Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
Pantherlily was on his own today. Gajeel was... Doing something he wouldn't tell him about and Levy was having a day out with Lucy. He looked around in all the stacks of books and picked one of the paperbacks that had been carefully stacked with the title facing outwards.
"Eggs? Perhaps it's a cook book" he pulled it from its place, being careful of all the other books and he sat down and opened it. In five minutes a bomb could have been dropped and the Lily wouldn't have even noticed. It was actually quite sad. The boy's mother had died because of someone's carelessness. His father didn't pay him attention and that girl.
That girl tried to deceive him.
She had tried to make up for it but in the end that only got them in trouble.
Then she took the boy with him to find the man known as 'the waving man'
Foolish children. They almost died hadn't their families cared about them.
He rubbed his eyes and shut the book. A few tears dripped down his chin. He put the book back and stared off into space.
Levy came home singing a happy tune. It was a simple job that got Levy a new book and Lucy money for her rent.
"Guys I'm home!" She said and put down her purse.
"Gajeel? Lily?"
"Over here" she peeked around one of the stacks of books.
"Lily what's wrong?"
"How can you read a book like that and no just want to die!" He said glaring. Levy picked up the book and stared at the cover searching her mind for the story.
"Ah! I remember!" She smiled brightly. He kicked her shin weakly and glared.
"Lily come on" she picked him up and carried him to the couch.
"Why? I've read enough" he said and tried to get away from her.
"You didn't finish it though" he stiffened. She opened up the book and found the page with tear stains on it. She began to read out loud. Pantherlily's glare slowly started to lighten as it seemed to become lighter and lighter. She finished and closed the book.
"This book was a present... From my father before he died and I found the guild... He told me that if I have friends like these characters then I won't ever be alone. And I do.. I met the guild... And I met Gajeel and you.." Tears dripped from her face as she smiled at the Exceed.
"This book shows that even though things seem impossible and hard and sometimes the friend can be a real jerk.. Things get better and easier and your goals become closer to reach because that friend was with you when you took that first step" both of them where crying now.
"We had better clean up before Gajeel gets home.. He'd tease us to no end if he saw us blubbering like babies" Levy laughed and walked to the bathroom with Lily following behind.
A/n: I read this book a long time ago and then reread it and started crying...
That or my mind is taking a deeper meaning that what it truly is buuuuut hey it works. :)