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On a Side Note:
Words in italics - thoughts
In the Flashback its reversed;
Normal words - thoughts
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Chapter Nine: The Darkness Is Rising
Lucy's P.O.V
"Luuuuuuucy!" said Happy as he flew up to me. "Hey Happy", I answered him back while I walked towards him so he wouldn't have to fly any farther, "what's up?"
"Natsu said to meet him outside in the gardens! He has something important to tell you!" he said as he landed in my arms.
"Eeeh?" I wondered, "What does he want to talk about?"
"Don't know! I guess he wants it to be a surprise," he flew out of my arms and off to Carla's direction leaving me to my thoughts. Guess I'll figure it out on the way there.
Before I went to meet Natsu,I called all my spirits and apologized to them, "I'm so sorry guys, I'm almost out of Magical Energy and –" Capricorn raised his hand to stop me from talking.
"You don't need to be apologizing Lucy-sama," he said, "you've given us more than enough time to enjoy a party together."
"Yeah!" chimed in Gemi, "thank you" finished his twin Mini.
"S-sorry but thank you Lucy-sama!" said Aries.
"Not bad, Lucy" Aquarius muttered and everyone began thanking me in their own way.
Loke clapped his hands and everyone formed a circle around me. "Before we leave Lucy," he said, "we just wanted to show you how thankful we are." Loke bowed first and then everyone followed, "We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Lady Lucy" they all said together then vanished back to the Spirit World.
I smiled, I was proud of myself for becoming stronger. It was difficult because Natsu, Gray, and Erza were the ones training me after all. But it was all worth it, seeing all of my spirits out together and enjoying themselves made me happy. They've done so much for me, this was the least I could do for them.
I slowly made my way to the gardens and listened to the music play. The musicians played a lovely tune, the more I listen to it the more I got lost in its trance. Before I knew it I was humming its tune and swayed to it.
Just as I was about to take a step outside a hand shot out and grabbed mine. I was pulled into a pair of strong, warm arms and we suddenly started to dance. I looked up to see it was Natsu who had grabbed me.
We danced through the fields of flowers and the fireflies danced around with us. The music from inside the castle flowed outside, letting us follow its rhythm. This is actually, romantic. I could feel my cheeks burning up for the umpteenth time of the night.
I looked up again to see Natsu's eyes and he stared directly unto mine. I felt that my brain had shut down and my heart was beating really fast. I had the urge to say something, anything really. I just had to break this deafening silence, it was killing me. I tried to gather my depleting courage and force some words out of my mouth.
"N-natsu," I stammered once we stopped dancing, my confidence leaving once again, "what are you –" he suddenly leaned his heads towards me and gently pressed his lips unto mine. I closed my eyes and kissed him back. He made the kiss a bit more intense by pushing me closer to him. I felt my knees give out and I leaned on him for support.
Natsu broke the kiss, giving us both the luxury of air. "Lucy I love you" he admitted and started to twirl me around, we fell gently on a flower bed and floating petals surrounded us. "I've been madly in love with you for a long time. I'm sorry that I've only said it now."
I started to cry and kissed him again, "I love you too Natsu," I told him and wiped away my tears of joy, "I've been in love with you all this time!" I stared into his eyes again, wishing this moment would never end.
Natsu cupped my face and stared back into my eyes, "Lucy" he said his voice sounded, different. "Lucy," he said again, his voice sounded feminine that time, a bit like…
"Lu-chan!" said Levy and I gasped seeing my best friend. I looked around and noticed I was still inside the dining room, I must have been daydreaming, I sighed in disappointed. "Are you alright Lu-chan? You've been walking in a daze there."
I began to blush as I remembered my daydream, "Y-yeah I'm fine thanks Levy-chan!" Levy scrutinized me. "Are you going somewhere Lu-chan?" She must have noticed my pink-stained face and that I was going outside.
"N-no reason, I was just going outside to meet Natsu that's all. He said he had something important to tell me."
Levy grinned widely and I blushed even more, "Well we can't have him waiting now can we!" she started pushing me out the door. "Don't worry Lu-chan! You can do this! Show no fear and go for it! And if he breaks your heart the entire female population of Fairy Tail will be his opponent!" she smiled and closed the door.
