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Hiro Mashima owns FairyTail
In the privacy of the office..
"Master Mavis… do you have any idea what or who would have caused it? Could it be Rogue again?"
"No.. its not a magic that originates from Zeref. The ripple in magic flow did not feel of evil… but rather of light…"
"Still.. Anyone toying with the fabrics of time cannot mean any good.. Sigh… I just hope the magic council didn't notice.."
"Yes.. I hope so as well… otherwise FairyTail may be in great danger."
"What do you mean great danger?"
"You see… I sensed it was one of our own who is responsible for it.."
Master Makarov's face darkened… a deep frown was on his face.
"Do you know who?"
"The only way it could have happened would have been through forbidden lost magic, a powerful dark magic spell, or…. A gate."
"No… she couldn't have.." Master Makarov sat frozen.. the only person who fit the description..
She lifted a letter out of her pocket and handed it to him..
"She asked me to deliver this to you..." Master Mavis' looked at him with a pained face.
He took the letter and opened it.. When he finished reading it.. he closed his eyes..
Master Mavis looked away.. Master Makarov stood up… he walked out of the office.. the door closed.
"My child…. How could this happen… How will you bear it…" he said leaning against the closed door.
They were walking along the street…. Laughing and smiling. Natsu and Lisanna were teasing each other while Gray just laughed at them. Erza smiled at the two.. but her smile began to fade as she saw the similarity of the relationship between Natsu and Lisanna with that of Natsu and Lucy.
She saw Lisanna slip her hand into Natsu's and begin to pull Natsu along.. running towards the guild. Erza stopped walking and watched them run off.. smiling and laughing…
"Erza?" Gray asked looking back at her. "Are you okay?"
"Yes.." Erza said as she continued to walk. She walked past Gray… a unsettling feeling remaining in her gut.
He watched Erza go.. tilting his head in confusion..
"We're back!" Lisanna yelled as she dragged Natsu in.
"And so I declare that she is no longer part of FairyTail.. " Master's voice resonated through the guild hall.
"Who's no longer part of FairyTail?" Natsu asked aloud.
Everyone turned around towards Team Natsu at the door.. their eyes full of sorrow and fear.. "Why are you all looking at us like that?" Natsu asked giving them a confused look.
"Team Natsu.. " Master Makarov spoke from the second floor.
"Master?" Erza said taking steps toward the center of the guild. Natsu, Lisanna and Gray followed after.
"Master.. has something happened?" Erza asked.
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"Lucy Heartfilia is no longer a member of FairyTail." Master said sternly and calmly.
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Their eyes widened..
"What…?" Gray and Natsu said.. frozen in their places.
"Lucy Heartfilia and an unknown identity attacked Wendy last night. We are lucky that she is still alive considering the man had a magic power that rivaled that of Gildarts."
Their eyes widened… they wondered how Lucy could have met someone so strong without them knowing.
"No.. Lucy couldn't have…" Natsu said shaking. "She—"
"It's true Natsu-san…." Said a small weak voice.
Natsu looked towards Wendy, who was standing at the top of the stairs.. she was crying.. she looked towards Master Makarov who gave her a slight nod. She continued to cry..
"Wendy… tell me the truth." Natsu said
"She and the man attacked me….I'm sorry…" Wendy said softly… crying harder now.
"NO! IT'S A LIE!" Gray yelled now.. "Lucy wouldn't… she wouldn't hurt her nakama!"
"I agree. There must be a misunderstanding!" Erza said now too.
"Even Carla and Happy saw too…" Wendy said crying now into Mira's chest. Mira held her tightly.. crying too..
"What….? Happy…. HAPPY!" Natsu called for his exceed.
"Natsu…" Happy said crying.. he came walking up to Natsu..
"Happy! Tell them! Tell them it's not true!" Natsu said running up to Happy.. he was shaking happy's shoulders..
"Natsu…." Happy cried with tears running in many streams down his face.
