Chapter 8

She was walking farther away. He tried to run up to her, but for some reason it seemed she moved farther and farther away! Suddenly, she turned to look at him. He noticed her eyes were watery. She was crying. But why? He tried to reach out to her, but she smiled a sad smile and turned around and started to walk away, again. Soon, she disappeared. For some reason he felt guilty. But...why?

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'Don't look back. You never look back...Keep running. Don't turn around. Don't you dare look back! They'll catch ya if ya do! They'd never forgive you. He'll never forgive you...'

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He felt unsure. As if any moment, something really important would hit him like thousands of angry Erza's. He felt very uneasy. He just didn't know why. Why? Why did he feel this way? He didn't know why. It hurt his head just thinking about the possible ideas...Erza's gonna beat him up for no reason when he enters the guild, Lucy's gonna kick him off of her bed, Happy will suddenly stop eating fish? Gray will stop stripping? The end of the world? He shook his head. Those were totally not it...

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"WE'RE BACK!" Natsu and Happy shouted as they entered the guild, Lucy following behind them.

"Welcome back!" Mira greeted.

"Hey, Mira!" Lucy smiled. She walked over and took a seat at the bar where Mira was.

"Lu-chan!" Levy exclaimed, joining them. At that moment, Natsu was arguing with Gray, Happy was giving Carla a fish, and the rest of the guild were doing whatever they were doing.

"Hi Levy-chan!" Lucy smiled.

A few hours later...

"Ok. I gotta go now. See ya guys later!" Lucy said running out of the guild.

"Bye, Lu-chan!"

"Bye, Lucy!" Mira said, smiling.

Lucy entered her apartment and went to take a bath. When she was done, she walked towads her bed. She saw a lump in it.

"Eh?" She pulled the covers and found Natsu. "NATSU!" She shouted. He woke up and looked at her.

"Huh...? Lu...cy?" Natsu asked still tired. Then he yawned and went back to sleep. Lucy twitched, obviously angry with him. She then let out a sigh.

"Fine. Just this once...," Lucy mumbled and walked over to her couch. She layed down and began to sleep.

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Lucy entered the guild and walked over to Gray and Erza.

"Hey guys," Lucy said. She sat at the table they were at.

"Hey Lucy!" Gray replied.

"Hello, Lucy," Erza replied.

"Gray, your clothes!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Woah...Shit!" He ran to search for his missing clothes. Lucy giggled lightly.

"Hey guys!" Natsu yelled and put his arm around Lucy's shoulders.

"Oh, hi Natsu!" Lucy smiled.

"Hey, idiot!" Gray greeted him.

"Who'd you call a idiot, stripper?" Natsu glared at him.

"Are you fighting?" Erza asked them.

"No! We're just...um," Gray said.

"Just hanging out like friends do!" Natsu finished. Gray nodded.

"Good," Erza said.

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"FIND HER!" The king shouted.

"Y-Y-Yes s-sir!" The guards replied. The king was angry. How could they let her escape the prison. If anyone found out she was the lost princess and she told them...

He growled in frustration. "YOU WILL FIND HER. OR YOUR LIVES WILL END!" He yelled, angrily. They nodded. "GO, NOW!" He shouted even louder, if possible. The guards scurried out of there as fast as they could. They didn't want their lives to end, so they had to find the lost princess. Wherever she may be.

Lucy's POV

I don't know when to tell them the truth. I want to but I can't. I don't know why. I guess I'm scared about what their reactions will be. But also his threat...

"Hey, Lucy!" Natsu shouted.

"Huh?" I looked and saw him trying to get my attention.

"Did she space out or something?" Gray asked. I saw Erza nod.

"I guess I did, huh?" I answered.

"What were you thinking about?" Gray asked. I shrugged.

"Nothing important."

"C'mon Lucy! Let's go on a job!" Natsu grinned. I sighed.

"Not right now, Natsu," I said.

"Fine," He pouted. I smiled a little. He's so cute! Okay...I did not just think that.

"Lucy, is there something wrong?" Erza asked. I should tell them, shouldn't I? Interrupting my thoughts, the guild doors opened revealing a lot of guards. Uh-oh.

