Where we left off:
"Of course. My father will be home tonight, so just a warning in case he kicks you out." I smirked and then got up as the bell rang, "Time for Math, Natsu. I'll uh.. Talk to you after class I guess."
LUCY
If I had to admit it, math felt like hell today. Maybe I should ask my counselor to switch class periods and then not tell anyone when I did. Then they will all think I was taking a free period, maybe. Of course, when I sat down in class I was looking out the window when the discourse started. I must've had a real problem to deal with because next thing I knew I was ducking out of the way from a flying chair. This got me so mad that I stood up with an almost black aura surrounding me and I turned behind me to Sting and Natsu who were fighting, "Okay boys. Which one of you wants to die today?" I muttered as I grabbed both of their ears and pulled them apart.
"Ow, Luce! It's his fault he threw a chair first!" Natsu struggled from his pain and I loosened up on his ear, but gave him a look to make it seem like it hurt more as I tightened my hold on Sting's, "Ow! Lucy!" He was playing the act of the injured fool well.
"Lu! Let go of my ear, babe." Sting said as he struggled in real pain and it made me happy to see him like that. To see his face twist in pain and his body trying to make the pain stop. At the mention of the name Lu, I tightened my grip even more, "Lucy! Please! You are going to rip my ear off!" He yelled.
"You both need to stop before I do rip your ears off!" I yelled at them and then I pulled both of them down, but I let go of Natsu's ear completely before I did. Then I let go of Sting's and went to my seat again with a spring in my step. Nothing could've felt better then my slow sweet revenge for Sting taking my happiness. I would make him hate me so fast if he didn't want to be a normal guy. Friends sure do make you stronger. I smirked at my own thoughts and then the bell rang for class to start.
Sting had recognized me as pissed off and just let me help Natsu with math when he asked me a question. Sure he wasn't happy about it, but he knew that I would probably unleash my rage on his ear again if he even talked to me, "No, Natsu. You need to find the mean, not the median. Average is just another term for mean. Add them together and divide by the total." I explained.
"Honestly, can I just copy your homework?" Natsu said, looking kind of bored with math, "I'm never going to pass this test and I can't do any sport unless I pass." He sighed and then grinned and I felt the warmth from it, "Just another thing I need a tutor for."
"Well, I already told you I don't break promises, Natsu. You should worry so much. Just study, it's not that hard to do." I stated.
"Then promise me something?" Natsu asked and waited for my response. There was no way I had any clue what he was going to say, but I felt something strange about the situation.
"Depends what you want me to promise and if it's in my range of abilities." I shrugged and tilted my head, "What do you want me to promise?"
"Promise me that you will talk to me when you don't feel safe." He said it so bluntly that I felt my eyes widen. I don't think I could promise that with everything and he must've noticed how silent I was, "Hey, I can keep you safe, Luce. Besides, you are my friend." He smiled and it melted the layer of ice around my heart completely.
"I know you could, but it's not worth it. I'm not really worth it." I looked down and then sighed, "Besides, I can't share anything with you. I can't keep you safe, so their is nothing I can provide you that would make that a fair promise."
"Luigi, as long as you are smiling it's worth it. You are worth it because your smile reminds me of happier times." He scratched his cheek and I chuckled slightly, "I like your laugh and smile. It's so... bright when it's true." He explained, "It makes me happy."
It was so weird because that is how I felt about his smile and laugh. It was so warm and bright that it calmed me and brought all the color back when it was gone. It convinced me enough to say the words, "I promise." I said with a warm smile. I handed him my phone and he put is number in and I texted him to make sure that he got my number. Then I put my phone away before the teacher noticed anything.
Then we continued working on math with me laughing and smiling as Sting grumbled to himself as he worked through his own math. Eventually the class ended and I ran to my locker and then to the gym to get dressed. She met up with Mira and Erza, "Hey, guys. How are you doing because I'm great." I said with a grin on my face.
Mira and Erza looking at each other with smiles on their faces, "So, I'm guessing you have your situation figured out?" Mira asked, tilting her head to the side, "You know, with Sting." She looked more serious and then smiled when I nodded.
"Slow methodical torture is what I've decided on, but I probably won't do it. He seems to understand to stay away when I get angry, so he should eventually learn to stop harassing me." I smirked and then we all walked out to the field. We were all going to run together today and talk about things.
