Hello everyone! Here is chapter three, finally. I have been writing this chapter, on and off for a few weeks. I kept getting writer's block. Why? No clue. Please review, thank you everyone who has already, it makes me so happy. I hope you enjoy and I shall see you soon!
-BloodyTeddyBear
(Lucy's POV)
I awoke to the sound of a train whistle. The world was blurry.
I felt a heartbeat. Mine?
I frantically clutched my hand to my chest, searching for the familiar beat of the living. There was none.
Right. Dead. Angel.
I will never call myself that. Angel. Never.
Whose heartbeat was that?
Dum Dum.
Dum Dum.
Dum Dum.
Then I realized where I was.
On the back of the pink haired dragon slayer. Of course. We were on a train going home.
Why am I so tired?
I groaned and stretched my fingers. Natsu turned his head.
"Oh. Your awake."
"Mmhmm."
"We are almost back to the guild."
"Mmm." I still felt groggy.
"Elle, do you have a house anywhere?"
"Once. Not anymore though."
"Do you want to come with me then?"
"Sure."
We arrived at Natsu's house. It was still a pig sty.
...(Flashback)
"I'm going to stay at his house! Wait until he gets a taste of his own medicine!" I laughed evilly.
I ended up cleaning his house.
...(End)
He put me down and I almost stepped on a pile of crumpled papers. It was obvious that he at least tried to keep it clean. One of the walls was covered by a large blanket. I remembered it to be where he put all of his missions. He must not want to remember them or something.
He pulled out the mission sheet and slapped it on a random table with a small pile of papers. He put down the bag of jewels and patted Happy's head. Happy was sleeping on a hammock.
Happy. I almost forgot about him. Where has he been? Isn't he always with Natsu?
Natsu disappeared somewhere and I walked over to the wall with the missions. I carefully peeled away the blanket and immediately felt my cheeks flood with tears.
All of the missions were still there. Even my last one, which had a large red 'X' on it.
...(Flashback)
"Lucy! Let's go on a mission!"
"Oh. Sure Natsu! Do you want me to get Gray and Erza?" I asked.
"Nah. They are on their own missions right now." He said.
"What about Lisanna?"
"She left with Mirajane and Elfman."
"Oh. Alright."
"Natsu, Lucy. I feel sick." A blue exceed whined.
"How many fish did you eat this time Happy?" Natsu asked.
"Only 53."
"Stay home for this mission, alright?"
"Okay Natsu."
.
"This one is perfect!" He exclaimed.
"What is it?"
"Take down a dark guild called Bright Shadow."
"Are you sure we can handle it alone?"
"Of course! I am a dragon slayer!"
"That doesn't have anything to do with fighting dark guilds Natsu." I grumbled.
"Don't doubt me Lucy." He pouted.
"Fine Natsu. Let's go!"
...(End)
I felt a sad smile conquer my face.
We really should have waited for some help.
"Natsuuuuu!" A squeaky voice screamed.
"Happy, what?"
"There is a weird person in our house!"
...(Flashback)
"Lucy's weird."
"Aye, Lucy is a weirdo!"
...(end)
Natsu came rushing down the stairs and fell onto his face. He looked up at Happy and I.
"Oh that's Elle. She is going to live with us for a while." He said calmly.
"Well, she is a weirdo! She was looking at the wall and she is crying." Happy examined.
"Oh she always cries." Natsu explained. "It is kind of weird." He added.
I tried to glare at the idiot. "I heard that."
"I whispered. How could she hear me?" He said while barely moving his lips.
"Advanced hearing. I explained that earlier, did I not?"
"Creepy." Happy sang as he floated away. Creepy? I'm not creepy.
"Where do I sleep?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Upstairs. There is an extra room next to the second bathroom." Natsu said.
Second bedroom? That must have been the storage room I found. Hopefully it is clean. "Thank you, Natsu." I followed the stairs to a very small bedroom. "My bed?" I whispered to myself as I stared at it. Everyone at the guild must have taken something to remember me by. I always found Natsu randomly sleeping on my bed whenever I went home, so that is probably why it is here. I sat down on the pink comforter that smelled like strawberries and remembered all of the times my friends invaded my house.
...(Flashback)
"My bed!" I kicked Natsu off of my bed.
"Don't read that!" Gray was reading my story.
"Why are you looking there?!" Erza was observing my dresser.
...(Flashback end)
I saw a few tears drop onto the comforter and lifted my hand to my cheek. I sniffled. I wonder if everything would be normal if I was just stronger. Maybe I would still be alive. Or maybe I would have only had a few injuries when going back from the mission. I could have been on my bed in my old apartment trying to shoo away Natsu and Happy. Or I could have been moping because Natsu wouldn't join me on a mission I picked. But I can't change the past.
