Child of Hidden Magic
Series: Fairy Tail, Fairy Tail Future
Type: On-going Fanfiction
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Pairings: NaLu, Gruvia, Gajevy, Jerza; Elfever, Miraxus; and their children.
Updates: Weekly; Fridays
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. Purely fan made. However, their children I created from my own imagination.
Chapter Nine
Shizuka smiled and giggled. "She told me to call her Lu, but her full name is Lucille Dragneel."
Lucille stood there in shock. She was confused, suspicious, stunned, as was everyone else. Natalie would have been too if she were awake. "L-Lucille?" She asked, not truly believing she hear right.
Shizuka nodded. "Yes. Lucille." She said dreamily. Then she looked at them eagerly. "Oh! Do you know her?!" She asked.
Lucille took a step forward, about to open her mouth and tell Shizuka she was Lucille, when she felt a hand on her shoulder stopping her. It was Ray. He gave her a worried expression, that maybe she shouldn't tell Shizuka. She looked back at him with the same uneasiness he had, but she was determined to finish this mission. And if that meant admitting she was Lucille, she do it. Ray knew he couldn't stop her when she was determined like this, so he let go.
Lucille turned to Shizuka and took a couple steps forward. She breathed in and spoke. "I'm Lucille."
Shizuka looked at her surprised but broke out into a huge grin. "Really!? She asked with her hands clasped together.
"Yes." She answered nervously.
Shizuka broke out into a wide smile as she ran up and hugged Lucille tightly. "Oh Lucille!" She put her at arms length and looked her over. "You've turned into a beautiful young lady! I didn't notice you with your hair up, but it's definitely you!" She said hugging her once more.
Lucille looked away as she mumbled a "thank you." She decided to apologize. "Um, forgive me but, I don't remember you."
Shizuka took a step back, shaking her head. "No, no, that's alright! You were quite young when we met. So I'm not surprised you don't remember me!" She smiled cheerfully.
Lucille looked at everyone. They gave confused looks. She was equally as confused as they were but decided to ask. "Um, why were you looking for me? What do you need my help with? What's this project you're working on?" She asked in a rush, but immediately felt rude.
Shizuka just smiled, not fazed at all by her sudden questioning. She seemed to be thinking of how to explain. She let Lucille go as she spoke. "Well I'd like to explain. But others should not know." She said somewhat darkly. Everyone's hair on their skin rose at her tone.
Lucille thought. 'So she'll tell me when I'm not with everyone..' But suddenly Lydia spoke up.
"If you can't tell her when we're around? Whatever this project is it must not be good then." She said her hands turning into fists. "Either you tell us what it is, or we'll get physical." She said threateningly lightning crackling around her fists. Lucille began to panic. If they began to fight, this wouldn't end well. Shizuka would be able to put to sleep instantly.
Shizuka sighed, almost annoyed by Lydia's threat. "I really cannot tell you all." She looked at Lucille smiling warmly. "Lucille, if you come with me, I can tell you. Beside my friends are really excited to meet you!" She said extending her hand to Lucille.
Before Lucille could speak, Ray smacked Shizuka's hand away so fast it caused an echo. "You are not taking Lucille anywhere." He almost growled. Lucille had never seen Ray act so protective before. 'I just got Lucille back. She's not taking her away from me again.' Ray thought. Cain, Lance, and Lydia stood to the side of Ray, creating a wall between Lucille and Shizuka. Silently agreeing with Ray.
Lucille thought. 'I really can't go with her. It's too shady and risky..' she sighed and spoke from behind her bodyguards. "I'm sorry Shizuka. But I can't go with you."
Shizuka was unfazed from the slap of her hand and seemed hurt. "I see," she began as she gripped her flute. "Unfortunately," she brought her flute to her lips, every getting into defensive stances. "You will be coming with me, Lucille." She said darkly as she played a high pitch tune.
The others covered their ears in pain. They felt as if their eyes would start bleeding from the high frequency. Lance braced himself as he waved his hand in front of himself yelling, "Silence!" As the word silence left his form and hit Shizuka's flute, the tune she was playing was stopped. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"My, my!" Shizuka said, surprised her tune was stopped.
Lydia took this moment to further stop her movements. She stood and held up her hand, her palm facing Shizuka. "Lightning Flash!" She yelled. Lydia and the others were enveloped in a bright light, blinding Shizuka. However, the others weren't affected.
