WARNING: this chapter includes some Korean lyrics, I translated them to the best of my knowledge (I don't speak/read Korean) so please correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you!
unedited...sorry :(
Disclaimer: I do not own fairy Tail.
"Ow!" Hibiki yelped as I pressed the ice pack gently on his head.
I rolled my eyes as he flinched from the radiating chilliness of the ice pack. It was his fault I had to use it anyway, if he and Natsu hadn't gone and tackled each other to the ground neither of them would of been hurt.
I turned to the pink headed boy who was sulking on one of the stools. We were in the back of the cafe were one of Hibiki's coworkers had pulled us into a medical room.
Leaving Hibiki to hold a pack of frozen vegetables of his face. As I moved forward to check on Natsu's injuries I heard something hit the floor. Before I had enough time to respond I was being pulled back into Hibiki's arms and onto his lap.
I gasped once as I felt my legs land on his very own pair, his arms tightened around my waste and I gasped again. "Luce." He muttered weakly his forehead berried in my back.
"Hey!" Natsu yelled, and I looked up to see the pink hair boy fuming. Water dripped from his ice pack leaving a puddle of water to sit near the leg of his chair. I could already tell this wasn't going to end well at all.
Hibiki seemed to be oblivious to this as the next six words tumbled out between his lips. "Will you be my girlfriend, Luce?" All I could hear was the thud of yet another ice pack falling to the ground. I was ripped out of Hibiki's arms and roughly tossed into a corner. I couldn't understand what was happening; the gears in my brain weren't spinning right. It was like I was frozen, no, that's not the right comparison. It was like I was a marionette, the strings in a big knot keeping me in place. And suddenly as if not having the control of your own movements wasn't enough, I was begging to feel light head, my breathing coming out in short gasp. My head hit the ground and all my senses were cut off, all but hearing.
And as I lost consciousness this is what I heard. The pounding of punches being served, over and over and over. Then the slam of the door hitting the back wall and combat boots stomping into the barley empty room. And before I was gone the cry of my name coming from both Natsu and Hibiki.
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Normal P.O.V
"I don't understand what's wrong with him." Lisanna cried into her palms. Ezra and Grey were seated across from her there faces showing evidence of boredom, but they didn't interrupt, Lisanna was there friends after all.
"Lisanna, I don't see what you have to worry about." Grey deadpanned the blue cloth that hugged his upper body gone.
"Grey, your shirt." Ezra whispered, before giving Lisanna her attention again. "Lisanna, I've been your friend for a while now and I know what I'm about to say will do you good. Thinks play out in the end, if it was meant to be after all the obstacles you'll be tighter."
Lisanna stared at her with wide eyes before once again erupting into tears. They still really didn't understand why the blonde was crying. That wasn't the only thing they didn't understand though, the trio were seated in a random café, when they could've gone to Natsu's. Grey leaned over in his seat and asked just that of Ezra.
Lisanna vaguely heard Grey's whisper. "I told you already!" she wailed. "Natsu might be there" and thus she continued with her crying.
The table was quiet as they handed Lisanna tissue after tissue for what seemed like forever, Grey leaned back in his chair; noticing a pair of the café workers seated at a table nearby. He couldn't help but be drawn into their conversation.
"Gee, I wish something like that would happen to me." The brunette waitress said running a hand through her shoulder length locks.
The second waitress barked out a sarcastic laugh. "Ayano, things like this do happen to you." He said giving the brunette a typical 'you're a moron' look.
"Yeah, but none of them are good looking, like you described those two." Ayano said with a pout. "You said it was pink haired mage and a blond mage."
The brunette didn't respond as she watched Ayano drown in her own fantasy of having the two mages fighting over her. "See that would be the best Kayo, all I get is the baka perverts, plus I'm not even a blond."
Kayo shook her head. "I felt awfully sorry for the pink haired one, what was his name… I swear they said." She put a hand to her chin and this was when Grey really started to pay attention. "Was it Naru…no maybe it was Nate, no that's not it"
"Maybe it was-
"Wasn't it-
"Natsu!" Both girls said at the same time.
