Hi everyone! I hope you're doing well!
Gajeel: Hmph. You're doing a terrible job right now.
Levy: Gajeel!
Me: -sulks in corner- I'm doing my best…
Wendy: Don't worry, Mikuri! You're doing fine!
Me: Really? You really mean it?!
Levy: Of course! Gajeel is just being a jerk!
Let's start!
~Normal POV~
"Yikes!" Lola jumps back, almost getting hit by the mudling. Natsu and Gray jump towards the terrifying monster. Erza requips into earth empress armor and attacks. Lucia calmly looks at the monster and looks into her grimoire. Lola requips into her basic swamp armor and pulls out a long spear. Just when she was about to throw the spear, Gray and Natsu are sent flying towards her. They collide in a heap on the ground. "OW! YOU GUYS ARE CRUSHING ME!" Lola shouts from the bottom. Erza continues laying a barrage of attacks and Lucia moves her hands, casting a wind spell through her grimoire. Half of the mudling's arm was blown off, and it responded with a shriek of agony. Five seconds later, the mudling was in pieces, a lacrima core in its place. Erza walks over to the core and picks it up. It disintegrates immediately.
"Everyone, we're done here. Let's collect our reward and go." She requips back into her standard armor and begins walking away. Lucia closes her grimoire and stares silently at the heap made of Natsu, Gray, and Lola. She walks over and casually throws Natsu and Gray off of Lola with one hand. She helps Lola up and begins to search her for wounds. Natsu and Gray stand up, wincing as they have quite a few scratches and bruises from the battle. Everyone quickly followed Erza and they collected their reward.
When everyone got onto the train, Lucia began treating everyone's scratches. Of course, Natsu had to be knocked out because of his motion sickness, which made things go smoother since he wasn't shouting colorful metaphors every five seconds, unlike Gray. In fact, it would almost seem like-
"GOD F*CKING DAMNIT!" Gray screamed. Ten seconds later, he was seen lying on the couch, unconscious, after a certain angry red head punched him in the gut.
"Shut up, Gray. We're trying to sleep." Erza grits her teeth. Even though it would be temporary until they got to the guild, Lucia sure tied the bandages really tight. Five minutes later, Lucia was done bandaging Gray and sat next to Lola, applying bandages to the scratches on her leg. Lola winced. However, halfway through, Lucia dozed off and fell asleep on her shoulder. The look on her face was almost… peaceful.
~Lucy's POV~
It has been 3 days since I became the guardian of Celty. It has been interesting, watching lives from afar, especially when Gray was being bandaged by the girl Lucia. That was pretty entertaining. And when Lucia fell asleep while bandaging Lola, that gave me a good laugh. However, something is very troubling about the entire situation. I just can't put my finger on it.
"You're right about that feeling you have. They don't remember you." Celty said. I felt my eyes widen. Fairy Tail, doesn't remember me?! What about all the fun times we had?! "I'm so sorry, Lucy. I wish I told you sooner. Not only can't they interact, they don't even remember. It was as if you never existed in their world."
I sank to my knees, feeling numb. All those fun times we had experienced together, forgotten in a heartbeat. I would be able to remember them, but they won't be able to remember me.
Why? Why me?
~Mysterious POV~
The mysterious man carefully watched the battle between team Natsu and the mudling. He zoned in on Lola and carefully observed her movements. "She's definitely like her. Now how do I capture her in a discreet manner? I'll have to wait and observe her movements for a longer period of time."
The man followed the team to the train station and sat in the compartment next to them. He heard their small shouts and bickering, causing him to chuckle.
"What an interesting bunch they are."
~Natsu's POV~
"Don't forget me! Natsu, please, remember me!" I look around, startled by the voice. It sounds so familiar, clear and almost angelic. What's happening? "Natsu, please! I love you, so don't forget me!" the voice cried. I felt a stab of pain in my heart. I feel as if I was supposed to protect her all along. But why can't I see her? Wait, she said she loved me. Just what is going on?
I don't have time to think, because I hear a sinister voice echo. "Heheheh. The seal shall never see her comrades again. I forbid it!" I look around, but all I see are dark clouds. Comrades? Seal? Did I know this person?
The angelic voice cries. "Natsu, I don't wanna be alone. Please… Help me!" The voice fades away.
I don't know why, but I called out. "Wait! Who are you? Don't leave me here!" Then I fall.
