Lucy's POV
Sitting back on my bed crossed legged I sat reading, but I couldn't focus on it. My mind kept on drifting to yesterday's events which felt years away, I felt detached from that person. I was someone different now. But part of me was wondering if I had changed anything for myself. Did I make a difference? To anyone? A small part of me was hoping that they would leave me alone because of it, like it was a peace sign that I had covered for them. I still don't know how this had all escalated this far and fast. But it had … I was a girl who had been cooped up in a mansion her whole life and was brought to believe was meant for nothing more than to be a trophy wife. I had no experience with the outside world. I didn't know how to interact with people properly. I had only really socialized with men my father had picked as candidates for my marriage. None of them I liked. Most of them where short and flappy and ignorant. Not nice or sweet or even the tiniest bit friendly. The only thing that had in common was that they were rich.
I was nothing more than a business trade to my father. It was sickening. And it made everything Gray said to me made me realise he was right. But if I had ever suggested marrying someone out of love to my father …. I cringed the very thought. After that discussion with Gray my mind seemed to open to something more. Like I believed that I had a choice in things.
Some part of me felt bad that I was even thinking that, like I was disobeying my father by merely entertaining the thought. But to know that I had the right to choose was exhilarating at the same time.
A heavy knock at the door distracted me. It wasn't a soft one like the nurses did when they checked on you. And a nurse had come in here earlier when giving me a room check. So there shouldn't be another one in here for another twenty minutes. So that left one option.
It was one of them.
Was it Gajeel? Something cold creeped up my spin. If he came in here … would Gajeel hurt me again? I don't think I could handle another beating. The knock came again and was louder this time.
"Come I-in" I said weakly, trying to prepare for something … mentally and physically.
I could make it all go away, I could tell the nurse and she would report it. I could be moved to another hospital if I begged my father? Just anything! But would any other place be better than here?
Pink spiky hair poked around the door attached to the most handsome face I had ever seen.
"Hey … it's me" He said awkwardly in the doorway. He looked angry, was he mad at me? I couldn't tell but he certainly looked pissed. I was more surprised to see him after he returned from the third floor, which I still knew nothing about after being here a month.
"Hi" This was the
"I have something to say, do you mind if I close the door?" I shook my head and he stepped over near my bed. "I would like to thank you for standing up for me … that time when Gajeel was you know …" He voice trailed off in what sounded like embarrassment. I gave a small smile. He was looking anywhere but at me. Standing up so we were closer in height I began to speak.
"Oh, I-"
"And I would like to apologise for those twits out there. I heard …. about what they did. I heard about everything … after what you did to help me and then they treated you the way they did and its very unfair on your part. I can't apologise enough for … for everything!" He threw up his hands in the air. I felt my face turning to a deep red. He looked sincere and mortified.
"It's okay" It was all I could think to say "I don't blame you, or anyone! In fact, I would much rather forget about the whole thing" I quickly added. He looked up at me in shock before smiling.
"Forget the past and look at the future right?" He gave me his canine smile.
"Y-yeah" I hadn't meant it that way, but I did like the sound of it as a moto. It could be my own personal moto!
"I like that Luce"
"L-Luce?" A nickname?
"Well I originally called you 'Weirdo' but I don't think you liked that, and then I said until I find another one. And since I was on the third floor … I had a lot of time to think about it. So I settled on Luce!" He smiled brightly. The tension from earlier gone. "Or I could call you Luigi"
I smiled back at him. the first time in a long time I felt happy again.
"I like Luce" I smiled.
"Good, because I'm not changing it" He joked.
"Well I'm happy you picked a good one then" he smirked and a mischievous look came into his eyes.
"Hey do remember what I asked after that, the first time we were talking about nicknames? When we properly talked for the first time?" I blushed deeply, I do remember. The thought of it still made my face go red.
I shook my head in denial and his smirk grew.
"Well I do. But you never answered it properly. And I'm sure you had many fantasies about me while I was away" He sounded very cocky "So answer the question. Do you find me attractive?"
I was full blown red by this point.
