A/N: Goodness! Thinking of what to write in this chapter nearly killed me! xP Joke~ It was one hard chapter cuz Lucy finally has a mission to do! I will not tell you here~ so read the chapter! heheh~ Thanks for reading this FF! I feel motivated to make this story better when I saw the reviews! I will do my best! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter even though its kind of short. xP
Chapter 10: Lucy's Mission
As my mother's final moments were revealed to me before my very eyes, my body remained still, motionless. I couldn't do anything other than to cry for them. They have suffered more than I could imagine. At least I know that it wasn't my Father's fault that he killed mother. The scene of my mother's death was gruesome. It was more horrible than the ones you get to see in the movies. The next thing I knew, I was kneeling down, my head facing the sky. Tears fell down my cheeks. I opened my eyes and the stars continued to shine.
"Lucy, are you alright?" It was Loke, he forced his way into the human world from the spirit world, and he looked concerned.
"I'm fine, Loke. I just saw my mother's final moments." I replied.
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect her. I should have saved her while I still could." He gritted his teeth.
"No," I wiped my tears, "you shouldn't be sorry. Mother wanted you to take care of me. It was her wish and I thank you for fulfilling it."
"I'm glad to hear that Lucy." He said.
As he said that, he returned to the Spirit World. I stood up and I glanced back to the stars.
"Thank you Mom. Thank you for everything you have done for me." I said out loud.
After saying that, I felt a gentle breeze touch my skin. It carried the scent of my mother. I knew it was her. I turned around and made my way back to Magnolia. My mission now is to find the person who controlled my father, the one who caused my family to live in so much pain and secrecy. That person will pay and I'm not joking about this. Forget about going back home to Father, this is more important. I know the person is still alive. Something in the memories revealed to me says it all. I will believe in it.
When I arrive back in Fairy Tail, I received the shock attack from Natsu.
"Hey," Natsu asked. "Is there something wrong? Why'd you ignore me just now?"
I shook my head and replied, "It was nothing. I was just thinking of something."
"Did you actually believe the rumor Mira told you about us?" He said.
"Oh, you mean that one?" I replied with an annoyed tone, "It's not true right? Why should I care? Honestly, I don't really like you."
"I see." He scratched his head, "I'm sorry. I guess I'll talk to you tomorrow. You seem to be fuming today. Talk to you tomorrow, Luce."
As he walked away from me, I felt kind of bad. He was trying his best to have a good conversation with me and I pushed him away. When I turned around to call him, he was already gone. I sighed and walked towards Mirajane. Mira gave me a nice cool drink.
"You seem to be kind of hot headed today." Mira questioned me.
"Yeah, I have gone through a lot since the week started." I replied.
"Sorry for adding to your problems." She said.
"Nah, it's okay. Thanks for telling me about it anyway." I replied.
"You'll get over those problems." She reassured me, "I know you can!"
"Thanks Mira," I said to her as I passed her the empty glass, "Thanks for your encouragement."
I walked towards the missions' board and looked at the missions up for grabs. I happen to notice a certain mission. It was a very small piece of paper stuck to the board. I brought my head closer to the board to get a good look at it. What I read opened my eyes.
"Destroy the Devil's Mansion. Reward: 2000000 Jewels."
Devil's Mansion sounded very familiar. Without any hesitation, I'm going to take this mission on! I had the feeling that I might gain something out of this mission. I can't guarantee if this hunch is 100% positive but, it's better than nothing. Devil's Mansion, wait for me!
A/N: Is Lucy really going to the Devil's Mansion? What secrets will she unveil there? Next Chapter.. Chapter 11: The road to Devil's Mansion