A/N: Hey guys! I am so sorry for like the really super late update. Gomenasai! It was really hard to write this chapter because I was completely clueless on what I should write. I would also like to really thank for her suggesting. It really helped. Pls guys, feel free to review and comment your own ideas on anything (that has something to do with this story), I would appreciate it and I would be able to write my chapters quicker!

Warning: Not beta'ed. Grammar and story might be crappy.

Erza, Gray, Juvia, Wendy, Carla, Gajeel and Pantherlily waited at the Magnolia Station.

Erza was getting impatient. Natsu and Lana were yet here and twenty minutes has passed since their arranged time. Everyone stood at the station in silence, the memories of the other day still echoing in their minds.

'Oi! Mina!' a familiar voice came from the entrance of the station.

They turned their heads to face Natsu, Happy and Lana running, and flying, towards their direction.

'I'm sorry we're late,' Lana apologized, panting as she reached the others.

Lana had waited for a reply, but no one uttered a word. The whole train station was filled with pressure of the silence between the mages. Others would quickly walk pass, as the awkward silence had also made them uncomfortable.

Soon, Natsu expression fell, so did Happy's. Lana was the only one who did not share the same feelings as the other mages, but the eerie silence had also made her drop her unconsciously ease-free expression for a brief moment.

The rattling sounds of metal was soon becoming louder and louder as the train approached the station.

'Hey look guys! The train is coming,' Lana said nervously, hoping to somehow break the ice between them. It worked, she guessed, but not the way Lana had expected. At the mention of the deadly enemy known as transportation, in this case, trains, Natsu's energy immediately left him as he fell onto the ground.

'That idiot,' Gray said as his face palmed, shaking his head in disappointment and ashamed that he even knew Natsu.

'Natsu-san! Are you okay?' Wendy quickly rushed to his side.

The train had already arrived and had stopped at the station.

'For now, we should carry Natsu onboard,' Erza told the rest of them. With that, Erza, harshly, grabbed Natsu, putting on of his arms over her shoulder, and basically dragged him onto the train. No protests came from Natsu as he had already gone into to too-much-shock mode.

After Erza and Natsu went in, the other mages followed behind, getting on one after the other.

The train ride did not have much of a difference compared to the wait at the station. Hardly anyone spoke, except for Wendy who was apologizing to Natsu about how she still wasn't able to use her healing powers on Natsu, and Carla, who was telling Wendy a bunch of insults and compliments on her abilities.

Lana had hated it. The bitter silence was not something she could stand. So when they finally got off the train, Lana had felt like she was finally able to breathe. They stopped at a small town that was located near a forest – the place where they had to travel through. The town folks were very friendly and lively, reminding them of Magnolia. They were dancing and had seemed to be celebrating something. Balloons and decorations had decorated the entire town.

The mages continuously walked through the town, passing and pushing through the crowds of happy-go-lucky people. That is until a random town person suddenly appeared in front of them.

'Hello! the man said, scaring the life out of everyone. 'Welcome to town of Nisophis!' he welcomed the mages. 'You all come at good time! We are now celebrating 50th year since birth of our town! Built by great ancestor Nisiphis!' the man pointed to a statue of a man riding a bear in a tuxedo.

The man then continued to blabber about the history of their town as the Fairy Tail mages stared at him.

Wow, he is fat. Natsu and Gray thought at the same time.

What's up with his super weird accent and way of talking? Gajeel thought.

He's wasting our time. Pantherlily, Erza and Carla thought.

Ooh! I wonder what they're doing over there! Wendy thought as she saw a crowd in the distance.

Gray-sama! was Juvia's only thought as she stared at the half naked Gray with hearts in her eyes.

'Why don't you all celebrate with us! Come have some fun while here!' the man suggested, cutting off their thoughts.

'I'm sorry, we're-,' Erza said, but was interrupted by Lana's voice of excitement.

'That would be amazing! Come on guys!' she told her fellow comrades. Without waiting for a reply, she dragged the first person she could grab, who was apparently Natsu, and disappeared into the crowd.

