I felt my back suddenly burst open. I cautiously touched it, and my hand came away soaked in blood. It seemed all my scars had reopened.

"Holy shit dude! She is totally scarred!" Guy no. 2 shouted with a smile. "Hahahaha!"

When did the floor get so close? Why were Taurus and Loke gone? My head swam in pain and confusion, and there was no escape to the darkness.

"Hang on, Lucy! You'll be alright!" Erza's voice seemed so, so far away.

A woman, I think her name was Bichigurl, leaned in close to my face. My body wouldn't move away. "Hey there Blondie. I'm gonna explain my spell to ya, nice and slow, so ya know what yer goin' through. Scar Misery takes all scars on yer body and reopens da wounds, also paralyzing ya. Plus, ya get tah stay conscious for the whole show! Ah, haha-"

I watched as a sword pierced through the woman's stomach, leaving Bichigurl to fall down, coughing up blood. As I looked around from my ground view, I noticed the only being left snowing was a demoness, er, Erza. There were no dark mages left!

"The scars…still bleed…if I…am dead." Bichigurl rasped before passing out. Then, I joined her in her bloody sleep.

Lucy's not dead, don't worry. *sigh* I'm not gonna get rid of one of my favorite characters. Lucy just passed out. However, Bichigurl died.

"Lucy! Are you awake?" A redhead worried. Oh, it's Erza! No shit, Lucy!

"Hi there." I said weakly. I tried to sit up, but could not.

"Good, you're awake!" Erza exhaled in relief. "Porlyusica, she's awake!"

"Great, now you can get her the hell out of here!"

"She can't even sit up!"

"So? Carry her out! She will heal in a day or two?"

"You are so uncordial. I will leave, but Lucy will stay." The scarlet haired stalked off. I tried to stop her, but I was too late.

"She can be rather stubborn." Porlyusica remarked, striding over to me with colorful vials in each hand. "Drink this. You'll feel better in no time."

"But I thought I would be here for a few more days?" I asked, confused.

"No, I was just getting rid of your friend."

"Why?" I asked.

"You like her?" Porlyusica looked bemused. Was I that easy to read? "I won't spill your secret."

"Thanks. Does Erza like me?" Please, please, oh plea-

"Maybe."

I felt sad. "So she likes Jellal."

"I don't know who 'Jellal' is, or if she likes him, you, or anyone. That girl locks her heart in an iron cage. Anyway, get some sleep." Porlyusica ordered. I obeyed, settling down and closing my eyes. Does Erza like me? Or does she like Jellal? Uh, I'm so worried, I don't know how I will fall asleep...

POV Switch: Porlyusica

The girl looked so peaceful when she slept. I wonder how she got those scars. Meh, I don't need to think about other human's problems. Besides, she's a mage. She probably got them in battle.

"THUMP!" I turned around. What was that sound?

~.'.~

I opened my eyes to bright, blinding light. I sat up, and then realized I was healed. But that was not the problem.

"Me like woman! Me like woman!" A green Land Vulcan was thumping on his chest and dancing around me. Where am I? Where is Porlyusica?

"Open, gate of the lion! Leo!" I chanted while pulling Loke's key from my belt.

"Hey, princess!" Loke greeted. I face palmed. Such a player…does he realize there is a Land Vulcan behind him?

"My woman!" Land Vulcan shouted in angry possession.

"Oh, hell no! Regalus impact!" Loke's spell sent the beast flying far, far away. I slumped to the ground, weak from magic loss and still not completely healed.

"Lucy! Are you okay?" Loke asked, picking her up bridal-style.

"Yeah, if you could carry me to Fairy Tail, that would be great." I replied. As he set off for the guild, I explained, "I didn't completely heal when Porlyusica frickin' threw me out into the middle of the forest, so I can't stand up right now."

"We're back!" Loke announced, throwing open the doors to the guild. Do all guys do this when they enter the guild?

"Loke please set me down next to Erza." I requested calmly. He complied, and I sent him back when he was done. I set my hands on Erza's shoulders, turned her so she was facing me (thank God she wasn't eating cake) and proceeded to shake her violently back and forth. "What the hell, Erza?! How could you leave me with that crazy lady?! She dumped me in the middle of the forest without saying goodbye!"

I took a breather, tired from the effort, and feeling satisfied in letting Erza feel my emotion. She never should have left me alone with the witch!

"Wait, wait, wait. She did what?" I continued to explain to Erza what had happened, from when Scarlet had left to Loke carrying me in.

"Why were you at Porlyusica's?" Natsu asked confused.

"Um, I got hurt during the job, so Erza carried me to Porlyusica instead of Wendy because we were closer to her."

"Was it that bad?" Gray asked.

"I wasn't conscious."

"I guess it must have been pretty bad." Cana chuckled.

"We should go check on Porlyusica. She wouldn't normally ditch an injured being in a dangerous forest without reason." Erza reasoned. I nodded. That makes sense.

"Okay then! Let's go!" Natsu cheered, racing off. Gray and Erza followed. I tear dropped. Did they really forget I can't walk? "*sigh* Mira, can I get a milkshake?"

"Lucy, can I examine you?" Wendy asked timidly. Mira passed me a milkshake.

"Only if I can get help to the infirmary." I joked, sipping on my special milkshake.

"Carla, can you fly Lucy to the Infirmary?" Wendy asked. The white she-cat nodded, and proceeded to fly me to the guild's sick bay. Hope that's what it's called.

Time skip: in Infirmary

"Lucy, there are a lot of slashes on your back. How did you get them?" Wendy asked.

"One of the mages had a sword. The spell paralyzed me and intensified pain." I responded. A half-truth, but I'm not ready to spill the beans on my past.

"Oh, okay." Wendy responded. After a minute, the pain was gone! "There you go! All patched up."

"Thanks, Wendy!" I acknowledged. "I hope I didn't use up a lot of your magic!"

"No, no. You were close to being healed already, so I just sped it up."

"Child, we need to go. You promised Chelia you'd go visit today." Carla scolded.

"See you around, Wendy, Carla!" I said while heading out of the guild. I headed for my apartment, since I needed to pack for my, erm, meeting with my father. I was at the front door when-

"Help!" I shouted as I was grabbed from behind. "Natsu! Loke! Gray! Erz-mph!"

"Now, we can't have anyone hearing, can we?" A mysterious voice said. I was thrown in the back of a carriage! Is today the third day? Oh no…

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