Prompt #6: Glory Days
Summary: She couldn't help but remember the glory days and want them back.
WARNING: This is about the Taratarus arc! Don't read this if you don't like spoilers and aren't caught up with the MANGA!
Lucy couldn't help but remember the old days of the guild. Back when the guild hall was actually standing. Back when everyone was together. Back when Natsu and Happy didn't leave her and would be with her almost every second of every day.
She couldn't help but remember back when she was able to laugh and feel joy with all her friends. Back when she went on all those adventures with Natsu and Happy, Erza, and Gray. Sometimes even little Wendy went with them with Charla tagging along.
Yeah, those were the good, old, glory days. The past she was proud of.
Those days were far better than the present that she lives in now.
Now, she was separated from the people who were her family. Her home which was her guild disbanded after the hall was destroyed. One of her keys, Aquarius, let her key be destroyed so Lucy could call out the Spirit King to save her and all of Fairy Tail. So many bad things happened in so little time. Her heart aches thinking about it all, but there was one thing that topped all of those. Natsu left her.
Natsu blamed himself for a lot of what happened because he wasn't strong enough. As a result, he left her and Fairy Tail to train for a bit. She wasn't told how long he would be or where he would be. Only that he was leaving. Also, she wasn't exactly told. Natsu sent her a letter, a fucking letter, saying that he was leaving. He didn't say bye to her in person. Needless to say, Lucy was angry and heartbroken
That hurt her. Lucy felt so many feelings toward Natsu, not that she voiced her most special feeling, love, to him, but she was sure he could see at least a few of them. Lucy thought he would know how she would react to him leaving.
Because she didn't want to feel herself aching in emotional hurt, she let her mind wander to the better days.
The glory days. The past which she loved more than the future which she hated.
For Lucy, the glory days were peaceful because of Fairy Tail. She knew that the words "Fairy Tail" and "peaceful" shouldn't be in the same sentence, but they were to her because they were family. They were the most important people in the world to her.
Natsu, a Fire Dragon Slayer, was the man she was in love with. He had a fiery, short-tempered personality. He never let the chance to fight get away from him. He somehow found ways to sneak into Lucy's bed while she was sleeping, and she eventually gave up in stopping him from doing that. He never let her feel sad for too long, always finding someway to cheer her up. Although, there were some times that he was quite annoying, but she loved him for that also. Above all other memories would be her most important of him. He was the one to bring her to the guild. He reached his hand out for hers, inviting her in. She would never be able to repay him for that.
Happy was Natsu's Exceed. He was an annoying blue haired, talking cat that always manages to embarrass Lucy. He even teases, she means teased, her about her love for Natsu. Happy would always hit on Charla, another Exceed in the guild.
was an Requip Mage who knew how to fight and win. From breaking up Natsu and Gray's fights to beating 100 monsters, she would always come out on top. She only lost once from what Lucy could remember, and that was against Jellal, her old best friend that was possessed. Erza loved eating strawberry cake and would hurt anyone who said it was bad or knocked hers shuddered, remembering one time when Natsu knocked it over
Gray, an Ice Mage, never failed to get into a fight with Natsu. They had special nicknames for each other. Gray was like a brother to her and he protected her just as much as Natsu. Gray also had a stalker named Juvia, who would keep her "love rivals" away from her believed Gray-sama.
Wendy, a Sky Dragon Slayer, was like a little sister to Lucy. With her magic, she could heal most injuries and she was an important member of their team. They wouldn't be alive without her.
Charla was Wendy's Exceed, who Happy had a crush on. Happy was always turned down though. Charla could also see the future through visions, but they scared her a lot.
There were so many more people in the guild she could think about. Like Cana, Levy, Gajeel, Master, Laxus, Mira, and many more. All of them helped her someway. They would always save her from danger, just like a family.
She wished she was living in the glory days.
When Natsu was present. When the guild hall wasn't destroyed. When her family was always somewhere near. Now, she knew where only a few old guild members were.
The glory days was the best time in her life.
Lucy had finally found a family that she would love and they would love her back. She was gifted with awesome pseudo-siblings that she would never give up. Lucy eventually developed special feelings for a certain pink haired Mage during this time. This time, the glory days, she would never forget. They were forever in her memory.
Lucy smiled sadly. She wanted the glory days back. She wanted her family back. She wanted her lover back. She wanted Natsu.
"That's it!" She decided, suddenly becoming less sad and more determined then ever. "I will get my glory days back!"