I really have nothing to say…
Lucy's sparkling eyes dimmed until they were matching her face. Blank. She stared at him for a full minute, all blank. Not a single emotion written on her face. Crescent got closer to Lucy.
"Lucy? Hey... You still alive? Lucy?" He cautiously asked. He gently shook her shoulders. No response. "Lucy... Lucy...Luucy... LU-"
"WHAAAT?!" a shrill scream interrupted his calling, making him fall to his knees clutching his pointy ears. He whimpered at his damaged eardrum. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO TURN INTO A WOLF! I HAVE TO GROW ALL HAIRY AND SMELL LIKE CRAP! NOOO! I DON'T WANT END UP LIKE CRESCENT! NOOOO!" Lucy sobbed clutching her hair. Crescent growled. What was that comment suppose to mean! I think I look good enough! He thought with crushed pride.
"OY! SHUT UP LUCY!" he howled at her. She only whimpered in response and softly repeated to herself "I'm gonna look like Crescent, I'm gonna look like Crescent. I'm gonna..."
"HEY! I SAID SHUT UP! I CAN HEAR YOU KNOW!" He shouted, offended by her comments. "And besides, you can only change to a wolf and human, nothing in between!" he growled. Lucy stopped her rocking and jumped up, obviously cheered.
"WOHOO! I WON'T LOOK LIKE A HAIRY BEAST!" she cheered pumping her fists. a tick mark appeared on Crescent's head. Soon after a huge paw slammed into Lucy's back, flinging her into a tree and causing it to snap in half.
"Ow Crescent! That hurt you know!" she called to him. "You throw really hard." she whimpered. Crescent only smirked in approval at his paw.
"Hmmmmm. It was supposed to. Your comments wounded me you know." he said with mock hurt. She only puffed her cheeks in response.
"So then can you teach me now?" she asked the craving for adventure in her eyes. He only chuckled.
"I guess we can start. But I have to warn you... It's... a very... painful process..." he said to her, trying to grasp the right words. She only raised an eyebrow at him.
"No problem Crescent! You've done plenty worse!" she laughed. He only sighed at her optimism, if she only knew. If she only knew...
"Now listen Lucy, you need to concentrate greatly on this task. It is anything but easy and safe." he explained to Lucy. She nodded at him, a serious expression on his face. Both were sitting on the forest floor, Crescent crossed legged and Lucy sitting on her calves and heels, hands in her lap. "In order for the transformation to happen, you need to bring forth your full magic potential. All your magic and energy is going into the transformation. You can't screw up on this or else you can permanently screw up some magic!" he told her. She nodded her head. He gave an approving nod back. "Good, at first it might not feel right but you have to keep on trying! Don't give up or else you won't make it. You are able to try the process repetitively if you do fail at first. It is after all, not an easy task. Once you have finally gathered up your magic, you have to spread it throughout your whole body, WHOLE BODY. If you don't… you might end up as a mutated looking wolf…" he frowned at the thought. Lucy shivered at the horror of having human feet while still a wolf.
Uggg... she thought.
"When you do get the magic completely around you, you need to relax, let it sink in. While this is happening, I will add a bit of my own magic in yours to make sure you take on the shadow and wolf form. The next part is what is the trickiest part, most painful as well." He told Lucy. She wrinkled her face, pursing her lips, not wanting to feel the pain. "The pain will be very painful, but it will also be… I don't know how to say this…calming? Exhilarating?" he questioned, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. Lucy gaped at him.
"Really Crescent, this horribly painful process will also be… Exhilarating?" she asked him with thick sarcasm. He nodded with a sincere look on his face. She only stared at him. "I was joking! What are you emo?! You're not suppose to enjoy pain!" she screeched. Crescent only shook his head.
"Lucy, this is a different kind of pain, along with it, it has magic." He told her like he would tell a seven year old.
"I know that god damnit! I'm not seven!" she shouted shaking her fists. He only chuckled at her reaction.
"Of course Lucy, I totally believe you." He said rolling his eyes. Lucy only narrowed her eyes and puffed her cheeks. Crescent grinned.
"When the painful bliss is over, you should be a huge, full grown wolf!" he said cheerfully. Lucy knew that there was gotta be more than that.