Erza smirked, "Well, that's good. I mean, he can't hurt you in a physical way and Makarov understands the harassment thing. I've already reported Sting from the behavior at Lunch today and before that." She nodded, "So, he should be out of our hair and back at Saber High in no time at all. I'm surprised you have it in you to deal with that."
"Well, truth is I don't, Erza. I just don't want to throw away my one chance at being a normal girl instead of someone who is trapped in a cage." I explained, things just would never make more sense than they did right now. She didn't want to explain her full situation, "It's not like I would torture myself with this if I didn't have another choice."
"What do you mean, Lucy? You always have a choice. Lisanna didn't, but you do. She looked up to you a lot more since what you did to Sting. You are stronger than you look and she appreciates that so much." Mira explained, "You are relieving some of her previous anxiety with this situation." Mira put her hand on my shoulder, "Please remain strong."
"You can definitely deal with it. It might not be easy, but it will pass without difficulty. You have us and you have everyone else. You seem to make friends easily, so you will be okay. You have a good support system to fall back on." Erza explained as they all started jogging.
I didn't know what to think when they both said those things. My mind felt hazy, but everything was becoming clear in my mind. I smiled at both of them and nodded, "Thanks you guys. I couldn't ask for better friends. I promise someday I'll explain what this is all about, but only when it's safe to." They seemed to understand as they nodded and we continued to run in silence. My inner struggle at the moment was to find a way through this without losing my light. Natsu seemed to make it feel stronger all by himself, but she couldn't spend her time with him in front of Sting.
What could I do? That was my question. The study time wouldn't be enough and suddenly I was seeing in black and white again. Darkness was going to take over if I didn't act soon. I had to tell them, but how would I tell them and have them believe it. It took so much from me just to show Levy during Lunch. What if they didn't accept me after they found out. My secret. Everything.
Mira seemed to see me struggling as I got dressed into my uniform and decided to attack me with a question which surprised me, "Hey, Lucy. What are you thinking about?" She seemed so kind about it that I almost told her, but I instead decided on a shrugged.
"Nothing. At least, I think it's nothing. It's been a hard day and I have to tutor Natsu after school today, so he is coming home with me. My father is going to be home and just thinking about that situation is stressful to me." I stated as a shiver ran up my spine, "I have to go meet Sting, too. He wants to talk to me about behavior." I rolled my eyes and stretched out my legs, "Not that I'm going to listen to a piece of scum like that."
Mira smirked, "If it helps I could tell him I need you for something." She teased and I heard a sigh escape my lips.
"Nah, it'll be okay. I'll be fine and I know how to take care of myself which is clearly not what he was expecting today in Math when I nearly pulled his ear off for calling me Lu." I would never tell anyone, but that was the last thing my mother ever called me before she died and I didn't want anyone to ever call me that again. I wanted to keep the name just between my mother and I.
"Well, he deserved it. Natsu told me you also grabbed his ear, too." Mira chatted as they left the gym and walked to her locker.
"Well, they were fighting and I wasn't in the mood for it. Natsu is lucky I seem to have a soft spot for his brand of stupid. I can tell a good person from a bad person and my intuition said to hurt Sting so he would leave me alone. Which worked." I explained.
That was when I heard bickering down the hall and a frustrated scream that sounded like Natsu to me. I looked at Mira and then sighed, "Let's check it out." I turned the corner to the hall where my locker was to find that Sting and Natsu were fighting again. Unfortunately for both of them. I still was not in the mood to deal with this. Again, I pushed myself between them before things broke down, "Okay boys. If you are going to do this in front of my locker I am going to beat the living shit out of you. Natsu, go home. Sting, go back to the hell from where you came."
Mira and Natsu shared a look then started laughing at what Lucy said, "Alright, Luigi. I'll see you later." Natsu said with a wink, "Mira, let's go!" He grinned and they walked off as Lisanna joined them. I noticed Lisanna look back at me with a look of pity, like she knew what was in store for me. She took hold of Mira's arm as the three of them looked hesitant to leave, but Natsu felt a little more comfortable knowing that he would see me at the same spot as yesterday.
Sting started talking as I opened my locker to grab my things, "I thought I told you that you couldn't talk to him! If you want me to play the bad guy I will." He glared and that was when I looked up with absolutely no fear in my eyes. That seemed to piss him off more, but that was my original plan to begin with as he starred me down.