"I-I-"
"Just say it, you think I'm attractive"
"I think your conceited" I replied, I thought for a moment he would look hurt but he grinned.
"I like you, your sassy" he complimented me. I could no longer go any redder!
"Ahhh, Thank you"
"And by the way" He said nearing the door.
"Yeah?" My heart leaping my chest.
"I know you totally dig me; you know how I can tell? Your face went red"
Conceited bastard.
~X~
"Don't worry, I know you must be feeling homesick, and scared of this place and the people here. You must feel alone and maybe betrayed. But I can tell you that everyone here" Waving his hand across the room "You become family and you will to" Natsu said to me, the first time we properly had spoken on my first day.
Those were the first words that had been said to me that made me happy to be here for the first time. I would become part of their family.
How well that worked!
After Natsu had left I felt happier, like I had made a friend again. And suddenly my whole day didn't seem as bad. I didn't feel as alone. And I wasn't as fixated on thinking of all the possible reasons why my father sent me here.
Because you're sick.
I internally groaned. The voice was back. And worse it sounded cheerful.
You know, I think you'll like this place.
I got beat up.
Well, you're in training to be a little badass! First you were a little goodie-two-shoe and now look at you!
Go away.
After all I've done for you?
You haven't brought me anything good.
Are you sure? The voice now sounded highly amused like it knew something, something I didn't.
What do you want?
To show you things.
Like what? It was taunting me now, and worse i was replying back to it! But my curiosity got the better of me.
The truth.
Truth, aren't you cryptic….
Wait till you go to sleep tonight, I'll show you then. But only a glimpse, you'll have to figure the rest out. There was a warning note to the sound of the voice, something I had never heard from it before. It was usually dark and mean … but this was something different. And part of me believed that the voice in my head was alive, like it thought for itself.
Impossible…
But somehow, I knew there was something … different … not that I talked to voices often. The voice didn't answer anything else, it was gone. It wasn't speaking to me.
~X~
It was launch time and the nurse came out to tell me to join the rest of the patients. I was nervous. Would I sit alone today? Or would I sit with Natsu? No, he had his friends. Just because he apologised to me didn't mean he had to sit with me.
But still … I like to entertain the thought of it.
But on the other hand, I felt embarrassed that Natsu might see how I had to sit alone. It would be embarrassing! Then he would see that I was a nobody.
I walked out of my room and made my way towards the stairs. The common room was already empty and I peeked out of the large feature window. I could see everyone sitting below but even from here I could sense the tension that was fuelling below. It made me want to scurry back to my room. I remember the first time I looked out the window to see them all sitting below, they were happy and laughing at Natsu. No one had been sent to the third floor and everyone seemed a lot more gentle and friendly.
Things looked different below. Making my way down I heard the sounds of footsteps above me making their climb down. I hurried my process to the bottom of the stairs. But whoever was behind me was faster.
A cold hand clamped over my mouth and pulled me towards them. I hit a hard chest, I was spun around and I came face to face with the raven haired boy, Gray.
I froze, the last time we spoke … it was awkward. And now here we were in close space of each other I realised something. Since coming here I've had people enter my bubble all the time. At home I had never really had something be this close to me. My maids didn't count when there helping me into ball gowns. And since being here people have invaded my personal space. And then bye-bye personal space. But there was something oddly satisfying with something being this close to me.
"I wanted to talk to you Lucy" he said quickly "Alone"
I stared at him. He hadn't seemed to realise that his hand was still over my mouth making it hard on my part for verbal communication.
"I wanted to catch you alone. Oh, wait … that sounded wrong. But never mind that, I want to apologise. I haven't acted fairly towards you lately, I've been a jerk and I guess you could say I went with the crowd. I knew what they were doing was wrong and I didn't stand up for you. And I feel like a shit face for being like that. But i hope you understand … well there's nothing to understand. I was a jerk, I went with what everyone else was doing and I feel like a real ass. And I was wondering if I could have your forgiveness?" I was shocked by his words. He had said it all so quickly, I could tell he meant every word. And he wasn't that good at apologising but I knew every word was sincere. But still, it was a lot to take in on short notice.
