Chapter 3

Lucy woke up to the smell of medicines around her. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. She was in the infirmary. This brings back memories. Three years ago she was in this very bed, beaten by Minerva in that Naval Battle. But how in the world did she manage to get here? She tried to stand to no avail. She was still weak and she doesn't know why. One thing is for sure. It wasn't just a simple exhaustion that did this to her. She felt it. She felt his Magic just before she lost her consciousness.

Lost in her thoughts, she didn't realize a soft knock on the door. 'It must be Laxus.' She thought. Speaking of which, they were supposed to meet the wedding coordinator after her fight but considering her condition, better not to. If she pushed herself and be a stubborn young lady, her dashing fiancé might just zap her to reprimand her. Why? Because Laxus will never change. Zapping is zapping.

There was an impatient knock on the door. Ooops! She was preoccupied again that she forgot there's a visitor.

"Come in." It wasn't who she expected that entered the room. There was no blonde hair. There's blue and he wasn't female to be mistaken for Levy or Juvia.

"Jellal, what are you doing here?"

"Are you feeling better now?" He asked, brows furrowed in worry.

"I'm fine now." She smiled at him. "So, is there something you want to talk about?"

"Actually, I do. I've been wanting to ask you this for the longest time, even during the Tower of Heaven incident but I just can't get you alone. It's too…I don't know…personal…" He trailed off, lowered his head and played with his fingers.

"It's okay, you can tell me." She patted his shoulders and looked at his face.

"What the…?" Someone's voice was on the open doors. Both of them looked towards the direction and found Erza and Laxus who were shocked on what they saw. Jellal was visiting her and she was just casually putting her hand in the man's shoulder. His face was lowered and Lucy was intently looking at the bluenette's face, inches apart.

'Damn, bastard, using Lucy's injury as an excuse to flirt with her!' That was Laxus thought before he came barreling towards them and grabbed the man by his shirt and threw him away from his fiancée.

"You best be out of here." He was seething. Clenching his knuckles and gritting his teeth, he was still trying to contain his anger; sparks of lightning danced around his whole trembling body. Jellal was unresponsive the whole time. He didn't want to create any more troubles and instead of fighting back, he just stood up and quietly left the room, passing by the still stunned Titania without any word.

It was only a single emotion that coursed in Laxus' system. Lucky him. For Erza, it felt like a thousand stab wounds. Betrayal, Envy, Jealousy, Hate, Anger, Loathing. All of this negative sensation merged into drops of tear that escaped her eyes. A sob was making its way outside her lips. 'Conceal, don't feel.' She ordered herself. Why must it be Lucy and not anyone else? 'I was the one who first to met Jellal. We have known each other for the longest time.' How could she loathe her friend? It could be any other girl so why her? She could live if it's Minerva or Kagura or Mirajane but not her.

What does Lucy have that she doesn't? The blonde hair? The Spirits? Her eyes? Why must all men fawn over her? It would be fine if it's Natsu or Gray or Elfman or Freed or any other men. Please, God, not Jellal. I love him so much to let him go. There, she admitted it to herself and quite frankly, it stunned her to her core. Truth smacked her hard. The flood gates opened for she can't contain it anymore. She cried in front of the open doors then she realized that she has an audience. Feeling of embarrassment crept through her system so she ran away, leaving a surprised Laxus and a guilty-looking Lucy.

"Erza, wait!" Lucy called out as she jumped off her bed but before she could stand and sprint, her legs wobbled and gave up. But just as before she could hit tiled floor, Laxus caught her.

"Laxus, she…" Lucy tried to wiggle out of Laxus' arms to run after Erza.

"Don't. She needs to be alone." Laxus tucked her back to the bed and sat down on a chair near her.

"This is all my fault." Lucy lowered her head and face palmed in guilt and worry.

"Don't sweat it, Blondie." Laxus grinned.

"B-But…I'm sorry, Laxus" She looked up, tears streaming down her eyes.

