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Chapter 9- Her Tears

"Bye Luce..."

"For now..."

"Natsu?"

"What do mean?"

"Why can't I hear your voice anymore?"

"Where are you?"

"Natsu..."

She opened her eyes, slowly blinking away the bright startling light that comes from the bright sun outside her windows. She shifted her body to the side, snuggling deep within the comfort of her bed and blanket. She stirred her hand off to the side expecting a warm masculine body that always sleeps by her thus giving her the warm and the comfortable touch that her body craves and needed... well only if the night is cold otherwise she would have kicked him already outside the warm confinement of her home.

Confused by the lack of body and warmth, she slowly removed her blanket to inspect her room. Her eyes widen by what she saw.

This isn't her room.

Where the hell is she?

Panicking, she shoved the covers off her body and hopped off the bed. She gently twisted herself around the room to observe her surroundings. "There's something really familiar with this place" she thought. She glimpse at the bed that she occupied mere seconds ago. Observing real carefully at the piece she realized "Wait that's my bed" she gasped.

She sprint towards the nearest drawer and looked at it real thoroughly, opening and shutting its doors.

"This… this is my drawer!" she concluded.

"And that's my dresser... and my table, my chairs, desk and-and!" she yelped observing the room.

"What is going on here?" she thought eyes squinting in frustration. She quickly moved to her desk to open one of its drawers but something caught her eye. She glanced up towards the ceiling and saw... hundreds... no thousands of guild requests adorning the walls. It was marked by dates and names. She eyed the nearest one in front of her, slowly removing the tack.

"Dated X797, 6th mission without Lucy by Natsu and Happy" she slowly reads. She gasped bringing her trembling left hand to cover her mouth. She didn't even notice that she slowly crumpling the paper as she rapidly darts her eyes around.

"20th mission… 29, 32, 47, 60th…" she quickly read the request papers above her.

"What's happening" she unevenly whispered, tears pooling her brown orbs.

"This is a joke right?" she sobs. "Natsu..."

"Where are you?

"A summoner?"

"Yeah, a celestial summoner"

A few feet outside the wooden cabin stood Erza, Freed, Levy and Gray surrounding Loke who was sitting on a worn-out picnic table while Natsu is sits a few feet away staring off the distance with Happy.

After the tree expelled a sleeping Lucy, Loke instantly sprinted to the nearest resting place the island has to offer, the hidden cabin. The others swiftly followed after the frightened guy, evading and dodging hindrances along the way, with only the moon and the stars as their light. When they had arrived, they immediately noticed a frustrated Loke at the entranced of the cabin, seething with fury with a sleeping Lucy cradled in his warm arms.

"What's wrong?" Happy asked, as his eyes wonders around.

"I forgot that I cannot enter this place" hissed Loke.

"Why not?" asked Natsu watching the girl in Loke's hold.

"Because of you, Natsu" Loke said, glancing back at him.

"Huh?"

"Hey look here!" called Gray who walked to the side of the cabin upon their arrival. He hunkered down and lightly wiped off the something at the side of the cabin's wall. They gasped upon reading a sign and slowly turned their head towards Natsu and Happy with their mouths hanging open.

Written on the cabin's wall was... "Natsu, Happy and Lucy's House."

After settling Lucy in the cabin with the help of Natsu and Happy, much to Loke's dismay. The group finally settled into the night with their portable tents and sleeping capsule outside. Ezra contacted Freed, to let him know the events and to prevent the others from panicking. She gave him the coordinates to their place in order for him to find them the following morning thus helping them with their little mishap.

Natsu preferred to sleep outside his tent finding it too stuffy and too modern for his taste. After what happened in the past few days especially today, he thought that maybe he preferred to live his life this way, away from the hustle and bustle of the big city and maybe... just settle in a small peaceful town.

