Hello everyone! I'm so sorry for the late chapter, I have just been so busy lately that I've had like no time to work on this story. And I'm just warning you, I most like won't have a chapter out this week because I literally have no time to write or anything this week. Long story short my school's musical is this week, and I'm in it so we have rehearsals every day until like really at at night so I just don't have the time or the energy. I hope you guys can forgive me! But this chapter is pretty long so hopefully that makes up for it:)

TRIGGER WARNING! There is some swearing in this chapter, like curse words and such so I just thought that I'd warn you guys. Also a lot of alcohol but that shouldn't be new in this sorry lol. Like I have a trigger warning in the summery but I just feel like I always have to put a disclaimer before each chapter. I don't want any of you to feel uncomfortable.

Now lets get on with the story:)

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or it's charters

Chapter 17

Probably about a little over a year back, me and Cana were walking alone on the woods late at night. Now, I know that that sounds weird, but we had good reason. There was a party that Cana and I were at, and it was at this huge house that was near some woods. And as we were there, things got a little too intense. Even for Cana. And that means things are really bad if she wants to leave. She said that sooner or later the police were going to come, and that we had to leave. I still don't know how she knew that, but I did as she said without a fight, and we left. So we headed into the woods, where we just walked aimlessly.

Then, as we were walking, we happened to stumble to this weird abandoned house. It had broken windows, and moss and dirt covering the walls. And there were vines and trees all around it, camouflaging it.

It was a two story cement rectangle building. It looked more like a sad office then a house.

Cana said it looked like a house you would live in during a zombie apocalypse. And I guess she was right. But I just though the building itself was creepy, and I really didn't want to even go near it.

Somehow though, she convinced me to go in with her, and so we did. And let me just say, that it wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be.

It was mostly empty, and quite boring to say the least. Yet, we made the most of it, and actually ended up having a fun time together. We went back there maybe once or twice, but then we just stopped. And I can't believe that I forgot about it.

But now since I'm looking right back at it now, I'm remembering how much fun the place was. Cana and I really did some fun things in here. But it's not like I remember them all anyway.

But now here I am. Standing in front of it. Having no idea why, or what I will be doing.

So I looked at Sting, and then we walked in.

The inside was nothing like I remembered it. Last time I was here, it was dark, and dusty. It didn't even look like a place that people would want to hang out at. not any type of normal person,at least.

But now it was covered in lights, and blasting music and full of people drinking and dancing. Somehow, Cana put an actual bar in this place. There was even a DJ, and speakers that were blasting in my ears. There was even some cheap and simple looking furniture.

"Oi! Lucy!" I heard someone yell at me, and already I knew who it was.

I looked back and there she was. Cana was standing there, and I could tell that she had already had some drinks because she was having trouble walking straight already.

"Hello, Cana." I giggled at her.

"Are you having a fun time?"
"I only just got here." I explained.

"Oh, well there is so much to do, you're going to have so much fun tonight." she said winking at me. "Here, go have something to drink." she said, pointing to the bar. "Have anything you want. And you too, dear." she said to Sting.

Me and Sting laughed as she walked away, and the two of us walked together to the bar to get some drinks to start the evening.

"How should we start the evening?" he asked.

"Lets just start simple." I said, and he looked slightly disappointed, but agreed anyway. So he just grabbed us some beer bottles, and opened them up, then gave me one.

"How's your life going?" He asked after taking a sip.

"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Like, how's school and all that?"
"school? " I asked. "Why would you want to know about my school life?"
"Well, you never talk about it, and maybe I'm curious."
"Maybe?"
"fine ." he sighed. "So I am a little curious."

"Why are you so curious?"
He paused for a moment. "We never talk about that kind of stuff."
"What kind of stuff?" I said, sounding a little more bitchy than I was expecting. But I just wanted to know why all of a sudden he was asking about this.

"Personal stuff." He shrugged.

"Because we don't talk about that type of stuff." I said, starting to get out of my seat.

"Wait!" he grabbed my hand. "Don't go. I'm sorry.
I sat back down.
"I just want to know more about you." he said.

"Maybe I don't want you too."

Silence.

For a few long moments, neither of us said anything. I didn't even know what my words meant until they were already out.

"Fine." he said. "Thats your choice. You don't have to tell me anything that you don't want to."

"Good." was I all responded, and then we were surrounded by silence even though the music was so loud.

We sat in silence for a while. Both of us not willing to say anything yet. But then Sting waved his hand to the bar tender, and the guy seemed to know exactly what sting wanted because moments later he was back with drinks.

The guy placed down several shots, and sting moved his body towards me and handed me a glass. I looked at the glass. Then at Sting. Then back at the glass. And then I looked back at Sting, and we took the coughed a little once it went down, since I hadn't had strong alcohol in a while.

