Disclaimer: Fairy Tail is the property of Hiro Mashima. Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto. The following story contains yuri subtext, and tickling, if either of those offend you. Then you know where the back button is.

"Your time hasn't come yet. There is somewhere else you must be."

Those two sentences echoed in the mind of Mikoto Uchiha non-stop. She sat down against the tree on a hill outside Magnolia Town. Hugging her black kimono-dress hybrid close to her body as a shield from the cool night air. Black three-inch pumps lay discarded at her side as her bare feet rubbed and caressed each other for warmth. The thrity-five year old woman in a twenty year old's body due to the unexplained circumstances of her ressurection in this strange world where magic replaced chakra, and Wizards replaced Ninja could only sigh. She admitted this was a beautiful place, but it was still not home. Home was where her husband, her sons, her clan, everything that helped make Mikoto who she lived and died as. And now not only was she killed by her oldest son to prevent a civil war, but she was denied entry to heaven, and forced to be reborn in a new world, doomed to live another life she did not want.

Tears streamed down her face as she reflected on all she had lost. So caught up in her internal turmoil she did not register the blonde coming up behind her. Lucy Heartfilia was the one to find the young woman unconscious in the river, bringing her back to the Guild for aid. She was among those who heard what little backstory the woman could provide, and answered her questions while her Stellar Spirit Virgo the Maiden provided her with the clothes she wore now. Lucy could clearly see the distress on her face.

"Mikoto... Are you alright?" Lucy asked.

"Oh, Lucy... I am quite alright, please do not concern yourself with me." Mikoto said in that trained proper Uchiha woman tone of voice. Lucy was not buying it.

"You don't look okay to me." The blonde said kneeling on her bare knees on the soft grass. "You don't have to go into details, just…Remember that we're all here to help you if you want... Especially me." She said the last sentence barely above a whisper.

Mikoto wanted to assure her she had nothing to worry about. To keep up that wall as she was taught to do, but something inside her could not. Seeing this blonde angel in all her sincerity and kindness made the metaphorical dam inside her heart crack and crumble. Slowly she took a deep breath, and began to speak. "I'm sorry Lucy... I just... Ever since I arrived in this world. I have been looking for a reason, any reason to care about anything." Mikoto said shaking her head. "My clan, my husband, my sons, my entire world, it's all gone, and I will never see any of them again. What's the point of me even still being alive?" She asked sincerely.

Lucy looked at her in shock. She knew Mikoto had come from a bad situation, and was from a world like Edolas, but she never imagined she might be that upset over it as to not want to live even. "I... I... I don't know." Lucy said shaking a bit wanting to help the woman, but unsure as to what to say. "But there is always another reason to keep living if you look." She said. "Look at me and the others in the Guild. We all experienced loss, but we are still alive, and we found something new to fill that void."

"I can see that, but still..." She said as the cracks grew deeper and wider. "I already dealt with this pain once, and if I get attached to anything in this world, it just means when I die I have to go through it again!" The dam shattered, sending an outpooring flood of grief and loss through her. Sobs choked out of her throat as she lost all semblance of composure behaving like she was only a tenth of her true age.

Lucy quickly wrapped her arms around the hysterical older woman. "It's okay... Just let it all out. I won't judge you." She said stroking her hair, and back as she whispered words of comfort and understanding to the raven-haired beauty.

Finally after what must have felt like an hour to both of them Mikoto's sobs died down into simple whimpers of sadness, which gave way to quiet moping. "I know it hurts." Lucy said. "I also know that it only really hurts for a little while, once you find something to focus the positive feelings on, you can move on. I mean you already have one right here." The blonde said playfully tickling Mikoto's feet. Just like her friends would on occasion to try and make her smile when she was down.

"Hahhahaha, hey quit it! No fair." Mikoto giggled and whined wiggling, her feet away. No one had ever dared to tickle her her entire life, and she had no idea Lucy was even doing such a thing. It was so embarassing, a Jonin being reduced to a giggling little girl just by having her feet touched yet she kinda liked the sensation.

"Sorry, I didn't know what else to do... I just needed a way to take your mind off the pain." She said, a bit embarassed she stooped to something so childish herself. "You look amazing when you smile and laugh... I just wanted to see it."

"Well... I suppose I should thank you." Mikoto said with a nervous smile. "I mean you did help me talk things through." She said getting up and slipping her pumps back on. "I best get back to the Guild, I don't have anywhere else to go."

"Nonsense, you can stay at my apartment until you find your own place." Lucy offered. "I'm your friend, and I'd be glad to have you over. Just get ready for my friends to visit a lot, I can never keep them out of my place for long." She said giggling a bit.

"I think I will take you up on that, thanks Lucy." Mikoto said strolling up to her elegantly and kissing her on the cheek, making both of them blush at the spontaneus sudden show of affection. "What is this, why did I kiss her like that. Am I already falling for this woman. This is so confusing, but I'm so exited." Mikoto thought.

"Okay." Lucy squeaked holding her cheek with a massive blush. "I guess we should go then."

Mikoto was like a shark smelling blood in the water. "Of course, let's get there fast. I'm dying to see how ticklish YOUR feet are." She said with a smile. "Afterall, they do say turnabout is fair play." She said offering her to move along.

Lucy shivered at those words as she led the way feeling a simultanius feeling of dread, and exitement at the same time.

THE END

Thanks for reading. If anyone wants to expand on this story idea. You more than have my permission. Mikoto is a character who can always use more love, especially in Crossovers, and Lucy is my favorite Fairy Tail character. I would love to see more works that pair the two together. Or with any other female crossover character. Hence why I wrote this in hopes of inspiring other writers to do the same.

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