Hello people of the world! It's ddrock here with another chappie! Right now I'm still working on the side story so I decided to just write another chapter! Anyways what was Natsu looking forwards to showing Lucy? Find out on the next What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger!
Previously on What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger!
"SO YOUR PRESENT TO HER WAS YOU!?" The guild exclaimed simultaneously as Natsu finished his story of Lucy's real birthday.
"SHES NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Natsu yelled, "Anyways I need to find her I have something important to tell her," and with that Natsu ran out of the guildhall's doors and into the streets of Magnolia.
"LUCY!" Natsu yelled as he barged through the of her room.
"Well actually I have something to tell you and it's important," Natsu stated with a small blush on his face.
"Okay this is happening too much. Is he really blushing!?" Lucy thought.
"Anyways, meet me at the huge tree in the center of town tomorrow morning! Natsu stated looking down at the ground.
"I may have not confessed to her," Natsu thought, "But at least I can begin my plan!"
Chapter 16: Learned
"Why do you go back?"
"Who's there?" Lucy yelled as she searched through the darkness
"Why did you go back to the people who betrayed you?" The voice questioned.
"Who is this?" Lucy repeated
"You may never succeed until you concur your mistakes in the past," The voice warned, "You will never learn…"
Lucy screamed as she sat up in her bed. A pain ached in her right arm as she used her arms to push off her bed. She grunted in pain as she sat up against her head board and held on to her arm that she felt pain. She didn't have the energy to go get ice out of her fridge which defiantly meant she couldn't meet Natsu today. She looked down at her nightstand to see her keys. Lucy grabbed the key to Loke as she struggled to open the gate. Loke appeared and saw the state she was in.
"Lucy are you oka-"
"Loke listen," Lucy struggled to say as she wrote something down on a piece of paper, "Bring this to the tr- tree in the middle of town. T- there you will meet Natsu and I want you t- to give him this note." Lucy held out her right arm with the note in it.
"Lucy are yo,"
"Loke I do not have the strength to argue with you right now. Don't tell Natsu about this. Plea-" But before she finished she lost consciousness, sinking back into her bed where she laid there peacefully. Loke pulled the blanket back over her and looked back at the note in his hands.
"I guess I have no choice,"
…And Then
"WHAT THE HELL! ARE YOU SAYING THAT LUCY LET ME DOWN?" Natsu yelled.
"Yes Natsu I'm sorry she couldn't make it," Loke explained.
"So you are saying she ditched me? For who?" Natsu questioned. Loke froze. In all of his years of studying the art of smooth-talking he simply wasn't ready for this task.
"I- I see," Natsu stated looking with his pink hair overshadowing his eyes.
"Nats-" Loke began but he was cut off
"No, I understand perfectly. She left me. She left me again. She left me for who knows what this time. I don't know anymore, Loke. This emptiness I feel in my heart when I'm not around her? What is this feeling? I can't take these emotions that keep on presenting themselves to me! Between the year she was away and the job we just went on, I have no idea what to do about this feeling anymore!"
"Natsu, hold up," Loke stated, "What happened to the upbeat Natsu Dragoneel we know? The one who beat one of the wizards saints to save Erza. The one who stopped the strongest member of the Oracion Seis. The one who beat the 6th master's teacher. The one who beat the twin dragons single handedly. The one who stopped the eclipse. That was you NATSU DRAGONEEL. This person infront of me is not Natsu Dragoneel."
Natsu looked up again to see the usual girl charmer like he had never saw him before. He had a stern look on his face which gave hi the look that showed that he was in no position to be lying.
"As Lucy's Celestial Spirits we are supposed to know her best. She really cares about you. Both you and I know that it is not in her nature to leave a promise behind. I think you should know that best after all. Isn't that how you made your team?" Natsu's eyes widened. How could he have forgotten.
"A Celestial Mage never backs down from his or her promises," Lucy stated with a huge grin on her face.
She never backs down from her promises. In that case Natsu assumed that something serious happened.
"Why doesn't she want me to know what's really going on?" Natsu questioned.
"She doesn't want her to worry about her." Loke responded, "Also do you know where Wendy is?"
"Probably at the guild hall, why?" Natsu asked.
"Nothing, nothing." Loke responded, "Anyways I have to get going! Lucy will be back tomorrow! She told me that she doesn't want you to worry and that means for you to not bother her today," Loke reminded the fire dragon slayer.
"Okay, fine," Natsu responded.
Loke left the fire mage to think as the lion roamed through the streets of Magnolia to reach the guild of Fairy Tail.
"Loke! Long time no see! What's up?" Macao welcomed.
"Is Wendy here?" Loke questioned.
"Um, yeah I'm right here. What's wrong?" Wendy asked
"Well you see…"
…And Then
"Why would you go back?" The voice questioned again.
"You again what do you want?" Lucy demanded looking into the darkness.
"Oh nothing. Nothing for now."
"Then will you quit bothering me?" Lucy pleaded.
"I won't stop bothering you because I need you," the voice answered.
"And why do you need me so much?" Lucy questioned.