My eyes didn't even waver as I spoke, "Honestly, if I was scared of you or anything that you would do to me. I wouldn't have come to school today. Seeing as I am here and I am talking to him I say you should switch up your plans a little bit." I ran my fingers through my hair and pulled my Chem book from my locker, "Besides, you don't want me to get pissed off again do you? I get a little violent." I smirked, shut my locker and turned to face him, "I dare you to try to get me to be afraid."
Apparently my tough guy act worked because he grabbed my hair and yanked it, pinning me against the lockers on the wall, "Well, if you get violent I can always retaliate with more violence and harsher violence." He smirked as a small wince of pain left my mouth, "Don't forget that you belong to me, Lucy." He said as he slapped my cheek fairly hard and then walked away with me spitting at him. With that I walked out of school holding my cheek and rubbing my head.
When Natsu saw me he ran up to me and I gave him a smile, "Hey, Natsu." I smirked, but something in his eyes faltered. I raised my eyebrow, "What do I have something on my face?"
He shook his head, "No, but he didn't hurt you, did he?" Natsu asked looking at my face and into my eyes. I had to look away from him because that was too much for me. I didn't want to admit I was hurt because in reality, it didn't hurt as much as the pain I'd been feeling since my mother died and my father abandoned me.
"No, let's go before he see's us. I don't want to give him the pleasure of having a reason to beat me up." I sighed and we started walking to where the car was yesterday, "Anyways, thanks for all your help and I'm sorry about your ear. I just needed to put my foot down."
Natsu looked at me with a smile, "Hey, don't worry about it. Seeing the pain on Sting's face was enough for me to forgive you." he stated and nudged her with his elbow, "I'm sure it felt great, but I would've loved to do it to him to." He grinned evily, "I hate him."
"Eh, don't complain. I found my way around his schemes." I shrugged and acted like it was nothing and that put a look of shock on Natsu's face. I glanced at him and then looked away with a shy look on my face.
Natsu seemed to notice and tried to defend himself, "Sorry, I just didn't expect you to treat this like nothing. I mean, Lisanna left to get away from this, but how are you standing strong when most others would want to get away?"
I shrugged, "I'm not standing strong. I just realize that I have a good support system. Though it might now be at home." I smiled and then looked at the sky, "Besides, it's not like I fear the bad things that will happen." The thought felt so small, but probably scared Natsu with the way I saw his eyes widen. I had no idea what was going on in his head.
"Hey, I'm pretty sure if you were in a life or death situation you wouldn't be saying that. Everyone fears something." He said as he almost tripped over the sidewalk.
"No, I would be saying it. You wouldn't understand." I don't know why, but this pang of sadness rang in my chest and found it's way out in my voice, "I have a gift that can destroy darkness, but there is too much around me and it's suffocating. I haven't felt truly happy in a long time and I know it seems kind of weird to mention, but thank you for changing that." I smiled at him and I could feel him melting as this time he did fall over on the sidewalk. I chuckled, but helped him up. "Are you okay, Natsu?"
He seemed kind of happy and grinned at me, "I'm fine. I was just surprised since you seemed so nice. I mean, when I was over last night I noticed that you were upset, but I didn't really understand why."
"Well, it will make more sense one day. I'd say that I promise, but I can't make that one and know that it will come true." I smiled and then nudged him as we approached the car.
We climbed into the vehicle and drove off down the streets of town to my house.
When we arrived, we climbed out and went inside. Thank god my father was in his study, otherwise we'd have a problem. I took Natsu by the arm and lead him to my own study in which we unpacked our bags and got to work. He helped me with some history and I helped him with Chemistry. It was kind of nice and then the knock on the door, "M-miss Lucy, your father wishes to speak with you."
I visibly tensed up and put on a dead pan expression the likes that Natsu had never seen on her face, "Tell him I'll come after I'm done studying for this test."
"I can't m-miss. He didn't seem very happy about it." the head of pink hair had popped in and made eye contact with me. I wasn't mad at her I just wished this could've happened when Natsu wasn't here, "I s-suggest you come right away. I'm sorry."
I sighed and looked at Aries and motioned for her to come in and come next to her, eyes softening as she approached slowly, "Aries, I am not upset. You don't have to apologize because of him." I smiled and put my hand on her shoulder, "Tell him I'll be right there."
"Y-yes, miss. Thank you." She said and scurried out of the room.
I leaned back in my chair and sighed as I saw the look Natsu gave me, "Don't bother..." I must've seemed kind of dead because Natsu shook his head, "I'm fine... just nothing good happens when this happens."
