Hello everyone and welcome to the eighth chapter of The Music of Lucy. With me again is my friend and co-writer, Darklord333.
Dark: It is a ple-
BOOM!
The hell was that!?
Dark: That….. was the sound of a certain idiot who was unfortunate to get caught in a bard's wrath.
That's… supposed to happen in the next chapter though…
Dark: Dude, you know as well as I do that bards always go beyond reality itself.
… True, that does tend to happen.
Dark: Well, all we could do is just sit back and relax at your home while watching the idiots get pummeled by Lucy.
As much as I would love to, we still have things to do here. Shall I bring in today's guest?
Dark: Sure.
Okay then, please welcome Makarov.
Makarov: "Thank you for having me here."
Dark: How was your asylum trip?
Makarov: "I know you're responsible for making me go off the deep end…"
Dark: I was at my home with Light/Xara as my witness and plus, that one's on you. You literally break down whenever you receive a bill.
Makarov: "I do not break down that easi-"
Dark: A bill came in and a client wanted you to pay for the damage Elfman made while pursuing a dark mage
Makarov: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Okay, that wasn't Elfman's fault, it's the Dark Guild's fault, they were going to use a bomb to blow up a town. He had to destroy that guild and have it buried underground… Though having the bombs go off underground would cause a small earthquake…. Not as much damage as it would have been… but still a lot of damage…
Dark: See what I mean?
Makarov: (He was crying Anime tears) "SO MANY THERAPIES! WHY CAN'T THE WORLD JUST END MY LIFE! SOMEONE JUST TAKE MY POSITION!"
Dark: There there, I didn't mean to probe you, I'm sure you'll managed to get through this Makarov, you lasted longer than your predecessor (Send the bill to the finance department Light/Xara)
(Gives him a flat look.) You do it, you wanted to add that damn joke in… (Shakes head) We're getting way off topic! We need to do the disclaimer now!
Dark: Let me take over so we can discuss this off-screen.
Makarov: (Slumps) "Fine… These two knuckleheads do not own any of the media in this story, or any of the songs. Just changes to the story. Is that good?"
Dark: Good enough.
Okay then. Onto the chapter.
Chapter 8: Motivations and Memories
(Fairy Tail Guild)
Mest just grumbled, thinking to himself. 'Fairy Tail is going to be the death of me…' He was now in front of the cases. "... Guess I have no choice now…" He looked through the cases, thinking to himself. 'If I get out of this alive, I'm giving my resignation form to the magic council and demanding a raise before I do, a big one.' He then found a song that caught his eye. "Huh… What's this one?" He pulled it out and read the name. "'Fireborn?'"
"Is she talking about Natsu?" Mira asked, looking confused.
Natsu looked interested. "I really hope so."
"Don't try to push your luck." Cana warned him.
"Ah, come on, it's called 'Fireborn'," Natsui stated.
"Aye sir!" Happy agreed.
Mest sighs. "I'm just going to put this in the payer now, okay?" 'The moment this song is finished, I'm getting the hell out of here, I ain't staying around here and getting my ass beaten by a goddamn bard.'
"Go ahead," Cana stated. "We'll be here all day if Natsu tried to say the songs about him."
"Hey!" Natsu shouted.
Meat slumps and heads over to the player. He placed it in, and was about to head to the back, but was stopped by Loke. "Why not sit and join everyone?"
"I can sit by myself thank you very much." He said, trying to go back.
Loki shrugged. "I was just trying to be kind. We are guildmates after all. You should join us more often."
"... I'll think about it…"
The video started up, and the guild was shown Lucy was in her family music room. Around the age she was now.
"This must be a little before she leaves," Gray stated.
"You might be right," Elfman agreed.
"Wonder if this was her last video before she left home."
"You know, if Lucy's father is rich, what kind of business does he do?" Miar asked.
"... Does anyone know Lucy's last name?" Levy asked. Everyone looked at eachother, then shook their heads. "Maybe we might see him soon in one of these videos."
"Sure, in the meantime let's continue watching the video." Cana stated.
