Thank you all so much for the positive feedback from last chapter!
Also, sorry this is kinda late; not gonna lie, I forgot about this chapter because yesterday was just insane and my brain was mush XD
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The first whispers caught her ears as she walked into the school after P.E.
"Natsu's bride..."
"Look at her tits, they'e huge! No wonder Natsu went for her..."
"So disgusting..."
Lucy heard each word clearly, and every one of them stabbed her in the heart.
Sneers full of disdain were thrown at her, echoing laughter of cruelty circling her and trying to suffocate her mind.
"Lucy..."
Lucy's head snapped up at the familiar voice.
"J-Juvia..." Lucy whispered, and before she could stop herself, she was running toward the blunette and crashed into her chest.
Juvia was prepared for it, her arms opening for her and wrapping them around the shaking girl's shoulders.
Soft sobs and tears made Juvia's uniform front damp, and the blunette rubbed Lucy's back and shoulders in a comforting way.
With teeth grit, Juvia shot angry glares at the on lookers, and seeing the rage in her eyes, they all shuffled away to class.
With every drop of tear of that ran down Lucy's cheeks and down her uniform, the fury only grew.
Juvia could remember crying so hard like this.
Before, when Lucy had once sobbed, it was of happiness, not guilt and overwhelming heartbreak.
Juvia... Juvia knew.
She knew what it felt like, to cry with unrestrained anguish and fear.
Drip.
Drip.
Drop.
Her once silent mantra that managed to keep her sanity wormed its way back into her head, and she struggled not to cry as well.
Lucy didn't deserve this.
Nobody deserved this.
Drip.
Drip.
Drop.
'No...' Juvia whispered in her mind, trying the suppress the memories that came along with that horrible mantra. 'Go away.'
Drip.
Drip.
Drop.
"Juvia-chan~"
Lucy cried harder, her hands clutching Juvia's uniform tightly and causing wrinkles.
Juvia choked back a cry of fear and hurt for Lucy, and herself.
"Do you..."
Juvia laid her head on Lucy's and tears trickled down from her own eyes.
"Want to play..."
"Juvia! Lu-chan!"
"A game?"
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It was absolute horror when she found them.
Levy sobbed hysterically as she tried to get either one of them to move, but they were solid as they wailed their fears.
Levy's breath was harsh as she cried and pulled at the same time.
"Juvia, Lu-chan! Please!" Levy screamed.
It amazed her how with all of the noise they were making, no one was coming out to check on them.
Levy's arms were aching as she finally slid down to the floor in defeat.
With watery brown eyes, she watched as Juvia and Lucy clung onto each other fiercly, as if they were the only thing that mattered.
With shaky hands, she fumbled with her phone and typed in the one number she could count on at the moment.
Levy tried to calm her breathing as she heard her phone ring to contact the person, and luckily, she managed to stop the flow of tears.
"Levy?" Gray's voice said into the speaker.
Emotions welled up within her chest, just from hearing Gray's voice.
Gasping lightly, Levy let loose a small sob.
"Levy!" Gray said again, except now it was more urgent.
"G-Gray..." Levy whimpered. "I... We... W-We need help."
"Where? Who?!"
"I-In the west wing," Levy hiccuped, and she could practically hear the gears turning in Gray's mind.
"That's where Lucy's locker is." He whispered, but it was still loud enough for Levy to catch on.
"Levy, what the fuck happened?!"
"Just come!" Levy screamed into the phone, before shutting it sharply.
She breathed shakily.
The blunette hadn't meant to be so harsh with Gray, but the situation was making her dizzy and not able to think straight.
Levy squeezed her eyes shut and curled into a ball, trying to block out the cries of anguish that came from Juvia and Lucy.
It didn't work.
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Gray's hand was trembling as he shut the phone, eyes unusually wide and skin paler than normal.
"Natsu." He finally said."We have to - "
"Who."
Gray paused. He had never heard such unrestrained rage in the crown prince's voice.
Rocking back on his heels, Gray turned to stare at Natsu.
His onyx eyes were narrow, and the air seemed to crackle with the fury that flowed through him. His hand was clenching the sticky note so that it was crushed, his breaths sharp and fast.
"Who the fuck does this piece of shit think he is?!" Natsu screamed, and Gray could have sworn that there was a fire around him at the moment.
"Natsu - "
"I'll kill them," Natsu growled. "I'll kill all of them for saying these things! I'LL KILL THEM!"
"NATSU!" Gray yelled. "SHUT THE FUCK UP! AREN'T YOU LISTENING?! THE GIRLS!"
This got Natsu's attention.
Gray tried to control his temper somewhat and spoke again in a slightly more calm voice. "They're in the west wing, Levy just called me - "
By then Natsu was already gone, taking off towards the school.
"Shit!" Gray hissed, before running a hand through his raven hair. He stuffed his phone in his pocket before running after Natsu.
The ravenette could feel the burn of his legs pumping furiously and the blood pounding in his ears, but fuck it.
Fuck all of it.
Back then when Natsu had been screaming his vengeance, Gray didn't yell to reprimend him.
No, he only interrupted because he was worried for the girls.
He wasn't going to stop Natsu once Lucy and the others were sorted out.
He'd join him.
His hands curled into fists.
He'd kill them.
He'd throttle and choke every one of the pieces of shots who dared to think that it was actually okay to say those things about Lucy.
He's going to kill them... And enjoy every single moment.
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Whew!
Kind of an intense chapter, eh?
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