He removed his hand. His eyes looking all over my face for some sort of clue to my answer. His eyes rested on my bruise and more guilt seemed to swallow him, I could see it in his eyes.
"Shit…." He said. He brushed the hair aside from my face so he could see the full effect of it. I was too nervous to speak. And he was so close! His facial muscles seemed to harden. "I knew stuff happened in there, it wasn't meant to go that far! He said he was only going to talk to you!" He hissed. He was talking more to himself then me.
But it had escalated that far?! SHIT! I could have missed this bruised face and swollen elbow?
"I'm sorry that happened to you…."
"It wasn't your fault …" I whispered. Gray's eyes moved from my bruise and to my own eyes.
"I could have stopped it … If I had known what was really going on … I hadn't found out till after. And before that I was meaning to go speak to you, I was at your door but I didn't have the balls to go in because I was too ashamed. I'm a fucking cockhead .Shit!" He stepped away from me. The scene from last night when I overheard the conversation from Erza, Cana and Evergreen. I had forgotten that.
"Don't worry. I forgive you" It was all I could think of to say, I was beginning to feel awkward and Gray seemed to be more pissed with himself by the minute.
"I don't know how you could. We were all pricks. We've never been like this before. I promise you were better than this" He sounded like he was pleading almost.
"Yeah, but your smart ones. You seem to come back around at one point it seems" Gray looked at me with what looked like admiration.
"You're a kind women" And he leaned forward to kiss me on the cheek before heading down the stairs by himself, I stood stunned staring after him.
~X~
Grabbing some food I made my way to the furthest table, the one that was in the shade. I poked around with my food with mo real apatite. My peace was disturbed by someone sitting on the other side of the table.
"You earn more points if you eat you know?" The pink haired said.
"Yeah, but I don't feel like eating"
"Are you like Lisanna?"
"Huh?"
"Lisanna doesn't eat food, are you like her? You're really skinny" Shocked by his blunt words I replied.
"No, just depression"
"Hmmm" Was his was of replying with a mouth full of food.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure" He looked intently at me, which made feel like I as under a microscope.
"What are you in here for?" He paused for a moment before speaking.
"Promise you won't laugh?"
"Yes" I said honestly, I was insanely curious to know.
"I'm a pyromaniac"
"What is that?" It sounded like something sinister.
"A person who likes to sets things on fire, or just play with fire-which is me, but now and then things get a little out of hand" Intriguing…
"That's cool!"
"You think that's cool?"
"Cooler than mine?"
"Are we really having this conversation?" he said smiling and I chuckled in response, to talk like this felt normal.
A new person came to join our table, carrying a cup of shaved ice which I personally think is a little weird but then again… there's stranger things.
"Yo, Natsu" Gray greeted. Natsu ignored. In fact he looked irritated by his presence. "Still pissed at us?"
Natsu turned to give him a seething look that I cringed at. My curiosity came back and I wandered what happened between the two.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" He growled.
"I've already apologised" He replied and it all clicked. I might have once not too long ago would have wanted an apology from them, but now, I didn't want to waste my time with it. Or think about it in general.
Natsu looked at me and nodded, and like the speed of light Natsu attitude changed and then they were talking like nothing was happening.
I looked over at the other tables, most looked away quickly when they saw me staring other looked focused on Natsu and Gray, and then they would look at me and then back to them in confusion. And I agreed with their looks, I didn't understand it either. But here they were sitting with me.
I watched as the two bickered at each other, and smiled. They seemed to get alone well yet they fought at every occasion they got.
I laughed silently; Natsu seemed to hear and looked over at me with a look of amusement before turning towards Gray with a look of smugness.
"Luce finds me attractive" Natsu said, and if I didn't know better it sounded like he was bragging. Gray's eyes flashed.
"I-I never said that!" I defended. And Gray looked between us.
"But why does your face go red a lot when you're around me?" He gloated and Gray laughed.
"Pffft, like she would be interested in you. She has standards. Don't you Luce?" He emphasised the nickname Natsu gave me. And my face turned red despite itself.
