Chapter 3: What am I Supposed to Do?

Lucy was running nonstop for ten minutes already. She was gasping for breath at the same time crying. She hadn't even bothered to look back when she left the guild. She doesn't want to hurt herself anymore by staying up there, pretending to be okay even though she was not. She ended up at the huge cherry blossom tree where many memories of her and Natsu linger there. It was the very same tree where she actually thought that Natsu would confess for her. The thought of it makes her sad and laugh at the same time. She can't believe how times flies. She decided to stay at the tree for a while to calm her up. She sat at the back of the tree and stayed there for a while, evaluating, and reminiscing all those fond memories of her and the man he loves.

Lucy you're an idiot. Falling for him won't do any good to you. It would only make the matters worse.

"To actually think that you'll fall for him…" She mumbled to herself. "…and to actually believe the wildest dream of yours Lucy!"

"Hey Gray, Have you seen Lucy around?" Erza Scarlet asked the raven haired ice mage.

"Hmm… maybe she's just around the guild." Gray replied to the requip mage. "What's the matter anyway?"

"Nothing, I just have to say something to her."

"Lucy left already." A girl's voice suddenly butted in. It was Juvia Lockser. She is a water mage that's head over heels with Gray Fullbuster. "Juvia saw her left the guild a while ago. And also Juvia thinks that something is bothering the stellar mage. She looks wasted."

"Maybe she's all exhausted already because of the fight that happened between us and the Edolas dudes who wanted our magic." Gray said to the both of them.

"You might be right, besides, we all know Lucy. She easily gets tired whenever she uses her magic powers." Erza said as she agreed to Gray's last statement.

"I can't believe that I'm now here at the very same guild of ours." Gray said. "To think that my counterpart in Edolas hates cold! What a bummer."

"Ha. Then how what about my Edolas version? She hates Fairy Tail where as I, I love Fairy Tail. I can't believe that Erza Knightwalker."

"But she's still as tough as you though." Gray said. "Hey Juvia, What's the matter?"

Juvia seems lost and distracted. She just heard from Happy that Gray of Edolas was head-over-heels to Juvia of Edolas.

She looked down on to her feet, walked silently to the bar where Mirajane usually could be seen.

"Mira-san, Juvia wants to go to Edolas." She muttered.

Mira, who find it unusual for Juvia to talk to her then said. "Just keep it up okay? You just have to keep up." Mira gave her herbest smile.

"My, my… somebody missed the fun at Edolas" Gray said to Juvia.

Juvia blushed.

Erza went to the direction where Gray and Juvia were.

"Besides, would you leave Gray and the rest here just for the Gray up there at Edolas?"

"Nah. Juvia is fine here." Juvia said to them then smiled.

"Hey guys, what are you guys doing here? I've been looking for you guys. Let's drop the conversation and party!" Natsu suddenly said to them.

"Where's Lucy?" Natsu then realized that she can't be seen around the guild.

"Where is she?"

Lucy calmed down and realized that it was pointless for her to cry and sob for Natsu. She stared at the grass while hugging her bare legs as the cold breeze gently blew towards her. She then realized that she'd been at the tree or an hour and a half already. She then decided that she must get going now.

Where am I supposed to go now?

She wiped her flawless face full of tears, fixed herself up s that no one would noticed that she cried, she then also grabbed her stuff and stood up. She then walked slowly as possible.

"Juvia saw Lucy-san left a while ago already. She looks tired and pale." Juvia said to the fire mage.

"Oh, I see. That's why I haven't seen her around." The rose haired mage replied. "But it was unusual for her not to tell someone that she's leaving already" Is there something wrong with Lucy? Is she alright?

"Is there something wrong Natsu? You seemed kind of distracted there. Are you spacing out?"

"Well, I'm wondering about Lucy… and… I'm not spacing out!" The fire mage said to his partner.

"Give her a break man. We just came from a battle. Don't expect her to party with us all night. You know how fragile she is" Gray butted in.

Fragile.

Natsu was silent. That word can't leave his mind.

"Ooh! You were thinking about her!" Happy teased his partner to break off the silence.

Natsu didn't notice that Happy just teased him to Lucy. He can't think of anything than that word. Fragile.

"I'm just kidding Natsu" Happy said to his partner guiltily.

"Can't take a joke now Natsu?" Erza said to the fire mage.

"Nah, I'm fine. Besides, I haven't actually caught up what he meant. " he replied silently.

Erza just eyed him. Something is bothering him.

"Come on Juvia, Let's party!" Erza suddenly asked the water mage. "See you around Natsu."

Erza then gave a nod to Gray. "Same to you Gray."

Then the two female mages left Natsu, Gray, and Happy at the bar seats.

"Happy. I'll just go out for a while. Tell Lisanna that I'll be back if she ever asks of me."

"Don't you want me to accompany you?" The blue feline asked Natsu.

"I'll just be somewhere outside the guild." He then said to the blue cat.

"And I think that Charles is waiting for you already."

Happy blushed as Natsu said this to him.

"Okay then. Take care!" The blue feline then waved good bye to his partner and flied towards the direction of Charles.

The ice mage then stood up from the stool.

"Guess I'll see you around too, squinty eyed" Gray said to Natsu.

"Same here, droopy eyed" the rose haired mage replied.

Natsu went out of the guild then looked up at the starry sky and the full moon that light up the town. Wind blew gently and touches his face.

"Lucy" he mumbled.

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