The dancer who never stopped smiling
So guys, I got another chapter out! YAY!. It seems different compared to the original cuz as I said, it took me months to finish it. But since I already wrote it, it wasn't hard to rewrite it again, just with different words.
Have fun reading!
Luluvas
Chapter 4:Almost Caught (Part 4)
"Where am I? "
"Why is everything so dark?"
"Mommy? daddy? I'm scared."
"Mommy? Daddy?"
"Mommy... Mommy help me."
"She's gone!"
"No, she can't be.."
"You killed her!"
"No! She's not dead! I didn't kill her!"
"You're a murderer!"
"No! I didn't kill her!"
"She's dead because of you!"
"No... No,no,no"
"I wish you were never born!"
"No,no,no,no,no-...Did I?"
"She would be alive if you were not here!"
"Did I kill... Mommy? "
"You're a mistake!"
" Would everything be better if I wasn't here?"
"I wish you were never born!"
"Was my birth a mistake!? "
"Oh my.. Look, we found someone*
"What's a pretty girl like you doing here?"
"No... Leave me alone"
Don't worry, we're gonna have some fun!
"No! Please leave me alone, I beg of you."
You were a mistake!
"No.."
I wish you were never born!
"Please, somebody... "
Let's have some fun!
SOMEBODY HELP ME!
Lucy woke up with a start as she sat up breathing heavily, gasping for air. Her moist hair stuck to her sweat sheened face as her eyes stayed wide and alert. She quickly turned to her side to see Blaire sleeping soundly, her equally blonde hair splayed all over her face as she breathed soundly with her body barely covered by the duvet.
Its okay. It's okay Lucy silently kept reassuring her self as her breaths became more even and light, her eyes lowering till normal, and her body along with her posture relaxed. The light air slowly dried up the sweat and cooled her as she still sat .
It wasn't the first time she had those dreams, and it most certainly wasn't the last. After several years passed, she still had those nightmares of the past. Sometimes they stopped, but they came back after a while.
They always came back.
She walked to the bathroom as steadily as she could before dropping down onto the bathroom sink. She turned on the tap before splashing her face with water before turning it off. Keeping her arms on the sides of the sink, she looked into the mirror.
"Its okay Lucy. The past is the past. You're over this." She kept repeating those words like a mantra.
Screams. Pleads. Tears.
Somebody help me...
She splashed her face with water again, looking up to her reflection in the mirror, her hands once again gripping the sink. She kept her eyes wide open for fear that if she closes them, she will see those unpleasant memories.
Slowly, she thought of Blaire. The only reason for her living was for her. She ate, slept, studied and breathed for her. She pushed the memories away thinking of the only good thing she believes has happened in her life:Blaire.
That's right. She was over everything. This was the present and not the past. The past was the past and always will be, there was no need too look back.
Slowly her breathing calmed down, getting silent and calm. The hands which once gripped the sink relaxed, simply holding onto it. Forcing a smile on her face, she left under her false pretence that everything was alright.
Because she knew, deep inside, that she hadn't let go.
She was just hiding from it.
A while after doing her daily routine, Lucy heard her phone-a gift from Mirajane- ringing. As she saw who it was, she smiled before answering.
"Hi Mira"
"Lucy, hi. How are you doing?"
"Great. Better than ever Mira."
Save the nightmares and the incident the day before.
"So, as usual you'll come to babysit Blaire while I'm away?"
"You know I will. I need to make up for leaving yesterday you know."
Lucy giggled. Mira was always like this. Kind, and always making up for even the tiniest thing.
"Yeah. I'll stop by the cafe and get some work done before I go."
"Luuuccy" Mira dragged. "How many times do I have to tell you that you don't need to do that? You are a single working mother who has to deal with studies, work and being a parent. You already have a lot on your hands. Besides, business is really slow on Sundays, the others can handle it."
She could see- no feel Mirajane's disapproving glare on her.
