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Chapter 14 - Forget me not.
"So… How is your father, Rogue?" – Layla asked. She sliced a red tilapia fish, then added some spice while Rogue was washing vegetables. The Hearfilia, of course, had a private chef, but Layla enjoyed cooking for her family. So only when they had a party or something that the chef was called.
"He's… fine, Layla-san. He said he was very sorry for what happened with Lucy." – Said Rogue.
"Well, he should be. My daughter risked her life for his fiancée whom he only dated two or three months." – Layla nodded. After the day Lucy was hospitalized, Jude had warned Weisslogia not to come near his daughter, no matter what he would say or do.
"But… I know that we can't blame him for what happened. He only wanted the best for Sting and you, right?" – She smiled tenderly at Rogue. He nodded wordlessly. His father asked him and Sting how was Lucy every time they came home from the hospital. Weisslogia felt really relived when he heard that she had awakened, yet, his guilt multiplied ten times when he found out that she had lost her memories.
"Tell him that I'm inviting him to dinner next weekend." – Layla smiled. Maybe it was time for them to let go of the past, she thought.
"I… don't think that's a good idea, Layla-san." – Rogue hesitated.
"Oh, you're worried about Jude? Don't be, he'll get over it. It was just his usual outburst." – Layla shook her head. Rogue nodded again. He waited for her to say something else, but didn't get any further response.
"Layla-san, I'm sure that it's not the only reason you said you wanted to talk to me, right?" – Rogue said. Layla's expression darkened. Rogue wondered if he had said something wrong.
"Rogue, there's something I need to tell you." – Layla put the red tilapia fish in the water boiling pot. She turned to look at Rogue with a serious face. This made Rogue kinda nervous.
"Lucy got a fiancé." – She said.
Rogue stared at her blankly.
Three.
Two.
One.
"WHAT?" – Rogue shouted in her face when the words sunk in his brain, his eyes widened in shock. Layla frowned slightly. She had to restrain herself from scolding the boy for being too loud. Rogue pulled himself together, then apologized.
"Wha…what? No, it-it-it can't be. You're kidding, right, Layla-san? Please tell me you're kidding." – Rogue pleaded. Lucy had a fiancé? At seventeen? A fiancé that was... Someone else? Not…?
Layla sighed. – "Rogue, calm down. I wish I were kidding, but I'm not. Just listen to me." – She shifted the vegetables from the basket to the pot when the fish was well done.
"I accidentally passed by my husband's study when he was talking on the phone with Celes. That's how I found out, because clearly my dear husband didn't say a word to me about this. I know that he knows I'm going to oppose his decision once he tells me. Although I don't know how long he's gonna keep this secret." – Rogue felt like there was a lead weight lying in his stomach, but still listened carefully.
"Apparently, her fiancé is Loke. You know him, right?" – Rogue nodded. The womanizer, who doesn't? He inwardly rolled his eyes. The mere thought of Lucy marrying someone like him made Rogue sick. She deserved so much better than that.
"Celes is Jude's friend, Rogue. He helped my husband a lot when Jude first started his career. Jude owns him and I know it's hard for him to say no. But… This is Lucy's future and I don't care how much debt he owns Celes, I'm not going to put Lucy's fate into someone's hand that she doesn't even know, let alone loves." – Layla said firmly. Rogue let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. At least, Layla was on their side.
"So… You want us to… Do something about this?" – Rogue asked.
"Exactly, he's already said yes and I know he won't listen to me. The only alternative that we have now…is making Loke change his mind about marrying Lucy." – She shrugged, adding some spice into the pot, then turned it off.
"But…how?" – Rogue asked. He stared at the ceiling to think for a minute, then a smirk stretched on his lips. Layla lifted a brow at his face. He beamed at her and was about to 'announce' his resolution when she raised a hand to cut him short.
"Nothing involves violence, Rogue." – She folded her arms. The smile left his face and Rogue grumbled. Damn it.
Layla cackled at his sulking face.
"Just think, Rogue. For Sting and your future." – She said softly.
"What do you mean, Layla-san?" – Rogue looked at her quizzically. She smiled a knowing smile.
