WAHHHHH! We're coming to a close to this story now! Just one more chapter to go! Don't worry though, I have a sequel already planned out! After all you need to know the truth behind the girl who keeps appearing! NaLu at the end! Tis the moment you nalu fans have been waiting for!


Chapter 12 – The Heart of the Past

"Lookie here? It's the pathetic Diamond Blades!" sneered a voice. Rico, Felicia and Lucy turned as one towards the source of the voice. There loitering beside a destroyed building that once seem to be a candy shop was a group of about fifteen people, each face turned in their direction sneering.

Rico merely glared at them with hatred, Felicia trembled in fear and Lucy growled while trying to hide her own fear.

"Tengoku would be so angry with me if he knew what I was doing…." Thought Lucy sadly as her heart tinged with pain.

"There may be more of you then us, but we're still going to destroy you!" Rico said as he raised his arms and quickly crossed them in front of him.

"GRAVITY! DANCING BLADES!"

Loose rubble and stones that scattered the ground shot from the ground and pelted towards the startled group, many leaped to the side but a few still got hit, their screams piercing the air.

"DIE BITCH!" shouted a scarlet haired girl raising her hands towards Felicia who had slumped to the ground crying, fear shaking her body.

"FLAME LANCE!"

A pillar of fire shot from a magic circle that appeared and headed straight for Felicia who seemed unaware of her surroundings.

Lucy leaped in front of her raven haired friend and opened her mouth open, sucking the flames in and devouring them until nothing remained.

"VOID DRAGON'S ROAR!"

The blast of grey magic burst from the blonde's mouth and pelted towards the group, sending five of them including the girl who attacked with fire flying backwards.

"Lu!" shouted Felicia finally jumping to her feet.

"Don't worry Felicia I'll protect you….that's what friends are for right?" smiled the blonde turning around. Felicia gave a sob and nodded her head, a small smile forming on her face.

But the happy expression on Felicia suddenly disappeared to be replaced with a look of horror. Pain rippled through the blonde as something cold and solid embedded deep in her side, slowly Lucy looked down and noticed a strangely shape dagger producing from her side which were rapidly becoming stained with blood. Her blood.

"LU!" screamed Felicia as Lucy gave a tiny "oh…" and proceeded to collapse, her breathing becoming ragged.

Rico took care of the last of the Arok Vemom and calmly marched up to the two girls.

"Pathetic… I thought Dragon Slayers were hard to take down." Said Rico coldly and he harshly grabbed Felicia's arm and roughly pulled her to her feet.

"Come on Felicia, we still need to find the leader and take him down."

"W-what about L-lu?" sniffed Felicia she was slowly dragged away from her pale bleeding friend.

"I have no place for weaklings in my guild!" spat Rico as she coldly looked at Lucy who stared at him in horror and shock.

"Leave her…."

Lucy could only watch as her very first friends, her first real family walked away from her.

Abandoning her alone on the middle of a destroyed deserted street as blood started to pool around her from her wound.

Leaving her to die…

"LUCY!"

Lucy suddenly opened her eyes from her sudden flashback and growled angrily as pain she had never felt before racked her body. She also became aware of a small body beneath her and the crushing weight pushing down on her, both her hands were on either side of the raven haired girl, holding her body up plus the fallen platform that buried them.

Wendy looked surprised that Lucy had saved her, and then gasped loudly as she noticed the condition her friend was in. Blood dripped off the blonde's body and Wendy saw with a lurch of her stomach, a wooden pole that had pierced straight through Lucy's thigh.

Lucy's arms started to shake and Wendy realised that she wouldn't be able to hold up the weight for much longer, if she collapsed then both girls would suffocate.

"You…." Cracked a pain filled voice and Wendy realised with a start that the blonde had spoken.

"Your…..Wendy…" rasped Lucy and then hissed with pain.

"The bracelet…please…take it off….hurry!"

Wendy turned her head and saw that the bracelet had cracked in several places, with trembling fingers the dragon slayer clutched one part of the broken band and pulled. With a stomach turning squelch! The broken part along with a few metal needles was removed from the blonde's trembling wrist.

