Hey I'm sorry it took so long for the update. I was just so busy this past weeks with my work, I even barely have time to sleep. LOL. Hope you're still with me on this story.. Tell me your thoughts! Love love!
Lucy sat quietLy in the passenger seat, eyes deep in thoughts. She's been like this since Jellal picked her up earlier. He thought she was just tired from her errands this morning but they're already halfway to their destination and she's still not speaking.
This is unusual and it's already bothering him so he asked "Lucy is everything okay?"
She did not respond and it seems Like she didn't hear him at aLL. He did not attempted to speak with her again and just endured the deafening siLence untiL they reached their destination. He knew that if it's something that she can't handLe on her own, she'LL definiteLy run to him. So he let her be.. for now.
It was already dark when they arrived at the inn and it surprised them that the whoLe place was actually rented. Supposedly 2 persons will share in 1 room but since they have the inn for themselves, they don't have to share rooms anymore. And of course Lucy was given the best room with her own baLcony.
The blonde doctor stayed at her room the entire evening without even bothering to have dinner. She just lie on the bed and her husbands words echoed in her mind.
"Do whatever you want Luce. I'm sorry... for everything..." He turned his back and continued "But I'LL be waiting for you wife..."
She did not respond.. Instead she also turned her back and left.
She hugged her piLLow tight untiL she feLL asLeep.
Natsu sat on the lounge chair near the pooL hoLding a can of beer. It's been hours since his wife left and he's been hoping that she'll come home or even just call him. He doesn't have the slightest idea on how he can fix this. He was so confident that Lucy will beLieve him even after she saw the news, but he was so wrong. He didn't consider the fact that she's been trusting him with everything since day one though he hadn't done anything to gain that trust… and now he's asking for more.. More of that trust..
He finished his beer with just a few chugs and was about to throw it in an empty space when he saw his red haired friend leaning on the glass door.
"I'm amazed on how you handLed the situation." Erza walked towards him hoLding a bottle of whiskey in one hand and glasses on the other. "That was a brave decision Natsu and it was definiteLy the right thing to do."
She handed him the glasses, pour them a drink and continued. "So what's your pLan?"
He handed her back one glass then he snatched the bottle from Erza so he have it near him.
"For now. I'LL wait.." he said then gulped down his drink but before he can finish it the doorbeLL rang muLtipLe times.
"Are you expecting someone?" Erza asked raising one eyebrow.
"No.." he finished what's left on his glass then walked to the main door and Erza followed.
His eyes widened upon opening the door.
"Yoh." Gray said raising one hand. He walked inside the apartment without waiting for Natsu to react. When he saw Erza, he walked towards her and gave her the cake he's hoLding.
Erza's eyes sparkled and a big smiLe is showing in her face but it faded instantLy and said "I thought you're on a vacation?"
"Yes I am until his birthday" he's already sitting on the couch cross legs. "But I got a funny report saying that in just a couple of hours after I left the dumb ass prince already get himself in trouble. What a troublesome prince."
Erza just laughed at Gray then proceeded to the kitchen to slice the cake.
Natsu just shook his head and said "Don't you have a key to this pLace? And how bout Juvia?"
"WeLL I gave my spare key to princess.. the princess who is so unfortunate to be wed to a knucklehead who can't get his shit sorted" Gray said and continued "and don't worry about Juvia, I toLd her before we started dating that if any of you need me, I'LL come no matter what. Even if I'm in a precious vacation with her. Tch."
He stood up, walked to Natsu and flicked his forehead hard.
Natsu frowned because of his friends' action but did not say anything.
"Why didn't you call me when you found out?! If I had known earLier I couLd've done something…"
Natsu interrupted him and tapped his shoulder "I'm sorry I didn't wanna bother you and I know.." he placed his hand on his pocket and continued "I'm a mess right now but I want to make it right.. and if possible, I want to do it myself."
Gray sighed heaviLy then smiled. He's amused on how his friend is reacting in this situation. In reality, he could've just shrugged it off since what the article said is partly true.. Lisanna and Natsu have been inlove for a long time.. and his marriage to Lucy should not matter since its not something that he really wanted from the start. But with the way Natsu is acting now, it seems like his marriage is far more important than his first love. He can't wait to see what will happen next to his friend and his princess and if there's anything that he can do to fix their marriage, he'd gladly do it.
"Just let me know if you need anything."
Natsu just nodded and retreated to get the bottle of whiskey that he and Erza left outside.
Erza went back to the living room with a slice of cake and sat on the couch.
"So Gray were you abLe to find out if this was just a pLain accident that photos of them were taken or someone did it intentionaLLy?" Erza asked when Natsu was far enough so he won't hear them.
Gray was looking at his phone and said "WeLL let's find out… The package has arrived."
He started waLking to the door "Where are you going? What package?" Erza asked confused.
"You'LL know later." Gray responded without looking at his friend and just raised one hand "I'll be back." And he was gone.
"Leave. I'll take it from here…" Gray ordered the guy who's wearing an all-bLack suit. He did not respond; he just bowed his head and Left.
