Crimzon: Sorry to those I left in suspense, but considering I just got this idea Monday and have very little clue where I'm going with this, you cant blame me for making it short. Anyways, yes, I'm basing this off of the 'two-shot' fairy tail I wrote, but at the same time, not so much . . . its hard to explain. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and please review. I OWN NOTHING, ONLY OCS!

~The Price to Remember~

~General POV~

"Lucy . . . Lucy . . ."

Someone is calling me, but who? Thought the celestial mage. She felt groggy and could hardly open her eyes. The voice sounded so familiar, but she couldn't figure out who.

"Lucy . . . Lucy!" the voice got louder and she felt something poking her head. Whoever you are, let me sleep!

"Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy!" with a groan, Lucy lifted her head with half open eyes.

"Alright, what's the big idea!" She stopped when she came face to face with dark green-ish eyes and pink hair. That's when she realized that she had fallen asleep at one of the tables at the Fairy Tail guild. "Oh, it's just you, Natsu. Sorry, did I fall asleep?" she apologized as she rubbed one of her eyes. The young dragon slayer looked at his nakama with worry.

"Is everything ok?" he asked, sitting down on the bench across from her.

"Yeah, why would there be something wrong?" she lied.

"No, you just seem a little off lately," he said. Lucy was shocked. Usually Natsu is the last to notice anything and, for a moment, she felt happy that he noticed something for once.

"Well, there is something, but . . ." before she could tell Natsu anything, Gray ran over, anger written all over his face.

"Damnit Natsu, where the hell did you hide my clothes!" yelled Gray as he ran over in nothing but his boxers.

"Psh, I didn't touch your clothes, dumbass." Snapped Natsu. That's when their usual fights began.

"What the fuck did you call me, shitfire?" cussed Gray. Well, here we go again. Thought Lucy as she mentally rolled her eyes.

"You want to start something, ice for brains?" spat Natsu. Lucy let out another sigh and turned to the guys.

"I suggest you guys knock it off unless you want to piss off Erza," stated Lucy as she pointed over to the mage looking at the job requests. A cold shiver seemed to go through their spines at the thought of Erza's wrath. They then composed themselves, threw each other a glare and walked away. At that moment, Wendy rushed into the guild with a stack of clothes in her arms.

"Gray, I found a pile of your clothes outside!"

"Wah, my clothes!"

"Well, there solves that mystery," chuckled Lucy.

~In a bar somewhere in Magnolia~

A lone figure sat on a barstool, chugging back a glass of milk. On the counter was a map of the town and she looked down at it with intense eyes.

"Need help, little lady?" asked the bartender as he dried a wine glass with a small towel.

"Yeah, I'm looking for Fairy Tail guild," she replied in a low voice.

"Hmm? Looking to join huh? Well if you follow this rode here," he pointed to a spot on the map, "you'll get to the guild."

"Thank you and yes, I am going to join." She smiled, setting down her glass.

"Well, judging by how well you know your way around, you arrive here today?" chuckled the bartender.

"Hah, yeah. I got here this morning actually. I heard an old friend of mine joined Fairy Tail and after some thought, I thought I'd come and join too."

"Hmm, well you also need to be a strong mage to join," he joked.

"Well yes, of course," she laughed along. At that moment, she felt everything grow cold and a shiver flew down her spine, almost like static. The old bartender noticed something seemed wrong with the young mage.

"Is everything alright?" he asked. She looked up at him, no emotion in her eyes. An innocent smile then spread across her face.

"Yeah, I think I may be coming down with a cold or something. Well, thank you, I should probably get going before it gets too late." She placed some money on the counter and jumped off the stool.

"No problem. Hah, not everyday someone comes in to order a glass of milk," he chuckled some more. "Well, be carefull say hello to your friend for me!" joked the bartender as he waved goodbye.

"Thanks and I will . . . I just hope she remembers me," she the last part through a whisper as a shadow covered her expression.

~Back at the Guild~

"Ne, ne, Lucy? Can you go get me some fish?" asked Happy. Lucy was still slumped over at the table, not bothering to move once. Because of her nightmares, she hasn't gotten much sleep so any kind of energy she usualy has was gone. At the moment, she was debating on heading back home and attempt to sleep.

"Luuuuucccccyyyyy?" purred the flying blue cat. Having her death glare in place, she looked up at the cat.

"What?" she snapped.

"I want some fish," smiled Happy.

"Get. It. Yourself." Growled Lucy. Happy felt the anger in her tone and started to back away slowley. Once he was at a safe distance, he turned and cried to Charlie's direction.

"Waaaahhh, Lucy's scary!"

"What could be wrong with Lucy?" wondered Pantherlily. Him along with Charlie and Wendy were sitting at a nearby table, avoiding the grouchy celestial mage.

"Who knows? But . . . something just doesn't seem right."

"What do you mean, Charlie?" asked Wendy, feeling concern for her friend.

"I . . . I don't know."

Erza noticed a change in Lucy's behavior and assumed that going on a job with everyone might help. She grabbed one of the papers from the board and walked over to Lucy.

"Lucy?"

"Hmm, what is it, Erza?" she asked, rubbing one of her eyes. She must have fallen asleep again, thought Erza. At that point, Erza thought some tough love would be enough to get Lucy up and running. She slammed the paper onto the table, making the blonde jump in her seat and look up at erza with fear in her eyes.

"We're going on this job . . . NOW. NATSU, GRAY, GET YOUR THINGS TOGETHER, WE'RE LEAVING IN FIFTEEN!" she sternly ordered. Natsu and Gray dropped whatever it was they were doing at that moment, saluted Erza then ran to get their things together. Talk about whipped, thought Lucy.

"Um, Erza?" mumbled Lucy, afraid to look at her in the eye.

"No buts or excuses, you're going." Even though she had meant it to sound harsh, it sounded kind and sincere. She then smiled down at Lucy and walked away to pack her things. She's probably just trying to cheer me up, thought Lucy. With a smile, she got up from her seat, swept away every troubling thoughts and put her mind to focus on their new mission. Before leaving to get her things as well, she looked down at the request.

Please help me find what I lost!

Find a lost heirloom in a cave

Reward: 5,000,000 Jewel.

"Incredible, so much for an heirloom?" gasped Lucy. Her frown then turned into a smile as she realized that she'll be able to make this months payments.

"Is Lucy still grumpy?" asked Happy as he flew up from behind her shoulder.

"No, Happy. Sorry if I scared you. Come on, let's get ready for our next job."

"Aye Sir!" cheered Happy as the two walked out the guild.

~Nearby the Guild~

"After all these years, I finally get to see you again, Lucy Heartfilia." Smiled the mysterious girl as she made her way inside the guild. Do you rememeber? Do you rememebr me, Lucy?

Crimzon: . . . it actually caused me pain to write this! Writers block is so difficult that it causes me pain! WTF! Ugh, at least I managed to finish this chapter without any broken bones. Sorry it's like over a day late, but I don't know what is wrong with me lately. Anyways, please read and review and I'll type up the next one as soon as possible. Maybe tomorrow or Friday . . . saterday the latest haha.

Happy: You should prolly stop makin promises you can't keep.

Crimzon: Who asked you?

Happy: Aye sir!

Crimzon: AGAIN WITH THE AYE!