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I know I'm soooo late, but it were a couple of rough weeks. I hope you like it!

Although the landscape was etched in her mind, it appeared slightly different. Looking around, the adrenaline started pumping in her veins from the familiar scent of the forest combined with the feeling of danger. She wanted to hide, to follow her instinct and stay safe this time. But there was no trace of any claws nor pink hair. A moment passed and her heart beat slower when nothing happened. Something was off… but what?

There were no clues.

No living soul was around.

Uneasiness overfell her as she wandered the empty landscape. As though her body was lead to something her mind couldn't grasp, her feet moved forward. After passing through the border of the forest, she saw the familiar hillside and climbed it. She didn't know why her body walked towards the place of known danger. Uphill was where her horribly terrifying dream normally started… knowing this, her feet could only move in one direction. Reaching the top of the hill, she saw something that was not for her to see.
Going against nature, she looked at the familiar blonde locks and figure. Looking at a copy of herself, she couldn't move. Her whole being told her this was wrong. Frozen in fear, her body didn't dare to disturb what was going on. They looked the same, but the person in front of her was injured and seemed so tired she could collapse anytime. To her surprise, her other self didn't even blink at her when she rushed whatever she was doing. Not being noticed, she dared to move closer.

"Are you… Me?"

The girl didn't hear her and took her keys in one hand while attaching a whip on her skirt.
Fear was prominent on her features.

She finally understood what was going on. This time, Lucy wasn't playing her part in the movie.
She was watching it.
So that meant that he could come here anytime…

"You should go! RUN!"

But the girl was looking around, losing precious seconds of time. When she chose the forest as a refuge and took a step, she flinched and reached for her waist. Blood stained her shirt, but the wound wasn't visible. She hesitated.

"RUN! NOW!"

They couldn't interact with each other, it seemed foolish to try because it was similar to yelling to a movie on a lacrima. But somehow the girl knew it wasn't safe and started running towards the forest, ignoring the pain.
Knowing which danger was coming for her.

Lucy didn't run with her, because she knew what was waiting for her in that forest. Fear was prominent again as she looked at herself, running to a forest, trying to escape a beast she couldn't outrun. Fear became reality when she suddenly felt a wave of immense heath behind her and didn't dare to turn. Her soul recognised the familiar furious aura. Even though she knew the people in this dream couldn't see her, she froze. Not wanting to get noticed by him. The heath was aggressive and passed her only to stand still where her other self stood mere moments ago. She looked at the back of her nightmare in person and couldn't move a muscle. The horns, claws and scales were all engulfed in fire. Burning hot on the scales of his skin. He sniffed the air, kind of like how dogs sniff out food and he turned to look at her. Red orbs looking straight in her brown ones.

Could he see her? No way… This was a different dream... He just passed her. Just like her other self didn't see her. He couldn't see her.
Don't worry Luce, he can't see you. Just stay sill. He can't hurt you.

"Strange… smells right."

He sniffed in front of her, mere inches from her nose. Her hands were shaking. The heat was unbearable, the hairs on her arms shrinking from its presence, but she didn't dare to move.

He can't see you.
He can't hurt you.

A smirk appeared on his lips as he laughed.

He looked at the ground and there was a hair tie, right in front of Lucy's shoes, a blue ribbon which was misleading his scent. He tried to pick it up from the ground, but it burned instantly when his hands neared it. His fire was uncontrollable. He looked at the pile of ash with disbelief and turned to continue the chase.

Lucy finally breathed when he was gone. She held her breath most of the time, still anxious he would turn around. Although he didn't notice her, she felt as scared and helpless like in her other dreams. But most of the time, she woke up from this. Why was it different this time? Is this the effect of that medicine from Gray? Suddenly, her mind became dizzy. As though something was stealing all the oxygen around her. She couldn't breathe and reached for her throat.
She saw a schimmer of another person who appeared when she was gasping for air. A young man with black hair and a white toga, but she didn't see his features as her sight was blurred. The man followed the beast to the fight in the forest, not even trying to notice her. She still couldn't breathe and fell on the ground while watching the back of the new man, walking away from her as she lost consciousness.

Juvia released Lucy from her water prison when they arrived in front of her regular bar. She took one of lucy's arms and carried her inside. She didn't know why she left that handsome man in the forest like this. Arriving at the bar, she searched for her only friend in this hellhole of a world. A white haired woman who could easily make any man go wild laughed at a joke from one of the locals. When she turned, she saw Juvia and excused herself so that she could point the way to the blue-haired maiden. The barmaid already knew what Juvia did for a living and walked towards her with a key in her hand. She showed her the way to the reserved hotel room from Juvia. Together, they laid the blonde girl on the bed and the barmaid went to get some drinks and snacks. Juvia looked at the girl on the bed with something close to jealousy. The boy from before really cared for this woman. What was so special about her? She couldn't figure it out. The barmaid entered the room again with a plate filled with a can of water and some scrambled eggs with bacon and bread.

"You must be hungry from travelling, I got you some sandwiches too if you want. You have to eat properly, Juvia, you look so thin these days!"

When they sat down next to the girl on the bed, the barmaid wasn't ashamed to ask what her assignment was while they enjoyed their eggs.

"The Emperor needs her for something, he contacted Juvia to get her as soon as possible without delay."
"But Juvia, you didn't have to bring her unconscious! The poor girl… She's going to hate you if you treat her like that, you know."
"Well, this is the fastest way without delay. Juvia wasn't able to wake her up."
"That's strange… Maybe she's a really deep sleeper?"
"Maybe... Mirajane-san, don't you have other clients? Juvia is keeping you from your work."
"Don't worry Juvia, Lisanna is taking over the bar right now so that's fine. This girl is a real cutie, isn't she?"

Juvia looked at the girl with a strange, helpless feeling and couldn't grasp why the boy wouldn't look at Juvia the way he looked at this girl.

"I want to be here when she wakes up, so we have lots of time to chat! How are you doing these days? Any love stories to tell?"

Juvia's cheeks turned red when she thought of the strange stripping boy from before.

"You do! Come on Juvia, tell me everything!"

Title: Agnes Obel – Familiar

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