GrayLu chappie 5

Ice can heal a broken heart

A/N: I know I've been MIA for about a year now and I have to apologise, I've been swarmed with college, and work. Hopefully I might finally be able to update this story that I've left you all hanging with for so long 3

Disclaimer: I do not own fairy tail or the characters, that right remains solely with Hiro Mashima

Daire grinned at this and looked over at her sleeping twin. "Not to worry. I'll beat them to a pulp before you get there frosty. No one, I mean no one, messes with a Heartfilia"

Daire's POV

The stripper looked a little happier having heard my proclamation of vengeance against Lucy's rapist. Sure, he didn't know exactly why she tried to kill herself, but much like I had told Gray, I felt every second of it. The pain, the anguish, but more importantly the burning. Fire magic was one that left scars both on Lucy and me, despite me usually only being able to register the pain.

However, I wouldn't tell Gray this just yet. We have to let Lucy recover before I start dropping hints, in case he drops everything in a blind rage to go after the one who did this in the first place. I looked over to my twin, to see her scrunching up her nose in annoyance, in her sleep. It was something I had been doing, a habit I picked up from the dragons that raised me once our mother died. It would seem that my magic has already started leaking into her now that the barrier was removed.

I checked the time and lay down, turning the lights off so the others could sleep a little more comfortably. As I lay there, I recalled the words mother told me as she was dying. That Lucy would need me, more than anyone realised. I had researched this during the time Lucy and the other core members of Fairy Tail were trapped on Tenroujima. Eventually I found out exactly what she meant. It wasn't good...

This was my last thought as I drifted to sleep.

Lucy POV

'It's dark. Everything is dark. There is no light. Why struggle if you know it will only end the same?' it was a taunting voice, calling out to my deepest fears in the blackness surrounding me. It sounded a lot like the sneering voice Natsu used when he... Tears pricked at my eyes and I start to hyperventilate as the memories tries crawling back. 'The dark isn't so bad. You wouldn't hurt any more. It would all be over' there! I follow the direction I heard the voice come from. It started to get brighter, but as I got closer to it, the more it hurt.

I paused and peered into the light, expecting something better to be there, with the obvious association of white as innocence and good. Instead, all I saw were the bloodied corpses of my former nakama, with Natsu being the one stood smirking besides the pile...

I shot up in bed, shivering from this newest adaption of the nightmare. I couldn't hear anything, due to the buzzing in my ears from the terror filled adrenaline, but I could see and feel two presences. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and realised that it was Daire and Gray, looking panicked. I blinked a few times and looked around the room as my senses came back from high alert. It was morning.

I felt something touch my cheek and when I focus back on the two people there, Gray was wiping a tear away, that had escaped my eyes. "Lucy, are you okay?" Gray queried calmly, and yet, he still had the panicked look plastered on his face.

"I'm... Fine. Just a nightmare. Why do two look so worried" I frown in an attempt to keep my fear and sadness to myself. However, Daire and Gray just look at each other before looking back at me.

"You were floating above your bed, and you were releasing celestial magic at random, but none of your keys responded... Your magic went out of control. Like it was being kicked out..." Gray was struggling for words to describe exactly what had happened however this vague explanation was enough for Daire to understand.

"We have to get you started on the dragon magic. NOW..." She said this as she was grabbing clothes for the both of them to wear "Lucy, since you were planning on changing your appearance anyway, and since were twins, it might be a good idea if we looked more alike. No one would expect it, especially your old guild."

I considered this for a moment, thinking that this wasn't that bad of an idea. Like she said, we are genetically twins after all.

I nodded and went to grab my keys, but Daire got to them first, "no celestial magic today. We have to focus on the new magic... But do I have permission to summon Cancer for the changes, so that you're saving your magic?" I sigh in defeat, somehow subconsciously knowing she was right, so I told her to go ahead. She smiled and summoned him, explaining the situation as briefly as possible.

Cancer agreed and within the hour, I looked exactly like Daire, but without piercings. It was a little uncanny seeing myself like that, but it suited the situation I had dragged everyone into... I shook my head, erasing those thoughts in an attempt to stay positive. I wouldn't think of the terrible events that had happened. I would focus on learning this new magic.

Daire led me outside whilst Cancer worked on altering Gray's appearance. Though it was going to be hard for him to blend, what with his infamous stripping habits and distinctive ice make magic. I took a deep breath and started focusing. The sooner I could learn this magic, the sooner I could be stronger.

"Ok. So dragon slaying magic is way harder than celestial magic. Even I find it like that after so long. The basics of it are the only things were going to cover today." I nodded and didn't interrupt, though I was sceptical about the time limit I had to learn this new form of magic. After all, I have to go from a holder-type, to a caster-type in a short amount of time. "Demon and angelic dragon slaying magic is much different to,say the iron and air dragon slaying magic." I winced at the mention of Gajeel and Wendy, but Daire was determined to get the point through.

"We can't exactly eat our elements as well as them. Instead, we have to eat pure magic. For example, if Gray started an ice make spell, you can interrupt it by eating his magic, before or even during and after the casting of a spell. In general, good types of magic like Gray's fuels the angelic dragon slaying magic. Whereas to get demon slaying magic, you would have to eat magic that resembles the darkness of the person. Minerva's magic for example. Because her existence is filled with hatred, her magic would be like a steroid for the demon side."

I'm shocked to hear that I can eat any magic. It's almost impossible to run out of energy that way. I had to learn how to do it first though. "So... How exactly does one eat magic?..." Daire had a mischievous glint in her eye from this question, though I couldn't fathom why until she told me the reason.

"You have to think of only the person you're eating the magic from. Oh, and it's hard to stop. And seeing as though we only have Gray, you had better hope you have the restraint not to drain him of his magic. After all, it would kill him." I blanched at her words, not sure if I wanted to do this anymore.

"Um... Daire, I don't think I want to do this anymore..." She threw a ball of demon energy and I narrowly dodge, using the gymnastics my father forced me to learn to my advantage. "What the actual hell!" I yelled at her.

"This isn't a joke Lucy" she had gotten deathly serious "either you learn to control this magic quickly, or a lot more people than just Gray will die."

A/N: so. I know it's been well over a year since I updated I'm soooooo sorry! I had GCSE's and now I have A-levels, and even though this is a really short chapter compared to what I intend to write in the future, I am trying to get back into the swing of writing, because my English tutor says it will be good practise for the re-creative writing exam .

All I ask is that you be patient with me.

And for anyone who is still with me from the beginning, you are truly amazing. Thank you!