The Star Among The Darkness Chapter Eleven
Lucy was nodding her head while listening to what Erik and Macbeth was saying about her. Apparently she was one of the mages in Fairy Tail which was a guild and that she was a celestial wizard mage. They told her how they were once enemies and things about Oracion Seis. She told them that even if she remembered that they did, she would still forgive them so she forgave them easily. They also told her how she was involved in an incident that caused her not to age for seven years on their sacred grounds because of a dragon's attack. And that was what they had heard of her information after being released from prison.
They were currently on a train to Swarga and they had booked one of those fancy compartments that had beds in them as it was a two days journey to Swarga by train. Lucy yawned after they had finished talking before asking them a question.
"Why is it that I could not remember anything?" Lucy asked and Erik shook his head.
"We don't know. When we found you, you were wounded and lying on the ground with a barrier around you." Macbeth replied softly as he braided her hair.
"Oh." Lucy whispered at her boyfriend's answer.
Yes, after that day of their kiss, they had gotten into a relationship and while they explained everything to her. Erik had exposed Macbeth infront of her and told her how he had fallen for her after the attack on her. Lucy had laughed at her boyfriend while he turned red and blushed.
After eating food at the inner restaurant that the train had. They went back to the compartment that had their luggage and items. Lucy pouted seeing the two beds before blushing at Erik who was twitching his eyebrows. "You could always share with your Night- night." Erik smirked at the blushing couple.
"Stupid Erik." Lucy pouted before hitting Erik on the bed with his doll.
Yes. Erik has a doll called Cubellios and it was a tiny replica of his once snake. They had gone shopping one day before spotting the doll and ever since, Erik is always with the doll and never without it. Erik then jumped into one of the beds, clutching his doll before dozing off immediately.
Macbeth then glanced at a shy Lucy before patting her head. "I could sleep on the couch, if you have any problems. Lucy."
Lucy shook her head and went to take out one of Macbeth's T-shirt and dressed in the attached bathroom in the compartment. Lucy then smiled shyly at Macbeth who was trying hard to control his hormones seeing the love of his life wearing nothing but his shirt and along with her undergarments. Macbeth then took off his jeans and shirt and got into the bed first. He was more comfortable sleeping in his boxers and it was fine as the door to their compartment was locked and did not have a window.
Lucy then got into the bed and laid on right arm and his other arm snaked around her waist. Lucy could feel Macbeth's heart pounding through his bare chest and the sound of the heart beat was soothing.
"Goodnight, doll." Macbeth kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, Macbeth." She replied as she blushed heavily at how close their bodies were and hearing his pet name for her.
The couple woke up the next day hearing some snickering to see Erik laughing at them while clutching his doll in his arm. "You guys look like you should be married already." Erik smiled at the blushing pair.
Before Macbeth switched into Midnight mode and chucked one of the pillows directly into Erik's face. Macbeth does not like to be woken up from a peaceful slumber and especially when it is only eleven in the morning. Erik fell to the ground due to the impact. Lucy giggled while her arms continued to clutch onto Macbeth's chest and body.
Macbeth patted her head before snuggling into the crook of her neck and fall back to sleep. "It's too early. Go back to sleep. Don't try to disturb us, Cobra. Or you will get it." Macbeth murmured, his eyes closing.
Meanwhile at Fairy Tail
"Jiji! If I can't go find Lucy, then can I at least go to her house?" Laxus murmured softly in his grandfather and guild master's office.
"Poor boy. I know that you love her a lot and that you miss her. We all do but we can't interfere. Go ahead." Makarov replied seeing the forlorn look that Laxus had.
It had been exactly half a month since Lucy went missing and to be honest, everyone was affected by it. Fairy Tail lost the rowdiness that they had and everyone had gotten quiet and silence. Mirajane was always sobbing as she wiped the glasses. Happy no longer ate properly, he missed Lucy too much and Natsu was always around Lisanna. After the incident, Natsu decided to give Lisanna another chance and he was now always all over her. Even Cana, stopped drinking and was always trying to divine the future for Lucy but it was still the same cards. Death, Rebirth and Unknown. She could not tell the future for Lucy as the last card was Unknown which the fates could not even see. Erza was spending a lot of time on solo missions, trying to forget about the pain she feel.
