Story 4- "Always There"
Pairing: none (Lucy and Loke friendship though)
Angst/Friendship
Rated K+
Summary: Thankfully she'll always have her spirits.
Notes: Contains spoilers up to Fairy Tail chapter 422
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He left her…
A flashback to when Natsu left to talk to Igneel.
…He left her…
The pink haired male never visited her afterwards.
…again…
His good-bye note was in her hand.
…by herself…
She remembers crying on the street
…To face these monsters on her own…
Their demonic faces: Jackel, Torafusa, and Lamy resurfaced in her head.
Again.
He's abandoned her-
"Lucy!" She hears Loke's voice in her head. Suddenly she's back in the town with Lyon and the rest of Lamia Scale. She hadn't realized that she was even clenching onto her keys. "Calm down." The celestial spirit says.
Her heart is still beating at a rapid pace. Her brain is already calculating different alternatives. What if she can't defeat all the monsters, especially now that Natsu's left? What if the citizens are attacked? What if she has no other options and her spirits tell her that she'll have to break another key-
"It won't come to that." Loke states; his voice is strong and determined. "You've gotten a lot stronger. You've done more with celestial magic than anyone else has done before. You shouldn't let this get to you. And you're not alone. You'll always have us by your side."
She felt the rest of her spirits, including little Plue, cheering her on. Their positive energy roamed inside her and instantly her troubles melted away.
The blonde girl smiled.
"Thank you." She mumbled.
Toby raised an eyebrow at the girl. "Did you say something?"
She paid no mind to him. It was time for her to fight after all.
"Open-Gate of the Lion! Loke!"
She couldn't always rely on her pink haired teammate; she's learned that.
Her spirits on the other hand were the ones she could always turn to, no questions asked.
They always with her after all.
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A/N: Good news everyone! As long as Fairy Tail chapters/episodes continue to disappoint me you'll be getting more of these angst little drabbles! Yay! And to think you were going to get a Romance/Humor involving Lucy and seven Natsus as story four ;)
So Natsu leaving Lucy to find Happy, Chelia, Wendy and Carla in chapter 422 have conformed two things for me; one- he really is over future Lucy's death. (He left Lucy by herself to deal with these monsters which makes me know he's not that concerned about her safety anymore. He knows she's strong and trusts her to handle it so he's obviously not expecting a negative outcome for Lucy. If he was still hung over on her death, he'd stay with Lucy to make sure nothing bad happened to her. Yes he didn't leave her alone but if he himself was unable to prevent her death, how could he trust someone else to protect her for him while he's not there?)
Second, Lucy never told him about how she had to break Aquarius's key in the Tartarus Arc. If she had told him a year ago, he would have never left or brought her along. But he didn't. A year has passed and I'm certain they still haven't talk about their loses. If he recently discovered that she sacrificed a friend to save her family, you can bet he'd be trying to stop anything that might cause her pain again.
I wish we saw more interactions between Lucy and her spirits, especially about what might have happened between them during the year separation from Natsu. I think Hiro himself forgets how important they are. When Layla died, Lucy had her spirits. When she ran away from her mansion, she had her spirits. Before she joined Fairy Tail she had her spirits and after Fairy Tail leaves her she still has her spirits. No offense to Natsu (I'm a big Nalu shipper) but I feel like her spirits should be the ones she cares and trusts the most (even over Natsu.)
Hopefully Hiro won't make Lucy into a love-struck girl who can forgive and forget her hero Natsu for leaving her in her time of need. That's the vibe he's giving me anyways.
I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to reply to some of your reviews. I think I was only able to do half this morning. There are stories to read that I haven't gotten to around yet so please be patient. I'll do my best to review some of your stories, reply to your reviews and emails by Friday. I'm working on a major project so I really need to get this done first.
If you want to leave me your thoughts about chapter 422, please do so! Like I said, I'll try to reply by Friday.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your patience and understanding.
Until next time
Your friend
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