The Impossible Love
Chapter 4
4th July – Erza's room
Erza locked me in her flat for a day. Often she would come and visit me but wouldn't stay for too long. She didn't mind me going around the house as long as didn't break anything or made a mess. Even though it was only temporary it was definitely better than that stuffy cell I had before. The one covered in blood…
The room was nothing like I expected. It was really girly. That women who didn't even flinch when a knife was heading her way, had an incredibly girly room. I looked around the place the place looking in all the rooms. One was a bathroom with a Jacuzzi. Another was a room completely filled with clothes, even though I come from a rich family, Erza easily has way more clothes than I do. I tried the next room, the kitchen was what I found this time. The thing I noticed about the kitchen was that all the sharp equipment had disappeared.
Another was her bedroom. There was a king-sized bed in the middle. On the bed was a doll with blue hair on it and a weird design on its right eye. Somehow I kind of recognised it. And on the side was a desk filled with letters.
I know I shouldn't be nosy but I couldn't help myself and read one.
To my dearest Erza
I've been in jail for almost a year now. It's pretty boring in here without you. I can't help but think about you every day. I miss you, especially your silky red hair. They treat me really badly here maybe it's because I tried to destroy the government. Unfortunately I'm still not allowed to have guests or send letters, Melody said she'd allow me to use her 1 letter a week every once in a while. Even though you told me it was a bad idea to try and kill everyone in parliament I still went and did it. Sorry about that. I hope you still love me.
Jellal
P.S.
Ultear wants you to send her love to Gray for her. And if you want to send me a letter send it too Melody since she is still pretty young they give her privileges.
No way! I remember reading about Jellal in the newspaper a year ago. Are you telling me he's Erza's boyfriend?! This gang is far more dangerous than I thought. I can't stay here any longer. I ran to the doors, the windows I even pressed every brink in the house to find a trap door. I found nothing.
After a while I gave up. No wonder she didn't mind me in her house, it's completely sealed off from the outside world. I sat on the sofa in the middle room I got myself a plastic glass filled with water, even the glasses were gone in the kitchen.
"So are you comfortable there Lucy?"
The voice startled me and I ended up dropping the water all over myself. I looked up and saw the girl, it was Levy.
"Sorry for startling you like that but I need to take a look at your wound." She got down and started to remove the bandages on my arm.
"Were you the one that treated my cheek?" I asked
"Got it in one." Levy replied.
"What about the other two shouldn't you treat them?"
"Nope, I'd probably hurt them even more. They are on my team. I would actually thrash them, so Wendy is looking after those imbeciles."
"You seem too… nice to be in this gang. Levy…"
"Let's just say that someone is desperate then they will do practically anything." She got up after redressing the wound. Said goodbye and left.
After a few minutes Erza came back to the flat.
"So did Levy come and dress your wound?"
I nodded "Err… it isn't my place to ask but why is Levy…?"
"You're right it isn't your place to know. However I feel really bad for Levy and when your father bails you out of here"
If he bails me out of here
"I kind off hoped you could take her with you."
"What? You have to tell me why" I protested.
"I'll tell you the basic outline. Levy had been training to become a doctor. One day she met a man in this gang called Gajeel and kind of fell for him. She never knew that he was a member of Fairy Tail until after they got married. He isn't that great of a guy, scary in my opinion."
Erza finds someone else scary. Coming from her that's saying a lot.
"He ended up making her quit medicine and she joined our gang, as our personal medic. Levy divorced Gajeel soon after. She hates it here, however it's almost impossible to get out of our gang with your life." Erza told me this in hopes I get Levy out.
"I promise I'll try."
An awkward silence followed.
3 hours later
Knock knock
Erza hadn't left the flat since she told me about Levy and opened the door. I hid next to the door in the living room so I could hear everything that they said without being seen
"Oh hey Erza… I'm here for Lucy."
"Natsu your eyes. Did you and Lisanna fight again?" Erza voice sounded so worried.
"Yes we did… and it will be our last fight in this ga…" Natsu tried to keep his voice from cracking but failed in his last word. I heard a clang on Erza's amour.
"You broke up with her didn't you? It' alright cry it all out."
I ventured out to see what was going on. Erza held Natsu in her arms as he cried. Even though I wanted to be with Natsu so badly seeing Erza hold him, didn't bother me one bit. It felt more like sibling love than anything else.
I immediately returned back to the living room. I felt my heart celebrating, when I found out Natsu and Lisanna broke up, however looking at Natsu in that pitiful state cooled the raging fire in my heart.
After 20 minutes
"Lucy! Natsu is here to take you back into your cell. Get here quick!" Erza called out.
That took long enough. I entered the hall to see Natsu forcibly give me a smile. His eyes were swollen and blood shot. It looked like Erza tried to put make up on him to conceal the fact he was in a mess. It didn't work because it looked as if he started to cry once more after she applied the makeup.
Natsu grabbed my hand and began to run. He literally was dragging me along most of the time. What was his hurry? After seeing the sign saying cells I remembered I didn't want to go back. I started to resist. All Natsu did was tug harder.
"STOP NATSU! PLEASE YOU'RE GOING TO FAST!" Before I knew it I had already reached my cell.
He stopped so abruptly I fell forward dragging Natsu down with me. Tears were streaming down his face once more. Natsu laid on top of me our faces facing each other. His tear drops landed on my cheeks. I felt the warmth of them slowly leave. "Sorry Lucy… I didn't want you to see me like this. You're not hurt are you?"
I lifted my arm to wipe away the tears from his face. "I'm alright Natsu. And what about you?"
"My body is strong but my heart's weak. This was bound to happen." I could feel myself giving in to temptation. The heat in my heart rose to well over 1000oc. However once again it was interrupted by that witch Lisanna.
"You've already hooked yourself another girl. Pathetic." Lisanna had been walking down the corridor. She looked at us with eyes of disgust. Even though I had won something felt… off in that moment. "Natsu the master is calling you. He said it was urgent." Natsu got up, put me inside my cell and locked the door. "Don't worry Lucy only I have a key. If you need me just shout I'll come running. He then left without uttering a single word to Lisanna.
She left soon after, only to return a few minutes later with a barrel. "Lucy say a single word and I will tell Natsu about Jet and Droy as well as that I'll kill Levy." This smell it smelt like gasoline. I quickly jumped on top of the bed. "Don't worry this is gasoline but it won't burn the HQ down. The room you're in is actually made from rock so it won't burn. The fire won't leave this cell and neither will you."
Lisanna poured the flammable substance into the cell. "Lisan…"
"Ugh! I said if you uttered a single word I will kill three people and you uttered a word, I guess I'll have to kill them (sigh) you rich people are so selfish"
I went straight down and begged Lisanna to reconsider without making a sound.
"Oh so you don't want them to die. Fine I'll give you another chance."
The floor was completely drenched in oil.
"Goodbye Lucy Heartfilia." Lisanna set the gas on fire.
If I had shouted out for Natsu, I'd kill Levy and if I didn't I would die. Murder or be murdered were my options. I must sacrifice my humanity or my life. My sanity or my time… with him.
The blazing fire in front of me were mirror images of my heart. Blazing out of control, with ambition and desire.
My heart yearned for Natsu, my mind ached for my salvation. Once again a heated conflict between my heart and my mind started once more.
I had made my decision.