Yes, he would like that. Away from the noise and pollution, away from the life his Father wanted him to have. Being the only child, he's supposed to inherit the family business. His father is a metallurgist and he built an empire with weaponsmithing as its specialty. His Father trained him since he was young to learn the craft of weapon-making and to learn the in and out of the business. It's not really a big deal for him, he loves his Father and his works but sometimes he thought that maybe...maybe there is more to life. That's why he asked his father three months ago to let him go out for a while, to have his little adventure before he takes over the family business. Then after a month he met Levy and Gray then Erza, the Richter siblings, Freed, Laxus, Wendy and so much more, then finally Loke, Happy and Lucy...

"Lucy" he thought while he observes the twinkling stars high above him, which the city lacks.

"Lucy" he gently whispered shifting on his side to pet Happy who is sleeping beside him. Why does her name seems so familiar? Is it because it's a common name? No, that's not it... but he somewhat what feels sentimental when he whispers it. "Lucy, Lucy... Luc..y.. Luce" he uttered as sleeps finally takes over.

"Yeah, a celestial summoner" Loke muttered.

Freed as promised arrived the morning after, they were now discussing and questioning Loke as he too knew Freed but with a different surname and... well timeline.

"I can't believe Lucy's the person who sealed Acnologia and she was in the Tenrou tree to gain back her lost magic" Levy gushed.

"Not only that" Erza added "But we were also alive during the dragon war 500 years ago" she shuddered.

"Reincarnation huh" Freed murmured.

"It's all too much to take, it's too insane!" Gray babbled out. "Are you sure, you're not mental?" looking at Loke clutching his head.

Loke sighed, being alive for too long has taken a toll at the man, and he didn't know how to explain it to them properly. He looked at the side towards Natsu and Happy who was quite all throughout their group discussion. He know that it's he's fault Natsu acting that way, he's the one who made him guilty for things that he did not do... well his future self that is.

A sudden bang quickly interrupted Loke from his thoughts; the sound came from inside the cabin. He stood up and immediately walked to the door, sighing as he cannot enter inside. "Tsk. Oi Freed! Could you PLEASE lower down the runes here!"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not a mage Loke" Freed alleged.

Loke banged his head against the door in frustration "Looks like Princess has finally awaken." He whispered

He turned around and looked at Natsu "It's up to you now. What will you do?"

Without saying anything Natsu strode up to the door and touched the doorknob. "You coming buddy?" he asked Happy. Happy simply nodded then flew up to Natsu's head.

"Well here goes nothing" he huffed as he slowly opened the door.

Loke just stood beside Natsu, he wished that he's the first person Lucy will see when she wakes up but fate seems to be turning its wheels again. He sighed, wishing for his Master's happiness but he knows it will be difficult. Things are different now, so much has change and he didn't know if this is a good or a bad thing for Lucy. He just know that he will be there if things will be too confusing for her, it's just him and her now in this timeline.

"Please Natsu, bring back her smile. I know you could do it" he prayed.

"Please..."

Natsu was shocked! He didn't know what to do.

Lucy... she's... she's crying.

She's on her knees on the floor with her right hand covering her face. Sobs racked her body as she clenched an odd looking paper in her palm. "Ummm Lucy?" he gently whispered, slowly walking towards her little figure.

Natsu immediately stopped when he saw that her body tensed up. She covered her ears with her hands as she shook her head side to side. "No, no.. i don't want to hear it. Natsu..." she cried.

Not knowing what to do, Natsu immediately fell down to his knees and embrace the weeping girl into his arms, "Hey. It's alright I'm here" he whispered while combing her locks with is hand. It hit him again. This feeling, it's so... nostalgic. Her sweet scent filled his nose, her warm soft body that seems to fit easily in his arms, her voice even though crying is like music to his ears.

"Na-Natsuuu...?" Lucy whispered looking at his face.

"You're Natsu, right?" tears flowing down her cheeks.

Natsu smiled and nodded... well he didn't want to sadden the girl even further and his chest hurts when she cries. Lucy moved her shaking hands into his face, feeling his warms cheeks in her palm "It is you!" cried Lucy as she glomped the man.

"Oh! Natsu, I had a very terrible dream" she weeps in his chest "You were telling me goodbye and I can't hear your voice anymore- and and"

"Umm.. Lucy, about that..." he interjected.

"Er... I'm not what you really think... I'm Natsu but-"

"..."

/TBC

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