"Yo Crescent, just how long with I be a wolf?" she asked him. He cheekily rubbed his head.
"Um… 13 hours?" he shakily commented. Lucy fumed.
"WHAT?! I HAVE TO BE A FREAKIN MUTT FOR 13 FREAKIN HOURS?! How do I go to the bathroom?! How do I eat!? How do I sleep?! How do I-"
"SHUT UP FOR A GOD DAMN SECOND!" Crescent howled at her. Does this girl ever act normal?! He growled at her.
"I will teach you how to hunt as a wolf and fight as a wolf as well. After the 13 hours, you will probably be exhausted from the magic strain and tomorrow we will work on how to change in between forms quickly." He briskly said, smoothing down his gray shirt. "And as for bathrooms… take a shit where ever you are." He said calmly. Lucy just turned red.
"T-t-that's so embarrassing!" she whined. He smirked.
"Deal with it." He said with a cruel gleam in his eye. Lucy only whimpered.
"Now let's get this started!" he got up from his uncomfortable position and stretched his back and arms. His hand raked through his midnight hair. He brushed his hands on his jeans and gave Lucy his hand. "Need help getting up?" he joked. Lucy only muttered words and grabbed onto his hand. She pulled herself up and brushed at her black leggings. "C'mon Lucy, this way, we need to do this in an open space." He called to her, starting to walk ahead of her. Lucy quickly caught up to him and followed him to a clear field. He sat down on the pale green grass and patted next to him, asking her to do the same. She obligated. In front of them was a vacant space that seemed to go on forever. The sun was setting, giving off that peaceful glow over the field. A soft breeze caressed Lucy's hair. The sky gave off a pale pink, red, yellow and orange. Pink…
"I wish Natsu was here with me right now…" she whispered to herself. Crescent looked at her from the corner of his eye and smiled a sweet, blissful smile. Young love…
"Lucy, you need to focus now." He sternly told her, all of the happiness sucked from his face. She nodded, cringing slightly from the harshness. He softened a little. "Sorry, but you can't fuck up." He bluntly told her. She nodded, understanding the stress on the situation. "Take a deep breath and gather up all your energy in your hands." He commanded her. Lucy closed her brown eyes and scrunched her eyebrows in concentration. She felt the magic slowly combine together at the center at her palms. But it wasn't going fast enough. She tried harder, her shoulders tense and magic strained. A bead of sweat made its way down her face. Lucy felt a gentle hand clasp onto her shoulder.
"Relax Lucy; it'll come on its own pace." Crescent whispered to her. She nodded, eyes still closed. She relaxed her tense shoulders and calmed herself. The magic again made its way to her palms. This time, leaving a soothing feeling in its trail. It was a calming feeling, cleaning her mind from the doubt that was there before. Soon enough, the magic was racing in the palms of her hand with remarkable speed, slightly tickling Lucy. Crescent stared at the blonde in pride and surprise. He had never seen magic flow that fast from one place to another, but it made him proud that it his student and not some other antagonist's student. When he sensed the magic in her palms and saw the bright yellow glow he quietly told her to spread it throughout her body, careful not to alarm her. She gave a small smile as her response. He felt the magical energy spread around her like a second skin, leaving a gold glow around her body. It didn't feel that different for Lucy either. It felt like she was being spread with a think smoky substance. It wasn't a bad feel, no. it was more of a… alluring feeling, making her feel like she was sinking into the magic itself. Crescent spread his arms out in front of him, pointing at Lucy. Two large, black shadows floated towards Lucy soon blending in with the yellow glow. Lucy felt the presence of a new magic within her own. It was dark, but comforting. Soon enough, the dark presence mixed in with her own, making her feel the raw power of the dark substance shock through her. She slightly twitched from the sudden energy, faltering the glow slightly.
"Concentrate Lucy; don't let the energy overwhelm you." Crescent commanded. Humf. It's harder than you think. She huffed to herself. The golden shield slowly regained is previous shine, brighter than before. Crescent smiled at her achievement. The smile faltered as soon as it came up. Now was the tricky part.
"You need to relax now Lucy, let the magic sink it. Try not to push it away, embrace it, don't push it away." He sternly told her. She weakly opened her eyes and gave him a look that told him she was ready. The glow slowly settled down, fading into Lucy's skin. She looked like she was sparkling.
