Hey, sorry I didn't update yesterday. I was sick :( But anyways, here's your new chapter! I hope you all enjoy, and sorry its a bit on the shorter side.
I've got another NaLu story called "Pink Meets Blonde" feel free to check it out!
Please excuse any spelling/grammar errors. I read over it a bunch of times, but you never know.
"You are to stay in this hospital."
"Sir, what are you saying?"
"When you went in for the full body MRI they found something in your head. We're not entirely sure. You are to remain here and undergo further testing. Then you, once you're stable, we will make a decision."
"What do you mean? Is there something wrong with my brain?"
"We're not certain. It seems when you fell you had a hairline fracture on your skull, but we weren't able to detect it. You probably confused the pain for the concussion. It's all healed now, but we have concerns that there is further damage."
"Are you suggesting brain damage?"
"Possibly. The doctors have ordered a CAT scan and another MRI for this afternoon."
"I see. Thank you for updating me, sir."
"It's no problem. But I want to you know that it is a major possibility that you will be going home. Please prepare yourself for that."
She nodded, saluted the man, and then he left.
"I'm so sorry Major Heartfilia," the nurse put a hand on her shoulder.
"No, it's fine… Can we resume the physical therapy?"
"Yes, come this way," she led her over to a machine.
Lucy's mind was elsewhere though. She couldn't stand to go back and leave everyone behind, it would crush her. But her friends… she hasn't seen them in almost seven years. She couldn't tell them of her condition, they were already worried enough. The only thing she could do was wait to see the results of the tests.
~The next day~
"Major Heartfilia," Dr. Matthews came in her room. "We have the results of your CAT scan and MRI."
"What's wrong with me?"
"The impact you received when you fell has left you with slight brain damage. It's nothing major, you wouldn't even notice it."
"But?" she urged him to continue.
"If you were to get hit again, it would probably be over with. The only thing you can do is to rest. I'm sorry, but we're sending you home."
Tears slide down her cheeks as she closed her eyes and bit her quivering lip.
"You're going to be ok. The thing you can look forward to is seeing your friends and family again. Just think how happy they'll be to see you," he gave her an encouraging smile.
"When do I leave?"
"You're not quite stable yet, we want to keep you for a few more months just to be sure."
"And how long is a few months?"
"About four."
"Four?!"
"I'm sorry, but with an injury like yours, we can't take any risks. You want to keep all of your memories and motor functions, don't you?"
"Yes sir," she sighed.
"I know it's going to be rough, but you'll be alright."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. Now get some rest," he walked out of her door, and Lucy mentally prepared herself for four more months in this hell hole.
~Two months later~
"I'm going to kill myself. I've been in here for nine months, I'm going to kill myself!" she paced back and forth in her room, trying to stop her eyebrow from twitching. "On top of that, I've been lying to my friends back home! They think I'm still recovering and then I'll go back out onto the field, but that's a lie! I'm going home in two months, I'm leaving everyone behind," her pace quickened and her breathing got rapid. "But, think about how happy they would be to see you Lucy. Gray, Erza, Levy, Natsu… Natsu! That's right, what did he want to tell me? How am I going to surprise them? It's got to be good, something they'll never see coming…"
She paced for a while longer until it hit her.
Now she's just got to make the arrangements.
~One month later~
"It's all set, Major Heartfilia. I think your friends will be quite surprised."
"I would hope so," she smiled.
Natsu just finished writing an email to Lucy about how they were going to face off against Sabertooth at the Super Bowl. He closed his laptop and sighed. God, he missed her.
"Natsu!" Gray burst into his apartment.
"What do you want?"
"Come on, time for training!" he grabbed Natsu by his shirt and pulled him out the door.
"But it's Saturday. Come on Gray, we've still got another month until the big game. Just let me go back to bed," he whined.
"Nope, now get in the car, Erza's waiting for us."
Natsu gulped and got in Gray's car, and they sped off to the football field.
~Two weeks later~
"Move it slow pokes! I'm the master of this team, and you've got to listen to me!" Laxus boomed, watching the players run through the obstacle course.
"Don't you mean coach?" Natsu asked.
"No, it's master. Now get moving Dragneel!" he yelled, causing Natsu to flinch and run away. "Fullbuster! If I don't see you moving faster in the next three seconds, you're going to get it!"
Gray picked up the pace, tackling the training dummy harder than before.
"That's better," Laxus huffed and crossed his arms.
~One and a half weeks later~
"Heartfilia," a man she had never seen before walked in her room. "You've been cleared to go. It's time for you to go home."
"Yes sir," she nodded.
He left to allow her to gather her things. She changed out of the hospital night gown and into her army uniform. She missed wearing it, and she was going to miss serving her country.
She walked out of the room to see her troop waiting for her, minus William and Cameron. They had been sent home a while back, respectfully dismissed. William had gotten a prosthetic leg, and Cameron was in a wheel chair. It was Josh, Tristian, and Adam.
"You guys," she was about to cry, and they all pulled her in for a group hug.