"But if I don't come, wont your other employees think that you're favouring me instead? Besides I'll be able to get extra cash through my wages."
"But-"
"No buts! I'm going whether you like it or not Mira. "
After a moment of silence, she could hear Mira sigh before speaking "Fine."
She smiled like a kid who just got a parents approval "Thank you so much Mira. I'll be there soon after I drop Blaire at your place. See ya soon!" After saying that, she canceled the call.
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On the other side of the line, Mira sighed while nodding her head smiling. Even if she refused Lucy wouldn't obey. Lucy was like a sister to her, albeit a stubborn and workaholic sister. She was kind, sweet and supportive. She reminded her of-
She looked at the family picture on her desk and held it, caressing the smallest figure in the picture with a sad smile on her face.
"Oh Lissana, what happened to you?"
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Right after that she took a nice bath and later, gave Blaire a bath too. While she was drying Blaire's hair, her phone rang again. Looking at who it was, she smiled once more before answering.
"Hi Lev-"
"Ready for the show Luna Heartfield?"
She could hear Levy snicker from her phone and rolled her eyes.
Please Levy, are you gonna always torture me with that joke every single time?
Levy giggled "Of course I am, its not everyday you get to be friends with Magnolia's famous dancer. Sometimes I still feel like I'm in one of those movies you know, the ones when you find out that you friend is secretly a superstar."
"Levy, do not go Hannah Montana on me here." Lucy groaned.
"But still.."
"Yeah yeah, I understand."
Oh, if only she knew that it wasn't a happy Cinderella story like she thought.
Anyway Levy said "I'll leave you to it. Do great Lu!"
Lucy chuckled weakly "I'll try. "
"Oh, before I forget, I met one of Gajeel's old friends yesterday."
Lucy blinked in surprise before she made a teasing grin "You mean you met your lover boy's friend today?"
"Aww stop it Lu" she could see Levy's blushing face.
"Anyway, he just moved here and he's coming to our school!"
"Okay.."
"And I told him about you.."
A pause before
"WHAT!"
"C-calm down Lu-chan. I just told him of how much of a great friend you are and how you were the reason me and Gajeel got together. He said he can't wait to meet you."
She simply sighed. She didn't want any new 'friends' but for Levy she'll try. I'm the back of her mind she wished she wouldn't see him, whoever he is..
"Fine Lev. Sorry but I have to go now. Bye!"
As she ended the call, she turned back to what she was previously doing.
When Lucy and Blaire were done, both of them waited for Mirajane to come. When she came, Lucy smiled and gently told Blaire.
"Blaire, mommy has to go to work today. Aunty Mira will take care of you in her house Kay?."
When Blaire nodded she kissed her on the cheek and handed her over to Mira.
Mira smiled "Ready for a day of fun Blaire?"
The girl in question nodded. As Lucy was hurrying to the cafe she heard Mira and Blaire shouting out.
"Bye Lu!"
"Bye mommy! I love you!"
Lucy giggled and smiled as she thought
You two are the best.
As she reached the cafe she was greeted by the workers. She went to the workers only room where she put on her apron before coming out.
She smiled as she was readily prepared for the day. With a warm smile on her face she went to one of the tables and said a sentence she was most familiar with.
"Welcome to the Strauss Cafe. May I have your order?"
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He smiled as he woke up surprisingly early. However early in his dictionary meant 10:00 am so that wasn't too good. As he looked under his pillow, he smiled.
There lay the VIP ticket to Luna Heartfield's dance concert.
He smiled as he thought abuto meeting her. After his daydream passed and he kept lying there, he became bored. Not long after, he took a bath, wore a T-shirt, a red hoodie and some sweatpants. Before going out.
As he was walking on the sidewalks he was thinking of somewhere to go.
I remember there was some cafe Lissana spoke of, whether it belonged to her sister or whatever. What was its name?