Wendy stopped spending time in the guild and went to train with Porlyusica all the time. She had mentioned something about increasing her healing abilities. Even Gray stopped stripping all the time and was getting closer to a water mage who comforted him greatly.
Laxus then walked towards the direction of Lucy's house and used her set of keys to open the door. He walked in and could smell her faint scent… Vanilla plus strawberries. He inhaled deeply, wanting to etch the scent into the depths of his soul.
"Where are you, Lucy? I miss you so much that … it hurts and it's driving me crazy." Laxus whispered softly as he laid down on her bed.
Faint hints of her shampoo and scent lingered in the bed and he swore that just by the scent itself, it was making him, Laxus Dreyar, one of the strongest mage in Fairy Tail become emotional. The one that defeated one of the ten wizard saints, Jura during the Grand Magic Games and the one that defeated Raven Tail, his father's guild. Becoming someone that had tears streaming down their face just through a scent.
"I should have told you my feelings and made you my mate Lucy. I really love you and it's not a lie nor a joke." Laxus whispered softly holding her keys in his hands as if he could communicate his feelings via the keys to her.
"You're the love of my life and my mate." Laxus continued remembering how he had tried testing her using his power. He unleashed his power fully and Lucy was not even hurt by it. Lucy stood there smiling while whispering how his magic was beautiful. Lucy yelped as her own power shocked her in reaction to his power and that was how he knew. How he knew that she was the one. The one that would have his kids, the one that would make him happy. The one that he could call as 'mine'.
He smiled at the memory and dozed off in Lucy's bed.
Meanwhile
The trio had finally arrived at their destination, Swarga. They took their things and got off the train. Erik started walking forward with the couple trailing behind him.
"Do you even know where we are supposed to going?" Macbeth raised his eyebrows at Erik who was ahead of them, walking happily without stopping and giving a care.
Erik then laughed sheepishly before detouring and walking along side with the couple.
"So where are we heading, Lucy?" Erik asked.
"The outskirts. We have to reach the Celestial Cathedral Library before walking straight down until we see a huge tree in a clearing." Lucy relayed the instructions that popped out inside her head.
They followed the directions stated in one of the maps that they purchased at the station and headed towards the Library when images flashed inside Lucy's head.
"Who goes there?" A large blooming voice filled the area and Lucy along with an unfamiliar blonde guy took a step back
"The library itself is a gate way to the Celestial World and as you can see that the library contains all information regarding anything celestial."
"I know but I like calling you blondie." The blonde male was grinning at her.
"Lucy?" She broke out of the trance and found herself standing infront of the huge tree and the other two mages were standing far away from her.
"Guys?" She murmured seeing how they could not get to her as if there was a barrier preventing them from doing so.
They had reached the clearing when there was a force preventing them from nearing the tree and they could only stand there watch blindly as Lucy got closer to the tree.
"Heartfilla bloodline recognised." The three of them heard a voice echoing in the clearing after Lucy unconsciously placed her hand on the tree.
The tree started glowing and disappeared in a shower of sparkles. In its place was a gravestone. The grave stone was labelled "Here lies Anna Heartfilla, a wonderful mage, a good friend and an angel."
Lucy placed her hand onto the grave and kneeled down after the grave suddenly gave off a strong magic pressure. She held her hands together as pain shot throughout her body. She could feel something etching into her skin and seals were appearing all her body. She screamed due to the pain and could hear the two males panicking and try to force their way into the barrier.
She could feel something wet trailing down her cheeks and some of it touched her lips. She licked it and it was giving off a rusty taste and she knew it was blood. Blood was trailing down from her eyes.
"Remember everything, Lucy Heartfilla. Blood of my blood." The same voice commanded and images… no memories appeared inside her head.
Her life as an heiress… She running into the fake salamander before running into Natsu, the real deal…. She getting invited to join Fairy Tail. Their missions together along with Team Natsu… The phantom incident. The Fantasia Incident… Laxus being expelled from the guild… The Tenrou incident… The Grand Magic Games… Every memory that she ever had was bombarded into her head as the star on her hand glowed and it faded away.
"Laxus… I loved him…" Lucy whispered before turning to look at Macbeth.
