Announcement in BOLD LETTERS BELLOW.
Chapter TWENTY
Lucy and Jellal took a seat opposite Makarov's desk and told his about their mission. After they had finished, Makarov sighed. "I guess you aren't going to change your mind." He said.
Lucy apologetically shook her head. "No. Sorry."
Makarov shook his head, then turned to her with a grin. "I suppose you have heard about the Council letting a couple of criminals off the hook." He said.
Lucy and Jellal both stiffened, restraining themselves from looking each each other.
Makarov let out a chuckle of amusement. "I thought so." He laughed. "I wouldn't mind knowing the trick you used, and get the Council to let us off the hook." He stood up. "Even if you no longer have the Fairy tail guild mark, you will forever be a part of Fairy tail." He said, then smiled.
"Just a reminder." He said. "You must never use former contacts met through your being in the guild for personal gain. Though our paths may have diverged, you must continue to live out your life with all your might, you must never consider your own life to be something insignificant, and you must never forget about your friends for as long as you live."
He smiled and Lucy handed him her right hand. Makarov held his hand over Lucy's hand and Lucy felt a slight tingle. Makarov let go of her hand and Lucy looked at it. The pink guild mark that had become part of her was no longer there. Lucy took a deep breath and turned to stand next to Jellal.
"Don't tell the guild until they notice by themselves." Lucy said. "Once they do, please tell them that I had something very urgent that came up, and I had to leave the guild. Also that I'll miss them." Lucy took a deep breath. "And please make sure that they don't come after me. At least, not too soon."
She bowed her head to Makarov. "Thank you for everything, and I promise that I will come visit once in a while." She looked up and though her eyes were now full of tears, she smiled. "A Celestial mage never breaks her promise."
Lucy and Jellal managed to sneak out of the guild without the guild members noticing, which Lucy found very thankful. After all, if someone noticed Lucy's missing guild mark, it would spread faster than a forest fire and Lucy would be forced to answer their questions, which would most likely lead to her telling her guild mates everything.
Before they went back to Lucy's apartment, Lucy decided to shop for food. She also bought a copy of Sorcerer Magazine as proof that Cobra and Midnight were no longer criminals.
By the time Lucy and Jellal stumbled up the step to Lucy's apartment door, the sun had began to set. Lucy was fumbling with the key when the door was opened. Midnight held the door open and when he noticed that Lucy was struggling, he took a couple of bags from her.
"Cobra heard you outside the door." He said, answering the unasked question.
Lucy nodded. "Thanks." She said. She held the door open with her foot for Jellal, then locked it after she managed to free one of her hands. Cobra was seated on the couch, reading a book. He glanced up and smirked when Lucy and Jellal stumbled into the living room.
Lucy asked Jellal and Midnight to put all the food onto the table and began sorting the food they had bought into her currently empty fridge. Jellal excused himself to take a quick shower and change. When she was done, she pulled out the copy of Sorcerer Magazine she had bought and handed it to Cobra.
Cobra skimmed through it then froze. He urgently beckoned to Midnight who had just settled himself onto the floor. Midnight sighed, but stood up and made his way over to Cobra who shoved the magazine into his face.
Midnight glared at his friend and yanked the magazine from him. He sighed, then began reading the front page. His eye's widened a millimeter, looking slightly surprised.
He glanced at Lucy. "Really?" He asked.
Lucy smiled and nodded.
"Wow." Midnight murmured. He turned to Cobra, and though Lucy couldn't see his face, she knew he was smiling. Cobra glanced at his friend and smirked.
Cobra yawned, then glanced at Lucy. "Blondie." He said. Before Lucy could say anything, Cobra continued. "What's for dinner?"
Lucy sighed, hovering between smacking Cobra for calling her Blondie or just ignore him and go make dinner. She heard the sound of a door opening and Jellal joined them, looking clean and fresh from his recent shower.
Lucy decided to just ignore the Poison Dragon slayer and headed over to the kitchen to make something light to eat.
Lucy leaned back on her chair, her mind wondering to the last time she had relaxed and had eaten dinner at her apartment. Midnight was currently taking a shower. Jellal, Cobra and Lucy had already taken theirs and Lucy was settling down to sleep.
She glanced at the calendar on her desk. Three weeks and two days until the full moon. She noted absent-mindedly.
Jellal entered her bed room, offered her a small greeting, and settled down on the floor. Lucy wondered if she should offer the bed to him. After all, Jellal had been sleeping on the floor the whole time he had been in her apartment. Shouldn't his back be hurting?
'Good night.'
Lucy jumped slightly at her spirit's voice. She hadn't heard from Darque ever since they had left the guild. "Good night." Lucy said at the same moment Jellal yawned and muttered. "Night."
Darque's giggles echoed through their minds and Lucy was relived that the spirit seemed to be back to normal, back to the Darque before they had bumped into Lite.
Lucy frowned at the thought, but hearing Darque's continuous giggles, she managed to force away her worries.
The two mages glanced at each other and smiled. They seemed to be doing that very often these days.
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