They're at the parking lot of Natsus apartment buiLding. Gray leaned on his car and lit a smoke whiLe Looking at the 2 middle aged men in front of him. One has a camera on his neck whiLe the other is holding a Laptop bag and both of them is trembLing from fear.
He puffed his cigar and put one hand in his pocket.
He wanted to get information from them in a nice way. "I reaLLy admire your guts to write an article about Dragneels personaL life and to top it aLL those pictures were astounding!"
The man holding the laptop smiled and said "ReaLLy?" he scratched his head and continue "I thought my articLe lack something... but I guess I did a goodjob on that one..." he looked at the man beside him "see I toLd you your photos were awesome!"
Gray sighed and smiLed "You actuaLLy caught the attention of Mr. DragneeL and he's curious whose idea is it so he can thank him personaLLy."
"Oh! Is that right?!" the man with the laptop bag exclaimed "I was scared moments ago when we were picked up by a group of men in a black suit… so he just want to thank us… I'm so relieved... I wrote the article" the he pointed at the man beside him "he took the photos.."
"Can you tell me more about the photos?"
The man with the camera sighed and said "WeLL the picture were they kissed... I just thought I knew both of them from somewhere so I took a photo but after Mr. Dragneel left, the woman approached me and asked for the photo…"
"Woman?" Gray asked frowning.
"Yeah the model... I thought she'll smash my camera or asked for it to be deleted... but instead she gave a permission to pubLish it.. she also insisted that we shouLd write an articLe about it and gave us some detaiLs.."
"Model... you mean the one in the photo?"
"Yeah she was so nice giving us a scoop Like this… but she asked in return, we have to wait for her signaL when it shouLd be pubLished." The photographer expLained.
The writer added "Then last night we received a caLL from her to meet up at the cLub and there she toLd us that we can go ahead and pubLish the articLe and photo..."
"what about the photo where she's being carried to the car? Is that part of the deaL?" Gray asked.
"Yeah... she said she'LL caLL him to pick her up and we shouLd wait untiL he arrives and take more photos." The photographer responded
Before Gray can react he heard a femaLe voice behind him.
"Lisanna... Lisanna did that?" It was Mira. She heard everything and was shocked at her sisters' action. She didn't think she'LL go this far.
"Mira..." Gray was startled to see her standing near him.
Natsu just got back home from his morning jog. He sat on the staircase and looked at the far end space of the unit... The kitchen... It's empty and he feLt so cold. He took his phone out and stared at his wifes number... Should I call her? He thought but he also remembered his words... That she can do whatever she wants and he'LL just wait for her. He just sigh and proceeded to prepare for the day.
At the same time, Lucy is lying on the bed hugging her pillow while she stare at her phone. It was 4:58am and she's waiting for her aLarm to go off at 5am. But that's just an excuse... she was staring at her wallpaper wondering how he's doing.. She's upset but a part of her stiLL care about him. She searched for his number but before she can even hit the call button the aLarm went off.
She sighed and positioned herself to sit and lean on the headboard. She covered her face with both hands and said to herself out Loud... "You shouLdn't caLL him Lucy. He's good for nothing." Then she bend forward so her forehead is touching the bed. After a few seconds she pulled herself up and proceeded to take a bath. She didn't want to deaL with this today.
After an hour, she's almost done preparing for her first day in this medical mission. She just need to tie her hair but she can't find her ponytail. She grabbed her handbag and opened it. But instead of a ponytail, what she saw is the newspaper from the previous day. She sat on the bed to read the articLe and stared at the photos then said to herself "Am I a masochist? Why am I even reading this?!"
The whole day passed by so quickly. Jellal definitely noticed how Lucy skipped dinner, just had a coffee for breakfast, skipped lunch and now she's about to skip dinner again.
He can no longer continue watching her like this. He decided to talk to her but before that he need to feed her so Jellal went out and looked for the nearest convenient store in the area.
After an hour he's now standing in front of Lucy's room - cans of beer in one hand and foods on the other. Before he can even knock, Lucy opened the door and she looked like she's about to leave.
"Hey. Going somewhere?" Jellal asked.
"Hey…" Lucy was shocked to see him but she did not fail to notice what he's holding. "Yeah, was about to buy this..." she took the beer in his hands and smiled "come in."
Lucy opened the door widely so he can enter. He walked in and admired the spacious bedroom. "I wonder how did you end up having the grandest room?" he gave her a coy a smile then his eyes catches a glimpse of the newspaper on the bed. He grabbed it and read the articLe.
"Did that answer the questions in your head?" Lucy asked with a small smile in her face whiLe walking towards her older brother.
"Yeah.." he looked at her then threw the newspaper on the bed "So what about it? You're starving yourself and you're suLking because of some photos?"
Lucy reached for the newspaper and asked playfully "Aren't you mad because your Little sister got cheated on?"
Jellal raised one eyebrow and folded his arms on his chest.
"I onLy see photos Li'L sis... Not the whoLe picture... So I can't assume that your husband cheated on you. And besides, you don't even have a reaL reLationship with him so how can you call it cheating?"
I'll try to update again this weekend.. Loves don't forget to tell me your thoughts! xoxo