Lucy felt nowhere near good. Oh god! He wasn't joking about the pain! FUCK! OWWWW! She howled to herself. She felt bones moving in her body. That wasn't normal. She screamed in pain as she felt her hip bone shift into a different position. Crescent flinched at her scream. He knew the pain was no joke. Lucy screeched again as she felt her shoulder move around, not caring who heard her. She slightly sobbed as she felt her feet and hands growing larger and the skin stretching. Crescent looked at her sobbing form, now laying down on the ground curling into a ball. He could see the slight difference, the hips moving, the shoulders broadening and the fingers stretching. He knew that there was going to be more hell for her to go through. Lucy sent a blood curling scream as she felt her nose and cheekbones stretching and growing, muscles being grown and stretched. It especially hurt where her scar was; it was burning under the magical change.
"C'mon Lucy, hold on just a bit!" Encouraged Crescent. The glowing stopped as well as Lucy's screams. On the grass, panting and wiping away her tears was a human Lucy. A flash of disappointment crossed Crescent eyes.
"Damnit." Lucy choked out, her chest rising and falling with each heavy breath.
"It's ok Lucy, let's try again tomorrow. It's fine." Crescent said to her with an outstretched hand. She looked at the hand before turning her head and sitting back to the starting position. Crescent's eyes widened with surprise.
"No. I'm not leaving this spot until I get it right." Lucy huffed with determination. She tried again. And again. And again. And again. She's been doing the same grueling process for hours how.
"Lucy! Stop! You're going to put a magical strain on yourself! Listen to me! Listen to me for fucks sake!" he shouted at her, only for it to be turned to deaf ears. She was so close. SO close. She could feel it in her bones, even though they were shifting. She felt the edge of her tail bone grow longer and stronger. She was able to handle the pain now, not without screaming though. The terrible screaming was still there. But instead of pushing away the pain and magic like how Crescent said not to do, she was embracing it with open arms. She felt her teeth growing, her gums expanding, her legs shifting, her palms thickening, and hair sprouting everywhere. Crescent knew she was at her limit; another minute like this can cause serious health issues.
"LUCY! I AM TELLING YOU TO STOP THIS INSTANT!" Crescent shouted at her before a bright glow was emitted from the crouching figure at his feet. He covered his eyes from the blinding light. He was never a fan of the light. Now he was afraid that Lucy actually did hurt herself. Instead of seeing a passed out Lucy at his feet, he saw something that made his eyes grow wide with shock. At his feet was a giant yellow wolf. You could tell that the huge creature was tired. The yellow fur everywhere except her paws and tail. And that the spot of her forehead. Those parts were black, probably from his magic. The wolf gave off a huge yawn and lazily opened one chocolate eye at Crescent, a victorious smirk on its face. Crescent burst out laughing.
"Gahhhh hahahahh!" he guffawed. When his laughing fit calmed down he whipped an imaginary tear from the corner of his eye. "Phew, god your fuckin funny." He chuckled. Lucy wolf only frowned at his reaction. "I never, ever, ever expected this to happen. Oh fuck, you're just too much! Lucy, you are so fuckin different." Crescent smiled at her, patting her furry shoulder. Lucy wolf gave what looked like a fang filled smile at him.
"Rufff, grwwr, woff-!" Lucy wolf abruptly looked at Crescent with wide eyes. Crescent snickered.
"Don't worry I still understand you, you'll just be like that for another what… 13 hours right?" he chuckled. Lucy growled.
"Enough with the chit chat, I need to teach you how to be a wolf don't I?" he grinned. Lucy's eyes lit up in excitement. Oh hell ya.
XOXOXOXOXOX~
After their vicious hunting session (I don't think I need to explain). They went onto fighting techniques and skills.
"NO Lucy! You need to stay firm! Stop squirming around and dodging them so carelessly! Stand your ground!" he shouted at the blonde wolf. The wolf snapped at him, growling and barking at him. He only twitched at the response. "I am not a lazy old fart! Get your ass moving!" he howled at her as he shot huge balls at her. She shakily dodged them, getting hit plenty of times. Crescent and Lucy groaned in sync. This was definitely going to take some time. But for now they needed to rest.
