Five months being together with you all. Thank you for being there to support me as my imagination and creativity continues to grow. I'm currently writing the sequel season for "Taste my Pain" called "Breaking Zone," I hope you all check it out and support me there. I'm also writing a rated M three-shot based on abuse and drama, so continue on watching me grow!
Happiness
Chapter 29 (E N D): I'm very Happy
The two began to glare at each other before covering their ears when they heard Gajeel singing some rock song. "Who gave him the microphone?!" Cana yelled, throwing an empty beer bottle over to Gajeel who avoided it in ease as he continued in strumming the guitar that sounded untuned. "Shu-ba-du-da-da~" he harmonized as he continued in singing. "Shut up! Is that even considered as a song when it's a repeat in lyrics?!" Gray yelled, running over to punch Gajeel who nodded again.
Everyone sweat-dropped at the enthusiasm and decided that it's best to grab some tissue and stuff it in their ears. "Never give him a microphone! N-E-V-E-R!" Macao yelled over the noise.
"Natsu! Where are we going?" Lucy questioned as she was constantly being dragged around to the point that her arms began to hurt. Who did he think she was? She just recovered with minor injuries still in present while she was dead tired from the overuse of magic – She had like twenty percent of magic flowing left in her body. She gave out a sigh before stopping in front of an old cherry blossom tree which still blooming under the cool moonlight rays. "Remember this place Luce?" he asked as he finally slowed down his running into a running speed.
The blonde nodded her head, "Geez. You make me sound like I have amnesia, which I don't," she pouted, making the boy chuckle. "It's not funny," she retorted in a hurt tone. The boy shutted up and pulled the girl into a warm embrace. Slowly, Lucy's face grew pink, "N-Natsu? What are you doing?" she asked as her eyes got hazy. "I missed you," Natsu confessed as he tightened the embrace. No response was heard from the girl and Natsu pulled her back to look at her eyes which resembled dragon eyes.
"Lucy?"
The said girl grabbed his scarf, yanking him to face her and looked at him in the eyes. "I can't hold in my feelings any longer," she admitted as she quietly pulled him in. "Oh geeze Luce. If you wanted a kiss, just say so," Natsu blushed as he closed his eyes with his lips slightly pouting. Lucy on the other hand was aiming for his neck, she tilted his head which Natsu quickly opened his eyes in reaction. "Lu-" Lucy kissed the crook of his neck and sucked on it gently before opening her mouth where her canines grew out. Looking up to see his hazy portfolio of his side face, she slowly sunk her teeth into the area where she had kiss and sucked his blood gently to avoid any pain.
As the process of mating continued, Lucy parted her teeth with his neck and looked at him with direct eye contact. Once that was done, she regained control of what she was doing and her face grew scarlet as if it were to be Erza's hair. "Lucy?" Natsu asked as he felt the burning sensation fade away to replace it with a tingly feeling. Lucy averted her eyes bashfully but regained her confidence into looking back at his eyes with a flushed expression. "I love you," she confessed with an honest smile.
Natsu gave out his signature grin, "I love you too." As for that, they slowly pulled into a passionate kiss where the wind brushed passed, making the cherry blossoms rustle and flutter down upon them, setting up a good scene as if it were to be from a romantic film. They broke the kiss from the lack of air and placed each other's forehead on the other, "You're all mine now," they both said in unison with a gentle smile.
"A new memory is now added to this very place. A place filled with unexpected horror; a place filled with regrets and forgotten memories; a place where we both confessed and finished our mating process. Thank you Natsu… Thank you for helping me return back to my true self and giving me the true feeling of what love can really be," Lucy thanked as her mind blacked out with her knees bending forward and her body falling limp. Natsu gave out a chuckle before he knelt down on the grass crying. "Luce… Why did you have to say all of that when you knew that you were going to die?" he asked in depression as tears dripped down his chin and onto her pale cheeks.
A glow came from her pouch and slowly the keys came out glowing. "Thank you for looking after our master. Her final wish was to give us over to your care. Her Celestial magic was secretly transferred over to you when you didn't notice," the keys stated as they all dropped onto the grass beside him. Natsu froze and gently shook Lucy's cold, pale, limp body. "What are you saying Luce? Aren't we going to go through this together? Do you really want me to be hunted down by those Dragon Hunters when I'm like this? Lucy, your joke has gone too far – Open your eyes Lucy," Natsu begged, hoping that his was all a joke.
