Scattered Pieces

Hello my dears! It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry! School life was really hectic and also, that major Writer's block did nothing to help at all. Well, excuses aside, I present to you Chapter 3! :3

P.S I had edited and re-uploaded chapter one because I felt it didn't link properly with the story. Be sure to read it if you have time, kay? :)

To whiskalefa, hello again! Thank you for the review! In this chapter, you'll find out about the baby :) I'm sorry to make you wait!

Disclaimer (I realized I forgot to do one for the past two chapters, sorry!): I do not own Fairy Tail in any shape or size or form whatsoever.

Previously…

Lucy tumbled. In an instant, everything went past her as a blur and the next thing she knew, she hit the ground of the first floor, hard.

"LUCY!" Erza hollered, making a dash towards Lucy.

"Hurts… IT HURTS!" Agony filled Lucy's screams of pain. "ERZA! MY BABY!"

Chapter Three – That Voice

"…Cy… Lu… Lucy…!"

"Mmm…" Lucy stirred, her eyeballs shifting behind her closed lids. Beads of sweat trickled down the side of her face, causing golden strands of hair to be plastered to her face. She scrunched up her face in discomfort and groaned. "N… Natsu…"

"Porlyusica… How is she?" Erza asked, glancing towards the infirmary where Lucy was currently resting in.

"The girl's fine." Porlyusica replied sharply, looking straight into the eyes of the scarlet-hair mage.

"What about the baby?" Erza questioned. Upon hearing the mention of Lucy's baby, Porlyusica visible flinched and for once, the usually emotionless pink-haired healer was seen to be at a discomfort.

"I'm sorry, Erza." She apologized softly, casting her eyes downwards and not looking up at the ex-quip mage. "The baby could not be saved."

"N- No…" Erza whispered, voice coated with grieve. "T- That can't be!" She trembled. What would Lucy do when she knows about this? Erza's mind reeled, causing her head to ache.

Just then, Mirajane appeared from the corner, carrying a tray with a glass of water and some pills on top of it. A look of melancholy plastered on her face.

"M… Mira…" Erza whispered her eyes full of distraught.

"I heard, Erza…" Mirajane answered back somberly, placing the tray down and walking towards Erza, wrapping her own hands around Erza's and letting her eyelids fall close as drops of tears slid down her pink cheeks.

Porlyusica took this chance to get out of the hallway, down the stairs and out the guild, back to her home in the forest. She did not like such gloomy situations. It did not fit Fairy Tail.

After a few moments of silent sobbing, the two mages wiped their tear-stained cheeks and slowly stepped into the infirmary, only to see Lucy writhing with uneasiness on the bed. "Oh, poor Lucy." Mirajane whispered. She wet a towel, squeezed it dry, and proceeded to wipe the beads of sweat off Lucy's pale face.

"Mmm…" Lucy stirred once again. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and Mirajane pulled back.

"Lucy! You're awake!" Mirajane cried out, eyes glistening with tears of relief.

"M-Mira-san…" Lucy croaked. Her head felt like it was being split into half and her parched throat did nothing to make her feel better. With much difficulty, Lucy managed to prop herself up against the bed board and instantly, she winced. Sitting up, apparently, was not a good idea. Her splitting headache caused the room to spin around vigorously.

"Lucy!" Erza exclaimed, relieved that her friend was finally awake. She grabbed the glass of water that was placed by the bed and handed it to Lucy. "Here, drink some. Then eat this." Erza instructed, placing some white pills in Lucy's hands. "It'll make you feel better."

Lucy nodded and popped the pills into her mouth and downed them with a gulp of cold water. Instantly, Lucy sighed in relief as she felt the cool liquid slide down her throat, curing it of its dehydrated state. Her headache was also miraculously cured after taking the little white pills.

"Erza…" Lucy spoke softly after finishing the glass of water.

"Hmm?" Erza hummed, retrieving the glass from Lucy and turning around to place it back on the table beside the bed.

"How long was I out?" The blonde asked.

"About a few hours… Why?"

"Oh… Nothing… Umm, Erza?" Lucy spoke meekly.

"Hmm?" Erza hummed once again, turning back to face her nakama.

"How's… How's the baby?" Lucy cast her gaze downwards, remembering the fall that happened just a few hours ago.

At this, Erza's eyes widened and her body stiffened. She glanced at Mirajane, her eyes pleading for help. Mirajane stepped forward and smiled a small smile. "Lucy, you should go home and rest." She spoke, obviously avoiding Lucy's question.

"It's gone, isn't it?" Lucy whispered, tears forming at the corner of her eyes. Mirajane moved towards Lucy, embracing the blonde in her warm, thin arms.

"I'm sorry, Lucy"

Salty tears rolled down Lucy's pale cheeks, her dry chapped lips quivering. Mirajane stayed silent, occasionally whispering comforting words into Lucy's ears. Her heart wrenched at the sight of the young mage mourning over the demise of her child. Lucy's sobs echoed across the whole room and the ex-quip mage squeezed her eyes shut, forcing the tears back. She had never liked seeing Lucy cry. Lucy was supposed to be all smiley and happy, not crying dejectedly like this! After a few minutes of mourning, Lucy finally disentangled herself from Mirajane's arms and stood up.