"Uh huh, nice try, but better luck next time, kid. I know what you and Sting've been thinking about my daughter for a loooong time." – She winked and Rogue almost choked on his saliva.
"I don't know what you're talking about." – He murmured and she smiled widely. Layla shook her head. The boy still tried to deny it, even when she already knew about their feelings.
"Well, just let you know that I totally support all three of you being together. My precious daughter and her two best friends, who will do anything for her. How romantic." – She sighed dreamily. Rogue sweatdropped. The corner of his lips turned up, but, suddenly, a thought struck him. He asked her cautiously.
"Eh, Layla-san…You don't think that it's improper for both of us to be in together with Lucy? I mean, people always say that love is something only between two individuals." – He remembered what Yukino said to him in Tenrou Island.
It was not like he cared about what people think about their relationship, but this was Lucy's mother. He wanted to know her opinion.
Layla smiled softly. She picked some herbs to make tea, then titled her head to glance at Rogue.
"To be honest, when I found out about you and Sting's feelings for her, I wondered what would gonna happen to your friendship in the future. When Lucy… let just say that she had to choose between you and him. But then, I looked at you two and my daughter, and I asked myself: What if she couldn't choose?… You three are inseparable. And why can't three people be together anyway? Love has no boundaries. Maybe, it sounds crazy to most people, but when you're in love, everything make sense. Don't care about what society thinks, Rogue. It restrains you from doing what you want or being who you are. You and Sting both want to be with her and she wants to be with you two? Then be it. Follow your heart and you won't regret a thing." – Said Layla.
Her smile never faltered. She unfolded her arms to caress his face and he leaned in her touch. It felt oh-so-great when he could talk to her like this, like a son talking to his mother. He had forgotten this feeling a long time ago and it was good to know that there was always someone who still cared enough for him to remind him of such a sensation. He smiled a small smile and nodded at her.
"But, Layla-san… Why don't you tell Sting about this, too? – He asked, cocking his head aside like a little boy.
"Oh you know how he is…" – She waved her hand. – "... He's gonna lose his head when he hears that. So I want you to know first, then tell him later when the time is right."
"What's right, Layla-san?" – Sting's voice resounded. Layla was startled, but she hid it well, she smiled at him. Rouge looked at Sting over his shoulder.
"Nothing, I'm talking about the rice." – She lied - a white lie. Sting nodded, his mouth made an 'o' shape. The blonde helped Rogue and Layla lay the table.
"Where is Lucy?" – Rogue asked when there was no sign of his favorite girl.
"She's…upstairs." – Sting said casually. Rogue scowled at him.
"She's wounded and you left her upstairs? What if something happens to her, you dork?" – Rogue smacked the back of his head, making Sting glare at him.
"She kicked me out. What do you want me to do?" – He kicked Rogue's shin, Rogue almost yelp in pain, but restrained himself. He scrunched his face.
"Well, bang her door and demand her to let you in because she-is-wounded." – Rogue emphasized his words then pinched Sting's ears. Sting slapped his hand away.
"If you do that, she'll probably kick you out, too." – Sting glowered at his friend.
"She never kicked you out before. What did you do? Did you harass her? Did you manhandle her? Did you do improper things to her? You forced her to do something she didn't want to? Oh my God, you're such a pervert." – Rogue petrol-bomb his friends with his questions and a straight face. He knew that even if Sting had to die, he would never do something like that to Lucy. Yet, he couldn't help but make Sting look bad in front of Layla.
"WHAT? Layla-san, please don't look at me like that, he's kidding. AND SHUT UP, ROGUE! I didn't do any of that. She just acted strangely!" – Sting cried out after defending himself to Layla, who was trying not to laugh at his face.
"Okay, stop it, Rogue. That's a terrible idea." – Said a voice from behind. Apparently, Lucy had followed Sting downstairs. Although one is true. He harassed my heart. How pathetic it sounds. She thought. –"And Sting, you're the one acted strangely, not me." – Lucy frowned at her childish friends and took a seat next to her mother in the dining room.
