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Camilla stood in her cell, staring at the cracked mirror in front of her. Her white hair and the bags under her eyes made her look older than she was, almost like a ghost. She heard the guards come to her cell door, opening the bars and coming in.

They bound her in thick chains, disgust oozing from them as they all but dragged her out. She walked in the middle of many guards, they formed a complete circle, the whole squad holding their weapons at the ready.

As they neared the courtroom, she picked out individual voices of the judges and his accomplices. She cringed, she had been told what was going to happen to her, and fear was nearly overwhelming. As they reached the big double doors she stopped as they banged on the large oak doors. The booming noise of the doors opening made her ears hurt. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and walked forward.

The room was silent as she went in. She noticed Makarov was absent, probably so he couldn't vote on her fate and possibly make it biased.

"Camilla Eleanor Ray?" The judge boomed and she flinched.

"Yes Your Honor, that's me." She said, the judge riffled through his papers before speaking once again.

"Camilla Ray. You have been summoned by the Council and accused of the following charges. Several counts of first degree murder, mass homicide, and the deaths of many Magic Council personnel. You have also been accused of the destruction of several private properties. Do you deny these charges?" The judge read off a list, the accusations making Camilla swallow hard.

"I accept the charges." She said, her voice sounded raw, as if she hadn't had water in days. The judge looked down at her,
"Reasons for committing these crimes?" he boomed. She stared at the ring on her finger, swallowing back tears.
"I wasn't in the best mindset. There is no real excuse Your Honor." was all she said, deciding to tell the truth instead of lie. He stared back before, raising his hammer and bringing it down. His booming voice making her hearts stop.
"Punishment: death."

Camilla stood silently in an empty room. The judge had been kind enough to allow her to say goodbye one last time, even if it was for a few moments. The chains around her were gone, the guards having taken them off, but the guards weren't there, they were outside the large oak door.

The door opened and Wendy, Erza, and Lucy were ushered inside. They looked so confused, even more so when they saw Camilla.

"Camilla? What's going on? Why did the Magic Council take you?" Wendy asked and Camilla pulled the girl into a hug.

"They are punishing me for the crimes I committed when I was younger. I'm being punished by death."

The reaction was instantaneous.

"WHAT?!" The three of them shrieked and Camilla put a finger to her lips.

"I was accused of several counts of first degree murder, mass homicide, and the deaths of many Magic Council personnel. I also was accused of the destruction of several private properties. All of which I did while I was gone from Fairy Tail before I had returned." They stared and she looked away.

"But you don't do that anymore! You were atoning for that right?"

"Death is how they deemed me atoning for what I did." The guards started to come in and she hugged the girls.

"You have to let me go." She whispered to them and as the guards left the room with the girls, she met eyes with Erza.

"Take care of everyone for me!" She called just as the door shut.

Natsu came in and gathered her into a hug before the door had closed. Camilla immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, breathing in his scent. They stood like that for a while, none saying anything and not moving. Tears pricked her eyes as she pulled back to look at him. The normally happy dragon slayer stared into her eyes with a serious expression.

"Erza told me what the judge said." He said softly and Camilla nodded.

"Is what the judge said true?" Again, Camilla nodded and Natsu pulled her into a hug.

"I'll fight and get you out of here." He growled and she pulled back to cup his face.

"It's okay Natsu. I am paying for what I did."

"That doesn't excuse the fact that you're going to die! You just got engaged for Mavis's sake!" He shouted and she forced him to look at her. She heard the guards come in.

"Take care of everyone for me ok? Especially Gray." The guards grabbed ahold of Natsu and took him out. He raised his arm, back of his hand facing her with his index finger and thumb outstretched. She swallowed hard and returned the gesture.

Gray was the last to come in. He had his hands in his pockets and he stared at the floor. It was silent as the doors shut.

"Gray?" She asked quietly and he looked up.

That was all it took, she rushed forward, he surged to meet her in the middle. Their arms wrapped around each other, her arms around his neck, his around her waist. He hugged her so tight it almost hurt. Now her tears welled up and overflowed, she kissed him almost desperately. He returned the gesture and she broke the kiss as she hiccupped and sobbed.

"I love you Camilla. I love you so damn much." He whispered against her neck. He pulled away and cupped her face, stroking the tears away as he himself cried. Seeing the tears in his eyes only made her cry harder.

"I love you too Gray. I'm sorry! I'm sorry that this all happened." She hiccupped again, wiping uselessly at her eyes. The guards came in and she pulled him into one last hug, kissing him for the last time. The cool metal of her ring made her sob as the doors slammed shut.

Camilla Ray stood with hidden tears in her eyes as she faced away from a Magic Council member who was dubbed as her executioner. She kept her head down, fiddling with her engagement ring as she kept her hiccups hidden.

The man raised his weapon, a large gun, and powered it up. He pointed it at the back of her head. She looked up to the Lacrima Recording. The Magic Council wasn't taking any chances with her death and had to record her execution. She let a single tear fall, a sad smile cross her lips, and whispered,

"I love you."
Then a gunshot rang out.