"I gave her that name! And what, do you think she would go out with a stripper! You still have to wear gowns!" At this Gray challenged back, they went back an fourth between each other and I was glad to be left out of it.
But sadly that didn't last long.
"Lucy" They said together "Who is more attractive?"
"Oh, look at that, lunch is over bye!"
~X~
The rest of the day went normally, nothing really excited happened. But I did feel like I could call Natsu and Gray my friends. Though I wandered how they were friends. They seemed like the totally opposites, Natsu as fire and Gray as ice.
I felt more comfortable when I sat in the common room and not once did I hear people whisper behind my back and call me names.
But I felt that wasn't happening because Natsu and Gray were near me most of the time. I was beginning to feel comfortable in their presence and not so intimidated. I felt like I call them my friends.
I looked for Levy around the room, wandering if I could catch her. I felt like I had to speak to her. But I couldn't see her anywhere. This meant she was in her room and I didn't feel like going into her personal space.
I sat in the library section of the room that had a small wall divider to section off the area. I sat on the rug, and once again I couldn't focus. But this time I couldn't get Gray and Natsu to leave my head.
Natsu was confident and cocky, yet kind and a little crazy. But he did care for me in a way, and I liked that.
Gray was a lot cooler and collected but still very confident within himself, and he seemed like a lady's man, but he hadn't made any type of move on me. When he kissed me on the cheek I don't think it was meant to be romantic, it was meant in a lot more friendly way.
"Yo Luce" Gray greeted who had also taken to using Natsu nickname for me. "You wanna … play volleyball. Natsu and I are setting up a game. It'll be a good chance to get to meet everyone better and you might see were not totally jackasses" He smiled.
I nodded and stood up. I would trust Gray on this.
~X~
I found them back outside where, about where nine people were standing. Natsu, Freed, Cana, Erza, Elfman were on one side of the net and on the other Gray, Evergreen, Bickslow, Lisanna and last spot was for me.
"Have you ever played before?" he asked.
I shook my head.
"Well, you put your hands like this, and if the ball comes near you, you hit the ball like this" And he made the motion with his hands. He pointed out the lines and told where the sever will stand in the back row and so on. It seemed simple enough. I stood in the front grow which seemed the easiest place.
Gray stood in the back and served. The ball went high and came down near Natsu who instead of hitting the ball like Gray showed me punched it. No one minded this, and it did seem like a very Natsu type of thing.
The ball was hit around a bit more near me and I forgot to hit the ball like Gray showed me, instead I shoved it so it propelled forward and hit Freed in the face, mainly his nose.
I was preparing to hear a lot of cuss words and shouts of anger but instead I heard laughter. I looked behind to see Gray bent over laughing, looking up he smiling. I looked forwards to see Freed clutching his nose which happened to be bleeding. Despite that he was smiling at me, which felt weird since the only time we had ever talked he was teasing me. But that didn't seem to matter right now. It was like it had all been forgotten.
"Nice hit" Natsu laughed.
"I hadn't meant to-"
"Don't worry about" Freed said grinning "I deserved it" A part of me was irked in their sudden change in attitude towards me and I was suspecting Natsu was the reason. Their attitude had all changed when he had come back, almost the minute he had come back ….
The game continued, and I found myself enjoying it.
After a while we stopped to rest, and frighteningly Erza came up to me.
"I need to speak to you-"she said seriously.
"Your forgiven, now let's forget about it"
She looked down at me in confusion. "But that hardly seems fair"
"I don't want to remember it, let's forget it"
"But under one request" I raised an eyebrow. "Punch me"
"W-What?!"
"Then we can call it even"
"No! No punching. Let's forget all this" She nodded and walked away. What a strange girl.
I sat down on the ground with a bottle of water, the heat had spiked up and I was layered in sweat, the clouds were small and were providing no shade for us. Most of the chatter was the disappointment in no outing. I had completely forgotten about. Yesterday was Monday and that was Theatre activities, and Tuesday was Outing. But because of the storm the condition we couldn't go anywhere. But I didn't mind so much.