"Oh? Says the one who just couldn't stop blushing and panicking whenever I came near her." – Sting grumbled under his breath, Lucy shot him a glare across the table. Rogue sat next to Sting, chuckling, while Layla watched the exchange with a knowing smile.
"Well, you called me 'baby' so you're the one who acted strangely." – Lucy mumbled, fixing her eyes on her hands and passing the small bowl of rice to her mother. Layla coughed to cover her soft laugh while Sting blushed slightly. Rogue arched his brow at his friend, giving Sting a look that said briefly "Oh?"
"There is nothing strange about that, I call you ba-…like that all the time." – Sting murmured, trying to gloss over his embarrassment by using her currently condition. Rogue grinned, his body shook from silent laugh. He didn't know why they were still trying to speak quietly when Rogue and Layla could hear them clearly no matter how low their voices were.
"You never called me like that before." – Lucy said casually.
"Yes, I did." - Sting retorted.
"No, you didn't." - Lucy frowned. Sting and Rogue stared at her.
"How do you know?" – Sting inquired. As he remembered, this Lucy didn't know that he never called like that before.
"I don't know, I just...know that you never called me like that." – She replied.
"Huhm… Seem like the medicine is working." – Layla said optimistically, Lucy just shrugged.
"But Lucy, are you sure that you can go to school tomorrow? I think you should rest some more." – Layla looked back at her daughter and stroked her hair. Lucy forced a small smile.
"I'm fine, mom. This is my senior year and I'm the first-rank student, right? I should get back to school as soon as possible to catch up with my friends."
"Okay. But be careful with you injuries." – Layla said and she nodded.
"Yeah, if you need anything, you have me and Rogue." – Another nod.
"Maybe you should go to school by car." – Layla offered.
"Tell your teacher when you have a headache." - Sting said. Lucy sighed but nodded again anyway.
"Call me to pick you up when you're not feeling well, okay?"
"And you should have someone take you to upstairs and downstairs too. It could be bad if you stumble or something." – He continued. Rogue kicked his legs slightly when he saw Lucy scowled hard.
"Jesus, I'm not a crippled, Sting. I don't want to go to school by car and I don't need someone to take me to upstairs or downstairs, I can take care of myself. I want to move back to the dorm." – She said, leaning back against the chair and folding her arms.
Honestly, Lucy started to get annoyed at their protectiveness. 'Lucy, don't do this', 'Lucy, don't do that', 'Lucy, be careful with your steps', 'Lucy, let me take it', 'Lucy, why don't you tell me? I'll take it for you', blah blah blah… They didn't even let her do the simplest thing like taking off her coat... This was getting too much for her to take, they treated her like a porcelain doll that could be broken anytime. She was not someone who was reckless, they didn't have to overdo things like that.
"Absolutely not. You're gonna stay here. It's not safe for you to stay alone with your wounds like that." – Layla said firmly.
"I'm not a kid anymore, I'll be careful. Please, mommy." – Lucy pleaded.
"Lucy, we're just trying to help you. With this state, you need someone to stay by your side." – Rogue said calmly, hoping that Lucy would understand.
"Like I said, I can take care of myself, Rogue!" – Lucy glared at him.
"Well, look at you now, Lucy. If you could take care of yourself then you wouldn't have been like this." – Layla scolded her. She knew that it wasn't true, she just hoped that it would affect her daughter somehow and she would let them look after her. Lucy was stunned before she narrowed her gaze.
"Wasn't that their father's fault that I'm like this?" – Lucy said coldly. Layla widened her eyes while Sting and Rogue looked shocked.
"What are you doing here?" – Lucy's eyes were half-closed from sleepiness when she heard her father's voice. She closed her eyes, but tried to keep her mind awake.
"Please, Jude. Can I just visit her for a minute?" – Another man's voice resounded. His voice seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember who it belonged to.
"You brought that woman home so she could hurt my daughter like this, and you dare to ask me to let you in? You're lucky that I haven't shooed your sons away from her when they failed to protect her like they always promised me." – Lucy listened carefully, not missing a beat.
"Jude, don't drag my sons into this, they've done nothing wrong. It's my fault, I know. But please let me see her for a minute to see if she's okay." – The man pleaded. Lucy felt bad for him, there was something in his voice that just broke.
