Lucy groaned as she awoke. Noticing an arm wrapped around her waist, last nights events came back to her. After a long week of doing Makarov's paperwork, she invited Gajeel over and they both ended up pleasantly naked. The thought was disturbed by a gravely voice, "Mornin' Bunny."

Twisting in his embrace, she brought her lips to his whispering against them, "Good morning, Gajeel." before getting out of bed.

Propping himself on one arm, he watched as Lucy searched of her clothes. Huffing she decidedly grabbed his shirt and pulled it over her head. Grinning smugly, he wondered where she was going. He voiced his thoughts. "I'm meeting Levy today."

Walking over to her joint bathroom, Lucy went in and started her shower. Stepping out, she wrapped herself in a fluffy black towel and looked in the mirror. Looking at herself, she saw all the marks on her neck and chest. Something grabbed her eye though, a small hole in her lip. Shrugging, she went to a small container on her sink. Opening it she picked up lip, tongue and eyebrow rings. Putting them in, she smiled at the mirror and made her way out.

Once back in her bedroom, Lucy noticed that a certain man was missing along with his pants. She chuckled as a bang and curses came from the kitchen. Going over to her dresser, she pulled out her clothes and dressed. Finished getting ready, she looked in her body mirror and checked her appearance. She wore a purple mid-drift top with a black lace shirt over it. White ripped skinny jeans were on her legs, and black heels on her feet. Happy, she walked out to the kitchen where Gajeel was munching on a sandwich. "Damn. Lookin' good there, babe."

Giggling, Lucy walked to him and kissed his cheek. "Thanks. I gotta go but feel free to stay, although I don't know how long I'll be."

"Okay, I'll see ya later." He said. With that, Lucy walked out the door.

Pulling into Levy's driveway, Lucy honked the horn and waited. A few minutes after Levy came out dressed in a red singlet, tan shorts and heeled sandals. Walking over to the car, she opened the door and got in. "We'll talk when we get there." Was all Lucy said before turning up her rock music to max and driving away. It was a short drive, going through the town and turning down a dirt road. Levy's eyes widened in surprise at the familiar path before a flash of hurt and sadness crossed them. Looking over to Lucy, she saw she kept a neutral face but her eyes said it all, they were the same as hers. It wasn't long before Lucy parked the car and turned it off. Both girls looked at the scenery. The trees that lined the path gave way to sand and rocks, where the lake began. A waterfall was over to the far right and they could both remember the breathtaking cave behind it. Taking a breath Lucy turned to Levy, sad smile on her face. "It hasn't changed at all has it?" she asked.

The bluenette shook her head, "No, it hasn't. Why did you bring us here?"

Lucy looked to the fall again. "It used to put us both at peace. When we had our first fight, we made up here. I thought that we could again."

Tears began filling Levy's eyes, "I want that too, Lu. But I need to know what happened first." she whispered.

"You know, I'm not exactly sure but I can give you my version, if you like." Levy nodded.

"After we went into different groups and drifted away from each other, you must have let a few things slip. Minerva, the crazy bitch, and her groupies began trashing me. That was fine, it's something I could handle. One day though, she got some of the football players to gang up on me. They beat me and she came out, telling me things only you knew. This happened continually, but I was mad at you more because they were my secrets. My anger grew then and one day you came up to me and hit me. Don't know what for but that made me snap. That's when I began hating you." Lucy ended with tears welling in her own eyes, while Levy's fell down her face hard, but silently.

"I- I didn't know that they did that but I didn't tell them anything. They stole our book, the one we wrote everything in and when I confronted them about it they lied and I was foolish enough to believe them. I looked high and low for that book but I gave up in the end. And the reason I hit you was because of the rumors." Levy said.

Turing her head sharply, Lucy rose a brow, "Rumors?" she echoed.

"The ones about me being a slut, cheating on all my tests. Shit like that." Levy explained.

Shaking her head, "I didn't even know about them, let alone spread them. Who the fuck told you it was me?" Lucy asked.

"Minerva." Levy said.

Growling the blonde felt fury take over her and she welcomed it. However before she could go in a rampage, she needed to finish things with Levy. "So we were both lied to and because of that thing," she hissed, "We parted. So Levy, wanna be friends again?" Lucy asked.

Smiling, Levy allowed tears of happiness to make their way. She jumped on the blonde, hugging her tight and wailing, "Of course, Lu!"

Patting her back, Lucy let her own tears fall. She got her friend back and she never should have lost her in the first place. "I missed you, Lev." She whispered into her hair, rocking the small girl back and forth. "I'm keeping you. For good this time."

Yay, best friends again! I wouldn't allow the hate to last forever.

Hope you like it! I'm going to begin the next chapter now, so it will either be out later or tomorrow.

Peace, lovelies!