Lucy was gritting her teeth, then slammed her fist on her table. "I've had it! This is the last straw dad! I'm sick of you wanting to use me for only your personal gain!" What looked like an aura of fire and anger was visible. "Finding me a suiter, trying to make me into a bargaining chip!? For what!? More land to build on!?"
Everyone blinked at this. "... Did… Lucy just say… and is that actually…?" Elfman asked, shocked to finish his sentences.
"Wait what?" Mira asked, shocked and almost dropping her tray.
"... Well we at least know her family build something," Macao said, trying to find a silver lining.
"Wait, hold on a second! I'm confused." Natsu spoke in confusion. "How is finding a 'suitor' bad for her? Isn't her pops just getting her a new suit?"
"No you flame berain, her father is forcing her into an arranged marriage!" Gray shouted at him.
"... What's marriage?" Everyone nearly faceplanted.
"Natsu, it's what Lisanna wanted to do when she… when she wanted to get older with you…" Mira reminded of her little sister.
"I don't get it?"
BAM!
"IS THERE NO END TO YOUR STUPIDITY?!" Loke and Gray shouted, hitting him over the head.
"HEY WHAT THE HELL?!"
"Natsu, do you even know what birds and bees are?"
"... Creatures in the forest?"
"... Alright, who's gonna give him 'the talk'?"
"I'm out."
"No way."
"Count me out."
"Don't look at me I ain't gonna give him the talk, last time I did it traumatized Laxus so much he couldn't look at girls for an entire year. And the master had me cleaning the toilets for a month." Macao said.
"... Is this like a Dragon Mating Ritual Igneel told me about for dragons or something?" Natsu asked, looking confused.
"What are you talking abo-wait hold on? Dragon Mating Ritual?" Gray asked.
"It is where Dragons find partners to… court… I think that's the word he used… to have hatchlings," Natsu stated.
"... How old were you back then?" Jet asked, worried.
"Uh… Five… Maybe Six…" Natsu said, trying to remember. "Didn't really know to be honest."
"Oh….. let's pretend we didn't hear about this and get back to the video." Cana said, almost dropping her drink.
Lucy was starting to really start to let her powers run wild, she knew this and she needed to sing otherwise she might have another explosion of her powers go off. She made the music start to play, and needed to vent out her frustration.
The music sounded both soft and powerful at the same time, a soothing melody with a fiery spirit to it. She then started to sing, the fire aura swirling around her.
Hmm-hmm, ah-ah, ah-ah
Hmm-hmm, ah-ah, ah-ah
Running wild, running wild and free
You got nothing on me, you got nothing on
Taking in to a new degree
Keep you lost in the smoke and debris
Lucy then started to rap to her song now, needing to vent faster. Her voice echoing as well.
Breathing in ashes every night (Every night, every night)
Flames ignite and eyes alight (Eyes alight, eyes alight)
Taking in higher all the time (All the time, all the time)
Feeling the pressure on your mind (On your mind, on your mind)
"Man, this must have been the straw that broke the camel's back for Lucy to leave," Loki stated, seeing her rage burning like Natsu's fire.
"If this is the same day she leaves that night, it's only fair she would be upset to that point," Wakaba stated.
"She's on fire." Cana said. She looked at her drink. "Did I drink too much?"
"Uh… You're not the only one seeing it," Warren stated.
"Guess she's going to be like that for you, Natsu, Happy," Jet said, making the two go ghost white.
Lucy claimed a bit, but the fire around her was still there.
The heat is slowly rising
You know I'm gonna take you down
Temperature is climbing
Leave you six feet in the ground
Deep rumbling like the thunder and the lightning (Hey)
Keep running, burning embers, I'm surviving
Like a phoenix on repeat
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
The song started to pick up again, Lucy still going with the beat.
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was born in fire
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So light it up, light it up, baby
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was raised from the ashes
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm fireborn, fireborn, baby
"Lucy's got a smooth flow going," Loke stated, enjoying the music.
"Even with her being angry," Mira said.
"I still don't get what she means with her music," Natsu stated, looking confused.
