Falling
There were many ways that Erza could have fallen. She could have fallen in love with Jellal. She could have fallen from the cliff that she was currently standing on. But instead she fell for Lucy and she had to watch Lucy fall over that damn cliff. Why couldn't it have been her instead. Erza fell to her knees and slammed her fist into the ground. She should have taken the hit from their enemy, not Lucy. Now everything was falling apart before her eyes. Erza stood up and howled into the night sky as she jumped off the cliff. It was strange that her tears were flying up while she was falling into the darkness beneath her.
'As long as I get to see you again Lucy. I will be fine.'
…...
*Earlier that day*
"Mira have you seen Natsu?"
"He said he was going to get Erza so you guys could all go on a job together."
"Oh...but Gray has his date with Juvia today. He can't come."
"I think that was Natsu's intention."
"Oh..." Lucy sat down and laid back in the chair. The guild was warm today and she felt as if she could sleep. But she knew that Natsu would be back any moment. Lucy tapped her fingers on the table and sighed loudly. She was getting very bored.
"You okay Lucy?"
"Yes. I'm just really bored."
"Why don't you go meet them. I'm sure out of everyone here, you're the one who will always know where to find Erza." Mira smiled as Lucy blushed.
"I'll just go find them then...bye Mira."
"Bye Lucy!"
…...
Lucy walked down the street with Plue in her arms. She was smiling at everyone who passed by. Lucy stopped at a candy shop to buy some pocky. She knew Erza loved it. Natsu would pretty much eat anything that looked edible. Lucy continued on her way to find her friends. She was sure that she could find them at Erza's place. She walked down the all to familiar path to Erza's place. Lucy took in a deep breath of fresh air before entering Fairy Hills. She could hear yelling down one of the halls. And it wasn't just any hall. It was the hall leading to Erza's room. Lucy could also hear Natsu.
'That idiot. Doesn't he know boys aren't allowed in here?' Lucy thought. She stopped in front of Erza's door and sighed. If Erza was yelling at Natsu that meant Lucy would have to break them apart before any fighting started. She opened the door and walked up to the two yelling people. They didn't even notice her as she walked up. Lucy stepped between them and put a hand on each of their chests. Natsu and Erza looked at her for the first time since she entered the room.
"Lucy..."
"Natsu get out."
"...Sure..."
"We'll go on a job later today. Go pick one out."
"Aye!" Natsu turned and ran out the door with a big smile on his face. Lucy then turned to face Erza. The red head was staring out the window with an expressionless face. Lucy moved so that she was facing Erza directly.
"Tell me why you're so upset."
Erza sighed and began explaining. "He woke me up, entered Fairy Hills, and ate my cake."
Lucy covered her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from laughing. Of course Erza would be upset about her cake. "I'll get you some more cake when we come back from our job if you cheer up. Deal?"
Erza closed her eyes and thought about it for a moment. "I guess that's good enough. Deal." Erza bent down and placed a soft kiss on Lucy's lips. Lucy smiled and returned the kiss.
"Let's get going before Natsu comes back."
"All right." The girls headed out hand in hand to go find their pink haired friend. They walked into the guild and found Natsu standing in front of the request board. He saw them and grinned.
"Hey! I found us a great job with a lot of fighting!"
Lucy face palmed. 'Why did I say he could choose the job?'
"Can we go now?!" Natsu asked eagerly.
"Sure..." Lucy said. She grabbed Erza's hand again and followed Natsu out to the train station. It was going to be a long day.
…...
"Natsu run!" Lucy yelled as she picked up Happy and ran towards the huge boulder that Erza sat by. They had gotten to the town where a beast was known to attack people walking by. Erza had been hit and Natsu was covered in cuts and gashes. Lucy was no better. She had a long gash running down her back where the beast hit her with its claws. The beast slammed Natsu into a nearby tree shattering it to pieces. Lucy watched in horror as the beast fought her friend. Was there nothing she could do to help? Her magic was practically empty and she felt so tired from all the blood loss. Erza stood up and faced Lucy.
"I want you to escape with Natsu."
"I'm not leaving you!"
"Please Lucy?"
"Erza. I will never leave you alone like this."
"Guys watch out!"
Both girls turned to see the beast charging them. Lucy pushed Erza out of the way and ran into the woods.
'I know there's a cliff around here somewhere. Maybe I can make it fall off.' Lucy kept running as fast as she could. She could hear the beasts roar and it made her cringe. It was fast and she could tell it was right on her heels. Lucy finally saw the edge of the cliff and rolled to the side as the beast came hurtling by. It stopped and turned just as it reached the edge. 'What now?' Lucy stood up and backed up into a tree. There was nowhere to run now that the beast had her trapped. She could hear Natsu and Erza screaming her name somewhere in the woods. She had no choice but to keep the beast busy. It roared again and charged her again.
"Sh...!" The beast hit her hard causing her ribs to crack at the force. Blood sprayed out of her mouth and her hands flew up to her ribs. She was going to die here and she knew it. Her body didn't want to move anymore. She was so tired. The beast swung its hand at Lucy. She flew to the edge of the cliff. Lucy looked over the edge. It was a long way down but she had no other choice. She had to get rid of the beast charging her again. Lucy stood up and watched as Erza and Natsu ran out of the woods. Tears fell from Lucy's eyes as she let her body fall. Nothing mattered then. The wind covered up the beast's final roar and her friends cries. Lucy was falling to her death.
…...
Erza fell to her knees punching the ground. She couldn't do anything. 'I'll save you Lucy...' She stood up and headed for the edge.
"Erza don't!" Natsu grabbed her by the arm and she jerked her arm free.
"Lucy!"
"Erza!"
"I'm coming..." Erza ran to the edge of the cliff and jumped. It was dark at the bottom of the cliff and silent. It wasn't long before the waves consumed her. She felt nothing. She could see nothing. Erza sank lower and lower into the endless abyss that consumed her lover.
…...
Erza felt something warm by her side and opened her eyes. The sun was shining in her eyes. Someone rushed to the window the close the blinds.
"Am I alive?"
"Yes you are. You're lucky Natsu and Happy were there to save you guys."
Erza realized that it was Mira who was in the room with her. "Where am I? Where's Lucy!?" Everything came back to her as she sat up too quick. She gasped in pain and something beside her groaned. Mira rushed to her side.
"You're in the hospital and by your side."
Erza looked down and saw Lucy was the thing that was so warm. She gently placed a hand on Lucy's cheek. It was bruised but Erza was sure that wasn't the worst of her injuries. Lucy moaned in her sleep. "Mira can I have a moment?"
"Sure thing Erza. I'll be outside the door if you need anything."
Mira walked out the door and Erza kissed Lucy on the head. She stirred and opened her eyes. "Hey Luce."
"Mmmm...Erza?"
"Yeah it's me."
"Am I dead?"
"No."
"How?"
"Natsu and Happy."
"Oh..." Lucy smiled. "We'll have to thank them."
"Yes we will." Erza grabbed Lucy's hand and bent down to kiss her. She really fell hard for this girl.