Good Meets Bad

Chapter 22 – Hollow

A/N: Please don't kill me by the end of this chapter. Hahaha, everyone got mad at me from making Lucy half dead and alive. Funny xD

WARNING: This chapter was not beta read, I only proofread this.

Genre: Romance, Humor, Friendship, Hurt and Comfort, Drama

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.

"I'm sorry but… your girlfriend is in coma."

Jellal already prepared himself for bad news but he didn't expect it to be that horrible. All his life, hearing bad news and accidents were normal. When he heard that his aunt's husband died in a car accident, he barely shed a tear and just shook the news off. Of course, he attended the funeral but it's not like his uncle's death was a big shock. But right now, hearing that she was half dead and half alive, he wanted to yell in frustration, grab his hair and cry again.

Why did she take the bullet?

"How…" The bluenette gritted his teeth, "How long?"

The doctor frowned, feeling pity for the young man, "We're not sure, however, the bullet is out of her body. Just when she was about to die, well, her heartbeat was getting slower and slower, I tried everything in my power but then," He paused and rummaged through his pocket. He took out a Student Council band, "One of the nurses brought this to me and I wore it on her arm and kept pumping. She lived but entered coma."

Jellal covered his mouth in grief at the sight of the band—it was his. He lost that band and he wondered where it was but he decided to just get a new one. He didn't know that Lucy actually took it. He felt another round of tears coming and he suppressed them, "I… That's mine…"

The doctor smiled softly, "I figured it was yours, it was stuck inside her leggings and the nurse found it but she didn't throw it away."

"Can I…" The bluenette gulped, "Can I see her?"

The doctor nodded, "Yea, you can. Actually, it'd be great if you talk to her."

"Yea… I will," Jellal mumbled, shifting and gently laying Reina's head on his bag. He stood up and stared at Lucy's gang and Reina one more time before entering Lucy's designated room. He walked through the plain white room and sat beside Lucy, watching her chest rise and fall evenly.

His lips quivered at the sight. She had so many tubes connected from her body to multiple monitors. She looked like a mummy, covered in all of that bandages. Her skin color was heartbreaking, she was so pale. But that didn't make him cry. What made him sob all over again was her face. Through a peaceful look, tears slipped from her eyes and slid down her cheeks. Jellal buried his face in his hands, stopping himself from crying out loud.

"Lucy… did I—did I ever tell you h-how much I love you?" Jellal whispered, slowly uncovering his face and watching the tears from Lucy's eyes drop faster. He pouted in sadness and took Lucy's hand, clutching it tightly, "I didn't… did I?"

"Well, for starters," He sniffed, wiping his eyes, "I hated you at first. To be honest, I thought you were annoying. But, the way you were so quiet and preserved was amazing. I thought that it was my first time seeing a delinquent that silent and… likeable. I got mad at myself because you broke the barrier I built so easily. You're impressive, I must say but I guess that's the reason why I fell in love."

Jellal smiled softly, "You broke a barrier I unconsciously built around my heart." He watched as the tears slipping out of Lucy's closed eyes gradually slowed down and soon enough, only occasional tears dropped. "Haaaa, you're even crying while in coma?" He laughed softly. His smile dropped, "That's so… like you."

He stared at her face and he dropped his head, "Seeing your face right now… it's just so hard…"

"Did you know that… I had a dream last night about us?" Jellal mused and he laughed softly, "You were wearing a wedding gown and your hair was tied in a bun. At first I was scared because I wasn't there but then when you were walking up the altar and you held someone's hand, I saw my face and I was grinning. Then I saw Reina, Erza, Natsu, Gajeel and the gang. They were all there and we were about to recite our vows. You looked the prettiest when you smiled and just like I guessed, you were wearing the clock as a necklace surrounded with diamonds.

Maybe it was only me but… you looked gorgeous, smiling and grinning when I kissed you. Though, it may sound creepy that I dreamed about us getting married but… everything just seemed so perfect and I cried in my sleep. But on the way to the reception," He sucked in a deep breath, "W-We got caught in a car accident and you didn't make it," He whimpered as he stared at Lucy's stoic face, "I was scared.