"I think she wants to break free and spread her wings," Levy said, thinking about the lyrics.
"Sounds about right," Laxus said, seeing Lucy as either an obstacle or a recruit for his future plans.
Lucy then started to whisper rap with the music lowering in volume as well to match her.
Getting in the game
In the race, get that ace
Get-get-get that
Getting all up in your face
Count it, count it down to the new round
Run it, run it back, get it on track
Bring the, bring the fight, bring it on sight
Drop it like it's hot, make the beat drop
"... Okay I did not know you could whisper and rap at the same time…" Gray said, his jaw almost dropping.
"Like it was said before, bards use a unique type of their songs." Macao reminded him.
"I know, but still, have you heard of anyone rapping in a whisper?" Gray asked back.
"Well Luicy is clever, she did use a typewriter to make music," Erza said. "So it's not too hard to believe."
"... Okay, you got me there, she is good at things when she wants to, and is good at hiding how good she can be," Gray said.
Lucy picked up the music again again, looking calmer, her flames lowering. She used her voice to echo again.
Breathing in ashes every night (Every night, every night)
Flames ignite and eyes alight (Eyes alight, eyes alight)
Taking in higher all the time (All the time, all the time)
Feeling the pressure on your mind (On your mind, on your mind)
The heat is slowly rising
You know I'm gonna take you down
Temperature is climbing
Leave you six feet in the ground
Deep rumbling like the thunder and the lightning (Hey)
Keep running, burning embers, I'm surviving
Like a phoenix on repeat
You'll never burn me, you'll never burn me
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was born in fire
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So light it up, light it up, baby
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was raised from the ashes
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm fireborn, fireborn, baby
Natsu seemed to be getting into the song, the song resonating with him somehow. "I don't know why, but this song just gets me~!" Natsu stated, smiling.
"Gee… I wonder why…?" Gray asked rhetorically.
"What's that supposed to mean!?"
"You know what I mean flame brain!"
"That's rich coming from you, or did you forget the song Snow Fairy!?"
The two were clobbered over the head by Erza. "Stop fighting…" she growled out to the two.
"Aye…" both said
"Those two never learn…" Cana said, sighing.
Lucy then forced her aura into her, making her veins glow with power.
The burning in my bones is written in my code
You're playing by my rules
So lock in and reload then
Blaze up like the sun
White flames in my blood
Heart ablaze, stay stunned
Taking aim on the run
Lucy then formed wings of fire on her back, forcing the energy out of her.
Deep rumbling like the thunder and the lightning (And the lightning, hey)
Keep running, burning embers, I'm surviving
Like a phoenix on repeat
You'll never burn me (You'll never burn me)
You'll never burn me (You'll never burn me)
"That's so cool~!" Both Romeo and Natsu shouted, seeing what Lucy did.
"Okay, Lucy does have a flare for the dramatics," Mira stated.
"... Was that a pun?" Cana asked.
"... Huh, guess it was, didn't mean to make one," Mira said, realizing she did.
"Bard's magic is always unexpected so don't be surprised when you see something unusual." Wakaba stated.
"We figured that out by now…" Gray said dryly.
"Do you?"
"... Fair point."
The fire that was on Lucy was almost gone completely now. She was going to finish the song.
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was born in fire
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So light it up, light it up, baby
Light it up, baby
(Mmm, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, 'cause I was raised from the ashes
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm fireborn, fireborn, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Light it up, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fireborn, baby
Hmm, hmm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm fireborn, fireborn, baby
Lucy's wings faded away into particles, making her take a deep breath and releasing it, feeling better.
She then got a determined look on her face. "Fine. I'm done living here. Tonight, I'm leaving." Lucy stated, getting up and leaving the room to gather her belongings. The screen turned off after that.
"I liked it," Natsu stated, smiling.
"Of course you would, being a song about fire," Loke said, rolling his eyes.
"Guess we were right about this being right before Lucy left home," Elfman stated.
"Guess so," Gray said, shrugging.
"So who's going up next?" Mira asked.
