Chapter 12
Respond to -gaurdianfairy - I was planning to write both after I'm done with this one, but just not sure who to write next. (:
I'm planning to write about In Love A Devil In 10 Days, because I'm enjoying the game, still waiting for Shiki's route, I'm not sure if it's out for Android yet, because I have an Iphone so not sure if the Android users got the game yet. Well of course I'm still going to write My Forged Wedding for the guest who requested me to. (:
Sigh, I got 3 more days of rest before I get back to my lessons again lol. I'll be taking swimming lessons for one month or so, because after going to Taiwan eating/ trying all those food/ snacks at night has made me gain some weight, need to take swimming lessons to lose that fat :\ I wish I had a metabolism like some people who eat a lot and don't get fat.
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Italic is like when the narrator speaks or Lucy's thoughts.
Recap -
"You can never be honest about your feelings, huh Rouge?" I say to him.
Laughter fills the carriage. Sting is gazing out the window, a faint smile tugging at his lips. Did he stand up for me before as my guardian? Or is it because... I stare at Sting's profile as I join in everyone's laughter, but no matter how long I gaze at him. I don't find the answer to my question.
Chapter 12
~Lucy's P.O.V~
We leave the inn and travel in the carriage for several hours. At last, we arrive at East Village supposedly where the best doctor in the country is hiding.
"So how do we find him?" Natsu asks everyone.
"The only thing we know is that he's hiding in this village. We've got nothing else to go on!" Says Gray.
"We don't even know if he's alive." Rouge says.
"Don't speak like that Rouge." Sting says to Rouge.
"Yeah, yeah." Rouge says a little annoyed.
"We need to split up and question the villagers. Pair up." Rufus says.
Then.. I automatically look at Sting.
"Rouge, let's go." Sting says to Rouge.
"Got it." Rouge says.
Huh? Sting's always been by my side as my protector, but he didn't even look at me just now. Why? I watch Sting as he leaves and... I can't exactly stop him...
"Why you going with Rouge?" Natsu calls out to Sting.
Natsu shouts after Sting.
"Hey! Sting! You're supposed to be her guardian!" Natsu shouts out to him.
"Oh, Natsu!" I say.
"...I'm going with Rouge and I'll be back as soon as I can." Sting says to Natsu.
Sting says quietly turning around. He gives a small now and then leaves.
"I'm glad Sting choose Rouge. Lucy go with me." Gray says happily.
"S-Sure." I say.
"Let's go Natsu." Rufus says.
"What? Me?" Natsu says surprised.
"Problem?" Rufus says.
"N-No, Commander." Natsu says.
I find myself staring after Sting whose back is getting smaller and smaller in the distance. Is he avoiding me? I wonder if I said something wrong?
"Pardon me. Do you happen to know of the best doctor in the country?" Gray asks the villager.
"T-That crest..." The villager says with a weird facial expression.
"I am a knight of the kingdom of Fiore." Gray says.
"Wha..." The villager says in shock.
"We heard a famous doctor lives in this village." I say to the villager.
"Errrrrr..." The villager says.
We try asking a villager about the doctor, but he begins acting strangely. As soon as he sees the knight's crest a terrible look comes over his face and he tries to run away.
"No one will talk to us." Gray says.
"I wonder why..." I say.
We try not to be discouraged and continue asking around.
"Do you know of a doctor who can cure any illness?" Gray asks another doctor.
"N-Never heard of him!" The villager says.
"We're searching for the best doctor in the land." I say.
"I-I-I've never h-heard of a doctor like that!" The villager says.
None of the villagers will make eye contact with us, and they all scurry away. We can't find even one villager who will talk to us.
"Now what are we going to do..? I ask Gray.
"What's their problem with us anyway?" Gray says getting frustrated.
"If you know what's good for you, you'll leave this village at once!" Someone says.
Huh? We turn around to see an old man standing behind us. His voice is stern and he looks at us sharply.
People in this village hate nobles and knights like you." The elder says.
"Hate us? But why?" I ask the elder.
"We haven't done anything wrong.." I say.
"Oh, is that so? Don't make me laugh. Anyway, hurry and get out of here. It's for your own good." Elder says.
"But we are searching this village for the best doctor in Fiore." Gray says.