'Umm, Lu- I mean Lana, can I ask where we're going?' He did it again. 'And we also left Happy-'

'We're just going to have some fun!' Lana told Natsu as they walked down the streets of who-knows-where.

'And don't worry about the others now, we can do that later.'

The two continued to walked around the town – which meant Lana dragging Natsu everywhere – looking at random things and joining random crowds. After a while, Natsu decided to ask Lana about something that had been bothering him since their first job. He stopped on his tracks, making Lana stop as well.

'Where did you get those keys?' he asked, a sign of concern appearing on his face.

She looked at him, unsure of his question.

'My celestial keys?' Lana asked, patting her bag of keys that hang by her waist.

'Yeah. The key of the maiden-thing. You know, Virgo. Why do you have it? It belongs to Lucy-'

Without being able to get a reply, the rest of the gang appeared with an extremely angry Erza. Apparently the two disappeared for a whole day while they had to search everywhere to find them. That explained Natsu's hunger, but then again, Natsu was always hungry.

Erza sighed. 'It's already getting dark so we can't travel anywhere today as it would be too dangerous.' Erza explained.

'So we have to stay the night at a hotel,' Wendy finished.

They decided to stay at a hotel called 'Hefasty' that was at the edge of the town closets to the forest. And when they meant by 'hotel', they probably meant 'a very big rundown house that was deserted away from the rest of the town'. The whole building looked as if the place hasn't been used in years. But it was cheap and affordable. Erza ordered three rooms and they were deciding on who would live in each.

'Gray-sama and I will live in one room since we're married!' Juvia said with pride as she grabbed onto Gray's arm.

Gray seemed to look away in embarrassment. 'I told to stop adding the 'sama'.

Erza nodded. 'Then Juvia and Gray would take one room. Wendy, Carla, Lana and I would take another. That leaves Natsu, Happy, Gajeel and Pantherlily in the last room.'

Shock went through Natsu and Gajeel. They did not like the idea of sharing a room together. They opened their mouths to complain, but realised that it would be pointless, so they decided to close their mouths.

She then handed Gray and Pantherlily a room key, leaving her a room key.

'Lana! Would you like to join me for a walk?' Erza asked.

The four have just settled in their room. They especially had a hard time trying to get Erza's 'luggage' in. The room had three beds, each decorated with lots of pillows. It looked out of place as the walls were a brown colour – which Lana was sure that they had not painted it that way, and the rest of the room looked ancient.

'Sure, Erza-san,' Lana replied.

The two left the room with Wendy and Carla trying to figure out how they would sleep for the night. When they reached the main door to the hotel, Lana apologized.

'I'm sorry about today, I caused a lot of trouble for everyone.'

Erza looked at Lana, and then smiled.

'It's okay. I'll forgive you.' Lana sighed in relief. 'But don't do that again,' Erza warned her, and Lana nodded in fear.

They walked out of the hotel and down a very quiet and peaceful path that was completely deserted. Erza has equipped out of her usual armour and into a silky white dress that ended just above her knees. Around them was completely desolated. Besides them, there were only plants, grass and tress that kept them company.

' I wonder why I was also chosen on this mission? I only joined a few days ago,' Lana wondered to herself, not that she had said it out loud.

'There must be something that Gildarts saw in you. I can also sense that there is something special about you. Erza replied, although Lana had not expected one.

They ended up on a path that was covered with flowers of different colours.

'How do you feel about Fairy Tail?' Erza asked.

Lana looked at her, puzzled. 'Well, everyone is nice and friendly, a little bit wild and weird too.'

Erza laughed at Lana's comment 'I guess your right.' Soon after, Erza's face became serious. 'What do you think of Natsu?' she asked.

Lana stopped abruptly, but soon continued to walk. 'Natsu, is well, carefree and cheerful. But, I can see that he's acting it. I see anxiousness and sadness in him.'

