This is just so random and what the hell. I don't really know where it's going anywhere BUT the best stories spring up randomly (imo...) so who knows! (I'm just trying to make myself feel better...) So you all can kill me if you want since I've been terrible about updating! :( Hopefully the next chappy will be out soon - I hope you like iittttititiit (lol tit)! *Pinches everyones cheeks and kisses all y'all's foreheads* thanks for being awesome people!

"Lucy," A deep voice rumbled softly, causing her eyes to open slowly… cautiously. Her chocolate orbs scanned around the white plane until they landed on a familiar pair of silver eyes. Her body immediately tensed to stand, but quickly realized she was restrained by some invisible force. She ground her teeth and glared at the dark-skinned man, who was regarding her sadly. He didn't move to come closer, but just stood there looking sad and menacing at the same time.

"Brok," She spat in response, remembering the name Levy had used. His eyes seemed to grow sadder, and he slowly sat down – seemingly on air, or maybe an invisible chair, Lucy wasn't sure – and reclined back, his eyes never leaving hers. There was something so ancient about that gaze… it made her feel uncomfortable and sad at the same time. There was a tense silence until his voice broke it with a slightly shocking message.

"I'm sorry," Were his words of choice. Lucy could hear the sincerity in his rumbling tone, but she refused to feel remorse for the man who did this to her and Natsu. Slowly, she shook her head and her golden locks tumbled over her shoulders, framing her face.

"I can't forgive you," She replied, trying to tame some of the venom in her tone. He nodded his head forward. Brok locked his hands together and set them on his stomach in a show of relaxation, but Lucy could see the tenseness in his posture.

"I know," Brok mumbled sadly, his silver gaze flicking up towards hers. She wanted to glance away, but she couldn't. Instead, she tugged at the restraints a little, trying to get comfortable in the overall uncomfortable setting. Noticing her struggling, he flipped his hand and she stumbled onto her hands and knees. She sent a sharp glare at him before standing up and dusting off her bare knees.

"You could've given me a warning," She growled, crossing her arms and leaning on one leg, taking up a stance that said 'I hate everybody here.' Brok chuckled slightly and swished his hand. Lucy felt something hit the back of her knees, buckling them, and she squeaked before falling into a very soft chair with a high back that felt quite velvety. She sent an icy glare his way again.

"I don't know if I should thank you or not," Lucy murmured, and Brok shrugged his muscled shoulders.

"I really am sorry, you know," He muttered, staring out at the blank-white horizon. Lucy frowned at him and started picking at her nails.

"I can't forgive you… unless you tell me how to beat this," She said, looking up at him with a hopeful glint in her brown eyes. His silver eyes cut to her and he frowned. Brok didn't answer, but instead he waved his hand again and Lucy (and her chair) were moved to the left and slanted a bit. A familiar person appeared sitting on air, and their floating bodies made a triangle. Lucy's eyes widened at the stark contrast of familiar pink hair on a white background.

"N-Natsu?"

Meanwhile, back in Magnolia:

"I don't want to go on the train!" The young fire dragon slayer whined, throwing himself on the ground and pounding it with his fists. A hand smacked the back of his pink head and he pouted, staring up at the mess of brown hair with puppy eyes.

"They probably sell alcohol of some sort on this damned train, so we're going, alright?" She hissed while pulling a silver flask out of her small brown satchel and putting it to her lips. Meanwhile, Freed was buying tickets with Juvia not far behind him.

"But I don't want to be sick…" Natsu mumbled and his voice trailed off as his face became green. "I wish Happy were here! Then he could just fly me!" Another hand connected with the back of his head and he frowned. "Stop hitting me!" He screeched, jumping to his feet. Natsu was about to yell some more about how he could run to the next town faster than any train could go, but Freed spoke up at this point whilst walking back to the drunkard and the dragon slayer with red tickets in his hand.

"Natsu, think of this as a competition with Gray; whoever gets back to Magnolia fastest with the most information on Brok wins." The runes mage said while slowly moving the group towards the train. Natsu lit his fists on fire and smiled a devilish grin.

"You're right! I can totally beat that ice princess to a pulp!" He fist pumped the air… just in time for a fist to connect with his stomach. He slumped against Cana, who grabbed the collar of his vest and started dragging him to the train. Freed had his palm pressed against his forehead.

"Really, Cana?" He asked, exasperated. The young cards mage shrugged her shoulders and took another swig of her alcohol.

"He wouldn't shut up," She responded, flashing him a coy grin. They entered their cabin and sat down – except for Natsu, who was thrown unceremoniously to the floor by a now-drunk Cana, seriously, what was she drinking? Freed let his green head rest against the window as the train slowly started to move towards Oshibana and tried to block out Cana's drunken giggles across from him, Natsu's pathetic whining from the floor and Juvia's mumblings about her "precious Gray-sama" next to him. Freed sighed and focused on the passing scenery.

Yes, this was certainly going to be a long trip.

"N-Natsu?" A familiar voice asked, and the young dragon slayer opened his onyx eyes cautiously. When he saw the pretty golden hair he immediately backed up. His calloused hands immediately registered the feeling of velvet and then hard wood, and before he knew it, he had fallen on a hard, cold floor.

"What is this?" Lucy screeched, pressing herself against the high-backed chair as her chocolate eyes widened. Natsu heard a small chuckle.

"You won't feel pain here."

Natsu released the breath he hadn't known he was holding and finally looked around, taking in his surroundings… which was nothing. Everything was blank white except for Lucy and… and… who is that? As soon as he thought that, two scents attacked his nose: strawberry and vanilla – obviously Lucy – and the familiar smell of shadows and metal.

