CHAPTER 3
Erza and Levy quietly watches Lucy, worried. She was sitting on the floor and looking up at the ceiling, lost in her own thoughts. They glance at each other as if having a telepathic conversation, wondering what to say to her, how to make her feel better, when Lucy suddenly speaks up, startling them.
"It's funny how often 'forever' seems to never last." She whispers with a sad smile.
"Lucy." Erza stares at her with concern. "You can talk to us. You know that, right?"
"Yeah Lu-chan, we're here for you." She then leans towards Lucy. "Do you want to bitch about them?" She asks in a rather serious tone, Erza nodding in agreement.
Lucy laughs, amused by her friends' behavior. All of a sudden, she lets out a sob mid-laughter. "I saw them with my own eyes and yet, here I am, still finding it hard to believe."
Her friends sat in silence as they wait for her to continue. Lucy then decides to let it all out once and for all. And that would be end of it. No matter the pain, she needed to try and move on, close that chapter in her life. What's done is done! She knew her true friends would always be there for her so with that thought, as vulnerable as she may seem, she opens up and cries to her heart's content. One last time!
"I loved him with all my heart. Turns out, I was only being delusional. I just don't want to accept what had happened. Because as soon as I accept it, it becomes real. And once it becomes real, so does the pain." Lucy clenches her chest and weeps. "But...But I'm accepting it now. I have to. And it hurts so fucking much! It hurts, dammit! Make it stop!" Her voice slowly dies down, barely a whisper. Accepting reality and admitting the truth was harder than she anticipated.
Erza and Levy crawls towards her and hugs her. "Oh Lucy!" Levy sobs as she holds her tightly.
Lucy felt completely and utterly lost. It felt as if her entire world was pulled from underneath as it crumbled. It was the worst feeling in the world. She didn't know where to go from here. Laxus had been cheating on her for a month but she was so happy, she became too blind to see anything wrong. Were there signs? Perhaps she was too much in love with him to notice?
"Why would they do this to me? Laxus knows that Cana is dear to me and Cana very well knew how much I love Laxus." Lucy wipes her eyes and stares at the two girls. "So then why? What did I ever do to them?"
Erza frowns. "Lucy, you know it's not you. It isn't your fault." She scolds her.
All Lucy wanted to do was run away, find a place to hide from the world. But she wouldn't do that. She was stronger than what most people thought her to be-a delicate darling and a damsel in distress. She knew the hardest part was going to be letting go of him. Just because he cheated on her doesn't necessarily mean she would stop caring for him. She was angry and hurt, yes, but she still loved him even though he broke her heart. However, she would get through this and figure out a way to keep going. It may take time but she would put herself back together again. And maybe when she was ready, she'd give them a chance to explain themselves. But nothing more! She didn't know if she could forgive them anytime soon or return the way it was before.
Unbeknownst to them, Loki and Virgo were listening in on them. The former had been at the Celestial Realm when he felt Lucy's distress. He was about to visit her when a gloomy Virgo appears from her gate.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to Hime?" Loke asks in panic.
However, Virgo wasn't really paying attention to Loke since she didn't see him. She was busy eavesdropping.
"Virgo!"
The maid spirit looks towards the voice to see an irritated Loke staring at her. She simply shushes him with a wave and calls him over.
"What are y..?" Before he could complete his sentence, Virgo cuts in.
"Listen!" She whispers, pointing towards her slightly ajar door.
Loki widens his eyes as he listens to Lucy talk and cry. He was stunned. Lucy had been dating Laxus and he didn't know. In fact, no one did except for Lucy's best friends. He listens with undivided attention as Lucy explains everything to Erza and Levy. Finally getting over his shock, his anger starts rising as he slams his clenched fist into the wall and glares at the door like it was the enemy.
"That bastard!" He growls out. "How dare he hurt my Princess and make her cry!" He then disappears in a flash of golden light.
After wallowing in sadness and anger for hours and pouring her heart out to her friends, Lucy finally calmed down.
"I thought Cana and Bacchus were in a serious relationship." comments Levy.
Erza strokes her chin while nodding her head. "I thought so too."
"Say Lucy?!" The blonde hums in response. "Are you gonna tell him? Bacchus I mean!" asks Levy.
Lucy was confused. "Why should I?"
"You know...revenge?!" Erza speaks up, as she had wondered the same.
"No." Lucy shrugs slightly. "I wouldn't stoop that low. Also, I wash my hands of that mess. Let her deal with it! The truth always comes out eventually. All we need to do is keep our mouth shut and our eyes open."
"Yeah, that's for the best. But really, I didn't expect this from Cana." Levy confesses, totally flabbergasted. She was right. None of them would've thought Cana, of all the people, would betray Lucy.