Ray attacked with 'Water Slicer' while she was momentarily blinded. This knocked Shizuka back a little bit. Lucille ran to Natalie's side. She draped her arm over her shoulder and moved her out of the way of battle. As she laid her off to the side she took her pulse and was relieved when she felt the steady rhythm of a heart beat. She held Natalie's hand. "We'll wake you up Nat. I promise." She said. 'But how do we do that? I mean...Shizuka won't do anything unless I go with her..' Lucille thought. She looked up at everyone.
Shizuka looked pissed off. "I did not want to have to hurt you but you leave me no choice!" She yelled as she played her flute. However, the tune only seemed to affect Lance and Ray. Their expressions twisted in pain as they slowly dropped to their knees, before finally falling to the ground, asleep.
"What did you do to them!?" Cain yelled.
Shizuka smiled as she put a hand to her face. "I've put them under a nightmare spell. Everyone has things they're afraid, or do not want to come true. My nightmare spell makes those fears real." She said darkly. Lance and Ray's faces contorted on pain, or worry. Shizuka made an 'oh' sound and rapped her head as if she forgot something. "Also, they will die from their own fears."
"No!" Lucille and Lydia yelled at the same time.
Lydia ran to Lance's side as she held his hand. He looked to be afraid or in pain, expressions she had never seen him wear before. Lydia looked at Shizuka like a bloodthirsty lion. "I'll kill you before that happens!" She yelled as she charged at her, turning into a lightning bolt. She began kicking and punching at Shizuka fast. Shizuka seemed to just twirl around, as if she were dancing, avoiding Lydia's kicks and punches. At one point seemed to trip her, as Lydia fell to the ground.
When Lydia tried to stand up, Shizuka played her flute. The same tune that made Natalie fall asleep. "I don't..think so..." Lydia said as she tried to struggle. 'I'm not going down without a fight... I'm gonna get one more hit on her!' she thought. On her knees, Lydia raised one hand into the form of a claw. "Lightning...strike..!" She yelled weakly. A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit Shizuka. It wasn't as strong but it did cause a yelp out of Shizuka. Lydia smirked satisfied, as she finally succumbed to the sleeping spell.
Cain watched as Lydia fell and turned to Shizuka. He was clearly angry. His usually calm and collected demeanor gone. "How dare you do this to my friends!" He transformed into his 'Heavens Wheel' armor and summoned thousands of swords. "I'll make you pay!" He flew at Shizuka. "Blumenblatt!" He yelled and the multitudes of swords charged at her. Shizuka brought her flute to her lips and played a tune that made his swords glide past her by a few centimeters. Cain charged in after his swords and began slashing at her as well.
Lucille watched Cain, feeling helpless. She looked at her keys. 'I don't have a spirit that would suit an opponent like this...' she looked at Natalie. "What if we.." She couldn't finish, afraid it would come true. She closed her eyes. "But then..how..." Suddenly she remembered something her mother told her.
It was a year before she left for the Spirit World. Lucille had hidden herself in her and Natalie's treehouse. She was hiding out, frying, because she was upset that Natalie and Ray got their magic, except her. "If I don't have any magic...hic..They won't want to be around me anymore." She sobbed.
"Now that's not true."
Lucille turned to see mother at the opening to their treehouse. She hadn't heard her climb up because she was crying to hard. "How'd you know I was here?" She spoke, her voice cracking.
"Happy overheard you. So I decided to talk to you before anyone else." Lucy smiled as she crawled all the way inside. "You know Natalie and Ray are looking everywhere for you!"
Lucille turned to fade her mother. "They shouldn't. I..don't have any magic. Without it...I'm useless."
Lucy scowled as she pulled Lucille to sit in her lap. "No one who is a Dragneel calls themselves useless!" She said in a proud tone.
Lucille swallowed hard.
Lucy huffed. "Don't you see you're the most important person in your generation? You always help those who lose something or need help fixing it. And you're always the leader out of you Natalie, Ray, Cain, Lance, and Lydia. You're so bright that no one would consider you useless or not want to be around you anymore. You're like the Northern Star!" She said smiling as she brushed some of Lucille's hair out of her eyes.
"But.."