Natsu continued to shake his head, "Lucy, you know you can tell me whenever something is bothering you, ri-"
He was cut off as a booming voice entered the room and I noticeably stiffened as my father entered my study like it didn't matter. He glanced at Natsu and then glowered at me, but I sat there with my usually uninterested expression and dead eyes. Natsu was left watching our stare down, "You know I could always come back some other time to be tutored."
I shook my head, "Nah, it's fine. What do you want, father. The weekly testing will have to wait until we are done here if that's why you wanted me."
"That's not what I wanted to talk about. I heard there were some altercations at school the last couple of days and I wanted to see if you were okay." Jude said with a warning tone.
"Wow, all this time and you are finally giving a damn how people treat me. After you yourself pushed me away and ignored me for years." I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at him incredulously, "You aren't fooling me. Now get out." I muttered.
"You know what will happen if it continues, right? You are still my daughter first of all. "Lucky" Lucy Heartfilia." He stated and I immediately regretted everything that led me to this point. That name just wasn't me anymore. Is this what it meant to have an identity crisis?
My eyes hit the table as I mulled over. That nickname was given to me by my dad when I survived the accident that killed my mother. The struggle in my eyes showed as I tried to keep tears back. My voice didn't waver at all when I answered him, "Right, Lucky. Lucky that I was abandoned. Lucky that I have gifts. Lucky that I have friends who give more of a damn then you ever will. Don't talk to me about lucky, father. There is nothing lucky about my situation."
I saw Natsu's eyes soften in my peripheral vision and then I glared at my father when he responded to me, "You are luckier than you think to be living in this house, Lucy. Your mother gave everything to protect you from that fire." I stood up and I turned my back to my father.
The fire. I still remember the fire that killed my mother. She had used the last of her energy to get me out and I always felt burdened by the fact that it was my fault that she had died a week later due to her light going out. I couldn't bring myself to forget the fact that I killed my mother. I grabbed my head and I went into a panic. It wasn't long until Natsu was by my side and I couldn't hear or feel him, but I could see his dark eyes looking at me with worry as he was speaking softly. If I made the words out correctly he was say that I would be okay. I shut my eyes, losing my mind was always something I did well. Yet another side of me I never wanted him to see as I tried to focus my energy on calming down.
Around thirty to forty-five minutes later, I was back to reality, but I was exhausted. My father was gone and Natsu was holding me in his oddly tense arms, "Hey, Luigi.. It's going to be okay." I heard him mutter as he rubbed my arm.
I loosened up and shook my head, "I'm fine." I said and he gave me a look, "I'm seriously fine. This happens more often than not."
"If it makes you feel better your dad seems to approve of me being your friend." He grinned and my heart melted again. Why was he the definition of warmth? I felt dizzy because not only was he holding me close he felt like a nice warm fireplace and it felt more like home than this house ever felt.
"It does make me feel a little better. Maybe that is why he sent me off to school in the first place. I doubt he knows about the situation though." I sighed, wanting to tell Natsu everything. However, knowing that I could only put myself in more danger physically I couldn't.
"Well, he does know that you beat up Sting consistently and that you have a good group of friends." Natsu smirked and I shrugged and sat down in the chair, looking down at my papers to try and distract myself.
"Yeah, I know..." I muttered, "We should get back to work."
JUDE
I knew I had only been hurting my daughter, but I had watched Natsu comfort her more than I ever could and that made my heart hurt. Lucy would never be able to forgive me for how I've acted in the past couple of years. It's been hard seeing Lucy and always looking at the eyes of my dead wife. I knew Lucy felt responsible for her death, but she was not the reason at all. Her mother was sick long before the fire had even happened. Even I had known that it was only a matter of time before the light consumed her life.
Lucy had so much fight in her though. Seeing her in a state of panic over everything that had been going on was a little too much for me. When the boy is gone I would tell her that she is no longer grounded, but I also want to keep her safe. I will also have to deal with this other boy who seems to be isolating her at school. Which shouldn't be too hard. I could just hire a body guard to follow her around. I'm sure Scorpio would do it, or even Aquarius. I could send both of them to watch after her.
I finally decided to just let her live her life and I dropped the idea of a body guard. I would just talk to the principle and tell him to change the boys schedule so he never saw Lucy during school. I'm sure Lucy would be happier then and loosen up a bit more. Maybe her light would even become stronger than it is now with all her emotions seemingly lightening up. That's exactly what I found myself doing when I got back to the office. When the school had answered and Makarov had answered I introduced myself, "Hello... Yes, this is the father of Lucy Heartfilia... Concerning why I called... Yes, it's about the call that I received... I would like this boys schedule changed, I fear for my daughters emotional health. I fear that he is bullying her too much and needs to back off... Why, because she is falling apart in her room as we speak... No, a friend is helping her out... Thank you very much... of course... Thank you have a good day." I had hung up after hearing the words I had wanted to hear.
