The Forgotten - The Story (Chapter Two)

1 week. It had been 1 week since Lisanna returned home from Edolas and the six fairies were still being ignored. Their guild was still catching up with the white haired mage, but with a family as big as Fairy Tail, that didn't surprise them much. Romeo still talked to them, and Lisanna was sometimes able to get in a few words with the mages and exceeds, but that was about it.

Speaking of the six, five currently sat at their place in the back of the guildhall. Juvia was once again talking about her beloved Gray-Sama, and how she hoped he would talk to them soon. Gajeel watched Salamander as he talked to Lisanna, waiting for a fight to break out. Pantherlily wasn't focused on anyone in particular, but was noticing small things about the groups around the guild, all of them focused on her. Wendy and Carla were talking about how they were going to stay at Lucy's again, and what they should bring this time. This caught Gajeel's attention, and he decided to insert himself into the conversation.

"What do you girls do when you stay at Bunny-girls anyways. Can't just be sleeping if you're going over there again. 's only been a week since the last time." Hearing this, Juvia joined in.

"Well last time, Love Rival was telling us this story about a family of people she used to know. It was very interesting, and she said she'd tell us more next time we stayed over."

"Really, what kinda story did she tell ya ta get the both a ya interested?"

"Why not ask Lucy-nee, she just came in." Wendy said. True to the dragonslayer's words, the blonde mage had just entered through the large doors of the guildhall. As she walked towards the table, Natsu pulled her over, Gray and Erza with him, along with Lisanna. The two listened intently to the conversation, something that would not be able to do if their magic were different.

This was the first time her team had attempted to talk to her since they returned from Edolas, and from the way Lisanna was looking around, as if she wanted someone to stop them, it couldn't have been anything good.

"Hey Luce!" Natsu said.

"Hey Natsu! Hi Gray! Erza! Lisanna!"

"Yes, hello Lucy." Erza said, smiling.

"Hey Lucy." Gray responded.

"Ah, Hi!" Lisanna replied cheerfully, but Lucy didn't miss the hint of sadness and nervousness in her eyes.

"Did you guys finish catching up? If so, I think the others would be really happy to hang out with you!"

"Actually, no, we haven't yet. We kinda came to ask you a question." Natsu said, scratching the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Sure, what is it?" Lucy asked them.

"We were wondering if you would leave the team for a little while, that way we could go on some jobs with Lisanna?" Natsu answered. That explains the sadness. She hadn't known the girl long, but she knew that Lisanna wouldn't have wanted to suggest that, she was way nicer, and would have at least had them phrase it better.

"Uh…"

"Only for a little while, and you could even start a new team if you want." Erza added.

"Yeah, you, Juvia, Gajeel, and Wendy could take jobs together. You're always hanging out together anyways. Plus, you'd learn more about them and their magic." Gray said, adding his own thoughts.

"Well, I guess. When you put it that way I can't really refuse, can I?" Lucy said, still smiling.

"Wait, really!" Lisanna said, shock clear on her face for a moment.

"Of course!" Lucy replied, looking towards the girl. Lisanna smiled at the blonde.

"Thank you so much!" Lisanna hugged Lucy, taking the celestial by surprise. "Oh! And when we get back, let's have a day where I can get to know you all better too!"

"Sure, no problem!" After that, the group said farewell to Lucy and she continued to the table, where Wendy and Gajeel had been telling everyone what was happening. Juvia, Wendy, and Carla immediately wrapped the girl in a hug.

"Thanks guys, but I'm okay, really!" Lucy said. She had honestly been prepared for them to ask something like that, give them more time to catch up, away from everyone else. "And besides, I was thinking about going on a few missions with you guys anyways."

It wasn't a lie, they had been talking about it for the week, and the mages all had rents due soon.

"If you're sure Lucy." Carla said, not sounding convinced in the least.

"Yeah, I'm sure, but what should we call it?"

"How about Iron Warriors, I'll be the leader, and you all will be my second in command's." Gajeel suggested.

"Certainly not, the name should be agreeable to all parties involved." Carla stated.

"How about we come up with a name later. It would be a temporary team anyways, till we all rejoin different teams."

"Juvia thinks love rival has a point." Juvia added.

"Yeah, I agree with Lucy-nee."

"Alright then, should we go on a job now or later." Gajeel asked

"Later, first, you said you wanted to hear the story." Wendy said.

"Ah yeah, that's right. What's that story you were telling them yesterday?" he asked.

"Ah, the one about that family I know?'

"Yeah, that one. What's the deal with them bunny girl?"

"Well, where do I start?"

"Tell him what you told us Lucy-nee!" Wendy said, getting excited.

"Okay then, I have a feeling Romeo would want to hear too. Is he here yet?"

