This longer chapter is my apology for not updating like I promised. Like I said earlier, school and work are running me ragged. Not only do I have finals and Essays due, I've begun working 9pm-4am and 5am-12pm stocking, not counting the hours I pull off cashiering. I'm not sure when I'll post next. I'll try to post another chapter tonight during break or tomorrow afternoon.

I got someone to do a fan art for this story! They will be doing something from a future chapter! I'm just looking for someone to do chapter 34 Lucy v Mira for me now lol.

Enjoy!

"What... no..."

"You still love, Laxus. That's why you can't find it in yourself to love Galen. You can't love him, not when your heart belongs to another. From what you've told me thus far, I've come to the conclusion that, you will never be able to fall for Galen. He's too perfect for you, Lucy. Growling up the way you did, he's exactly what you ran away from. He's not going to get you're blood racing and heart beating like someone like Natsu or Laxus can. He can't fight beside you in battle, nor can he fight and banter with you like you've grown accustom too, like you enjoy. You, Lucy Heartfilia, have a type. You don't want a Prince in shinning white armor, you want a dragon."

And like she had months before, Lucy found herself drowning beneath the torrent of her emotions with each sentence that left the SheDevils mouth.

"...No... I don't... Not Laxus..." she tried to deny, falling to her knees, twin blades embedding themselves into the ground. "I can't..."

The usual sharp and angry eyes of Mirajane's Satan Soul softened, the winged Take Over Wizard making her way to Lucy, falling down to her knees as well, her transformation fading away.

The silver haired woman pulling Lucy into her chest, holding the distraught blonde close. "I know it still hurts, Lucy. I know you don't want to, but the truth is, you still love Laxus."

Lucy finally broke down, body throbbing in protest and heart bleeding as the bandaids were ripped off, screaming in the older girl's chest, letting the overflowing emotions that overwhelmed her out.

Frustration at not being able to just love Galen like she was suppose too.

Anger at Laxus and herself for being in this situation because of a stupid deal that she never should have agreed too.

Guilt for not being honest with Galen.

Self Loathing at herself for feeling like he was too boring, too perfect, not Laxus...

And sadness because Mirajane was right. No matter how hard she tried, she still loved Laxus. The love she once had for him, although not the blazing fire it once was...

It still burned...

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