"Lucy! It's time to come inside!"

"Coming mother!" Lucy ran inside her home and smiled. The smile faded when she saw her mother laying face down on the ground. Her eyes showed an intense fear that Lucy had never seen. Blood was pooling around her and Lucy fell to her knees. The walls were covered in blood and she heard laughter. Lucy looked behind her to see her big brother Alex.

"Why did you do this Alex!?" He sat down next to her and dragged the blade across her throat. She was frozen in fear.

"You're too young to understand anything Lucy."

"I am not! You killed mother!" He laughed evilly.

"Did I?" Lucy turned to look at her mother again only this time when she looked at her, it wasn't her. It was a girl with red hair.

'Wait…red hair?' Lucy looked around again and noticed that her brother was gone and she was older again.

"Erza!" Lucy screamed after realizing that the girl was Erza.

…...

"Lucy? Please open your eyes. You can't die on us!" The voices rang through her head.

"Lucy?" She couldn't answer them. Her throat was burning.

"What happened here?" She was stuck in her own mind.

"Lucy…Erza…" Erza? She hoped that she at least survived.

"Damn! I'm going to kill whoever did this!" She would also kill, but she was far too weak.

"Are they breathing?" She really wished she wasn't. The pain was intense. Everything was on fire.

"Barely…" If only they knew the pain she was in.

"We need to get them to a hospital now!" Save Ezra. That was the only thing she could say in her mind.

"Hang in there you guys. We're going to get you help. Just keep fighting." Lucy knew that she had to fight, but she was far too tired. Nothing was going to save her.

…...

Natsu broke down another tree in his anger. How had he been so stupid!? Erza and Lucy were fighting for their lives as he ran through the woods cursing to himself. When he had arrived at the park, he saw both girls bleeding profusely. Lucy had cuts all over her body but the main damage was her wrist and throat. Erza also had cuts all over, but her major wound was a deep chest wound. Whatever blade had been used on her had just barely missed her heart.

"You both better fight." Natsu punched another tree causing it to shatter with his anger.

…...

"Erza?"

"Yes?" Erza turned around to stare at the person in complete shock.

"Jellal!?" He smiled at her and walked closer to her. She tensed up.

"Erza. You need to fight."

"Jellal! I'm sorry! I haven't killed those bastards that murdered you yet." He placed a cold hand on her cheek and put a finger to her lips.

"It's okay Erza. You don't need to kill them for me." She made another move to speak and he silenced her. "I'm not the only person you need to fight for. I'm dead but there is someone else who needs you." Erza looked at him for a moment.

"Am I dead?" He chuckled.

"Not quite. You're close and that's why we are talking now." She lifted her hand to her chin and tried to think. "Erza…learn to be happy again. That's all I ask of you."

"I can't. Not until I kill…" Jellal silenced her again and shook his head.

"Fight for the ones you have now. Someone really needs you and I know you're not someone to leave them in the dark." He started to fade away and Erza panicked.

"Jellal! Don't leave!"

"I'm dead Erza. You still have a chance to live and be happy." She started crying and tried to stop him. "Goodbye Erza." He disappeared and everything faded to black once again.

…...

"I think she's waking up!" Lucy groaned and opened her eyes to see a bunch of faces right up in her own. The second that she tried to speak, the raging fire hit her again. Her hand flew up to her throat and she moaned. She could hear all of the worried voices around her.

"Lucy?" She saw Mira reaching towards her with tears forming in her eyes.

"Mi…ra.." She smiled softly and placed a hand on Lucy's forehead. She moved her bangs out of her face.

"You're going to be okay Lucy." She could see the pain in Mira's eyes.

"Please…is Erza okay?" Everyone was silent. Lucy knew something was wrong then. She sat up quick totally ignoring the pain coursing through her body. She saw the red hair in the bed next to her. She ran to her side and saw how pale Erza was. Tears started falling.

"Erza…this can't happen! Everyone is worried sick about you! Don't you dare die!" Lucy felt a prick in her arm and started falling. She felt arms wrap around her and the cries of her friends. Once again she was thrown into the dark abyss.

…...

"So do you think that Lucy will be okay? She really freaked out back there." Wendy said.

"I really hope so." Levy said while tossing another rock into the pond they were sitting at.

"I can heal Lucy pretty good, but Erza's wound is deep. I don't know if I will be able to heal her completely."

"Are you going to help Lucy tomorrow?" Wendy nodded.

"Yeah. I just need everyone to clear out so I can concentrate."

"Do you think it was Lucy's brother and his friend?"

"I don't know. I don't understand how someone could do that to their own sister. It's completely wrong."

"Yeah it is."

"I hope they will be okay after all this. Erza is close to dead and Lucy is a total mess."

…...

Lucy laid awake staring at the white ceiling. Everything was quiet. She could just barely hear the soft breathing of Erza.

'I'm so sorry Erza.' Lucy sat up and looked at Erza. She was as pale as the sheets and the moonlight only made her look more like a corpse. Lucy walked over to her slowly.

"You have to pull through." Lucy sat in a chair by her bed and stroked her hair. "You make me feel safe. You're strong and you care deeply for your friends." Tears were falling onto Erza's hand. "Ever since I joined Fairy Tail…I have looked up to you. Please don't die on me now." The first day that Lucy met Erza she had been scared, but then she finally started to see that she was kind underneath all the armor she wore. Lucy smiled. Erza had tried her best to comfort her and protect her.

"It feels like I'm going to be completely crushed if I lose you Erza. Why does it hurt so much?"

"Maybe because you have really strong feelings for her?" Lucy looked up at the door to see master Makarov. He had a smile on his face, but not his usual bright one. He had sadness in his eyes.

"Master?"

"Lucy, do you think you could be falling in love with her?" Lucy's jaw dropped.

"I can't! She's a girl!" Lucy dropped her gaze so that she was looking at Erza. "Besides…she probably doesn't like me like that."

"You don't know that for sure. She has changed since you joined the guild. I have seen her finally opening up. She doesn't show it around us, but I believe that she feels like she can relate to you." Lucy stared at Erza's face. She heard shuffling, but she didn't look up. "I'm going to head home now Lucy. Get some sleep." He left and Lucy was once again left with Erza.

"Am I falling for you Erza?"