DISCLAIMER: THREE WORDS. ME. NOTHING. OWN.
DON'T WORRY. I'LL BE BUYING LUCY SOME TIME, BUT I THINK THAT THE VOTING WILL PROBABLY END SOONER. I'LL TRY AND WRITE MORE CHAPTERS SO THAT IT'LL MEET THE DEADLINE, KAY?
MEANWHILE, KEEP POSTED!
LUCY
She flushed.
"I...I..."
They expected her to make a decision so quickly? She looked at each of their hopeful faces and cringed.
Her heart was breaking from all the pressure.
Couldn't she love the both of them at same time?
Couldn't she?
"I...I..."she stuttered. The both of them seemed to understand her hesitation. Natsu smiled softly, "you don't have to decide now. How about you spend a day with each of us and see who you like most?"
She flushed.
It would be hard deciding. She flinched at the thought of rejecting one of them.
"Just so you know, I love you." Gray offered.
"I love you too. And Gray, you bastard, stop stealing my lines." Natsu smiled, before yelling at the said man.
"Shut up, Squinty-eyes."
"No, you shut up, Stripper!"
They continued squabbling.
"Luce! Bye! And think about what we've said!"they waved, before resuming their scuffle. Lucy smiled weakly, before trudging back.
She could see the worried figures of Lisanna and Mirajane crowding at the door. "LUCY!" Lisanna called. "What did they do to you? Are you hurt? Did they touch you? I'll beat them up, I swear I will!" Mirajane yelled, going into Satan-soul mode.
"Mira, Lisanna, it's fine." Lucy whispered.
"What did they want?" Lisanna asked.
"Nothing." Lucy turned.
"Nothing?" the silver-haired Mage pressed anxiously.
Lucy fidgeted uncomfortably, "Really. Nothing."
Brushing off their worried questions, she climbed up the stairs. "I'm sorry...I'm tired...I'll be sleeping now..."
She closed the door softly behind her and sat on the bed, deep in thought.
Did she really had to choose?
But she had always known it would come to this...ever since Mira pointed it out. But still, did it really have to be so soon? She cold never choose between them, she knew that.
Ignoring her messed-up mind, she laid down in the bed and drifted off into a fitful sleep.
The shadows crept along her bed, scurrying up her body, before melting into nothingness.
Why was life so complicated?
MIRAJANE
She stared up at her friend's retreating figure with worry. Something was definitely up. Lucy seemed so redrawn...
"Mira-nee..." Lisanna whispered, "Lucy seems so awfully secretive... I wonder what the boys said to her..."
"I wonder too..." Mirajane nodded, deftly picking up the unfinished plates.
"I'll help you. You go check on Lucy." Lisanna offered, taking the dishes from her.
Nodding silently, she climbed up the steps to Lucy's room. She wondered what had happened to her friend. She wasn't normally this cold.
Carefully, she knocked on the dark ochre door. "Lucy?"she called softly, "are you awake?"
There was light breathing, then silence.
She pushed the door open and entered her troubled friend's room.
In the dim light, she could see that Lucy was sound-asleep.
There was a thin streak of tears running down her face.
Poor Lucy.
She was like a younger sister to Mirajane. Carefully, she pulled up the covers so that they would cover her sleeping frame and brushed aside Lucy's tears.
"Cheer up, Lucy..." Mirajane whispered, "things will get better, you'll see."
Outside, she could see thin flakes of white drifting down.
Guess what? It was snowing.
LISANNA
As she scrubbed the dishes, she couldn't help pitying Lucy. She wondered what it would be like if it were her instead.
It wouldn't be pleasant, that was for sure.
She wiped the plates dry, before making her way upstairs. Her sister's room was empty, so she was probably with Lucy.
She hoped that her sister had found out what was up.
"Mira-nee?"she called, entering Lucy's room. She found her sister sitting on the bed, staring at the blonde Mage. "How is she?" Lisanna whispered.
Her sister shrugged.
She could see Lucy crying.
Those bastards...what did they want?
"N...Natsu..." Lucy whispered, "Gray..."
Lisanna looked at Lucy. "Did she say something?"she asked Mirajane. Mirajane nodded. "N...Natsu...Gray...I'm sorry..." Lucy breathed. "I'm...useless...I can't...choose...between you...Gray...and...Natsu..."
Lisanna looked at Mirajane incredulously. "Did she say what I heard her say...? They...wanted her to choose between them?" Lisanna demanded.
Her sister growled.
"Don't they know that she loves them all the same? It's like splitting her in half!" Lisanna snarled harshly.
"I'll rip them into bits!" Mirajane declared, "I'll pluck their arms and pickle them! I swear I will!"
Lucy sobbed.
Mirajane roared angrily.
"Mira-nee! Please calm down!" Lisanna reminded her, "Lucy needs to sleep."
Mirajane controlled herself.
"Let's go." Lisanna said quietly. "We'll settle this with them tomorrow."
Yes they would.
How dare they do this to Lucy?!
Carefully, she steered her seething sister out of the room.
IT'S AN SUCKISH ENDING, I KNOW.
GOMEN!
GOMEN!
ANYWAY, R&R PLEASE!