I blushed, I was lucky to have a family like them, even if they took some things too far. I saw a trail of petals that begged me to follow them and I smiled to myself. "Oh Natsu," I said out loud and picked up a flower that was still whole, "you idiot."
He must have been reading my unfinished story inside my drawer again. "Jeez even though I told him not to." I said out loud and chuckled to myself. This was exactly how I imagined Reve would confess to his childhood love, Iris, in the light of the moon.
Reve left a trail of petals for Iris to follow. Then when Iris reached the end of the trail she was led to an area where the moonlight shined the brightest and she saw that Lisanna was on top of Natsu.
…
Wait… That's not right. Why would I think of – I gasped. "N-natsu?"
Natsu's P.O.V.
"N-natsu?" cried Lucy. I looked at my current situation. Shit, this doesn't look good.
FLASHBACK
I finally finished the trail of flowers for Lucy to follow. "Natsu!" called out a voice. I turned to see Lisanna. "Yo Lisanna! What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you!" she came up to me and started to get a bit too close.
"Oi oi Lisanna what are you – ack!" she suddenly pinned me down and a few petals scattered around us. Her dress a bit revealing this way and I tried to look away.
"What the Hell Lisanna! Get off me!"
"Natsu" she cooed, "I won't let the light have you."
"What?"
Suddenly I heard footsteps, shit that must be –"
END OF FLASHBACK
"Lucy look I can explain!" I tried to tell her and pushed Lisanna off, "This isn't what it looks like!" I tried to hold her hand but she back away from me. Her eyes began to be filled up with tears and started backing away from me. "Lucy! Please wait!" I pleaded, but it was no use. She ran off.
"What the Hell was that for Lisanna?" I was about to run after Lucy but I heard Lisanna scream. She was surrounded by a black aura and strange marks suddenly appeared on her body. "IT BURNS" she screamed.
I tried to decide whether to go after Lucy, or help Lisanna… "Arrrggg" I grabbed Lisanna and tried to find Wendy.
I barged into the dining room "WENDY" I screamed, "LISANNA NEEDS HELP!" Wendy, Porlysica-san, Carla, Elfman, and Mirajane came towards us and gasped. "What happened to her Natsu?" asked Wendy as Elfman took Lisanna from me. "I don't know!" I admitted, "Those weird black things just suddenly came up!"
The Princess ran towards us, "Take her to the infirmary!" she ordered, "Arion please hurry and escort them there!"
"Of course Your Highness," he bowed, "quickly this way!" he started to run towards another door and we followed.
A few minutes later…
Wendy was trying her best to heal Lisanna with Porlysica-san. After fifteen minutes Lisanna let out another scream and a huge, black magical aura was released from her. Porlysica-san trapped it into a bottle and Lisanna woke up.
"Lisanna!" cried Mirajane, "We were so worried about you! What happened?"
Lisanna looked at me and began to cry, "I'm so sorry Natsu… It's all my fault!"
I had to everyone what happened a while ago and ended up getting a few beatings from Mirajane and Elfman. So I was lying in the other bed next to hers, "Well you weren't yourself so it's ok."
The entire Guild arrived in the infirmary a while ago as well as the Princess. "Wendy-san, Porlysica-san," she asked them, "what was wrong with Lisanna-san?"
"It seemed that something powerful was influencing her," said Porlysica-san and looked into the bottle, "I'm not sure how she got it in the first place but its power is similar that of Zeref's."
At the sound of Zeref's name the room became deadly quiet.
"I think I do," said a voice and we all looked down to Carla. "Lisanna," said Carla and Lisanna turned to her, "from what I heard from Natsu's story. You were trying to stop him from confessing to Lucy, correct?"
Lisanna and I blushed as she nodded. Carla sighed, "Did you feel anything within your heart, any anger or jealousy towards Lucy?" Lisanna nodded again "I felt really jealous of Lucy because she always had Natu's attention… Then something inside me snapped. I heard a voice inside my head and it gave me evil ideas… I tried to ignore but, when I saw Natsu dancing with Lucy, I gave in to the voice. It kept telling me to keep him away from the light."
Lisanna had guilt written all over her face and faced me again, "But when I saw Lucy crying I realized how much she must love you and I couldn't follow what the voice wanted…"
Carla looked at Cana and she nodded. "Then the darkness is starting to rise."
