Next Chapter! Warning, lots of dialogue, and talks of parental neglect and attempted murder of a young child. Also the mystery between Erik and Kinana is revealed.

Chapter 11: Explanations

After Gajeel came from around the corner, Levy had to tell him Erik didn't make her cry. Of course Erik didn't help the situation at all. Seems he loves egging people on. Lucy went inside and told Cana they were leaving, and they all decided to go to her place since no one would be there. Erik and Lucy were on one couch, while Levy and Gajeel were on the other.

"Sorry for crying and almost getting you into trouble Cobra. I'll tell you everything, but first something you should know, My power isn't exactly Levitation. It's actually called mimic," she started.

"Mimic! You are a mimic!?" Exclaimed Erik.

"You know of my ability?"

"The man I stayed with before coming here had a book on it. Your power only surfaces once every century, making it rare. It also has the ability to make you immortal."

''Yup, rare and deadly. My power was given to me at birth, and it was also the first time I used it. My mother had the ability to tell a person intentions. For example, if a man helped a woman carry her groceries, my mother would be able to know if he did it with alternative intentions besides helping.

When I was born, I wasn't breathing. When my mother held me, was when I took a breath. As I did, my power immediately latched onto hers, and I stole it. What makes my power deadly, is based off the powers themselves. When someone has a power, its connected to their life force. When I stole my mother's powers, I took her life force as well. She released her last breath after I took my first breath.

I took my own mothers life force in order to live. Had I not taken it, I would have been a still born. My father was horrified at my actions and called me a demon. He spent the first 5 years of my life, he shunned me. I spent more times with my grandparents then him, cause I was scared. Then my grandma died of a heart attack, and father blamed me again.

After the funeral, he took me into the church and tried to drown me in holy water. I almost died, but turned out he also had an ability, He could levitate. So as I breathed what should have been my final breath, I took his powers. That was the day I killed my father. My grandpa found me crying and screaming for help and I told him about what happened. He hugged me as he called the police.

I wasn't in trouble, they ruled it as self-defense. Although they couldn't figure out why he died. no one besides my grandparents and parents knew about my ability. My grandpa took me to some town at the edge of the country, and there they found a priest. He told him of my ability, and the priest took me in and trained me on how to use my new powers, and also helped me to control my mimic ability.

I was acting on instinct with my ability, but he showed me how to steal someone's powers without being about to die. Of course, I never used my powers, and will reframe form ever using them. I hate my powers, there a curse. When I was 14, I was transferred here by the priest, and that's where I met everyone.

I hid my ability, not daring to show anyone, and I made friends with Jet and Droy, and then everyone else. I was enjoying myself, and everyone was nice. Then you transferred and the fun increased, and we became close. The rest you know Lucy, I understand if you don't want to be around me anymore."

When she finished she was looking at her lap as Gajeel held her hand. Lucy was looking down, causing her bangs to hide her face, and her fists trembled. Erik was looking at her with understanding, not pity like she expected. Lucy stood up suddenly and walked towards Levy, Gajeel got up to put Erik shook his head at him. Levy looked up as Lucy threw her arms around her.

"You giant idiot! It doesn't matter to me what your power is, You're my best friend! I still love you as much as before. I'm so glad you opened up to me, thank you so much for trusting me." Said Lucy as tears fell from her eyes. Levy looked up in surprise as tears gathered in her eyes again. She wrapped her arms around Lucy and cried in happiness again.

''Thank you Lucy, Thank you so much." She cried.

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When they both calmed down, Gajeel then decided to speak up. "So you can read minds huh Cobra?" He said, more as a statement then a question. "That must be hard when your with groups."

''that's where I come in," Said Lucy. "For some reason, whenever I touch him, it blocks out the sounds of others minds. Mine is still accessible, annoyingly." She finished with a glare as Erik smirked in response.

"Wow anything else we should know in this sharing circle?" Gajeel asked.

"I also have a power, I can see the aura's surrounding someone and tell their moods," Said Lucy sheepishly. Levy looked up surprised, before starting to laugh.

"So this whole time we both had a power, and we both are best friends. That's awesome!" She said laughing.

Lucy began giggling as well, while Gajeel smiled. Erik just looked down at the ground. He couldn't help but feel suprisingly lonely. Here were two girls, who had each other as friends, and each had a gift. The closest thing he ever had to that was at his previous house, with his 'brother' Richard before he was killed because of him.

That thought brought up Kinana and he clenched his fists as his anger and sadness increased, and he felt like he was drowning.

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Lucy felt something was off and looked over at Cobra. She saw his Aura change drastically, into a dark black looking color. Her eyes widened and she shared a look with Levy. Levy nodded and told Gajeel it was time to leave. She hugged Lucy before leaving, with Gajeel looking behind them worriedly. When they were gone she knelt in front of Erik and placed her hands on his, feeling him tense underneath her.

"Hey Cobra, come back to me. What's wrong? Talk to me," she said as she reached out and put her hand on his.

He pulled away from her and turned to his side. He raised his other hand up to his face and curled into himself, wrapping his arm around himself. No doubt trying to keep himself together.

Deciding to take a chance, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around him. He tensed but then turned and leaned into her touch, hiding his face in her shoulder. She felt no tears falling, which was concerning. That meant he was holding it all in. She rubbed his back and held him till he got a hold of his emotions.

She understood his reluctance to cry, being seen by another person in a vulnerable state. And knowing him, he must hate that more than anything. Only when he calmed down and began to let go of her, did she let go. She saw he felt embarrassed at being seen like that, and looked around.

"Levy and Gajeel left, I saw something was wrong and got them out. Also don't feel embarrassed, want to talk about it? It might help," She said smiling up at him.

"Okay… I'll tell you." He said.

And cut! Hope you enjoyed, the mystery will be revealed next chapter, which is already posted for you guys :3 Considered it's the least I could do for having y'all wait so long. So the next 2 chapters are up.

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