Chapter 2

Old Memories and Old Friends.

The loud sound of the train erupted as the blond haired mage walked into the train station, her eyes focused on the ground. She bought a ticket to Yama to umi, a large town by the sea. She used to go on vacations there with her father, but she spent most of her time there alone. He was always working, never bothering to even check on her.

When she got on the bus, she couldn't stop thinking about Natsu. 'If Natsu was here, he would be laid out on the floor, looking like he was dying.' She thought with a chuckle, remembering a few months ago when they were riding out of town on a job.

"Oi, Lucy, why couldn't we just walk to this town instead of taking this stupid train." Natsu sighed, leaning against the window.

"Because, that would of taken three times longer." She sighed and patted his shoulder. "It's not that bad, we will be there in about two more hours."

"Two hours! I'm going to die." he sighed and sagged forward, his head resting on his knees. "I wish we would of brought Wendy, she could of used her magic on me."

"Calm down, you idiot" She chuckled and pulled his head onto her lap, so he could be slightly more comfortable. "You know that if Wendy used her magic too much on you, it won't work as well."

"Yeah, I know." Natsu grumbled, his head pounding in throbbing pain. "Ugh, my head is killing me."

Lucy absent mindedly started running her fingers through his pink hair, her eyes focused on the window. Lucy began humming a soothing song from when she was very little, she was sick with the flu and it was right before her mom had died.

Natsu sighed quietly and closed his eyes, falling asleep and leaving Lucy in peace and quiet.

Lucy shook her head back and forth quickly, trying to dislodge the memories form her brain. "Lucy, he is a jerk who loves Lisanna." She whispered to herself, trying to chase the memories away. "You are leaving so you can get away from him for a while." She pressed her forhead to the window and fell asleep for the rest of the trip.

Suddenly a loud whistle blared through the speakers, waking up the blond mage with jolt. "Welcome to Yama to umi." Said the automated attendants voice. Gathering her bags, Lucy left the train, only to be greeted by the warm, salty sent of the sea.

Her blond hair rustled in the wind and she looked around, seeing the jagged cliffs, the beach, the city, and behind the city, the lush green mountains. A grin spread across the celestial mage's face. "I missed this place so much." she breathed. She grabbed her bags and walked through town, heading towards the sets of cottages to find a place to stay. Lucy's chocolate brown eyes shinned in the sunlight as she walked down the road, until she felt something slam into her. Her eyes widened as she plummeted towards the ground, letting out a scream of terror, until a hand griped her arm and saved her from hitting the ground. Her hair hung down and brushed the ground, the celestial mage sighed. And was helped up by the stranger.

"Look lady, I'm really sorry I honestly didn't see you." Looking at her was a guy about her age, he had messy black hair and sea green eyes. He was well muscled with his dark tan and a big goofy grin. He was cute, and Lucy was sure she had met him before. "If it makes you feel any better, I can help you take your bags where ever you're going. I'm Elijah by the way, but my friends call me Eli." He offered out his hand for her to shake.

'Wait a second, the tan, goofy grin, the constant talking?' Lucy though as memories rushed back to her, this was Eli Cross, one of the local kids she had always played with on vacation. Those two were always getting into trouble, but they didn't really care. "Well, well, well," Lucy said with a taunting grin. "Looks like someone forgot about their best friend." Eli looked at her like she had lost her mind, and Lucy smirked "It's Lucy you idiot." She laughed and shook his hand.

Eli's eyes widened, "Lucy!" she shouted and pulled her into a hug. "Where have you been the last three years?" He laughed, "You look so different, something's changed about you. You look so grown up! Heather, Trevor, Alice, Tyler, and I have been worried about you!"

She hugged him back and laughed, "Hmm, let me think." She paused and looked at him. "Well, I ran away, joined Fairy Tail, made some amazing friends, my dad lost all of his money, and I decided I need a break and decided to come visit this place for old times sakes!" Lucy grinned, seeing Eli's lost expression. "I will explain it all later, but I have to find a place to stay, okay?" She bent down to pick up her bag, but Eli grabbed them first.

"Let me help, I know a good place that's pretty cheap and the people are nice." He said and walked down the road, motioning for her to follow. Eli started to whistle as he walked towards the group of cottages at the end of the road, occasionally glancing at Lucy to make sure she was keeping up. He walked into the door of the cottage that said 'Manager' and walked up to the desk.

An elderly woman sat at the desk, a smile on her face. "Hello Elijah, how are you today?" She had her grey hair pulled back in a messy bun, a few strands of hair fell in front of her face. "And who is this lovely young lady?" She asked glancing at Lucy with a warm smile.

Eli placed the bag on the floor. "This is Lucy, and she needs a place to stay, and don't worry about the money, I'll handle it." He said with a big grin.

"No, I don't want to take your money." Said Lucy, elbowing him in the side. "I can get a job."

"It's fine, I got it."

"No, I can take care of myself."

"You are so stubborn, just let me take care of it!"

"I'm stubborn? I just don't want to take your money!"

"If it makes you feel better, you can get a job and pay me back then!"

They glared at each other for a moment, before laughing. "Fine, but I will pay you back." Lucy grumbled and crossed her arms.

"Fantastic, Holly can I get one of the larger cottages?" Eli grinned and held out his hand for the key.

The old woman chuckled, "Here you go, now you two kids behave." she said and passed a silver key with the number seven on it to Eli. "If you need anything Lucy, don't hesitate to ask."

They both nodded their thanks and walked out.

Walking up to the door, Eli handed Lucy the key, "Go ahead in and get situated, then meet me back at the managers cottage. I was going to meet up with everyone and go swimming, but their in for a surprise when you show up with me!" Eli smirked "You packed a bathing suit right?"

"Yup, so see you later, and Eli." Lucy paused "Thanks, really." She grabbed her bags and walked into the house. Letting out a sigh, she leaned against the door for a moment and closed her eyes. "I wonder what's going on back at Fairy Tail?" she murmured, her voice cracking a bit. "It dosen't matter, I need to relax and not think about the guild." She walked through the cottage and flipped on the lights, it was about the same size of her apartemnt in Magnolia, she put away all of her things in the closet. picking out a dark purple bathing suit, she went in the bathroom to change, leaving her keys on the bed.

The blond haired mage changed quickly, and walked out of the bathroom. She stoped suddenly when she saw a man with dark suit on standing near her bed. He had a smirk on his face as he saw the clestial mage. "L-Loke, what are you doing here?" She asked a shoked expression on her face.

-.- I tried writing this with writers block, but I hope it's ok.

Hurrr, but review, review, review!

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