"I know that you haven't gotten your magic. But you shouldn't isolate yourself from others who do! Especially your friends who love you way before they got their own magic. I know you don't realize how important you are right now. But one day you will. I believe in you. One day you'll get your magic, just not today. You'll see. Believe in yourself," Lucy pointed to Lucille's chest where her heart was. "And believe in this. Remember to let the stars guide you!" She said cheerfully.
Lucille's eyes were fresh with new tears. But these were tears of happiness from her mothers' kind words. She smiled and nodded. "Aye!"
Lucille opened her eyes. She looked at Natalie, Cain, her unconscious friends, and her keys. "Believe in myself. Believe in my heart. Let the stars guide me." She whispered. She looked at her keys. "That's it! As long as I believe in my spirits there's nothing they can't do!" She took out a key. "Open Gate of the Locks! Locksmith!" She called and Locksmith appeared beside her.
Locksmith whistled. "Woah, what going on?" This being her first battle and all.
"No time to explain. Can you bind her body like you did with Ray? And can you unlock my friend's minds from the sleeping and nightmare pulls that they're under? I know it's a lot to ask, but you're the only one who I know can do this! So..please..!" Lucille pleaded.
Locksmith looked around at her Master's friends and the person Cain was battling. She merely flipped her long dark hair as she raised the palm of her right hand towards Shizuka and her left hand to Lucille's friends. "This isn't a tall order. This is child's play!" She smirked. Causing Lucille to break out into a relieved smile. "Just give me the word."
Lucille nodded as she stood up. "When I call to Cain and he stops fighting Shizuka, that's when you begin." Locksmith glanced at Lucille and nodded.
"Cain back off!"
Cain glanced at Lucille without losing sit of Shizuka. 'Lucille must have a plan.' he thought and flew away from her. Shizuka watched him fly away from her in confusion.
Locksmith took that moment. Her eyes glowed as gold chains wrapped around her body. When she closed her hand into a fist she said, "Body Lock!"
Shizuka looked stunned and was forced to drop her flute. "Wha!?" She said confused as she tried to struggle, to no avail. Lucille ran up and grabbed Shizuka's flute as Cain summoned more swords in case Shizuka got free.
With Shizuka bound, Locksmith focused on the others. As she closed her eyes her keys went and planted themselves on Lucille's friend's heads. Natalie and Lydia were easy to wake up. As they awoke their keys turned and returned to Locksmith's belt. But Lance and Ray were difficult. Locksmith actually had to implant her subconscious into their minds to see what they were experiencing. They both had one thing in common; Lucille.
With Lance, Lucille had left again. But it also intermingled with her falling in love with someone else. It was bothering him so bad that it consuming his thoughts while he was in battle. So much so he was about to die. Just as he was about to get hit Locksmith grabbed his hand, moving him out of the way. "This isn't real." She said as he looked at her surprised. "This is all a nightmare built from your fears. Lucille is alive and well. She is waiting for you to wake up." She knew if she said only Lucille, he'd wake up faster. After that, his key turned and he awoke.
Lastly was Ray. His nightmare was that Lucille admitted she was in love with him, but dies from him not being able to protect her in time. It kept playing over and over to the point that he was about to take the hit for her, dying instead of her. Locksmith grabbed his hand before he could rush to the dream Lucille. "This isn't real." She told him but he seemed not to hear her. His eyes with worn with worry and darting from place to place while he repeated, "I won't let them hurt you, Lucille. I'll protect you. I'll protect you. I'll protect you." Locksmith narrowed her eyes as she smacked him across his face. He finally seemed to notice Locksmith as she spoke. "This. Isn't. Real. You are under a nightmare spell. Lucille is alive and well. She's waiting for you to wake up." She said warmly. She knew how much Lucille meant to him since she was the first one to realize who he likes. After that, Ray's key turned and he awoke.
Locksmith opened her eyes, all keys returning to her, as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of her cheek. She panted a little from using so much magic at one time, but she got it done. She was pleased to see Shizuka still bound. She stood up straight and kept her focus on Shizuka now.
Natalie and Lydia yawned as they sat up, rubbing they're eyes. Natalie looked around, confused. Until Lucille tackled her to the ground. "Nat! You're okay!" Natalie blinked as she remembered what happened. "Yeah. I'm good." She said hugging her. They both stood up, as did Lydia. Who wore a really pissed off expression, no doubt directed at Shizuka.
