JUPITER (ME)- ALRIGHT I'M FIRED UP NOW! *FIST PUMPS*
NATSU- HEY THAT'S MY LINE!
JUPITER- OOPS...SORRY NATSU!
LUCY-SHE'S EXCITED.
JUPITER- AYE!
HAPPY- HEY THAT'S WHAT I SAY! DON'T GO STEALING ALL THE BEST LINES FOR YOURSELF.
LUCY- CALM DOWN HAPPY, NATSU, JUST SAY WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY SO WE CAN GET OUR REWARD. I NEED TO PAY MY RENT. THE LANDLADY'S GOING TO KILL ME THIS TIME FOR SURE. *SWEAT DROPS*
NATSU- HEY GUYS, READY FOR MORE FAIRY TAIL? MAKE SURE WHEN YOU'RE READING, YOU TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE ROOM, AND DON'T FORGET TO CURL IN A BLANKET BALL AND PRESS YOUR FACE TO WHATEVER ELECTRONIC YOU'RE USING!
LUCY AND JUPITER- HEY THAT'S NOT RIGHT!
NATSU- *GRINS*
JUPITER- UGH WHATEVER, LUCY CAN YOU PLEASE SAY THE NEXT PART?
LUCY- OF COURSE. FAIRY TAIL IS OWNED BY HIRO MASHIMA AND FUNIMATION, NO COPY RIGHT INTENDED!
HAPPY- DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW, FAVORITE, AND REVIEW!
JUPITER- THANKS GUYS!
CHAPTER ONE: IT WAS JUST ANY OTHER DAY...
Lucy fanned herself desperately, trying to salvage what little breeze she could was a blazing day in Magnolia and the blonde celestial wizard was walking through it during the hottest times. Maybe she should summon Aquarius to help her cool off, even being washed away by a tidal wave was better than walking in this melting heat. Maybe she'd be washed all the way to the guild hall if she were lucky.
She imagined Aquarius's reaction to why she had been summoned and visibly shuddered. Aquarius was the toughest and most difficult spirit she was contracted with. Her constant teasing and unrivaled temper put Lucy in quite a few binds, but she was one of Lucy's dearest friends , just like all of her spirits. After several minutes of internal debate the blonde decided it was best not to get on the mermaids bad side. So she grudgingly marched through Magnolia in that baking heat.
As the guild hall came into view Lucy could already feel herself perking up, Fairy Tail was a place were she always felt welcome. The smell of ale and food wafted through the open doors and she couldn't help the grin from spreading across her face. Ah, just a normal...quiet day...
"Say that to my face Ice-brain!"
...In the guild...
"No problem pyro! I said that you couldn't beat Plue, let alone Erza!"
Of course it's these two.
"Oh yeah? Well since there's no way you could ever beat me, I guess Plue could kick your ass!"
Lucy sat at the bar, sighing softly. Couldn't these guys give it a rest for one day?
"Hi Lucy, how are you today? Did your mission go well?" The always kind Mirajane asked, handing the celestial wizard a large glass of water. The blonde took the drink gratefully, happy to have something to quench her thirst and help her bare with the heat. She nodded, gulping down the drink in a matter of moments.
"It went really well actually, y'know normally I don't like solo missions but it was a nice change. An actual job were the pay isn't cut in half due to property damage." Lucy rolled her eyes. "And I actually got some good news too."
"Good news? Don't spare the details Lucy, tell me what happened?" The ever curious she-devil inquired, placing her head in her hands, white hair spilling onto the bar.
"A gypsy fortune teller told me that I was destined to find love. It was written in the stars!" The blonde clasped her hands together, brown eyes shining. "Oh I wonder if he'll be tall? Oh I hope he's handsome! Maybe he's a wizard like me! I'm so glad that fortune teller told me!" As the celestial mage continued her ramblings Mirajane's eyebrow perked in surprise and skepticism. A fortune teller? True love? Something didn't sit right with the eldest Strauss sibling, the whole thing sketchy to her.
"...I really don't mind if he wants a traditional wedding but I want a horse drawn carriage, just like in those fairy tales that I used to read a kid. I think the colors should be light blue and yellow. For the wedding cake I mean. The fortune teller told me he would like that, whoever he is." Lucy continued.
"...Uh, Lucy."
"Yeah Mira?"
"Do you really think you can trust what this fortune teller told you? I mean, destiny isn't set in stone you know. Things are constantly changing, people changing." Mira couldn't help but sneak a glance at Laxus, the masters grandson sitting atop a table, a faraway look in his eyes. Laxus was a prime example of changing destinies. Even after his little...escapade during the Magnolia festival, turning us to stone...pitting us against one another. After his expulsion, Tenrou Island, and his reinstatement before the Grand Magic Games...he had really redeemed himself.
"Not to mention, could someone really give you such details like the color of the cake, but not the face or even name of the groom to be?"
Lucy blinked once before her face fell, smile fading into an angry scowl.
"Y'know Mira...that had never occurred to me...oh...oh I'm so stupid." She whined. "I spend fifty jewel on that stupid fortune! Why would I even do that? I'm not that desperate for a boyfriend...honest."
