Hello, lovelies! Here we are again with another chapter! Before we begin, here are the results to the poll!
Tally Total!
Neutralism=1
Pride=3
Greed=2
Passion=3
Love(Very End)=1
Romance=1
Joy=3
Attraction=3
Looks like we have a FOUR WAY TIE FOR FIRST! To settle the score, a new poll will be open until the tie is broken. The choices are the four ties: Pride, Passion, Joy, and Attraction. Like the first time, your votes can be submitted by PM or posting a review!
This will be the final chapter until a new emotion is decided. The fate of this story, the fate of Lucy Heartfilia, rests solely in your hands, dear readers!
And now, onto the story! I don't own rights to Fairy Tial! Please leave a review/send me a message with your vote and any comments you may have about the story!
Frozen and Forgotten Feelings
Erased
Natsu POV
"Lucy," Happy chimed as we climbed in through the window. "Do you have any fish?"
I blinked at the strange silence that followed. Usually she would be all up in our faces, but she was nowhere in sight. "Lucy?" I called, venturing to the bathroom. "You in here?" The tub was empty, though her scent was still fairly fresh. Maybe she went to the market or the guildhall. Just as we were leaving, I caught a strange scent just outside her window, one that I would have normally missed if my nose wasn't so busy picking up Lucy's. It reminded me of...ice.
My anger flared at the thought of Gray lurking outside her window. "C'mon, Happy," I growled, bee-lining for the guildhall. "We got some punches to throw."
"Aye, sir!"
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Gray POV
"So, Gray," I looked up to see Mira smiling down on me, a strange gleam in her eye as she placed an iced coffee before me. "You've been spending a lot of time with Lucy."
I sighed. "For the last time, Mira, she's a team member as well as a member of the guild. We watch out for our own-" My words cut off as a strange sensation clenched my chest, causing my heart to stall. Something collided with my cheek out of nowhere, sending me to the floor. I glared up at the source as its shadow fell on the floor next to me.
"Just when I think you can't get any creepier, you go and do it anyway." Natsu snarled, cracking his knuckles. "Mind explaining why I found your scent outside Lucy's window?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked, genuinely confused and worried. "I haven't been to her place in nearly a week now. Come to think of it, I don't think anyone has seen her for the past few days." Something clicked in my head, worry and fear coursing through my veins. I bolted to my feet, grabbing the front of his shirt. "What exactly did you smell?"
"Like I said," he growled, head butting me. "It smelled like ice, and you're the only ice princess in town!"
"You IDIOT!" I bellowed, knocking him to the floor and dragging him out of the guildhall. He broke away as we entered the street, spitting fire and shouting something about teaching me a lesson, but fell silent as I backhanded him across the face. "Think back, moron," I growled, noticing the sudden gathering of clouds over Magnolia. "Remember where else you smelled something ice related. You smelled the same thing during THAT mission, the one that we failed."
He paled at my words, and I knew that he had finally put the pieces together. "You don't think..."
I took off, running toward the direction where the clouds were the darkest. "Come on, I bet if we go to the source of the clouds I bet we'll find him!"
"Then we can force him to tell us where Lucy is!" Natsu shouted, easily matching my stride, Happy right behind him.
We slid to a stop in Southgate Park as the wind started to pick up and we exhaled as Lucy's figure appeared near the center tree. "There you are!" We chorused, running to meet her.
I thrusted my arm out and stopped in my tracks as the wind blew her hair to the side, revealing her eyes. "Wait a minute, somethings not right."
"You are smarter than you look," a large figure stepped out behind Lucy, the air dropping dramatically and strange whips rising from his body. Glaciem Scutum Cordis, otherwise known as Ice Covered Heart, towered over Lucy's silent figure, his hands resting on her shoulders. "It took you long enough to miss her, though." One of his hands tilted her head to the side, revealing her emotionless expression and glazed eyes. "We have had a lot of fun these past few days, haven't we, my dear?" he nearly purred, nuzzling her hair.
"You bastard," Natsu growled, fire engulfing his body, but remained still. So he was smart enough to not attempt any attacks...at least not yet. "Get your filthy hands off of her!"
I was as angry as he was, but we needed to be careful. If we acted to rashly, Lucy could be seriously hurt. "What did you do to her? Why does she literally look like a frost bitten zombie?"
He smirked, running a hand down her body and bringing her clothing to our attention. "Don't you like her new look? I designed it myself. This periwinkle crop top and skirt were made from my own special material, it helps keep the body temperature on the low side. I chose the color because it makes her eyes pop, don't you agree?" He smirked, his hand continuing its slow journey down her body. "These stockings and arm coverings are made out a similar material, but they have the magic ability to cancel out any kind of friction that may occur if-when- she moves. And these navy thigh high boots of hers," he purred, his hands fingering the places where the boots ended just a few inches away from her skirt's hem. "Are made with self-replenishing cooling ice, something I invented myself."
I was beyond pissed, and Natsu looked about ready to explode. How dare he touch her like that! "Let go of her before we make you!" I shouted, fighting to keep my anger in check.
He smirked, gently nudging Lucy in our direction. "Go on, my dear, show them what you can do now."
Lucy raised her head, crystalline eyes locking with mine. "Gray..." Her blue tinted lips lifted into a smile as she began taking steps towards me, her voice empty and echo-like. I remained motionless as she circled me, then turned her attention to Natsu. "Natsu..."
He blinked as she raised her hand and cried out as she placed it against his chest. "L-Lucy, you're so cold!" Before he could move away, he became enclosed inside an ice cocoon, immobilized and frozen stiff.
"Lucy," I called softly, forcing my lips upward in a smile. "We were worried about you."
She tilted her head. "Worried?"
"You bastard," I growled, glaring at Glaciem Scutum Cordis. "You erased her memory again, didn't you?"
He threw back his head and laughed. "You guessed it, brother."
A tick mark appeared on my forehead. "Shut up! I'm not your brother!"
"But you are a fellow ice wizard."
"That's it! Ice Make: LANCE!" I shouted, unleashing my attack and aiming for his ugly face...only to pierce thin air! "A projection?!"
His image blurred then came back into focus. "We will meet again, brother, and I can't wait to put our magics to the test." Then disappeared...
"Gray..."
I shivered as her hands caressed my back. When had she gotten behind me?! "Lucy,tell me," I gasped as a numbness began to spread throughout my body. "What's the first thing you remember?"
"Gray..." She giggled, facing me and trailing her fingertips over my bare chest and her eyes locked on mine. "Gray...Natsu...Natsu...Gray..."
So she only remembered us. "Why do you only remember our names?" I whispered, struggling to keep my breathing even as her fingers reached my abdomen. "Can you tell me?"
Her movements stopped at my words. "Why?..." Her voice wavered. "Because...you...are...important...to me..."
We were important to her? I gasped as an image of the three of us appeared in my mind. "You held onto the memory of us, even though he wiped all of our other memories away." My worry grew I noticed that the picture was black and white. "Why aren't there any colors, Lucy?"
Again, this will be the last chapter until the tie is broken. There is a poll on my profile that you may also use to submit your vote. I await your response, dear readers!