"How about Mic-hey, where's Mest?" Elfman spoke to everyone while noticing Meat wasn't at Fairy tail anymore.
"Where did he go?"
Meanwhile with said man…
Mest was running with extreme speed, passing through several pedestrians.
He was panting, trying to get the heck out of there. "I gotta get out of here! Somewhere far away! Like hell I'm gonna stay behind with those damn lunatics! I should've hit an early retirement when I had the chance!"
He then ran into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry about th-" He cut himself off, seeing it was none other than Lucy herself with two other girls with her. 'WHYYYYYYYYY!?' he shouted in his head.
Lucy had a bolted up rage around here, that she was holding to use on the two idiots. She then ran into one of her guild members, Mest if she remembered. "Huh? Mest? Funny running into you here."
"O-O-O-O-Oh? L-Lucy, you're back e-early. G-G-Got back f-from your m-mission?" he asked, sweating bullets.
"Yeah… We… Might have gone overboard so the mission has been extended until everything is fix…" Lucy said, looking sheepish. "Uh… Are Natsu and Happy at the guild? I recently found that they may have taken something of mine. … Has he… made you watch anything…?"
Meat's face turned pale. "... If I tell the truth will you kill me…?" he asked, worried.
"No, that's for the two knuckle heads if they did," Lucy said, eye twitching in anger.
"Just to be sure, you're not going to slam a meteor on me?"
"What? Why would I…. you watched the videos haven't you?"
"Not by choice! … I will say you are a good singer though, and one of the more powerful Bards I've seen…" he said, a bit nervous, then released he said that last part out loud. "Ah crap."
"WHERE ARE THEY?!" Lucy roared, her eyes turn read in anger.
"Lucy, please calm down," the two haired girl pleaded. "We don't need you becoming like the rest of your guild members and blowing the whole town up."
"They're at the guildhall! Natsu, Happy, Erza and Gray brought them from your home when they came to visit you! Right now they're listening to your music! By the way you have some great rapping skills, did you ever get the chance to meet with the other rappers, Snoop dog?"
Lucy figitide. "For a minute." She shook her head. "Wait, I'm getting distracted. I'm going to murder Natsu and Happy!" She then thought about it for a second. "… Okay, killing them would be too easy." She then had a sinister smile. "I'll put the fear of god in them~!"
"And Erza and Gray…?" Mest asked, gulping.
"I'll spare them if they give me a good reason why, knowing Natsu and Happy, they would have gone through my belongings…"
Meat nodded. "Well then, I better be goin-" he was cut off when Lucy grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, dragging him back to the guild with the other two girls.
"Oh no, I'm putting a live performance on for the guild and city, I wouldn't want a friend of mine to miss this," Lucy said, dragging the poor man back with them.
'What is with my luck…!?' he asked in his head, crying a river of tears.
Back at the guild the others were wondering who should pick the next song.
"... I think Laxus should," Natsu said, making the Lightning Dragon Slayer stiffen, sweat rolling down his face.
"Why the hell would I want to get myself killed!?" he roared at them.
"Hey everyone gets to choose and so far, your the only one le-"
BAM!
"That's because I want to preserve my life, thank you! I don't want to get butchered by a bard!" Laxus shouted at Natsu while kicking him, causing him to fly before impacting at a wall.
Natsu only grinned at him after sliding off the wall. "Who knew you were such a coward~"
"At least I'm not the one who's gonna get brutally butchered by Lucy and by the way I'm already planning a funeral service where you're gonna be buried."
"I'M NOT DEAD!"
"Not yet."
Natsu then grinned again. "Eh, maybe you're right. I bet you'd pick something horrible anyways, with how deff you made yourself with your music basting in your ears~"
"WHERE ARE THEY?!"
"Oh would you hear the sound of that, I guess Lucy must've heard you."
"AAAHHHHHH! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME LUCY!" Both Natsu and Happy cried.
Realization then hit everyone. "Wait… LUCY'S BACK EARLY!?" They all shouted in fear.
"... Well it was nice knowing you all…" Gray said, sweating in fear.
