Sorry for the long wait. Forgive me? x3
Disclaimer: I currently am not the owner of Fairy Tail, but don't worry. I'm almost there ;).
The person reflected in the mirror was a stranger.
Long ponytails drifted down and settled over her shoulders, greatly complementing her chestnut brown eyes. She wore an orange normal-length tank top with a blue mini skirt, finished off with her favourite pair of brown boots.
Lucy put much effort in putting her outfit together that day and trying to make herself dolled up, desperately trying to dismiss all and any thoughts of Natsu.
Lucy grimaced, and leaned over her dresser, getting a better look in the mirror. Bracing her arms on the thin wooden dresser, she pushed her face forward and stretched a wobbly smile across her face, trying her best for a believable smile. After a few failed attempts she sighed and shook her head. Smiling right now for her was nearly impossible.
Hefting her purse over her shoulder, Lucy left her house and headed towards her beloved guild.
"Lucy!" Gray shouted, and she looked over to where her team and Lisanna were sitting at their usual table in the centre of the guild, and she waved and walked over.
Lucy plopped down next to Gray, who was smiling at her with sparkling eyes. Instead of smiling back at him, she just waved politely.
The thing about her team is that they were very good at picking up if someone within the team was going through hardships, and would jump up to help them. She shivered inwardly, if she had attempted a smile and failed, everyone would be hounding her with questions, especially Natsu.
A slight blush fell across her cheeks, and she peeked over to where the fire dragon slayer was sitting, a wide smile on his face. Lisanna sat next to him, looking away, a deep blush on her face.
Lucy quickly looked back and sighed, placing her purse on her lap before leaning forward on her arms and asking, "What did I miss?"
Gray barked a laugh, "Nothing much, just Flame brain being an idiot like usual."
Suddenly the table vibrated and Lucy jumped back in her seat. Natsu had shot up and was now standing over Gray, one foot propped up on the table itself, "Wanna go, frosted flake?" he growled.
"Natsu." she heard a light feminine voice scold, and Lucy's gaze trailed sideways to Lisanna. Lisanna was looking up at him, a hand gently resting on his arm. Despite her scolding tone, her face was light and happy.
Natsu hesitated and growled again before sinking back into his seat, turning his head away in a cute pout.
A weight dropped in Lucy's stomach. If that wasn't proof that they were dating, then she didn't know what was.
Lucy looked up to see Erza regarding her with calculating eyes. Lucy immediately blushed and looked away, just barely catching Erz'a smile. She hoped Erza didn't catch on.
"So," she declared, trying to get her mind to stop exploring, "How is everyone?"
Everyone laughed and shot her a thumbs up, which eventually led into Gray's story about how he took down a pack of twenty forest vulcans while Natsu was knocked out, which promptly led into a fist fight. A clanking of metal got Lucy's attention, and Lucy looked up to see Erza getting up, a scowl on her face. Lucy cringed, knowing what was coming for the two bickering boys. A metal-clad fist came down on head of the boys heads, and they both fell to the floor in a heap, knocked out instantly.
Erza hesitated, before lowering her hand, "I didn't mean to hit them that hard," she mused.
Lisanna just laughed, and for the first time that day Lucy tried to smile. It came surprisingly easily as she peered at the two drooling boys on the floor. Suddenly a wicked thought crossed her mind and Lucy giggled, digging through her bag for her permanent marker while Erza and Lisanna watched her curiously.
Natsu moaned and his eyes slowly opened. Lucy pursed her lips, trying her best not to laugh. From beside Natsu, Gray stirred and soon they were both sitting up, staring at each other with huge, bulging eyes before bursting out into laughter.
Gray's eyes began to water and he stared at the fire dragons slayer, "Dude!" he grinned, "You have boobs on your forehead!"
Natsu was in hysterics on the floor, surprisingly not hearing what Gray heard with his specialized hearing. Lucy just shrugged, and looked away from the boys innocently. A smile split her face as she thought about the boy's inked faces. It took about twenty minutes before the boys came back to reality and realized that their face had both been drawn on while they were out.
"Gray!" Natsu spat, lighting up his fist, "You fucker!"
Gray sputtered intelligently, "How the hell was I the one to draw on your face when I was out too, you fucking flame princess?!"
Natsu hesitated, and Lucy sputtered a laugh, un-able to hold it in. Both boys turned to Lucy in union with narrowed eyes.
"Lucy," they growled, and Lucy burst out laughing.
Erza cleared her throat and interjected, "You guys should go watch your faces. You look like children."
Natsu narrowed his eyes at Erza, "Erza!" he snapped, and shot up to his feet, fists lighting up, "Fight me!"
The red head cocked an eyebrow, but shook her head, "Not now, Natsu. Maybe later."
Natsu barked a laugh, then the flames incasing his fists died down, "Chicken," he muttered.
A second later he was laying on the floor groaning, a big goose-bump sticking out of his head. Erza huffed and head back to her seat, mumbling incoherent stuff about stupid boys and manners.
"So, Lucy," Lisanna inquired, looking away from the boys, "Are you okay? I heard from sis that you left pretty quickly yesterday."
Lucy's eyes widened momentarily, crap. She cleared her throat and sat forward, a wobbly smile stretching her face, "Yeah," she assured, "I'm fine, I just had some stuff that I had forgotten to take care of."
Immediately she knew that she had made a mistake, seeing everyone's frowns. Crap, crap, crap!
"Lucy," Erza chastised slowly, "If you don't want to tell us, you don't have to, but it's not polite to lie to your friends." Everyone at the table nodded their heads in agreement.
Inside Lucy a storm was ranging. This is exactly what she had been dreading. What would happen if they found out about her crush on Natsu? Lisanna would most likely hate her, and not only that, she probably wouldn't see that much of Natsu anymore.
Lucy did the only thing she could so. She lied again.
Clearing her throat, she leaned back on the bench, "No, really," she insisted, "I'm fine, it wasn't a lie."
An unbreakable silence fell over the table and stretched so long that Lucy thought they would just up and walk away from her.
Erza gave an exasperated sigh, "I'm sure you have your reasons Lucy." she said simply, hurt evidence in her eyes.
Lucy was trapped. All around the table, everyone was refusing to even look at her. Tears sprung up behind her eyes, and before she knew it, they were cascading down her cheeks in the middle of the guild.
"Lucy!" she heard Lisanna gasp in disbelief, but before anything else happened, Lucy was upon her feet running out of the guild once again.
Well, I know some of you were PM'ing me about having a cute chapter, but nah, I'm evil :D.
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