Grey's chair fell back as he stood in a rush, causing both female waitresses to jump and Lisanna to hold her tear works. "Where are they?" Grey said coming face to face with the two waitresses in less than a stride.
"Ugh, they got hurt in a brawl." Kayo said quickly flinching away from the strange customer. Grey rolled his eyes but didn't move away. "I know but did they leave, are they still here?" Ayano shook her head and pointed at a door near the back of the entrance.
As Grey was about to turn around and sit down there was horrifying exploding come from the room. The sound of punches being exchanged was clearly heard. Ezra was at the door before Grey could even move; a few strokes of sweat fell down his forehead but managed to make his way to the door in a few seconds.
Grey walked through the door to see two figures on the ground; one he identified right away an the other it took some remembering. Natsu had the blue Pegasus member pinned to the floor, his fist moving in a blinding circular motion.
Grey turned his and noticed Lucy on the ground, her hand clenched against her chest and eyes barley open. "What happened to Lucy!" He yelled through his teeth.
And like a switch, the two boys were of each other and throwing a worried glance in Lucy's direction. Once they realized what had happened, Ezra could barely contain them herself as the two began to hysterically call out the blond's name.
Grey faintly realized this was where he came in and he ran over to Lucy barley paying attention as Ezra dragged both Natsu and Hibiki out of the room by their ears. Dropping to one knee he turned her over onto her back. Taking her thin fragile wrist into is, he checked for a heartbeat.
He moved his thumb up and down; waiting, searching for the reassuring pound that there was still life in her.
Thud, Thud, Thud.
He laid back on his knees the pressure of a possible dead girl taken of his back, but that was only about 75 percent of the problem at hand he still had to deal with the other 25 which consisted of a no-brained buddy of his.
Just as he was about to lose his cool to paramedics rushed into the room, they re-did what he had just done. When it was evident she wasn't dead they set the gurney up, and proceeded to lifting his new blond friend on top of it. Grey stepped aside giving them room, as they rushed out of the room.
He followed shortly behind, with his arms crossed against his chest. The sight outside wasn't any better, Natsu and Hibiki were trying to push each other out of the way so they could mount the steps into the ambulance.
He sighed as Ezra swiftly and efficiently punched Natsu out.
Even with the night fast approaching Grey knew their problems for the day were far from over.
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Levi had been eating diner when she'd heard the news. It was like her heart has stopped as the human being on the other side of the phone line said the words any one dreaded to hear.
"Your loved one is in special treatment."
The phone had fallen from her fingers, exactly like it happened to people on t.v she fell to her knees her hand clenching her heart. Levi stayed like this for a while before it sunk in that if she didn't move she might never see Lucy again.
Her knees knew sense in that and she found her hands moving themselves; Picking her of the flour, grabbing the car keys, closing and opening doors. It wasn't just her hands it seemed that her legs were against her to, as the they walked her hands to all these places.
The radio was turned off because she had no doubt that there was going to be that one song that would come on and she'd be in a fit of tears.
As she drove silently in the still night, Levi finally felt the cool wet droplets slide down her cheek. She had been wondering when the water works were going to star. She held her head up higher as if to stop the tears from wetting her jeans.
The blue sparkles tumbled out of her eyes and rolled down her cheeks, gliding along her chin until they met her neck and disappeared down her t-shirt. Unable to bare the silence any longer as she began to cry louder, Levi dropped her head and pressed a button on the car stereo.
'mariya saranghandan mariya' (I'm telling you, I love you)The soft and accelerating sound of FT Island's 'Hello Hello' A/N (currently addicted to these guys) drowned out her cries of pain. The song continued and unpleasant thoughts were flown into Levi's head.
What if she's dead?
Will I be able to bare it? Staring at the lifeless body of my best friend?
What if I never get to say it? (Hello, Goodbye)
Her sobs of pain increased and she turned the music louder, the music now vibrated the seats. But it continued; she was still sobbing and the music still played, and Lucy was still in intensive care.
