Chapter 1

We have been gone for 7 years, which means we haven't gone on a job in 7 years. I am broke and in desperate need of some serious jewel. I open the doors to the run down guild hall and find Natsu and Happy tackling me. "Lucy!" Happy yelled with joy.

"Hey, what are you doing?" I asked, pushing then off of me.

"We found a job, and were waiting fir you so we can go on it!" Natsu replied, showing me the job request.

Wizards Wanted!

Capture of a Stolen Belonging

Please Contact Haro at Bank Harbor

"When are we going to leave?" I ask after I finish reading the job request.

"Right now!" Gray joins the group, along with Erza.

"W-Wait, we are all going?" I mumble, I thought it would just ne Natsu, Happy, and I.

"Of course," Erza answers.

We head out to Bank Harbor, we have to take a train. Natsu throws up most of the trip. Once we get off Natsu is back to normal (wow, that was fast). Gray asks for directions and we follow them towards Bank Harbor.

There we met with Haro, he told us about our job. If we complete it then we'd get 1 million jewel, all we had to do was defeat a bunch of wizards and recover a stolen scroll for Haro.

"Wow, 1 million jewel! Thats a lot of money!" I say.

"Why do you assume you'll get all the money, Lucy?" Happy asks.

"Even if we split the cash its still a lot of money!" I explain.

Once we got to the forest where the wizards we have to defeat are supposedly at, Natsu started taking off ahead of us all, "Come on!"

"Wait!!!" I called after Natsu, "We have to make a plan!"

"It's fine Lucy, we got this," Gray touches my shoulder and follows Natsu.

"This is a very dangerous job, it involves highly trained wizards!"

"Yeah, yeah, and we have to defeat them and bring back some scroll," Natsu brushed it off. Erza walked ahead, Happy following above.

Did they not understand how dangerous this job is? it involves highly trained wizards, we can't go in blind! "Guys!!! Wait!!"

We walked towards the forest. One jumped down from a tree and started to stretch. I backed up slightly, the others just walked on. Five more people drop down from the trees, I hope there arent anymore. Natsu grins then fire sprouts from his fist. Erza requips into a new outfit with a sword. Gray, Natsu, and Erza run up to the wizards and start fighting them.

They seem confident in their abilities, i doubt I could be any help. They take down a couple guys. More drop down, "Come on guys! Give it all you've got!" Erza yells.

They defeated 7 wizards already, and I haven't done anything. "Lucy! Why don't you call one of your spirits?" Happy says.

I nod, "Right. Open gate of," I grab a key, "the Lion! Loke!!" Loke appears in front of me, "Go get em Loke!"

"Will do, Lucy," he runs off to join the fight.

The fight goes on for a while, i have to call Loke back because i don't want him to get anymore hurt. There are 3 guys left, then we will be done. I grab my whip and take on a wizard. I grab his feet and throw him into the air. He jumps out of my hold and twists the ground around me, knocking my whip out of my hands.

I have to reach my keys, Virgo could help me with this! I grab hold of my keys, but then the wizard manipulates the earth into sharp rocks attacking my body. They hit my keys, knocking then away from me to join my whip. I scream out in pain, they cut into my skin.

"Luce!!!" Natsu yells as he run towards me, "Fire dragon ROARRRR!!!" He yells, easily taking down the wizard. The ground goes back to normal, leaving me lying on it with deep wounds. "Luce, are you ok?" Natsu asks, lifting my head off the ground.

"Yeah."

"Are you sure?" he asks.

"Y-Yeah, I'm perfectly fine," I snap, he always saves me! I can never defend myself!

Erza and Gray join us, holding my celestial keys and whip, "Lucy!!"

"Im fine, guys, honest," I say pushing Natsu away, and trying to get up on my own. I fall back to the ground.

"Don't stand up," Gray orders. Natsu grabs my legs and back, I struggle, he picks me up.

"Gray, grab the scroll, why don't ya? I'm going to head back," he says darkly. Natsu starts to walk back towards the town.

Once we get to the guild hall I'm all bandaged up. It still hurts, but it's even worse when Natsu is keeping his eye on you till you heal. Wendy offered to heal me, but Carla said she had already used up too much magic power on their job. Everyone asked if I was alright, and what had happened. It was very annoying.

"Natsu," I mumbled.

His eyes were already on me but then they focused more, "Yeah, Luce?"

"I want to go home." He groaned as he got up, he was sore from the job. He picked me up and tried to carry me, it didnt work.

"Ugh, you're so heavy Lucy."

"YOU COULD PICK ME UP EASILY EARLIER!"

It took a week for my wounds to heal, and it was torture having Natsu around all the time.

I had a long time to think, and I've made up my mind. Natsu and Happy had just left on a job, practically everyone, but me, was on a job. I went up to Makarov and told him my desicion. Even though he's not the master anymore, he could still remove my guild mark. I was no longer a part of Fairy Tail.

I left so I could become a better wizard, without having to be saved all the time. I left the guild hall, for the last time.