There was no reply from the limp blonde in his arms. He was hoping that it was all of a joke; there was no energy presence; no heartbeat of the heart; no brightness in her blonde hair; the pink tint in her lips was now pale; there was no voice, no life…
"Lucy! You can't leave us! You can't leave me! Was everything that you said to the old geezer was a lie?!" Natsu yelled as he held her tighter with tears flowing like rivers. A landing was heard and he looked up to see Yurimentala and Leilogia standing in front them in smaller dragon forms. "Why is Lucy like this?!" he yelled in distress over to the dragons who didn't flinch nor react to his outburst. "I'm sorry, but the Teleportation magic spell drained her power to the point she had no life left in her body. Teleportation magic – The one she had learnt was like Ultear's spell, a spell that drains the life of the user. We were the one who gave her this opportunity to meet you. She was just… too happy for us to even tell her the hidden disadvantage," Yurimentala stated as her voice drenched in guilt.
Leilogia dropped her head, "She really wanted to meet you all again." Natsu's eyes widened in fear, "You didn't tell her that her life was in danger?! Why kind of people are you?!" he yelled, hugging her closer. "Natsu!" Yurimentala yelled as her wings expanded in anger. The said boy froze and glared at her. "If she didn't use the spell, are you expecting her to live through those battle fields? The other dragons under her control had no idea who she was! Her scent with the other dragons were gone due to the gate – There was no way for a dragon to recognise her without the scent. She got to see you again… Why are you being so negative?!" the guardian yelled.
"Then what can I do when we were finally together? I didn't even have a chance to take her out on a date," Natsu argued. "Why you little –" Leilogia was cut off by a bright glow, glowing in front of them where it transformed into a semi-transparent Layla. "Former master!" Leilogia cheered as she bowed her head. "There is one way where you can bring her back to life…" she stated with an echoing voice. The three widened their eyes. "But how? Once a life is lost, it can never be brought back to life. That is the rule of alchemy and the laws of the life and death," Yurimentala asked while Leilogia looked away in pain.
Layla sadly smiled and looked at the pale Lucy. "That is correct but we can break it – We do have a pond of the Lily of Life in the town centre, and we do have a Dragon of Life and Purity… Why didn't I just come earlier? We need a sacrifice for magic, a pond of the rare blooming lilies and a bloodshed belonging to Leilogia. Of course, we all have the necessities. Don't worry Natsu… You won't die if you were the sacrifice, although, you both shall lose all of your magical powers and become a normal human. Are you all up for it?" Layla stated then asked, looking back up to see a confident Natsu and Yurimentala.
"Although she may lose the power to control me, I would love to return the favour of her being my home in her heart," Yurimentala answered as she looked at Leilogia who nodded weakly. "If it's all for Luce, then I'm up for it," Natsu replied. The adult blonde nodded her head and smiled, "Unfortunately, I am running out of time before I'm forced back into the sky – But, all you have to do is place Lucy in the centre of the blonde where Natsu will focus all of his energy into the pond. Once he drops from exhaustion, Yurimentala shall slit a part on Leilogia's body where the blood shall drip into the pond. This shall then transform the pool of clean water into a pure bloodied pond. There, the glow shall appear and Lucy shall awaken within the next five minutes."
Layla closed her eyes and she soon began to fade away. "Thank you," Natsu thanked in tears as he watched the older looking Lucy fade away into the sky above. Once the woman was gone, he looked over to the two dragons, "Let's go."
"Lucy!"
"Wake up Lucy!"
"Why did you make up such a lie?!"
The blonde gave out a groan as she pulled herself up to look into a world of darkness. "I guess this is where I'm going to be confined," she gruffed as she looked around. A spotlight was placed upon her, leaving it as the only light source available for her to see. Lucy felt a bit guilty in lying to her friends and society but that was really unexpected until the very moment she bit into Natsu's neck during the marking process.
A foul taste was in her mouth but she endured it.
"Lucy! Wake up!"
The blonde looked around from shock to her a faint voice. "Who's there?" she asked into the darkness which echoed ever-so creepily. She was supposed to be in this place since she had bathed in the blood of the countless dragons that she'd slayed during her conquest. This was to prevent her from transforming into a dragon like what had happened to Acnologia. Acnologia, it was a long time since she had slayed that dragon – The one she had slayed was a fake, an impostor from another world. The real Acnologia who she had challenged long ago is still breathing and is alive.
She gave out a groan as she scratched her head in irritation. "This is ridiculous," she spouted.