"Yeah, I'll go get him!" With that, Wendy left the table to get the boy, and Lucy tried to calm down Juvia, who was bouncing excitedly in her seat.

"Juvia, you know the story already, no need to be so bouncy."

"True, but Juvia is happy she gets to hear love rival's story again."

"Oi, Bunny Girl, just what kinda story is this?"

"A great one, trust me when I say that."

Gajeel grunted, and Wendy arrived at the table once more, Romeo going across from her as they sat down.

"Okay, this story starts with a family of wonderful people, with pretty messed up situations. First, I'll start with the older silver haired man. He's not that much older than me and the others, but he was born before most of us. His parents loved him more than their second son, a boy named Yume. The older brother's name was Asare, and he was full of life, fun to be around, but his brother never saw that. Yume was locked away for years, in a room where he was allowed no more company than the family head, who would come by and play with him sometimes.

The boys had fun playing together, until something happened. The family head, Akano, went mad. It happened so suddenly, and after that, Yume was alone. In another place, another member of the family was struggling. The family would tease him, call him stupid and many other cruel words, because of something that had happened years before. Kiyamo was reminded time and time again by the family that he would never be as good as that stupid Yume. One day, he'd had enough, and he went to see the boy, needing to blame someone for his troubles, so he blamed Yume. Still does. But Hatome-Hano won't let him do anything. He likes Yume, whether Yume accepts it or not.

Now, Mori is a different story than them, who had bad lives and are living in sadness. There was something wrong with him when he was born, and it caused his mother pain to be close to him. His parents completely cut him out, and his mother doesn't remember having him either, that's how bad it had gotten. He was forgotten to her, but the family knows, and no one dares to tell her, it would only hurt her more. Because of that, Mori avoids her, he doesn't want to cause her pain."

"That's..." Romeo started.

"Harsh." Gajeel finished.

"Yeah. Anyways, they were the first ones I met that day. I had been wandering around after mom died, at a place she said some people in her own family used to live, I was staying with them for a while, away from the mansion. Father had allowed a week. Anyways, I see this ginger haired boy playing with this black haired girl, and the girl left. He looks to be around my age, and I go up to him and start talking. At first he seems scared of something, worried he'll say too much."

"What's he got ta say?"

"I don't know, but I keep talking, and soon enough, he loosens up, lets his family issue slip, and tells me about this boy he visited once, and the head of his family. We talked about that for a while, I was trying to tell him how it was okay, and that it would get easier. He said, I couldn't possibly know that. I told him that he was right, that I couldn't, that my family wasn't nearly that bad, and he asked what mine was like.

So I told him about how my father was never really a constant variable in my life, how he was more like a ghost to me, and I didn't know him well, how my mother had been my safe place, and he asked what I meant by that. I told him about how she had died, and how my dad completely shut me out after that. He sort of understood where I was coming from. I told him I was staying with family around the area, and when he asked who, I said my aunt.

I took him to her house, and when we got there, she already knew him. Apparently, he was one of the neighborhood kids, there were plenty of them in that area. Anyways, he had to go home, and so I decided to go to the place he had told me about, the one with the boy, that's where I met him… Y-Yume. Ah, that's as far as we got yesterday."

"What happens next Lucy-nee?" Wendy asked.

"That's what I was gonna tell you tonight, remember?" Lucy said, laughing lightly.

"Ah, please!" Romeo begged.

"Nope, a good storyteller always leaves you wanting more."

"Well then, If my dad said yes, can I sleep over too!"

"Of course you can Romeo!"

"Thanks Lucy!" Romeo exclaimed before rushing off to find Macao.

"Hey Bunny Girl, mind if I crash there? I wanna hear the end of that story."

"Yeah, that's fine, anyways, what about that mission? Let's choose a quick one so we can get back before nightfall."

"Yeah!" Everyone said together.

"Let's go pick one then!" Lucy exclaimed, and with that they headed to the request board. Wendy found one that was simple, finding a group of bandits, and the reward was one million jewel though, and while they wouldn't be able to gain all the money for their rents, they would at least be able to start saving.

"Okay then, let's go!" Wendy said, happy to have a job she could help with.

"Yeah!" They said in unison. The mages went to clear the mission with Mira, who was happy to let them go together.

Ah, but this isn't the only side to the story!

Kyo woke up early, as usual. The whole night had been filled once more with thoughts and dreams of his sister and mother. That was to be expected though, all things considered. Not much else had been on his mind the full week. He knew Magnolia was far away, but he had sent the letter to her a week ago, and was still waiting for a reply from the now skilled mage of the family.

He wasn't sure what he expected to get back, but he knew she wouldn't just throw it out or leave him waiting, but the patience it took to wait to hear back from his family member was drowning him. Though, it did give him something to look forward to, when the rat became annoying.