Ray and Lance woke up, still seeming to fight the effects of the nightmare. They sat up slowly and looked at each other, realizing they truly were out of the nightmares. As they stood, they were embraced by Lucille. They were surprised but hugged her tightly. "You guys are okay! Shizuka said that in the nightmare..you guys could...possibly die!" She said on the verge of tears.
Lance smiled. "It's alright."
"He's right. You saved us, didn't you? We saw Locksmith. You did it." Ray said as he pulled away to look at her, smiling.
Lucille nodded as she broke out into a smile. "Aye!" She hugged them once more before turning back to face Shizuka. She looked at Locksmith and thanked her before she walked to Shizuka, still holding her flute. Believing her spirit had a good hold on her. Shizuka looked completely and utterly defeated. "Shizuka. I know you probably meant no harm, but can't you tell us? Why this project is so top secret and what it is?" She asked genuine.
Shizuka sighed sadly. "I am sorry Lucille. I cannot. It's not my place to tell. I was only ordered to bring you with me." Lucille knew she was being honest.
"Well, I'm sorry Shizuka but I can't go with you. I hope you understand." Lucille said sadly.
"I see.." Was all Shizuka said.
"Will you free the people of Rabenda Town?" Lance asked as he walked up beside Lucille.
Shizuka smiled defeated. "Of course. I know when I am outdone. And I did promise to free everyone from my spell when I had found Lucille. So, yes." She said nodding once.
"Alright. Then I will free you."
"Woah woah! Hold up, Lu! How do we know she's not tricking us!?" Natalie said panicked.
"Oh c'mon Nat. If we don't show a little trust, we'll never get anywhere!" She said laughing.
A single tear slid down Shizuka's face. "You truly are the same Lu-chan." She said smiling.
Lucille giggled as she gave Locksmith the okay to release her. Once Shizuka was released, Locksmith took her leave. After she left, Lucille finally began to feel the effects of Locksmith's magic consumption.
Once Shizuka was given her flute, Shizuka played and soft tune. It sounded like the sounds of summer mornings or the calming sounds of waves rushing up to the shore. When she pulled her flute away from her lips, chatter and movement could be heard from the town. Shizuka smiled as she began walking away from Lucille and her group. "We'll meet again, Lucille. One day you'll come with me. It's your destiny after all!" She said cheerfully as she put her flute to her lips. She play an almost silent tune that seemed to make her evaporate into air.
Lucille was going to ask her more but she disappeared. "My...destiny?" She whispered confused.
Natalie came rushing up to her and wrapped her arms around her. "You did it Lucille!" She said as she gave her a wide grin.
Lucille smiled as she decided to think about what Shizuka said later. "No Nat. We did it!" She cheered. Her and Natalie rushed to Cain, Lance, Lydia, and Ray, grabbing them into a group hug as they cheered.
Once they walked into town, they explained things to the awakened townsfolk. Luckily, Shizuka hadn't killed anyone else in their sleep. The townsfolk let them stay the night, seeing as the sun was beginning to set and the train to Magnolia wouldn't come till tomorrow afternoon. When they went to bed that night, Lance and Ray barely got any sleep. Still afraid that they'd relive those nightmares. Luckily, the rest of their teammates weren't aware.
That morning, the people who had fled this town returned. With that they thanked Lucille and her team and paid them as well. As they bid them farewell, they got on the train back to Magnolia Town that afternoon; Lance, Lucille, and Natalie were succumbed to their motion sickness once again, and sat in the same arrangement as they were in on their way to Rabenda Town. Lucille noted that as Ray held her hand, he held it a bit tighter than before. She looked at him to see if something was wrong but he looked the same as usual. She decided to ask later when she could ask him alone.
Once at Magnolia Town, they couldn't contain their excitement over finishing their first mission together. So they decided to rush straight to the guild.
Okay so I finally finished it after it got deleted. I changed the flash back so that's better. But I'm glad it got completed on Friday like I promised! Woohoo! *slides into bed to relax: Brain is fried*
We'll be seeing more of Shizuka as you can tell, hehe. And I decided to give Lance and Ray a sort of PTSD from those nightmares. You'll see where this plays in.
But here you go! The next I'm thinking will have some romance so look forward to it! Also, I'd love to hear who you guys think the romance will be about. Hehe~! ^_~