"Please… tell them it's not true…" Natsu said with fear in his eyes..
"It's true…." Happy said with his head hung low.
Natsu let go of Happy's shoulders… he backed away and sat on his rear.
"I remember her walking hand in hand with the scary hooded man…. He was very protective of her.. and… her right hand… he was so strong… "
Natsu's eyes widened… "No…"
"She didn't have her guild mark….." Carla said walking up to him.. her face was dark…
"No…" Natsu said to himself.
"NO! LUCY WOULD NEVER!" Natsu yelled..
"Then you're saying that they are lying? Wendy, Carla… and Happy?" Gajeel said standing up from his corner.. he stood up and stepped into the light. He stared down Natsu.. daring him to try and declare Wendy.. or even Happy.. his very own partner.. a liar.
"…" Team Natsu was speechless..
"Even if she didn't attack Wendy.. she disobeyed Master's orders. She clearly went on a mission when she knew that she was suspended from doing so." Laxus said from his seat. "And that is why—"
"There must be an explanation. C'mon guys! You know Lucy wouldn't do anything to harm us! Or even disobey master!" Gray said in desperation.
"Something's wrong! Luce would never hurt us! I'm sure there was dark magic involved! Someone is attacking us!" Natsu yelled.. "Jiji! You just wait! I'm sure—"
"There was no trace of dark magic." Master Mavis said as he walked up to Natsu from the bar. "She knew the man and followed him willingly."
Natsu stopped.. followed him willingly..
"Master.. please let us go and investigate ourselves.. I'm sure we can—" Erza said pleading..
"Silence." Master Makarov's voice echoed through the guild. "For the crime of endangering her fellow guild mates lives and disobeying a direct order of suspension of missions… I hereby declare Lucy Heartfilia excommunicated from FairyTail."
Natsu stared at his hands… frozen…
Erza remained silent the whole time.. tears running down from her real eye..
Gray fell to his knees.. hands shaking…
Lisanna stood watching Team Natsu.. horrified at the terrible situation they had come home too… she looked up at Master Makarav.. he had a pained look on his face as he turned around and went back into his office. She looked around at the other guild members.. pain and sorrow on their faces…
Gajeel and Laxus watched Natsu's world shatter… Gray's too.. and Erza's…
They looked up towards Wendy who was crying uncontrollably.. and narrowed their eyes at her.
She had lied.
There wasn't a scratch on her body. She wasn't attacked… no.. she merely fainted from the overwhelming magic pressure from the anonymous man.. the man that oddly had a power that felt just like Natsu's… but his power was on a completely different level than that of their Natsu.
Gajeel couldn't shake the feeling off… that there was something he was missing.. not understanding… it was odd that Lucy called for him when she was sick and not Natsu.. she had gifts that were oddly related to items he himself, Gray and Natsu possessed… she had been acting very weird since she came back from the S-class mission.. accepting things without fighting or arguing back.. something was definitely up… and he was going to find out.
He looked around the guild… everyone completely shaken by the news and depressed.. Levy.. was crying in between Jet and Droy… her best friend was gone and now kicked out of fairytail… how could she not cry.
Getting up, he walked over towards Levy..
"Yo.. shortie…"
Levy looked up with wide pink eyes.. they were puffy from all the crying..
"Gajeel.. I think it'd be best if you left her alone." Jet said.
"Let's go on a mission." Gajeel said crossing his arms.
Levy's eyes widened.. so did Jet and Droy.
"Are you crazy Gajeel?! You're so insensitive.. Don't you see she's hurting.. and you just waltz up here and—" Droy said angered
"Okay." Levy said confidently as she wiped her tears away.
"What! Levy!" Jet and Droy yelled.
"On one condition…. " Levy said getting up. "
"I already know.. let's go." Gajeel said turning around.. "Cmon Lily."
Lily flew over from the guild mission board.
"I picked out a mission for us."
