The Careers had Gray and I cornered. We were lucky they didn't see us last night, but we don't have that 'lucky charm' on us again this time.
"We got her!"
"Good eye, Elfman!"
"They are dead meat now."
The Careers' cheers seemed endless. Well, why wouldn't they cheer?They caught their bighest target: me. The Girl on Fire, a Fairy Tail.
"Oh shit." Gray muttered. I agreed through a nod of my head. We're in some deep trouble right now. I should run, but my feet are glued to the ground and refuse to move. I should speak, say something, but I cant find the words...I'm completley terrified. I wasn't the same, fearful, strong Tribute that I was only a few moments ago. Or that I thought I was. I'm exactly the same thing as everybody else remaining alive in this Arena: human.
At one minute, we believe we're all strong, mighty amd bold. Then the next, we're these fearful, weak cowards hiding in the corner, crying for the darkness to pass. Begging there to be a light in the coner-ful of darness.
Gray turned to me, and whispered smething in my ear, though I didn't hear what. I gave him a confused look, but he didn't see. I didn't heae, he didn't see; what a coincidence, huh?
Laxus grabbed his sword, he smirked, then he broke into a run toward us.
Gray gripped onto his spear so hard that his knuckles turned white. His free hand was half an inch away from the handle of his axe.
"Lucy! Now!" Gray shouted.
But do what? Then it hit me like God had just slapped across the back of my head saying "Think Lucy! Think!"
Run.
That's what Gray had whispered.
"But-" I tried to protest.
"Lucy, it's okay." Gray gave me a reassuring smile before he charged Laxus. But Laxus is too strong and we both know it.
"Gray, no!" I yell, but too late.
Laxus swung his sword and snapped Gray's spear head off in less than a second. Laxus swung his sword back around, attempting to reach Gray's head. But Gray ducked down just in the nick of time. That gave Gray just the time he needed to take out his axe.
Gray lifted his axe above his head, ready to take the death blow, when-
Someone flung the self on me, knocking me down to the hard cold ground. I got to my feet, slat some dirt out of my mouth, then I pulled out an arrow; ready to shoot. I saw the face of my attacker: Elfman. I'm about to let go, but once again, I find myself too weak to do so. I looked into his eyes and do you know what I saw? Pain. Pain, fear, regret, loss. I just couldn't pull myself to do it. So instead he took this opprotunity to aim a knife at me. It luckily just missed my left eye temple.
"Lucy!?" I hear Gray's cry of concern. Damn, he put down his gaurd! Laxus threw his sword Gray's leg, causing Gray to fall his knees in pain.
"Gray!" I scream, right as Laxus pushes his sword deep into Gray's back, directly where his heart should be. Gray takes one last gasp and cry of surprise.
Then it's over.
I was too shocked- too scared to do anything.
I may have only known Gray for one whole day, but he is- was, my ally. No, he was a friend, not some stranger I teamed up with. He was the only company I had in this Arena. And now he's dead, because of me. I did nothing except stand there and watch him die. I'm pathetic.
I stand up and lift my bow again. But before I can charge Laxus, because I'm me, I slipped and rolled down a steep hill that the Game Makers decided to be so 'generous' and lay it there behind me two seconds ago.
Once I get to the bottom, and come to a stop, I "Shit!" I exclaim. "Stupid Game-Makers!" Gildarts would have given me a thumbs-up, wicked smile, and then a over-excited high-five. Then I hear a cannon go off. Must be Gray's…
"She's down here!" Mirajane shouted.
"Well go after her!" Laxus barked from somewhere above. "We're NOT loosing her now!"
I feel my feet suddenly moving, and I notice that I began to run blindly. Footsteps come from behind me; the Careers are hot on my trail. But not for long.
I make sudden twists and turns to loose them, and I believe I do for a few moments because everything is silent. But then I heard, "This way! She's right there!" and ran again. It seems like I've been running for hours until a new noise interupts the yells and pounding footsteps of the near-by Careers: water.
My ears ring from the sound of rushing water. I feel my heart do a leap of joy. By the sounds of it, it sounds like a lake or small river. I follow the sound of water and that's when I notice there's no more footsteps. I've lost them!
"Water!" a Career yelled somewhere from behind me, then the footsteps begin to pound again.
I mutter a word that my mother would have put a bar of soap in my mouth for…if she was still alive that is.
My feet dig into the ground, searching for the source of water. I pull out my knife and slashed at several branches, vines, and bushes that got in the way of escape from the Careers. The knife connected with one last vine before I saw the lake. A small waterfall flew water into the large lake.
"Footprints!" Laxus's voice shrieked. "Follow the footprints!"
I made a wild guess that they were five minutes behind me, ten tops. I grabbed the waterbottle out from the backpack and quickily drank a gulp of the water before filling it again and shoving it back into the backpack.
The footsteps are getting closer, I've wasted too much time!
I'm not a bad swimmer, but I'm not what you'd call "perfect", either. My mother taught me when I was a child in a small pond outside of Area 12, in a medow with beautiful green trees hiding us from unwanted eyes.
I take a deep breath before diving smoothly in the water. The water is freezing and I immediatley feel goosebumps forming on my arms and legs. But I still do not rise above water. Instead, I continue to swim onwards, underneaththe icy water.
Icy…
Ice…
Gray…
I gulp some water at the thought of him and had to rise above the water to breath.
"There she is!"
"Get her!"
The Careers dived into the lake, swimming fast toward me. I swimmed as fast as my shivering arms and legs would let me go.
Keep going, Lucy. You can do it, you can do it…
I kept telling myself. Before I knew it, my head connected with something hard.
With all the words coming out of my mouth today, my mother would've had to buy two or three more bars of soap.
"Damn!" I swear when I see that my head hit land. The other side of the lake! The Careers were only at the middle of the lake, this gives me another head start.
I continue to run through the forest until I see a flash of blue. I decide to ignore it until a sweet, gentle voice spoke.
"Psst!"
•••
A/N
Hello! Sorry it took so long for me to update! But was it worth the wait? Yes, no, maybe so? Yay or nay? I know you're probably mand at me for killing off Gray, but you'll see why later in this story, I promise! Until then, hang on, for there are many more tears to be shed yet, through out! Muwahahaha (fake evil laugh :P)
who do you think this "mysterious person" is? Comment below what you think! :)
~EternalFlame8030
PS** Sorry for this insanley short chapter, but next chapter WILL be longer!