"That was a nice hit" Natsu took the spot next to me laid on his back looking up at the deserting clouds.
"Thanks"
"So I wanted to ask you something"
"Shoot"
"When I was on the third floor I saw Laxus up there, and he said he saw a new guy came in here. I heard he's your therapist"
The topic was strange but I felt there was something behind it. "Yeah, he's mine"
"Just asking anyway. But there's one more thing I want to ask of you"
"What?"
"Tonight, stay awake" He stood up and flashed me a grin before running away. I thought back to the voice in my head, which was waiting for me to fall sleep tonight.
Strange.
~X~
Night was nearing and everyone was back inside again, the nurse paced around the room silently looking passive. I didn't mind them doing that anymore.
One of the nurses came out with weight scales. This happened once a week on a Tuesday; the only person this excited was Lisanna. She showed no sign at wanting to get healthy again; in fact she liked to see how much weight she had lost. I had never cared much for my weight before but since coming here I had been getting interested in it. I secretly like to see if I had lost any. As long as I didn't get an obsession with it I should be fine. But there was something fascinating about it.
Some people like Lisanna seemed to have sprinted over to it, I followed curious to see her weight. It was one of the electronic ones. She stood on for a moment before it stopped on 47, and for a 18 year old that was pretty scary. And she a little tall which made her appear even skinnier, Erza went on and was 58, Ever was 55 which a little boarder lining and then me, I watch as the number went down to a 52. I had always been a little on the skinny side, an effect from home. But now that weight seemed to matter here, I was proud of that. As sickening as it was.
Lisanna was lead to the side of a room where two nurses were waiting for her, this always happened. It was the usual, talking to her, and asking questions and such. This was nothing new for her.
But I couldn't shake the feeling there was another reason they were talking to her. I don't think they would send her to the third floor, but I think they were beginning to take action.
God be with you. I thought.
~X~
Dinner had come around and Natsu, Gray and I were the first in line, but I only managed to get here when Natsu grabbed my arm and pulled me along.
Dinners were always inside instead of outside like we do with breakfast and Lunch; sometimes we would have it in here depending on the weather.
The tables in here were circler and there were less, so we were all in closer proximity of each other. The conversations were all the same here. The conversations were all the same, every night and almost at every meal of the day.
"I'm sick of being in a hospital"
"I want to get out of here"
"I wish I had real chocolate"
"The food here is total rubbish"
"Where are you from?"
And sometimes people would open up as their backstory of their life, who their friends were, did they have a family? Where they used to live.
Natsu, Gray and I were at a table together again. I secretly liked the way the trio of us had come closer together. Or at least I hope we had. I thought we made a nice group.
I noticed Levy walk into the room and grab a plate of food, this was the first time I had seen her all day, and part of me was wondering if she had been sent to the third floor after her 'little' episode. We made eye contact briefly before moving to sit with Jet and Droy.
Freed and Bickslow sat down on either side of me, and the Lisanna and Erza joined our table. This was the first time I had sat with this many people … ever!
And it was nice actually sitting part of a group for a change, since for the past month I had been sitting alone.
Because of these very people, who were now sitting with me?
It was strange how their attitude changed towards me in a matter of hours.
But I didn't want to ruin it, there was now seven people sitting at this table with me included.
After finishing our meal Freed spoke.
"Are we doing it tonight guys?" He whispered looking around the table, small nods from everyone then his eyes landed on mine.
"I already asked her" Natsu said quietly so the others could here. Freed nodded.
"Don't fall asleep tonight then" Grabbing his tray he left the table. Everyone followed him and Natsu stayed behind.
He had a look in his eyes that couldn't be explained.
"There's something I, I mean we are letting you in on. You can't let the others know about this conversation, the people at the other tables; we keep this kind of reserved. But you deserve to be let in on this more than anyone else. I trust you, now you need to be awake tonight. Don't fall asleep"
~X~
Once I had a shower and got dressed and went to my room, and there what felt like my voice was waiting for me.