As he mused on it stumbled onto a crack on the sidewalk and tripped. He almost fell but with his huge reflexes, caught himself. Looking from side to side to see if anybody saw him, he caught sight of a building with sleek words written at the top:
'Strauss Cafe'
He realized that was the one she told him about and with a smirk, moved towards it.
Maybe I'll check it out.
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She smiled with her eyes closed. She was happy working. She was so filled with glee that she didn't hear the bell ringing, showing that a customer just came in and so didn't turn to see who it was. As he had finished giving one of the customers a chocolate milkshake, she heard a call for her
"Lucy, new customer at table 5"
She moved to the table called before standing before the customer. It was a man she quickly observed. However, the persons face and hair seemed to be covered by the menu he was holding. Although it seemed like she saw some tufts of pink she ignored it.
She gave a polite smile before speaking.
"Welcome to the Strauss Cafe. May I have your order?"
As he lifted the menu off his face her smile turned upside down and she froze in shock. Seemingly, the person in question did too.
It was him.
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Both froze as they assessed each other. Natsu stayed frozen due to the surprise of seeing her there, while Lucy froze with fear over what will happen next.
Natsu then put up a nasty sneer "So, Lucy Bitchfilia works here."
She flinched but still stood due to the shock.
"What happened? Daddy froze your credit card princess?"
Lucy, free from shock, stepped back and turned away to leave but was held back by Natsu gripping her hand. She struggled and was about to raise an alarm when he spoke.
"Jeez calm down. You don't want to cause a scene here do you?"
She kept quiet and stopped struggling but simply glared.
He sighed before speaking in a low voice
"I'm in a pretty good mood today, and even the sight of you luckily hasn't lessened it. I'd like a fire smoothie."
He released his grip on her and she stood there in suprise before turning away to get him his order.
On her mind she snickered
He'll regret that decision
A fire smoothie in question, was a smoothie filled with the hottest of things. From being the combination of the special milkshakes Mira made: The Lava milkshake and the Demons Wrath milkshake (Mira was very starnge with names), to being sprinkled with chili seeds, it was a dangerous thing that people surprisingly liked and tried for a challenge. Its no wonder Lucy was surprised. But at the same time, it was no wonder it intrigued him.
He was of course known to be a pyromaniac.
He stayed for a while, secretly watching her work as he slowly drank his fire smoothie, seemingly unfazed by it. After he was done, he left the cafe.
As he was leaving he spoke in his mind.
So, she works here huh? I'll keep that in mind when I want to torment her.
He then thought about when she was working. She looked..different to say the least. She looked so free, so happy...
He then whipped his head around banishing those thoughts. He put his hand in his pocket to bring out the ticket he had. Looking at it he smiled. Today was going to be his lucky day.
In the cafe Lucy sighed a breath of relief. A second encounter, and a direct one at that. How was she going to cope with this? She will dread Monday, that's for sure. She then looked at her watch, it was almost time.
After finishing up with her work in the cafe, she left to her concert.
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She stared at the red curtains as she controlled her breathing. This was what she always did before performing. It was a trick her mother taught her to control nervousness.
As the thought of her mother came up other memories started resurfacing and as quickly, she banished them from her mind.
When she was little, there were different stages she would call it, of her life after her mother's death. Im each of those times, she created a persona. As her father practically abandoned her, leaving her for the servants to care for, she made one called
Here, she was Rolling Lucy.
As she heard the first tunes of the piano play as the curtains rose, she knew what song it was.
River flows in you by Yurima she thought as she made her first step.
NB: You guys should probably be listening to the song to get the feels.
Here, she felt like she was in a different place entirely. Body, heart and mind, she was completely engulfed in it. Tiptoeing her feet with the help of the ballet flats, she moved to the first notes of the piano. After a pause, the same notes played again.
As the music gained a pattern, she begun to dance to it like never before.
She felt like she was in the open night sky, each step , each twirl lifting her further to the sky. She felt like her spirit was being lifted as she danced, the stars giving her energy, power. She could remember when her mother showed her all the different stars and zodiacs. It had been all she could think of for the whole day and the next. She smiled as she moved, remembering every single zodiac and her mother telling her the different ways they helped. She thought about that as she moved to the notes.
