Author's note: Sorry for delay and HOLY CRAP! YOU GUYS ACTUALLY ENJOY THIS STORY? I WROTE IT OUT OF BOREDOM! I never expected this much response out of one of my Fairy Tail Fanfics so for that, you guys are awesome, now where did I leave off on the last chapter...?
Rose/Lucy:
"Hey! Lucy! Wait up!" the voice of one of the people she hated shouting for an echo of herself that no longer existed. The footfalls sounded closer until a hand latched onto her shoulder, "hey Lucy, slow down will ya?"
Without hesitation, Rose Vermillion swung around and slammed a fist directly into the face of Natsu Dragneel.
Team Natsu stopped running in surprise at the act as Natsu hit the ground, Rose grabbed him by his scarf and yanked his chest off the ground, "I am not Lucy, not anymore. Get that through your head and leave me alone. Understood?"
"What the heck happened to you? Who are you and what did you do to her?" He scrambled to his feet before getting kicked away by Rose again. He skipped on the ground before coming to a stop by Erza. He immediately got to his feet, "hey! What's the matter with you!?"
"Nothing! There is nothing wrong with me! This is who I am now. Lucy Heartfelia is as good as dead," Rose shouted back.
"Forgive me if we refuse to believe that, we know the real Lucy is still down there somewhere," Gray stepped forward.
Rose looked away, "She's gone. I made sure of that when I left Fiore and Fairy Tail."
"NO WAY! I AIN'T LETTING YOU GET AWAY THAT EASY! NOT AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH!" Natsu practically screamed as he ran towards her again, "I'LL BEAT WHO EVER TOOK YOU AWAY OUT OF YOUR MIND! I WANT MY GUILD MATE BACK!"
Erza was soon following him with Gray behind her.
What still shocked them was Lucy's dirty trick, stepping to the side letting them all trip over her foot.
Happy was still airborne and laughing his butt off, he quieted down and flew in front of his former guild mate, "Lucy, Rose, are you happy?"
She blinked, caught off guard by the question, "I beg your pardon?"
"With your new life, are you happy?"
She crossed her arms and faintly smiled, "sometimes. I built myself a good life here Happy. It may sound rude of me to say, but I'm glad I left Fairy Tail."
"Aye, but you're still you! Do what you want Rosie! I won't stop you unlike those bozos," the exceed smiled.
"Thanks Happy, at least you understand,"
The exceed gasped and leaned closer, "hey Rosie?"
"What is it?" she sounded genuinely concerned, like her old self.
"Did you lose weight?"
Her eyebrow twitched, "one, yes I did, two, you realize I can dissolve your bones now right?"
He laughed and flew backwards as Team Natsu got to their feet, "hey Happy! We're trying to bring her home, not encourage her," Gray remarked.
"Come on Gray, she's happy with out us!" the exceed shouted back.
Rose sighed, they were not taking 'No' for an answer.
Erza glared at their former tam mate and friend, "whoever you are, give us Lucy back right now!"
Rose took up a fighting stance, "in your dreams Erza."
Natsu and Gray looked at each other in alarm. Lucy would have never said anything like that. In thier minds, Lucy was about to come back with minimal scarring.
"Circle Sword!"
"Acid Dragon ROAR!"
Oh right, acid.
Erza's swords were just little bits of coroded metal hen Rose jumped through it, striking Erza in the face, launching her into a tree.
"Lucy! Rose! Who ever you are, you need to stop this before you get yourself killed!" Gray panicked.
"Live to fight another day Luce! This is Erza, do you remember to not make her angry?" Natsu added on.
A sword came shooting out of the woods before Rose did something that shut them both up, she kicked it skyward, waited a fraction of a second for it to come down before kicking it by the handle back to the sender.
Clearly the outcry of pain was not something typical for Erza to admit. But so far, in only seconds, Lucy, the girl with the keys had an advantage over Titania.
"Yeah! That oughta show her Rosie!" Happy cheered.
Natsu stared at his little buddy, "who's side are you on anyway?"
"Lucy's. This was her choice, I don't blame her for acting this way. She's venting off steam."
A small cloud of dust appeared from over the hill as a messenger came sprinting towards them, scroll in hand.
The two boys watched as he ran straight up to Lucy and handed her the scroll. Words were exchanged as Erza had to get up again.
Lucy's expression turned to alarm as she started running down the trail, scroll in hand. The man was still panting.
"Hey you, what was in that letter?" Gray loomed over the short man.
"The young prince...he was kidnapped...the kidnappers demanded to see the Acidic Rose, she's the only chance this country has at peace. She is the final hope on many occasions, but this time, I fear it may be beyond her capabilities!"
Natsu pounded his fists together, "don't worry, she won't be alone this time! She's got her family at her back!"
"Yes, it would be foolhardy of us to let her go at this alone," Erza smiled with her eyes closed.
"So what are we standing around here for? Let's go!" Gray started hustling after her.
Natsu and Erza nodded as the two started running after their former Team mate.
Happy on the other hand sighed, "they'll never learn will they?" he spoke aloud before flying after them, "wherever we're going, I hope they have some tasty fishies!"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Author's Note: Yes, I know it's short but it's 2 in the morning and I'm am tired. Anyway, I hope this can tie you over until the next chapter, until next time! -Jay
