Let the Past Stay Behind
#2
She was walking at a decided pace.
It was very unusual for her to have her mind set on someone else than Gray Fullbuster, but by doing this she felt… complete.
She didn't mean to hurt him by walking her own path. But how would he feel when all this was finally dug up? More importantly, what if as Lucy had said, what she discovered shattered their relationship?
"Juvia, thinking about the ifs won't get you anywhere." She told herself.
The Water Mage took a last long look at Magnolia Town. It truly was beautiful under the shinnying rays of the bright sunlight. The vivid colors of the trees, flowers and people brought tears to her eyes. The beauty was so intense, all she could do was stare. But she remembered what she had set out to do, and was determined to see it through.
She boarded the train, and soon, Magnolia Town was only a small dot in the majestic landscape of Fiore.
A certain white haired female Mage walked over to Lucy Hearfillia's table. As usual, the Guild was loud, and Mira had important matters to discuss. Lisana was serving the drinks in her place. The take-over Mage was soon followed by Cana, who had the same question on her mind.
"Where is Juvia?" Mirajane asked.
It had been three weeks since they had last seen her at the Guild, and the girls were starting to get worried.
"Yeah. I don't get it. It's sunny so she's not sad, no one has seen her take up a mission on the request board, and Icy didn't endure an Erza-intervention."
They watched as Lucy paled and swallowed. Truth was, she worried about Juvia too.
"W-well, you know maybe… she had a date or something!"
Mirajane and Cana only stared.
"…Or you know…she's sick!"
"Lucy, it's summer. Besides, water mages don't get sick very easily."
"I don't think she's got a date either. Juvia's not gonna go for anyone but Gray." Cana added.
The celestial mage didn't know what to answer. She couldn't possibly tell them the truth; Juvia had the right to have some privacy. But still… It worried her not to know what was happening.
"I don't know." She murmured.
"She's searching for her parents." Gray said at the same time.
Lucy turned and stared at the Ice Mage. She was about to scold him for taking part in a conversation that didn't concern him but she was interrupted by a sharp "What?" from Mira.
"That can't be good." Cana said.
"What is going on?" Lucy and Gray asked at the same time.
Cana looked away, and Mira breathed in deeply.
"Juvia's parents were murdered."
She stared at the creature in front of her.
Such disgusting beasts shouldn't be allowed in a cemetery. She would make sure to end its life on the spot.
After all, her parents had the right to rest in peace.
The fight didn't last long. A couple deadly water slicers were the last thing the humongous creature saw. It's blood spread on the wet grass, rain drops fell. But the Water Mage was not crying.
Determined to see for herself, she approached the tall stone structure. She had been ignoring the villagers when they told her no water mages had been buried in their earth.
It couldn't be.
She had spend so much time researching, this lead couldn't simply be a dead end.
She placed a water lock on the structure, hoping it would crumble under the pressure of the water. When it did not, she let her mind wander through the grave.
It wasn't her parents'.
"No…"
She released the lock.
"How did Mother and Father die…" She asked herself.
It was a hard burden to bear.
Not long ago had she found out that she was the last living member of the Loxar family.
And now, she had no idea where her parents laid or if they were buried at all.
Lucy was right after all.
"Hey…"
"Oh my god. Impossible."
"She's back."
Fairy Tail's main room gradually became quiet as the sound of rain falling outside grew clearer. It hadn't rained for 2 months now, and this morning had been another sunny autumn day. It could only mean one thing: Juvia was crying. And if Juvia was crying as much as to have rain fall over Magnolia meant that she was near.
Makarov, sitting on the bar counter, frowned.
Mirajane stopped washing the glasses.
Cana put her barrel down.
Gray and Natsu stopped fighting.
Levvy glanced up.
Lucy swallowed.
Erza turned around.
Juvia pushed open the doors and smiled at the unusually quiet guild.
HELLO EVERYONE! I'm so happy that you reviewed the first chapter! I should have mentioned that this FF is going to be pretty short… *awkward silence* Yea… I didn't really want to write a loooong one because I would endure many writer's blocks and short stories are better for people who don't have a lot of time to spend reading anyways. So I hope you enjoyed this chapter! The next one is probably going to be the final one… IK, this story was short… But yea! Keep R&R!
~THANK YOU ALL REVIEWERS!
