Chapter 2:
Hi guys! So here's the 2nd chapter. Sorry for the extremely short first one. I wasn't sure if anyone would read the story. I've tried to make this one longer, but, let's be honest, I'm kinda boring when i write long things. Well, onto the story!
Lucy's pov:
As Lucy raced after her friend, she wondered what Levy had to show her that was so important. She couldn't think of any reason. Unless...No. That wasn't possible. Lucy tried to push that troubling thought out of her head as she ran towards the dormitory. Suddenly, Lucy realized that Jet and Droy weren't hanging around Levy like they usually were.
"Um...Levy? Where's the rest of Team Shadow Gear?" asked Lucy.
"They went on a job without me. I was going to go with them, but them I found something strange that I swear I'd never seen before. That's what I'm going to show you right now." replied Levy as they approached the Fairy Hills.
Fairy Hills was a luxurious and spacious dormitory room that the guild owned. Almost all of the female guild members lived here. Levy ran up the stairs two at a time, Lucy right on her heels. They reached a room, and Levy opened the door.
"Hey...why didn't you lock the door to your room? You know someone could steal something." Lucy warned.
"This isn't my room. It's Erza's. I didn't break in, I was looking to ask her about something. Don't ask me why she didn't lock the door when she left. That girl makes no sense to me," replied Levy as she flipped through piles of paper on one of the desks. Wow, thought Lucy, Erza might be strict, but her room looks like a tornado just ripped through it. And she won't be happy when she finds out Levy was snooping around in her stuff.
"And you found this thing in her room? How do you even know it's important? It could just be some random spoil of war from a monster she killed on a job," argued Lucy. She didn't want to bicker with her friend, but Lucy had to admit that this whole really important thing business was more than a little suspicious.
"Calm down, Lucy. I visit Erza practically every day. I know her belongings like the back of my hand."
"Ok. That is seriously creepy. Who pays attention to that kind of stuff? Anyways, are you going to show me something or not? I have to go home and continue writing my novel." Lucy was starting to lose her patience. Everything about this situation had PRANK scribbled all over it. Then again...Levy wouldn't lie to her, would she? No. Probably not.
"Found it!" Levy shouted in triumph as she held up a small, bright red object connected to a chain. A locket. Lucy was confused. Why would Levy go to so much trouble to show her some accessory? And yet...the locket did radiate some sort of magical power. Strange.
"Um, Levy? That's just a locket. It does have some sort of magical power coming from it, but what's so special about it? There're a lot of things in Magnolia that contains magic power even if they're not supposed to. And how do you know it wasn't just hidden somewhere you've never looked before?" Lucy was skeptical. Magic items came in all shapes and forms. She remembered the one time she encountered a talking stick while fighting the Oracion Seis. That was not fun at all.
"Lucy, I swear it wasn't here before. Despite what you may think, not many things in Erza's suite radiate such intense magical power." Levy said as she stared at the locket, mystified by its presence.
"Maybe...but she might have just bought it before she left. When was the last time you were here? I mean, before that time you wanted to look for her." Lucy tried to keep her patience. It was Levy, after all. One of her closest friends in the guild.
" Last week. She invited me over to talk about...That's weird. I don't remember what we talked about." Now Lucy was worried. Levy usually had an exceptionally good memory. She couldn't have forgotten a conversation she'd had a week ago.
"Levy-" Lucy started to say something, but she was cut off by an eerie creaking sound, like a squeaky step or an old door being opened.
"Wh-what was that?" Levy asked nervously as she looked around, half expecting someone to attack them.
"Why are you asking me? If I knew, I would tell you. Come on, let's get out of here before something bad happens." Lucy grabbed Levy by the arm and started running out of Erza's room. Lucy was worried that Erza had come back from her meeting and was going to kill them for invading her place.
"Um...Lucy? Why is the locket glowing? This is creepy. I told you there was something odd about it. And...that creaking noise? It was coming from the same source." Levy stared at the locket in terror.
"Ok, fine, I'll admit that you were right this time. But what do we do with it? Take it to the guild and have Gramps take a look at it?" Levy nodded, and the two girls ran out of the dormitory towards the Guild hall. Seems like whatever made that creaking sound isn't chasing us, thought Lucy, But I better keep my guard up, just in case.
As Lucy and Levy struggled through the crowded streets of Magnolia, many citizens stared at the glowing bright red artifact in Levy's hands. A couple of young children tried to tug on the chain that the locket was attached to.