XOXOXOXOXOX~
The next wasn't any better. Since now Lucy could shift into a wolf and human with no problem he decided to try to get her to train in both forms.
"Lucy! You can't stay human for the whole exercise! What's the point then?!" he shouted at her, getting really pissed.
"Well sorry!" she huffed back. This was harder then she thought it would have been.
"AGAIN!" he roared at her. He threw three huge swarms of black blurs at her. Lucy quickly transformed into a blonde wolf and moved fast between the black shadows. When in her wolf form, she was stronger at everything. Strength, speed, reflexes, smell, sight, hearing, EVERYTHING. She quickly turned back into a human to jump off the incoming tree to quickly change back into a wolf again to dodge the rest. Crescent finally smiled after 4 hours of gruesome training.
"Awesome Lucy, awesome." He praised her. Lucy only gasped for her breath.
"You think?" she breathed out. Crescent nodded in approval.
"Now that you got your wolf form down, let's move on the magic." He said with a smirk, knowing the reaction from the blonde. An audible gasp along with a squeal of happiness came from Lucy.
"HELL YA! GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT!" she shouted at him, eyes filled with fire.
"Hmmmmm… let's start with manipulating shadows." He said thoughtfully. Lucy pumped her fists.
"Teach me!" she said shaking his arm vigorously. He brushed her hands off him and took a stand.
"Alright, alright! Just feel the shadows within your body, you're smart, I think you'll know what your suppose to do." He told her, leaving her slightly puzzled.
"No pose or words?" she said, think of Natsu's dragon slaying magic.
"Nope. We are different from those dragons. We are smarter, wiser. We act on strategy, not necessarily on emotion. We know when to attack." He commented smoothly. Lucy only shrugged her shoulders. Lucy took a deep breath and felt the smoky magic coursing through her arms. Think Lucy; let the magic flow to your fingers she thought to herself. Lucy cracked her eyes to find a place to strike. A large tree stump in the distance caught her eye. Perfect. She felt the black substance leave her fingers, flashing out of her fingertips, directly hitting the target. Bingo. Crescent smiled in approval, he knew she was smart enough.
"Great! You can manipulate shadows around you as well, see that tree's shadow? Turn it into a spear and hold it." He instructed her. Lucy looked at him wide eyed.
"You can do that?! Sweeett!~" she purred. She stared furiously at the large shadow. Urggg! It won't listen to me! Wait… how about if I… she abruptly twisted the hand that was faced at the shadow of the tree, making her look like she was about to catch something. Her eyes were skewered shut and lips puckered in concentration. Slowly, the shadow shifted and twisted into a visible spear and flew into Lucy's open hand. Now it was Crescent's turn to gawk at her. He hadn't expected her to pick that up, she truly was smarter then she seemed. She bounced the pitch black spear in her hand. It was unbelievable light. Her finger wandered to the tip of the spear, gently touching the tip. She jerked her hand back to find a cut. Sharp too.
"Woh…" was the only thing she was able to say. Crescent smirked at her.
"That was quiet amazing Lucy. I really didn't expect you to get that one…" he mumbled to her. She smiled at him. Lucy threw the spear and it hit the tree directly were she wanted it to go. The spear then inked back to its original form.
"Umm Crescent… I think I kinda used up a little too much magic there…" muttered Lucy. Crescent raised an eyebrow at her. "Do you have anything I can refuel up on?" she asked. He nodded.
"Right there." He said pointing to the ground. Lucy's eyes widened.
"OH FUCK NO! IM NOT EATING DIRT! HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK OF THAT YOU SON OF A FUCK!" She spewed. He only gave her an irrited look before wrapping a shadow ribbon around her mouth. Lucy furiously tried to tear it off only to waste more of her energy. She let go of the black shadow and glared at Crescent.
"You done yet?" he yawned. Lucy only growled in response. "Good, I wasn't talking about the dirt dumbass; I was pointing to the shadows. And I thought you were smart." He huffed before letting go of Lucy's mouth. Not having the energy to argue with him, she reached out to the shadow and surprisingly grabbed onto it. It felt kinda rubbery in her hands, but it would do. She slowly inserted the black mass into her mouth, chewing on it to savor the burst of flavor before swallowing. Her eyes lit up before she took another bit. And another. And another. And another. And anoth-
"Stop Lucy! You can't eat all that shadow! You'll kill the tree!" he shouted at her, bringing her out of her blissful feast.
