As I promised, I HAVE NOW FINALLY UPDATED. ALL HAIL ME. (I did it WITHOUT the blowhorn too ;)

Don't wanna waste time cause IT'S THANKSGIVING HERE PEOPLE! I might go to a party tonight too.

But anyways, keep on shining and I'll keep on eating. :p


CHAPTER 8 - ALL MESSED UP


Natsu had followed the two. He didn't know why either. They ran out the door and he went with them. It was an impulse, really.

And now his legs were burning from running frantically towards an unknown destination that only the blond and his dad knew about. Was he regretting this now? Well, yeah.

But for some weird reason, his feet wouldn't stop taking the long strides that caused this fire in his body. His eyes didn't move anywhere else except from two backs, and the scenery was constantly moving by.

If the people ahead of him would just stop, then Natsu would've too. Actually, that was his biggest wish right now. And he was willing to give up a buffet for it.

An all-you-can-eat buffet that HADN'T kicked him out yet.

That was what he kept thinking about. Over and over until it became a chant. His eyes were pleading for them to stop.

No one did.

And so the three kept moving along.

o~O~O~o

Lucy and Igneel were desperate. They couldn't feel any pain right now, because the foreboding sense of Layla being dead was looming over them, taking over their minds, and not allowing anything else in. That was their only purpose right now. Nothing else.

They were unknowingly risking their lives too, taking extreme chances against the city traffic and the people who were bustling around.

Even if a car had crashed into them, all they would feel was the urge to be at that tiny apartment only a couple blocks away.

And the even bigger urge to keep moving.

Of course, there had been numerous honks and shouts of displeasure. Fists in their direction and annoyed faces were seen everywhere.

But if you had been watching them from the beginning till now, you would also see the growing hope shining in their eyes.

Because when what you wish for the most is one block away, all your worries seem to go away.

Even if it's for just a second.


Layla was nothing.

No, not TECHNICALLY nothing, but still. She definitely felt like nothing.

The pain had grown so much that all she felt now was numbness. The pain had gone away, but the thought still had not.

Her eyes were blank. No life could be found.

There was no strength left in her body, but she felt that she was grasping to something tightly. What was it?

What was keeping her eyes open still?

The woman wanted to go to sleep. She was so tired. Her body had been rendered useless now.

Well, at least her skin could still feel one thing. It was the blood coming from the wound in her shoulder. She could feel it pouring out. The sticky liquid was so red. Burning in its own way.

Different from Igneel's hair though. The two were both red. Yet looking at each of them, you would find them very different in comparison.

The hole had been so painful in the beginning. Shock had come first though.

The blond smiled a bit, even though it was hard to move.

You missed my heart Jude.

She hadn't been killed.

Layla almost wished she had.

The female trembled slightly. The room was growing colder.

Light wasn't let in.

No hope left. She had abandoned the idea.

Now she let go of everything and fell to darkness.


Lucy had been scared for her whole life.

Even when she had not known any pain yet, there was still a sense that was drifting closer to her each day.

But nothing scared her more than the scene before her eyes.

Her mom was laying on the ground. The only source of light came in through the doorway, at it seemed to fall just on her body.

The girl could clearly see the blood. The substance was still pouring out of her shoulder too.

The carpet was stained with a dark red.

She could clearly smell and recognize the disgusting scent all over the room.

After all, how many times had she dealt with it herself?

But still. Her body was frozen.

They say that each person has to find their own way in life.

Then what about her mothers? Hers?

The mom she had didn't deserve this at all.

Lucy had turned to her when no one else would accept her.

She had smiled to the child. She hadn't abandoned her.

That woman was her ray of light. That person showed her that she was important too.

But now?

Lucy wanted to kill herself. If her mom could have her happy ending, then this daughter would gladly do anything for that.

She collapsed to the floor.

No. Layla was clearly dying right now.

...

And nothing would change that fact.


The three were all waiting.

Waiting for any news about Layla Heartfilia.

Igneel was shocked when he saw what state his best friend was in.

His eyes had immediately shot over to Lucy.

She hadn't been able to do anything. Just frozen.

So the father and son took action.

Well, mostly son.

Natsu was the one to call the hospital and have them send an ambulance while he checked the fading woman's pulse frantically, also trying to stop the flow of blood too.

The red haired man could easily remember that blood over his hands. He himself had grown darker then.

Even the nurses were in a nervous wreck, shouting things and having doctors rush over.

These all didn't help the situation at all.

The blond girl had managed to follow them well enough, even if she did seem like a walking corpse.

The two males were waiting inside the hospital.

Lucy was waiting outside.

Standing right in front of the building, drenched in the cold rain.

People had glanced over at her many times. But the girl noticed nothing.

She was simply staring down with a blank face. Drops of water splashed onto her skin and rolled down her hair.

Her clothes were all wet now, unable to absorb any more liquid.

You wouldn't be able to tell what she was thinking.

But truthfully?

She didn't know what she was thinking either.


Natsu had been watching the blond for a while now.

After seeing Layla getting pulled away on a stretcher, she had walked out to the rain and just stood there.

He wanted to go out there and pull her in.

But he held back.

Even if he did go out there, what would happen?

So the boy didn't do anything.

He sat on one of the benched near the glass doors and watched her.

And he was still watching her.

Up to the point where she took out a silver gun and started running again.


Hehe, it's been a while! I don't think it's too bad after a month eh? Hope you liked it!

Although I'm pretty sure I lack something...

:p Oh well ;).

Keep being the awesome people you naturally are k? And feel free to PM me anytime too;).

-SkyFairies