Lucy's mental health would be more stable tomorrow now that she is no longer grounded and that vile boy isn't going to be able to bother her anymore.
LUCY
After studying for a while and helping Natsu through some issues he was having, we went to go grab some food. However, knowing how much Natsu could eat we just grabbed some apples and head towards the music room we went to yesterday because Natsu wanted to practice for his guitar class.
Upon reaching the room she sat down and watched him, staying silent as Natsu played a nice calm sounding song that seemed to lull her, "You know its okay to talk you know? Gray does it in class all the time. I've been teaching him this song since the day we started school, but he hasn't gotten good at it yet."
I didn't want to talk. I just wanted to take in the sounds, but since he insisted, "I'm taking it you have known it for a while then?"
"Yeah! Igneel taught it to me when I was younger. It's kind of my go to song when there is something on my mind." Natsu smiled and then looked at me.
I quirked my brow, "What's on your mind?"
"Tell me what's on yours first." He challenged and I looked away from him, "It's not like I'll hurt you."
"That's the thing... If you find out.. I will get hurt not physically, but deep down somewhere in my very soul." I looked back at him with sad eyes as he continued playing.
Natsu looked back at his hand, "I'm not one who likes secrets, but I understand.. Sting knows though, right? So, tell me so I can keep you safe. I only want to be your friend." He stated with a tone I'd never heard as his dark eyes pierced into mine.
'Friend' something about the word made me feel a pang of hurt in my heart. I don't know why exactly, but I didn't just want to be friends with him, "I really don't like to talk about it. It has to do with my mother and what happened in a fire."
"Fire? You mean the one your dad mentioned that sent you into the crazy house for forty five minutes?" He questioned with a smirk. I gave him a look and he stood down from his teasing, "Sorry, Luigi... You know I care. Humor is sometimes the best way to deal with loss."
"Anyways... the fire... I was the last one in the house and my mother came back in to save me, but she died a week later in the hospital. I don't like talking about it because it was my fault. I.. I killed my own mother and now the guilt is slowly killing me, but that is what Sting doesn't know." I explained.
"Wait, so the secret is that you killed your mom? Luigi, that's not possible. You didn't kill her. I promise. I also know that she is looking down on you right now and she wants you to forgive yourself." Natsu sighed and put the guitar down, "Play for me?" He requested, "Play for yourself if you don't want to do it for me."
I was so confused about what he was asking that I tilted my head to the side, "Natsu..." I didn't even know how to respond because of how much there was to think about, "I did kill her though. I killed her and it's my fault. I don't deserve to play on her piano."
"You are being ridiculous Luce..." Natsu sighed and hugged her, "You are the brightest person I know. Your personality says it all. Please... Play."
I starred at him, "Fine.. I'll play." I said, getting up and walking over to the piano. I sat down and felt the instant connection with the instrument. I'd have such deep respect for it that I swore it had feelings of it's own. I could feel the neglect pouring from it and the lonliness. It might've just been my own, but Natsu seemed to notice and sat next to me. My eyes widened as I starred at him as he lifted the cover. He pushed my hands onto the keys and smiled at me, but I wasn't there. My eyes seemed dead as I stroked the keys and my hands fell back into my lap. A tear escaping my eyes, "I can't, Natsu..."
He put his hands on my shoulders and looked me in the eyes, "Luigi, you aren't 'Lucky' Lucy Heartfilia anymore, okay? You are a different person than what you were back then. Be strong." He said it with such a caring voice that I melted. I blinked and nodded as I tried again and this time a melody was playing and Natsu played along a few seconds later. We were starring at each other as we played. Seemingly knowing where our fingers were headed as our hands crossed over each other's. It seemed so in sync that it scared me. I had once heard of a love once so strong it passed over lifetimes. It was like I was starring at my strength and trying to catch it. I didn't notice anyone who filled into the room like yesterday. They were all listening to the melody we were making up together. It was like we were reading the music of our souls and suddenly the music turned dark and I couldn't tell if it was my story or his that turned so dark, but it scared me. Maybe it was both of us. It went dark, but filled with so much light again.