My head bursts forward, and I feel nausea creep on me. It was only a dream, nothing else. But why does it feel ominous? I look around, and I notice we're on the train. Everyone except that chic Lucia is asleep. Then I feel a sharp pain in my stomach, feeling vomit rise in my stomach. Lucia looks over my way and cocks her head to the side. I felt too miserable to say anything, so I ended up wallowing in my pain.
After what seemed like ten years (actually 10 minutes), the train finally stopped. We were in Magnolia at last. I jump with newfound energy and burst out of the door. Everyone follows behind. Erza stretched her arms before pulling out her luggage. "Ah, it's great to be back." Before I could respond to Erza, a flying blue cat heads my way.
"NATSU!" Happy lands right on my head. I shake the furry rascal's head.
"Hey, Happy! How have you been?" Happy stands up, a fish in his mouth.
"I just came from a mission with Wendy and Carla, and Carla bought me a fish!" He dances happily. I chuckle and ruffle his fur.
"Good on ya, buddy! Now let's go back to the guild!" Happy yells a quick "AYE!" and we run to the guild.
~Normal POV~
The guild was rowdy as ever. Noisy and chaotic, but cheerful and loving. Or, at least it was cheerful until a pointless brawl started (honestly, even I'm not sure how it started). Needless to say, it resulted with 70% of the guild joining in, with a few girls hanging back.
"How do these fights even start?!" Lola yelled at Mira over the noise.
Mira shakes her head "This always happens, someone always finds an excuse to start a pointless brawl." She laughs lightly. "You might wanna be careful, standing right there." Lola gives her a confused look until a table flies into the back of her head.
"GAK! OW! THAT HURT DAMN IT!" Lola fires at the chaos. Two seconds later she's in the brawl strangling anyone who got in her way. Lucia still studies her grimoire silently, until a certain flame head flies towards her and accidentally knocks the grimoire out of her hand. Her eyes go wide for a second before she returns to her calm state.
Before anyone realizes what was going on, Lucia waved her hands and everyone in the brawl was launched into different parts of the hall. Heads went through walls, people were stuck in ceilings, and every part of the guild was a mess except for the side that had the bar table and upstairs. Everyone looked at Lucia shocked, even though she went back to read her grimoire. Natsu stood up and walked over to Lucia. "What the hell was that?" Lucia shrugs in response. "That was seriously cool! Fight me, Luigia!" Lucia ignored him and went back to reading.
"Um, Natsu? Her name's Lucia." Lisanna sweatdropped.
"Luigia, Lucia. Same difference. Anyway, fight me!" Natsu challenged. Lucia's eyes were suddenly hidden by her bangs. She moved her hands and Natsu's eyes widened. "There's no way I'm going to back down. I'm all fired up now!"
So somehow through all that madness, Natsu had challenged Lucia to a duel, and they came to some kind of agreement.
~Later, at Lola's and Lucia's apartment…..~
"You made a bet?!" Lola asked, shocked. Lucia nodded. "And you're fighting him tomorrow morning?!" Lucia nodded again. "That's crazy! I'm surprised in your display of strength, but I don't know if you can beat him. Especially since your only weapon is the grimoire!" Lucia fashioned her hands weirdly, as if trying to say that she'll be fine. Besides, Natsu has caught her interest. "I-I see. Just… Be careful, okay?" Lucia nodded.
The next morning, Natsu and Lucia stood across from each other in a field near the guild hall. All of the guild members were there, and even a few were placing bets on who would win.
"I think that Lucia girl has a chance."
"Nah, Natsu's got it in the bag. He can totally take her."
"I don't know, she left the guild in somewhat shambles with one movement yesterday."
"But Natsu is nearly on the level of an S-class wizard."
"Enough of the arguments and place your bets!" Cana shouted. Almost everyone just said screw it and placed the bet on Natsu. Only a few people actually voted on Lucia. "Hey there, Lola! Want to place a bet?"
Lola shook her head. "Nah. I don't gamble." Cana shrugged.
Soon, it was time for the duel to begin. Natsu wore his usual clothes, while Lucia had gone with a slight change in wardrobe. She wore a loose fitted white shirt that was the length of her forearms with a bound blue bodice that went to her waist. She wore a blue skirt with white striped leggings and blue boots to match. Her pixie hair cut flowed in the wind, and her hazel eyes held no emotion. Master Makarov came forward and said "Listen up, brats! Whatever mess is made here will be cleaned up!" the replies were followed by groans. "But first, let this duel begin!"