"... Well sense we're already in the doghouse, I'll pick the next one," Alzack said, sighing. "Might as well pass the time before she gets here…"
"Why do you want to watch a music video when Lucy is here!? Are you asking to be buried in a coffin alive?!"
"If she already ran into Mest, which she might have, she'd already know we've watched her shows…" he said, forlorn. "It's no use hiding it…"
"Ugh fine, might as well write my will before I die."
Alzack groaned and went to go pick, but Bisca stopped him by grabbing his arm and asking. "Are you sure?"
"... Not really, but what's the point of hiding it?" he asked her.
She then looked determined. "Then I'll pick the next song after."
This shocked Alzack. "B-But Bisca-!?" she shushed him by putting a finger to his lips.
"I'm fine with this," she said. "Now go pick."
He let out a sigh and went to the cases. 'Let pray that Lucy doesn't wipe Fairy Tail off the map…' He then found a song. He picked it and read it out loud. "'When I'm Gone (Cups)'?"
"Just put it in already, we're already at death's door. Let's not waste any time." Laxus ordered, going back to his place on the second story floor.
Alzack sighs. "Here we go," he said, placing the lacrima in the player.
When the screen showed up, it showed a fourteen year old Lucy in the family kitchen, helping cook with the chefs.
"Thank you again for teaching me how to cook," Lucy thanked the head chef.
"It is No trouble Lucy, still odd of you to ask me to teach you how to cook," he said, laughing joyfully.
Lucy shrugged. "I want to know how to be independent and not solely rely on you all," she said, smiling. "... And I want my father to at least try something I made for him…"
The chef patted her on the back to try and comfort her.
"... Well this is starting off warmly…" Gray said in a deadpan.
"Despite the looming death coming towards us?" Cana asked.
"I've made my piece, it was bound to happen thanks to Flame Brain."
"What did you say, Ice Fairy!?"
"You heard me, this is all your fault."
"True," Mira agreed. "You should have left well enough alone."
Natsu grumbled.
"Why don't you play a song or something?" the head chef asked. "I know that always helps you calm down."
"But there's nothing really here for me to make music with," Lucy said, looking confused.
"Eh, anything can be used as an instrument," he told her, giving her a cup. "Try with this, and let yourself go."
Lucy looked confused, and just tapped a few times, then she started to get a beat going. "Huh, I guess I can use this."
She kept it up, and then summoned a ukulele. She then started to sing.
I've got my ticket for the long way 'round
Two bottle'a whiskey for the way
And I sure would like some sweet company
And I'm leaving tomorrow, what do you say?
"Been thinking of this song for a while?" the chef asked.
Lucy smiled sadly. "I want to make it in the world as my own person."
"I think she's doing a great job on that," Levy stated.
"Bravo." Reedussaid, clapping for her.
"I can get behind the whiskey thing~!" Cana said, raising a glass in the air.
"Of course you would…" Gray said flatly.
Lucy kept up the song, the beat getting louder from her energy and magic.
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
The chef gave a giggle. "This sounds more like you broke up with a boyfriend, or girlfriend if you swing that way~" he teased her, making Lucy blush.
"Oh come now, you know I've never had someone like that, and the suitors don't count," Lucy said, trying to get her blush under control.
Some of the guild members laughed at Lucy's being flustered like that.
"So who do you think Lucy bats for~?" Cana asked, a teasing tone in her voice.
"Should you really be asking that?" Erza asked, letting out a sigh.
"I'm just curious is all~" Cana said, giggling.
"... She might be Bi," Mira said, having a pondering look. "She might just do that to be free and herself."
"Mira, please don't start this, Lucy's already going to kill us, we don't need you adding fuel to the fire by spreading gossip like that or trying to pry into her lovelife…" Gray said, groaning.
Mira and Cana pouted. "You're no fun…"
Lucy got her blush under control, getting back to the song.
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
"Still want to explore the world I see?" the chef asked.
Lucy nodded. "I've always wanted to see the world on my own, not just in a carriage to another one of my father's meetings…"
"Guild Cage again," Macao stated, sighing.