"You're the key to the demon's heart. You just haven't realized it yet. And that's what I'm here for." The voice responded.
"And how the hell do I do that?"
"Just answer me this one question. Why did you go back?"
Before she could respond, Lucy woke up to see the young air dragon slayer next to her and the white exceed.
"Wendy? Carla? What are you guys doing here?" Lucy questioned.
"Loke warned us about your poor physical state and so I am here to heal you!" Wendy answered, "It seems like you are low on Vitamin D so Carla picked up these for me at the market." Wendy held up a jar of pills.
"Those are you Vitamin D pills which you are to take once in the morning and once at night," Carla explained.
"Thank you guys!" Lucy exclaimed, "You have no idea how much better I feel!"
"No problem! Anything for my friend!" Wendy responded with a smile on her face.
"Did you guys tell anything to Natsu about this? I don-" Lucy warned but was interrupted by the white exceed.
"You don't have to worry about that. Loke told us," Carla explained.
"Thank you so much!" Lucy repeated.
"Again no problem but you never told me. How did he job you guys went on go?"
…And Then
"So basically you were protecting the client's daughter who happened to have been the real Michelle Lobester's cousin named Emily, who had happened to be a huge Nalu fan and made you dress up and attend the ball that you were supposed to be guarding Emily at." Wendy summarized.
"Yep basically."
"Is Nalu going to canon? How do you like Natsu?" Wendy questioned with her eyes shining. Obviously someone (Mira) got her into this shipping craze too.
"No Wendy. I don't like Natsu like that and Natsu is too thick to get through when it comes to relationships. We'd be lucky if he finally understands when he's 80!"
"If he even lives that long," Carla remarked, "His tyranny will eventually get him killed!"
"That might be true," Lucy answered.
"Well its getting late," Carla stated, "Wendy it's time to go."
"Wait!" Wendy exclaimed, "Tomorrow can you show me the Celestial Air Dragon key?"
Lucy chuckled. Kaito didn't have the most welcoming aura to him. Once you get to know him he is nice and all but when he meets a stranger he doesn't usually welcome them with open arms.
"Uh… okay!" Lucy responded as the two walked out the door.
…And Then!
Natsu sat underneath the same tree. He inspected his scarf for the millionth time.
"You Natsu! You are the key!"
Those words that day never left Natsu's mind. The key. The whole situation itself was still foreign to him and he didn't expect for Lucy to know more. He already gave himself to the girl. He felt as if he had nothing else to give. The emotions he felt drowned him in a deep depression with no idea how to get out of the tangled mess.
"Natsu?" A voice called. Natsu turned to see, to his surprise, Lisanna. Natsu quickly go up and stood in a defensive position.
"What do you want!" Natsu demanded.
"I feel you," Lisanna stated. Natsu stood up out of the position and listened.
"You are emotionally distressed," Lisanna finished.
"Is it that obvious?" Natsu responded.
"I should have known earlier," Lisanna stated sitting down next to where Natsu was previously sitting. Natsu did the same.
"You love her, don't you." Lisanna stated, "Lucy. The way you look into her eyes. Always there for her. I should have seen it earlier."
"W-what are you talking about?" Natsu questioned.
"There's no need to hide it from me!" Lisanna stated. Natsu finally looked at the white haired girl. She changed from before. She looked more like the girl she grew up with instead of the revenge seeking monster she was before.
"s-So maybe I do love her so what?" Natsu stated looking at his scarf with an obvious blush on his face.
"So what?" Lisanna repeated, "That means you go get her!"
"I don't think its that easy. Before I allowed her to take the beating from the guild and she still probably blames me!"
"Natsu, if anyone knows her best its you and you should know that she would have forgiven you by now." Natsu felt as if the lectures were repeating themselves. First Loke then Lisanna. The only way to truly know what Lucy thinks of him is to ask her. And the perfect time to do that was tomorrow. Natsu grinned.
"Okay I'm all fired up now!"
…And Then! (for the billionth time)
"You still haven't answered me," The voice stated again.
"I don't know!" Lucy answered plainly.
"I know you have an answer," the voice reassured.
"Fairy Tail is my only family! AND THAT'S WHY I RETURNED!" Lucy exclaimed.
"So you do have an answer. In that case," then the owner to the voice walked out of the darkness but before Lucy could see who the mysterious person was a bright light shown from the darkness.
"Run child run!" The voice yelled, "In the next 30 seconds you will wake up from this nightmare. From there you will be presented with a dream of your happiest memories and thoughts to help you escape this hell. But remember this. Those who are closest to you will never turn on you. As long as you follow the light, you will always live in the family of Fairy Tail!"
Before Lucy could react she woken up from the nightmare. She didn't have a moment longer before she was thrown into a better dream which showed the best of Lucy.
"Hello being of the light," The dark voice said, "Mavis,"
How'd you guys like it! I started out by going back to the mysterious part of the story where the plot continues to develop! Anyways Lucy was commented on many times of being 'too forgiving' so I made her doubt her choice of coming back to the guild in this chapter! Anyways hope you guys liked it! Review if you have any suggestions for the next chapter of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stonger!