Normal POV

The guards entered the guild.

"Why are you here?" Natsu growled. Gray glared at the guards. Lucy tried to stay hidden so they wouldn't notice her.

"Search!" One guard ordered the rest. They knocked down tables and messed up the guild as the searched for 'something'.

"What the hell?!" Natsu roared angrily. He punched a guard, which sent him flying. "You can't just walk in here and mess up our guild!" He started to fight them.

"Yeah! Ice make cannon!" Gray shouted.

"You can't just mess up our guild, cause that isn't manly!" Elfman yelled as he punched some guards.

"Get the hell out of our guild!" Natsu yelled. The guards fought back, but they weren't as strong.

"STOP!" One guard yelled. Everyone stopped. "The king himself ordered us to search every guild!"

"For what?" Erza questioned.

"The lost princess." That caught Lucy's attention.

"Why?" Happy asked, "Why does the king want to search for her so suddenly?"

"Even we don't know...," A guard replied, "So hand over every female in this guild!"

"No way!" Natsu shouted.

"Yeah, why would we?" Gray yelled.

"The king's orders. Now!" The guard commanded, "Hand them over!" Erza sighed and all the females of Fairy Tail followed the guards...except one. But they didn't notice. Nobody did. The blonde wizard stayed head down on the table until she was sure they were gone.

"Who do they think they are?" Natsu growled. Gray nodded glaring at the opened doors of the guild.

"They don't even close the doors!" Gajeel snarled.

"Aye!" Happy agreed. They still didn't notice Lucy...

"That was totally not manly!" Elfman yelled.

"Huh? Lucy? You're still here?" Natsu asked, suprised. Lucy looked up to meet the rest of who were left in the guild's stares.

"Um...yeah," Lucy shifted nervously.

"Why are you still here? You're a female!" Gray exclaimed. Lucy shrugged.

"I didn't wanna go," she replied, hoping they'd fall for it.

"But all of them didn't want to go either," Gajeel commented.

"Yeah...but they didn't notice, so I don't care," Lucy grinned. Natsu shrugged and grinned as well.

"I wonder what the king wants the lost princess for...," Gray said. Natsu and Happy nodded.

"Yeah, I wonder too...," Natsu sighed.

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"One at a time!" The guard said. It was finally the females of Fairy Tail's turn to meet with the king. Every female from each guild was at the kingdom that day. "You first," the guard shoved Erza forward. She glared at him, which made him shiver and say a quick 'sorry' before she entered.

"My king...," Erza greeted as she slightly glared at the king.

"You are not her. Dismissed," he said. Her gaze on him hardened as she stood in place.

"I would like to know why you are searching for the lost princess so suddenly," Erza demanded. The king glared at her.

"I do not owe you such an explanation. Now, begone," the king snarled. Erza just exited the room not saying anything else.

"Next!"

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"What's taking them too long?" Natsu yelled. "Let's go get 'em!" He ran out of the guild.

"NATSU!" Lucy shouted. The rest of the guild followed him. She sighed. She ran after them after a moment of thought.

'Reckless, so reckless!' she thought as she ran after them.

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"Begone," the king ordered Lisanna. She nodded and left.

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They were nearing the castle...and then they would have to go up the steps.

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"Begone!" He bellowed. Mira glared at him and left. The king was frustrated because Mira was the second to last female he would meet. This was the last guild too, and yet he hadn't found the princess. Therefore he was starting to be rude to them. Mira exited the room.

"NEXT!"

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"Natsu! Wait! Guys!" Lucy yelled, but they kept going up the stairs. There was no use. They were gonna see the king.

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"BEGONE!" The king shouted slamming his hand on his armrest. He glared at Levy. She trembled as she was about to leave. Suddenly the king smirked. "Wait a second!" She turned back around. "You. Since I could not find the lost princess, and seeing you as the last female...I will have you executed!" He laughed evilly. Levy's eyes began to water. The lost princess could not be found, and so Levy was to be punished? How cruel could this king get?

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"GUARDS!" Lucy heard the king yell. "Take this young lady to the dungeons!"

"Yes sir!" Lucy ran as fast as she could to the entrance to the king's room. The doors flew opened and the guards walked out restraining a crying Levy.

