The sight of the boy who'd entered the room was shocking.
His eyes were dull and void of life. I seemed to get sucked into them as I couldn't remove my gaze from his.
The boy that had entered the coffee shop had dark hair; he was muscular and clad in nothing but black. His face consisted of piercing and I cringed at how painful it must have been while getting them, me myself had almost fainted from just getting my ears done.
Wendy bounced as the older man set a brown paper down on the counter. "Gajeel." She exclaimed over the people who were giving the newcomer nods and welcomes. "Meet Lucy, Lucy meet Gajeel."
The man now named as Gajeel gave me once over before scoffing and walking away.
I couldn't help but let my jaw drop on astonishment. Wendy's enthusiasm seemed to disappear as her brother disappeared behind the kitchen doors. "Awe I thought if he saw you maybe he'd be influenced by your beauty and act like a ... human." She whined
I couldn't help but pat her on the back with a smile.
As Wendy and I entered another deep conversation this time with minimal interruptions we failed to notice Gajeel who'd join us.
I looked up to see him staring at me in wonder a glint in his eyes I'd seen and learned to hate. It was the glint of lust and control, the same look my father had given me when I was his money toy.
I shifted under his gaze uncomfortable, putting my hands under my bare thighs.
Wendy raised an eyebrow at me and then glanced at Gajeel. The look turned into one of understanding before she gave him a long and cold glare.
"Whadya want, Gajeel? Stop scaring our guest" She slurred whacking a hand around in attempt to smack him across the head.
He didn't seem fazed by this; in fact he only leaned away from her flaying arms. "I was just wondering where the idiot was?"
Wendy jumped of her seat. "Oh shoot." She yelled gathering her bearings. "I totally forgot I was supposed to wake him up." She ran into the kitchen and clattering was heard.
Gajeel snorted. "He's always sleeping on the job."
Wendy ran out of the doors whipping the back of her hands on her apron. She rushed over to the staircase throwing the apron on Gajeel. "I'll be back in a few minutes, Lucy."
I nodded my head even though she couldn't see me.
The cafe seemed to get a lot quieter without Wendy around and Gajeel had returned to the back of the kitchen snickering.
The sound of crashing was heard from above and every head in the cafe was point towards the ceiling or the brown staircase. I could hear Wendy yelling 'Come on get up.' And then there was more crashing and the scrapping of something being dragged across the floor.
"You always sleep in." Wendy voice was full of chastisement.
"That's because it's still light outside, duh!" The second voice was lazy and I swear I'd heard it before, somewhere... I just couldn't remember.
'Clunk'
'Clunk'
'Clunk'
The three clunks left us all with only the assumption that someone had fallen down the stairs. A few of the customers started laughing and their eyes evaporated of the curiosity and were replaced with understanding.
"Come on, leave me alone Wendy." The second voice nagged, and as the voice grew out of its lazy state the force of which it belonged to hit me like a brick.
Gajeel was in front of me grinning down at me like a fool. He looked as if he'd just watched a whole skit unload in front of his eyes and it had finally reached its climax.
One of the customers who sat near me was shaking his head in laughter. "Oh, gosh." Man exclaimed between laughter.
That voice! I suddenly knew why I'd recognized it before. The voice belonged to the one who had saved me, the one who had fixed me, then broken me.
The man was talking to someone on his other side. "This is so typical of- "
I cut him off. "Natsu."
The man gave me a smile his blue eyes matching the emotion. He was muscular clad in a dark cloak with gauze around his torso and orange slicked back hair. "Yea." He said.
I looked back at the stairs just in time to see a man with bright pink hair step of the staircase and stretch out his arms. Wendy was beside me her eyes wide, along with Gajeel's.
"Your voice." She exclaimed. "It's so pretty, I'm so happy we help you get it back." She was jumping up and down with her hands clasped.
Gajeel surprised look turned into a smirk as if he knew something I didn't. It made me curious and since curiosity killed the cat, I ignored him.
Wendy mounted on a chair. "Sorry guys! Were closing up for the day." She yelled her hands cupped around her mouth. A few 'awes' were heard but without a fight the restaurant cleared out. I took out a few bills and set them on the table gathering my bearings so I could take my leave.
"Thanks for everything Wendy." I said waving a hand over my shoulder.
Someone grabbed my hand sending shivers up my spin although the hand sent sparks of warmth. I turned around thinking it was Gajeel seeing as Wendy's hand was too small. I was surprised to see that it was neither Gajeel nor Wendy but Natsu.
My heart skipped a beat and I felt something stronger then butterflies in my stomach.
He wore and apologetic smile as he let his arm drop and stood up to his full height. A smile was on his face but it seemed fake...forced.
"Lucy." His voice was pushed out. "You got your voice back!"
I smiled up at him the same way he had been smiling at me. "Yeah." Was all I could say back to him, there was nothing else to say?
Wendy came bouncing up beside Natsu she grabbed my hand oblivious to the tension between the two of us. She gave Natsu a once over and frowned.
"Natsu, shouldn't you be getting Lisanna?" She asked
Natsu eyes held mine, leaving me unable to glaze away from them. "Who?" He asked subconsciously.
"Your girlfriend." Wendy deadpanned.
The two words made my heart stop and as if a plate had crashed the spell was broken and Natsu was rushing out of the cafe with a few profanities. I swallowed and it seemed to get stuck in my throat, I couldn't breathe, I need to leave.
"I need to get going." I choked out surprising myself by being able to speak.
I didn't wait for an answer of a goodbye I just bolted out of the cafe, my vision was blurring with each step I took. I tried wiping my sleeve over my eyes assuming the will to cry would go away with a simple bit force.
This however not to my surprise failed to work. And tears fell down my cheeks; I broke into a run not stopping until I was outside of Levi's apartment.
I buzzed her room and collapsed on the steps.
What had just happened?