Chapter 8 Explain
Natsu's team and Edo Lucy have been looking for almost 2 hours, but they haven't found her. She wasn't at her house, hiding under a bridge, behind some old buildings, or in an alley. After a little of bit, they all gathered in front of the guild hall.
"Have any of you found her yet?" Erza asked.
"No. I haven't been able to pick up her scent." Natsu and Wendy said.
"I also haven't been able to find her." said Edo Lucy.
"Damn. Where could she have gone?" Gray said out loud. They all thought of places where Lucy would go, places that she would know better than anyone else. Suddenly, everyone's eyes just lit up.
"That's it!" they all exclaimed.
*with Lucy*
After running away from the guild, Lucy ran to the one place where she can be alone, her Mother's graves. She stood there with her hands behind her back and looking upon the grave with a blank expression on her face as wind blew from behind her.
"What should I do?" Lucy asked herself out loud. At that exact moment, her trance was broken.
"Lucy!" she heard. Lucy looked over her shoulder to see Team Natsu and Edo Lucy running in her direction. When she saw them, Lucy just put her attention back on the graves. By that time, Natsu and the others have reached Lucy.
"L-Lucy...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you." Natsu said.
"We're all sorry. We were all just worried about you, Lucy." said Erza.
"...I'm not angry at you guys." Lucy said without looking at them. That was able to catch everyone's attention.
"You're not mad?" Wendy asked.
"No. I'm angry at myself." Lucy answered.
"Wh-why?!" said Gray.
"Because I wasn't thinking when I asked Ashley to stay." Lucy explained. Edo Lucy then walked up to Lucy and place a hand on her shoulder.
"Heartfillia, what are you talking about?" Edo Lucy asked. Lucy still didn't look up. Her hair was covering her eyes, but she still had a small smile on her face.
"You know, it's been so long since my mom died. And now I don't have a clue where my Father maybe right now." Lucy said. As she spoke, she started to tremble.
"I since my Father lost the house as well, I don't have an actual home anymore either." said Lucy. As Lucy began to turn to face Edo Lucy, tears slowly began to role down her cheeks, but she was still smiling.
"That caused me so much pain a long time of go. I wouldn't want it to happen to happen to anyone else. Least of all my sister." Lucy finally said. Edo Lucy and everyone else couldn't believe that Lucy was still smiling as she cried, but they mostly felt bad for Lucy.
"So what are you saying?" Edo Lucy asked.
"I want you to return to your real family and home and Edolas." answered Lucy.
"But I thought you wanted her to stay!?" Natsu said. Natsu and the others were now standing behind Edo Lucy.
"Like I said. I wasn't thinking back then." Lucy said as she wiped away her tears. Suddenly, she felt two arms wrap around her neck. Edo Lucy had just given Lucy a hug.
"Come on Heartfillia. You know I can't stand it when you cry." Edo Lucy said with her head over Lucy's hug.
Lucy soon began to hug Edo Lucy back until it looked like they weren't even moving. None of the others tried separating them, most of them actually had to try and not to cry as they watched the touching moment. After a little while, they separated and stared into each other's eyes.
"Come on. Let's head back and get you home." Lucy said with a smile.
"Right." Edo Lucy agreed.
They all left to the train station and took the first train home. They all soon fell asleep on the train, but Lucy and Edo Lucy felt asleep next to each other and were leaning on each other, still smiling in their sleep.