I wish I could.
"Elle! Happy and I are going to the guild. Are you coming?" Natsu interrupted my thinking.
"Yes." I replied as I stood and walked downstairs. I played with my hair on the walk to the guild. The two best friends were unusually quiet.
'I miss Lucy.' A squeaky voice rung through my head.
"Happy?" I asked.
"Aye!"
"Did you say something?"
"No." He replied hesitantly. I shrugged my shoulders and continued walking.
From what seemed like a mile away, I could hear the mages of Fairy Tail brawling. They will never change.
My steps got heavier and heavier until I used the rest of my strength to crawl onto Natsu's back. My eyes drifted closed and the world went black.
...
I felt poking on my cheek. "Please stop, Happy." The poking ended and my eyes adjusted to my surroundings. Chairs being thrown in random directions, drinking contests were being held, a person was eating metal in a corner, the floor was flooded with beer and water from an emotionally unstable person, rivals were being named. Fairy Tail.
"Elle, me and the team are going on a mission. Do you want to come with us?" Natsu asked from behind me.
"What kind of mission?" I responded.
"To defeat a dark guild called 'Pierced Skull'." He replied. Dark guild? That was how I died.
"Sure." Before I knew it, words spilled out of my mouth. Natsu smiled and called Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Lisanna.
"Let's go." Erza said. I yawned and dragged my feet out of the guild. Why am I so tired?
I felt a fluttering in my chest and stopped moving. I clutched my hand to my skull and silently screamed in pain. My brain pounded against my skull, and my throat felt constricted. My mouth was dry, and my teeth were chattering. There was a stabbing feeling in my chest, and I felt slices of a sword against my arms. There were muffled voices in the distance, but my vision was reduced to green and brown. What is this feeling?
My senses returned to normal, and everything looked realistic. The pain ended and wind blew through my hair. My partners for the mission were far ahead, and didn't seem to notice that I was in pain. I ran to them and hopped onto Erza's back, hoping it would ease my pain. She stiffened and slowly turned her head to me. I dug my head into her shoulder and muttered "sorry". I clutched my arms around her neck and wrapped my legs around her torso. Then everything went black.
I blinked and looked around me. Everything was black.
Am I dead again?
What happened?
I heard voices and felt pressure on my chest.
What is this?
The black faded into grey, and the grey turned into green.
Green molded into other colors and shaped a forest and red hair.
Am I awake?
I reached my hand to Erza's hair to give it a tug. Nails dug into my thighs and I realized that everything was real.
"We are almost there." Gray said from beside me. I tilted my head to look at him. Shirtless, like always.
"You have no shirt." I said quietly. He screamed and ran to find some clothes.
The rest of the way was quiet, and thoughts rushed through my head randomly. I couldn't shape them into singular thoughts, but I caught a few words of one phrase. 'No one will die here.' It was a deeper voice, so it wasn't one of the girls'. It certainly wasn't Gray's because he was looking for his shirt that he lost for the third time since I had awoken. Natsu? Could he be thinking about my death?
I doubt it.
He was holding Happy and standing near Lisanna in front of Erza and I. Every now and again, he would glance at us. I saw his face, it held a determined look.
There was a magical presence nearby. "Look out." I said, loud enough for everyone to hear. Natsu looked around and a Mage attacked him from a tree. The Mage was easily defeated.
"How did you-" He began.
"I don't know." I replied as I dropped my head onto Erza's shoulder. It was soft. She must have requipped her armor away to carry me. She is kind.
We resumed walking until Erza stopped near a clearing. "Underground. Here." She placed me on the ground gently and requipped a shovel. It was a rather large shovel, in that it was twice her size in width. She still overdoes things. I sat on the ground and closed my eyes.
I'm nervous. Is it because I died fighting a dark guild? Probably.
Erza announced that she was finished and hopped into the hold that she made. We followed and were surrounded by dark mages. There were snickers and I felt a blast come out of my hand and hit five of them. Erza looked startled. "They are in the shadows. Don't let them fool you. My last mission was just like this, except they weren't mages." I said calmly.
We began to fight all of the dark mages. I felt good. A smirk tugged on my face, but I knew it wasn't visible. I was fighting so many, I thought that I was beating Erza at the number I had defeated.
Then I felt pain. I felt a hole rip through my chest. Where my heart was. So nostalgic.
I'm dying again, aren't I?
DONE!
Cliffhanger, I know. But it was a long chapter. Please review, I would really appreciate it. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed and I shall see you soon!
-BloodyTeddyBear
