat a little playing with her hair, I sigh looking out the window.
"Natsu took Lisanna with him and the team this time to help get her back into the groove of going on requests. He left me a note since I was already asleep when he came back." I mumble looking back at Wendy.
"I'm sorry Lucy-san had I known I wouldn't have asked! Please forgive me for my rudeness!" Wendy bowed her head slightly as she apologized.
"Wendy there is no need for that you didn't know and were curious. I don't hate Natsu or the rest for leaving me I understand that they only want to catch up with there long lost friend. I know Natsu loves Lisanna and probably is scared that she'll just disappear again if he leaves her side. I know Natsu won't just abandon me after all he's my best friend and I have faith in him." I smile at Wendy while she nods her head with a small grin appearing on her face. "Now why don't I fill you in on the on mission?"
"Please do! I know you said that it isn't a fighting job so what are we doing then?" Wendy asked curious since Team Natsu is known for doing crazy fighting jobs that end up destroying everything in its path.
"There is a celestial key that releasing some kind of strange magic energy that has become unstable. At night the spirit of the key comes out and becomes destructive and is calling for a celestial mage for help. I don't know what key it is but it must he a strong spirit to pass through the gate without the aid of a celestial mage. I don't think this mission should be too difficult. We just need to calm the spirit down and help him with his problem." I hand Wendy the job request so she can look it over.
"Sounds like you'll be doing most of the work Lucy-san. Sorry that I won't be of much help to you." Wendy looked down disappointed handing me the job request.
"Wendy, don't say that you'll be a great help on this job! There is a possibility that there are a few injured people. That is where you come into play Wendy you can heal anyone who has been injured, plus with your dragon slayer senses we will have an edge on any sudden attacks coming from the key. I may be able to sense the magic of the key but it's always good to have another alternative." I smile when Wendy begins to perk back up with new found confidence.
"Thank you Lucy-san I didn't even think about the chance of people being hurt because of the spirit going crazy on rampages." Wendy smiled her big toothy grin that reminded me a little bit of Natsu.
"I'm glad I could reassure you Wendy! Oh we should get some rest it's gonna be another four hours on this train before we reach Freesia."
Shortly after Wendy fell asleep and I knew she was worried about the team forgetting about us. The team hasn't spent much time with the sky dragon slayer either. Wendy has gained a lot of confidence since joining Fairy Tail but I know she still has a few insecurities and one of those is everyone she loves leaving again like Cait Shelter. I look out the window watching the land pass us by as I drift off to sleep.
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Hello my lovely readers what do you think of the first chapter of my newest story? First off let me say I have no idea where Freesia is located but it is a town in the manga. Please leave me a review I would love to know what you guys are thinking!
*So I will be adding in new keys however I was to lazy to do research so I went to a website with a list of spirits, powers, and appearances no idea if they are in the manga or not. But I'll put the website below so you guys can check out the new spirits as they appear in the story. I may change up some of the powers though!*
wiki/Celestial_Spirit_Magic
~KimmyyCubb~