It was like someone was trying to block something and that someone was me. It's like it represented my struggle with darkness. How it was taking over slowly and hauntingly. I broke eye contact with him and stopped playing and he did as well. We kept our eyes from each other as everyone in the room clapped, but surprise that my father was also there with a concerned expression on his face. He knew as well as me what this situation meant. Natsu wasn't only a crush that I was having. This was designed by fate. He is my protector from darkness, my soul mate he wasn't just a friend. He saw into my very soul just now, "Natsu..." I whispered.
Natsu was starring at the keys of the piano and then looked up at me with a grin, "Hah! And my dad told me that camera's were the eyes into the soul."
My jaw nearly hit the floor. There was no way that this doofus was my soulmate let alone the person who brought my light back into the world. I covered my face, "Natsu, I think you are missing the point... I'd explain, but you'd never understand. I doubt you believe in the stuff anyways."
He tilted his head to the side looking a little offended, "Hey, I'm not as dumb as I look. At least I can tell the difference between a joke and a threat."
Ouch. My hand went up to my chest and I looked away from Natsu. Why did that hurt? My father was still in the room, so of course I looked my annoyed than hurt. I didn't know how to respond and Natsu seemed to notice because he kept talking, "Luigi, you fell too easily into something you knew you couldn't get out of. I didn't mean it in a bad way. I mean, I'm naive and yeah, I rush into things a lot, but you deserve better than what you are getting and I want to help you achieve that. You just have to tell me what's going on. I can tell you are scared about something. What exactly, I have no clue." His voice dropped to a whisper as he grabbed my hand, "Please tell me."
My eyes widened as he suddenly look my hand and held it in his. Why my heart rate sky rocketed, I'll never know, but I wanted to tell him. I just wasn't sure that now was the right time, "You already know what Sting is holding against me. It's the same thing I told Levy that you found out. There is more too it, but I..I can't say yet. Walk me to Gym tomorrow. I'll tell you then. When I'm ready. Promise." I whispered as everyone started leaving, "We should go back to studying."
NATSU
It felt to me like she was trying to put her guard up and that hurt me. I just wanted to help her through this situation where I couldn't with Lisanna. I didn't want my Luigi to leave. Wait, did I just say my Luigi? She isn't mine. I was glad I hadn't said it out loud, but I agreed with her, "Fine, tomorrow after Math. We will talk. Let's go." I trusted her to hold up her deal, especially since she promised and as far as I was concerned she always kept her promises. Tomorrow would be a fun day and the best part is I had a feeling Sting wasn't going to shove his nose in her business after today.
We ate dinner together and then we went our separate ways. What I didn't know was going to happen was my father had fallen Ill and I had to leave to go to the hospital. I had no idea if I'd be able to go to school tomorrow because what I had heard from the phone call was that Igneel was not doing so hot and wasn't even conscious. I left Lucy at her house and they made a driver take me to the hospital on the other side of town. Unfortunately, he had passed away after an hour of me being there only after telling me, "Natsu, protect the light of this world. It'll be very important to you for your entire life. It'll heal the sadness you feel and she will always protect your soul."
I starred at him with wide eyes, "Dad, you can't go. I need you. I don't care about her, please dad don't leave me here alone!" I took his hand and my body started feeling hot. Like something was growing within me. Anger, sadness, darkness. This heavy feeling as I heard my father deadline my hands turned warm and I barely noticed that my hands were on fire. I starred at my hands like they were telling me something. Who was this light? Why did I need to protect it. Who is trying to end it. I decided to dedicate my time to finding this person, or thing when the fire died out. I left the hospital and went home. Tomorrow, Lucy would tell me an even deeper secret and I had a feeling that it had to do with me and my new objective. Hopefully both of our struggles would be over tomorrow.
A/N: Hey everyone! Whoa, this has been a long one. possibly the longest chapter by 2,000 words. Anyways, not my point. Thanks for reading you guys. This took a rather long time to write because of a lot of things going on, but thank you for sticking with me.
I hope you are all enjoying this. Please tell me if you are not. I need to know if I should stop writing it or not. Especially since my other fic seems to be doing better than this one. Well, thank you for your guidance and please have a good time.
Figured I'd finish this before I slept through Friday because of a root canal that I just don't want to deal with. Anyways, please leave reviews and tell me what you think. BTW, sting is not out of the equation yet, so.. keep sticking with it to find out what happens!
Much Love,
~StellarLucy
