Chapter 36- The resolution

The mages of Fairy Tail had returned…. one mage short. They mourned her death for days. Gray was the worst of everyone. He had been frozen for days (pun not intended). Others expected him to be angry or depressed. But Gray was just frozen, he sat in the very spot in the guild hall where she had properly confessed to him. He didn't move. He didn't cry. He didn't eat. He didn't sleep. He didn't speak. Soon or later he would just fade away…

And then maybe, just maybe he could see her again.

Everyone seemed to be recovering physically. But mentally, everyone was a mess.

No one knew what became of the other dark mages and members of Silence. And quite frankly, they were too mentally scarred to care.

Tomorrow was her funeral, although they didn't have any remains of her…

Although Gray hadn't moved for days, everyone had noticed something different. He didn't wear his usual pendant around his neck. Instead he wore a tear shaped piece of ice tied around his neck on a string of black leather.

Many people had approached Levy to thank her for saving them from the darkness caused by Nirvana. But Gajeel pushed them away and whisked her away. Turns out Levy was pretty upset with using her 'curse'.

Lucy especially wanted to give Levy her thanks, so she asked Gajeel to pass on the message. Lucy no longer had extreme bipolar disorder now that the Nirvana within her was tarnished. She was now allowed to use her fire magic safely. Speaking of her fire magic, Lucy still contemplated what Naturi said when she explained the magic she held. A cross between jade dragon slayer lacrima and Nirvana… 'infected'…. But if the Nirvana magic was gone from within her…. Wouldn't that just make her a second generation dragon slayer? Lucy wanted to chuckle at the thought of getting to fight Natsu or Sting, but she couldn't given everything that was already going on.

Crime Sorceire were staying with Fairy Tail at the moment, they were waiting until Juvia's funeral before they left. Erza and Jellal were happy to finally get some time together, Erza missed him when he always had to go away, but sadly each other's company was all for the reasons. Erza wanted to thank Levy personally when she was feeling up to it, Erza was reduced to tears just thinking about how Juvia wouldn't be able to accept the same thanks.

Lisanna was under the care of Polyusica. That hit had been fatal for her child. She guessed it didn't matter who the father was now, the baby was gone….. She had cried for hours and hours on end, and Natsu couldn't understand why. Lisanna couldn't lie to Natsu, but she couldn't tell him the truth either. If she told him she had been pregnant and lost the baby, she would have to tell him who the father was and she didn't know. She couldn't talk to Gray about it and clear things up, to be honest, she didn't know exactly what had happened. He probably knew more than she did, she'd think he'd hold his liquor better then herself. But she couldn't ask Gray anything when he was frozen to the spot with enough on his mind. Lisanna was not going to tell Natsu, but the events occurring seconds ago, she had to tell him the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Lisanna lie awake on a bed in Polyusica's house, the infirmary was out of the question if she wanted to avoid any prying questions. Mira, Freed, Elfman and Evergreen had just left and she sighed in relief that she had four close friends she could trust. She drifted one hand over her stomach lightly, Lisanna was so recently pregnant she hadn't been able to show at all. She remembered taking that hit for Natsu…. She sacrificed the life of her unborn child, for it's possible father. Tears ran down her face leaving tracks as it trickled down her chin. Her second hand touched just below her belly button and sulked a little. It was then she heard a creek at the door way and Natsu standing in it. Even Natsu wasn't this thick, because it was also then when it hit him.

"You were pregnant?" he said staring at her and then her stomach,

"Natsu…" was all that left her lips as soft as a whisper.

Natsu rushed to her side and wiped away her tears with his thumb.

"Lisanna… don't cry!" Natsu hushed her grasping her shoulders,

"Natsu I'm sorry!" she cried launching herself into Natsu's chest,

He could feel her salty tears against his heart and he wrapped his arms around her in turn.

"Why are you apologizing?" asked Natsu softly,

Polyusica scowled at the two and walked out of the room unnoticed.

"I lost the child, and it could have been yours!" she sobbed heavily loosening her hold around his waist,

"What do you mean by 'could have' ?" he asked her whilst he stripped off his vest and began wiping her tears with it,

Lisanna could have covered it up, but he deserved the truth.

"I don't know who the father is, I'm sorry!" she cried hiding her eyes behind her hands.

"Wait, Lisanna…. Who else could have been the father?… I mean I thought I was the only one you ever…" he trailed off.

"I'm sorry Natsu… I was drunk, I didn't mean to. I thought you didn't love me!" she cried out before she could stop herself.

She clasped two hands over her mouth and tears silently fell in the silence between them.

