Chapter 2


All characters belong to Hiro Mashima

So someone has accused me of copying this story, I understand the beginning is cliché, as people have already told me, but what else do you expect? She had to be hurt in order for her circumstances to change. Laxus and Lucy dislike each other to say the least; it would be illogical to make them fall in love randomly. I can assure everyone this is my story because I'm writing based off experience, the same thing happened to me, boyfriends ex left him to go overseas, she came back and suddenly I meant nothing, so I left the group. So yes this is my story, yes the beginning is cliché but hopefully you'll all soon be able to see that this is not copied

The blonde plunged her face into her hands as the tears streamed down her face, her friends sat beside her trying to soothe her to no avail, all she heard was mumbling words that she couldn't comprehend. Looking up at her now cracked door, she clutched at her chest further, she had thought the events earlier in the day had broken her but she was wrong, there was still something left to shatter and now he had. Her whole body went numb and she didn't notice when Gray exited the apartment, apologizing to the two women. She didn't notice Erza leaving the couch and entering the bathroom, emerging minutes later, she barely even noticed when the Mage picked her up and helped her undress before putting her in the bath. He had destroyed her, nothing else mattered now and even if it did, she didn't have the energy to care.


"That stupid idiot!" he fumed as he stalked through the streets of Magnolia.

"How could he have done something so cruel to her? Oh if I get my hands on that pretty little head of his…" the Ice Mage continued to verbalize his anger out loud until he reached the guild, pushing the doors open he marched over to where the group of Exceeds were seated.

"Where's the flame dickhead?" he asked a little too harshly to the unsuspecting Exceed.

"N-atsu? He's at Lucy's." the cat gave him a weary smile, knowing not to mess with Gray in this mood.

"Not anymore he isn't. Would he be at home?"

The Exceed shrugged as the doors to the guild were kicked open by the idiot himself. The Ice Mage flung himself at the Dragon Slayer, putting a lot more force than usual into his hits. Startled Natsu was delayed in his response, meeting his blows with less force than his opponent, unable to really hurt him. After an immense amount of damage was caused to the guild a bolt of lightning hit both the Mages, stopping them in their tracks, the Lightning Dragon Slayer known as Laxus appeared before them with an angry look on his face.

"What the hell do you two think you're doing? This is a guild not a fighting arena; piss off outta here if you want to do that." Taking in the Ice Mage's expression, being a rather hateful one rather than annoyed, he decided to question them further.

"What brought this on?" Natsu looked down at the floor, apparently not going to answer but Gray looked the man dead in the eye.

"Why don't you ask the one who just destroyed one of his nakama, looks like she should've been trying to protect herself from him rather than Dark Guilds."

He glared at between Natsu and Laxus before walking out of the guild hall, still angry beyond belief. Turning to the pink haired boy, the Dragon Slayer also began to spark up with anger.

"Natsu, what did he mean by that?" the Mage ignored his words and kicked his foot along the ground. Walking over to him, he grabbed him by his vest.

"What did you do?" Natsu finally met the blond's eyes and gulped.

"Lucy left the team and I said some things that I shouldn't have…" a cackle left his mouth, that's all? The bimbo blonde got her feelings hurt. Nodding at Natsu he put him on the ground "Go home and come back when you decide to treat your nakama right." He may not give a damn about the blonde's feelings but if he was going to be guild master then he had to try and discipline the fool somehow.


The next morning she woke up in her bed, her friend passed out on the couch, she was fully dressed and clean, she couldn't express it but she was grateful for having such an amazing friend as Erza, she was like her older sibling. Sitting up slowly the events of the day before came flooding back and that emptiness in her stomach grew larger, groaning she got out of bed to get some water thankful that she could at least function today. The redhead must've heard her wake and not long after was standing beside her with a reassuring hand placed on her shoulder.

"Thank you for, well everything Erza. I don't know what I would've done without you last night."

Her friend smiled and she tried her best to return it, failing miserably. Sighing she walked to her bedroom and put on the first things her hands met with, which turned out to be a pair of black jeans and a purple tank top, two items she could not recall even buying. She tied up her hair messily and went to join her friend at the breakfast table, where fresh toast and cereal were placed. She ate her breakfast slowly, Erza glaring at her slightly every time she took too long between bites, she knew her friend was only making sure she took care of herself but it was getting kind of annoying.

