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Chapter 26

Nastu's POV

I had only a little bit of time to think about what was going on before I had to meet up with this person. I had no idea who they were, or what they , I knew that their name happened to be Cana, and they wanted to talk to me. But that is all I know. And they could be lying for all I know, but for some reason that didn't stop me from seeing them. I needed to know what they wanted to talk about.

"I'm Cana. And I want to talk to you about Lucy."

Lucy? What does she know about her? Does she know where she is?

I wanted to hope so, but I had a feeling that she was as clueless as I was. But I still had hope, that at least l, if Cana was telling the truth, that we would be able to find a way to find her. Let's just hope that this Cana person really is telling the the phone, we only talked for a minute, which just included her telling me an address where I should meet her. I barely even said a whole word during the whole conversation, which lead me to hoping that I'll be able to ask her questions once I see her.

She told me to come over that night, but I wanted nothing more than to just run over there right now so I could get answers. I need to find answers, and so far Cana is the only one who might be able to give them to me.I am suppose to meet her up at midnight, at the address she gave me, which I'm guessing is probably her apartment, but what do I know. All I know is that I'm meeting a stranger in hopes to figure out some answers. I'm trying to be hopeful, hopeful that the outcome of this is going to be positive, but hell, I haven't been hopeful since this all even started. And the thought of my hopes, my dreams, being crushed again… I just won't be able to take that.

So there I sat, just staring at the clock, watching it click, watching the time turn. Then once it hit 11:30pm, I ran out of my house. I wasted no time, seeing as I have spent all night waiting for the time until I could finally leave.

I have never been to this place before, although, I am fairly sure that I have seen it before, and I just want to make sure that I get there on time.

I know that it's some old, abandoned building, which did not calm my nerves on bit. Although my nerves ate at me, it didn't stop me. Nothing would stop me at this point.

The car ride didn't take all that long, but it felt like it took more than a lifetime, but as soon as I got to the building, chills went down my spine. From what I know, this used to be some old office building, but closed it down because of something that was going on. I don't remember all the details, but many people still ghost stories about this building, and some say it's still haunted. And maybe it is.

So I Just parked in the strangely empty parking lot, and took a long, deep breath of the cold air, before I began to walking.

The creaking of the large, front door, crushed any form of silence that was in the building. The door opened with a loud crack, though opened with ease. Almost like this building isn't even abandoned, and it's just a normal day. But it's anything but were no lights on, so I could barely make anything out, even with my good eyesight. Even though, I still stepped forward, slowly moving away from the door, my footsteps echoing through the room.

Click. Clack. Click. Clack.

My footsteps pierced the violent silence, disturbing the elegant stillness of the building.

But as I stopped walking, the footsteps kept going.

I unknowingly turned my body, without even thinking, and put my fists up. My body and mind ready to fight if needed,Suddenly, there was a click, and bright shinning lights turned on, my eyes winced at the sudden brightness, not being used to it.

"Glad that you could make it." A voice, familiar, but my brain was too focused on the pain in my eyes from the light, to process whose voice it is. " I knew you'd come." I turned around, and my eyes widened.

Before I could even from any words, they kept talking.

"You wanted to talk, right" they asked. "She'll talk to you now."
"Gajeel?" My voice was a quiet whisper, but before I could even think of stopping myself, My voice filled with rage.

"What do you know?" I growled. "How are you involved

"Whatcha talking about, Salamander."

"I'm talking about Lucy."
He name sent emotions, feeling down and around my body, I have barely said he name in my head, but to say it outloud, it was almost like saying a forbidden word.

But I need to know. What does he know? He can't just say that he doesn't know anything, because he wouldn't be here if that's the case. And if he somehow knows where she is, why didn't he tell me/ why hasn't he told me? Or anyone else?

What is he keeping from me.

What is he involved in? And how is lucy involved in all this?

Is he the reason why she's missing? Does him and that Cana girl have something to do with it?
Who are they?
My head felt like it was going to explode. Too many thoughts and questions bouncing around, and none of them being answered. Not a single one.

"Obviously," I started. "You know something. Or you wouldn't be here.

He sighed. "Look, I really don't know th-"

"Just tell me!" I yelled. "Please." My voice shaked.

