Chapter 03:
❝ I Have A Plan ❞

10:38 PM, Friday
April 15, 2016
Lucy Heartfilia's House,
Paris, France
Narrator's POV

Lucy paced back and forth around her house's living room. She's living alone so she didn't mind if it seemed like she have gone insane. But then again, who wouldn't get into the crazy mode after seeing your soon-to-be husband french kissing another woman? Crazy, right?

Sting would've been a lucky man. He could've been the luckiest because Lucy is, indeed, a complete package. Beautiful, intelligent, not to mention her perfect curves and her loyalty as well. But he crushed her trust after that incident, now she's thinking about a way to get revenge to the man who she once loved. Well she admits that she still loves the cheating bastard, but she knows that she'll get to the point where she'll be able to be truly happy again. Without Sting in her life, that is.

After tiring her legs, she jumped to her sofa and stared at her ceiling. She instantly remembered the day he confessed her love to Lucy, the day they had their first date, their first kiss, and when he proposed. Tears started to form around her eyes again, making her realize that everything is over now. "Stop it Lucy, you should hate him. He cheated on another woman, so stop." She told herself.

She curled herself to her sofa as she let her tears to fall while telling herself that this will be the last time. Yet again, she also told herself that it'll be the last time he'll cry for Sting after waking up first thing in the morning earlier. But who is she kidding? She loves the guy, moving on is hard after spending years with him. She cried herself again when Sting came to his doorstep earlier in lunch time, asking once again for forgiveness. She did not let him in though, why would she forgive him after what he had done?

There's no way she could. She knows it's wrong to give him another chance, so she didn't. That's the sign, alright. The sign that Sting and her are never meant to be. Because if it is true love, then why did destiny led her to see how a bastard her ex-fiancé is?

"A cheater will always be a cheater," she grimly said to herself. She stood up and went to her bedroom after changing into her Pajamas, she needed to continue on with her life. And skipping job will be bad for her so she needs to sleep because tomorrow will be another day. Well, another day for her to grieve about her ex-fiancé. She reminded herself not to cry again, but at least she tries not to.

She slid into her bed and expected to sleep after being comfortable but no. She stared at her ceiling, thinking of ways to get revenge. She feels the need to get revenge, at least she'll leave him an unforgettable memory, to never mess up with Lucy Heartfilia's feelings. No one gets away with it without her having revenge.

She gloomily smiled, an unreadable aura surrounding her entirety. She sat straight up and picked her phone as she dialed her friends' number. Well, the three girls only of course. "I have a plan," she told the three of them.

🌴 Vacation 🌴

9:55 PM, Tuesday
April 19, 2016
Fernandez' Residence,
Paris, France
Narrator's POV

It's been almost a week since the incident happened between Lucy and Sting. Erza just told Jellal that they're planning onto something tonight, specifically to Sting Eucliffe's house. So Jellal invited his three friends over, not exactly telling them the reason. The reason is, like Erza said, today is the night they'll get revenge to Sting. Of course, Lucy is the mastermind of this plan. Well, he invited his friends over because he wanted to watch them mess up with Sting 'cause his house is only in front of his house. He couldn't believe himself that he managed to not storm off to his house and kill him. He heaved a sigh when a knock emerged his mind. "Come in, you three."

"You're lucky I'm not busy tonight," Natsu smugly said. Just like Lucy, Natsu overexerts his body as well. Though he knows he gets stressed, but then again he also loves his job as a doctor. In fact, the four of them loves their jobs.

Gray playfully punched Natsu's shoulder and rolled his eyes, "you're always busy because you overtime when you don't need to, idiot."

Natsu chuckled and jokingly said, "why, I did not know you care for me that much, ice queen. Should I tell this to your wife?"

Gray let out a laugh, "oh you wouldn't want that. She'll totally go insane. Well, seeing her mad and jealous is cute though."

"You look like a lovesick teenage girl," Natsu said in a disgusted voice.

Gray rolled his eyes, "you're just jealous because I have a wife and you, yourself, don't even have a girlfriend. Your charms had gone off, eh?"

"So you think I'm charming?" He sarcastically asked. "Anyway, I'm way too busy earning money to find one. I found joy in making money."

Gray shrugged, "well now I'm sure that you don't know the joy that comes when you have a beautiful wife and wonderful children."

Gajeel shrugged at the two of them and turned to Jellal. "Did you talk to Erza about something? Like a plan or whatever? Levy's been going on and on about it and it's totally annoying. She would not even tell me!" He whined. This amused Jellal, seeing his friend whine is something you don't see everyday.

