Chapter 6

The Curse

Where am I... Lucy woke up in a place that is pitch black, everything was dark except herself. She was glowing in the dark.

"Lu-chan... LU-CHAN WAKE UP! YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR BOOK YET REMEMBER? DON'T LEAVE ME!" huh? That was Levy's voice, maybe she's around here somewhere.

"LEVY?LEVY-CHAN!" No replies.

"Lu-chan... " Levy started to cry. "Levy! Levy I'm here!"

"We need to see the master. " It's Natsu! "Natsu!" No response. Why? Why? Everyone's voice sound so close to me! Why can't they hear me?

Lucy started running around the dark place, there seem to be no boundary.

"Master... Lucy... Can you check what's wrong with Lucy? Lisanna said something about draining her life power with an Edolas sword she had. She said that Lucy will be in coma..." Loke! His voice sounded like as if he was right above m- wait he said something about Lisanna. Why does my head hurt when i think about her. Lucy knelt down, holding onto her head.

Why... Why can't they hear me...

"I... I think Lucy-san... Lucy-san is..." Wendy was trying hard not to cry.

Even... Even the dragon slayer magic can't detect me nor hear me...

"Lucy-san is in comma... It-it's not noraml because I can't find the cause o-of it... It's more like... more like..." Wendy fell silent. MORE LIKE WHAT WENDY?

"Lucy-san's body is blocking my magic... It's some type of curse I've never seen before... Maybe we'll need Levy-san's help to find a cure..." A curse? Who would put a curse on me? What have i done?

"Lisa-sanna... Lisanna... She did it..." Natsu was shaking, his fists are clenched into a ball and his nails were digging deep into his skin. "She's not getting away with this... Not now... Not ever. "

Lisanna... It's that name again... "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lucy screamed in pain, her head hurts so much. Why? Why does my head hurt whenever i think of that name... WHO IS SHE?

" I am Lisanna. " A girl with short white hair appeared in front of Lucy. Lucy's eyes widened. She remembered everything now. She remember how Lisanna pushed her down that cliff.

"A-Am i dead?" Lucy asked with hesitation, if she was dead then why can she still hear everyone talking. Was this what dead people happen to be experiencing?

"No, as long as I'm alive, you won't die."

"W-what? Are you trying t-to save me...?" If she killed me why is she saying as long as she is alive i won't die?

"ARE YOU SERIUOSLY STUPID OR DID YOU HIT YOUR HEAD WHEN I PUSHED YOU DOWN THE CLIFF. WHY THE FUCK WOULD I SAVE YOU... " Lisanna took a deep breath trying to calm herself down,"Listen, You, are a fucking slut who's trying to take my Natsu. Too bad Natsu isn't gonna come back to me. But don't think you'll get him because of that. I placed a curse on you that powers from my magic. You are in 'comma', as our ma-, no as that old jeezer said. It's your fault Natsu is now my enemy. That's why I'll make you suffer. I'll make you suffer forever. Your physical body will not age, you can hear other people talking around you but you can never respond. You'll be lying there for the rest of your life, or do you even have a life. You're just gonna be lying at the guild suffering until everyone's forgotten about you. I think that's what you deserve. yes." Lisanna laughed.

"Lisanna... I can't believe that bitch Lisanna would do this to Lucy." Cana sounded a little bit drunk and angry. Cana's voice sounded so close to Lucy yet She could not sense Cana's presence.

"Oh my oh my, Cana is this pissed already? Maybe when i get back to them i should start from Cana. That drunken bitch." Lisanna's face brightened when she mentioned getting back to Fairytail.

Lucy just sat there, still not knowing what is happening. Can i believe what she just said...? Maybe there's only one way to find out.

"GATE OF MAIDEN, I OPEN THEE, VIRGO." Lucy slashed her key in the air, nothing happened.

"BAAKA!(idiot)! Are you still trying to use your magic? I told you, you're in MY world now, I control everything. Oh my god just seeing your face is annoying me. I gotta go to get prepared, you'll probably hear Cana screaming in pain in a few years. You'll hear your friends die one by one. But don't worry i won't finish them off. I'll make them suffer and die slowly on themselves." Lisanna is smiling now. "Haahaha so long Lucy-san."

"... THERE'S NO WAY CANA WILL GET KILLED BY YOU, NATSU, GRAY, ERZA, GAJEEL, WENDY, LEVY... AND EVERYONE ELSE, THEY'LL PROTECT FAIRYTAIL WITH THEIR LIVES. YOU WON'T SUCCEED, YOU KNOW HOW STRONG THEY ARE!" Lucy cried.

"Oh? Let's say one day Levy turned bad and came back to the guild to kill everyone, will you be able to hurt her? Will you be able to hurt your own bestfriend even though she had become evil?" Lisanna walked away, slowly disappearing.

Lucy didn't know how to respond, Lisanna was right, no matter how bad Levy would turn into, she'd never have the courage to hurt her own bestfriend. Natsu, Gray, Erza... Everyone, be careful...