"Erza, you don't have to babysit me. I promise I'll be okay."

The now armoured Mage shook her head at her, "I will leave you to take care of yourself after we go to the guild."

The blonde dropped her toast on the table "T-he gu—ild? Why?!"

A soft look crossed her friends face, knowing her fears, but she had to go.

"You need to tell the Master that you have officially withdrawn from the team." She sighed as the redhead explained, of course she was right but she still didn't want to go. Nodding at her she went to pack her bag and retrieve her Whip and Keys, turning to Erza she gave the biggest smile she could manage, which was quite small.

"Let's go then, I'd rather get it over and done with." Standing from her place her friend nodded and they set off to the guild, in search of gramps.

Reaching the guild she hovered behind Erza nervously as the doors were pushed open, the redhead looked around the guild before smiling and nodding at the blonde.

"He's not here Lucy but the master is."

She released her breath and walked into the guild behind Erza; everyone noticed their entrance but looked away as Erza met their eyes. The two walked up to the Master and the redhead nudged the blonde forward, urging her to tell him.

"Um, Master?" Master Makarov looked up from his paperwork with a stern look on his face.

"What is it child?" she began to fiddle with the handle of her whip before she finally had enough courage to speak up.

"I've left Team Natsu; I'll be taking on solo jobs from now on. I might do some jobs with Levy or Cana here and there but mainly they will be solo."

The master nodded at her statement, Laxus having already filled him in on what he knew of the situation, "If that is what you really wish then okay, you will need to take on training in between jobs though. Being a solo Mage can be rather dangerous so you need to make sure your skills are properly honed."

For the first time that day she truly smiled, she had gotten exactly what she needed with no disputes, she knew it would be a lot of work but it was necessary. Her spirits had been slightly uplifted thanks to masters blessing and she grabbed her bag off the stool beside where she stood, ready to head out on her mission. Opening the doors she ran into a familiar body, the second she smelt his scent, a mixture of forest and cinnamon, she scrambled back away from him and turned on her heels, ready to run out the backdoor; it was too late though.

"Luce, I have to talk to you."

Turning around she faced the man who had once held her heart before he shattered it, anger bubbled inside her at the sight of him and raising her hand she brought it across his face, a red print left in its place as she let her hand fall.

"No. You don't. You said enough last night, good thing I'm only a replacement right?" she hissed his words back at him as he stood there shocked at the fact his best friend had purposely struck him.

"It's my turn to talk. I understand that we're part of the same guild, I understand that our paths will cross but if you ever speak to me again I will make sure you regret it!" with that she pushed passed him and out of the guild, not caring that everyone had heard and seen their encounter.


Everyone in the guild froze as Lucy slapped him, sure the guild fought daily but they never wanted to hurt each other before, and Natsu was apparently too shocked to speak and watched the blonde as she left. Lisanna rushed over to her boyfriend's side, kissing where she had slapped him and whispered something only he or other Dragons slayers would've been able to hear.

"It's not worth talking to her now Natsu. Eventually she'll talk to you, just leave her be." A low growl bubbled in his chest as he heard the white haired Mages words, his guild was dividing fast and it was not something he could tolerate. Calling out from the balcony he startled him.

"Natsu, can I see you for a moment?" He saw him roll his eyes and groan at the request before begrudgingly walking up the stairs, turning to face him he began to speak but the blond held up a finger silencing him.

"Look, I don't care what's going on with you and blondie but you and your little girlfriend best keep any negative feelings about her to yourself, just as I will be asking her to do the same about you. Fairy Tail needs to keep up its strength and the only way we can do that is by keeping our bonds strong."

Nodding his head, he turned and walked back downstairs. A shadow appeared behind the Dragon Slayer.

"What was that all about?" the familiar Seith Mage asked curiously.

He let out a sigh, "If I'm going to be guild master someday I have to make sure those idiots don't kill each other and from the looks of it, he'll soon have more than just Gray and Blondie attacking him."