Natsu launched headfirst with a Fire dragon's iron fist. Lucia dodged by just moving one inch to the right and countered with a left roundkick (aka a roundhouse). Natsu quickly blocked with his arms and regained his footing, around 10 feet away. Lucia let go of her grimoire, and to everyone's shock, found it floating. She turned a page and waved her right hand, sliding it downward in one fell swoop. Natsu was lauched face-first into the ground. Before he could have time to react he was launched upward and kicked in the side. He twisted and found his footing.
Damn, he thought. She's good. I'll have to up my game if I want to beat her. He shifted his footing and brought his fists together. "Fire dragon ROOOOAAARRRR!" flames came out of his mouth and they shot towards Lucia. She held out her hand and tried to repel the flames, but it was a little strong. The flames pushed her back and she eventually just jumped up and out of the way. She landed with one foot on the ground and on one knee. She stood up and waved her hands again. She launched forward and roundkicked his face, sending him flying. He quickly recovered and used his wing attack. Lucia barely dodged it and held up her hands, similar to that of the iced-shell pose, but her hands formed fists. She sprang up and launched a glowing green magic strike towards Natsu. He dodged it with ease. But he figured out too late.
Lucia used one last wave to launch herself towards Natsu and elbowed him right on top of his head. He fell into the ground with his head poking out of the dirt. She had won. Lucia brushed off her hands and took Natsu out of the hole with ease. He landed on her back and she slowly walked back to the guild, stumbling here and there. Looks like Natsu's a little heavy for her. She took him to the infirmary and let Wendy heal him. Natsu grimaced and groaned.
"Ow…. My head hurts."
Wendy shook her head "That was a big hit to the head you took. I'm actually surprised you don't have a concussion." Lucia looked to the side, a blank look on her face. "You're going to have a bump on your head for a couple days, so I would say take it easy." Natsu winced.
Lucia moved her hands.
"I don't have to fulfill my end?" Natsu gasped. Lucia nodded. "Phew! I did not want to have to dress up like a maid and pose for Sorcerer Weekly!" Wendy instantly stopped what she was doing.
"W-WHAT?!" Natsu rubbed the back of his head, then winced again.
"Yeah. We made a bet yesterday. If I won, she would talk and announce to the entire guild that I am the best person in the world. If she won, I would dress up in a maid outfit and pose for Sorcerer Weekly." Wendy began to shake. It was obvious she was trying to hold in all her laughter.
"Don't tell anyone about it." He glared in a childish way. Lola walked in and saw the glare.
"Did I just miss something?" Lola asked, one of her eyebrows raised. Lucia shook her head. But Wendy was holding her stomach, trying not to laugh. Lola walked over to Natsu and patted him on the back. "Don't worry about the battle. You can eventually go for a rematch against her." Natsu looked up at her, a look of determination in his eyes.
"Just you wait, Lucia! I will battle you again, and I will win!" Lucia nodded, accepting the challenge. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly to form a…. smirk?
"But for now, you need to rest." Lola pinned Natsu down so that he was lying on his back. Natsu began to struggle.
"But I don't want to!" He tried to force himself back up. Lola pushed him back down.
"You will rest, or I'll give you a beating worse than Lucia's!" Natsu immediately stiffened, scared.
"Alright, alright." He lied down on the bed.
Five minutes later…
"NATSU DRAGNEEL GET BACK HERE!" Natsu had jumped out of the bed and was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Lola chased him around the guild. Eventually, Natsu was kicked back into the infirmary by Erza, who then lectured him for not resting. By this time, it was sunset and Lola and Lucia were famished.
"Alright everyone! Lucia and I will be seeing you guys tomorrow!" They said their goodnights and walked to their apartment, which now has two beds, a desk, and a stovetop. Their mini-fridge was replaced with a large one, which now holds food items of many kinds. Lola began to set the table while Lucia took out ingredients for dinner. She decided on making a simple curry dish with chicken, potatoes, and green beans (trust me, it's actually a tasty dish my mom makes) with a side of rice. They sat down on their bed when Lola noticed that there was a third dish prepared and a fish at the desk.
