I woke up in a small room. The walls were painted pink, the bedspread was pink, and little golden stars hung down from the ceiling. Golden translucent drapes surrounded the bed that I was in. A sign reading 'princess' Hung on the wall along with some pictures of sting, Laxus and I. Then my gaze landed on her. The black haired woman that I'd seen from the window of the hospital! I screamed at the top of my lungs as she growled and stepped towards me only to shimmer and vanish once again.
"FUCK! GODDAMN IT! MOTHER TRUCKER!" She cursed at the top of her lungs as she disappeared. I stared blankly at the spot as the door burst open.
"Lucy! What's wrong, we heard a scream!" Sting gasped, running over to the bed. Laxus barreled in behind him.
"It's 2 AM, Lucy, why are you even awake?"
"Th-th-there was a w-woman! Th-there!" I pointed to the empty air. These two may not have been the Sting and Laxus that I knew, them being my...brothers and all that meant I could trust them, right? They both looked at the vacent space, then at each other, then at me. They nodded silently as though agreeing on something.
"Listen, Lucy. We know that it's confusing for you. Doctor Porlyeusica warned us of that. She told us that hallucinations might happen. Next time you see one, try to calm down okay?" Sting assured me gently. A small red cat jumped up onto my lap.
"L-L-Lector?" I stammered. Wait... if they had exceeds, then there must be magic! "Lector! Oh wow am I ever glad to see you! Can you tell me where I am?" I asked desperately. The small cat looked up at me uncomprehendingly, simply nudging my arm and curling under it as he began to purr. I could feel tears prick at my eyes. Even exceeds weren't real...
"Hey, why doesn't Lector stay with you tonight?" Sting asked, holding my hand. He whistled and I heard the sound of claws clicking on the hardwood. Sting put a small white cocker spaniel on top of the bed with me. "Plu can stay with you too. They can keep you grounded to reality if the hallucinations hit again, okay?" I nodded, more to get them out of the room rather than anything else. I needed time alone. I needed to cry. Sting gave my hand a gentle squeeze and kissed my forehead. Laxus ruffled my hair with a gentle smile before they left. As soon as the door closed, the tears began to flow freely. I sobbed for my lost life, mourned my lost comrades, wept for the magic that I would never get back. Was this really how I had to spend the rest of my life? Longing for what I had taken for granted?" I felt warm fur brush against my hand where my guild mark usually was as Lector nuzzled my hand softly. I cuddled the cat close to me, burying my face in his fur.
"What do I do?" I sniffled. "I just wish that I was home. In Magnolia! Where I belong! After about an hour I ran out of tears. And yet, dry sobs wracked my body. My eyes were red and puffy as I opened my mouth and began to sing softly, I always sang when I was depressed. And this... well it definitely qualified. My voice barely a whisper I sang.
"
2am; where do I begin,
Crying off my face again.
The silent sound of loneliness Wants to follow me to bed
. I'm the ghost of a girl that I want to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.
Dancing slowly in an empty room,
Can the lonely take the place of you?
I sing myself a quiet lullaby.
Let you go and let the lonely in To take my heart again.
Too afraid to go inside
For the pain of one more loveless night.
Cause the loneliness will stay with me
And hold me till I fall asleep.
I'm the ghost of a girl that I want to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.
Dancing slowly in an empty room,
Can the lonely take the place of you?
I sing myself a quiet lullaby.
Let you go and let the lonely in To take my heart again.
Broken pieces of A barely breathing story
Where there once was love Now there's only me
and the lonely.
Dancing slowly in an empty room
Can the lonely take the place of you?
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Let you go and let the lonely in To take my heart again."
As I finished the last verse, my eyes grew heavy. For a moment during the song, I could have sworn that I heard someone else singing along. It may have been the most beautiful voice I'd ever heard. That voice lulled me like nothing I'd ever felt. My head hit the pillow with a thump as I heard a gentle voice whisper,
"Sleep tight, my hatchling."
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After a week of bed rest, I stood at the bus stop, a backpack slug over my shoulder. I kept glancing down at my hand where the guild mark used to be... but every time I looked, it was still missing. I was seeing that girl everywhere. sometimes I'd look out of the corner of my eye, sometimes she'd try to attack me again. But every single time, she dissolved. Every single day would try to open a celestial gate without my keys. Or at the very least make my magic energy manifest, but I was having no luck. I climbed onto the huge yellow magic mobile when it pulled up and sat in the first empty seat I could find. Students pointed and whispered about me. I suppose it made sense if I was really in a coma for three years. Even though I found the whole 'brother' thing weird, I wished that Sting and Laxus were with me now. But no luck. Sting when to Sabertooth high across town with my apparent cousin Rogue. What was it with all these people being my relatives? Laxus was at Fairytail collage, owned by the same headmaster on the other side of town.
I was worried. So far it seemed that the dream In my coma had simply taken the names of people that I knew in real life and put them in along with random characters. But I didn't even knew if my former friends existed at all! No... Don't think like that, Lucy. I'm sure that they exist. You'll find Natsu and the rest. Even if there's no magic, you must still be friends, right?! No one just imagines a friendship like that! They just don't... right? Even as I thought those words...
"Hey blondie. You're in my seat." The cold tone of his voice chilled me to the bone as I forced myself to tilt my chin up. The bottom of his vest up his chest, past a scaly white scarf, to the tips of fluffy pink hair, finally up to his face.
"Natsu..." I whispered in utter shock. I'd never heard him sound so steely. Not even against the evilest of people we'd fought as a team. The sneer that he wore could curdle milk.
"What? Did you not hear me, sleeping beauty? Don't tell me that in those three years you forgot all the fun we used to have! Well... Fun for me. You were too busy crying from all the bruises to REALLY enjoy yourself." He laughed evilly. I trembled. I'd never seen Natsu even consider... What was going... Why? My tremors got more and more violent until I was shaking like a leaf. It couldn't be true! It couldn't! Natsu was my best friend! The kindest, goofiest, most lovable guy in the world!... Wasn't he?
"You have until I count to three. One. Two. Th-" He raised his fist as someone else caught his wrist. Someone in their underwear.
"Let it go, Flame brain." The man growled. Gray. "Don't beat on her again. Or I swear I'll kill you." The two had a silent staring match, the fire in Natsu's eyes countering the cold fury of Gray's. After a moment, Natsu wrenched his hand away.
"Until next time, blondie." He grumbled, stalking away to sit with more people I recognized. Cobra. Angel. Midnight. Racer. The Oragion Seis. What was this world? I didn't understand! Gray sat beside me (still in his underwear) and pulled me into a warm hug.
"We thought you'd never wake up." He murmured into my hair. He was acting like... Oh dear god. "You have no idea how lost I've been without my best friend." He said quietly. I nearly fainted again. Gray and I were best friends?! B-b-but Natsu and I are- I glanced over at the Pinkett who grinned coldly as me, cracking his knuckles. "You just wait. Erza and Wendy are going to be so relieved! Not to mention Mira, Elfman and Lisanna." So then... Everyone was real? At least to some extent... "Welcome home... Lucy."
The song was "The Lonely" By Christina Perri. Please leave reviews, I live to hear your thoughts! Just for the record, when Natsu reffers to all the 'fun' They used to have, he did NOT rape her. I know it could come across that way, but he just used her as a punching bag a lot. Also, I SWEAR THAT THINGS'LL GET BETTER BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM! PINKIE SWEAR!