Caught up in her thoughts, Erza had the urge to go to Lucy's apartment that very minute since she knew Laxus would be there. She wanted to introduce him properly to her fists and swords, however, she couldn't. Lucy didn't want to see him and Laxus would know she's at the girls' dorm if she went to her place now. Fighting the want, she shakes her head from side to side almost violently, chanting the words 'not tonight' in her head repeatedly.
Levy and Lucy stares at her weirdly. "Erza, you okay?" asks Lucy.
"Yea. I'm fine! Anyway, we should get some sleep. It's already past 12 and we need to get up early for our mission." informs Erza.
Nodding, Levy hugs them both and goes back to her room while Erza and Lucy arranges the bed to sleep. As they lie inside the blanket comfortably, Erza turns to her side to see Lucy with a look of pain in her eyes that she fails miserably to hide.
"Lucy, I'm here for you okay?" Erza smiles warmly at her.
"Thanks Erza. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight Lucy!"
With the disturbing memory of Laxus and Cana still fresh in her mind, Lucy drifts off into a restless sleep.
Laxus was pacing back and forth along the room as he cursed under his breath; thoughts running through his head as quickly as his feet were moving. He was so angry at himself. He didn't mean for things to go out of hand. It was only supposed to be a one night stand due to making bad decision while he was in a state of inebriation. He had no excuse for what he had done. Laxus releases a tired sigh and sank into the couch, waiting for his beautiful girl to come home. Ex girlfriend. Corrects a voice in his head. Rubbing his temples as he could feel a massive headache growing, he sighs for the umpteenth time that night.
Laxus had his head facing down the floor when out of the corner of his eyes, he sees a flash of shimmering light appear before him. He snaps his head up so fast the pop of his neck joints could be heard. Standing in front of him was a furious Loke glaring down at him with pure hatred. Laxus knew what the spirit wanted so he slowly gets off the couch but before he could utter a word, Loke delivers a brutal punch straight to his jaw, a sound of crack followed.
Laxus knew he deserved it and much more so he doesn't fight back. "Where's Lucy?" He asks.
Another hit to his face was all the response he got. He wipes the blood dripping from his mouth and stares at Loke.
"You got some nerve asking me about her after what you did to her." Loke clenches his fists, itching to hit the guy again but restrains himself.
Laxus growls in anger. He only wanted to know where Lucy was. He needed to speak to her. He didn't need some guy lecturing him when he needed to find her now. "It's none of your fucking business!"
Well, that did it. Loke punches him again. "It is my business now. You made her cry. You don't even deserve her tears." He yells at him, losing his temper.
Laxus stumbles up to his feet, wiping his mouth. He knew Loke was right. He looks at him, a pained look in his eyes. "I just need to speak to her once. Please tell me where she is!"
"No. She does not want to see you." Loke responses instantly. He eyes the guy for a moment and speaks, "By the look on your face, you're not happy with what you did and you are regretting."
Laxus winces, before averting his eyes down in shame. He couldn't hold Loke's stern gaze, after all the guy was stating whatever he was feeling.
"You've made your bed. Time for you to lie in it!" With that said, Loke disappears in a flash; his words only making Laxus feel more miserable than he already was.
A/N: So chapter 3 is done :) Please read and review~
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
jfkkennedy - I know what you mean. And yes, I agree but there might be some people who may think Laxus deserves another chance with their own explanations like you did. So I'm gonna look into everyone's reasonings and then decide.
kerippi - Thank you. :)
Fiery Shorti - That..I will let you guys decide after Sting makes his appearance which will be soon now. ;)
Katelyn - I'm not sure if Natsu will be like her brother or another knight..in a 'flaming' armor trying to win her over. So let's see! And thank you for reviewing. :)
KingCreations - I'm glad you like this story. Do keep reading and reviewing :D
gin - She may forgive but she won't care about them if she decides to move on. Let's see if Sting or Natsu can make her fall for one of 'em?! :D
sen whitefox mako red demon - (Mako) So Loke surely got some action there. Though it wasn't much. Hm! Also, I'll go into details of how Laxus and Cana started their little arrangement in the later chapters. And thank you :)
klr14 - Oh thank you! :) And I updated it as soon as I could. Hope you liked it!
kurahieiritr JIO - Erza will totally make him pay and Levy, too, will be giving Cana a piece of her own mind.
Lalu fan - For Lalu pairing, let's see if Lucy can get past the betrayal and forgive Laxus, enough to give him another chance. I love Laxus and Lucy pairing too but he cheated on Lucy! *sighs*
Aipom4 - Haven't thought about it yet but Lucy's not gonna make it easy for him or Cana.
Lady Beatriz - Hey! A longer chapter. :)
Junebug - It's either gonna be Nalu, Sticy or Lalu. Natsu has high chances too.
Thank you for reading and reviewing, guys. :)
~Mrs Dreyar
