Chapter 4: Unexpected Things
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"Oh!" Lucy lifted a finger "I almost forgot about that…let's see…" she started rummaging through the key ring and took out the golden key that shimmered gorgeously in the light
"Wha…Isn't that the…" Gray widened his eyes, he thought it was all too true to happen
"Leo!" Lucy finished his sentence, and then suddenly pain started to flow into her body. The celestial mage gripped her head with an uneasy expression, beads of sweat rolled down to her neck.
"L-Lucy?Get a hold of yourself!" the dark eyed mage gripped the blonds' petite shoulders "What's wrong?" he yelled out, hoping to get a response but, no single word escaped the girl's lips.
But to his dismay, Lucy's world was already blacked out for no reason…
Gray's POV
I couldn't rest, I was feeling uneasy.
Lucy…
It's already been an hour since she hadn't woken up and I'm worried to the extent of not leaving her alone.
"Gray," I heard Mira call for me, she stood near the opened door with a worried look on her always smiling face "Shouldn't you go home, I can take care of Lucy for-"
"It's fine Mira, I'll be staying here until she wakes up." I straightly said, giving an assured expression
"If you say so but, don't stay too long…" Mira sighed before walking out of the infirmary
Silence…here it was again, I could only hear breathing next to me and I knew too well who it was…
"Mmhm…" Suddenly, I heard Lucy mumble then eventually she quietly sleep-talked "Gray…who am…I…"
'You're Lucy…' I whispered into her ear before kneeling down and placing a soft kiss on her forehead
"G-Gray?" Luck wasn't on my side, Lucy jolted awake by the small action
"Y-Yeah? Are you alright now?" My heart skipped a beat, hoping she didn't find out what I did awhile ago
"Eh…Did something happen?" Lucy raised a brow and sat up on the bed
"Apparently, you fainted all of a sudden." I told her with a hint of worry in my tone
"…" I noticed she kept quiet and that kept me wondering why. That was when I remembered something important.
"I forgot, you dropped this awhile ago..!" I stated as I rummaged through my pocket and took out a small shimmering golden key
"Please keep it for now…" Lucy trailed off as I looked at her like she was an insane little girl "My head hurts a lot when I look at it, it might have something to do when I fainted…" she frowned
"Are you really okay?" I asked her again, hoping that she'll understand
"Yup!" Lucy showed me a bright smile, the same smile that she would always give to me
Normal POV
It was another new day, Lucy and Gray were walking to the guild, the ice mage kept glancing from time to time, still wondering about the key.
Gray took a small peek at the small object inside his pocket, after that he sighed before putting it back…
"Lucy?" the raven head called out
"What's wrong, Gray?" the little blond arched her head up, facing the older mage
"Yesterday…" the dark eyed man stopped walking as he darted his eyes at his companion "You got your memory back, didn't you?"
"Well…not all of it…" Lucy muttered the last part but, was loud enough for Gray to hear it
"Did you remember something?" He quietly uttered, nothingness was heard in his tone
"Eh?"
"What did you remember?" Gray shouted, grasping the girl's petite shoulders
Good thing that the two were in a place where there were less people strolling around…
"G-Gray…?" Lucy's eyes widened, she was shaking and surprised by the sudden outburst from an unexpected person
"Lucy! Just answer the question!" Gray bawled out again, he didn't know what got over him, it was like his mind was being controlled by someone. The mage was scared…scared that Lucy would immediately find out about her death…he was exaggerating…
"I-I…" the brown eyed girl stuttered yet the grip from her shoulders began to tighten more "G-Gray…y-you're h-hurting me!" she screamed out, which made Gray snap out of his actions
"Ah…!" Gray hastily released the poor girl from his hard grip, he widened his eyes and examined both of his shaky hands "W-What am I-"
Unfortunately, his words were cut off by the sounds of loud weeping. He glanced at the direction, it was Lucy…her whole body was shaking and wet tears kept falling down to her neck.
He stood up and went near the girl, pretty much he wanted to beat himself badly for his incoherent actions "L-Lucy, let me explain-"
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Lucy was curled up into a ball, her hands were covering her alluring features "I don't even know you anymore!" with that said, Lucy stood up and ran away as fast as her legs could take her.
Gray could only follow her, his face was mixed with different emotions but, guilt was very visible from it…
The celestial mage was still running, she was already getting exhausted but she wanted to go somewhere far away. Lucy noticed that she was at a secluded location, a place that was fresh with air and full of rocks and plants almost similar to a forest.
She stopped in front of a small pond then glanced at her back, hoping for Gray not to catch up with her. Lucy went near the said place and looked at her reflection from the clear water, her serene face was was stained with dry tears and her eyes were swollen.
Lucy washed her face promptly before continuing to walk at a place that she had no knowledge of, but suddenly, a blatant sound was heard…
"Lucy, where are you?" it was Gray…he was nearby and the latter knew it all too well
"G-Gray…?" the blond haltingly exclaimed
"I…I found you…!" Gray said in breaths, he was panting so hard from all the running
"W-Why?" the key bearer retreated a few steps back, but one thing that she didn't know that she was behind a small cliff, which wasn't noticed by her "Eh!" her eyes widened, she was too careless
"LUCY!" Gray ran at a great speed and quickly caught the girl's fragile body to safety "You i-idiot…" he mumbled into her soft golden hair
"I already lost you once, I don't want to lose you again…!" Lucy kept silent, she didn't move an inch from the ground
"Please forgive me, I'm sorry…" Lucy looked up in disbelief, Gray…was crying, his arm was wrapped around her protectively while his other free arm was covering his eyes
"I…forgive you, Gray…" the young mage lifted her arms to hug him intently "It's also my fault…"
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After the two made up from the recent scenario, they rushed back to the guild hoping that they didn't worry anyone of their friends…
"Neh, Gray…" Lucy called out while the said person looked at her with a raised brow
"What is it?"
"A while ago, you said that you lost me once…" Lucy contemplated "What did you mean by that?" she asked
"That?" the ice mage tugged the corner of his lips downward, he didn't want to answer the question…yet.
"Come on, tell me-"
All of a sudden, a white puff of smoke appeared and a young man clad in a black suit came into sight…
"I can finally see you again…Lucy." The strawberry blond headed man gave a sincere smile, his eyes were certainly teary even behind the black rimmed glasses that he wore
"Who...?" Lucy raised a brow, a puzzled expression plastered on her face
"Loke?" Gray widened his eyes for the second time of the day, he just couldn't believe it.
Things weren't just ready for the best...
Mademoiselle's Notes:
Gah!
While writing this...it nearly made me... T.T
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