I see your still here. Good good lets keep going shall we. There is plenty more to come.
"everyone in life is going to hurt you
You just need to figure out who is worth the pain"
Chapter 5
I opened my eyes to a bright blinding light. The smell of ashes burned my nose. My head pounded like it may explode and my leg hurt so bad it felt like it was on fire. I groaned in pain and tried to roll away from whatever hellish light was in my eyes. A cold hand pushed me back down on the bed wile the other shielded my eyes from the light.
"Stay down Lucy" a deep familiar voice calmed my nerves. The cold hand felt great on my face. My entire body felt like it was burning up.
"Im so hot" my voice was raspy and almost non existent. A cool mist started to cool my face. Another pair of hands pressed against my shoulders as I again tried to sit up. This time softer and more feminine.
"No Lucy-san don't try to get up" another familiar voice echoed in my ears. The owners of the 4 hands where only a blue and black blur in front of me.
"Erza help us she is going to mess up her leg more this splint is shit who the hell did this" A low growl sounded next to me.
"shut the fuck up frost bite its all I had"
"Well you fucking suck fire piss"
"Don't fucking test me right now popsicle dick"
"I can assure you Gray-sama is quite warm"
"oh my… god Juvia that's… that's personal dammit… and you're the one covered in blood you fucking hot head like a damn psycho what are going to do kill me"
"fuck the hell off jack frost I did what I had to" my head started to pound harder as my vision became more and more clear. Natsu was sitting at the end of the bed staring at the floor as he was flexing his hand. He was still covered in dirt and dried blood. Gray was hovering over me looking into my eyes like he was inspecting my physical predicament as Juvia pushed down on my shoulders blowing a cool gentle mist onto my face.
"What the hell happened to her Natsu" Gray turned his head to look at the fire mage. His voice was a bit less accusing this time as it had been. Natsu winced and closed his eyes. I tensed underneath Juvias hands. Oh fucking great everyone in the guild was about to find out I was fucking rapped.
"Its none of your business Gray" Natsus voice was soft this time. He balled A fist Into the front of his hair as he closed his eyes. Juvias mouth dropped open as she looked at me with a scared realization. Gray luckily had not figured it out and only pushed further.
"What the fuck do you mean its none of my business" Natsu opened his eyes again and shot Gray an extremely piercing glare.
"Exactly what I said frostbite, if she wants to talk about it when she is ready fine but its not my place to tell anyone" Juvia shifted uncomfortably and started to run her fingers through my wet hair wile looking at Gray. She was smarter then most people gave her credit for. Gray started to get up off the bed to start at Natsu but one of her hands shot up to his ear and she pulled him back down.
"Please not here Gray-sama" She made eye contact with Natsu. His shoulders slumped down knowing that Juvia knew what was going on. He gave her a look that almost begged her not to say anything to anyone. Erza was a bit to dense to figure it out without help and at this point in time we really just wanted it to stay between the three of us.
"Im ok everything just hurts" again I sounded like a sad sick little animal as I tried to speak. The amount of screaming I had previously done must have made my lungs sore. "where are we" The walls of the building where charred and the smell of ash and chemicals was almost nauseating.
"this is the little girls room Luce" Natsus voice was cold and quiet. My heart sank. Oh my god they burned her house down. Natsu looked back at me and sighed. "they killed her mom Lu"
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Flashback
Erza stepped into the charred home. Broken glass and burnt paper littered the floor. She searched for any signs of the pink or blonde mages. She hoped to god the source of the fire was not indeed the dragon slayer. Honestly he better pray to Mavis that this was not his doing. The one week job that they had taken had taken twice as long as first intended and she had the sneaking suspicion something was wrong. Gray and Juvia stepped into the building behind her.
"Oh holy Mavis what have you done Natsu" Gray eyed the wreckage rocking back and forth on his heels. Juvia had both of her hands on Grays back almost in awe of the devastation. Suddenly she shot out from behind Gray and started pulling boards away.
"There is a person under here" she cleared the wreckage off of the woman and she looked up at the two with a worried expression. The woman's eyes shot open and she grabbed Juvia's hand. Juvia let out a startled shriek but did not pull away. The woman sputtered as small amounts of blood gargled in her mouth. She slipped a large manila envelope out of the front of her shirt and slid it into Juvia's hand.