What happened?
She asked herself. She wanted to open her eyes, to tell him something, but she was afraid that when she turned to look at him and couldn't remember who he was, she wouldn't know what to say.
"She's fine as long as she doesn't have to look at your face. Just leave, Weisslogia." – Jude said firmly.
Weisslogia? There was something just came across her mind when his name was called. She heard the man sighed in defeat. A moment of silence let Lucy wonder if he had gone or not.
"I hope she's fine. And I'm really, really sorry for what happened." – Weisslogia said quietly then left. Her father closed the door quietly, then got back to her side, stroking her hair. Lucy let darkness invaded her mind with her father's gently touch, she dreamed about their conversation when she slept.
Lucy didn't care what she was saying anymore. Her mother knew what happened and she still blamed her for it, like it was her own fault. She didn't ask for this, she didn't want this, she hated her brain so much because it was empty all the time. Every time she tried to think of something, to remember anything, all she got was a headache. She tried to find who she was, but all she heard from her friends was someone else whom she didn't know.
'Lucy smiled a lot', 'Lucy was really smart', 'Lucy was friendly', 'Lucy loved pink', 'Lucy was sometimes crazy.'… They talked about her using third person and past tense, making her feel like she wasn't Lucy. She was just someone who took the place of Lucy, someone who looked like her. Lucy knew it was all unintentional, but…deep down inside, she also knew it was true. This Lucy didn't smile a lot, she wasn't smart with her empty brain like this, she was fake and she hated pink. She even once wished that she would never get her memories back, so they had to deal with this Lucy for the rest of their lives.
"Lucy, you know that's not true. It's not anyone's fault." – Layla frowned.
"You just said that it was my fault." – She gritted her teeth.
"She didn't mean it, Lucy, and you know it." – Sting touched her left upper palm, but she yanked her hand back a little too violently.
"Lucy!" – Layla immediately rushed at her, Sting and Rogue stood up abruptly when they saw her face scrunched in pain.
"I'm fine." – She said lowly, clutching her shoulder. The girl stood up quickly and left.
"Lucy!" - Layla moved to follow her, but Sting held her arm to dam her from doing so.
"Virgo, follow her." – She ordered Virgo. The girl bowed, then rushed along to catch up with her lady.
"She's mad, she won't listen." - Rogue said. Layla sighed and cursed her tongue silently.
[The next morning]
"Something must have happened." – Gray said.
"Have those two idiots done something to her again?" – Erza scowled. The image of Lucy crying while running away from laughing Sting and Rogue popped in her head. She shooed it away before her blood boiled.
"We should do something to cheer her up." – Natsu mumbled.
They were gathered at Erza's desk, which was just an arm length from Lucy's, staring at her. It was her first day at school after being absent for a quite long time. Her classmates missed her so much, they had saluted her on her comeback imposingly. But unfortunately, Lucy was not in the mood. She was startled and rather uncomfortable. Yet, she hid it well and laughed nervously at her friends. Lucy didn't remember any of them, just scratching her head and answered swiftly when they asked about her health. Her best friends recognized what was behind her smile, of course. They questioned her, but she just dismissed them by a wave, saying that she was fine and she needed some time alone.
"Stop talking behind my back, I can hear you guys clearly." – Lucy said when they didn't stop muttering, her eyes and brain were working with some problem involved derivative.
"Eh, Lucy? Are you okay?" – Gray asked again. Lucy sighed.
"I said I'm fine, Gray." – She mumbled, writing down something on her notebook.
"You don't look-" – Gray shut his mouth when she gave him a glare that could match Erza's when someone crushed the red-haired girl's strawberry shortcake. Gray gulped and Lucy got back to what she was doing.
"She's scary." – Natsu murmured and Gray nodded in agreement. Erza and Levy looked worriedly at her. They would never know what happened to her if she just kept being like that. Erza looked back to the idiots standing behind her.
"Me and Levy will find Sting and Rogue at lunch break to see what happened to her. You two keep her company." – She said under her breath, out of Lucy's hearing range and they all nodded in acknowledgement.