I've waited so long to show you…It said eagerly.
I can't, not tonight.
What?
There's something happening tonight, I can't fall asleep. Tomorrow night?
The voice never replied.
It hadn't dawned on me until now, since I was happy at the thought I was being included in something I never found out what we were doing. Or how long I had to stay awake.
What if this was a joke? Another cruel trick played on me.
The time seemed to go slower than normal, when the nurse came to knock on my door to say lights out it was 9:30.
Time went on slower and slower. And if I peeked through the little opening in the door that the nurses used to do their hourly checks you could see the clock on the wall.
If the world was going to end, I would stay in this room where ten minutes lasted to what felt like two hours.
By ten o'clock I was starting to have serious doubts, I had already had two checks and both times I pretended I was asleep. When it was 11:30 I heard a soft push on the door and a little slither of light on the floor reached my bed. And the silhouette within it had spiky hair, smiling against my pillow I rolled over and sat up. Natsu stood there.
"I thought you were asleep"
"I was beginning to think I had to stay awake for no reason" He pouted at my words.
"Sorry, but around 11:30 they begin to slack of and have smoke breaks"
"Oh"
"I brought these, were gonna have to be quick just in case one does come back and check" A fact about me was that I had an overly creative imagination. My cheeks turned pink and I was glad my room was dark enough so he wouldn't see.
Shutting the door behind him he dropped a pile of fabrics and pillows on the floor. Getting out of bed I squatted down near him.
"Now, I had to guess your size but put these on" Putting the fabrics in my hand I realised they were clothes and on closer exception I realised they were Nurse Uniform. He picked up the pillows and walked over to my bed. I paused to watch him; he was putting the pillows under my blanket and was trying to arrange them to look like someone was sleeping there.
What was happening?
Turning to me he smiled. "You'll have to get dressed in here, and I can't go out there to wait. I might be caught" My eyes bugged. I would have to get dressed with a boy in the room?
I had to get dressed with Natsu in the room!
There was nothing for me to get dressed behind. I blushed heavily.
"Ummm…" I said, not finding any words to this situation. Natsu seeing the problem walked to the corner of my room and turned so his back was to me.
"Don't worry I won't peek" And for some bizarre reason, I trusted him.
Taking off my own cloths and chucking them in my draws I started getting dressed into the uniform. It fit perfectly; though I had to roll the pants a bit otherwise it was snug.
"Done"
Turning back to me he whistled. His eyes looking me up and done and I felt exposed. But I liked it when Natsu looked at me that way.
"If you were a nurse I would want to get sick every day!" I allowed myself to give a little laugh, and when I looked at him I realised he was wearing his own uniform.
"Me to" and he gave me his canine grin.
~X~
Leading me out of the room he lead me to another area of the floor I had never been, and by that, it was a no patient area. Sometimes we had to duck behind furniture, or walk into one of the arts and crafts room for coverage. I was nervous but Natsu seemed to be completely relaxed. He knew what he was doing.
Leading me to another hallway we came up to a janitor, at first I thought Natsu hadn't seen him but he walked right up to him smiling. The janitor nodded in greeting, he was tall and thin and had a really bad beard growing.
Wouldn't he turn us is?
"Do you have it?" The man asked. Natsu nodded and held out his hand. The man put out his own, Natsu dropped five small yellow pills in it.
The Janitor stepped away from the door he was leaning on which said 'Stairwell' and unlocked it.
"You have two hours I'll be back then to get you guys out so make sure your hear, the nurses have some meeting with some board members tonight so you should be pretty safe"
"They rest there?"
"The rest are up there, have fun kid" The man walked away, his eyes lingered on me for a moment before leaving. Natsu who was still holding the door open shut once I was in.
"Now where do we go?"
"Down"
"What's with the uniforms?"
"They help us get around"
"So first were gonna go and get you to meet two of my favourite people" We started making our way down and when we came to the door, he opened it. And we were in a brightly lit room. And it wasn't as deserted as the second floor, the place was buzzing with life. No one seemed to notice us.
"Where are we going?"
