Chapter 3.

Cry

Previously on Lucy's Life….

We shared glances then she returned my signature smirk before hurrying off to the other side of the bar to retrieve me a beer. Then I stretched my arms and turned around with a calm face.

"Hey Erza how was the job?" I said with a smile when really I felt like Mira when she's in match making mode except no match making.

Now on Lucy's Life

Erza's POV

"Hey Erza how was the job?" Lucy said with a smile I was honestly a bit startled with what she said I was expecting something…. Else. But I won't let it show that I was startled! Nope not gonna happen! I'm going to be a man and find out what's going on!

Because I am Erza Scarlet and I am the fiercest lady of Fiore! And I look out for my friends and family and Lucy is my family! "Do not play games with me Heartfilia WHAT. SHOULDN'T. YOU. HAVE. TO. LIVE. WITH." I said with my sternest voice and to be honest I think I scared myself a little bit too!

I only use people's last names when I am angry and I want answers. I could tell that she wasn't scared by her face but I'm certain she couldn't tell that I was worried by my face.

She could tell that I was serious! Because I am! I am serious when it comes to these kind of things. "You didn't answer my question Scarlet. It's a very simple question and yet you can't answer it! So I'll say it again. How was your job?" Lucy said with a straight face and surprisingly very calm!

To be honest I was kind of pissed when she used my last name instead of Erza I HATE people using my last name. But I knew I couldn't get an answer out of her like this.

"It went very well thank you except Gray and I wanted you there considering you would have known more about the objective. Now answer MY question." I said with slight annoyance but everything I said was true. Gray and I DID want her there. And she WOULD have known more about the objective.

But Natsu didn't want her there from what happened yesterday with Mira. He actually said he was 'scared' of her but we knew that something was going on. Natsu would never be scared of Lucy!

Even if she was on her period because I can tell you she is scary when she's on her period. She nearly beat Cana in a drinking contest and she would of if Sting and Rouge didn't barge in looking for Lucy because something had happened to Yukino and they didn't know anything about it because it had something to do with her spirits.

But she was totally wasted so I don't know how she helped her maybe Aquarius healed her or something I don't know Lucy wouldn't tell us what happened.

Lucy's POV

"Do not play games with me Heartfilia. WHAT. SHOULDN'T. YOU. HAVE. TO. LIVE WITH." Erza said with a stern voice I actually never heard her be THAT stern jeez she sure was trying to be 'intimidating'.

"You didn't answer my question Scarlet. It's a very simple question and yet you still can't answer it! So I'll say it again. How was your job?" I said as calmly as I could and I tried to keep a straight face.

She didn't get it. No one will ever get it. What I went through. What I LIVE with. They wouldn't understand so why tell them? I only told Mira because I thought that she wouldn't make a big deal and I also knew she wouldn't tell anyone.

Mira knows why I told her. She knows that I trust her. And she's the most loyal girl I have ever met! So of course I trust her! Unless I have a good reason not to trust her. I will always trust her! Because I know that she will always be by my side!

"It went very well thank you. Except Gray and I wanted you there considering that you would have known more about the objective. Now answer MY question." Erza said and I saw a bit of annoyance for that last part. But nonetheless she's not getting anything out of me. She doesn't think she'll get it out of me that easy does she?

"What was the objective? What exactly did I know more about than you? Also did you just want me to be there because you thought I knew more about it? Pffft that's rude. Also if you wanted me there why exactly didn't you come to my house and get me? It doesn't make sense." I said casually and adding a little sass here and there.

I crossed my arms and waited for an answer but then I realised Erza's face was getting redder and redder by the second. But I kept my cool. I didn't show that I was scared and wanted to apologise while on my knees. I didn't want to run away. Except then Erza's face went slowly back to normal but her face looked sad like she just realised something.

Then I realised something myself. She was starting to feel bad for leaving me out on missions! So I decided to make her feel worse so she'll forget about the question and she'll start feeling sad and guilty! So she will know what I felt! Well part of what I felt!

