"You mean… that cute little angel over there is that idiotic-squinty-eye's little sister?!" Gray was more than shocked. "Um… hello, everyone. I look forward working with you!" Wendy was quite embarrassed. "Hey! Droopy eyes !If you want to say something about my sister, blame it on me! You mug-face!" Natsu's anger boiled up like as if he was about to erupt. "I never said anything like that! Anyways, Wendy… become my little sister!" Gray said as he pleaded. "W-w-w-what?! I-I can't possibly do that! I.i. mean… Natsu-nii will get angry! He hits me…" Wendy said as she averted her dark brown orbs. Natsu knew she was lying.
"Wendy! How dare you betray me! Fine… go to that naked-bastard! I hate you! Uwaaah~" Natsu made an expression to look like as if he was totally hurt. "NATSU!" Lucy shouted. "Y-y-yes, my honey?" Natsu sounded like a playboy. "What the hell do you mean by my honey?! You are creeping me out!" Lucy said as she was shrieking in fear. "So… people… you can go to your rooms, unpack and meet us as soon as you are done! We are going to hang out today! At the arcade!" Natsu screamed. "I can't believe I'm saying this… But… I like that idea of yours… for once… in my whole life…" Gray confessed.
"Yeah… me too…" Gajeel said. "Wait a minute, you and Lucy are staying in separate rooms?" Erza questioned. "Um… no? We are staying in one room. Since he already proposed to me and all…" Lucy was curious why Erza asked that question. Erza patted her shoulder and gave her a thumbs-up, "Do all your best, Lucy!" "Wait! What is that supposed to mean?!" Before Erza could answer Lucy's question, Erza dashed off to her room with Jellal.
Everyone gathered after they unpacked. "Hey, where are Freed, Mirajane and Lisanna? I haven't seen them ever since we set foot in this palace." Levy wondered. "Now that you mention it, if I recall correctly, the three of them said about hanging in the arcades or whatever…" Juvia replied. Lucy gripped Natsu's right ear and spoke, "So that's how you got the idea of going to the arcade… I knew you wouldn't be able to think that much…" Lucy sounded as if she was very irritated. "Guess you can't that much from a squinty-eyed-not-working-brain!" Gray added.
Before their pointless bickering could begin, Erza stopped them in a flash. Each and every one them headed out to the streets. Natsu saw someone familiar. She was one of his childhood friends. He thought he severed all of the lines with her, but then again, he felt as if his heart missed a beat. Her name was Cecile. Lucy noticed that Natsu was looking kind of nervous when he saw the pretty-looking woman.
She knew it, he was having some weird feelings for her! She decided to let it go, for the moment. Their hangout finally ended at dusk. Lucy asked, "Hey… Natsu… why were you looking so relieved when you saw that jet-black-haired woman?" Natsu gulped. "Um… no reason… Why would you ask?"
"Cut the joke and tell me! You… don't have to hide your secrets anymore!" Lucy's eyes were beginning to feel watery. "I knew it… I had this feeling… like something bad would happen… It's true isn't it? You have feelings for her, don't you?" Lucy's voice was about to break apart. "Yeah… what of it? I do have feelings for her… what is your problem, woman?" Natsu sounded furious.
Lucy slapped across his face. Well, normally even, she does slap him all the time. But this time, her slap was different from all the other slaps. It was painful. Most of all, he could feel her sadness in the slap. "Lucy… I'm sorry to tell you this… but I… love her…" She couldn't stand to hear his confession. Tears welled up in her brown orbs and ran away. To get away from him… as soon as possible. What the hell is wrong with him? Is he a monster? Can't he read others feelings? That's it, I'm leaving this place! Lucy thought to herself.
Natsu didn't care. "Heh… why should I care about her? Cecile… she is the one I should love… right? So… why? Am I feeling this much pain inside of me?" Natsu even began to cry. The couples shed endless tears. Lucy arranged a ticket to go to Japan. She regretted coming here… in the first place…
Grandine asked why she was leaving. She didn't bother answering. She just grabbed her luggage and ran out. She picked a taxi, "To the airport, please!" The car drove away to her destination. Erza and the others noticed Lucy missing. "Natsu? Weren't you with Lucy the whole time? Where is she?" Erza questioned. "Shut up… it's… none of your business…" Natsu had his eyes covered with his pink locks. No one could see his red eyelids. He was sad, above anything else.
Gray noticed something was wrong, he grabbed Natsu's collar and demanded, "What… the hell did you do to Lucy?" His angry glare scared everyone. Erza was even surprised. "She… and I… broke up, OK?! I… don't want her anymore… I… finally… found Cecile!" Natsu was ashamed to say it. "Cecile, you say?!" Gray, Levy, Erza and Lisanna asked. They knew her since they were even Nartsu's childhood friends. Gray couldn't stand his idiotic way of thinking. He punched him in the face, causing Natsu to fall to the ground. "You… bastard! She finally had a place to return to… and now you just shove her off… Like she's nothing?!" Gray was about to land him one more punch, until, Erza stopped him.
"That's enough… Gray. Natsu… I never thought you would be a horrible face. You were the one who hated the most about hurting your loved ones. And now… you just did what you didn't want to do! Where is Lucy?!" Erza was feeling anger and hatred.
"She… is going to leave…" Natsu murmured. Erza sighed and ordered everyone, except Natsu. "Then we're going to do the same! Let's leave!" Everyone agreed. If this was their fate, then no one else wanted to see it. "Natsu… one day… I'm sure you're going to pay the ultimate price!" Gray said his last words before all of them severed their ties. All of them…
(TO BE CONTUNED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER =D )
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