[Lunch time]
Sting groaned the umpteenth time that days, staring at the sky full of white clouds.
"Shut up, Sting. Don't make me feel like the end of the world is tomorrow." – Rogue said annoyingly. Sting's groaning was getting on his nerves.
They didn't see Lucy this morning and looked like they were not gonna see her any time soon. Lucy had woken up very early. Wearing her uniform by her own, she skipped breakfast to avoid her mother and walked to school on foot, ignoring her maid's words. Virgo told them so when they came to pick her up. They really didn't know what should they do with Lucy's mood swinging like that.
"Rogue, Sting." – The door lead to the rooftop opened. They turned to look at the intruders. Sting gave them a curious look.
"Erza? What are you doing here?" – Rogue asked politely. He eyed the figure next to her, that was probably Levy. Lucy told him her name when he saw her talking to the blue-haired girl.
"What happened to Lucy?" – She said. Rogue quirked a brow. Wow, straight to the point. He sighed and told them about last night.
[Meanwhile]
"Where is Erza? And Levy, too? – Lucy asked, sipping her tea. She was sitting in the canteen with Gray and Natsu. Lucy ordered some tea, because she didn't feel like eating. Natsu and Gray were still bickering over something, but they paid attention to her when she said.
"Eh… They have something to do with..." – Gray eyed Natsu with a screaming 'help' look.
"…the student council." – Natsu grinned and got back with his 'bussiness'. Noodles and tomato sauce scattered all over his face and around his bowl. He's eating like a pig. Lucy frowned in disgust then blinked when Natsu's pink hair turned golden. Sting? She shook her head to clear her vision and his hair got back to normal.
"Yeah, the student council." – Gray nodded and she rolled her eyes.
"Are you sure? I don't think the student council's office located at Sabertooth's building." – She deadpanned. The boys halted then sighed. Damn her observation. They thought.
"Okay, fine. They went to find Sting and Rogue. We're worried about you, Lucy." – Natsu admitted. Lucy scowled. Could they just leave me be for a minute? Lucy shook her head.
"I just need some time to find myself back, guys. I'm fine." – Her eyes softened and she let a small smile played at her lips. Small but genuine. Thinking again, maybe she had overreacted last night. They were her family and they cared about her. Her condition must have been hard for them just as it was for her. But still, she needed time.
Natsu and Gray smiled at her when they saw a part of her old self was back to normal. They nodded before Gray suddenly remembered something.
"Hey, are you gonna come and see our friendly match with Sabertooth this Friday before the sport congress starts?" – Gray asked her with his mouthful.
"Why not? I bet Sabertooth plays really well, you guys'd better be careful." – Lucy teased.
"Uh huh, just wait. We'll beat them again this year, just like the freshmen year." – Natsu said, full of determination.
"What happened last year?"
"Draw." – Gray replied.
Lucy was reflecting over supporting Sabertooth or Fairy Tail. Her childhood friends belonged to Sabertooth, but she – herself – came from Fairy Tail. Well, she guessed that she was gonna cheer them both.
"So, Lucy is uncomfortable with how we are treating her?" – Levy mused.
"But we always treat her like that. It's no big deal." – Erza frowned.
"I know, but Lucy's different now. She thought that we prefer 'the previous Lucy' than her when the truth is… She's still Lucy. And she's still our friend." – Rogue sighed.
"So, what should we do?"
"Perhaps we should behave around her like before, but be careful not to mention about her old self." – Levy suggested.
"Yeah, and help her regain her memories, too, she needs them." – Erza added.
"Okay, so be it." – Rogue nodded. Thank God it was not something too serious. Levy thought. With that she and Erza stood up to leave, but, suddenly, Erza turned around to stare at them.
"Do you need something else?" – Rogue asked. Sting didn't utter a word since the moment they met the girls, yet, he still listened to their discussion carefully.
Erza smirked. – "Good luck with the friendly match. Don't cry when our team beats your asses." – Levy giggled at her friend.
Sting and Rogue returned her expression, putting on their arrogant faces. – "Sabertooth doesn't cry. You Fairies should know better that playing with Tigers could be dangerous." – Sting remarked smugly.