"It's okay." He hugged her for a while then stood up and smiled. "Wipe those tears away. We still have a wedding to plan."


The thirty-minute time was almost ending and both participants were still in the heat of the fight. It was a battle between Mermaid Heel's Kagura Mikazuchi and Fairy Tail B's "Demon", Mirajane Strauss. There were a lot of cheers from the beginning, most of them from the still drooling men. Fairy Tail really produces the most beautiful of mages.

It was a fairly even fight, both women were equal in speed and tactics and both are receiving the same amount of bruises from their powerful attacks.

"Time to end this." Kagura walked slowly towards her opponent who was in her Satan Soul form, floating mid-air. The black-haired woman was yet to unsheathe Archenemy. "Gravity Change."

A strong pressure pulled Mirajane towards the earth. She tried to flap her demonic wings faster and stronger but the force was too powerful that her wings gave up. She quickly slammed towards the hard ground, breaking some of her thigh bones in the process and cancelling her transformation. She tried to stand up but it was too much, she can't stand and her heads felt like it someone was crushing it.

"Strong Form." Kagura lunged at her and swung her sheathed sword, destroying the ground and the impact caused the surrounding sand to burst and scatter. When it all cleared, she was surprised when the white-haired beauty was standing despite the massive pull of gravity around her.

"You're right. Time to end this. Take Over: Satan Soul: Halphas." A blur of blue was only Kagura could see before she realized that someone was behind her. It was her! But how? She can't react. Was her reflex on haywire? One moment her opponent's palm was pressed on her back, the next, she heard the words Cosmic Beam and then she was pushed by a blast of blue and purple energy towards the wall. It was all too fast even for her that in one second, she was flying, the next she crashed into a hard solid wall.

"Look at that, everyone! A point-blank attack from Fairy Tail's very own Demon! Looks to me, they will once again dominate this year!" Chapati cheered.

Kagura quickly stood up and scanned her surroundings to find her opponent. There she is. She charged towards Mirajane with great speed. If Gravity Magic won't do a thing against her, then she'll use her sword to finish this stupidity.

"Slashing Form!" It was rare for her to shout but when she does, Mermaid Heel members knew not to mess with her. She slashed her. It worked for a second because what she struck was only an after-image of her opponent. She scanned for Mirajane.

"Cosmic Rain!" Mirajane was hovering on top of her and raised her hand in the air. Pink-colored projectiles rained upon Kagura, startling her. The technique caused the whole arena to be filled with a thick fog of sand and when it cleared, there stood Kagura, more bruised than before.

"I've had enough." Kagura muttered to herself just as light covered her. She has unsheathed her sword.

"Everyone! Kagura just sheathed the Blade of Resentment! Cataclysm was sure to follow!" The emcee announced through his microphone, quite loudly. She built up a large amount of Magical Power in her sword and swung it directly towards her opponent. It hit right on the spot. She could hear a painful cry from Mirajane's direction. She quickly sheathed back her sword and started to turn back when she heard a fast whoosh coming towards her.

"Sitri!" A battered looking woman came towards her in a great speed. She's wearing a blue and white coat and her head was adorned by a golden horn. Her white hair was longer and scruffier. Flames were billowing furiously behind her trail. Kagura tried to block her flying fist towards her but she was too late and the punch was packed with immense Magical Power. The impact caused her to be pushed back and for the second time that day, she crashed in a nearby wall, knocking her out.

"Mirajane has won! Another point for Fairy Tail B!" All those who watched stood up, cheered and clapped.

From a distance, deep within the sea of people watching the spectacular, a man snickered and quietly left and his last words before disappearing were ominous words despite its simplicity and length.

"I'm back, my Lucy."


A/N: Hello, everyone! I'm sorry it took quite some time. I was really thinking about how I could write this chapter. It was very confusing. Anyways, thank you for those reviews, xxxLucyxharemfanxxx, Rei-kun826, mromero18, VespraKiora, Lookatroll, anthonymasen0620, Kuro-fudo-no-otoko. :)