'Oneuldo neoreul hyanghae sorichyeo' (Loo at me I'm shouting out for you today) By time the song had slowly drifted to an end Levi sat in the hospitals parking lot, her head on the steering wheel and her arms wrapped around in a protective barrier.
Rain began to pelt the top of the car, and she reached down the passenger's seat grabbing for the forgotten umbrella. When she came up empty hand, she felt herself felling the need to just cry again. But she didn`t instead she wrapped her arms around her body and locked the car door shut.
She entered the hospital and was blinded almost immediately by the white lights that surrounded her. After a few blinks of what she was sure of red eyes, she made her way over to a desk were a middle aged women sat.
The lady wore a blue nurse`s suit her hair brown mane was hanging loose and it barely touched her shoulders. As she approached the desk further, the lady raised her head to come face to face with a pair of grey eyes.
"I'm here for Lucy Heartfilia" She was surprised when her voice came out strong and not shaky and coarse from the crying.
"Are you family?" The lady asked, and Levi hesitantly shook her head 'no'.
"I'm sorry, this is strictly family only." The lady said and her eyes were filled with a genuine apology, as Levi dropped her hand to the side and was about to walk away the lady spoke.
"You look frantic, so I'll make you a deal." She said for only Levi's ears alone to hear. "If you can tell me your relationship to Miss. Heartfilia, I might be able to pull some strings."
Levi's eyes widened, with all that was happening she felt kind of like a female James Bond at that moment. Doing something daring and most likely illegal. "Lucy's been my best friend since grade school, she's very dear to me and I haven't a clue what I'd do if she was to die."
The tears pricked at her eyes and she willed herself not to cry, It wouldn't do any good if she started balling her eyes out again right here in the main office. The lady behind the counter nodded her head with a saddened smile, she gave Levi a name tag with her given name and Lucy's surname attached to the end.
Dazed Levi looked up only to see the lady wink at her before disappearing behind her desk once again. A small smile a lit her features as she made her way up to the intensive care hallway. All thoughts vanished but the ones concerning Lucy were left in her mind
After what seemed like hours she stepped out of the room. A doctor stood across from the elevator and clipboard in his hands, Levi stood on her toes and saw the faint spelling of 'He-'.
"Excuse me." She spoke softly.
The doctor looked up from his notes to meet her eyes, his face was flush from his work and probably stress of the rest of her friends and most likely Natsu.
"yes." He said his voice almost crossing the line from 'willing to help' to 'annoyance'. "Do you have a question, can I help you with something?"
"Yes, it's really quick I just want to know how Lucy's condition is?" Levi asked, whilst she twirled her fingers not completely sure she was ready for the answer.
The grey haired doctor flipped the page staring at the back of the one she had seen him writing on recently, his eyebrows sank in as he glared at the sheet in front of him. "I'm sorry, Lucy passed away."
Levi felt her heart stop, her world started spinning and she couldn't keep herself up any longer, her head started pulsing as if a vein had broken. Almost immediately she felt her head rush to meet the floor and a pair of feet approached her at a fast passed.
She faintly heard many different voices, some recognisable and others not so much. They were all calling her name, and a few times she felt her body shake.
But none of that matter, because in that split second her worst nightmare had come true. She hadn't gotten to say goodbye, she'd come to soon, she hadn't been in the right place at the right time. Thoughts and ideas that weren't in her control circled around in her head like a tornado.
And somehow, some way she found a way to blame all this things on herself.
Okay , so I apologize for the ...three...tow.. four... month late update! But there's good news(this story isn't over) YEA! That's one, but the second is I have four exams left, yes that's right, and all of these take place next week. I should be studying but my brain couldn't handle it and so I wrote.
Review? What did you think of the shocking reveal, i hope I don't lose readers over this!
P.S Since all of you got the last question write, I had to re-think this contest idea. This all came to my mind when the first answer was an anonymous one, so instead I'm going to ask you a question that dates back to a previous chapter... you will leave your idea in your comment and I will choose the best
Question: What character in Fairy Tail had the name Lyra, who did she have a relationship with?