"Actually I haven't been on much missions with you guys lately... Heck! I haven't been on a single mission for weeks! Why exactly haven't I been invited to these missions Erza? You know I have my rent I need to pay for and I have a feeling you know I have to pay for it every week. So why Erza? Why haven't I been on any missions with you guys? You are my team after all so I think I deserve an explanation." I said with a straight face.

But no. Erza's face showed nothing but sadness and a tear escaping from her eye. This is going to be fun.

"After all we all are a 'family' right? And 'family' is true to one another. So yeah... Why Erza? Come on I'm waiting for my answer." I said tapping my fingers on the bar top. "I… don't know." Erza said looking at the floor with more tears forming and few escaping from her eyes.

I saw that she was crying so I hopped off my stool finished my coffee with one fast sip put it down and walked in front of Erza. I crouched down so she could see my face.

"I think you do know Erza. Either you haven't figured it out yet or you're not telling me. But I think you haven't figured it out yet. Because family doesn't lie to one another do they?" I said with my straight face still on. Then I stood up straight and walked to the entrance but stopped in the middle of it.

"Or someone else doesn't want me to come on any missions. I presume you would tell me why this afternoon. And trust me you don't have any excuses because you ALL know where I live. Don't you... Natsu." I said looking down at the floor to my right I could see Natsu's face when I said his name. Then I just walked out.

As I was walking home I realised I had to say hi to sabretooth otherwise Sting might start stalking me again and come into my house.

So I turned around and started to head over to Sabertooth I knew which days I could go and which days I couldn't because Minerva and Blaze (I forgot the girls name she's the girl with the fire hair) were there on certain days and they HATED me.

Because if that guy wasn't there at the grand magic games I would of won. Also Minerva hates me because I hang out with Sting and Rouge sometimes.

While I was heading over to Sabertooth I was replaying everything that happened at the guild in my mind until realisation hit me. I made Erza cry. THE Titania of fiore. Damn now I just feel bad but… How? I think I'm the first person to make Erza cry in years!

Then I suddenly felt a hand tug on my elbow. I stopped but kept looking forward. "Why'd you do it Lucy?" the voice said seriously. "Why'd you make her cry?" the voice said as their hand started to shake like they was on the verge of tears. By now I could tell it was a boy. I'm presuming he was about my age. (14)

"Because…. I wanted her to feel the pain that I did….. To feel the pain that I've been going through for weeks." I said gritting my teeth while saying 'weeks.'

"Weeks huh? Then why didn't you tell anyone? Why didn't you get up earlier to find your team before they went on a mission?" the boy said calming his hand down.

"I don't know. Why didn't I Jellal?" I said with annoyance. He was invading MY personal life just because I made Erza cry. She's fucking Titania for god's sake she can deal with it! If she has a problem with it she can just talk it out with Mira!

But Jellal only cares because he likes her no wait let me rephrase that. He loves her. "Maybe you did because you were scared." Jellal said with a worried sound but you could tell he wasn't worried… wasn't he?

"Maybe you were scared that your friends would tell you why you weren't invited to the jobs. Maybe…. You were scared that they wouldn't accept you because of something you did in your past or maybe a while ago… Or you were so scared that when you woke up too early you would stay at home and wait until later to go to the guild…" Jellal said as he tightened his grip on my elbow.

"You know Jellal considering how close we are to where I'm going I wouldn't be surprised if the people I was coming to see came from around the corner, found you holding my arm like a paedophile and walloped your ass right now." I said as I turned around to face him and yanked my elbow away from his grasp.

"How about you go mind your own personal life for once? I know for a fact that there's a lot of fixing to be done there considering all of the things you have done." I said as I started to walk away I didn't mean to say that or rude but it just spilled out! I was right anyways besides he has GOT to ask Erza on a date at some point! I mean we all bloody ship it for god's sake! (Then there's me: I don't ship it I ship Jelly! Thank you to the girl who got me into it! SARCASM) then as I left Jellal to ponder or whatever he's doing I went to Sabertooth.

And this is where I regret it.

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