It's been a week already which meant it was time for another battle.
And Lucy had to get out of the special room.
Which sucked for her because she really loved that big bed.
But she never ate the food the 'servants' gave her anymore. She started to prefer going to the cafeteria and talking to her friends.
Friends.
Had she really made friends?
Was it a good idea to make friends?
After what happened with Cana?
But she couldn't stop being friends with them. She felt...connected to them somehow. Sometimes she could even hear them saying something that she knew she's heard before, but she couldn't remember it.
Or she was just crazy
That's always a possibility.
"So I wonder how Wendy is doing." Natsu wondered out loud as he watched Lucy punch the stuff- sand out of that punching bag. While she was wearing gloves.
"I hope she's learning a ton of new things, she seems like that kind of girl." Lucy said while giving the last blow to the punching bag. She took her gloves off and stretched her hands. Suddenly she heard clapping behind her.
"Good job you can beat up a punching bag." Lucy turned around to see Sting and Rogue. Sting was clapping while Rogue stood there silently.
"It's better then what you can do." Natsu snapped before Lucy could even open her mouth. Sting sent Natsu an annoyed look as he approached Lucy along with Rogue.
"You know you really p^ssed off Lady and well we're here to get her revenge." Sting smirked a little ignoring what Natsu had said earlier. Natsu stepped in front of Lucy.
"I know you guys are sore from losing at the Grand Magic Games but if we want to get out of here we all have to work together." Natsu said calmly. Why was he protecting Lucy? Does he think she can't protect herself?
"Why would we doubt your words Lucy?"
Lucy widened her eyes again. Natsu's voice. This wasn't the first time it happened. But each time it happens it always surprises Lucy. Especially since she keeps hearing Natsu's voice the most.
"Did you hear that?" Lucy asked without thinking. She didn't usually ask anyone that question in case they thought she was crazy but it slipped out this time.
"You hear it too?" Natsu asked and blinked his eyes a few times. He widened his eyes a bit and his head started spinning in circles.
"Natsu are you okay?" Lucy said ignoring Sting and Rogue who also looked confused. She stretched her arm out to touch his shoulder but he pushed it away.
"Luce..I-" Natsu started and walked towards her. Well at least that's what he attempted to. Instead he ended up leaning to the right and his left foot crossed over with his right make him fall down.
"Natsu-." was the last thing he heard before blacking out.
000
"I hope the brats are okay.." Makarov mumbled to himself as he sat on the bars desk. It had been a year since they all went missing. It was only him, Macao, Wakabi, and Gildarts still in the guild. Honestly they were lucky. Some guilds only had there master left. It didn't matter though.
The quantity never mattered.
It was always the quality.
"Do...do you think they're dead?" Wakabi asked quietly. It wasn't the first time any of them would ask. He knew it was a tough subject for them, but it was always a possibility.
"Natsu? I doubt he would be going down without a fight and no way would he let anything happen to the rest of the guild." Macao said, hoping to cheer them up. But even he knew it was impossible at the moment.
"I guess we'll just wait for Gildarts to come back and tell us if he's found anything else." Wakabi sighed. Gildarts had left three times so far following a hunch or a rumor. Each time came out negative though.
Would they ever find them?
000
"You hear it too?" Natsu asked them blinked his eyes a few times. He looked around himself but he wasn't where he thought he was. Instead he was in a castle. The castle of Fiore. He had never been there before but somehow he knew what it was.
No...he has been here.
After the Grand Magic Games.
No...after they won, they went home.
That felt wrong though.
It didn't feel real.
He looked around when he noticed people. People he knew.
The first person he noticed was Lucy. No two Lucy's. One was wrapped in a cloak while the other was wearing something that Natsu didn't think Lucy would ever wear.
But it felt familiar seeing her wear that.
He then noticed himself.
Himself.
Why was he here?
How was he here.
Natsu noticed that he was mad at someone else. He looked around and noticed someone else here. Natsu didn't recognize him at first but then he realized it was Rogue. With a weird hair cut.
Before Natsu could realize what was going on he saw Rogue shoot something at Lucy. He saw that Natsu was moving his mouth but he didn't hear anything.
Suddenly the cloaked Lucy ran in front of the other Lucy taking the impact instead.
And then she fell.
She was dead.
So you guys are going to hate me so much next chapter but I promise if you keep reading it gets better and then we all have a nice group hug :D :D :D. Or you slap me a dozen times.
I wouldn't blame you.
I would slap me too.
Now I like to see your guy's guesses so guess away :D
Anyways see yeah later and sorry it's short :P