"Lucia why is there a third-" Lucia held up her hand signaling five. Then four. Then three, then two. Then one-
Natsu came flying through the open window with Happy. Lola blinks once. Then twice. And then freaks out. "WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING IN MY APARTMENT?!" Natsu landed on the floor and his stomach growled loudly.
"We're starving, Lola. I haven't eaten anything all day!"
Happy nods. "Got any scraps we could munch on?" They saw Lucia point at the food on the desk. "FISH!" They dig in, looking like this was the first time they had seen food in a million years. Lola sighs and returns to her meal. When she looks over at Lucia five seconds later, she notices Lucia had already finished her meal.
"Lucia! You're done already?!" she asks incredulously. Natsu and Happy look over at Lucia. She had stood up and began walking to the sink to wash her dishes. She nodded.
"Wow, Lucia, that's extremely fast." Natsu said. Happy responded with an "AYE!" Lucia washed her bowl and went into the bathroom. Everyone could hear the shower head running.
"She takes showers right after she eats?"
Lola shook her head. "No, she usually waits until after I take a shower."
"Then why did she-"
"She liiikes you!" Lola was unfortunately drinking her tea when Happy said that, so needless to say, she spat it out in one big fountain. Natsu was tragically caught in the line of fire and was soaked.
"Her, like somebody romantically? There would be a 0.000000001% chance of that happening!" Lola cleaned up the mess her spit-take caused on the floor. She handed a towel to Natsu. "Here. I'm sorry for spitting on you." Natsu quickly took the towel and began drying himself off. Good thing was, his clothes weren't soaked. Very much, at least.
Bad news, Lucia ended up walking out wearing only a towel. She went to her dresser and pulled out her pajamas and instantly began changing into them, right in the center of the room. Lola instantly freaked out.
"Natsu, Happy, get out!"
"Why?" Natsu asked. Lucia's towel had come off and she was changing into her underwear.
"You don't watch other girls change! So get out!"
"Why do we have to? It feels so comfortable here."
"Aye!"
"You can come back in, just not when a girl is changing clothes!" She pushed Natsu towards the door. Actually, struggled would be more accurate. Her more petite frame was no match against his muscle and eventually she fell with him on top.
No, it was not sexual in any way (you lousy pervs), but she was being crushed.
"N-Natsu, get o-off m-me…" She gasped for air as she tried to escape his crushing weight. Luckily, he was quickly removed off her back so she could breathe. But Natsu wasn't as lucky. Turns out a fully clothed Lucia had thrown him across the room. He landed headfirst out the window and Happy barely caught him. They came back in through the window.
"What was that for, Lucia?!" Lucia shrugged her shoulders. "Gah! I could never tell what you mean! Can you at least say something?" Lucia stared at him blankly. That's when something Lola had never seen showed, clear as day.
Lucia mouthed the word "No." Sound didn't come out of her mouth, but it was definitely a surprise to see her mouth a word to anyone but Lola. In fact, only Lola knows what Lucia sounds like. Natsu's eyes widened.
"Why not?" Lucia shrugged.
"But there's got to be a reason why you aren't talking! Tell me!" Lucia shook her head.
"Gah! One day, you will talk! And I will hear your voice!" His eyes showed determination, but in a comical manner. Lucia smirked slightly. Her features then become nonchalant as she pulled out her grimoire. Lola climbed into the shower, leaving silence in the room. It wasn't awkward, but it wasn't comfortable either. The room was very tense until Lola walked in, fully dressed in her pajamas.
"Wow, it's extremely quiet." She murmured quietly. Natsu's head shot up.
"Thank goodness you're out of the shower! It was so quiet in here and it felt awkward!"
Lola raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really? I'm sorry about that. Lucia is a very quiet person." Lola sighed. "It's getting late. I'm going to take a guess you want to spend the night?"
"That would actually be nice." Happy said. Natsu nodded. Lola sighed.
"Alright, but you get the sleeping bag-" Lola found Lucia suddenly asleep on the sleeping bags. "Nevermind. I'm guessing she's letting you sleep on her bed. Just don't ruin it, okay?" Everyone climbed into bed. By that, Lola climbed into bed. Natsu just jumped onto it and Happy snuggled at the edge of the bed. Who knows how long it was before sleep occurred.
~Lucy's POV~
A few hours had passed, and I finally came to terms with my situation. I will keep the seal in place, in order to keep the universe in check. I stared at the unfolding scene between Lola and Natsu. I laugh lightheartedly.