Erza stopped, surprised at what Lana had said. 'You sure are sharp. Natsu used to what he's trying to be now. That was until-,' Erza stopped, unable to continue.

Lana walked in front of her, then turned to gave Erza. She looked at her before saying:

'Until…what? Does this have something to do with this 'Lucy' person?' she guessed.

This time, Erza was shocked. 'How did you-'

'When I first met Natsu, he called me 'Lucy' and looked at me all shocked.'

Erza looked at Lana as if she was scanning her.

'Well, I guess you can't blame Natsu, you remind me of her too. And you also look so much like her too, well, I guess she would look like you if she was still here…'

'What do you mean?'

Lana felt her heart clench when she saw Erza give her a weak smile. Something told her that she shouldn't have asked.

'I guess you have the right to know,' Erza said, as if telling herself. 'Natsu and Lucy were in a magical vehicle accident and Natsu was the only one who survived.'

Lana gasped. She felt as if she understood why Natsu looked so pained.

'S-so, Lucy died?' Lana trembled at her own question.

Erza shook her head. 'We don't know. But her body was never found. The rest of us searched for her everywhere during Natsu's coma, but we soon gave up.' Erza breathed in to relief herself. 'But Natsu, he wasn't like us and wouldn't give up. That idiot searched for Lucy for five years, taking whatever chance he had to look for her. Anger and frustration took over him, but he probably saw us worry, so he decided to go back to his old self. We can all see him pushing himself. After all, Lucy was probably his first love. That dense dragon slayer only realised it when it was too late.'

Lana did not once even try to interrupt Erza. She only quietly listened, half shocked and half pained by the story. After Erza had finished, silence washed over the two.

'Did you ever have your first love?' Erza asked out of the blue.

Lana did not expect such a question like that. But now that the question was asked, Lana realised that she did not know the answer.

'I apologise for the weird question,' Erza tried to shrug off the topic.

'Then, Erza-san, did you have a first love?'

Lana saw Erza's eyes widen, then Erza showed a soft smile.

'I did.'

Lana had not expected that answer. She couldn't imagine it, the great Titania, Erza, in love. Solemnly, Erza looked up at the starts, as if trying to avoid eye contact.

'He was a very kind man. When we were still kids, he gave me my surname, Scarlet, when I didn't have one, saying it was the colour of my hair and he would never forget it. But soon he was possessed and turned evil. He killed and deceived many. When he was caught, he was locked away in one of the Council's cells. Though he did manage to escape, and wanted to atone for his sins after he has regained his conscious. But four years ago, he was executed for his sins. Everyone in Fiore cheered at his death. I should know because I was there.'

Erza closed her eyes, remembering the exact moment.

~ Flashback ~

'Jellal!' Erza shouted on top of her lungs.

She was at the far back. Crowds surrounded the stage where the hated and one of the most powerful criminal was to be killed. They cheered as the criminal was brought onto the platform, where the guillotine stood. Erza continued to shout, hoping that the man would see her. Jellal was commanded to kneel and place his head at the bottom of the frame. At that moment, he heard it, the voice of the young women who shouted his name.

'Jellal!'

He looked up, lighting his head every so slightly. Erza's face was filled with worry and fear. For a split second, he smiled wearily and tears then started to fall, blinding his vision of the girl. He then said something that no one had seemed to hear, except Erza.

'I love you, Erza.'

Before Erza could react to what he had said or stop the event from continuing, the man released the ropes. Erza had felt her whole world stop, including her heart. What she then saw was blood being splattered everywhere as Jellal's head was separated from his body.

The next thing Erza had realised was that she was crying her heart out, running away from the scene.

'You idiot.'

~ Flashback End~

Lana had felt tears rolling down her cheeks. Watching the man you love dying in front of your eyes and people happy that he was killed, Lana could not imagine how Erza had felt. She stared at Erza, who was still staring at the sky, and Lana swore that she had seen a tear trickle down the red hair's face.

The two froze when they heard a high-pitched scream coming from the hotel and immediately recognized the voice.

'Wendy!'

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