I'm back with chapter 42 of my wonderful story. Please R&R and I shall see you at the bottom of the page.

POV: Lucy

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

This is so stupid! I can't believe I'm actually doing this! I'm going to get caught! I'm so stupid. Stupid. STUPID!

Sighing, I stop my pacing and sink into the nearby park bench as I rake my fingers through my already unruly hair thinking of how stupid I really am.

A few people pass by me giving me strange looks that I ignore while far too busy with my inner turnmoil to even care. I actually silently thank those who just quickly rush away not bothering to ask if I was alright, because I clearly wasn't. I really wasn't in the mood to actually try and explain my erratic behavior. Especially when I'm on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.

"Come on Lucy, you can do this," I mutter to myself as I slap my cold cheeks a few times so that I can try to pump myself up. Before I know it I'm on my feet and practically powerwalking it towards my destination with my stomach still tying itself into knots.

I had snuck out of my house again this morning some time after Grandfather had left for work. Last night after Yukino had dropped me off I had gotten an earful from the old man and my older cousin on how irresponsible I was for leaving the house without telling anyone where I was going. After that my grandfather had kindly asked me to stay home today so that I could continue resting and I lied when I said that I would stay home from school. I felt bad for lying to them, but then the memories of them helping with the erasing of my memories the first time had me pushing my guilt aside.

"Focus Lucy, focus," I mutter as I duck my head into my scarf and allow my feet to lead me along the steady stream of early morning shoppers towards the corner of the street where the building that I'm looking for sits at.

After I round the corner I quickly spot the burgundy apartment complex up ahead as my stomach wraps tighter in my stomach. I trudge on further not allowing my anxiety to slow me down knowing full well that I am only a few feet away from reaching the Fairy Tail Headquarters. Besides, I shoudn't be afraid of anything since Yukino sent me a message earlier this morning to confirm that no one would be there all day until the afternoon giving me a perfect opportunity to break in.

When I finally pass by the hardware store I stop just when I reach the mouth of the alley that Yukino had pointed to yesterday. Staring down at the ominous looking alley I can feel all of my determination slowly evaporate into thin air and my blood starts to run cold. I even feel bile rise at the back of my throat while my heartrate increases even more making me feel dizzy.

I can't do this.

Covering my face with my arm, I lean into the rough brick wall of the neighboring hardware store as I try to catch my breath. I'm panting hard as if I had run a marathon and even with my eyes closed I can feel the world shift around me in dizzying circles as I wonder what I am going to do now. I know very well that I can't let this chance pass by me since there's no way to tell if I'll ever have a chance like this again. If I don't go now I'll probably never be able to summon up the courage to go through this again and the answers I've been searching for will probably never be answered.

Maybe I should just give this futile search up and act like none of this even happened.

We can give you answers that they have deliberately been keeping from you.

No, I can't continue runnign away. I need to get these answers no matter what the cost is. Giving up now is no longer an option that I have and I've known this from the start. I need to do this.

Pushing myself off of the wall, I take in a deep breath that makes my chest hurt and hold it in for a few seconds before letting it all out in one rushed breath. Clutching my bag tightly in my hand, I storm down the dimly lit alley while looking back a few times to see if I'm being followed. Once I'm certain that the coast is clear I search along the wall for the dark door Yukino had told me about.

Because of the darkness my search for the single black door doesn't go so smoothly much to my chagrin, but after a few minutes of searching I finally find it near the back dumpster. When I stand in front of the door a small glint catches my eye just over the door where I find the school's insignia glistening faintly in the early morning light that dimly filters down the alley. I place a shaking fist on the hard wooden door and before I knock I look down my feet as I gather my wits and then knock confidently three times.

At first nothing happens leaving me wondering if there was a certain way I was supposed to knock. The door remains shut and I start to panic at the thought that someone might actually be inside preventing the door from opening. It isn't until I turn to leave that the door slowly opens with a low creak causing me to freeze in my spot. In my head I can clearly hear my conscience screaming at me that it's a trap. I mean, shouldn't you learn from scary movies that when a door opens on its own you should run the other way?

"Come on Lucy, don't be such a pansy," I scold myself before taking another few deep breaths before storming through the slightly open door.

Once inside I close the door behind me as I feel my blood pound in my ears. I look around the small room taking in the appearance that lies before me.

The room feels chilly, not as cold as it is outside, and has a sort of damp smell hanging in the air. Other than that the room is pretty clean save a few scattered papers here and there and has a nice homey feel to it. Instead of an elaborate high-tech facility like I had oricinally pictured this place looks more like a place where normal teenagers would hang out at after school from the mismatched furniture to the beaten up table at the back of the room. It's a perfect cover to ward off any nosy people like me, but I wouldn't fall for this carefree environment . Especially not after everything that I've experienced.

Rummaging through my bag, I pull out the map Yukino had given me and scan the paper until I spot the red arrow that points towards the door I'm supposed to go through. Across the room five wooden doors line the wall and according to the map I have to go through the door that's towards the back of the room where the beaten up table is at. Behind the table I notice a large flag with the School's insignia pinned to the cement wall.

