Chapter 3: Tears

Natsu slammed his hands on the table Levy was sitting at. "How can she be in Magnolia? We've searched the place twice over and her scent isn't anywhere. My nose wouldn't lie!

Levy flinched at Natsu's sudden outburst. His eyes glaring daggers into her soul.

Gajeel stomped over to Natsu and decked him on the jaw causing him to tumble several feet back into a table.

Natsu got up from the broken table and put his hand to his cheek. "Oi! What the hell was that for Gajeel?!"

"For hurting my girl!" Gajeel said.

"I didn't hurt Levy. I didn't even lay a finger on her!" Natsu yelled.

"Didn't have to. You scared her well enough." Gajeel said as he cracked his knuckles.

"Bastard!" Natsu yelled as he punched Gajeel in the jaw.

Gajeel spit out a bloody tooth and it hit the ground. "Now you're gonna die Salamander!"

"Enough! I will not have you two destroying the guild!" Erza yelled as she slammed both dragon slayer's heads together.

Natsu glanced over to Levy and mumbled something under his breath before he ran out the guild.

"Yeah, you better run you coward!" Gajeel yelled.

"Levy, what did Natsu tell you?" Erza said.

"I'm sorry." Levy replied.

"What was his problem?" Gray said.


"Ally! Where are you?" Clara called.

Clara was looking all around the house trying to find where her child went to.

As Clara made her way down the hallway, she heard water splashing and someone giggling.

"Ahh! Ally don't splash!" Lucy scolded the girl.

"I'm sorry." She spoke.

"It's okay. Just don't waste warm water." Lucy told the girl.

Clara knocked on the bathroom door. "Is Ally in there with you?"

"Yes." Lucy yelled out.

"Yes mama!" Ally yelled.

"That's good to hear, I have been looking all around the house for you." Clara said through the door.

"Sorry mama." Ally whined.

"It's okay, my dear. When you get out, I'll have hot chocolate waiting for you." Clara said as she walked off.


Natsu jumped in though Lucy's window and when he landed in her apartment, he looked around hoping she would pop up and yell at him for breaking and entering like she always did.

He walked over to her bed and flopped down, breathing in her lingering scent in her fluffy pillow. As Natsu lied on the bed he had a million thoughts run through his mind all at once.

What if she's been kidnapped?

Could she be suffering through torture right now?

Maybe she's been offered for a ransom?

Natsu knew all these thoughts were meaningless. He read her note. She left on her own free will, and that hurt him more than anything else could. He tossed and turned in her bed throwing the sheets and blankets all over the room.

Natsu looked up to the ceiling and reached his hand out into the air, as if trying to grab Lucy and pull her into his embrace.

"Dad, if someone just disappeared without warning, what would you do?" Natsu asked himself.

Natsu felt a hot flame at his side. He turned around and there he was. Igneel.

Tears started to prick at Natsu's eyes. "Dad? Your alive?"

Igneel huffed smoke into Natsu's face. "Hey! What was that for?" Natsu yelled.

"Think Natsu. How can I possibly fit into the girl's dwelling?" Igneel asked.

"This is…" Natsu mumbled.

"… A dream." Both Igneel and Natsu said.

Natsu fell to his knees and started crying. "I miss you dad. And I miss Lucy too. What do I do?"

"Go after her Natsu, just like you chased after me." Igneel said.

Natsu wiped the tears away from his eyes. "Yeah. Your right. Thanks dad."

Igneel smiled and then transformed into thousands of embers of flame before disappearing.

Natsu woke up in a cold sweat. He realized he was lying in Lucy's bed. When he looked out the window it was dark, with only the stars illuminating the streets.

"I must have slept all day…" Natsu mumbled before noticing a blue blur colliding into his chest.

"Natsu! You woke up. I thought you'd stay asleep forever. I rushed over here when I didn't find you at the guild or at home." Happy cried.

"You know I wouldn't do that, little buddy. I'd miss you too much." Natsu said as he patted Happy's head.

"Natsu, you're crying." Happy said.

Natsu put his hand to his face and could feel the tears rolling down his cheeks.

Even if his dream wasn't real, he knew his feeling were.

Nastu sat up and Happy fell on the bed. "Hey little buddy, you up for another long adventure?'

"Wadda you mean, Natsu?" Happy asked.

"You know how we searched everywhere for Igneel?" Natsu said.

"Yeah." Happy said. His expression turning into one of sadness when he remembered what he saw that terrible day.

"Well, this time we'll search for Lucy! You up for it?" Natsu said.

"Aye sir! Let's go find Lucy!" Happy yelled. Now in high spirits.


Lucy pulled out a chair at the kitchen table and sat down, blowing on the hot chocolate to cool it slightly.

"I'm sorry Ally joined you in you bath, she still has a hard time learning about privacy." Clara said.

Lucy waved off Clara's apology. "It's fine, don't worry about it. I like spending time with her, she's the little sister I never had."

"Oh. Do you have siblings, my dear?" Clara asked.

"Yes. Just the one. Her name was Michelle, she was technically my cousin but we were more like sisters." Lucy said.

"I see. So where is Michelle now? If you don't mind me asking." Clara said in between sips of tea.

"She…passed away… About a year and a half ago now." Lucy murmured.

Clara gasped. "I'm so sorry to hear that, Lucy."

Lucy shook her head. "No, its okay. Besides I have Ally in my life now."

Ally cocked her head. "We're sisters?"

Lucy giggled at the little girl's confusion. "Yup! That's why we get along so well!"

"Sisters! Sisters! Sisters!" Ally happily yelled.

Lucy couldn't help but cry at the mention of family. She was so glad she found her family at Fairy Tail and now, again here with Clara and Ally.

"Are you alright?" Clara said when she saw the tears fall from the girl's eyes.

Ally looked up at Lucy with worry and gave her a small hug. "Don't be sad sis!"

"It's okay ally." Lucy ruffled the girl's brown hair. "I'm fine, I was just thinking of a sad memory."

Lucy stood up and placed her dirty cup in the kitchen sink.

"Now if you will excuse me, I need to converse with my spirits." Lucy said.


Hey Everyone! Sorry for such a short chapter when it's been such a big delay. I kinda hit a bit of writer's block with this story, but now i should be able to deliver more updates. Thanks for reading!