"LEVY ARE YOU DONE YET?" Natsu yelled in an impatient voice, he was sitting beside Lucy. Lucy still looked so pale and faint. Her body was so cold yet if you lean closely you can still feel her faint heartbeat.

"OUI, can't you see how hard Levy is working on this? MHMM? You know cheerleader and Levy are like bestfriends right? Now leave Levy alone and let her work on it quietly. " Gajeel stood infront of Levy looking scary. He would not let Natsu hurt Levy.

"-tsk- I just want her to find a cure quickly so we can save Lucy..."

"EXACTLY! Now be quiet and get lost. "

Natsu walked away pushing Lucy's bed (the kind with wheels in the hospital) with him to the bar with Mirajane was cleaning her cups.

"Still no good...? " Asked Mirajane. Looking worried as she sees Lucy lying on the bed.

"Yeah... Wendy said she's under some curse Li- I mean she placed on her..." Natsu paused a bit when he was mentioning Lisanna's name. He didn't want Mirajane to be more depressed than she is now.

"Sorry... My sister... I never thought she would do such a horrible thing... " Mira's eyes started watering.

"No, it's not your fault Mira... I- I gotta go get Erza and Gray. See you later. " Natsu quickly pushed Lucy away before Mira went any further. If he sees another person crying he'd probably burst out in tears, that would be that last thing he wants to do in front of everyone.

"Gray..."Gray was sitting at the table with a blank face, ice falling out of his mouth. Juvia wasn't anywhere around Gray either. "Where's Erza?" Natsu sat down in front of him.

Gray didn't respond, more like he didn't even notice Natsu sitting down in front of him. "OUI GRAY?" Natsu waved his hands in front of Gray's face. No response. "GRAY!" Natsu gave Gray a slap. pulling Gray back from his own world.

"HUH? WHAT? WHAT YOU WANNA FIGHT FLA-" Natsu wasn't in the mood to fight, looking up he saw Gray's eyes staring at Lucy. "Lu-Lucy... SH-she's back... " Gray just got back from a mission, walking into the guild reminded him about Lucy again so he had sit down to calm himself down, he hasn't heard about Lucy being in 'comma'. "LUCY!" Gray started shaking Lucy so hard. Everyone in the guild has quiet down, looking at this young boy.

"Seems like Gray just heard about what happened to Lucy-san..."

"Yeah i think he went on a mission and so did Erza that's why they don't know yet."

"-sigh- If only Lisanna hadn't turned bad..."

People in the guild whispered to each other.

"Lucy... Lucy..." Gray cried as he hugged Lucy tightly.

"Hey icicle i bet your hugging her so hard she can't even breath..." Natsu tried to calm Gray down.

"Lucy... Natsu what happened... She didn't fall of the cliff? Was the dark guild master lying to us? If he was lying then what happened... what happened to Lucy..." Natsu expected Gray to be angry at him, angry at him for not saving Lucy in time. Maybe Gray grew mature too. Knowing that he won't be helping Lucy by blaming others.

"I went to look for Lucy and..." Natsu tried explaining to Gray what happened...

Natsu... Save me... Save everyone in the guild...

I know you can hear me, if i think of you hard enough you'll be able to hear me that's what you said to me right?

"What if I'm in danger and you're not around Natsu? " Lucy said when they were coming back from a mission when she had just joined Fairytail.

"Then call out to me! I'll be there in a blink of an eye to be your hero heheh. " Natsu chuckled when he saw Lucy blush.

"He llllllllllllikes you." Happy added.

"HAPPY STOP ROLLING YOUR TONGUE LIKE THAT!"

"Just remember when you have danger, call out to me. If I'm too far away, think about me. Igneel told me when you think about someone hard enough they'll be able to feel you in their hearts. " Natsu looked up in the sky, imaging Igneel. He missed him.

"Thank you Natsu..."

Think Lucy think! Think about Natsu! Natsu... I know you can hear this... You have to save the guild. I know it''l be hard but everyone in Fairytail will have to depend on you. I don't know how strong Lisanna will become but... Dammit, Natsu I'm so sorry I'm such a lag. I'm always last at things, I'm always the weakest. I always need you to protect me... Dammit.

"It's okay Lucy, I promised I'll protect you remember? A promise is a promise, a man never takes back his promise."

"Yeah Natsu, I guess. Thanks again, for everything..."

...

HUH? THAT WAS NATSU! I WASN'T IMAGINING!

"NATSU CAN YOU HEAR ME?" No response.

NATSUUUUUU! Lucy screamed in her heart.

"It's okay Lucy, I promised I'll protect you remember? A promise is a promise, a man never takes back his promise. " Natsu said out of the blue.

"Who are you talking to Natsu-san..?" Wendy was beside him looking at him with her big brown eyes.

"Huh? Lucy of course she was just complaining about how she's so wea-" Natsu paused realizing Lucy was beside him lying there with Gray holding onto her.

What the hell was that... I heard Lucy i swear, it wasn't my imagination...

To be continued...