"Couldn't her father at least let her make friends?" Romeo asked.
"Most noble girls are not allowed to go out without an escort," Wakaba stated, sighing.
"Sounds really lonely," Romeo said.
"I'm happy Lucy joined Fairy Tail," Mirasaid, smiling.
"Aye!" Happy shouted.
Lucy just kept up with the music, smiling as the song went on, wanting to be free.
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're sure gonna miss me when I'm gone
Lucy then slowed the beat down, the only thing used to finish was clapping her hands and using the cup, with the ukulele.
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Lucy finished up by placing the cup on the table.
The guild was impressed.
"Huh, guess that's what a song using a cup sounds like," Elfman stated, looking impressed.
"Guess so," Loke said.
"There's still more," Mira stated.
Just then, one of the maids of the house appeared. "Lady Lucy, your father sent me to fetch you. You have a trip with him for another meeting."
Lucy sighs. "Again. He never even let me help him. Does he just use me to show his wealth…?" Lucy asked, sighing. She took her apron off and walked to her room to change. The video then ended.
"Well… That was something…" Gray said.
"No one's gonna say it? Lucy's father is an a #." Natsu stated.
"Woah Language! There are kids here!" Wakaba scolded.
"Yeah, yeah."
"You mean # $"
"Waahh! Romeo? Where did you learn that filthy language?!" Macao shouted, shocked.
"I keep hearing it from you and Wakaba whenever the two of you keep getting drunk. I'm used to it by now."
"So that's why I've been sleeping on the couch for a month." he said, facepalming.
"Okay, my turn then," Bisca stated, getting up to pick the next song. She was looking through the songs until she spotted one that was strange. She picked it and it was called Okaasan no Uta (Mother's Song). "Mother's Song?"
"... You think it's a song her mother wrote?" Natsu asked.
"Who knows," Gray said. "Just play it already."
Bisca placed it in after putting the last one back as the holoscreen.
Outside the guild, Lucy, Uta. Kairi and Mest had made it to the entrance of the guild, right outside the doors.
"By this point, should I ask how many coffins will be filled?" Meat asked.
"Two, one for Happy and one for Natsu," Lucy said. "As for the rest…. I'll decide."
"Well, since it's going to be like this. I might as well tell you something before I die."
"And that is?" Kairi asked.
"I'm not really technically a-" Meat was cut off when they heard the sound of a woman's voice, one that made Lucy stiffen, one she hadn't heard in a long time.
"Jude, can you help me put Lucy to sleep again…?"
Lucy's eyes started to water, and she grabbed all of them, and made her way to the door, opening it quietly so no one heard. The four looked in, and saw the video playing. There was a woman that looked almost like Lucy, holding a baby in her arms, trying to comfort her.
"Ah shit, should I be here to see this?" Mest asked. He, Kairi and Uta then heard soft hiccupping, and saw it was Lucy, tears in her eyes.
She only said one word. "M-Mom"
While that was happening, the rest of the guild was unaware of this happening, and saw Lucy's Mother. Just then, her father showed up, and Mira gasped, recognizing him.
A man with black eyes and slicked back blond hair and a matching, extremely trim mustache, and a rather firm, square jaw walked in. "Seems our little girl had a night terror again," the now known Jude Heartfillia said. "Guessing you want me to play the piano again while you sing her your lullaby, Layla?"
"L-Lucy… Lucy is the daughter of the head of the Heartfilia Konzern…?" Mira asked in complete shock.
"Where have I heard that name before…?" Gray asked, knowing he's heard that name somewhere.
"Oh they're no one special," started Macao, sounding sarcastic, "they're just one of the most wealthy and influential businesses in all of Fiore."
"I remember now!" Gray snapped his fingers in realization. "Layla Heartfilia, a month ago I was doing a solo mission, a client was apparently an archaeologist who was discovering a lost tomb that was apparently discovered by Layla Heartfilia. Apparently he found letters from the tomb addressed to her daughter."
"Wait, what?" Natsu and Happy asked, confused.
