Hi everybody! I'm sorry for the long break between chapters. School work and life have been really difficult lately so I had to take a break. But here's the next chapter featuring Fairy Tail's celestial wizard: LUCY! I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 3: Lucy
LUCY POV
I've found it difficult to smile recently.
Even when I was in the toughest of situations, I always did my best to find the best in any scenario and find a will to smile. When I was tortured by Gajeel, I was able to smirk and provoke him into attacking me further because he believed I was mad. When I fight alongside my celestial spirits, I am kind and treat them as equals. Even when I was nearly defeated by Angel of the Oracion Seis, my compassion towards all beings caused the enemy spirits to revolt against their master. I'm called the "Light of Fairy Tail", so I always have to provide hope and smiles.
So why can't I wipe away these tears?
I've been doing nothing but cry since I've gotten back from Edolas. Really pretty much ever since I held Wendy in my arms, realizing that she wasn't moving, that she was dead. I had been in a state of shock then, but only when we returned home did my grief return.
Even though I hadn't known the Sky Dragon Slayer for very long, it felt as though I had lost a little sister. She was too young, too innocent to have been tortured and killed for the purpose of her magic.
Natsu hasn't been seen since we got back. I couldn't really blame him. I knew that he blamed himself for Wendy's death. I just couldn't bring myself to the job of comforting him. Instead, I wandered home shortly after we returned. Even on my walk home, the fishermen seemed quiet, almost as though they could see my eyes and soul and realized that I couldn't be bothered. Not now.
If somebody were to talk to me now, I would break beyond repair.
Gray's been brooding and quieter even more than usual. Although I did notice that rather than isolate himself like Natsu, he's essentially glued himself to the guild, to the side of certain people, primarily the members of Team Natsu and Juvia. I didn't know this now, but I would find out some time later that it would take major efforts to get him to leave the guild at all.
And me?
I have since isolated myself, my tears my only companion. No one has come by to check on me, but I didn't really mind much. All I could think that this was how Wendy must have felt. The moment when she realized that nobody was coming to save her. Even though Natsu was beside her, she knew she was going to die alone.
I could only imagine what she felt when she knew she was going to die.
Being so alone.
Alone.
I didn't really know how to write Lucy's reaction to Wendy's death. While I knew that I wanted her to be extremely upset, I didn't know how to elaborate on it without being repetitive. So this is a rather short chapter. Although I am already working on the next chapter, which will feature ERZA. Hope you enjoyed and keep a lookout for the next update!