"I can see the your guild marks, you must be friends of Lucy's and the pink haired boy always in the yard, please make sure she gets this" Juvia gently took the package from the woman. It was thick with papers as well as what looked like small cylinders on the inside. Lucys name was written on the front in red ink. Juvia nodded and handed Erza the package. She then turned back to the woman but it was to late. Roxanna slipped away peacefully with a smile on her face. She had saved her strength as long as she could. She died trying to make sure whatever was in that package made it to Lucy's hands. That's when the three fairy tail mages knew… this was not Natsu's mess and it was a good idea to find them.
End flashback
Oh my god that was hard to say. I watched Lucy's eyes widen and begin to fill with tears, we lost the little girls mom. Her hand traced up to her face covering it. She whimpered and tears slid down her face. Oh god how bad I wanted to scoop her up into my arms and tell her it was not her fault. I wanted her to know everything was going to be ok but in all honesty I didn't know if she even wanted me to touch her right now. I looked back down at my hands. Never in my entire time in fairy tail have a completely lost control and mutilated someone. Yes there have been some pretty heavy battles and yes people where killed but NEVER have I EVER just ripped someone's god damn head off. The smell of blood and decay still filled my senses making it hard to think of anything else. This job had been a major fucking shit show for Lucy beginning to end. I pulled my knees up on the bed and Into my chest trying to make myself as small as I felt. I was pathetic, fucking stupid and pathetic. I couldn't do anything right, I always break shit, half the time I cost Lucy her rent money because we have to pay for the shit I broke, I get in fights with strangers, set shit on fire, and now my retarded ass may have cost Lucy her damn pride and sanity. For one if I had not taken advantage of her in the hotel I would not have had the bright idea to FUCK THEN LEAVE HER because I was to damn scared to just let her be mad and yell at me. I would have been at that house with her and not running around behind the shit and we may have been able to collectively fend off the attacks and save the little girls mom but no I had to be a fucking pussy and run off because I screwed up.
"Lucy this is for you" Erza handed an envelope that she had been holding to Lucy. I laid down at the end of the bed kind of like a kicked dog facing away from her. I didn't want to make eye contact with her after everything that had happened I really did not want to see how pissed off at me she was.
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Erza handed me a thick envelope with my name on it. I looked up at her confused.
"What is this" she shrugged her shoulders and explained how she acquired the package. A cold chill ran up my spine, this was from Roxanna. I slid my hand into the envelope and first pulled out a hand written note. I unfolded the paper and began to read it.
Dear Lucy of Fairy Tail,
If you are reading this there is a good chance that I am dead. I had to make sure that my research was not lost so I have enclosed copies of my work Inside. I have confidence in the power of fairy tail. Im sorry that I pulled you into such a dangerous scenario. I know I am asking allot and to you our families where just strangers but please take care of my Rosie for me we where the only two left of our family line. I have sent three years of your rent to your land owner thanks to your guild master. He was more then happy to deliver it for me. Inside are also the papers naming Rosie the only living heir to the family fortune that she will be able to claim when she turns 16. Please look after her for me as my one final wish.
Ps. You look just like your mother.
I held the paper in my hands. Hot tears rolled down my face but I held my breath trying to make them stop. A quiet sob escaped my lips even with my efforts to push it back. Everyone in the room turned their head to look at me… well every one except for the one person I wanted to show some reaction. Natsu had refused to look even in my general direction since I woke up. He remained at the end of the bed facing the wall completely quiet and not Natsu like at all. Actually he currently reminded me more of a brooding Gray then happy go lucky Natsu. It only made my heart hurt worse knowing I not only failed the mission but I also lost my best friend as well. I knew things between Natsu and my self would never be the same. I rubbed my eyes trying to force the tears back. My head still pounded giving me yet another reason to cry.
"hey your ok" Grays cold hands touched my forehead. I mentally prepared myself for Juvia's "love rival" backlash but it never came. Out of all the people in the room Juvia was the one who looked the most sympathetic. I was actually pretty grateful, I have to admit Grays hands felt amazing on my face.
"we should go" Erza finished picking through the remains of the residence. She had a large box of items she deemed useful and or meaningful to Rosie.
The way back to the guild hall was difficult. Natsu still did everything in his power to stay away from me. He even sat on the ledge OUTSIDE the train car puking his guts up to stay away from me. It in all honesty made me feel like shit. I sat silently in between Gray and Juvia. Gray made little ice figures in his hands as Juvia fidgeted with her shirt. Erza sat across from me periodically glancing towards the back of the train to make sure Natsu had not fallen off. She glanced back at me suspiciously. She had Rosie in her arms being as gentle as possible.
"Is there a reason the Air between you is tense" I froze up at her question avoiding her eyes. There was no way I was going to tell them that I had a one night stand with Natsu that may have just well ended our Relationship or that Natsu found me in the way that he did thus triggering the scenario where he TORE SOMEONE'S FUCKING HEAD OFF.