He heard Bixlow cackle behind him as his babies copied in unison, this guild was going to kill him before he even had the chance to become master.


She muttered angrily under her breath all the way to the train station when she felt the Lacrima phone in her pocket buzzing, she answered it snapping at the unknowing person on the other end.

"What?" a low chuckle on the other end of the line confused her, why was Laxus calling her?

"Look blondie, I've given these same orders to Natsu so don't go throwing a fit. If you don't want to be in his team anymore whatever but don't bring your issues to the guild, I'm not saying don't deal with them but if you two are fighting the guild will divide fast."

She nodded silently at his words before remembering he couldn't see her "Yeah, fine."

She heard the call disconnect and sighed as she walked over to buy her train ticket, hoping the trip to Clover wouldn't take too long. Boarding the train she quickly dozed off, happy for the peace and quiet in the carriage, and before she knew it an employee was waking her three hours later to inform her of their arrival. She exited the train and made her way to the clients' office; a legal clerk had sent the request after the mayor had failed in resolving the problem, Clover hadn't changed much since the last time she had been there aside from the new meeting hall. Arriving at the office she pushed open the door and walked inside.

"Hello?"

The office was empty aside from an envelope labelled 'Fairy Tail', picking it up she opened it cautiously. A projection of a rather large man appeared out of the envelope and began to speak.

"I haven't much time to inform you of the details, at first I thought it was a guild causing the distress but it turns out it is one Dark Mage with immense power, I am afraid this person is after me as we speak. I have informed my brother, Shira, of the situation and if I do not return alive you must go to him to collect your reward for stopping the attacks."

With that the projection vanished leaving the blonde standing there nervously. She sighed and decided to search the office for any evidence of a struggle, the outer area appeared untouched however when she walked into the clients office she couldn't help but gasp, everything was upturned and papers were strewn across the room. She began to pick the papers up, scanning each one to see if it was relevant to the job, as she was about to leave she saw something metallic behind the edge of a painting, pushing the painting aside a safe was revealed.

"Open Gate of the Lion! Leo!"

Loke appeared before her and taking in their surroundings immediately thought she was injured, shaking her head at him she pointed to the safe.

"Do you think you could get the open for me?" he gave her a confused look and she elaborated.

"The client I'm working for has vanished, I need to look for clues on who did this so I need to make sure nothing is in there."

Her spirit nodded at her before blasting it with his magic, the door to the safe swung open revealing a thick purple folder containing newspaper clippings and photos of the Mage disrupting the town, he wore the same outfit in every photo but his face and body were different, clearly he was gifted in Take Over magic. Turning to her spirit she thanked him, he began to ask where her team was before she cut him off .

"I'll explain after the job, you can go back now."

With that he blew her a kiss and vanished back to the spirit world. Stuffing the folder into her bag she exited through the backdoor and made her way to the hotel she was staying at, it was a quaint little establishment and her room was lovely. The first thing she did when entering was lock away her things in the safe and make sure everything was locked properly before going to shower, twenty minutes later she emerged feeling fresh and ready to get down to work, returning to the safe she retrieved the folder and sprawled it out on the bed. She sifted through the information for over an hour before she finally put the pieces together, this man wasn't targeting random people; he was working his way up from the poor to the rich. She groaned as she looked down at her watch, it was 4PM and she hadn't eaten anything since breakfast, calling down to the front desk she ordered up a salad and some pretzels before continuing to read the information. Not long after she hung up the phone did her room service arrive, she thanked the employee tipping them generously before returning to her bed, she ate her food slowly as she devised a plan for tonight. She would wear the dress she had packed, it looked elegant enough for her to be at least upper middle class, which was the Dark Mages next target if she was correct, her keys would be kept in a thigh sheath Erza had forced her to bring along on every mission for exactly this purpose. Her whip would be disguised in the dark as a purse, the Fleuve d'étoiles had come in handy on more than one occasion and she refused to leave the house without it, she would then fight off the attacker and force him to show her where her client was before handing him over to the authorities. Noticing the pink of the sky she quickly finished her meal before returning the folder to the safe and retrieving her supplies, entering the bathroom she began to get ready making sure she looked the part perfectly before leaving the hotel as night fell.