After memorizing the rest of the route I'm supposed to follow - who knew this place would be far bigger than it seems - I stuff my map back in my bag and quickly make my way towards the door. I try to touch as little things as possible on my so that I don't give away that someone had been here. From time to time I glance at several papers that catch my eyes, but most of them seem to be newspaper articles or what seem to be written reports about something or someone. Well whatever the case is I don't bother to stop and read knowing that my time was slowly ticking by.

It doesn't take me that long before I reach the door and with a shaking hand I open the door to reveal thick darkness ahead of me. It's the kind of darkness that usually has scary clowns or psychotic serial killers popping out of with knives or chainsaws in their hands. My mouth goes a bit dry at the thought and I quickly search for the light switch as my chest tightens with fear.

The dim flourescent lights explode overhead momentarily blinding me after I find the light switch. When my eyes finally adjust I find a long corridor stretched out in front of me leading towards a single door at the end of the hall. I close the door behind me before slowly making my way down the corridor and when I reach the door I try to open it but the doorknob stalls indicating that it's locked.

Already prepared for this situation, I reach into the pocket of my coat and retrieve a long brass key that I had taken from my grandfather's study this morning. When I took it I had made sure that Laxus was down in the kitchen making breakfast while my grandfather had already left for work a few minutes before. It had taken me quite a while to find the key, but I eventually found it tucked behind a picture that my grandfather had of his three children when they had been teenagers and attending Fairy Tail Academy as well.

Thinking about it at the time, I had realized that the only child my grandfather still had around was my Aunt Grandine who was the youngest of the three Dreyar children. My mother had been the second oldest of the three while my Uncle Ivan, Laxus's father, was the oldest. Uncle Ivan, unlike my mother who was desceased, is currently locked up in a prison in Bosco due to some pretty bad crimes he had committed there. Laxus was just a kid when that happened and because of his father's imprisonment and unknown whereabouts of his mother he was sent here to Magnolia to be under my grandfather's guardianship. Because Uncle Ivan was locked up so long ago I never really got to meet him, at least not where I could remember him, and I've only ever had pictures that my mother had of him that I somewhat knew what he looked like. Truth is that other than Grandine and my mother, Ivan didn't really resemble either of my grandparents and because of his life sentence I doubt that I'll ever get to meet him face to face.

Clutching the key tighter in my cold clammy hand, I shake my head so that I can focus on the task at hand. I put the key into the lock and slowly turn it praying that this is the right key until I hear an inaudible click come from the door. My silent cheer is short lived as I twist the doorknob and pull the door open slowly while my heart starts to pick up speed again.

On the other side of the door I find several jail cells line in a straight row parallel from me and it doesn't take long for me to spot the one that I'm looking for. Taking one last shaky breath, I stride into the room after closing the door behind me and walk up towards the cell where a lone figure is hunched in the middle of the chamber with their back facing me.

Suddenly I don't feel so afraid anymore when I stand before the cell with resolve filling every inch of my being. It mostly has to do with the fact that the prisoner before me looks battered to the point where he's almost unrecognizable beyond the iron bars.

"Well, Well, Well," a dark voice coos from inside the lonely chamber, "Never really thought I'd see you again Princess." Lifeless charcoal eyes greet me when the prisoner turns and looks over his shoulder at me looking as if he was run over by a truck, "But then again I somehow knew that you'd come looking for me sooner or later."

Gripping the strap of my bag tighter I glare down at the battered male who's familiar smirk shines brightly at me looking as if he's already defeated me. The urge to rip open the cell door and landing a good solid punch on him burns my insides like a scorching fire as I try to keep my composure. There is always time for violence later, right now I need to get down to business.

"I came for answer," I declare as I keep my burning eyes fixed on him while I try to control my shaking, "And you're going to tell me everything I want to know Kageyama."

The raven haired male's smile widens as he turns around to fully face me with an intrigued look plastered over his heavily bruised face, "Is that so?" he asks with an evil glint in his eyes which makes me recoil a bit.

Was this really such a good idea?

Now I know I said that all things would be revealed in this chapter, but I kind of went on my trip and decided that it will be in tomorrow's chapter given the length that I had gotten when writing this chapter. But I swear to everything that is good in the world that I will answer things in tomorrow's chapter. I promise, cross my heart, so please don't kill me.

On another note, I updated late today cuz me my cousin and my Brother went to the movies today and spent most of our afternoon at our crappy mall. I got a $30 gift card for HotTopic and I couldn't decide what I wanted to buy with that money. I ended up buying a little mermaid ceramic cup, a little mermaid hairbrush and a Harley Quinn landyard for my brother. I also bought a new book. Plus I misplaced fifteen dollars while paying for popcorn and drinks and we were almost in the middle of a brawl with this short lady and her freakishly tall boyfriend who were picking a fight with a man who was at the mall with his kids and wife. Talk about a normal day in my life.

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