"A little too strong for you?" Sting mocked.

"Shut up, Sting." I said, annoyed.

"Or maybe you have just been out of the game for awhile." He snickered, and sting handed me another, and I had enough to the point where I was used to the taste once again.

Somehow, me and sting ended up on the dance floor. Our bodies dancing together, and alongside everyone else. The music pumped in my body, and flowed through my veins.

We were dancing on the "dance floor." Or what really was just the back of the building. And there's was plenty of people, and we all danced in in a huge crowed. The music playing, and the lights changing and flying around the room. Since there were so many people, people were pushing and shoving everyone out of their way. And someone pushed into me, and I fell slightly, but the Sting caught me before I could fall. We stopped, and he helped me get to my feet.

"You okay?" He said in my ear so I could hear him. I nodded as I looked at him, and as he placed his hands down my waist. Although, I didn't stop him, and I could almost see happiness in his eyes.

"Follow me." He said into my ear again, and he took my hand and I followed him to wherever he was taking me.

I could barely tell where I was going, since I had probably had a bit too much to drink. But sting brought me somewhere, and I didn't know we were there until he shut the door.

It looked like we were in some type of small room, like a closet or something like that. Although, I had no idea where a room like that would be. But me and sting stood in the center of the very small room, and he slowly came closer to me.

He was so close that I could smell the alcohol on him. And I could see my reflection in his pupils.

"sting …" I whispered.

"Lucy." he replied in a breathy voice.

Before I could say anything else, I felt his hand move to my leg. My foggy brain could barely comprehend what was going on.

"It isn't fair." he whispered.

I looked at him in confusion.

"Not fair at all." he ran his hands through my hair. "Why can't it be me?"
I was wondering what he meant by that, but I could barely understand what was going on anyway.

Before I could say or do something, his face got closer to mine. And I couldn't stop him before his mouth was on mine.

I didn't really understand why he was doing it. But I didn't stop him.

I didn't really want him to kiss me. But I didn't stop him

I didn't want to kiss him back. But I didn't stop him.

He abruptly stopped, and turned towards the door. Which I just noticed, someone was banging from the outside.

I heard someone yelling, but I couldn't understand what they were saying. And then, somehow the door flew open and someone very familiar appeared.

"Cana" I said, my brain becoming clear all of a sudden.

Cana looked at me, but then looked to sting and started yelling at him.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Cana! Listen!" I heard sting say.

"no, okay just shut up. Is this why you joined this plan? So you could do this? You probably didn't even want to help. Or make her happy."

"No! I do! I want to! You have to believe me ." stings words were slightly slurred, but he seemed to have control over his thoughts.

"This wasn't part of the plan." she yelled. "You fucking perv, I should have known that all you wanted was someone in your pants." I heard Sting say something back to her, but my head was thinking too much to understand what he said.
Plan? What plan? What was she talking about? What haven't they told me? What are they doing?
So many questions were flying through my head I didn't know where to start.

The room was quiet. No one moved or said anything. And the tension was sharp enough to cut someone.

"Cana ." I said, shattering the quietness.

Cana looked over to me. "Lucy…"
"Whats going on."

"Lucy…"
"Just tell her." a new, yet familiar voice came in.

I looked up where the voice came from, and it room my eyes a while to focus on who it was. My head was still a bit fuzzy, but I would remember that face anywhere.

It was Gajeel.

"Gajeel…?" I said, my voices quiet and shuddering slightly.

"Yo, Blondie. Long time no see."

"Tell me what?"

It seemed as though he was going to say something, but Cana cut him off before he could. "Let's get you out of here, Lucy." And she grabbed my hand, and pulled me out of the room and before we left I took a quick glance back. And I saw Gajeel standing over sting.

Before I knew it, we were standing outside. And the chilly wind that blew in my face is what made me realize.

"Why did we leave." I thought, not knowing that I said it out loud until Cana responded.

"Sorry, Lucy." She said, and I turned to her. "But I just thought it was the right thing to do."

"Did you do something wrong?" My still fizzy brain made me say. I hardly knew what I was saying in the first place.

She paused. "I'm not entirely sure."

"I don't understand what that means."
"Neither do I."
Even my fuzz brain knew that there was something, or even several somethings that she wasn't telling me. And I could tell that she didn't really want to talk about it. But I wanted answers, and I wanted them now. So words came out of my mouth before my fuzzy brain could even think.

"Why was Sting acting weird?" I asked.

She shrugged. "He's a weird guy."

"No, he was acting very strange. Stranger than usual."
She sighed, and then looked at me as if she was contemplating asking me something or not. "Can I ask you a question, Lucy?" she asked carefully.

