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Chapter 4: Can't lose you
"Lu..cy..Lucy"
Lucy was feeling she was being pulled from a deep ocean to a surface. She awakened as the sounds of the forest filled her ears. She didn't open her eyes though, just hearing was enough. She didn't want to go back to the pain. There was this pain in her chest she could not place what but it was likely to come back if she let her surface herself from the depths of the ocean.
"Lucy! Lucy wake up! You need to go back to the motel."
Lucy eventually had to go back to earth. She recognized Gray, and opened her eyes remembered. Remembered the one fragment from her memory; the moment of Natsu falling. The rest was dark. She stared Gray blankly.
"I.. I can't go Gray. I can't leave Natsu."
"I know Luce, but you at least need to shower, its been three days you know. Besides the healer said soon he'll be good as new. Did you really think something like that can harm the Dragonslayer?" said Gray smiling.
Lucy smiled back. "So the healer said that… That is … great news actually"
"What great is that the festival is beginning in three days here. Natsu will be fixed got the rooms and everything and Erza is busy prisoning Miss T and Vance. They couldn't find the orb of seer. So two down one left. We just get to track Erigor down and learn what is his deal, and then he'll be history and-"
"And we'll live happily ever after? Very good plan Gray. If Natsu gets ok. I'll live this happily ever after anyway." Said Lucy smiling to Natsu who was still unconscious but breathing normally.
"So.. Lucy.. I've been wondering-"
"People wonder a lot of things Gray" Lucy said quickly not letting Gray bring the subject down.
"You know what Luce, there is no explanation of your acts right now, you are obviously feeling more than friends towards him." Gray said eyeing Lucy.
"And what makes you think like this Gray, you are here also with me in the same condition. Are you implying something about me and you both?" Lucy said smirking to Gray knowing she had this round. "People don't need to love love each other to worry about each other you know."
"So you are saying you-"
"Lu…cy" a mumbling was heard over the bed, which instantly killed the conversation.
"Natsu! I am here." Lucy said quickly grabbing his hand and leaning towards him.
"Are we.. on a boat?" asked Natsu still eyes closed.
"No Natsu we are stable. On a solid ground."
"Why am I feeling sick then?" whispered Natsu.
"Because you had an accident, but you will be fine. Healer took great care of you." Lucy said. It was obvious she was truly concerned for him. Natsu was struggling with his eyes. Lucy gently placed her hand protectively in front of his eyes.
"Let's open them slowly." Lucy said now completely leaning towards him.
"Lucy" Natsu said softly. "I have failed you."
Lucy was shocked by the confession Natsu never failed. Never admit he failed. He was pure determination, and here he was confessing the weakest thing for him. He was acknowledging it.
Natsu.. what are you doing? You don't need to do this.
"Ehrm! I think I'll let myself out" Gray was heard from the back of the room. As he moved to the door to open it, the doorknob turned, and a very sad looking Erza stepped inside. She immediately spotted awakened Natsu and the hand holding his. She felt a sharp pain in her chest again.
What the hell I am thinking? I am a Knight for God's sake! My friend's wellbeing I my priority. Not my selfish…desires. They are just desires in the end. They come and go..
"Natsu! You look great you moron! You make us worried like hell!" Erza said grinning to Natsu but avoided looking Lucy for whatever reason.
"Erza, please say you didn't kill that bastard, so I could show him myself." Natsu said in his usual passion which made Lucy smile knowing he is back!
"He got away Natsu." informed Erza plainly. S usual she wasn't letting the emotions get her. Always the stoic…
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"Be careful with him Gray, he is still a mortal moron you see" said Erza grinning.
The healer practically shooed them claiming Natsu would be so fine that he could fight an army when the morning came, so Gray was helping him to his room at the motel. As they walk, Gray paused in front of Lucy's room let go of Natsu.
"That's the last stop ash brains. Now go shower and-"
"What last stop are you talking about Gray?" Erza said from behind, feeling the familiar pain mixed with anger boiling together inside. Erza quickly turned to make Lucy voice her opinion as well, but couldn't catch a sight of her. Gray continued with his theory at that moment.
"When the recent events are taken into consideration-"
"What events?" Erza said harshly. She didn't want to sound so harsh but she was beyond controlling herself.
"Like the asking out thing before we meet Erigor's gang. Then Lucy's refusal of leaving Natsu even for a minute and lastly the almost kiss moment before you barged inside."
The almost kiss moment? So it really came to that point. Erza get a hold of yourself!
"Hey Gray why are you stopping!? He needs rest obviously! Take him to his room so we can all go to the festival at its starting day!" A cheerful Lucy was heard and it was obviously the end of discussion and left a miserable looking Natsu leaving with Gray. Erza was expressionless as always. She felt like exploding. She felt happy and angry and sad at the same time.
Is she oblivious? If not she doesn't want to share a room with Natsu.. Maybe she is shy… Or she doesn't want to take things speed light...That's understandable. It doesn't mean she wants to share with me. Right?
"Erza, I got your key from the reception." Lucy said smiling as she handed the key to Erza. Erza was stunned with the gesture.
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Erza lied down to her side of the bed. Lucy was still in the shower. She couldn't possibly sleep, she was too excited.
About what? It isn't like it's our wedding night…
At that moment a wet Lucy got out of the bathroom only with a towel.
Damn.
"Erza! You are awake!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Yes, I was thinking about the recent events." Erza said.
"So yeah that was hard… but Natsu will recover soon and we'll go to the festival all together."
"I am glad Natsu is ok also… About him, you know you were really worried and-"
"Erza, you haven't seen yourself. You looked like a corpse when you were carrying him. You were also worried as much as me, maybe more…"
"What do you mean?" asked Erza sternly, couldn't really get any meaning from Lucy's words.
"I mean you are old friends.. Older than me… You have all the memories together, and you were together since then. So if there was a friend scale you would score higher than me." Lucy said grinning.
You see him as a friend?
Erza looked away, she tried to hold herself from jumping to conclusions but she wanted it so bad, she couldn't help herself.
"So I was saying you were also worried but you chose not to show your emotions as usual." said Lucy regretting it as soon as the words were out of her mouth. She grabbed the arm of a walking Erza.
Erza pulled her arm brutally, making Lucy fall to the bed.
"Erza! I am sorry. I didn't mean that!" shouted Lucy and she came across with the face of Erza. It was dangerously close. Her face was covered with tears. She looked right into Lucy's eyes.
"You did mean that well! What do you know about emotions!? Do you even know the pain of wanting something so bad that you even could settle for that things only existence let alone them belonging to you!?"
"Them? You mean someone?" whispered Lucy afraid of breaking the eye contact, with that Erza turned away letting a wind blow with her motion and stormed out of the room.
Lucy was too stunned to go after her. She was trying to comprehend. "Erza" she whispered, tears filling her eyes.
I don't understand why she is acting like this. Have I done something to hurt her? She said she was happy just for the existence of someone. Someone…Who that might be? It is Jellal obviously, why couldn't I think about this before. She is depressed because it must be their anniversary or something.
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Lucy thinks she understood her friend or is she just fooling herself? In fairy tales always bad things happen to the princesses. So if this was a fairy tale, the knight would save her eventually, but sadly this isn't so… Next time R&R.