Neither is is said anything, so the silence was almost deafening. But before I could even think of saying anything, a new voice broke the silence.

"She always told me you were a wild one." I looked over to where the voice was coming from, and saw a brunette women, who I had never seen before, but the voice was oh so familiar. "Said you always make a mess of things." She was almost laughing.

"Cana-" Gajeel tried to say, it she cut him off.

"Although, she said that you were the most loyal, most kind, most loving person she had ever met." She took a breathe. "Once she started talking about you, she could never stop." She smiled. "She really cares so much about you."

She took a long, deep breath, and then looked me in the eyes, her voice was strong, but there was the slight shakiness of it.

"So thank you, Natsu Dragneel. For being the best thing that had ever happened to Lucy."

My heart stopped once I heard her name.

lucy

Just hearing her name brought me so many emotions. So many that I didn't even know what I was feeling. And so many things are racing through my head, so many questions, so many feelings. And they are all about her. So many emotions, and so many new emotions I have been feeling since she's been gone.

But this girl, Cana, she has to have answers. I need answers. I don't know how much longer I can go without something. And I wanted to ask, I have so many questions racing on in my head sofast that I could barely even think.

"I know that you have questions" she said, her voice shaky, but still strong. "I have questions for you too. So come, let's go talk."

I looked back at Gajeel, and thought for a moment before I looked back at the brunett.

I nodded my head, and walked with stranger who I was putting all my hope into.

We walked through a lit hallway, and I could hear nothing but our footsteps. The tension was sharp enough to kill, but all of us too nervous to be the first to speak. I wanted to speak, to ask a million questions, but I held myself back I know that I need to just wat patiently, no matter how tired I am of waiting.

I have cooled down a bit, thankfully. And My head isn't as crazy as it was just a few minutes go. Although, thoughts and question still raced through my mind and I had to try everything is my power to stop myself from letting it all out.

But as we walked through the hallway, I couldn't help but think. Think about everything that has been happening. Think about everything that did happen, and think about everything that may happen. I'm thinking about all the things I'm feeling, and how there are so many emotions that i'm feeling right now that I can't even to begin to explain them all.

But most Of all, I just keep thinking about her. About her, and everything that she made me think, that she made me feel. How she was the one thing for me to hold onto, the one thing that made me want to live through everyday. I just replayed everything that we have been through. All the good memories. Even some of the bad, but how we could always make it through together. But this time, this time, we don't have each other. I don't have her. And I don't know how I can make it through it.

I guess that saying really is true. You don't know what you have until you lose it

Because I really did have something, and it was finally becoming something, becoming so much more, and so much better than I could have ever imagined. But now it's gone. She's gone, and I don't know if or when I'll get it back.

I was cut off from my deep thoughts when someone was calling my name.

"Natsu?" I looked over to where I was hearing the sound from, and there stood Cana. "It looked like you were in deep thought. What were you thinking about?"
"Mhm? Oh, nothing." I responded, and I already knew that she knew I was lying.
"Mhm." she nodded her her head slowly. "Well, Let's go have a seat, and then we can have a chat."
She opened these doors, that seemed to be the entrance to an office, but when she opened it, the room looking nothing like an office.

The room had dark wood tile floors, that make the almost white walls shine. There was a desk, but it was a bright shade of brown, and it was covered in papers. There was a bright colored carpet at one side of the room, with almost clashing colored chairs. There were bottles everywhere, yet the room still looked neat and tidy. There was a bunch a light, from all the bright lights hanging from the ceiling. There were bookcases filled with books, but all looked to be untouched, and only there for the look.

And overall the room looked messy, yet to clean at the same time. Although, I did smell the quit strong smell of alcohol throughout the room.

I may not know much about alcohol, but by the smell I'm guessing there either was a lot, or it was just very strong. Either way, I can't believe this woman isn't on the floor piss drink. Unless she wasn't the only one drinking, but the only one here was her and Gajeel seemed normal enough.

"Wanna drink?" Her voice rang, holding a glass in one hand, and a bottle in the other.

I shook my head, not knowing how to verbally answer.

"Really?" She asked, he voice almost shocked. "You don't drink?"

"No." I said simply.

She laughed slightly. "To each their own." And then she just drank from the bottle."Gajeel? Want some?"