"I still have those letters with me and I haven't opened them until I find her daughter, who would've known that Layla was Lucy's mother."
"But why and how were there letters to Lucy inside a tomb?" Elfman asked, looking lost.
"I have honestly no idea or what she was doing in that tomb."
They decided to question it later, while Lucy was shocked. Letters from her mother. She and the other three were just as confused as the others on how they got there.
"Would you be a dear and do so, thank you~" Layla said, thanking her husband. She was starting to rock Lucy in her arms to try and calm her down and rock her to sleep again, while singing to her. What Layla was singing though was in another language.
Madaminu anata aemasu you ni
Onaka wo sasuri itsumo negatta
Fu-u-u fu-u-u donna kao shiteru ka na
Fu-u-u fu-u-u donna koe wo shiteru no
Just then, Jude started to play the piano, a warm smile on his face. Layla had the same smile and started to sing with the piano.
Ookina hitomi watashi wo utsusu
Namida no tsubu ga hoho ni hajikeru
Manma manma oide gohan dekita yo
Ta-ta-ta ta-ta-ta oide sanpo ikou yo
A lot of the guild felt warmth and happiness going through them by the song. Most didn't know what was said, but those who understood were smiling.
"This is lovely…~" Mira said,smiling.
"This must have been a gift to Lucy… So she could always hear her whenever she needed to…" Wakaba said, with a bitter sweet tone in his voice.
Laxus thought about his mother, and some of the few memories he had of her.
Lucy was starting to cry, watching the recording.
Lucy was giggling at her mother, her hands grabbing out to hug her and hold her. Layla was smiling at this, letting her grab her finger.
Nakiharashita me de hiza wo kakaeru
Wake wo kikasete subete hanashite
Daijoubu dokoemo ikanai yo
Nani ga atte mo issho ni iru yo
Anata no waratta kao ga suki yo
Uchikondeite mo genki wo kureru
Ru-ru-ru ru-ru-ru oide uta utaou yo
U-o-on u-o-on oide nodo narasou yo
Ki-ra-ra ki-ra-ra nobinobi sodatteoku de
"They seem so happy," Levy said.
"I'm guessing… after losing his wife, Jude must have shut himself off," Macao stated.
"Might be true…" Gray said, understanding how losing family was like.
"How did Layla die?"
"I don't know, I asked the same question to the archaeologist and he told me that Layla died of some sort of a magic disease." Gray said. "I'm not going to pry further into Lucy's life though."
"Good idea, we're already in enough trouble," Loke stated, glaring at Natsu and Happy.
"What are you looking at me for womanizer?"
"Aye!"
"Do I really need to spell it out…?" Loke asked in a deadpan.
Layla sat next to her husband, both smiling warmly at Lucy.
Yuki wo kake kumo wo kazoe ame ni asobi kaze ni fukarete
Hana ni umore kusabue narasou
Yonhon ashi de nihon no ashi de
Atarashii asa
Atarashii kaze
Anata no tame ni junbisareta no
Atarashii asa
Atarashii hikari
Sekai wa anata no tame ni aru
Atarashii asa
Atarashii niji
Sekai wa fushigi ni michiteiru
Lucy was starting to close her eyes, starting to fall asleep again. Both parents are smiling at their little girl.
Futatsu no michi no dochiraka erabi haruka kanata mitsumeru manazashi
Shite agerareru koto mou nanimonai no kashira
Itsuka anata ga tabidatsu toki wa
Kitto waratte miokutte ageru
U-u-u u-u-u demo chotto samishii ka na
U-o-on u-o-on onegai shikkari ikite
The song ended and Lucy was now fast asleep.
"Looks like she finally fell asleep again," Juda said, carefully placing the cover for the keys back over.
Layla smiled. "Indeed~ I'll put her back to bed now."
"I'll wait in our room then," Jud said, as the two went in different directions. The video then ended.
"That was sweet," Levi said.
"Lucy had such a loving family at one point…" Mira said, her smile a bit sad.
Just then the guild heard crying at the entrance. They all looked back and saw it was Lucy. Everyone froze, their faces' paling.
