Lucy sat in the small tub in the cottage. It was too quiet and when it got too quiet her head would swirl with unanswered questions and unspoken words. When things got quiet she would call one of her spirits. She often wondered lately if they found her annoying. It had been almost 3 weeks since she had woken up to find herself in the almost unrecognizable cottage that belonged to Happy and Natsu. She had reacted how everyone thought she would and ended up breaking several of her belongings in the process. Mira had shown up in the middle of her tantrum and had somehow knocked some sense into the girl. Mira didn't give her many details, but did say that Natsu was on a dangerous mission. She assumed he gave Mira a gag order, thinking she would follow him if she knew the details. After her little beating from Mira, she decided to make the best of her situation and try to fix up the cottage. It seemed like Virgo had beat her to it though. She had actually added not one, but two new rooms right off of the main room. She briefly thought about where the celestial spirit got the money for the lumber but didn't really think she wanted the answer. She pondered her finances but when she checked the job board, she was shocked to find it was empty. Even when things were slow there were at least small jobs she could take for grocery money. Now that she didn't have to pay rent she would have more spending money. She smiled at the thought as she approached the bar. She didn't see Mira anywhere, which was odd. It was even weirder to find Levy behind the bar.
"Hey Levy, what's up with the job board? I am in desperate need for some grocery money.." she slumped down into a seat at the bar.
"I was just about to come look for you! How would you feel about a waitressing job?!? The pay is good" Lucy looked at her quizzically. She had never been an actual waitress before. It couldn't be that hard right?
"Sure, but where at? There wasn't a single flyer on the job board" Levy pursed her lips at the question.
"Well, it would be here...at the guild,"
"Wait, what?" Lucy was so confused," Wouldn't I be taking Kinana's job? And what about Mira?" Lucy was beyond confused now. Levy took a breath.
"She left for a mission. So the job board is empty until she gets back. While she's gone the guild is going to run as a bar, so that we can all make some money," hoping her friend's mind wouldn't go where she thought it would, she held her breath. Lucy furrowed her eyebrows,absorbing Levy's words. Sure Mira took missions like everyone else in the guild, but the timing was suspicious. And the way Levy was acting just made it even more suspicious. She took a deep breath trying to keep herself from over reacting. But what if something bad happened on Natsu's mission? Or what if he was hurt? She shook her head. Even if Natsu had sworn all of her friends to secrecy, she trusted them enough to tell her if something was wrong.
"Alright," Levy let out her breath," I'll take the job! When do I need to be here?"
After going over the details of her wardrobe and her schedule Lucy headed back to what she called home for the time being. Lucy pulled herself out of her thoughts and back into the silence. Not wanting to delve back into her mind, she called Virgo. She hated feeling weak in her own mind but needed the emotional support right now. Hopefully she would start to feel like herself again soon.