I was scared that one day, you would die from this gang fight that you always have," He drew in another shaky breath, "But who am I to stop you from doing what you love? I'm just your boyfriend. I can't stop you from protecting your only family left. I can't blame you for that but I have to blame myself today. You're in coma because of my stupidity. Because of me, you're lying here, cold and asleep. How long will you stay in your deep slumber, Lucy? Will it take you days before you wake up? Will it take weeks? Will it take years for you to awaken and embrace me?"

When silence answered him, Jellal cried out in frustration and he curled his fingers in his hair, "Answer me, Lucy!"

He sighed and held Lucy's hand tighter, "I'm—I'm sorry for yelling," He licked his dry lips, "I was just too frustrated because I miss you so much. Hear that?" He chuckled bitterly.

"It hasn't been a day yet and I'm already this pathetic."

Reina woke up to the sounds of nurses gently waking up Lucy's gang, informing them about Lucy's condition. She felt tears gather in her eyes when she pictured Jellal's broken state in her mind and she rushed in Lucy's hospital room.

Her heart dropped at the sight.

Jellal's head was on Lucy's bed, his hand tangled in her hair with the other intertwined with Lucy's. Reina pursed her lips and felt someone stand behind her. She guessed that they were Lucy's gang and that they were also hurt by the scene. Silently, she turned around and gave them a pained smile.

"Let's leave them be for now," The cerulean-haired girl said.

"Why?" Gajeel asked, frowning as he stared down at the younger Fernandes.

Elie sighed and nudged Gajeel, "She's right, we have to leave them for now. Let's come back later in the afternoon."

The man's frown deepened but nodded nonetheless. Reina smiled softly, looking over her shoulder to stare at the couple one more time before leaving the room.

"How could you?" Erza yelled, clenching her fists and glaring at the raven-haired man in front of her. He sat on a chair with a crutch beside him. The redhead gritted her teeth, "Because of you… Lucy was shot!"

"I get that already!" Gray barked, eyes red from crying, "I know I made a horrible mistake and I can't go back in time to fix it! But I didn't know what to do!" He looked away from his friends and lowered his head, "I was so jealous and then Minerva arrived, telling me that if I killed Jellal, they wouldn't target him anymore and Lucy wouldn't have to risk her life just to protect him. I just wanted her to be safe, okay?"

Levy frowned, "But why would you kill your friend?"

"I… I'm not so sure myself," Gray whispered, feeling ashamed for attempting to kill Jellal. No, he felt like scum, like crap. How could he do it after all? Why would he do it?

"Until you find the answer to that question," Laxus turned around to leave, "Don't expect us to talk to you for now."

"I understand," Gray said.

Natsu and Loke frowned, looking at each other before turning around and walking away. One by one, his "friends" began leaving until Erza was the only one left, still standing in front of her with tears cascading down her cheeks. She was angry that he attempted to shoot Jellal. She was angry that he ended up shooting the woman the bluenette loved. She was angry that she felt relieved when Lucy was shot. Why was she relieved? Was she that jealous to even be happy that Jellal's girlfriend was shot?

Why?

"Don't lie to me, Erza."

The redhead stared down at Gray who returned the gaze with hard eyes.

"I know you were happy that I shot Lucy."

Erza looked away and closed her eyes, biting her bottom lip.

"I know that and I hate myself for it."

A/N: Short, but I already prepared the next bit and will post it next week around Saturday or Sunday. I still can't believe that I wrote ten chapters in two days, I broke my record of 8 chapters in four days. Haha =w= Life is awesome. Long paragraphs are cool. Btw, since GMB reached 1 year - I think? - I want y'all to tell me in your review below your favorite scene or chapter so far in the story. Stupid FFN won't let me change the cover of GMB :( Check out the full pic in my DA or FB page :D

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