"Whaft?" she asked with a full mouth. He only shook his head and sighed. She acted so much like a child sometimes.
"If you eat too much of the objects shadow, it drains its existence. No shadow, no whatever. You would get more energy and magic on a person depending their magical level, but it would take some energy out of them as well. You need to be careful when eating shadows, just a little too much can kill them." He warned her.
Lucy immediately stopped eating and gave him a frightened look.
"Oh my… I-I-I didn't mean too! Thank god that you stopped me, I didn't even know I was eating so much…" she shakily confessed to him. He just patted her head and gave her a small smile.
"It's ok, you didn't know." He stroked her hair as she tried to hold back a sob.
"I'm ok now..." she told him after a couple of sniffles and snorts. He grinned.
"Good! Now you need to do the exact same thing in your wolf form! Maybe using a different weapon of chose, but basically the same!" he said a little too cheerful. Lucy groaned. Will she ever get a break?
XOXOXOXOX~
Turns out, it was much easier then her human form. Since her wolf form had more magical capacity than her human form, she was able to create more than one weapon at once. Since she couldn't pick up anything she used shadow soccer balls, and aimed them all at unsuspecting Crescent. Lucy snickered as a soccer ball collided with his handsome face. He totally deserved that. Her victory was short lived though. As soon as Crescent peeled the ball of his face he decided that the next few months were going to be pure hell as from now. Lucy inwardly groaned. He still deserved it.
8 months later…
It has been 8 stress filled, back breaking, ball dodging months since her soccer ball episode and Crescent still wouldn't give it a damn rest!
"My fuckin god Crescent! That was freakin 8 months ago! Give it a god damn rest! Fuck off!" she hissed at him. He snorted at her demand.
"Never." He huffed. Lucy growled at him before sighing.
"Whatever, let's just continue." She snorted.
"Sure." Crescent mumbled. "Come at me." He ordered. Lucy smirked. She charged at him. When at least 3 yards away from him, sunk into the ground and disappeared from sight, a trick she picked up while training. Traveling through shadows. Crescent only stood his ground, emotionless. Everything was silent. Crescent's nose slightly twitched before jumping to his left. His place stood Lucy, holding a shadow sword in her hand with a scowl on her face.
"Damnit! I thought I was gonna get you!" she shouted frustrated. Crescent grinned.
"It's gonna take more than just that to get me!" he mocked. He was able to smell Lucy just before she could have stabbed him. Otherwise though, it was a flawless plan. Lucy only smirked.
"I'm gonna get you!" she shouted before charging at him again, weaponless. He chuckled.
"You know, battle cries usually get you found out quickly." He informed her.
"I know," she snorted. "I just like doing it anyway."
As Crescent and Lucy jumped from tree to tree with alarming speed and skill, Lucy of course grew tired. As hours passed she soon grew exhausted.
"God damnit Crescent! Why can't I catch you?!" she grinded her teeth together. He shrugged his shoulders at her.
"How am I suppose to know?" he questioned back. She only sighed.
"Yo Crescent… I have a question." She mumbled. Crescent cocked his head. This was new. "For the past few months… I kinda felt… I don't know… empty?" she questioned herself. Crescent's dark eyes widened before going back to normal.
"How long have you been feeling like this?" he inquired. Lucy put her index finger on her cheek.
"I don't know… for about 2-3 months now?" she told him. Crescent's eyebrows rose. He knew she was ready, but he didn't know she was ready for that long! Lucy noticed his change of expression.
"What?" she questioned. Crescent sighed. Another pain in the ass to come.
"Well, looks like we have to find your second magic." He told her, looking directly into her eyes. "And we need to find it right now."
Oh fuck. That took FOREVER to write. 1 it was extra long, 2 I had a freakin writers block. I is sorry for not updating sooner but I was kinda busy :3 exciting news! I decided I might start another story! I have two ideas in mind and I can't seem to choose between them, so please check my profile for the summaries and please vote on which story you want to read about first! And please leave a review! Every little one of them count! They make me so happy and inspire to write quicker and better! See ya soon! 3 love you all!
-TheLostHope