"Levy!" Jet and Droy yelled towards her.
"Sorry… Jet… Droy.. I need to do this.. I'll be back soon…" Levy said running after Gajeel.
Jet and Droy sat in their seats.. watching Levy run off with the very man they had almost been killed by.. they looked at Erza, Natsu, and Gray.. they too were frozen and shattered as their team lost a member. Their hearts ached… Levy…. Lucy…
Lisanna walked up to Natsu… he was sitting on the floor still…
"Natsu…. I'm so sorry…"
"It's my fault…." Natsu said softly.
Her eyes widened and she grabbed onto his shoulders.. "No.. It's not your fault Natsu!"
He looked up at her.. "I shouldn't have left… I should've stayed with her.. then this would've never happened.. if I had stayed she would still be here!" he yelled in frustration.
"No.. this was not your fault.. you heard what they said.. she chose to go Natsu."
Natsu's eyes widened.. willingly followed… chose to go..
"Even if you were here.. it was her choice… you wouldn't have stopped her if she really did want to leave."
It was her choice….
He clenched his fists.. tears rolled down his cheeks… "Now.. I have to look for two people who left me…"
All the people around who heard Natsu watched him with pained looks.. Lisanna began to cry…
"Don't worry… I won't leave you… I'll stay right here.. by your side.." she said smiling weakly at him.. she hugged Natsu and he held onto one of her arms tightly. He continued to silently cry. "I'll help you find them.. I promise."
Gray was frozen.. just when he was going to try and win her.. just when he finally got the courage to act upon his feelings.. she was gone. All the significant women in his life ended up leaving him… Ur.. Ultear… and now Lucy.. tears streamed down his face…. "Why… why did you leave…"
He felt someone come up and sit next to him.. he looked over at them angry for being bothered.. but he saw Juvia.. sitting patiently and quietly..
"Juvia will sit by Gray-sama's side.. Juvia won't say a word… Juvia will keep Gray-sama company.. Gray-sama can lean on Juvia.."
Gray teared.. he tried to fight back the tears.. but the more he fought.. the more they came.. and his frustration rose as well.. it wasn't fair.. it just wasn't fair..
"You left again… Without a word.. Without a sound… Despite your name, you really are a heartless girl…. Lucy Heartfilia.." Laxus thought to himself as he grabbed a fistful of his cloak..
Walking in the cool night air.. he looked up at the night sky.. the stars lit up the black canvas above. The moon full and round.
"You're heartless…"
Erza walked up towards Wendy on the second floor.. she helped Wendy back into the infirmary room.. closing the door behind her with Mira inside by Wendy's bed..
She walked up next to the bed, opposite of Mira.
"Now.. tell me what really happened." Erza said softly.
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Wendy flinched and stared at Erza with wide eyes.
Her eyes opened slowly.. she felt herself being rocked.. she heard someone groaning and she shot herself up to look around. She thought of Wendy.. Carla and Happy... they had seen her... were they okay.. did they follow her... she was so close to panicking...
But on a separate bed, she saw Natsu sprawled on top with full-on motion sickness mode.. she didn't see any of the exceeds or Wendy... they hadn't followed her.. and it relieved her so much.
Noticing the rocking, she realized she was on a boat. Wanting to know why she was on a boat, she got up from her bed and began to walk towards the cabin door. She noticed three beds… odd.
Going through the door and up some stairs.. she found herself on the deck of the ship.. they were in open sea.. the sun glaring and making the ocean sparkle.. It was a beautiful sight.
She noticed a man standing at the edge… leaning on the railings… Her heart began to race as she noticed the man's backside looked familiar. She took a couple steps forward towards him..
Black hair… A long white jacket with popped up collars.. green pants..
Lucy's eyes widened.. "Gray…" she said softly..
The man turned around slowly.. and Lucy felt her world pausing… she saw his face…
"Your knight has returned." he bowed with a soft smile.