"What the hell?!" Gajeel shouted. Running to the guards but Gray held him back.

"What the hell are you doing to Levy?" Erza yelled and glared at the guards.

"King's orders."

"To hell with that!" Gajeel yelled and fought against Gray's hold, "Let go!" Gray shook his head.

"Let. Her. Go!" Everyone was surprised that Lucy was the one who shouted that. A dark aura was surrounding her. You could tell that she was pissed. Who wouldn't be?

"Wait a second you haven't seen the king yet!" the guard shouted.

"Well I won't need to. Release Gajeel, Gray. This will be his fight," Lucy commanded. Gray nodded and let go of Gajeel, who ran really fast and knocked the guards out in a few seconds.

"Now...," Lucy sighed turning to everyone, "Let's get outta here." They nodded and left the castle. Once the king finds out Levy wasn't in the dungeon, he'd be pissed more than he was right now.

When they arrived at the guild...

"Levy-chan, are you okay?" Lucy asked.

"Y-Yeah, thanks Lu-chan!" She smiled. Lucy shook her head.

"You shouldn't be thanking me! You should thank Gajeel!" Lucy chimed. She giggled when she saw a blush cross Levy's face.

"T-Thanks, Gajeel," Levy said, blushing.

"Whatever," Gajeel said. If you look closely, he was blushing a little as well.

"Lucy!" Erza called. Lucy said a quick 'bye' to Levy and Gajeel and ran over to Erza who was standing next to Mira, Natsu, Gray, and Happy.

"Yeah?" Lucy asked.

"Why didn't you come with the rest of us?" Erza asked, crossing her arms.

"Huh?" Lucy asked, confused. "Go where?"

"With the guards to see the king!" Mira answered.

"Oh," Lucy said.

"Well?" Erza asked.

"Because I didn't want to or need to."

"But everyone didn't want to," Mira said.

"Yeah, but they didn't notice me, so I decided not to go," Lucy said. Erza and Mira just nodded and Lucy walked away. I hope they don't catch on! She thought as she walked over to Wendy.

"Hey Wendy!" Lucy greeted, smiling at her. Wendy smiled back.

"Hello, Lucy-san!" Wendy replied.

"Wendy! Lucy!" Natsu yelled as he ran over to them.

"Hey Natsu!" Wendy and Lucy replied.

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"Okay guys! It's getting late so I guess I'll be going now!" Lucy said, standing up.

"Bye, Lucy-san!" Wendy waved.

"Bye!" Natsu grinned as he and Wendy started talking again. Lucy walked over to her apartment and entered.

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"C'mon Happy!"

"Aye sir!"

Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla were walking home together.

"Here we are!" Natsu cheered. Wendy didn't stay with him and Happy. She stayed at Fairy Hills, along with Erza and most of the girls.

"See ya!" Natsu grinned at his sister.

"Bye Natsu!" She then ran in with Carla following.

"Natsu! I forgot to give Carla her present!" Happy cried.

"Then go give it to her!" Natsu told him.

"Aye sir!" Happy exclaimed and went after Carla. Natsu grinned and headed home...or someone else's home...

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Lucy came out of the bathroom and walked over to her bed. She was about to jump on it, but she saw a lump on the bed.

"Natsu?" Lucy mumbled. She pulled the covers off and it revealed the pink haired wizard. She sighed. "Natsu! Get off of my bed!" She poked him but he didn't budge. "NOW!" She yelled. He jumped up and hit his head against Lucy's.

"Ow!" They both looked at each other then laughed.

"Okay," Lucy said, "Now get out." Natsu shook his head.

"But I don't wanna!" He pouted.

"Natsu...," she glared at him. He sighed.

"Fine." He left through the window. Lucy jumped into her bed and let out a sigh.

"When should I tell them? Should I even tell them? I haven't told them up to now...so would it really matter?" Lucy asked herself. "It's so complicated...it hurts my head." Lucy sighed as she relaxed and went to sleep.

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The head of the guards was dead. Just because he couldn't find her. Three other guards were executed...because they let Levy escape. The king was too cruel. And what he will do next would probably be beyond cruel...

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