"M-Mom…" Lucy said, tears in her eyes.
"I think we might have made things worse…" Elfman said, sweating profusely.
"I told you we shouldn't watch those videos." Gray stated.
"Uhhhh Lucy, you alright?" Uta asked. Her Kairi and Mest trying to help comfort him.
Natsu and Happy crawled away like a worm, using the distractions from Lucy's sudden visit. They immediately had plans, go to the train stations, hide in a different country, change their names and appearance. Their plan was going smoothly…..until someone just blurted out.
"Hey Natsu, Happy, where do you think you're going?" Erza asked, picking the two up.
CRACK!
If Natsu and Happy weren't terrified, they are beyond horrified. Lucy turned her head too fast, her bones cracked. Uta, Kairi and Mest took a step back.
"O-oh, h-hey Lu-Lucy. Y-your back e-early." Natsu said, sweating in fear.
"A-aye!" Happy agreed, sweating as well.
"Natsu Dragneel, Happy the Cat." Both were sweating profusely, as Erza walked the two up to her.
"W-What are you doing Erza!?" Natsu shouted, he and Happy trying to get free.
"I believe you two are done for," Erza stated, tossing the two outside. "There, for you to deal with how you want, Lucy." Erza then shouted to all of Magnolia. "ANGERED BARD! LOCK ALL YOUR DOORS!"
This scared everyone, and people started to run inside, locking their doors and windows. The guild did the same, Kairi, Uta and Mest going inside as well, not wanting to be in the line of fire. They did look out the windows to see the show.
"HEY! DON'T LEAVE US OUT HERE!" Natsu and Happy cried in fear, looking at the guild. That was a mistake, seeing a dark aura Lucy with her hair shadowing her eyes. (A/N 1)
"So… Natsu… Happy…" Lucy started, a calm tone in his voice.
"I CAN EXPLAIN! IT WAS HAPPY'S IDEA!" Natsu shouted, placing the blame on Happy.
"Ay-WHAT!? NATSU! IT WAS YOUR IDEA TO GO THROUGH LUCY'S BELONGINGS!" Happy shouted, redirecting the blame.
"DON'T TRY TO DENY IT HAPPY-"
BAM!
"EEEKK!" Natsu and Happy shrieked when Lucy slammed her foot near Natsu and Happy.
"Listen here you two…" Lucy ordered, glaring at the two, making the two do just that. "I'm in a foul mood right now… You two took my music, revealed my secrets, and went through my stuff… Now, I won't kill you…" This got the two to let out a sigh of relief. "But I'm going to make you regret going through my stuff by teaching a lesson to the two of you, a lesson you won't forget." Lucy then pulled out a guitar, ready to scare the two with the fear of God.
"N-Now, now Luci, let's talk about this," Natsu tried to calm her down.
Lucy broke the chains off them. "I suggest running… Now…"
The two pales and started to run. Lucy got ready to sing, to punish the two.
To Be Continued…
That's the chapter. And it looks like Natsu and Happy are in for a rough time in the next chapter…
Makarov: "I might need to bunker down in the hospital…"
BAM!
Dark: We all need a bunker old man.
Do you think her powers will reach here? I knowBards can be powerful, but-
BAM!
Makarov: "I'd suggest you empower your barrier…"
Dark: Another thing we need to work on. Anyway, I pray for Natsu and Happy's poor soul.
Eh, they had it coming. Anyways, we should end this chapter. We hope you all enjoyed the chapter. If you did, please leave a like, favorite, follow and anything else. If you have a song request, please leave a comment on what song you have in mind. And with that, see you in the next chapter.
Makarov: "See you next time kids~!"
BAM!
Dark: And the vase just got broken, you're paying for that.
(Rolls eye) See you next chapter…
Song 1: Fireborn by Derivakat
Song 2: Anna Kendrick - Cups (When I'm Gone)
Song 3: Okaasan no Uta (Mother's Song) by Ann Sally
(A/N 1) Dark: Ah shit! Hit the deck!
Don't need to tell me twice!
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