"Never heard of him! Now leave!" The elder says.
The old man screams at us and Gray and I have no choice, but to walk away. Back at the inn, we begin to eat dinner.
"..So anyways, no one would talk to us at all." Natsu says.
"You too, Natsu? That's what happened to Gray and me too" I say surprised.
"As soon as they saw our crest they went pale and ran away. One old man even yelled at us, saying how they hate nobles and knights in this village." Gray says.
"So that's why they looked at us with such disdain." Sting says.
"I don't know. I think these villagers know more than they're letting on." Rouge says.
"You think so too Rouge? I had a feeling. I'll bet anything they know where that doctor is." Natsu says.
"No matter how much they hate us. I wonder why they're hiding what they know about the doctor." Sting says.
"Something terrible must have happened to them." Gray says.
"But we still gotta make them talk. Sigh... what a pain in the ass..." Rouge says.
"..." Rufus says.
I'm not sure what happened here, but first we need to clear up the misunderstanding. The next day, First thing in the morning, we split up into pairs again and make our way around the village.
"We're searching for the best doctor in the land." Gray asks.
"N-No clue..." The villager says.
"Do you know of a doctor who can any illness?" I ask.
"D-Don't know!" The villager says.
No one will talk to us, just like yesterday. Gray and I look at each other and sigh.
"Oh no.. Now what will I do?" A merchant says.
We see a merchant whose cart is stuck in a ditch and won't budge.
"Let's go help him. Gray!" I say turning to look at Gray.
"Yeah." Gray agrees.
Both of us run up to the merchant's cart.
"We'll help you!" I say to the merchant.
"Mister, you pull it from the front. We'll push from the back." Gray explains.
But when the merchant catches sight of Gray's crest, his face tenses up.
"N-No thanks.. I don't need help from the likes of you!" Says the merchant.
"But you won't be able to move your cart!" I say.
"I-It's fine. I'll do it myself." The merchant says.
"You're pretty stubborn, aren't you? It'll take you forever to move it by yourself! You could be spending that time making money!" Gray says.
"W-Well..." The merchant says.
"First we need to get it out of the ditch. Please just pull it from the front, sir." I say.
"..." The merchant says nothing.
"Come on, Mister!" Says Gray.
"O-Okay..." He finally agrees.
The old man gives up and goes around the front of the cart. Gray and I stand in the back.
"On the count of three! One, two, three!" Gray shouts out loud.
"Rumble*
The cart's wheels make a bit of noise and more slightly, but the cart is still stuck in the ditch.
"It's no use..." The merchant says.
"Don't give up so easily. Mister! Lucy, let's try pushing it harder." Gray says to me.
"Okay!" I say.
"C'mon. Mister! One, two, three!" Gray shouts out once again.
"Unnghh!" I make a sound trying my best.
RUMBLE
Gray and I push the cart with all of our might. At last, the cart moves and is freed from the ditch.
"We did it!" Gray says happily.
"Great!" I say happily too.
Gray and I gleefully slap hands. The old man's reluctance disappears, and he finally shows a smile.
"You two really helped me out there." The merchant says.
"It's what anyone would've done. Right Lucy?" Gray says to me.
"Right!" I say.
"Now I can go sell my goods in the next town! Thank you!" He says happily.
The man bows to us and sets off with his cart. Gray and I watch him go when suddenly...
"Can't fool me." Says the elder.
"What...?" I say confused.
"You're the man from yesterday..." Gray says.
The old man who yelled at us yesterday stands before us.
"I know what you all are planning. The elder says.
"We're not planning anything." Gray says.
"We just wanted to help the merchant. That's all." I say.
"Hmp. Just what I'd expect from the King's cronies to say!" The elder makes a mad voice
The old man looks at us scornfully.
"Why do you hate the Kingdom so much?" Gray asks him.
"Please tell us why." I say.
"..." The elder stays silent.
The old man thinks for a bit, then begins to speak.
"Long ago knights from the Kingdom of Fiore came to this village searching for a doctor." Says the elder.
Just like us. Gray and I exchange glances.
"The doctor resisted. At the time there was an epidemic and he didn't want to leave his patients behind." The elder tells to us.
"..." I don't know what to even say.