"Who else did you think I loved?" he demanded,

"LUCY!" she cried out, again before she could stop herself.

Natsu could retaliate this, because he knew deep down, she was right. He was in love with Lucy, but he was also in love with Lisanna. Not too long ago he had thought it was Lucy, then Lisanna, then Lucy again, but now Lisanna. Lucy was with Sting, it wasn't like he had a chance anyway. So instead of responding to her previous remark, Natsu proposed a new question.

"Who else could be the father Lisanna?"

Lisanna took a deep breath and looked down at her fidgeting hands in her lap.

"You have to understand Natsu, that when this happened… I was sure you were in love with Lucy. I won't lie, it hurt. So with no one to turn to, I left the guild one night and went to a bar down town where no one I knew would see me. I started drinking and ended up drunk pretty quick. Another guy who was pretty drunk came in later and soon enough we were in a room together…. and that's how it happened." she said avoiding his question.

"Are you saying you don't know who he was?" said Natsu with a clenched jaw withdrawing from his girlfriend's side,

Lisanna shook her head. She took another deep breath and swallowed,

"It was Gray."

Natsu turned his back to her and spoke again. He took a deep breath himself and said,

"So you betrayed Juvia to."

Natsu stormed his way to the door, running his fingers through his salmon hair in stress and overwhelmth.

Lisanna leapt out of her bed despite the pain and rushed over to him. She grabbed a hold of his arm and wheeled him around to face her.

"Please believe me when I say I didn't mean it to happen and I LOVE YOU!" she cried looking deep into his onyx eyes,

"Why should I believe you?" he argued back with glassy eyes,

Lisanna couldn't express how she felt in words, instead she crashed her lips into his craving returned kiss. Instead she felt the stab of reality when he pushed her out of the way and stormed out the door. Lisanna sobbed back to her bed. I've screwed up real bad this time.

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Finally when the day of the funeral came, many people came to say one last goodbye.

It was this day, that Gray moved from the spot.

All of Fairy Tail and Crime Sorciere were present, as well as many former members of Phantom Lord. There were members of the magic council… Makarov… and others like Lyon Vastia.

The ceremony started and Gildarts began to speak.

Erza found this scene particularly familiar… that's right… This is exactly how hers could have ended up.

"Juvia was an amazing mage who did anything for the people she loved. She was loyal, and a part of our family of Fairy Tail. Her sacrifice was not in vain, she saved us all and we are forever thankful. Gray, would you like to say a few words?" asked Gildarts concluding his own speech.

"No." answered Gray with his jaw clenched.

"What do you mean, NO? She LOVED you GRAY!" yelled Lyon,

Gray said nothing, he just stared back at Lyon. Not a tear in his eyes, not a flinch in his expression. Lyon smashed his right fist into Gray's jaw. Gray didn't fight back, he took every hit.

"I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED! YOU STOOD THERE AND WATCHED HER DIE! YOU DIDN'T PROTECT HER! YOU DIDN'T TELL HER HOW YOU FELT! YOU JUST FUCKING STOOD THERE AND WATCHED! WHAT KIND OF HEARTLESS SON OF A MOTHER-FU-" Lyon shouted whilst beating Gray savagely,

Lyon was cut off when Erza stormed in and pushed him off Gray with an evil glare.

"Lyon stop!" demanded Erza even with her tear stained cheeks and all,

"No." said Gray coldly and his fist knocked Erza clean off her feet,

Erza growled at Gray and charged at him without thinking, only to find Jellal pulling back by the waist into his arms. A new voice was heard amongst the chaos. That voice, belonged to Natsu.

"Are you seriously just going to accept she's dead Gray?" he said calmly with shadows under his eyes,

"Of course she's dead flame-brain. I saw it." Gray growled,

"Your wrong then. SHE CAN'T BE DEAD!" he spat, "FAIRY TAIL ALWAYS PULLS THROUGH! THERE'S NO WAY SHE COULD BE DEAD!"

"Even so, there's nothing we can do about it. She's just a puddle of water now." said Gray blankly,

"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT SOMEONE YOU LOVE!? SOMEONE WHO LOVED YOU!" said Natsu,

"WHY THE FUCK DO YOU EVEN CARE?" demanded Gray,

Lyon launched another beating on Gray again in anger. This time it was interrupted by Makarov and Gildarts and everyone skulked back in fear… all except one… Natsu turned in the direction of the forest and Silence, and ran.

"Natsu!" Lisanna called after him.

But she got no reply, Natsu was a man on a mission.

And that mission.

Was to bring.

The rain woman home.

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