Chapter 2:

Author's Note: Welcome back! I hope you didn't die of boredom after the last chapter. I'm really sorry it's coming out to a slow start, but don't worry it's a really short story that will be finished soon, and it will get much more interesting very soon!

Now that I'm done talking about boring stuff, relax and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. "Are you sure? You're so good at drawing after all." My inner self says sarcastically to me, knowing full well I can't draw nearly as well as Hiro Mashima.

~Eavesdropping~

Previously: And then Aquarius broke down.

"Why me? Am I not good enough? Why can't I ever find love? Am I just some horrible person? Does fate believe I am not meant to have a soul mate? What should I do?" Aquarius said a bit loudly while crying rivers.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Juvia had been right there the whole time, (originally quietly sipping tea while spying on her "beloved" Gray), and was ready to chat and comfort Aquarius when the event occurred.

Lucy, however, was so in shock that her jaw dropped, nearly to the floor. She had never seen this side of Aquarius. Lucy had known her for so long. Aquarius was one of the first celestial spirits that Lucy ever had, and they had played together when Lucy was little. Aquarius of course still got angry at Lucy and was irritable. They had shared some (rare) sweet moments, but Lucy had absolutely never seen Aquarius break down like this. Even though Lucy didn't have too much experience with this sort of thing, she was ready to help her friend with her emotional trauma.

"Okay Aquarius, relax. You're in a safe place, no one's pushing you to do anything. Just take a deep breath and calm down." Juvia said, surprisingly calm and soothing, her voice flowing slowly like a stream and sounded soft like a cloud. Everyone in hearing distance started to relax, some who were already tired started to doze off. Aquarius calmed down significantly, and was a little surprised, because usually the only person who could ever calm down people quite that much was her fellow spirit, Lyra the harpist, and that was mainly because of her beautiful singing and the soft strumming of her harp.

"Okay, now that you're calm, would you mind telling us what was going on?" Lucy spoke with almost as much soft and tenderness as Juvia, but not quite to the extent of making people stop fighting and fall asleep. Aquarius looked reluctant to tell the celestial mage anything at first, but then quickly dismissed her discomfort and then looked around to make sure no one was listening. Even though the guild substantially calmed down after Juvia's soft words, things were starting to get louder and it seemed that no one besides Lucy and Juvia was paying attention to their conversation. Everyone had gotten over the fact that their was a mermaid sitting at the bar that was just bawling.

Deeming the coast clear of any eavesdroppers, Aquarius let out a deep sigh, preparing to relieve herself of some stress that she was carrying due to Scorpio. "Well, even though I think only Juvia can relate to what I'm going through, I'm too tired to make you go away. I'll just tell you both, it's not like I'm completely uncomfortable telling you, you are my key-bearer and a girl, after all." Aquarius said a bit grouchily to Lucy. The blond mage was a bit shocked at first that Aquarius had spoken to her without yelling for so long, and that she was about to open up to her about something that was obviously important, seeing as how it made the mermaid spirit break down in tears.

Juvia realized where Aquarius was going with this, and whispered urgently, "Is it about Scorpio?!"

Aquarius nodded reluctantly, eyes glued to the floor.

Lucy was completely taken aback. She had known that Aquarius and Scorpio were dating, but she was still surprised to find out that this was what was causing her spirit so much anguish. After all, it was Aquarius, the one who was always bragging about her boyfriend and making Lucy feel depressed that she hadn't gotten one yet. The one who was always yelling and acting extremely tough, even in harsh circumstances. To see her water spirit so depressed about Scorpio, it completely shocked her.

Nonetheless, she respected Aquarius's privacy and was definitely not going to summon Scorpio here, as she may have done when she was younger and naїve. Now though, she had had some heartache of her own… No. Now was not the time to think about such things, she needed to listen to Aquarius.

And listen they did. They listened to everything that had occurred recently with Scorpio and more. They started to have a girl talk that one might find at a slumber party, and then they started to get back into the topic of boys. Little did they know though, that the entire time since Aquarius had shown up, the three girls had not been the only ones in on their conversation…

Sorry this chapter was so short, but this was kind of a filler chapter to have what happens next make sense. And besides, the next chapter is probably going to come out really soon, like later today or tomorrow. I hope you guys liked this chapter, please review and read the next chapter when it comes out! Until next time!