"We're going to miss you, Lucy," Josh said.
"Me too. You guys stay safe, ok? I want to see you again."
"Don't worry about that, we'll definitely see you soon," Adam squeezed her.
"I just got back from seeing my girlfriend and my baby, but next time I'm home I'll let you know," Tristan gripped onto her tighter.
"You better. That goes for you two as well," they pulled back and smiled at each other.
"It was a pleasure working with you, Major Heartfilia," Josh extended his hand. "You're not leaving any of us behind. We all have tremendous respect for you."
Tristan and Adam nodded, and she gave a watery laugh.
"Thank you. It was an honor to work with you as well, Major Samuels," she shook his hand firmly, just like the day they met.
"Same goes for you, Oliver, McMartin," she shook both of their hands. "It was a pleasure."
"Thank you, Major Heartfilia," they both said in unison.
"Heartfilia, it's time to go," someone called out to her.
"Goodbye," she hugged each of them quickly, and they watched her walk away.
She couldn't help but feel like she was leaving her family behind. No – she couldn't do that. They wouldn't want her to fall into that depression again. She would stay strong for them, and for her friends that she was about to see for the first time in seven years.
After a day of traveling, Lucy finally made it back home. Well, she was actually in another state, but still.
People stared at her in her uniform, some of them smiled, some nodded, and some even saluted. One little girl ran up to her, and stopped her in the middle of the airport.
"Excuse me miss, but do you fight the bad guys?"
She smiled and crouched down to her knees, now on the girls' eye level.
"That's right. I fight the bad guys so you can stay safe."
"Wow," her eyes lit up. "You're like a super hero!"
"I guess you could say that."
"One day, I'm going to become a super hero, just like you!"
"Is that so? You would make your mommy and daddy very proud then."
"You think?"
"Mmhm," she nodded. "Speaking of which, where is your mommy?"
"She's over there," the girl pointed to a woman by another gate talking to the person at the desk.
"What's your name?"
"Stephanie."
"Nice to meet you Stephanie, my name is Major Lucy Heartfilia. Let's get you back to your mommy, ok?"
"Ok," she giggled, and Lucy walked Stephanie back over to her mom.
"Excuse me," Lucy said, and the lady looked at her.
"Stephanie, were you bothering this young lady?" she looked at her daughter and then back to Lucy.
"Not at all. She was just wondering about me being a soldier."
"Thank you, I'm sorry that she caused you trouble."
"It's not a big deal. Have a good day," she started to walk away, but then the lady called out to her.
"Miss!"
"Yes?" Lucy turned around.
"Thank you for your service!"
"You're welcome," she smiled, and continued walking.
Once she made it out of the airport, she got a cab to the hotel. She just had to lie low for one day, that's when the event took place.
When they got to the hotel, she stepped out of the car and went to pull out her wallet.
"No, I can't accept that miss. You've done enough, thank you for your service."
"Oh, thank you sir," she got her bag out of the trunk and he nodded to her then drove off.
She walked into the hotel, checked in, and went up to the third floor. After locating her room, she went inside and set her stuff down.
"Just have to stay out of sight until tomorrow," she breathed.
Lucy changed out of her uniform and into some regular clothing, and decided to sit out on the balcony. She couldn't go anywhere, if she ran into them it would totally ruin the surprise.
The cool night air was refreshing, and she stared at the city below.
"It's nice to know that I kept them all safe," it comforted her to think that she did some good while she was out there. She squinted her eyes when she saw a young woman go into an alley between two buildings. Three men followed her in, and Lucy grit her teeth.
"I can't believe I put my life on the line for them," she seethed, and jumped off the balcony. Landing in a squat, she ignored the stares she got from the few people that were out. She ran across the street and into the alley, only to see the three guys holding the young girl against the wall.
"Hey!" she screamed, getting their attention. "Leave her alone!"
"Look boys, we've got another play toy," one of them laughed.
"Damn, her boobs are huge. What size are you sweet heart? Double D? G?" two of them made their way towards her.
"How about we have some fun?" the one of the right pulled out a knife.
"I'm warning you now, let her go," she clenched her fists.
"You think you can take us? That's cute," he jabbed the knife at her, and she easily blocked it. With a few moves, it was out of his hand and he was on the ground. She turned to the other one, and knocked him out with a series of punches.
"I'll say it one last time, let her go!" she ran towards the girl pinned up against the wall. The guy had his pants and boxers off, trying to get the girl's skirt off.
Lucy ripped the guy off of the girl, and beat him up. He was out cold in less than a minute. The girl had slid down the wall and was hysterical.
"Are you alright?" she kneeled down to the girl, who was shaking.
"Yeah, I-I think so."
"Come on, let's get you up," she pulled the girl up to her feet and hugged her, trying to calm her down. "You're alright now."
"Thank – thank you, f-for saving m-me."
"It's no problem. Now, why don't you tell me your name?"
"Lisanna."
How was it? Probably not my best chapter, but I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to come up with. I really hope it was alright. Here's some shout outs!
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