"Lucy! We're back from our mission!" Wendy called.
"Sorry it took us so long!" Lisanna added.
"You should've come with us, Bunny Girl! We could've used your help!" Gajeel said.
"He's right Blondie!" Laxus agreed.
"C'mon Lucy!" Lily shouted for the blonde.
"Where are you?" Carla asked.
Wendy's team(I'm gonna call them that for now) had just come back from their overnight mission and was glad that they were back in Magnolia. They had expected for Lucy to come running when she heard them enter, but there was no response. Wendy, Gajeel and Laxus couldn't even catch her scent. Lucy wasn't in Wendy's apartment.
That's when it dawned on them.
They dropped their things and ran to the guild hall as quickly as they could, hoping that she wasn't in any trouble with the guild members. But they also knew that Makarov was there and he was able to hear Lucy's screams if she was in trouble.
Gajeel knocked the guild doors open and gave an evil glare around the whole guild hall, scanning for the innocent blonde that was missing and nowhere to be seen.
"Where is she?"
"Where's who, Gajeel?" Levy asked reading a book.
"Bunny Girl!"
"Oh yeah!" Natsu said as he grinned. "You missed it yesterday guys! Me and little Lucy had a little match yesterday."
"What?" The 6 asked.
"Yeah. She came in here to get a job. Can you believe it? She's too weak" Gray asked.
That's when everyone inside the guild heard a door upstairs slam open and enraged Makarov stood tall with a menacing look in his eyes. Clearly hearing Natsu and Gray say what they did.
"What did you do while I was absent yesterday?" Makarov's voice boomed as he stared down at his guild.
"Um... well... I had... a battle... with Lucy..." Natsu said as he shivered in fear of his angry master.
"You what!?" Laxus and Gajeel asked as Laxus grabbed Natsu by the scarf.
"What did you do to Blon-! No... what did you do to Lucy, bastard?" Laxus asked as lightning sparks went around him.
"Laxus!" Lisanna said stopping him.
"Let Master handle them." Wendy said. "If Lucy's not here, only place left is her apartment."
Laxus and Gajeel groaned in annoyance and spat on Natsu as they dropped him. Then, left with Wendy, Lisanna, Carla and Lily.
When the 4 mages and 2 exceeds stepped through the entrance of Lucy's building, the 3 dragon slayers looked like they were going to puke out of pure disgust. They covered their mouths and noses as they gagged and Lisanna became worried.
"What's wrong!?"
"It's blood." Laxus replied making her and the exceeds gasp.
"Coming in the direction of Lucy's apartment." Gajeel added narrowing his eyes.
"Please don't tell me..." Wendy said trailing off as tears threatened to pour from her eyes.
Lisanna walked to Lucy's door first and found that it was left unlock. She twisted it nervously, as the exceeds and dragon slayers were right behind her. But the sight they wished wasn't true... just made it's appearance.
They stepped inside and saw that everything was burnt and broken. Shards from the mirrors were scattered and dishes were scattered everywhere. A faint bloody path was everywhere and still looked fresh even though the dragon slayers knew that it was there for longer.
Then, they entered Lucy's bathroom.
Everywhere inside was shattered glass and blood mixed in with lots of water. A horrifying sight. The bathroom was the most burnt from the rooms they saw so far. But, they had yet to see... Lucy's bedroom. They were scared at what was behind the door to her bedroom and gulped at they looked inside.
Right then and there... their hearts just died at the sigh before them.
Hanging from a rope, looking limp and pale... was Lucy's body.
The girl's eyes widened from the sight and the tears poured like waterfalls. They couldn't bear that Lucy had just did this.
The boy's were absolutely furious. They could see that Lucy's cuts were re-opened and dry blood was attached to her badly burnt pale skin. Though, it was her face that got to them. Lucy's eyes were closed but, they had tears. Tears of humiliation, anguish, despair and betrayal. Her mouth hand open as blood had fallen from her lips.
That was when they saw the walls. More specifically... the walls with words in blood.
FAIRY TAIL!
YOU ARE ALL LIARS!
YOU ALL DID THIS TO ME!
I'M DEAD... BECAUSE OF YOU!
Wendy's team was now shocked to the core. Not only were they heartbroken, they found out what happened after Natsu and Lucy's battle the day before. It was all their fault.
Then, they saw the other message. The one for them;
I'm Sorry..
Wendy. Carla. Lisanna.
Gajeel. Lily. Laxus. Master.
The boys then fell to their knees, not taking the hurt any further. Fairy Tail had killed her. They killed Lucy... and they weren't there to protect her. They weren't there to save her again.
"LUUUUCCCYYYYY!" They all yelled. "NOOOOOOO!"
They cried out, not caring who heard them or who saw them. Lucy was more important than their pride - or anything for that matter. She had just hanged herself and in the end, she still apologized for something she caused. Wendy's team hit the floor in shame. They weren't good friends. They hadn't protected her. Hadn't protected her heart... and now... Lucy was gone.
After awhile, Gajeel stood and carefully took the rope off of Lucy and carried her bridal style. She was cold and her head leaned on Gajeel's chest. He saw the blood stained letters and picked them up too, skimming the one for the whole guild. The iron dragon slayer fought the urge to cry out and approached his team. Determined for what they had to do next.
"C'mon."
"W-Where... are we... going?" Wendy sniffed.
"We're bringing her to the guild."
Meanwhile, Makarov had learned the events of yesterday's battle between Natsu and Lucy and was beyond angry. He couldn't believe that his guild - except Wendy's team - just literally scorched Lucy. Everybody was shivering in fear as the, now over-grown, master scolded and told them their punishments for what they had done.
