I was briskly walking alongside Laxus. I was jogging to keep up with his long strides, as was Wendy. Carla sat on Wendy's shoulders. I was becoming tired so I let my wings grow and easily picked up Laxus. "Oi!What the hell are you doing!?" he yelled. "We will get to our destination quicker this way," I said with a smile as Carla picked up Wendy. Laxus grunted and pointed in the direction we were going to head to. I sped towards there, ignoring the stares of citizens below us. We landed in front of a large house, which I assumed was Laxus's. He opened the door and let us in.
We were greeted by a large living room of sorts. With black walls and white carpeting. He had black furniture consisting of two oversized couches, a row of bookshelves, and a Desk in the corner that was covered in papers. He also had random furnishings you'd usually find in a house. I guided Wendy to sit with me on one of the couches while Laxus sat on the other. We launched into a lengthy conversation about missions, guilds, the requirements. We learned everything we'd need to know, and by the time we finished, it was night.
"Oi, I'm gonna walk you back to the guild, you shouldn't be out this late," Wendy had gone home awhile ago as to not worry Erza. I gave a skeptic look but then decided that it would be fine. Laxus grabbed his large coat and we left his home.
The air was chilly, but tolerable, as we walked out into the night. I had an unknown melody stuck in my head. It was being sung by a male voice. The one in my dream. I was listening to the internal melody, humming along as we walked. The voice had the same similarity as before, yet it was so much sadder now. I felt myself begin to cry. Why am I hearing this? Why did I know this voice? I silently let my tears fall as we went to the guild. The voice was continuing to echo in my head. I felt tortured at it. Whenever I tried to actually listen, the words were jumbled and I couldn't get the meaning. I was tortured by the crestfallen tone of the voice I had heard before. I brought my hands up to my face to wipe my tears. But they wouldn't stop flowing.
Before I had realized it, we were at the guild. I waved goodbye to Laxus without looking back, I couldn't let him see my tears and ask why was crying. I didn't even know myself. I closed the doors behind me and rushed to my room on the second floor. I slammed my door shut as I stumbled over to my bed. I collapsed on the usually soft mattress. But now it didn't have that comforting warmth, it felt unfamiliar, unnatural. I tossed and turned for awhile while I cried.
I finally decided that I couldn't sleep. I sat up slowly, then opened the door of my room. I felt the melody roar inside my brain yet again. I gripped my skull while I shambled around. The voice wouldn't stop. I knew I knew this voice. I knew I had known the reason for this voice's sadness. I had known all about it, yet I couldn't remember it. Why?
These were my last thoughts as I collapsed once again on my bed to fall into a fitful sleep.
When I woke up I had a raging headache. The music was gone. I thanked the heavens for that as I slowly picked out a white dress to wear and a pair of white knee high boots. The dress was a bubble dress that had a sweetheart neckline and a large ribbon on the back. I ran my fingers through my hair to comb it and frowned at my complexion. My usually bright eyes were clouded slightly, along with ghostly pale skin and noticeable bags underneath my eyes. Heh, aren't I attractive? I thought to myself as I mentally smirked. I then opened the door to my room and brought my blonde hair to one side of my neck in front of my shoulders. I fiddled with it absentmindedly as I walked through the empty hall towards the bustling main room of the guild. I was greeted by a flying bundle of people, consisting of an ice mage, a fire dragon, a swordswoman, and a waterwoman. I quickly shot my hands up and whispered Light's Protection. A swirl of blinding white light spewed out of my hands and quickly formed a barrier, causing the mass of people to bounce off and slam into a guild wall. I mentally smiled to myself, I'm learning so much.
I hastily unfolded my wings and flew up into the rafters, I quite enjoyed it up there. No-one ever bothered me except for mages with flight capabilities, which there wasn't many of.
I sat up there and watched people talking, fighting, drinking, etc. It was rather peaceful, I quite enjoyed it compared to my previous night. I saw Wendy fly up to me with Mira. The former using her newly found Flight and the latter transforming briefly into Carla, who was talking to Happy. They sat on either side of me and I nodded a hello.
"Now I see why you like it up here so much!" Mira said as she smiled, kicking her legs as I was while observing the guild's antics. Wendy enthusiastically nodded in agreement. I smiled.
"It's a great way to not get hit by tables, or flaming balls of people," I said as I giggled.
Wendy then got a good look at me. "Lucy? You don't look well, are you okay?"
I nodded "I didn't get much sleep last night, I had a headache," I said, which was true. Wendy seemed convinced as she started flying in circles around us. I smiled widely, for she was quite adorable.
"SO you guys leave tomorrow?" Mira asked. I nodded.
"It's my and Lucy-san's first big mission together, I'm excited! Although I'm not quite sure of my capabilities," Wendy said timidly.
"I'm sure you'll do well, you two are a good pair! While you're gone I'll think of a great name for a team for you two!" Mira said as she pumped her fists in a feminine fashion. I smiled and nodded my agreement as Mira was called by a guildmember.
"Well, I have to go! Duty calls!" Mira said as she transformed to fly back down. Wendy and I talked for awhile before I left to sleep. It was only 6 PM, but I desperately needed sleep. So I quickly packed and showered, finishing at around 7:30. I then fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
"Lucy," A sweet voice said. I recognized that voice from previous dreams. "You'll need your power for this mission, I'll give you the ability to remember and utilize it. Think of this as a favor from an old friend," The feminine voice said sweetly. I smiled. Althought I still didn't know this voice, I could tell they were an ally, and a previous friend.
"Thank you," I said.
"Good luck, Lucy"
Yet another short chapter, but I'm tired. I wrote the last part so that she'd be ready for her awesome mission of magicness.
Night :)
