Ready to talk to your hallucination now?

It took a lot of effort to keep up with her. For such a short girl, she was fast. Especially since she wasn't wearing high heels as she usually did. Finally, I saw the tip of a dragon tail disappear into what I could only assume was Leo's bedroom. Rushing after her the door closed behind me and I looked over to see her standing there with her arms crossed leaning against the wall.

"I-… You... WHAT?!" I sputtered, unable to form logical sentences anymore. "How did you... I mean you're so..."

"Meek?" She asked in an amused tone of voice. "I am hardly meek. The Lauren of this world is... Pathetic. To say the least. But that doesn't matter. I can't stay long so I'll have to make this quick. Lucy we need to talk." She was twisting a strand of her inky black hair around her finger as she spoke. It was then that I noticed the dark circles under her eyes, a slightly hollow look to her.

"Hell yeah we need to talk! what's going on?! Who are you?! What are you?!" I demanded, reaching for my keys that weren't there on a reflex.

"Peace child. Look, I'll answer your questions to the best of my ability. My name is Lauren of Fairytail. I have many other titles that I won't get into depth over, but that's what I go by. As to WHAT I am, that's an excellent question. As I'm sure you've noticed, I am not human." The black tail behind her that had remained still until this point suddenly shook, as did the wings that had supposedly been attached to the sweater she was wearing, flinging black dust everywhere. When what I assumed was coal settled, the limbs glittered with white/silver scales. "I am half dragon daughter of Arcticana. Queen of the ice dragons and sole heir to her throne. Of course you'd know this is you hadn't forgotten everything. I'm a little insulted honestly. You remembered all but I." She chuckled softly in amusement. "Seriously! We have girls night every Wednesday! You, Levy, Erza, Wendy, and I."

"But... you're not real! Fairytail isn't-" I began, but she held up a a hand to silence me.

"Lucy. There is nothing that I want more than to help you understand. But THIS is the lie. Not Fairytail. And I'm using MASSIVE amounts of life force energy to be able to manifest myself. It's only a matter of time before I pass out, so WORK with me here!" She said cooly, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. "You're in a coma in Porlyeusica's tree. Loke had to put you like that if we were ever going to save you from dying. He was too slow to get you to a doctor, and this was all he could do. You're on the verge of death now." It began coming back to me slowly, bit by bit. The way she spoke, little gestures, mention of her past, and the black brand on the side of her neck that she kept adjusting the collar of her sweater to cover.

"You... I remember... How you're here..."

"Dragon magic. That's right." She nodded, inclining her head. "The ancient language of dragons has magical qualities. But it feeds off of my life force directly. It's how I was able to get into your head in the first place, but only for a few fleeting moments at a time."

"But that magic can also heal can't it?" I asked hopefully, lacing my fingers together. To my dismay, she shook her head.

"Not mental struggle of this magnitude. Neither I, nor Wendy, nor Porlyeusica can help you now. Only you can help you." She sighed softly as her wings disappeared. "Listen. We're doing everything that we can on the other side to help you. But you need to do this on your own. You need to find the way out. The key. There's something in here that you have to do or find. That will be your way out."

"But how will I know what I need to do?" I asked, wide eyed. I had no idea! How could I find something if I didn't know what I was looking for?! She did something that surprised me then. Lauren wrapped her arms around me in a gentle hug. One that felt so familiar, I knew that I had felt it before. It was then that I felt a rush of energy, her palms pressed flat against my back.

"You'll know... Oh if only I could put all of my nest mates under my wings and never let them out..." She sighed. I smiled softly at her odd yet familiar way of speaking. "I've given you some of my magic energy. In your comatose state I don't know if you'll be able to use it or not, but please don't waste it."

"I won't. I promise." I said gently, pulling away slightly. "I'll see you soon okay. In Magnolia." I said with a small smile. Lauren nodded, offering a grin as well.

"Yes. I will see you soon. No one will remember o the incident with me. And as soon as I vanish, this Lauren will reappear. When I go, you will remember me. You will remember that I am real, but you will know me as Cryogena. Not Lauren or that could disrupt the delusion. You will think that I am from this world. A rare magic user. you will remember subconsciously that you have something to find. But you will not remember that this is all a dream. If you begin acting too out of character, all could be lost. I will only have the power to manifest myself to you and you alone in the future. Do you understand? Quickly child!" She said, beginning to sag slightly.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you Lauren." I said quickly, nodding to make sure that she knew I understood. This was one hell of a lot to take in, but this could send me home. Home to Fairytail.

"Good... I'll..." She didn't even get to finish her sentence before her eyes rolled up into her head, body slowly dematerializing as her energy fizzled and failed. From what she told me, the magic was incredibly draining and in most cases life threatening. I was just impressed that she lasted as long as she did. But Fairytail...

My mind blanked. Fairytail? That was just my high school wasn't it? No special significance. But what I had learned of Cryogena filled my heart with hope. So... She came from the Bermuda triangle? I didn't remember discussing it with her, but I had a clear impression in my mind that she was a half dragon that had come from the Bermuda triangle. A place where all magical creatures had retreated to and built a weather barrier many hundred years ago...

I heard giggling as the door opened, a couple sweeping into the presumed empty room. My eyebrows shot up as the tiny bluenette giggled in his arms. Levy was dressed as an angel, and Gajeel a demon as he swept her up into his embrace. They were both pretty obviously drunk and hadn't taken notice of me yet as they kissed each other with a tenderness that surprised me. I never thought of Gajeel as the type. Eventually I decided to break the silence.

"*Cough* *cough* *cough* Could I just uh... Get past the two of you there?" I asked awkwardly, glancing at the door. Levy squeaked with surprise, her face turning scarlet.

"L-L-Lu-chan!" She laughed nervously. "This er..."

"Is exactly what it looks like." Gajeel grunted, standing aside so that I could get out the door. "Three weeks and counting." A small smirk tugged at the corner of my mouth as I watched the two of them. Levy only seemed to get more and more embarrassed.

"He-he... He doesn't... He's nicer than he seems, I swear! We weren't going to do anything... dirty!" She began to ramble. I simply shook my head with a small smile. I had seen this coming from a mile away (you'd have had to be blind not to) but pretended to be surprised anyway.

"Wow. I never expected this of you Levy-chan! But you two have fun." I grinned, closing the door behind me with a soft chuckle, leaving my friend's face red as a tomato.

Hey. Yes the chapter is short, but I have stuff to do. Just FYI, the stuff about the Bermuda triangle is the false memory that Lauren gave her before disappearing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave it in the reviews or send me a PM since if you don't know the OC, or there are about 6 other stories about her that I don't have posted that are part of her character, just ask. As usual I love to hear your reviews, leave them in the comments below.