Instantly Lucy felt her mind become a little clearer as the pain in her thigh doubled.

"Now the rest….."

Wendy felt like being sick when she saw the blood covered needles on the inside of the bracelet, nevertheless she held it back and pulled the rest of the broken black band off.

Soon the bracelet had been completely removed, leaving only multiple holes on the blonde's wrist, little steams of blood trickling of her wrist.

"T-thanks…. Wendy….." smiled Lucy at the shaking girl as she felt her energy suddenly take a dive; she was losing too much blood.

"Wendy… I'm going to….count to three and when I….do…..I will push myself into a sitting position, that should…make a hole in the rubble for you to….climb out of….ok?" said Lucy now grinning as her arms shook violently, her face quickly becoming paler at every passing second.

"But what about you Lucy!" gasped Wendy as tears began to form in her large wide eyes.

"Don't worry….about me, I have a plan!"

"On the count of three! One… two….. three!" Lucy grunted and howled with pain as she quickly slipped one knee in front of her (the one without the wooden pole sticking through it) and pushed with all of her fading strength.

The rubbles moved and shifted around them, sunlight suddenly burst through as Wendy quickly moved towards the source and began to climb.

"WENDY!" shouted Charle as she saw Wendy's head pop out of the pile of rubble.

Wendy climb out and fell to the ground gasping, various cuts and bruises on her body but nevertheless unharmed.

Natsu snapped out of his dark swirl to despair and stared, a small flicker of hope growing in his heart.

"Lucy!" screamed the Sky Dragon Slayer as the debris shifted once more and collapsed upon itself!

"I hope this works!" thought Lucy as she was crushed to the ground under the weight of the rubble, she turned her bleeding head slightly and took a bite of a piece of wood nearby.

Energy surged through the blonde mages body, but she cursed loudly as the strength gained was not enough to move the crushing weight above her.

"Nat….su…." Lucy hissed in desperation as she lost more of her blood, the energy she gained now gone.

Suddenly the blonde noticed a sudden change to the temperate, then the area around her burst into flame, smoke filling the stellar mages nose as she weakly coughed. The weight above her greatly decreased as a pair of strong hands burst through the rubble, grabbing her tightly around the chest and pulling her upwards.

A few moments of burning suffocation till suddenly Lucy felt her head bursting into the fresh cold air outside, the blonde gulp greedily as the cold air calmed her burning throat and cooled her wounds, lessening the pain slightly.

"Luce!"

The blonde gasped with pain as the arms around her tightened, pressing her aching bleeding body against a familiar warm one.

"Natsu….. Ngh!"

Natsu quickly lessened his grip and picked his nakama up gently in bridal style, Lucy looked up to see tears streaming down the Fire Dragon Slayers eyes as he stared at her with a mixture of emotions.

"Lucy! God damn your leg!" shouted Gray looking ill as he stared at the wooden pole that had skewered her thigh.

Sorry…. about…attacking you…" slurred Lucy as she felt her eyes grow heavy.

"It wasn't your fault!" hissed Natsu as he glared at Rico who flinched at his intense hatred stare.

"Nobody thinks it's your fault!" said Erza as she started to panic at the amount of blood leaking from her teammate.

"Luuuuuuucy!" wailed Happy as he hovered near the blondes head crying.

"Sleepy….time…" muttered Lucy as her eyes finally closed, the world and panicked faces of her nakama disappearing.


Lucy lay on the cold gritty floor as her glazed eyes watched her own blood spilling on the floor.

"Maybe….I'm destined to be….alone….after all…." The blonde thought accepting her own fate and calmly waiting for the gentle cold hands of death itself to take her.

"Are you giving up? Pathetic!" said a voice, the scene of a fiery lush forest filling the air.

Lucy looked up gingerly to see a blonde child standing in front of her, blonde pigtails swirling almost to the ground and her onyx eyes staring intently.

"Who….are…you?" asked Lucy frowning slightly, the girl looked awfully familiar and just looking at her sent weird feelings running through the stellar mages numb body.