"We'll see about that." – Erza said, still smirking.
As soon as they disappeared behind the door, the bell rang. Rogue inhaled, then exhaled a long breath before brushing some invisible dust off his pants. Sting approached the door first and Rogue followed closely behind.
[Three days later]
"Lucy!"
"Lucy?"
"Lucy?"
"Lucy!"
"Lucy."
"LUCY!" – The girl jumped when she heard her name called too loud.
"Gooosh, let me have some peace, Erza. My ears hurt from hearing my name repeated recently." – She rubbed her eyes tiredly, putting her head against the table. She was studying in group.
"You were spacing out again, Lucy. Concentrate on the poem." – Levy scolded her softly. Lucy groaned.
Understanding the poem was not a big problem to her. Her mind neglected the images of people and events, but not the knowledge that she had studied days and nights to insert them into her brain, thank God. Just a little reminder and she was good. The problem was: she was trying to find a way to get Sting off her shoulder.
"Why?" – Erza said when she told them.
"He just kept following me around like a puppy lately. He almost came after me to the female restroom, for your information." – Lucy grumbled.
Lucy didn't ask what Erza and Levy had talked to them about, because she didn't care. But after his conversation with them (she assumed), Sting behaved quite oddly, in her opinion. They didn't talk about that day, the day when Lucy and her mother had an argument. Lucy had communicated with her mother again, but there was still some tension between them. She knew it was mostly because of herself but she would deal with it later. About Sting… well, he just acted like nothing had happened, both him and Rogue. But she felt like she saw his face 24/7 and couldn't get some peace for a minute.
"Hey, Lucy. Hungry? Let's go, I'll treat you some ice-cream."
Who eats ice cream in the middle of November? And when one was hungry nonetheless? She had thought.
"Lucy, what are you doing? Come see us practice."
"Lucy, tutor me. I can't understand this."
"Lucy come to my house, Lector wants to see you."
"Lucy, are you free tonight? We could hang out together."
Even when she purposely hid from him, he still could find her and stay with her until she got to class or sometimes…to bed. That was rather annoying. No matter how many times she tried to shoo him away, he never, ever left her alone. Lucy really wanted to yell at him to go away but she thought about her over-reaction a few days ago, and decided against it.
But then again, sometimes, he wasn't really that annoying. Sometimes, when he found her hidden in some corners, crying endlessly because of her empty mind or her beautiful lost memories, because of everything and nothing at all, he would hold her with her forehead leaned against his chest, patting her head like of a child. Sometimes, when he felt like it, he would caress her face tenderly and tell her that he missed her.
"You missed me or you missed her?" - She had asked him like that with her unbearable eyes.
And in reply, he would smile then breathed to her lips. - "Both."
Every touch on her skin, every scent of him on her hair, every jet of warmth inside her from his hug, they left her breathless, mind clouding and heart fluttering. But, she then would become aware of their proximity and tried to stay away from his reach. Every time she did that, she could feel his sad eyes glued to her figure without looking at his face.
"It was not something out-of-place, Lucy. You guys were close. You guys are still close. That's normal. Why pushing him away?" – Erza questioned.
"Because he likes someone else and it's just a stupid crush. I have to stay away from him so it will go away." – Lucy groaned. Erza and Levy stared at her, their eyes widened to the size of saucers.
W.…wait a minute.
Lucy suddenly lifted her head when a thought struck her.
"How do I know that he likes someone else?" – She asked herself. Lucy looked back at her friends who were still staring at her.
Levy grinned widely.
"Oh my God, that means your memories are coming back!" – Levy squealed then emerged from her seat to give Lucy a bear hug. Erza smiled. Finally, some progress.
"Ow, Levy, my shoulder." – Lucy cried and Levy let her go immediately.
"Sorry, are you okay, Lucy?" – Levy said worriedly.
"Nah, it's fine." – She said, reassured her friend.
It was good to have something back in her mind. She thought. But then, she remembered what she said.
"But…it also means I have feelings for him but he doesn't." – She muttered then pouted. Arggg… that sucks. She sighed. Levy and Erza shared a look before Erza changed the subject.