She could remember how her mother taught her to dance. Oh, layla was a dancer, a famous one at that, known for her gracefulness and write word. A talent she passed onto her, her daughter who was currently showing hpper talent. All the staps,twirls, everything about dancing she knew was all from her.
Lucy smiled at the memory, yet the joy was cut short as the bad memories came up.
Tears, screams..
Someone help..
She snapped out out it, leading to a falter in her steps. Slowly she regained herself, thinking of the only thing she loved; Blaire.
With the climax reaching, she slowly lowered herself to the ground, like a swan lowering her neck down, until she reached
The red curtains closed, and the show was over.
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Natsu clapped in amazement as the curtains closed.
Wow, no matter how many times I see her- I mean...her dancing, i never get tired.
He smiled as he headed to the VIP booth . Reaching the location where a few bodyguards stood, he presented the VIP card the ticket collector gave him. After a thorough search and signing a contract, he was allowed into the VIP room. When he entered the VIP booth he and sat on a couch, trying to make himself presentable.
When he was done he waited, a smile on his face. So many questions filled his mind about what he was going to say, do or even act but he had only one thought in mind.
I can't wait to meet her
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"Ready for your VIP clients Luna?" Her pink haired manager Aires spoke with a shy smile on her face.
"You know I am" Lucy smiled
Because of her wanting to keep her identity a secret, even with her popularity, nobody knew who she was, where she was from, and so on. A solution to this was made through VIP tickets. Only one VIP ticket will be given once a month which helped her to not feel uncomfortable or uneasy by seeing people too many times. The person who gets the said ticket will be able to talk to her, and see her. However, the person is not to take any pictures with her, record her, assault her in anyway, or do anything which may jeopardize her safety or the safety of her identity. Because of this, a bodyguard is inside and the person is searched before going into the room. The person is also to sign a confidentiality agreement as an extra assurance. Nobody was allowed in without the VIP ticket, save a few exceptions (Levy and Mirajane) so far the rule had worked, and there was no breach.
She took a deep breath,
She was about to enter until..
A phone started ringing.
Quickly she recognized the ringtone and headed over, excusing the manager.
"Hold on, I got a call."
She looked at the ringing phone and saw that it was Mirajane before answering
"Hi Mira!"
She then heard a trembling and panicked voice answer.
"Lucy, are you there!"
She was surprised to hear her friend speak this way. Im a
"What happened Mira? Did something bad happen?"
"It's Blaire! She's gone missing!"
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Aaaand that's it for now! In contrast to the original chapter, this one explains more about Lucy's life;something which was explained quite vaguely in the first chapter (I'm thinking of rewriting that chapter). And in the original, the song 'Rolling girl' by Hatsune Miku was played but i scratched that out. Its in the later chapters that all that will take place. You can also check out the song i used here (I remembered when I did ballet with this song in my younger days...).Also, in the original, Lucy was just supposed to stay with Blaire and then go to do her dancing stuff and Natsu just goes to the dance concert. But in this new one, both meet at the cafe. This will explain a lot of things that'll happen in the future and nurture Natsu's feelings for her even before he finds out about the whole Blaire thing. Plus, this wasn't my idea so shout out to Genderbentdragonslayer!
Also, did you see the reference to Rolling Girl? After a while I wanted to change the name of this fanfic to Rolling Lucy but stopped as I got the fanart I currently use for the fanfic. I think it'll show how Lucy dealt with her life, comparing herself to the 'Rolling Girl' in the song.
Oh well, I will be very slow in updating but I assure you that the later chapters are going to be much juicy and coordinated. For now I'll just review my all my fanfictions and write some new ones, so please REVIEW to show your support and encouragement.
PS: you're free to criticize my work. Good or bad, I don't care as long as I learn something from it.
Ciao
Luluvas