"I should head home…" Lucy wiped her red-rimmed eyes and headed out the infirmary door, her legs still slightly quivering.

"Lucy…" The two S-class mages whispered in unison, watching Lucy's retreating back with eyes filled with sorrow.

-O-O-O-

The following days were spent in a daze. Lucy moped around most of the time; it was as if she was stuck in a trance. The brown-eyed girl often found herself caressing her stomach, gazing at the starry skies at night. During the day, she would coop herself up at home; refusing to leave and this worried her nakama. Many have turned up at her cozy little apartment, trying to console her and pull her out of the downward spiral she was stuck in but the feisty blonde would always simply smile weakly and turn away, requesting for a little time alone.

Days went by, and Lucy finally decided to pick herself up. Being in the dumps had sent many of her guild mates into a moody state, and it broke her heart to see them like this, even if Lucy herself was the cause of everything. For the sake of her friends, the celestial mage would do anything at all to go back to what she once was, even if she didn't have him by her side anymore.

Gathering all her courage, Lucy placed a smile onto her face and decided to head for the guild.

Lucy stood tall in front of the huge doors that lead to the guild. Taking in a deep breath, the teen pushed open the doors and smiled as Lucy-like as she could.

"Good afternoon, Mira-san!" Lucy smiled; however, her eyes betrayed her, for they were cold and lifeless. She had also visibly lost weight, and collarbone protruded from under her sickly pale skin.

"Lucy! Good afternoon! The usual?" Mirajane smiled , albeit sadly, backed at her.

"Yep!"

"Okay, I'll be on my way. Just wait a few minutes, 'kay?" Mirajane said. "Oh, Lucy?"

"Yeah?"

"You don't have to pretend that it doesn't hurt. It's alright to cry, you know?" Mirajane leaned in towards Lucy. "Fairy Tail will always be with you."

"Yeah." Lucy smiled small, truly grateful for such wonderful friends.

Natsu had seen Lucy walk into the guild with a smile. He was glad that his best friend was back, really, he was. Natsu had not known the reason for Lucy's absence from the guild, for he was not present when the accident occurred and it seems nobody intended to tell him anything about it.

Upon seeing his blonde partner walk into the guild, the fire-eater had initially wanted to just run up to the blonde and hug her like there was no tomorrow, but Lisanna had held a watchful eye on him and he decided against it. Seeing that Lucy was back was good enough for him, even if there was this huge wall separating them.

Lucy had her head on the table, waiting for her food to arrive. She suddenly felt drained, considering how much effort she had to put in just to drag herself out of the house, to the guild.

"Cy…! Lu… y… Heartfi—!"

Huh? Lucy's head shot up, her eyes darting around the guild hall, searching out for the person that had called her name. What was that about!

"What's wrong, Lucy?" Mirajane asked as she approached Lucy, trays of food and beer balanced on both her palms. She handed out the mugs of beer to the others that were sitting nearby before placing Lucy's order in front of her and situating herself opposite the spirit summoner, planting her elbows on the wooden counter top and weaving her fingers together to form a cradle for her chin to rest upon.

"I thought I heard someone call for me…" Lucy trailed off, taking one last look around the hall before settling her honey brown orbs on Mirajane.

"Hmm? Must be your imagination." Mirajane replied. She stood up straight and patted the wrinkles off her maroon dress, walking away from Lucy to get more orders from the lazing guild members.

"Yeah…" Lucy whispered under her breath. She tightened her blue ribbon at the side of her head and got off the stool, intending to take a stroll around Magnolia.

-O-O-O-

"Lucy." She giggled, her voice light and tinkling, like the sound of wine glass clinking together. The little girl's small frame was clad in a long, tattered cloak that reached down to just above her ankles, her little feet peeking out from underneath. The cloak's hood was pulled down, the frazzled edge just covering her eyes, casting a dark shadow on her small, pale face. She was perched on the snowy tops of the mountains located near Mount Hakobe, her legs swinging back and forth in her boredom. She cradled an ice crystal in her arms, peering in, she spotted Lucy. The little girl's pale, pink lips formed a grin— one very much like the Cheshire cat's.

"Lucy Heartfillia… The time to meet shall come soon… Until then, child." Her tinkling giggle echoed across the mountainous area as she stood up and disappeared into the snowy blizzard, leaving no traces of her presence. What was left behind was only echoes of her chiming giggles.

Aaand cut! There! I left you guys with yet another cliffy! How evil can I get XDD

Sorry for the long wait! I take it that you guys have read my (pathetic) excuses up there and I sincerely hope you guys'd forgive me. No? Okay D;

Oh, just to let you guys know, my exams are coming up and I'll be reaaaaally busy. So don't expect the next chapter to be up so soon! (Although it's already halfway done! But I wanna start on chapter 5 first before posting it up to keep story flowing.)

Anyways, I hope you guys liked the story! Thank you for all the lovely reviews and favourites and subscribes! I was really really happy! I am well aware that Lisanna (or another other character in there) is kinda OOC and I apologize for that.

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