"What do you mean Carla?" asked Wendy. Carla told us about her premonition, the darkness and how it must have found its way into Lisanna's heart, and the part that I hated the most, was the part that only the love of Lucy and Sting could stop it.
"But what about the voice in my head?" asked Lisanna, "If that was the darkness talking, why did it tell me to keep Natsu away from the Light? If Lucy was one of the lights, why would it want Natsu to stay away from her if she's destined to be with Sting?"
"I'm not sure," said Carla, "this Prophecy is getting more complicated if the darkness can manifest itself into the hearts of people. If this continues Sting and Lucy will have to get together soon –"
"That's bullshit!" I interrupted. I couldn't keep it in any longer, "Why would Lucy be destined to be with Sting anyways?"
Everyone stared at me, "Natsu," said Cana, "you have to understand. You can't change destiny. They HAVE to be together or the darkness that tried to take over Lisanna will take over all of Earthland!"
"I don't care! Lucy's future shouldn't be decided with something like fate or destiny! She has to make it with her own two hands!" I got off the bed and made my way to the door.
"Natsu-san where are you going?" said Wendy and all eyes were on me.
"Isn't it obvious Wendy?" I said over my shoulder, "I'm going to find the girl I love before she falls into the hands of the wrong guy."
As I held the door knob I heard footsteps outside. I was about to beat up whoever dared to eavesdropped but before I could Carla stopped me.
"Before you go after her," she said, "let's just go and confirm if my premonition was real. If there is black malice oozing from the gates then we'll try to find a way to stop it without Lucy for the moment. Perhaps we can change her fate by trying to get the black magic go away. Wendy can try to dispel it like what she did to get it out of Lisanna-san. I can't make any promises that it will work, but it's better than going after Lucy right now and messing up the Prophecy even more. But if we can't get the black magic off of the gates, then you'll have to give up and accept fate Natsu. Natsu?"
As if I could, I ran off the room before Carla was even done talking. I could still hear Carla's words once I left thanks to my enhanced hearing. There was no way I was gunna let Lucy fulfill her part of the Prophecy.
I ran as fast as I could, trying to pick up her scent. I finally found it and it let towards the train station. I checked the train schedule and the only train leaving for the evening had just left to Magnolia.
"Lucy… How am I supposed to catch up to you now?" Then I did something I never thought I'd do.
I started to think before I acted.
Then an idea struck me, I ran back to the palace. "HAPPY!" I called out to him.
Lucy's P.O.V.
I stop the tears this time while I was on the train, "How could he," I told no one particularly, "how could he do this to me?"
"Oi oi!" said a voice and I turned to see a gang of men in green suits "aren't you the newly appointed Lady of Magnolia? Eeeh Lady Luwey? Sophie? Eeeh, what was your name again?"
"It was Lady Lucy wasn't it?" said one of the other guys and grinned, "Why are you traveling by yourself Milady? Don't you know someone with your title could be an eligible hostage for a gang like us to use for ransom?" The men started to come closer to me and I placed my hands on my keys, ready to call out one of my spirits.
"Who said she was traveling alone." said a voice and suddenly all the men in green flew across the room and ran out to another cart of the train.
I looked at him in shock, "What are you doing here Sting?" He sat down next to me and gave me his jacket, "Exactly what I told those guys. They're right you know you shouldn't be traveling alone. Rogue and I saw you ran off towards the train station so I followed you." I didn't even notice I was shivering. "T-thanks."
Sting looked at me with a serious face, "I-is something wrong Sting?" Suddenly my back started to burn and glow bright again and so did Sting's hand. When the glow died out I could see symbols on Sting's hand that form a golden star.
"Sting what is that?" Sting looked at me and turned me around. He was now facing my back and held my arms to keep me still in our current position. "Sting!" I blushed, "W-what are you doing?"
"Guess that girl's exceed was right." I heard him say and he turned me to face him.
"What are you talking about?"
"Lucy, the darkness is rising and only our love can stop it."
Yikes! Things are starting to turn out for the worst! Now that both Lucy and Natsu know about the Prophecy what will they do? Will Lucy give in to Fate and be with Sting? Or rebel and be with Natsu? Find out in the next chapters of "The Fight Against Fate"!
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