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Here is chapter 29! Thank you for those reviews in the last chapter! Reading those gave me energy to write! Did you guys enjoyed your holiday? Sem-break is over T^T huhu. . .

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Twenty-Ninth Wish:
Light

Staring at her front, she could only see that there was only vast empty space in front of her. Around her, there was only white blank space.

Why am I standing here alone?

She continued floating, without destination. Looking down, she saw that there was a deep abyss beneath her. The dark unfathomable depths loomed before her, welcoming her.

The white place she was standing at was desolate and lonely. However, the dark place beyond was scary and . . . cold.

"Oy, wake up! Wake up!"

She heard a familiar voice, but she ignored it. She felt like she had forgotten something very important and she needed to remember. However, no matter how hard she tried, it was like it was just at the tip of her tongue.

That was when she remembered something.

"Ah. . . I got to cleanse someone . . ."

Looking at the dark abyss below her, her eyes darken. Beyond it, there was an unwanted feeling she has to eliminate.

Purge. . . I must purge it . . .

Moving closer she allowed herself to come closer to the darkness. There was a faint voice calling behind her but the words never reached her ears. In the midst of darkness, she could see a vague silhouette being swallowed by the shadows.

Must . . . cleanse. . .

But the silhouette was just like a smoke, the more she moved closer, the farther he get. The only thing she could do was chase after him. Before she knew it, she was surrounded by darkness itself.

She didn't mind . . . or to be more accurate, she didn't care. In her mind, there was only one thought.

I couldn't let him go further . . .

She must catch him.

She must expel him from this place.

She must get him far away from this place . . . and her. He doesn't belong to either.

As for why. . . she doesn't remember.

Gradually as she delved deeper, chasing after the figure, the voice behind her back had also become fainter and fainter.

That was when she realized, as she stared at the expanse void around her, she had been running all alone. There was no one beside her.

Even the boy she was chasing of was gone. . .

Loneliness spread over her heart. It was a feeling she had never felt before when she had been locked away in the Abyss. Before, she had not known of happiness or sorrow. She had always been content living in this accursed space. Since when did this feelings develop?

Seeing the silhouette before her vanish and melt into the darkness, she couldn't help but reach out her hand. She wanted him to come back, to turn over and face her.

Now that he was gone, she realized that she had trapped herself in the same place again, and compared to before, she was more miserable for she knew and experienced what happiness was.

She sat in silence. It was always supposed to be this way. She was the stubborn one for wanting to get out of here. She couldn't even smile bitterly as the thought of a person crossed her mind.

She was never meant to be with anyone. She was meant to be alone.

"Oy! You idiot! Why don't you answer me!?"

That faint voice, she didn't hear. She could only look over the spot where the shadow of that person had gone off to. Slowly, steadily, she stood up and walked in that direction.

"Aren't you my contractor!? Aren't you my genie!?"

Contractor? Those faint words managed to enter her ears, but as if in a trance, she continued to walk forward.

"Fairy, answer me!"

At hearing those words, a faint indignant feeling rose in her chest.

What "fairy"?

She wasn't a fairy or anything. She was only . . . her.

But the male continued pleading. His voice filled with desperation . . . and need?

"Please. . . look at me. . ."

No . . . don't turn around. . . She knew she must purge the shadow that corrupted that person's heart. But no matter how much she chased to fill it with light, it was only moving further away . . . evading from her touch. . .

"Lucy!"

She stopped at her tracks.

She couldn't help it. Her heart almost jumped at her throat when she heard him call her name. She quickly turned around as if she couldn't believe what he had said.

And behind her, there was a light as bright as the burning sun. And in that light was a silhouette of a man she had grown familiar with.

". . . Nat . . . su?"

Blinking her eyes, she stared confusedly at the man before her.

Natsu breathe a sigh of relief as he saw the light returned to her eyes and saw his self reflected on it. His grip on her loosened, a small smile on his lips formed. "You idiot. . ."

Hearing his words, she pursed her lips feeling indignant. "Wha -!? How dare you call me like tha–"

Her words were cut off as he suddenly hugged her, letting her chin rest on his shoulder as he buried his face into hers.

"Really . . . an idiot . . ."

She frowned confusedly at his words and actions. What's with him?

"Lucy!"

The two break apart and looked at the people who came running into them. Loki and Happy looked worriedly at her. "Are you alright?"

She looked blankly at them. "Uh . . . yeah?" How could she not be alright? Did something happen?

Loki grabbed her shoulder and studied her up and down. Upon seeing that she was indeed fine, he sighed in relief and let her go. "That's good."

She tilted her head to the side. "Is something wrong? You two looked pale. . ."

Loki frowned. "You . . . Isn't that something we should ask you? Just awhile ago you . . ."

"I . . . what?" she asked them, clearly clueless.

"Don't you remember what you were doing awhile ago?" Happy asked.

Lucy eyebrows furrowed. Awhile ago? She tried to think back on what happened earlier, and then remembered the knights and bandits. "Ah! That's right! There were villains earlier! They were fighting with the knights and . . . eh? Where are they?"

She turned and looked around, realizing that the fighting was already done. The three beside her exchanged glances. It looked like she doesn't remember.

"What happened? The fighting is already done? Then, who won?" she scratched her head, it looked like she blanked out for a second. She was clearly watching the fight unfold when the next second, Natsu was in front of her, acting strange.

Loki glanced at the blue haired man who fell on the ground for a second before quickly looking at her with a wide smile on his face. "It's nothing. The fight ended up in a draw since they have about equal forces".

"Eh? Is that so?" Lucy was quite surprised how fast the fight ended. Is this how mortals fight? In the blink of the eye, the fighting is done. . . Or is this one of Loki's tricks?

She looked at him suspiciously because he had one of his fake smiles on his face again. Oh well, it doesn't matter. At least the fight ended.

She had quickly forgotten the reason for the fight. But a certain woman's voice would remind her.

"All of you! Drop your weapons and raise your hands in the air or I'll shoot!"

A short white haired lady glared at them, holding a crossbow in her hands.

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End of Chapter

With all these Lucy and Natsu interactions, it seemed like we need to throw in a reminder for Natsu who his sweetheart is!

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