"Regardless, the doctor was forced to go with the knights." The elder says angrily.
"What? He was forced?" Says Gray surprised.
"That's right, And because of that many of our villagers lost their lives." The elder continues telling us.
"That's terrible... Are you sure it was knights from Fiore?" I ask.
"Yes. They has that same crest on their armor." Says the elder.
"I don't think the king would do something like that." Gray says.
"Are you trying to say I'm lying? It's the plain and simple truth!" The elder says.
"..." Gray says nothing.
"Isn't it obvious in the villager's attitude towards you just how much we hate the Kingdom?" The elder syas.
"..." I don't know what to say.
"Listen, no matter how many times you ask people in the village the answer will be the same. None of us will tell you anything about the doctor." Says the elder.
The old man says and leaves us. Just as the old man warned us no one in the village will give us any information. With heavy hearts. Gray and I walk along the path back to the inn.
"If they truly forced the doctor to come along the King must have had a good reason for it." I say.
"..." Grays says nothing.
"How can we make the villagers understand we're not like that?" I say.
"...You really think you can do that?" Gray says.
Gray says with a sigh. There's a hint of sadness in his eyes as he looks at me.
"No matter what reason the Kingdom had people here died, because of it. Anyone would close their hearts if they had something terrible like that happen to them." Gray says sadly.
"Gray.." I say his name quietly.
"People don't change their minds easily. No matter what you do or say. You can't change what's happened in someone's past." Gray continues saying sadly.
"..." I stay silent and listen to what Gray says.
"No matter how much time has passed, no matter how many times someone apologizes for it, it doesn't change the facts." Says Gray.
"Gray..." I say his name again.
I wonder if something like that happened in Gray's past too? And that's why he's saying this?
"I don't think you should get your hopes up about the villagers changing their minds about it. We should just make them give up the information. Gray says.
"Then we'd be doing exactly what those knights did to this village! I won't stop trying until they open up to us!" I say with confidence in me.
"..." Gray stays silent and hears my opinion.
"I believe in the villagers, that they'll understand." I say.
"Seriously?" Gray asks surprise.
"Of course. If I don't trust them, how will they ever trust me?" I say to Gray.
"Hm.. Then will you trust me too? Even if I'm forced to betray you one day?" Gray says looking at me.
Gray stares at me, but this time his eyes are serious, not teasing. His look is earnest and sincere.
"I'll trust you." I say to Gray.
"You don't have to worry about hurting my feelings. You can tell me the truth." Gray says to me.
"I'll trust you Gray. We're friends." I say.
"I see.." Gray says looking away.
Gray quickly looks away.
"...If you say things like that, you'll really get fooled one day." Gray says quietly.
"What?" I say.
Gray doesn't say anything else, he just smiles sadly. We return to the inn and I see Sting training with his sword in the yard. I want to tell him what happened today. I run up to him.
"Sting!" I call out to him.
Sting reaches out his hand. Just when I think he's about to touch my arm, he moves away from me.
"What?" I say confused looking at Sting.
"..." Sting says nothing.
Not this again.
"..." Sting still says nothing.
He puts down his sword and stares at me. He won't even smile at me. Why is he acting like this?
"Why are you avoiding me Sting? If I did anything wrong, I'm really sorry." I ask.
"...You didn't do anything wrong Princess. It's my problem." Sting says.
"But..." I say.
"I'm sorry. I'm in the middle of training right now." Sting says to me and looks away quickly.
Sting quickly looks away. I don't like him acting like this... I tried to meet him halfway, but he still keeps me at a distance. I sigh, feeling utterly helpless.
Next Chapter - Sting's still avoiding me. I can't stop thinking about him.. "Lucy, wanna go shopping with me?" Gray asks me. I'm getting close to Gray... "Don't hold back, Sting!" Says Gray. "Same for you Gray!" Sting says. The two knights draw their swords on each other as their disagreement turns violent!
To Be Continued...
This chapter in the game broke my heart when I played it how Lute was avoiding the MC. It feels so sad.
Notice - All characters will be OC, to fit the characters in the game.
Characters -
MC - Lucy
Lute - Sting
Haku - Gray
Ken - Natsu
Shion - Rouge
Gaia - Rufus