"Sorry but telling you my name is breaking the rules I have to follow….. Don't worry though, you'll soon learn my name in the future!" the girl smiled which suddenly reminded Lucy of her mother's smile.

"You're a mage right? Then don't give up, if you do you will regret it forever!" with that the girl turned on her heels and ran.

"W-wait!" shouted Lucy confused as the girl disappeared around a corner, just what the hell was all that about. Nevertheless the girl was right, she can't give up now!

The blonde turned on her back and with baited breath, she clutched the handle of the dagger tightly and pulled. Lucy screamed with pain as the blade was removed from her flesh, with a trembling hand she picked up a nearby rock and started to eat.

With the newfound energy from her meal Lucy got to her feet gasping and cursing in pain.

"Rico!" screamed Lucy in anger as she began to run down the street clutching her side as blood flowed freely behind her, determined to stop her former nakama.

Finally after running for what seem an age three figures came into sight. Felicia lay on the ground unmoving as Rico and what seem to be the leader of the Arok Vemom locked in combat.

In a fit of fury Lucy forgot her injury and raced snarling towards the two, her fists suddenly ablaze with grey magical energy. She punched the leader with a quick flurry of punches and for good measure kicked him in his stomach sending him flying backwards.

"Lucy? I thought you were dead by now…." Muttered Rico looking impressed.

"That's void dragon slayer magic for ya! Now kill him!" commanded Rico pointing at the bleeding leader crumpled to the ground.

"No…" said Lucy as she turned to glare at Rico with hatred.

"Void Dragon's Judgement!"

Rico screamed with pain as he fell to the floor, withering with agony.

"Y-you bitch!" gasped Rico slumping to the ground completely drained, as Lucy calmly walked up to him.

"I believed in you Rico! You were my nakama! My family! And you betrayed me!" the blonde started to cry suddenly feeling weak.

"Lu….." whispered a voice. Lucy looked up to see her friend gingerly lifting her head up, smiling gently.

"Felicia!"

"You have to go Lu…. The Rune Knights will be here soon…. You….have to leave…."

"No way! I won't leave! Family stick together right!" shouted Lucy clutching her side in pain.

"I thought you would say that…." Smiled Felicia as a large bud erupted underneath Lucy who yelped with alarm, the bud bloomed into a rose tripping Lucy who fell into the middle of it.

Instantly the petals closed trapping the blonde within, and the rose bud burrowed itself back in the ground.

"Good luck Lu!"


Lucy slowly opens her eyes and moaned slightly, her whole body felt like it had been crushed! Oh wait…. She HAD been crushed! That explained it!

She looked around and noticed that she was in the infirmary of the Fairy Tail guild, but that can't be right? The guild was almost destroyed! How long had she been asleep!

The blonde looked down and noticed that nearly every inch of her body were bandaged up, plus the fact that two warm strong hands were wrapped tightly around her waist.

Lucy only had to smell the relaxing scent of ash to know who the arms belonged to. The stellar mage suddenly blushed when she saw the position she was in with her pink haired nakama!

Natsu lay probed up against the wall on the infirmary bed with Lucy laying between his legs and on his chest, the dragon slayer was fast asleep snoring with the usual trail of drool dripping from his mouth.

"Lucy! Your awake!" screamed Wendy when she entered the room and saw her friend looking at her.

"Wendy!" smiled Lucy brightly trying to move but Natsu's arms only tightened as he continued to snore.

"Don't bother trying to escape!" laughed Wendy as Lucy cursed and began to blush heavily.

"He's not let go of you since he pulled you out of that wreckage!" Wendy stopped laughing and smiled sadly.

"Lucy? I want to say thank you…. For saving my life!"

Lucy looked at her raven haired friend and smiled brightly, slightly embarrassed.

"No problem! That's what family are for right? Besides you helped to remove that bracelet…. So thank you!"

Wendy smiled and then burst into tears startling the blonde, the door burst opened and Erza, Gray, Happy and Charle came charging in.

"Wha! What's the matter Wendy! Is something wrong with-!" Erza froze as she saw Lucy staring stunned at her.

"LUCY!" wailed Happy as he zoomed towards the blonde, he crashed into her chest and started to snuggle close to her.

