A thousand thoughts raced through her mind as the youngest Strauss sibling watched as the blonde spirit mage began to run off after Natsu, Wendy, and the three Exceeds. She looked down at the ground, trying to figure out what she should do. Without deciding, she reached her arm out to grab the blonde.
"Lucy, wait!"
The spirit mage turned around, giving the young take-over mage a puzzled look. Lisanna looked down, once again not sure what to say. Finally, she spoke.
"Natsu… He…" She paused for breath as the celestial wizard stared at her in confusion. The young Strauss mulled over her words for a moment before forcing the warmest smile she could possibly muster. "Make sure you always stay close to Natsu. When the people he cares about are near him, Natsu gets even stronger."
"Okay!" The blonde returned her smile whole-heartedly before taking off once again.
Lisanna smiled after the other girl until she was well out of sight. The young white-haired mage felt the corners of her mouth twitch as the smile slowly left her face. She stood there for a moment longer, then silently turned on her heel to walk slowly into the jungle. Her pace sped up, her heart beat faster, her frown turned into a grimace, and before she knew it she was running full speed, trying to let the wind dry the water coming from her eyes.
After what felt like hours, but was in fact probably only a couple of minutes, she tired out and dropped to the ground at the base of a large palm tree. The youngest Strauss slumped against the trunk, staring up at the sky until it was too blurry to even differentiate the white clouds and the blue yonder. She then let her head hang, pulling her legs to her chest so that she could bury her face into her knees. She felt her whole body shake as she hugged her legs tightly. The tears she had been ineffectively trying to hold in came pouring out, dripping down her legs and onto the soft soil beneath her.
Hey everyone!
I fully intended this to be a one-shot, but since I'm having some writer's block I figured I should turn it into a chapter story. Please note that these are going to be VERY short chapters, but I'll try to update frequently. It is a short story so it should be out pretty quick.
Thank you and make sure to post any comments, thoughts or suggestions!