"Geez, kids. Have your parents never taught you manners? Don't touch people's things without permission!" Lucy scolded the kids. Unfortunately, the kids didn't listen. They continued to tug and play with the exposed ends of the locket, and Levy was doing all she could to prevent them from stealing it. We're being assaulted by kids, thought Lucy, This is embarrassing….
"Lucy!" Levy called," Open some gate! Get them away! They're going to break the locket if this keeps up. I can't believe we're being attacked by little kids, though," she added, mirroring Lucy's thoughts exactly. No wonder the two got along so well.
"On it! Open, Gate of the Little Dog, Nicola!" Shouted Lucy. Plue popped out of thin air, and started dancing. The children squealed at the sight of the adorable little spirit. Never thought my triumph card would be a Plue, Lucy thought with amusement as she watched the scene the kids were making.
"Come on, Lucy, let's go! We have to get to the guild ASAP." Lucy ran down the street after Levy, closing Plue's gate at the same time. The children were disappointed as the spirit disintegrated.
The two girls burst through the doors of the Guild Hall to find the place bustling with activity, as usual. Gray and Natsu were arguing about something again, and Lucy couldn't help but think about how strange it was not to have Erza around to break them up. Maybe the locket has to do with her being away from the guild for so long, Lucy thought worriedly.
"Hey, Gramps!"Levy shouted, waving to the master who was sitting with Mira near the bar. He got up and slowly walked towards them.
"What is it now? Don't tell me something with the Magic Council. Those jerks keep making me pay damage fees." Makorov was obviously very drunk. This wasn't the time to tell him about their new find.
"Gramps! Snap out of it! We have to tell you something really important. It's about Erza. We might have a lead on where she is right now." Levy quickly explained as Makorov shook his head, trying to clear the effects of alcohol.
"I wouldn't worry. That girl is more than capable of taking care of herself. She's probably out there somewhere killing monsters as we speak. Though she did say that she was going to meet Jellal. That shouldn't take so long…" The master drifted into thought. Mirajane had walked over and was standing nearby, looking thoughtful.
"Hey..guys? I just had a thought. I remember Cana being really suspicious about Erza meeting Jellal. If I remember right, she have her one of those call cards and told her to use the card if she was in trouble, or if she was going to be gone for more than 3 days. How many days has it been?" Mira speculated. That got Lucy thinking. She felt like it had been around 3 days since she last saw Erza, but it could have been more. Why hadn't Erza used the call card if she knew she was going to be away for longer?
"I don't know," said Levy," I think-" Levy was interrupted by a loud whizzing sound coming from the locket.
"Hello, Fairy Tail members! My name is...Well I don't have a name. I'm a locket." Lucy almost jumped out of her skin.
"Holy crap, that thing can talk?" yelled Lucy as she frantically waved her arms around in surprise.
"That's creepy," agreed Mira," It does explain why there's so much magical power inside of it, though. I can feel it from all the way over here!"
The door creaked open, and Natsu and Happy walked in, waving.
"Hey, Guys! What're you doing? And why is Levy's hand glowing?" Natsu was clueless as usual.
"Natsu, my hand isn't glowing. I'm holding a glowing locket." Natsu looked confused. He sniffed the room, looking very idiotic as he did so.
"Ok...does that explain why the whole room reeks of….I don't know. It just smells weird," Natsu replied, sniffing some more. Well, Natsu's nose doesn't lie, thought Lucy.
"Hey, are you just going to ignore me?" shouted the locket. Well, technically it didn't shout because it didn't have a mouth.
"Hey...So it's true!" yelled Natsu, as he awkwardly pranced around the room in celebration," That thing can talk! Yay! Hey, can I have a conversation with it?"
Lucy shook her head in exasperation. "No, Natsu, you can't have a conversation with a locket. It just doesn't make sense. Hey, Levy, any idea what the importance if this thing is?" Before Levy could answer, the locket cut in.
"You dare call me an "it"? How dare you disrespect me? And I'll tell you why I'm important, and why you better not piss me off. I know where your red-headed friend is, and how you guild members can get her back." said the locket matter-of-factly. Man, thought Lucy, who knew a locket could have attitude?
"Wait…" said Levy," Red-headed friend. You guys think he means Erza? Would explain why he was hiding in her room"
"How dare you assume my gender!" Yelled the locket in rage. This was getting awkward. A gender-fluid locket with bad attitude was telling them that he/she/it knew where Erza was. Why do I get myself involved in these kinds of situations all the time?, wondered Lucy.
So, how'd you like the 2nd chapter? Review. Rate, and comment!