Brok.

Natsu growled and stood up abruptly. Within the next second, his face was inches from the man who did this to him and Lucy. He barely heard Lucy's voice as she fretted behind him. His steaming hand came up and grabbed Brok's neck. Silver and onyx eyes clashed in a silent war of glares.

"Stop it, you two!" Lucy squeaked, ducking forward and grabbing the back of Natsu's white scarf. While she did that, her fingers brushed against the back of his bare neck. Her touch brought him back to earth and he pulled away from Brok rather abruptly, nearly ramming into Lucy.

"Why did you do this?!" He suddenly yelled, pushing Lucy behind him so that he was between her and Brok. The dark mage just sighed and rubbed his temples.

"You're loud," He commented, sending a glare towards him. He flicked one of his fingers in Natsu's direction. Natsu's arms were jerked upwards, almost like his wrists were being pulled up by invisible cuffs, and his feet were bound together by an invisible force as well. He was pulled up about three feet and he was been suspended in mid-air. Growling, he bucked and jerked around in the confines for a few seconds before lighting himself on fire to no avail.

"Calm down, Salamander. Let me speak," Brok insisted, but Natsu's vision was tinted red by his hatred for this mage.

"Let him down," Lucy suddenly spoke up, putting her hands on her hips and making an angry face at Brok, who just sighed and waved his hand, allowing the fire dragon slayer to fall unceremoniously to the white floor. Just as he stood up, Brok brought his hands together and both Lucy and Natsu fell backwards into invisible chairs again.

"Now, will you two shut up and let me speak?" He asked in a polite tone. Brok snapped his fingers at Natsu and his wrists were bound to the invisible arm-rests. "Good."

"Lucy," He turned his gaze to her, and her brown eyes met his sliver ones unflinching. Brok turned to Natsu. "Natsu," The rose-haired mage just glared at him with deep onyx eyes.

"People who are afflicted with Lover's Remorse usually only last one month," Lucy's eyes widened and she locked her hands together on her lap. "Sometimes less," He added with a gravely tone, and his voice trailed off as the pain in his eyes became completely visible. "I want you to find me and kill me." He suddenly said, and Lucy had a shocked expression on her face while Natsu just nodded.

"That doesn't sound like something that somebody evil would want…" She commented, and Brok sighed, rubbing his temples.

"I have reasons for wanting to be rid of this world, but none you could understand… at least not yet, Lucy." He was now talking directly to the celestial mage and ignoring the dragon slayer. He stared at her for a few moments with a distant expression. "You look just like her, you know," Brok murmured with a painful tone. Lucy frowned.

"Like who?" She asked, leaning forward slightly. Brok just shook his head.

"Nothing… Lucy?" He asked suddenly, glancing at her with silver eyes. She cocked her head.

"What?"

"You know how to beat this." He said suddenly, earning a startled look from her.

"If I knew how to beat this it would already be gone!" She yelled, gesturing wildly with her arms. Brok just smiled softly.

"You know how to beat this… so does he," He murmured, glancing over at the pink-haired mage who was now watching him intently. Their faces were both scrunched up in looks of concentration. Brok waved his hand and they started fading.

"Wait, no!" Lucy yelled, seeing her dissolving hand. It was turning into glittering embers and fading away. "I have more questions! You owe me!" She screeched, glaring at him with her chocolate eyes. Natsu was just staring at his disappearing body in awe.

"Luce, this is so cool!" The blonde girl stopped yelling and looked at Natsu, and Brok was astonished at the amount of love that visible in her eyes. Her whole face softened into a pretty smile, though it was sad, it was still breathtaking.

"Yea, it is cool, Natsu…" She murmured as her hips turned to golden glitter and faded away. Natsu's did the same. He suddenly flashed her a wide grin, completely ignoring Brok.

"Don't be sad, Luce! We're Fairy Tail mages; we can beat this for sure!" He promised, and Lucy's eyes filled with tears and she nodded, lifting her pointer finger and thumb to him before it too disappeared. He nodded in response, his pink hair bobbing. "Always!"

They disappeared together in a shower of golden embers, which faded away almost instantly. Brok stared off at the white horizon sadly. His mind traveled back to the love of his life… before he had been completely consumed by anger – before he had been destroyed by grief. Her name danced on the tip of his tongue, and with a small, bittersweet smile, he let her image appear in front of him. Her long blonde hair was pulled into a lazy bun and she was sporting a white t-shirt with a pair of jeans that hugged her legs tightly. Brok stared at her and thought about Lucy and Natsu.

Natsu is a lot like him; fighting a useless battle. His hand reached out and he stood, walking over to the image.

She isn't real, she isn't real, she isn't real…

His hand touched her holographic cheek, passing right through it. His hand fell down to his side as he stared at this perfect, lifeless recreation of his love, his life… his heart.

"Layla."

I don't know where this story is going anymore lol, but i've been terrible with updating so you all can come to my house and kidnap me and feed me to a pack of hungry panda bears or moose or leopards if you want!
Okay, here is me trying to explain wtf went on in this chappy: Natsu and Lucy were both sleeping at the same time, so Brok pulled them into a 'dream-world' where he controls anything and everything in that particular world. Who knows why he brought them there yet... but we'll find out soon enough!
Hopefully that cleared up any confusion - if there was any. I just wanted to make sure no one was thinking that Brok like kidnapped them or something then turned them to ash XD
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