"I love Macbeth also." She continued feeling the love that she had for the two mages.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she realised that it was because of her, the three of them were stuck in a love triangle. She stood up feeling stronger than ever, she could not believe how much her power had spiked.
She walked up towards the two mages and weakly smiled at them.
"Go on and live your life to the fullest. My child." The voice murmured softly before the same tree from before covered the grave and the barrier shattered.
"I need to go back to Fairy Tail."Lucy whispered before catching the glimpse of pain on Macbeth's face.
"Macbeth… I love you as much as I love Laxus. I'm not going to choose between any of you. One's my mate… Another's my love. Okay?" Lucy whispered feeling the tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Lucy… I really love you. I thought you were going to leave me after your memories appear. I'm not worthy of your love." Macbeth cried softly and Erik left the two mages for them to talk it out.
"Night." Lucy whispered as she placed her hand on his cheek.
"Doll." Macbeth smiled at hearing her pet name for him.
"We'll find a way to settle what's between us okay? Right now, we have to go back to Fairy Tail. I need my keys back and I need to go away for a while to train." Lucy continued, kissing his tear-ridden cheeks.
"I love the two of you and that would be something that would never change, okay?" Lucy smiled at Macbeth who was looking at her.
"Besides you get to brag to Laxus on how you're the one that gotten my first kiss." Lucy laughed.
Macbeth grinned before wiping his tears away from his cheek. He took her hand and got closer to the tree. He gently pulled her down as he kneeled infront of the grave.
"I, Midnight… No... Macbeth promise to love Lucy Heartfilla with all of my heart and soul. I promise before God and before her ancestor, Anna Heartfilla to be Lucy's loving and faithful mate. I will be by your side to share with you, your happiness and success, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and disappointment. I devote my love and my life to you from this day forward and to always make you happy." Macbeth started, holding Lucy's hands and looking into her eyes.
"I promise to love you without any conditions. I promise to honour you each and every day and to laugh with you when you're happy. I promise to support you when you're sad and to guide you when you ask for direction. I will challenge you to be a better person and allow you to do the same for me." Lucy whispered softly, realising what Macbeth wanted to do.
"I will be your biggest fan and your ever present listening audience. I will the darkness to your light. I will be the shoulder for you to cry on when you need comforting. I will be your knight sworn to you eternally. I will be the night sky that illuminates your shine." Macbeth ended before moving to capture Lucy's lips with his.
They broke apart for air and smiled in each other. They watched as something dropped from the tree. It was a small wooden box. A figure appeared in front of them and her face was the exact face that Lucy had. She smiled at the couple infront of her.
"This is my gift to you, Lucy. The journey for you ahead would not be easy and there would be a lot of obstacles stopping you. Remember that you're a Heartfilla and never give up no matter how hard and difficult life gets. Macbeth, I hope that you would live your promise to Lucy if not I and the First Master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion would be going after you even if we are just spirits. Pass on the message to Lucy's other mates as well." Anna murmured before fading away.
They opened up the box to see four rings inside of them. They rose their eyebrows at the quantity. Each ring was in a different colour. A midnight blue shade, a golden yellow shade, an ivory shade along with an ebony shade. The midnight blue ring was engraved with words as 'Midnight' and 'Darkness' on it along with a black gem in the middle of the ring. The only similar thing that the rings shared was the engravings, the patterns and having gems. For the one in white, words such as 'angel' and 'light' was carved. Instead of having just one gem, it had the other three gems.
"Lucy… Why do I have to share you with other people?" Macbeth whined softly as he had to share her with Laxus and someone else as well judging from the last ring that was in black.
"I don't know." Lucy pouted, wondering about the identity of the person that would be final mate.
Yes. Mate. Because of some reasons, Lucy would be having three mates and it would not be fitting to be calling them boyfriends so Macbeth decided on the term 'mate'. They got up from the ground after putting their rings on.
Lucy then took box and held it while her free hand was holding Macbeth's hand. She smiled at her mate before they walked towards a waiting Erik.
"My things are at the library. I will explain later but we can use it as a gateway back to Fairy Tail which is faster." Lucy whispered and started walking in the direction of the Cathedral Library.