"Lucy! You're awake! How are you feeling?" asked Gray shaking slightly as he walked up to the blonde who was hugging Happy back.

"I feel like I went ten rounds with a drunk Gajeel!" muttered Lucy and she leaned backwards into the warm comfortable chest of her still sleeping nakama.

"How long have I been out anyway?" she added looking at Erza who seem to be wiping tears from her eyes.

"You've been asleep for a month. Master came back not long after you became unconscious…" Erza suddenly shuddered as did the rest who dramatically paled.

"M-master was scary…" shivered Happy as Lucy felt a chill shot up her spine.

"After that the Rune Knights came and arrest the Death Blades, including Rico and Felicia." Continued Erza.

Lucy sighed and looked away sadly.

"The Rune Knights wanted to take you too…." Lucy snapped her head up in horror as Gray spoke. Of course… even though she was under control, she still attacked her own guild mates!

"Lucy…. No one blames you, everyone knew you being controlled by the Death Blades. Everyone stood together and refused to let the Knights anywhere near you." Said Erza as Lucy gave a little sob, touched by the fact that even though she attacked them, they still wanted to stand by her.

"The Master even had to hold back Natsu! The flaming prick tried to attack them when they came near you!" said Gray.

"Ice Pervert…." Grunted Natsu in his sleep and continued to snore.

"Oi! Are you even asleep!" roared Gray angrily as Lucy giggled.

"Yeah! And the Rune Knights decided you were innocent after the Master and everyone else vouched for you! I even gave them the broken Bracelet that was controlling you to them!" said Wendy smiling brightly.

"Thanks everyone…." Smiled Lucy as tears dripped down her face, how could one person could be in pain yet happy at the same time! Maybe Natsu is right all along, she is a weirdo!

"Come on everyone, let's leave her to rest. We need to let everyone else know that she's fine." Smiled Erza as she strolled through the door followed by Gray and Charle who was dragging a bawling Happy by the tail,

"Don't move too much Lucy, your still recovering and you might not be able to put much weight on your leg for a while!" smiled Wendy brightly, she followed the others and closed the door behind her.

Lucy sighed deeply and looked towards the ceiling, the last few days has been crazy! As much as her slayer magic was great, she preferred her celestial magic. After all that is who she is, Lucy the celestial mage of fairy tail!

"Finally they're gone!" said a voice that made Lucy screech in surprise. Natsu burst into laughter and hugged her tighter.

"Natsu you idiot!" yelled Lucy as she whacked the pink haired mage on the head.

"Ow Luce! Your mean!" pouted Natsu as the blonde turned away and huffed angrily.

"But I'm glad….." whispered Natsu suddenly as he snuggled closer to Lucy who froze, her heart thumping rabidly.

"That your alive…I don't know what I'll do if I lost you…."

"Natsu…." Whispered Lucy back as she turned to look at him. Natsu gave his trademark grin and leaned his head forwards.

What the! Is Natsu seriously going to do what Lucy thought he was doing to do! The fire mages head came closer and the blonde could now feel his warm breath on her lips that were open slightly in surprise.

No way! He's not going to do it is he? He's her nakama! He's Natsu! He's-!

Lucy felt her eyes widen as his warm lips pressed gently against her own soft ones, instantly hundreds of different feelings burst within the stellar mage as she closed her eyes and moved her head forward, deepening the sweet warm kiss.

Natsu grinned against the kiss and tighten his grip on his nakama even more, Lucy sighed happily. She would be lying if she said this wasn't her happiest moment in her life!

"They liiiiiiiiiiiiike each other!" sniggered a familiar voice.

The two mages broke apart and stared at the open window where sat a grinning blue cat holding a fish.

"Aye! I wouldn't try for kittens though! Not in your condition!" said Happy as he took a bite of his fish.

"STUPID CAT!" screamed Lucy red face as she grabbed the water pitcher on the cabinet next to her and threw it at the laughing exceed who merely sprouted wings and flew away!

Natsu sat back with his arms crossed behind his head grinning; it was about time he kissed her! And the dragon slayer had to admit, he like it. A LOT!