"I told you, to see my two favourite people"
"But what place is that?"
"The kids ward"
"The kids wards?" They had children in a place like this? I felt sick at the thought. Natsu led me to the quitter side of the build, we neared to guards near the door, like the ones I first saw the watched the second floor entrance the teen ward. Thankfully they didn't notice us when we walked in.
The place was dark, and there were very few lights on. There was a small nurse section in the middle of the room where a few were working quietly, like the one we had on the second floor, they looked briefly at us and seeing our uniforms they went back to work.
"Just act calm, and looked like you know what you're doing"
I nodded and followed suit, we headed to the east wing which is where we kept the boys. Walking there we passed a nurse they cast us a curious eye. Stopping at one of the doors he pushed inside.
"Romeo? You awake?" He whispered. We crept silently into the room and closed the door. A small hand sot out from beneath the covers and turned on the lamp. A raven haired boy sat up eyes wide and had a huge smile on his face.
"Natsu!" he greet and flung himself toward Natsu and gripped him in a tight embrace.
"I have someone I want you to meet" Romeo pulled away and looked at me with a quizzical look, suspicious. "This is Lucy; she just came here last month"
"Hi"
"Hi Romeo"
Natsu grinned. "So what's going on Romeo?"
"Why haven't you visited me?" The boy ignored the question.
"Sorry, I was sent to a mean place"
"Don't speak to me like I'm a kid! I'm twelve and next year I'll be in the teen ward with you!" He pouted. I stood quietly not sure what to say. Natsu looked down at the boy with a bit of sadness.
"I wouldn't look forward to going up there if I was you"
"But I want to be with you!" His voice filled with admiration. He really looked up to Natsu, you could just hear it. I wander how long these two had known each other.
"Well I got to go, there will be another room check and I can't be here. See you later Romeo-kun" We left the room quietly.
"How do you know him?"
"I met him when we arrived. And I just took him in like a little brother"
"Where's his parents?"
"His mum name was Sue and she left after he was born. And his father's name is Marco; he's in the Adult wing. I don't know where that is though"
"Can't he go somewhere else?"
Natsu shook his head.
"Where are we going now?"
"To go meet someone else"
"Who?"
"Her name is Wendy, and she's Romeo's crush" We walked to the west wing and knocked on another door, the door opened and there was a little blue haired girl inside. She looked shy but when she saw Natsu she broke out into a smile.
"Natsu-sama!"
"Hey Wendy!"
"I've missed you! Did they take you away again?" She asked worriedly. Natsu nodded.
"I knew you come again. Romeo was getting upset about you not turning up. He thought you forgot about him" My heart jerked at her words.
"Hey, Wendy I want you to meet someone. This is Lucy, she's new here"
"Hey Lucy!"
"Hey" She was a small petite girl, and with very pale skin.
"Anything new here?"
"Nothing has happened. But did you see that big thunderstorm yesterday?" She said excitedly.
"No, I was locked up" He watched her excited face with amusement.
"It was great! I love storms, my dream would be to control them and make strong winds"
"That would be pretty amazing" Natsu said and I nodded. "Well we better get going, don't want to get caught" Wendy nodded in understanding.
"Okay, see you later. Bye Natsu, Bye Lucy!"
~X~
We were back in the stair well again and were heading up. But we ran straight past the second floor door and straight up to the five floor.
"What are we doing?"
"This Luce, is the sole reason we are out and breaking rules" Opening the door we were once again in another hallway.
"What's this floor for?"
"To be honest, I don't know. It's like another housing floor for a ward. But it's not the adult ward. I think they're on the fourth floor maybe, but that's a guess. This place … I don't know, I've never seen anyone up here before"
"So why are we here?"
"Were not to our destination yet, were heading to the roof" I raised my eyebrows in surprise. To bribe janitors, and sneak past nurses and go on others floors is one thing. But to go on the roof? Doesn't this place have surveillance? Or a security system? Following Natsu again I followed him to a Fire escape and climbed. It took us straight to the roof. And when I got up there I was surprised by what I saw.
"Holy shit"
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