"Sure." I nodded.
"What do you think love is?"
My eyes widened in surprise at her sudden question. "Love." I repeated, and thought for a long moment before answering.

Love? How was I supposed to know what love is. Why was she asking me in the first place? If anything, I'm the last person anyone should come to for love advice. The only little information of love that i have are from cliche love novels. Sure I love to read about Love, but what the hell am I suppose to really know about it.

"I think love can mean many different things." I said.

"But what about true love." she hesitated before going on. "Like, that one person who you can't live without. What does that mean?"
"It means that you should never leave them." I hesitated, but then continued, my voice shaky. "It means that you should give them your soul, and you trust them not to hurt it."

"Do you love someone."
"Wh-what?" I said, shocked once again.
"Do you love someone?" She repeated.

Natsu.

For reasons I did not completely understand, Natsu's goofy grin popped into my head, causing me to blush uncontrollable.

"No-no!" I demanded. "Of course not."

She sighed. "You need to stop lying about this type of stuff." She laughed.

"Wh-"

"I know who you like."

"I don't like anyone!" I said, my head starting to get a little more clearer.

"What's that kids name?" She asked herself softly.

"Who! What are you talking about!"

"Natsu!" She yelled. "That's his name! That kid you always talk about." She gave me a mocking smile.

"Natsu?!" I yelled, blushing like crazy. I'm just thankful that it's dark so that she couldn't see.

"And yet you never told me!" She said, almost insulted. "Why don't you ever tell me these things?"

"Because there's nothing to tell!"

She shook her head. "Don't even try to lie to me, young lady."

I sighed, looking down to the ground. "What do I do, then?"

"Stop standing still."

I brought my head up slowly, my head trying to put the pieces together.

"What?"

"I don't know,like just go for I-"

"No." I interrupted. "What did you just say?"

She paused. "Stop standing still?"

"Where did you hear that from?"

"Here what from?"

"That saying. "Stop standing still."

"I haven't heard it from anyone." She said.

"But I seat I've heard-"

"Oi! Cana! Blondie." Someone yelled as they walked out of the building.

We looked back and it was Gajeel.

"Everything's back in order." He said, looking at Cana.

Cana said something to him, but I wasn't listening.

I just kept thinking.

"Ah come on, Lucy!" Gajeel called out. "Don't stand still anymore! Isn't that what you just told me? Don't ignore your own advice!"

Kept thinking about how Gajeel always knew what was sting with me. How he always knew where I was.

How Cana knew things about my my school life that I barely talk about.

How Gajeel knows so much about the school, and all things that Cana would know.

How the both told me to "stop standing still."

I thought about it so much that I actually think that it's true. But it can't be, right? They wouldn't do that?

Maybe they would.

Cana isn't like that.

Maybe she is

"Oh my god." I said, my eyes wide. And then they both looked at me, confused.

"Lucy? You alright?" Cana asked.

"You both knew." I said, practically whispering

"Both knew what?"

"You know each other." I looked at them, and I saw them glance at one another for a quick second before looking back at me.

"You both know each other, and have been telling one another things about me."

"Lucy-"

"And he's been watching me, hasn't he?" I pointed to Gajeel. "That's how he always knows where I am in school, and whatever."

"Lucy-"

"But why?"

"I just want to make sure that you safe." Cana said.

"Safe? What do you mean safe?"

"You wouldn't understand." She said.

"No, Cana I don't." I said. "Because you won't tell me."

"I can't tell you."

"Because you don't trust me?"

"No! Lucy-"

"No, okay. I get it. It's fine that you don't trust me. I get it. But I don't get why you made Gajeel to follow me."

"I wasn't following you." Gajeel said, popping into the conversation.

"Stalking me?" I raised an eyebrow.

"you're just making it sound worse than it is."

"I can't believe you."

"I just wanted you to be safe."

"I don't-"

"Hey, guys!" Someone yelled, running towards us.

It was sting.

"I thought you dealt with him!" Cana yelled at Gajeel.

"I did!"

"He knew too, didn't he?" I said as Sting finally got to us.

"who knew what?" He asked.

I looked at him. "That Cana and Gajeel know each other."

His eyes widened. "Wh-what? N-no-"

"Oh my god. You did know! Why didn't you tell me!"

"They told me not too!"

The three of them started yelling. And my mind started yelling at me. My head was beating, racing. I didn't know what to do.

It hurt. I don't know why. But it did. It hit knowing I have been lied to.

And what else? What else have they lied to me about? What do they know? What aren't they telling me?

My head spinner, and I didn't know what to do. I felt like bursting into tears.

So I didn't even think before my body started moving.

I ran.

I started running as fast I could into the dark, cold woods. Hearing my name being called from behind me.

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