Lucy realized that the entire time she was supposed to be meditating, she was reliving the moments leading up to the position she was in now. Everything about the Awards ceremony last was bordering onnostalgic. The main exception was that only a handful of guild members came this time. Not the whole crazy bunch like the last. "Laxus and I were still together last time..." she whispered. She felt heart drop. They had been so good together. They made it to the year mark, slowly working their way from friendship to the more intimate delights of a full-fledged relationship. They had taken sex off the table until they decided the time was right. They dated, hung out, took walks, and just spent 10 months enjoying each other's company. The night she received the news that her first book was winning the award for "Best Book by a Fledgling Author" they went out to celebrate... with champagne. Their ban on sexual activity ended there, much to Mira's glee and dismay, in the guild's pristine storeroom. From that point on they were going at it like bunnies. Every surface in the guild hall and both their houses had been christened. Things were so perfect and in-synch. Then their hearts were shattered. Laxus' secret was revealed, and Lucy did what she does best. She ran...