I looked at him, and seemed to be questioning with himself whether he should or not, like my presents here made his choice more difficult. He didn't say anything, but just grabbed the bottle and poured some into a cup. I have him a look full of confusion, but neither of us said anything. I didn't say anything, but the thoughts racing through my head seemed to be endless.

Since when has Gajee drank?

I mean, if I was being honest, he looked the part, but I never would have thought that he actually did. A lot of people think he's some messed up, mean kid, because of the way he looks. But deep down, he really is a nice guy. And I mean, sure, I've heard rumors about him, and what he used to do, everyone had. But he really has opened up, and became nicer. And being with levy, man, that just helped him, you could see. He was more open, maybe not with everyone, but you could just tell. The two of them are complete opposites, but they balance each other. Like they were meant to be with each other.

"You like the hard stuff, don't ya, gajeel." Cans said. "He whiskey, and the rum. Yet, you don't like to get drunk all too much." She said, almost like she was observing him.

"You've always known that." He said, his voice as calm as it usually is. "Unlike you. You love to get drunk."

She laughed. "You've always known that." She mimicked.

She looked back at me, and continued talking. "She liked to get drunk. And usually went strict for vodka." She laughed. "She liked other things as well, and I was always there for her. I always made sure that things didn't get too intense. Always made sure she was safe. She's stronger than she looks."

I looked at her, and just tried to dealt listen and understand what she was saying. "You're talking, about Lucy, aren't you?"

She nodded her head. "Ye-"

"No." I said, my voice getting angry. "She wouldn't do that. She doesn't do that type of stuff."

Both her and Gajeel laughed quickly. "You really didn't know her, then." She said.

Anger ran through my veins. It might have been just a few words she said, but it was more than that. She insulted me and Lucy's bond. She insulted the emotions, and the trust, and everything that we have.

"I do know her! And I know that she would never do that." I said, almost too harshly.

Cana looked at me, and I couldn't even tell what were the emotions in her eyes. There were so many, and they were all so fierce, yet she was calm.

"There is a lot you don't know about her. So many things, it's like you never knew her at all."
"I did! I do know her!"
"Yeah?" she stood up, and walked over to me, so that she was just a mere hand length apart from me, her eyes locked on mine. "Then i'm sure you know all the types of things that she did. All the nights she was drunk. Dancing with random people, getting a little too close to them. All the times she was high, so high it was like she wasn't even there. All the times she couldn't even walk into her house because of all the bad memories she has in there. All the things she did, and had to take to be able to just try and be happy."

"Stop."
"I bet she told you about all the nights we went out drinking and smoking, running from the cops. All and all getting fucked up. All the times-"
"Stop it!" I yelled, breathing deeply, like I was out of breath. I wanted to yell, and scream. To believe that everything she is saying is nothing but a lie. That lucy, my lucy, my friend and the person I care about more than myself. But, I couldn't. Because things started to be pieced together. I things started to make sense.

All the times that she ran out of a room, or wouldn't be on her phone for hours and hours at a time. All the times that something seemed off, or that she was hiding something. Yet, she never spoke of it, or acted like anything was wrong.

All these things finally started to make sense.
She was lying. Or at least, not telling the truth. And keeping so many things, from me, and was doing things that I would have never thought that she would do. But, I wasn't hurt. No, I wasn't hurt, or mad, or upset. Well, maybe I was, but not as much as I probably should bee. No, what I really fest was betrayed. Betrayed that she would even think about doing these things to herself.

And it's not the lying, no, I don't care about that right now. It's that she would do these things that would or could harm her. and why? Why did she do it?

Knowing this though, only made me feel scared. Scared for her, not knowing where she is, or who she is with. Not knowing if she is safe, or even…

Just not knowing what's going on. Where is she? Where but is she?

"Why?" My single word question hung in the air, and it took many long moments before either one of them answered.

"Why what?" Cana asked back.

"Why did you want to talk to me? Just to tell me all this? Why?"

She took a few moments to respond, as if to carefully choose her words. "I felt like you had the right to know. Especially because of what's been happening?"

"With what's been happening? Hell, I don't know what the fuck is happening. I have no clue, what happened or anything." I almost laughed. "So how the hell am I supposed to believe you? Or trust you? What am I supposed to do?"

