Chapter 7: Call it a Journey
It was the next day, and the blonde celestial mage was awakened by someone lightly shaking her shoulder. Lucy wasn't sure if it was the shaking that woke her up, or the heavy stench of alcohol and liquor that burned through the air. "Lucy, wake up!" The voice said. Lucy immediately recognized it as Cana's, which explained the distasteful smell perfectly. She slowly opened her eyes, and was faced by the brown haired card mage. Behind her she could see Gray and Wendy, both seeming genuine. "Five more hours..." The blonde said sleepily, turning away from Cana. "Lucy you need to wake up! She could hear Wendy say. Lucy sleepily pouted. "Yeah, you boobs queen. And people say five more minutes, not hours." The alcoholic mocked, giving her blonde partner and friend a new nickname; much to Lucy's dismay. "I don't wanna!" She said childishly, pouting as ignored the nickname. Her pout made her look cute. The blonde raised the blanket above her head and wrapped herself in the warm fabric. She cuddled into it, and smiled. For someone sleeping on the ground she sure did seem comfortable. "Lucy, leave this bed right now...or I'll show Gray here your bras and undies!" Cana said wickedly. The blonde's face immediately lit up in embarrassment as did Gray's. Lucy knew that the alcoholic was serious, and she didn't want to pass her boundaries. "What?!" Gray exclaimed, embarrassed. Wendy just fell to the ground chibi style out of shear embarrassment. "Fine...! You evil Cana!" She said, slowly rising from her peaceful slumber. She thought she could hear Gray say a 'aww' in a disappointed tone, but she second guessed herself and quickly brushed it off. "We're leaving in a few hours, so you should get ready." Gray said as he walked closer to her sleeping bag along with Wendy. "I need to get ready first." The blonde said, and followed it with pointing towards the exit of the the tent. Cana rolled her eyes, and left after giving the celestial mage a wink. Wendy nodded understandingly, and Gray grinned at the blonde with a slight blush and then followed behind the two girls. Lucy got up, and searched through her few bags for something more casual and simple to wear. She came out of the olive tent twenty minutes later, with a white, strapless top that empathized her curves and chest. A ruffled, black buttoned skirt was around her waist, her belt around it. She wore her black mid-thigh combat boots, and her golden locks was left straight. It was something simple, but did complement her stunning beauty. 'I don't have that much to pack. I should go for a walk! Man Wendy's magic is a blessing!' She thought to herself, and stretched. She felt completely refreshed. While no one was looking, she crept away from camping grounds. She walked away happily, mentally remembering every detail as she walked just in case if she got lost again. She was glad that she would go home. She could balance her self on the cobblestone riverbank again, see the beautiful flowers alined on the towns people's home, and have the delicious scent of pastries in the air. She could walk to the guild again alongside Plue, and he would have a lollipop in his mouth. How much she wanted to go home, but there was something still pulling her ankle. Something, or rather someone, keeping her from wanting to fully leave the island.
Zeref.
The last moments of seeing him weren't so nice. Despite knowing him for so little time, she grew quite fond of the mage she barely knew. She couldn't just leave their relationship to that. It couldn't end like that. She had to find him, figure out some way to see him. Find out a way to always be with him. And that's what she was planning to do. She was filled with determination. Ditching her okay to simply go on a walk, she fully decided to search for him. Her chocolate brown eyes were filled of energy. Her lips curved in a confident smirk. 'I'll find you, Zeref, and then we can be friends...forever!' She said to herself mentally. She began to walk deeper into the forest to begin her self given quest.
(A/N: Sorry this was a short chapter, but the next one will be longer I promise! It's been a while since I last updated this story. I literally forgot to edit this chapter and worked on the next one instead. But then I remembered because there was no chapter seven in my documents. This story feels like it's going too slow. Does it feel like that for you guys, too? I don't know, but I hoped you enjoyed this short chapter. I don't like self promotion, but please follow my instagram. I have the same username, and yes, I do post Zerlu. I make trash picture edits if your into that. Anyways, bye!)
