Chapter 10

Former Authoress: Primsgirl89 (You can find her on both Wattpad and !)

Beater/Reviser & New Authoress: Kartara (You can find me both on Wattpad and .)

Quick note: I, Kartara, adopted this series form Primsgirl89 and began to write for it. Soon after, Prim and I both agreed that it'd be best if I edited the past chapters (Chapters 1 – 12) in my own style and upload it as my own fan-fiction to avoid copyright. Credit for the original story plot and development should go to her for these lovely chapters!

Ugh...my head... Lucy thought as she came back to the land of the living, as her mother would say. She already knew that her memory came back to her.

So, Mirajane's sister, Lisanna, thought that I brainwashed her friends and family? I have no idea why… I wasn't really focused on why as more as I was on how to get her to be a friend to me. I already know she was a kind person, though a tad bit possessive of Natsu. She probably thought I liked him. I'm not going to deny it, I'm beginning to feel something… I just don't think it's going to last, She thought silently to herself as she recapped what had happened inside her head.

Natsu was the first real boy she had had any interaction with, other than her own father…albeit, admittedly, he's not the best person to compare to anything. Last she heard, he had recently passed away from a heart attack a few days ago. Which reminds me, I need to go to the mansion to get a few things! Maybe I'll let the guild decide if they want anything.

*BOOM*

She jumped so high that she was forced to open her eyes. She saw a bright flash and the soft sound of electricity and felt her body begin to sweat. Her already-wide eyes went wider, if that was even possible.

She began to scream and thrash around on the floor. She was looking for a place to hide from the storm. Storms made her really sad and scared, for some reason. The pain that came from it was that she couldn't help those friends. That's what made her run and hide.

"Then why don't you think of it bringing loud music and bright lights to a dance?" Cana asked.

Why did she say that? Did she read my mind?

"No, we aren't. You're saying it out loud," Natsu corrected her.

Huh. My bad.

"Sorry..." She squeaked. The storm went on for a few moments longer.

After she was well enough to comprehend, they filled her in on what was happening. Today, they were supposed to be setting up for the Fantasia Parade. Everyone in Fairy Tail was participating in it.

"Listen up, brats! We need someone to try and get Dragneel to go to the parade! Any volunteers?" Master asked with Mirajane and Erza standing beside him.

A couple of people raised their hands. People like Grey and Gajeel. After a couple minutes, another hand came up. That hand being Elfman.

"Why try to get him to do something he clearly doesn't want to do? Sure, I would like to see him have fun with the rest of us, but you all clearly don't even want him there. I'll talk to Happy and see if Aki has plans on participating," Lucy said brusquely. Everyone looked shocked.

The master cleared his throat gaining her attention. She rolled her eyes and saw Natsu smiling a little on top of the rafters. She smiled back and winked at him. He just scowled at her in response before letting himself give her a full-on grin. That grin made her cheeks heat up. She was quick to clear her blush.

"Why do you call him Aki?"

"Because it means fall. Fall is warm, but it can be really cold. It's full of new life, but also a beautiful death. The reason why the death is beautiful is because when spring comes back and gives all the life back, it gives a breath of fresh air and new beginnings. I believe Aki is my Autumn."

"I think you should call him Haru instead because it seems that you think he is warm, but cold and full of new beginnings; just like spring. Haru is Japanese for spring, you know," Mirajane offered as the other people nodded in agreement.

Another throat clearing from Master brought her attention to him. "I want you to stay away from Dragneel, Lucy."

She froze. Why? Why take away my new beginning?!

Apparently, everyone else didn't expect that because they all gasped.

Natsu then jumped down from his rafter and glared at master in a rage she had never seen before.

"And why the hell don't you want her being around me?" He growled as he came closer to me and held me possessively to him.

"Because of what you did to Lisanna! She didn't deserve to be almost killed! I believe this is the hardest thing I have had to do yet. I want all my kids to be happy, but if the only other thing, other than Happy, that makes you happy is to hurt your own family, then I have no other choice for the sake of the guild."

Natsu was now in flames, Lucy following suit beside him.

"Not only that, but you might hurt her as well or worse kill her. You may have tainted her innocent soul," Master accused him taciturnly.

That's it!

"CELESTIAL FIRES DRAGON ROAR!*" Stars and very hot flames attacked the Master.

"FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" Natsu picked her up as he thrust his other fist out. Her attack had just hit its target when Natsu's followed it up. Soon, she couldn't hold her tears back anymore as she cried into Natsu's chest.

As the area was full of smoke, Natsu flew the two out of the guild with Happy hot on their trail.

A few hours later, they were in a meadow of dead weeds and plants.

She looked up and saw she wasn't the only one crying. Both Happy and Natsu had begun to cry softly. She picked Happy up and placed him in her lap, picking one of Natsu's hands before setting it on his head. One of hers was set protectively on Happy's back. She then wrapped Natsu in a hug with her other arm. She felt both cry harder but, at the same time, tense up.

She knew they didn't get much physical attention from others so it's new to them. They all cried until there were no tears left to cry.

"Mom... sing a song, please," Happy pleaded with her.

She nodded and quickly thought of a song to sing. "My mom sang and taught me this song** when she was sick. She had written it beforehand."

She took a calming breath and began to sing softly.

"Underneath the echoes,

Buried in the shadows,

There you were,

Drawn into your mystery,

I was just beginning,

To see your ghost,

But you must know," I saw both Natsu and Happy relax. As they began to lay all of us down so we could lay down together."

I looked over at Happy as I sang this part.

"I'll be here waiting,

Hoping, praying that,

This light will guide you home,

When you're feeling lost I'll leave my love,

Hidden in the sun,

For when the darkness comes," he was dozing off. Now I just sang to Natsu making eye contact with him.

"Now the door is open,

The world I knew is broken,

There's no return,

Now my heart is not scared,

Just knowing that you're out there,

Watching me,

So believe," his eyes widened. He held Happy and I closer.

"I'll be here waiting,

Hoping, praying that,

This light will guide you home,

When you're feeling lost I'll leave my love,

Hidden in the sun,

For when the darkness comes,

Oh oh oh,

For when the darkness comes,

Be here waiting,

Hoping, praying that,

This light will guide you home,

When you're feeling lost I'll leave my love,

Hidden in the sun,

For when the darkness comes"

Hidden in the sun,

For when the darkness comes," She finished before she kissed both of their foreheads like a mother would her husband and child, both beginning to rapidly fall asleep.

She began to run her fingers in Natsu's hair, his face relaxed and peaceful. Then She heard him mumble in his sleep. What she heard made her smile.

"Lu...cy... my..." He paused. "Li... ght..."

A/N:

- Lucy can kinda do Dragon Slaying Magic as well since Natsu's Dragon Parent blessed her with part of his power and her mother taught her some of the Fire Dragon Slaying Magic. Though it's not exactly like Natsu's, she has her own brand of Slaying Magic.

** - This song is called, When the Darkness Comes, by Colbie Caillat.