"That's why I called the three of you here," Jellal smirked, and that smirk says something that he knows something they don't. "The show will start later on, I think. Well you three better sleep here tonight, it's also getting late. Oh. You guys wait here while I prepare food and drinks."

"Boys' sleepover?" Natsu asked in a weird monotone voice before laughing. "Well that's alright for me, but he has to make sure that what he's talking about is worth waiting for."

"Aww I guess I won't be able to cuddle with my wife tonight," Gray said in a mushy tone that made Natsu and Gajeel look at him in a disgusted way before clearing his throat. "I was just kidding, okay? Geez you guys are no fun you know."

"Did you hire someone to babysit your twins?" Gajeel asked and Gray nodded as an answer. "I did, too. I just hope Gail won't be such stubborn girl to her babysitter. The last time Levy and I left her with her babysitter, she almost killed the one we hired."

"You have one nasty kid," Gray smirked.

Gajeel grinned back, "well at least she's a beautiful, intelligent but nasty child of mine."

Natsu folded his arms, "wow now I know how it feels like when you're out of place. I love Gail and Gray's twins because I'm their uncle but seriously? Are you doing this on purpose so I could go jealous and then decide to find a wife of mine who could bear my spawns?"

Gajeel rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say, Dragneel. Well then... Let's play poker first," he grinned that made Natsu and Gray grin too. It's been awhile since they played poker so of course, they were excited especially when they have so many things to talk about. Mostly about their whines because of their wives and children. To Gray and Gajeel that is, to Jellal he does not have any problem with Erza because she hates to whine and to Natsu, well he's single and doesn't plan to marry one either.

🌴 Vacation 🌴

10:18 PM, Tuesday
April 19, 2016
Eucliffe's Residence
Paris, France
Narrator's POV

"This is now or never," Lucy muttered to her friends before turning to them. "I'm sorry for dragging you here in my problem again guys."

They smiled at her, "I think it's exciting so no worries." And yes, they couldn't agree more.

Lucy smirked, ignoring the pang she had in her chest. She hates to do this but this is the only way she can get revenge to the guy who cheated on her. Hell, he made a fool out of her. "Let's start while he's out doing nasty things with his girl," she bitterly said.

Her friends exchanged a look and definitely knew that Lucy is still in pain. No one can move on that fast, aye? The four of them took each one of the spray paints, different colors. They started to write down 'A Cheater Will Always Be A Cheater,' on a some kind of a billboard, well enough for them to stick in his house. As soon as they finished writing it down, they started sticking in the pictures of him and the bitch who he cheated with. "Cheating bastard," Lucy muttered under her breath. Trying as much as she can to not tear off every pictures, she couldn't though. Because she sure as hell need the pictures for her plan.

She couldn't believe her eyes though, even though they just called off the engagement. There, Sting with a bitch being lovey-lovey together. How disgusting was what they thought. "He looked kinda tipsy," Juvia pointed out. "Is he drunk?"

"I doubt that," Lucy glared at the pictures. "He'll regret making a fool out of me."

"After this, will you really promise to us not to cry because of him anymore?" Levy asked, worry all over her voice so as Erza and Juvia.

Lucy forced a smile, "I guess. Well, let's leave now. We don't want him catching us, aye?"

"Right," Erza nodded and they scurried off to the car they used. "He deserve this kind of treatment anyway, now the whole country will know how much of a bastard he is."

Lucy gave one last look before deciding that what she's doing is for the best. At least now it's not only her life that is screwed, her ex-fiancé as well. "Well life is unfair and karma's a bitch and he sure does deserves it," her voice full of bitterness.

"Your plan is brilliant though!" Erza let out a wholeheartedly laugh. "I wonder what his face will look like once he saw it, I bet he'll come barging to your house again!"

"I won't let him step foot to my carpet," Lucy rolled her eyes. "Not ever again."

"Oh what will his fans say after this? Their favorite actor caught cheating by his very own fiancé," Levy stopped and smirked. "Ex-fiancé, that is."

"His career is so over," Juvia shook her head in amusement as she patted Lucy's shoulder. "Just be sure not to feel guilty later on, okay?"

Lucy nodded, unlike earlier where she knows as hell that he deserved it. After what Juvia told her, now she's having second thoughts. Whether what she did is right or what she did is the worst that even the guy who cheated on her didn't deserve that kind of punishment. Am I feeling guilty? She asked herself and furiously shook her head. No, he deserves it! Karma's a bitch, he deserves it, Lucy. He deserves it.