"Why didn't you lie to us when you knew that you were dying?!"
Lucy widened her eyes. 'Are these voices directing over to me?' she asked to herself as she pulled herself up. "Who's there?" she yelled out again. This was truly ridiculous! She's been going on and off during her death as if she couldn't decide on which to follow; dead or alive, alive to dead. Who knew that even the gods up in the skies were having trouble in which they wanted her to be.
Her head began to throb and she looked over to her right sharply as she felt a presence. The amount of presences began to build up as slowly semi-transparent people began to appear around her. "Who are you people and why are you here?! This place should have be isolated!" Lucy yelled as she turned around to see so many people surrounding her. She felt something oozing below her and she diverted her eyes from the people to the floor where crimson red blood was seen.
The blonde gave out a scream as the blood crawled up her body where she tried to shake it off. "It's time for you to return back to the people who wanted you to live. Since you saved your world from the destruction of the thousands of dragons, we'll grant their wish for this time only," a mysterious voice announced as Lucy wailed in fear. "The dead shouldn't be revived! This is against the rules of life and alchemy!" Lucy screamed before being completely engulfed by the sticky blood.
"It appears so, but the Dragon of Life and Purity has offered her blood along with the magic of a young boy who seems to have been your mate," the voice replied. Lucy closed her eyes as she was pulled into a bright light. 'So Leilogia and Natsu were behind all of this… Why couldn't they just let fate do its thing instead of fighting back for something out of the impossible?' she asked where she opened her eyes to sit up on the pebbled floor with a huge blood stain on the bottom.
She blinked her eyes and looked around to see a happy population of citizens crowding over her. "Why did you bring me back when my fate was already decided for death?" she whispered as tears streamed down her face. "Because everyone biases you as a celebrity. Welcome back," Mirajane answered with an energetic smile.
Time Skip – Two Years Later
"Master, do you need any help with Nashi?" Minerva asked as she placed the files onto the desk while dashing over to the master holding her energetic pink-hair child in her arms. The blonde master looked up and smiled over to the woman. "No thank you. Are you done with the Magic Council meeting?" the master asked, placing the seven month baby on the floor where she crawled over to her stacks of baby-chewed books. Minerva nodded her head, "Hai. My father has be sentenced into refinement for five years due to sexual and physical abuse to his former guild."
The gentle expression of the blonde faded into a slight pout, "I'm sorry for your lost," she stated as she looked down to the tiled floor. Minerva shook her head, "I'm quite glad that you took over the guild. If I were to be in control, I still might have been the same person as I was in the past." A knock was heard and the two turned around to see the blonde and black-haired Dragon Slayers walk in where they headed over to a gurgling Nashi. "Are you two back from a request? – Or did you ditch it to meet your goddaughter?" the blonde master asked with a slight chuckle.
Sting shrugged and threw the child in the air where the three were alarmed from the sudden action. "Stin-!" They gave out a relieved stress once he caught the child safely. "You idiot," the master sighed as she racked her hair back. "So how was training? Any better?" Rogue asked. The woman grinned and shaked her ring of keys, "I can go back to summoning two at a time now." They gave out a smile as they watched the female blonde hug her keys tightly.
"It's obvious that she'd grab a hold of her magic again. I guess the gods love her," a voice joined in to reveal Yukino, Orga and Rufus standing in front of the door. "Where's Yurio?" Minerva asked. "She went off on a job since you kind of took her place as our barmaid," Orga replied. The woman shrugged, "She needed to be active anyways."
The master of Sabertooth walked over to a cupboard and took out a baby bag and a big summer hat. "Heading out to Fairy Tail I suppose?" Rufus asked, tugging his hat down with a smirk. The female blonde smiled in glee. "He is my husband and my child's father after all," she replied as she picked up the pink-haired and brown-eyed baby from Sting's embrace. "Are we heading out?!" three voices chimed, making the eight turn around to see the Exceeds and Fexceed standing outside with brightened eyes.
They all chuckled, "Yes we are. Wanna come you three?" "Sure we do!" they all replied before running over to jump into Sting and Rogue's carry. "Do you think that stupid flame brain is managing well over at the fairies?" Minerva asked. "Beats me," Sting bluntly replied, earning a pout from the female blonde. "Hey, we've been running the guilds for at least two years. I don't think Natsu is failing his job. He has potential in keeping the guild under control," she stated.
Rogue scoffed, "I bet you that you're only saying that because he's your husband and saviour, Lucy."