"Hey, what about Rogue? Did he bother you like Sting?"
Lucy shrugged. - "Not much, he kept certain distance although he still stayed close to me. He knew when I was uncomfortable. Strange, right? I felt like he could read my mind or something." – Lucy said in awe. Levy giggled and Erza let out a soft laugh. That sounded creepy, if you asked them.
Rogue and Sting were like light and shadow. Most of the time when Lucy saw Sting, Rogue would be by his side and vice versa. Maybe they should drop the girls they have their eyes on and fall in love with each other.
Lucy covered her mouth to refrain her from throwing up her snack. The reflection of Sting and Rogue expressed their affection to each other, then caressed and made out was too much for her. Oh God, what am I thinking? Am I turning into a pervert like Sting? Lucy's face twisted in horror before she shook her head violently to pushed those thought away. Levy and Erza eyed her weirdly.
"Ehh, Lucy? Are you okay?" – Erza asked slowly.
"Y…yeah, I'm fine. Never better, actually." – Lucy nodded. It didn't look convincing, but they decided to let it slip, not wanting Lucy to be pissed when they pressed further.
"Great, Lucy. So this is your solution for 'staying away from him' problem. Come to find him. Just great." – Lucy grumbled.
She headed to Sabertooth's basketball court after having watched Natsu and his team played... Lucy smiled. Natsu probably was the only guy that could make pink hair look so cool. Every time he scored, he would look back at her, grinning wildly, then made a peace sign. He reminded her of a kid in a big body. Her friends were excellent, there was no doubt that Fairy Tail would be the winner in the sport congress this year.
Anyway, Sting asked her to come on lunch break and she decided that she wanted to see them play, too. So she put aside her thoughts, gathering in her mind and come to their building.
She pushed the door lead to the stand and walked near the ground. It was absolutely quiet. Strange. Lucy came near the rail and looked down when she saw the reason of that silence.
In the middle of the basketball court, players of Sabertooth were gathering around their captain, looks of shocking spreading all over their faces. Rogue was rooted to the spot, eyes widening. And Sting…his back was facing her. Apparently, he was kissing a girl… a white-haired girl, Lucy stared at the scene before her eyes widened.
Time had stopped and the picture sunk in her mind. But before her brain succeeded in processing what the hell was going on, a bolt of pain shot through her body, straight to her heart instead of her shoulder or her hand. Sting gripped the girl's arms which were embracing around his neck and she pulled him down, pressing her mouth harder to him. Lucy looked away, sickening to the core. Her lips parted widely to inhale sharp, quick breaths, her eyes began to tingle with unshed tears, her fists clenched and she wanted nothing more than to strangle Sting to death for letting her see this. But before she did that, she would strangle that girl first. She bit her lips to prevent her mouth from screaming at them to stop. Inside her, there was a storm started to form.
"WHAT THE FUCK, YUKINO?" - Sting shouted and Lucy jumped from his angry voice. He shoved the girl away, her back hit Orga and the guy caught her before she fell.
"I-I-I told you, I just want to wish you luck before the match tomorrow." – Yukino stammered. Lucy arched a brow.
"According to his reaction, I wonder if it means being lucky, or is more of a bad omen." – Lucy spoke her thought loudly. It surprised her to hear her voice like this, so calm and collected, no sign of turmoil. The rest of them turned and raised their heads to look at her leaning against the rail of the stand, looking down on them with cold eyes and straight face.
"What a waste of time." – Lucy sighed.
"Lucy!" – Sting called her, but she already turned her back on him, quick steps resounded in the silent air. A tear rolled down her cheek and she wiped it away angrily.
End of chapter 14
Phew~ Done:D
Thank you for reading! Hope it's not so bad because I think this chapter lack emotion or something, I don't know. So feel free to tell me what you think :D I tried my best not to add so much angst, just a little drama.
Anyway, I'm going to graduate and have a big important exam in the next few months before I go to college. Therefore, I might not update frequently like I was, sorry :( But I'm going to finish it, cross my heart. :D This is my baby and I'm not going to abandon it =))
See you guys later.