They dropped Lucy in front of her house when they noticed a figure in front of her doorstep. They recognized whose figure it was as Lucy groaned in dismay. The last person she wanted to see, Sting Eucliffe. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Sting turned around, the other three girls went outside to protect Lucy if he ever planned on doing something unfavorable. "I know you still love me, Lucy. I saw you stalking me."

"You're drunk," she ignored his statement. "Go home, I hate how you smell. Well, in fact I hate you so don't ever come back."

"No! I love you, Lucy!" He tried to hug her only to be stopped by Levy. "Don't touch me, Lucy's the only girl who's allowed to touch me!"

"Bastard," Levy muttered under her breath. As if she'll touch him without a reason.

Lucy slapped the sense out of Sting, "are you awake now? Then, can you please get off my lawn before I accuse you of trespassing? I don't have the energy to deal with you."

"But Lucy," he started crying and Lucy felt a pang on her chest. "I-I still love you. And I... I'm sorry I cheated, I admit that I sinned against you but I swear to all that I'm in love with you."

Lucy breathed in and out, trying to calm and think straight. She miserably failed though, as tears started to form. Not unlike the other days, she managed not to let it fall. "Just-Just go home for now, you're drunk Sting. Go home, I don't want to deal with a bastard like you."

"Then tell me you don't love me!" He whined like a child who dropped his lollipop.

Lucy glared at him, "fine! I don't love you anymore Sting! I hated you since the day I knew that you're with another woman! Are you happy now?! Can you leave now, please?"

Sting gritted his teeth, "fine. But only for today." He started walking to his car but stopped to say, "I won't give up Lucy. I'll make sure you'll become mine again. And this time, I won't mess up."

"Enough with your bullshit!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. "Both of us know what you did is unforgivable you bloody bastard." After saying that, she stormed off inside her room followed by the three girls.

"Lucy, if you ever need us, just call us okay?" Levy said from the other side of the door since Lucy locked herself up inside her bedroom.

Erza heaved a sigh, "don't do anything drastic okay?"

"Do you want us to sleep over tonight? We can spare some time," Juvia suggested.

Lucy quietly sobbed and felt disgusted to herself. She's not supposed to cry because of that stupid blond ex of hers, but she couldn't help it. "I-I'm okay, you guys can go home now. We have work to do tomorrow. A-anyway, thanks for your hard work today. I appreciate it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," Lucy muttered, knowing that she needs some company. But she perfectly understands that their children and jobs need them. Plus, she knew she'll be able to stand up with a smile again. All she needs to do is hold on, that's right. She just have to hold on and stand up with much pride again.

"We'll lock the doors. Give us a call okay," they said from the other side and heard the footsteps go farther.

She continued to cry though, I don't want to be broken anymore, she thought to herself. But then again, no one does. Why do I have to love him so much? Now I'm feeling guilty. Should I give him another chance? Those questions were the last things in her mind before falling to her deep slumber.

🌴 Vacation 🌴

11:03 PM, Tuesday
April 19, 2016
Eucliffe's Residence,
Paris, France
Narrator's POV

He went outside of his luxurious car. Not really noticing the dirt embedded upon his house right now. But when he did, he felt more tears gush out of his eyes. "God, I screwed up big time." He didn't remove it though, he simply went inside his room. Not really caring if tomorrow will be the end of his career, of his life rather.

Wait, his life was over the moment Lucy called their engagement off. He admits that he cheated, but he's sure as hell that he loves Lucy very much. He realized it the moment Lucy threw her ring to his face. Oh, how late it had been for him to realize it. What a disastrous life he has, is what he currently thinks. Truth be told, that is.

"I don't know what to do anymore," he sniffed and lied down his bed. Staring up at the ceiling, mind full of how he can get Lucy to be his again. He knows he had lost her, but he still wants to show her that he had changed. In a short time, that is. But of course Lucy will never believe him again, the pictures he saw were taken just after they broke up. But he has his reasons, and he is drunk. Super drunk that he doesn't know what he's doing anymore.

Perks of being in love, he guessed.

❀ Sneak Peak for Vacation's Chapter 04 ❀

"You wouldn't believe what mom called her though, they're actually in the first name basis! I didn't know they were that close."

Gray chuckled, "I'm starting to think that Auntie Grandine is plotting about something." This sent shivers all over Natsu's body and of course, Gray didn't fail to notice.

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