It also came with a confrontation, as Tohru and Shigure had noticed his slightly different behavior. He had very easily dodged the question though, and left for the Dojo shortly after their talk.

But back to the current moment, where he is taking an early morning jog, and just so happened to end up in the park, where a rather familiar person saw him. Why she would be up this early though, he had no idea. She spotted him almost instantly, and his first instinct to run was ruined.

"Kyo!" Kagura yelled as she spotted him. Knowing that running would only make it worse, he decided to stop and look towards the brunette. She ran towards him, wrapping him in a hug that could literally kill. The poor man struggled for breath, patting her arm in an attempt to get her to let go, or at the very least loosen the iron grip she had trapped him in.

Finally, right as he felt he might pass out, she let him go. He stood upright, staying still a moment to recollect his bearings and take a deep breath. "Quit doing that! Why are you up anyways?"

"I wanted to watch the sunrise from the park! Why are you out here Kyo?"

"Just jogging. It's not weird for me to get up early though, I haven't seen you out before sunrise though."

"Well, there's a first time for everything, right!"

"Yeah, I guess." But Kyo's attention had wavered to the sky behind her, which had begun changing colors, the sun just barely able to be seen over the horizon. Kagura turned to see what he was looking at and gasped at the beauty of the sunrise. It was truly captivating, just as her friend had said.

Soon enough, the sun was up, and the two parted ways, Kagura a lot less willing than Kyo. He headed back to the house, where everyone else was now up and eating breakfast.

"Oh, where did you run off to Kyo?" Shigure asked when the cat walked into the kitchen. "You were gone for quite some time, weren't you?"

"I was out jogging, and ran into Kagura." Kyo said. That seemed to satisfy all that were awake enough to care in the first place, though Yuki didn't seem to care anyways. But, with that said, they continued on with their day as they always would, Kyo and Yuki getting into various fights and Tohru trying to stop them.

It wasn't until after, when Kyo went back to his room, that he found anything unusual or exciting about his day. There, sitting on his desk, was what he had been waiting for. The return letter from his dear sister Lucy. Inside, he found his own letter as well. He quickly reread it before moving on to his sisters note

Dear Kyo,

Hey big brother (though, only by a few seconds so I'm not sure why you put such emphasis on you being older) Kyo, I'm doing well, a lot better than you probably are right about now. Shigure called me when Akito had you move in with him and Yuki. It's been a while now, hasn't it.

As you probably know by now, I'm a real mage, in a wizard's guild called Fairy Tail! I also got a lot more keys since I last visited. I have nine golden keys now: Aquarius, Cancer, Taurus, Virgo, Sagittarius, Aries, Gemini, Scorpio, and Leo. I still need Pisces, Capricorn, and Libra to have the full set of golden gate keys.

I'm sorry it's been so long since I've been in contact, but Akito won't allow magic, so I can't call you through lacrima, and the mail from Magnolia to Shigure's house and the Main house takes forever. Along with that, the only number I have is Shigure's home phone, and I'm not sure who would pick up if I called that one. Honestly, you guys need to get Akito to let you use magic again.

I think I'll start a new team here soon, you know? If you all ever decide to come visit, you are more than welcome to join. Remember that, please? Oh, and tell Hatsu-Haru that I'll be back soon to kick his butt at the game we played last time! Lucy Sohma-Heartfilia does not just lose to a cheater and be okay with it!

Maybe try reaching out through our bond next time? I know it's been a while, but nothing about the bond has changed except the way you cut me off. Tell you what, remember that spot near the fountain just off the Sohma property? Go there after school tomorrow, and I'll be waiting for you to reach out, promise I won't go on any missions after I think you've gotten this. Love you, Kyo!

Your Dearest Sister,

Lucy Heartfilia

P.S: I think you should steer clear of the rat for a day or two, cause no matter how hard you try to cut me out, I can feel it when you're about to break. Just a small thought from the younger twin, by literal seconds Kyo, and hoping to see you feeling better soon.

It wasn't that he had actually been hiding it from her, per say, but that he didn't particularly want her to get the full idea of what the Sohma family was going through at the moment. He wasn't even sure she had been informed about Tohru, and he wasn't sure he'd be the best person to tell her. Kyo and Lucy had always had a way of understanding when one was hurting, even if they were farther apart. The full bond of twin-curses didn't take place until they had been able to meet as children after Lucy's mother died.

As Kyo sat down to write back, a certain thought played in his mind about what she had said. Maybe he would visit her at the Fairy tail Guild, if for nothing else than to get her to come back and spend time with this side of her family, really the only side. He wondered if anyone had found out yet, about her curse and real family. She still hadn't met Akito in more than a passing glance, and the man was getting a bit furious about her being so public, as was the girl's real father.

Kyo needed to speak to their father, and the teenager had a feeling he was not going to like what the ginger had to say, but his twin would always be a top priority for him.