The streets were dark and a little creepy, what streetlights were on didn't exactly help either as they cast off an eerie green glow, a light breeze blew through the streets and she shivered, seconds later a hand was on her shoulder and she jumped slightly, willing herself not to attack. Turning around she saw the outfit she was looking for and smiled sweetly at the man.

"Oh, hello Sir. Is something the matter?" she spoke the way her teachers had told her to, being a Heartfilia gave her certain responsibilities back then that she was now grateful for. A charming smile returned hers and he spoke using the same manner as her.

"My apologies, I didn't mean to startle you. It's not safe to wander alone at night; you never know who might be watching."

She tried to hide the frown that was attempting to cross her face and grasped her whip tighter "Thank you for your concern but I do believe I will be fine, I'm off to my father's estate as we speak so no need to be alarmed so close to home."

A sick grin crossed his face as his grip tightened on her shoulder, making her wince slightly, "Unfortunately, you won't be returning home."

His other fist came down on the back of her neck causing her to fall and a cynical laugh bellowed in his stomach, as he brought his foot up to her head she wrapped her whip around his foot, jerking him to the ground beside her.

"Sorry buddy, this is one girl you won't be claiming."

The man scrambled into a standing position and began to recall her training with Erza as she too stood up, he hissed profanities as he ran towards her, moving to the side he went straight passed but not before his fist connected with her shoulder, she heard a crack as she let out a scream of pain before turning to him, the same cynical smile plastered on his face. Putting her hands up in front of her she took the defensive stance she knew and winced as her shoulder ached; a tear ran down her face before she shook her head.

"What's the matter sir? Never had someone fight back before?"

Her words dripped with venom as she spoke and the smile on the man's face faded briefly before he moved closer to her, his fist connecting with her face as his legs swept hers out from under her. She fell to the ground, hitting it hard, her vision blurred slightly but she didn't care, this was the most she'd felt since Natsu had hurt her and she wasn't about to let scum like this win, she returned his sick smile with one of her own, spitting blood out of her mouth as she stood up.

"Persistent little one aren't you?" he laughed as she swayed from side to side, looking like she'd fall over on her own.

"Open Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!"

The perverted spirit of hers appeared before them and began to instantly leer at her, looking at her state he grew angry and turned to the very stunned Take Over Mage before swinging his enormous axe at him. She could feel herself slipping in and out of consciousness as she stood there.

"Open Gate of the Lion! Leo! Open Gate of the Maiden! Virgo!" she fell to her knees as she summoned two more of her spirits.

"We need to take care of him and fast, I can't." she slumped slightly as fatigue began to take over and Loke returned to the spirit world, returning seconds later on his own magic with a herb to restore her magic power, usually it would be presented mixed into food but there was no time.

Forcing his master to eat the herb she began to look more revived, still weak but able to stay conscious enough, before joining his friends to take care of the now unconscious attacker. The three stood in front of the blonde, worrying about their master before Loke turned to his friends telling them to return. Lucy began to stand, feeling a lot better than before and turned to hug Loke, letting out a groan as she lifted her now broken shoulder.

"Could you help me? I need to find out information about where he has taken my client."

Nodding he walked over to the unconscious Mage and slapped him awake, getting the answers he needed he looked over at the blonde who was staring out at the forest entrance close to where they stood.

"Lucy, where do I dispose of him?" turning she smiled at her friend, grateful he was here on his own magic.

"If you wouldn't mind taking him to the prison, then you can return to your world." He began to protest once more but she shook her head.

"I'm fine, really." Nodding, not wanting to disobey her, he walked up and handed her a piece of paper with the information about her client and walked off dragging the now yelling Dark Mage too the prison. Smiling at his back she heard the rustling she had earlier, certain that it wasn't her imagination she walked over to the bushes and felt her whip come to life as she saw a dark shadow beginning to run, raising her damaged shoulder she let out a scream as she brought the whip down, wrapping it around the shadow. She heard someone groan.

"Could you release me Lucy?" She did as he asked, too shocked by the familiar voice

"Freed..?" a grimace crossed her face as he came into view. "What the hell are you doing here?"