"I believe you Lucy. It really isn't like you to spend money on something so...sketchy."
"Yeah...I really wasn't myself...actually...I don't even remember what the fortune teller looked like...isn't that weird?"
Mirajane nodded, it was strange for Lucy to forget a face.
"Maybe you were charmed? A sort of con used by Gypsy wizards to get money."
"Seriously? Oh this is just great, not only was I spoon fed lies and lost fifty jewel, I also was charmed into it. I'm a failure as a wizard." The celestial mage sulked, laying her head on the bar, making a noise that the she-devil wasn't sure was human.
"Mira is Lucy trying to eat the bar? You think she knows it's made of wood and not chocolate?" Gray commented, noticing the blondes strange position.
"Nah, she knows that. Oh I've got it, maybe she's a wood dragon slayer!" Natsu exclaimed, excitement flickering in his eyes.
"That's not it stupid." Lucy mumbled, head still glued to the bar top.
"Hey Lucy I've got some sticks you can eat if you're hungry." Happy offered, trying not to snicker.
"SHUT IT CAT!" Lucy raised her head for a moment to glare at the blue feline, who's paws were now covering his cheeky grin.
"Sheeeeee's maaaaaaaaadddd!" He smiled, flying over to Carla and Wendy who were eyeing the request board.
Lucy let out a breath before burying her face back into the wood of the bar. How could she have been so naive, she should have noticed that she was being put under spell. This was just like that time in Hargeon with that fake Salamander. He'd used charming magic to get girls to fall in love with him, but thanks to Natsu she'd been saved. That's right...Natsu came barging into the crowd, shouting for Igneel. Lucy didn't think she'd ever forget that day. The day she met Natsu and her life changed for the better. In all honesty, if it hadn't been for him...she wouldn't have even considered the possibility of joining Fairy Tail. The guild was just too elite and popular. But...he saw something in her, he brought her here and she couldn't be happier. Even after everything that happened...Lucy wouldn't change anything. The memories of her adventures and friends were just to precious to be forgotten.
"Lucy? You sick or something?" Gray asked, somehow losing his shirt in the process.
She shook her head.
"Gray...you're clothes." Lucy grumbled into the polished wood, not even looking at the ice mages chiseled features.
"Damn. Has anyone seen my pants?" The dark haired man walked around the guild, searching for his lost trousers in only his underwear.
"Lucy really whats wrong?" Natsu questioned the blonde, concern actually evident in his onyx eyes.
"I don't want to talk about it...it's way too embarrassing."
"Lucy."
The celestial wizards head shot up, sweat dripping down the nape of her neck, but not from the heat...from fear. Looming just behind her, dark aura evident even to Lucy's turned back, was Erza Scarlet. Otherwise known as Titania. The red head glared down at Lucy, eyes piercing through the blondes being like a hundred swords. "Tell us what happened." She ordered, turning to head to one of the tables near the end of the dining area. Lucy and Natsu followed in suit, to scared of what might happen if they didn't.
"Hey Lu, found a book you might be interested in wanna check it out?" Lucy's friend Levy McGarden yelled from across the room, waving the blonde down. Lucy pointed to Erza who'd just taken her seat along with Natsu and Gray.
"Can't right now sorry! Maybe another time." Lucy shouted, reaching the table and taking a seat next to Natsu.
"OK explain." Erza demanded, eyes serious as always.
As I told my tale about my mission and the Gypsy I could see Gray and Erza's eyes soften and Natsu's become even more disinterested. Gray nodded understandingly saying what happened wasn't a big deal and Erza nodded in agreement.
"It's nothing to worry about Lucy, this pink haired idiots been tricked more times than he can count and the dummy still can't learn."
"Shut it ice-perv!"
"Both of you quiet! Lucy this isn't something that you should be so broken up over. I understand it can be hard when you make a mistake, but you need to remember that no wizard's perfect."
"Erza's right Lucy, it's not like you're the first one to mess up. No biggie." Natsu gave her a wide grin and Lucy couldn't help by smile back, a slight blush painting her cheeks. She didn't know why it embarrassed her to have Natsu smile at her but...it felt nice to have him there...have all of them here.
"Yoooooouu liiiiiikkkkeeee hiiiiiiiiiimmmmm." Happy teased, flying in a heart shaped pattern around Natsu and Lucy's heads. Lucy's face turned tomato red as she stood from her seat.
"Do you want me to make you into mittens? Or maybe a nice blue hat!" She growled, reaching for the blue fuzzball to teach him a much deserved lesson when a cough suddenly wracked her body, she coughed into her hand, painful hacking coughs.
"Lucy? What's wrong?" Erza demands, looking at the blonde with mild concern. Gray stared wide eyed at the hacking girl while Natsu...looked...how did he look?
Lucy moved her hand away from her mouth after the fit subsided, staring at the blood red palm.
Blood...red?
BLOOD?
Lucy collapsed to the ground with a crash, her head slamming into the hardwood with a horrible thud. Everything went quiet.
"...Lucy?"
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