"Well we may have a problem" I proceeded to explain a bout Roxanna's research, the virus, and how I was under the impression that Natsu had already been infected. I left out the one night stand, what happened to me, and wile I did tell them he killed Erick but I left out that he tore the mans head off with his bare hands. Gray groaned and covered his face.
"Its always fucking Natsu" Erza raised one eyebrow and looked the ice mage up and down.
"You are equally as destructive ice devil slayer" he smirked
"Not even close" Erza rolled her eyes and looked back at me.
"Its not normal for Natsu to brood over these things especially not with you Lucy, if something happened…"
"Juvia is sure Natsu is just upset Lucy got hurt and may be blaming himself I'm sure he will calm down soon" Erza leaned back nodding. Thank Mavis for Juvia right now her excuse actually made sense. I'm sure that she was just trying to protect me from the rest of the guild finding out about the indecent with Erick before I was ready. She had no clue that a little over two weeks prior to that I had had a one night stand with my best friend witch was the cause of the tension.
Rosie tensed and moaned in Erzas arms. Oh… oh my… ohhh my shit. I started digging through my pockets to find her medicine. She had not had it all freaking day and the black marks on her body just got thicker and thicker. Gray and Juvia jumped up in their seats, my sudden movements startling them.
"We need to give her this" I held one of the vials with the silver liquid as well as a needle out to Erza instructing her on how to administer the medicine. As she pushed it into the girls body the black marks receded and her face relaxed. Erza held up the vial and shook it in front of her eyes.
"If the same thing in the little ones body is in Natsu's does that mean we should be giving this to him. She leaned back over and looked out the train car window. I also turned my head to look towards the fire mage. He was leaning over the guard rails with a green face. Well he was still standing at least… well kind of.
"Lucy why don't you stay with Juvia tonight" Juvia tugged at the sleeve of Natsu's shirt that was still covering me. She smiled warmly from ear to ear. It may actually be nice to spend some time with her. She spent a majority of her time with Levy and Natsu when she was not on a job but well… Natsu was complicated and Levy was…. Erm attached to a specific metal head. I nodded in agreement. She clapped her hands together and smiled. "This will be Juvia's first sleep over" she shot a quick playful glare at Gray. "No boys aloud" His eyes widened in shock and his mouth hung open a little. It was not at all common At all for Juvia to tell Gray he was not invited to anything. Erza chuckled and patted him on the leg.
"you will survive a day without her" his face flushed red and he growled.
"its not like I care" he turned his face and glares out the window his embarrassment pretty obvious on his face. Ever since the incident with Grays father they had been pretty close even living together before gray attempted to infiltrate the enemy *and failed thanks to myself and Natsu after we decided to piece the guild back together*.
The train came to a slow halt as we pulled into Mongolia station. As soon as the train came to a halt we heard Natsu yell in delight.
"Natsu help us with…aanndd hes gone" Erza shook her head and looked down at me. "Looks like Gray will be carrying you" She held Rosie in her arms as she jerked her head towards Gray motioning him to lift me up. Wow Natsu could not even wait long enough to ask me if I was ok. Where we going to be able to get over this? I felt like crying. I winced as he lifted me off the bench. The cuts all along my body burned as well as the pain in my leg was pretty intense not to mention my southern areas where also starting to feel pretty sore.
"Oh fuck I'm sorry Lucy did I hurt you" I shook my head.
"There is no way we could do this without it hurting" he gave me a worried frown.
"Seriously Lucy what happened, Natsu never runs off without you like that" he made eye contact with me but I broke away. Juvia tugged at his shirt and shook her head basically telling him not to push it.
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"Natsu stop right there" I froze and looked behind me. Erza stood there with her arms crossed. Holy fuck she looked pissed. "Are you not even going to go see Lucy? She is in pretty bad condition" I turned around to look at her shoving my hands into my pockets. I may actually have to own up to what I did. Literally everyone in the guild was going to notice the tension I was most likely going to get allot of shit over this.
"Im not sure she wants to see me" my voice hitched in my throat. Its not that I didn't want to see Lucy. Trust me like hell I did. I wanted to hold her and tell her everything was going to be ok and I was sorry. I wanted so badly to check her and make sure she was fine that was one hell of a fucking shitty thing to happen to her and I was sure she was upset about it I just… I mean… I was part of the problem.
Sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to get this updated as well as some big things will happen in the next chapter or the chapter after that. Trust me it will be juicy. Thanks for sticking with me :P
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