But what everyone was about to see next was the worst punishment that anyone could've asked for.
This time, the guild doors were ripped off of the entrance and there stood Wendy's team, with Gajeel in front carrying the deceased Lucy in his arms like a fragile and valuable item.
Everybody's eyes widened and deadly aura resonated from Wendy's team.
"Is... that..." Makarov asked shaking.
Gajeel breathed in low deathly breaths as his red eyes pierced through every guild member's skin. Laxus had lightning around him and Wendy had swirling wind around her.
"Look at what you've done." Gajeel whispered at first before full on yelling. "DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO LUCY!?"
"You burned her! Cut her! Broke her! Now... you KILLED her too!" Laxus yelled.
"Do you have any idea what happened in her apartment!? Everything was burned! Everything was bloody and shattered!" Wendy yelled which surprised the guild.
"Lucy has done nothing to you! All she did was trying to talk to you! But you brushed her off like a little fly!" Lisanna added.
"Do you have any idea what she wrote on the walls of her bedroom!? 'FAIRY TAIL! YOU ARE ALL LIARS! YOU ALL DID THIS TO ME! I'M DEAD... BECAUSE OF YOU!' Do you know what she wrote that with? She wrote it with her own blood. The blood that you caused to shed!" Lily informed.
"You should be ashamed of what she resorted to! Now Lucy's gone!" Carla scolded.
The guild was silent as they stared at the blonde in Gajeel's arms. Seeing what they - mainly Natsu - had done. She was pale, bruised, cut, burnt and dead.
Lucy was dead.
"Lucy... no..." "I can't believe Lu is..." "What have we done?" "Luce... is dead?" "We caused this..." "It's our fault..." "We called... she was..." Tears fell from every mages eyes in the guild and Wendy's team didn't stand for it. Gajeel placed Lucy's body in Lisanna's arms and the 3 dragon slayers took a dep breath.
"Iron Dragon..."
"Sky Dragon..."
"Lightning Dragon..."
"ROOOOAAAAAARRR!"
They aimed at everyone in front of them - except Makarov - and they all hit the walls of the guidwith a powerful force will getting electrocuted as they all coughed little blood.
"None of you deserve to cry or mourn for her!" Gajeel said.
"You are no nakama to Lucy!" Wendy added.
"You might as well hear Lisanna read the long farewell note she wrote in her blood." Laxus said showing the bloody paper which made everyone froze.
Lisanna took the paper and began to read.
'To Fairy Tail,
I hope that you are suffering right now. Cause guess what, that was nothing compared to what you did to me. You tortured me to the bitter end you know that? I was so lost if it wasn't for Wendy, Carla, Lisanna, Gajeel, Lily, Laxus and Master. Do you know what I did? I hanged myself, I hanged myself because of you! You made me suffer long enough and I'm glad to know if you are crying for me, that's only 1% of what I felt for the passed 7 MONTHS! So, save the trouble of saying sorry to my dead body, because I am gonna be SOO HAPPY that I was freed from your torture.
I'm sorry Wendy's team and Master that I left so suddenly. I just couldn't stand the hurt anymore. I hope you understand that.
As for the people who caused my pain... Team Natsu will get most of this hurt in me.
Levy, Cana... you guys are the worst friends I ever had the chance of meeting. To think that I just bumped into you Cana, BY ACCIDENT, and then you start to think I'm some kind of disease and a weakling. Well guess what? I was strong enough to make such a decision and Levy. Don't get me started. I'm just gonna simply say... you'll never read my novel EVER. Since I destroyed it with fire.
Team Natsu... ooh it's your turn to feel hurt.
You guys say family is everything? That friends are the best thing you could ever hold in your heart? YOU BUNCH OF LIARS! Wonder where I stand? Am I family, friend or a weakling? Because, if I remember correctly, every single one of you... enter my home without notice and just barge in whenever. Do you have your own home? Do you have your own food? Is it me whose weak, or is it all of you since you can't live on your own. You complain about me wanting more money, THAT'S BECAUSE HALF OF THAT MONEY GOES DOWN THE FOOD YOU TAKE FROM ME! I will never forgive you most of all Team Natsu.
Erza and Gray, I thought of you as my older siblings and now I hate you til the day you die! Natsu and Happy, doubt you'd want to enter my room unless you want see everything YOU burned. After you set me on fire, I set my apartment on fire, even the food! Hope you feel what I felt Fairy Tail. Because yu deserve it all.
~Lucy Heartfilia
After Lisanna read the ever so harsh letter, the rest of the fairies started beating themselves up, regretting everything they had done to Lucy and they felt as if she's now haunting them for the rest of their lives. Lisanna drooped the note in front of Team Natsu as they fell to their knees and stared at the blood written note. They couldn't believe that any of it was real and just stared at the note in silence as tears fell from their eyes.
A week later, Fairy Tail had a funeral for Lucy and her body was buried forever. Everybody mourned even more than when they saw her dead body in the first place. Lucy was gone and now her body. Nothing else was left of her. With her body, her celestial keys attached themselves to her and was buried along with her. After that, the body was now covered with dirt. Never to be seen again.
A year passed since the day Lucy was found hanging and it was Lucy's death's anniversary as the guild prepared to visit her grave, someone sat on the grave stone where Lucy's name was carved and the figure smirked as her long flowing blonde hair flowed in the afternoon sunshine.
"Never thought I'd come back here with a smile on my face."
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"I've come back... Fairy Tail."
2 chapter on the same day! Go me! Anyway, So there we go! I just now realized I placed Laxus in the story even though he wasn't around until after the Tenrou Arc. But don't sweat about the small stuff. Next chapter will be a real shocker. See ya until then!