"I can almost see that happening to me." I laugh, watching Lola be crushed under Natsu's weight. I laughed harder when he went flying out the window. Celty glances at me curiously.
"What in blazes are you laughing at?" I explained what had me laughing, and she chuckled herself. "That is pretty funny. It's almost as if the world needed someone like you to enter their lives. Life would be hard for them, you know." I nod.
"Yeah. I'm just glad he's happy, my lovable little idiot."
~Lola's POV~
I wake up to sunshine on my face, and something holding me. I turn around to see Natsu sleephugging me.
"KYAH!" I screamed and he went flying across the room. Lucia bolted up and quickly surveyed the scene, only to find a Natsu who had crash-landed on the floor next to her feet. She walked to the stove and started making breakfast. I was breathing hard and fast, scared by that morning wake up call. What a weird morning indeed! I quickly got up and changed into my clothes for the day. It consisted of a yellow crop top that went to my waist, paired with blue shorts that went mid-thigh. I wore white socks and a pair of sneakers.
By the time I was done, Lucia had set out breakfast for us. It consisted of a bowl of rice, two fried eggs, two strips of bacon, and a cup of jasmine tea. We instantly dug in, not wanting the food to get cold. Like always, Lucia's cooking was amazing. I sighed in delight for being so lucky to have a friend who can cook, especially really good food. The eggs were perfectly over-easy, the bacon nice and crispy, and the tea was brewed to perfection. Sometimes I wonder where she got those skills from.
Lucia finished her meal first, like always, and changed clothes in the bathroom. She walked out wearing a loosely fitted white shirt bound by a light gray bodice paired with a light blue skirt that fell mid-thigh with gray leggings underneath. Her boots were white and laced with light blue string. Her grimoire was in her hand and she sat on her bed, reading the grimoire.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Happy were making a huge mess at the table. Eventually they stopped, but not until I bonked them on the head and threatened to cut something very important to them (use your imagination). I had to clean up the crime scene and make the table spick and span, but it looked amazing once I was done with it.
Around an hour later, we all headed to the guild to find everyone already in the middle of yet another pointless brawl. Natsu ended up joining the fight while Lucia and I just walked around and sat at the bar counter, where Mira was drying a glass plate.
"Good morning, Lola and Lucia!" She said cheerfully. I groaned and sat my head on the counter. "I'll take a strawberry milkshake please." Lucia nodded, emphasizing she wanted one too. "Did something happen last night?" She asked while making the milkshakes. Fresh strawberries went into the blender. I groaned again.
"Yeah. Natsu and Happy gave us a surprise visit right before dinner. They also stayed the night and when we had breakfast, they left the table a huge mess!"
Mira put a few scoops of strawberry ice cream in the blender. "Aw, I'm sorry. He does that a lot."
"A LOT?!" I panic somewhat. He just creeps into people's homes during the day?!
Mira thought for a moment. "Actually, he doesn't. It just seems like he does." She put milk in the blender, closing the lid, and blends everything. I could see the red, pink, and white swirling around until they became a nice dainty pink. She pours the mixture into two glasses and hands them to Lucia and me.
"Thanks." I said and slowly sipped it. Strawberry goodness explodes in my mouth as it seeps down my throat. "Wow, this is really good." Lucia nods in agreement. Everything was going well, even with the chaos happening next to me.
~Normal POV~
Everyone was in high spirits, laughing at the chaos that defines Fairy Tail. However, one person didn't share in this experience, sensing the storm of danger that was heading their way. It's only a matter of time before Fairy Tail discovers something was lost, and the problems that will arise from it.
And that's it for this chapter! I really hope you liked it!
Everyone, please forgive me for taking so long to update. I really didn't mean to. I am so sorry!
Anyways, I thank all of you who are giving me support, encouraging me and such. It really means a lot to me to know that people love this story.
Lola: Of course people do! This story is awesome!
Lucia: …
Levy: Yeah, I can't wait to read the rest of this!
Lucy: You bet!
Gajeel: You girls and your lame novel stuff. I couldn't care less, but you take too long Mikuri.
Me: -sulks in corner- I'm sorry. I'll do better next time.
But seriously, I will. I really don't like keeping you guys waiting.
So as a reward, I'll let you in on a small secret about next chapter!
Next time: You guys get to see through the POV of our mysterious girl, Lucia!