"I'm not your enemy, natsu." She spoke, her words simple and calm, but I could hear the harshness in them all the same. "Don't make me into one." She took a few brethe. "But I called you because I wanted to talk to you. About Lucy, and what's going on. You might not belive me, but I don't know what's going on either. But I think, that if we all work together, we could figure it out, and find out where she is."

I thought for a moment before responding. "So you really don't know where she is?"

She shook her head. "No. I don't know anything what happened. Hell, you probably know more than me, because you were at the scene."
I took a breath, remembering that night, and shuttered at the thought. "I don't know anything."
She hesitated before she continued, and when she spoke she still seemed hesitant. "Maybe, maybe if you told me what you saw, or anything else you know, or saw, it could help us out."
"Were you two close." I asked her. "You and Lucy I mean. Were you two good friends?"
She smiled, and just from that I got my answer, but she answered. "Yeah, yeah, we are. I don't remember my life without her in it." she looked up at me.

"She has that effect on people." I said, and Cana quickly agreed.

I had so many questions to ask her,so many things I wanted to know about her. I wanted to know how well she knows Lucy, and how long they have known each other. I want to know who Cana is, and what she is like. I want to know how Lucy asks when she's with her, and I want to know who Lucy really is. Is she really thr Lucy that I know? Or I think I know?

"alright."I breathed deeply. "I'll tell you everything I know. But first, can you tell me what you know. Please" I hesitated before saying please, but thought that it would be at least the polite thing to do in this situation.

"Yeah, yeah." she replied quickly. "Of course." she looked at Gajeel for a moment bef,ore looking at me and continuing. " Me and Gajeel only know a few things, but i'll say them anyway."

She sighed, and then continues. "I don't even know where to begin." she shook her head. "I guess I'll start with the last night that I saw her. "We were all at this party that I set up. You know, just your typical party, except it was at this old abandoned house that me and lucy found long ago, and we thought it would be a good idea to throw one there. And everything was going fine and normal, for the most part." then she sighed.

"What? What happened?" I asked curiously.

Her and Gajeel made eye contact and then she continues to speak. "We never told Lucy that we knew each other. When me and Gajeel first meet, neither of us knew that the other knew her. But then one day we figured it out, so I had Gajeel, kind of just, keep an eye out on her in school. Just to make sure that everything was okay, like I said, I always made sure that she was alright.

"But then, that night, she figured out that we knew each other. And she, well, she got mad, to put it lightly. To make it worse, she was pretty drunk and out of it, so she probably doesn't even remember most of that night, but she sure does remember that. And she was so mad that she just ran off. No warning or anything. Just rn right into the woods.

"We looked for her, obviously. We looked everywhere, but she wan off. Me, Gajeel, everyone, we all looked and searched anywhere we could think of. And that," She hesitated for a moment, worry in her voice. "That moment, how we couldn't find her, I… I was so afraid. And angry, angry at myself, thinking that if she got hurt, that it would have been my fault." She paused again, longer this time.

"Once I heard she was all alright," Gajeel chimed in. "I called Cana, and told her right away. I tried talking to her, but she was still angry."
"That was the last night I spoke to her."cana said, not looking at me.

I didn't say anything for a few moments, just soaking up what she had just told me. But before I could even stop myself, a question flew out of my mouth.

"Was there some guy named Sting?" I asked, and didn't even realize i said it until they both looked at me, shocked.

"Sting?" Cana's voice was surprised. "How do you know him?"
"Lucy, she was on the phone with him, and she sounded angry. She didn't tell me much, just that people lied to her." I paused. "Guess she was talking about you guys."

"We haven't seen Sting in a while, either." Gajeel noted.
"Yeah, well, he is still upset about Lucy. he's probably out looking for her or something." She said. "Or getting piss ass drunk somewhere."

I didn't know much about this Sing guy, but I already didn't like him. Hell, I've never even heard the name before. But I just get a bad feeling about him.

So I just sat there for a few moments, no one talking, just trying to grasp all the information that I have just received. I was still confused, but I knew that the people sitting in front of me were just as confused as I was. So I took deep breath, and quickly tried to sort out my thoughts.

"Okay, I'll tell you all I know."

And so I Looked at both of them, and then to Cana, and I began to tell my story.