"Are you just gonna stand there?" The blonde snapped out of her reverie and saw her celestial lion spirit, his eyes averting from her gaze when he realized the tone he just used.

The celestial mage just laughed at him and apologized, but the spirit flinched at how her voice cracked.

"Look, Lucy…" Lucy heard Loke whisper from the doorway, looking away from her. "…you…you don't have to do this…"

"I do," the blonde said firmly, surprising the lion for a little bit, "I have to…do this. Not just for me…" She looked down, trying to remain her calm.

Lucy whimpered. She has had enough crying for one night.

Loke sighed and helped her pick up her bags. "You can come with me to the celestial spirit world."

She shook her head. "We'll take the train." Carrying a bag on her back and one on her left shoulder, she finalized with a nod. "Going to the celestial spirit world would take up my energy. I'd probably end up being stressed out and we both know that's not good for—" Lucy stopped midsentence and shook her head again. "Anyway, we're taking the train….Loke?"

He was slinging a bag on his shoulder when Lucy said his name, "Hm?"

"…are you sure that it's alright for you to come with me?"

The orange-haired spirit only smiled. "I'm going anywhere you're going, princess."

Lucy smiled back. "That's good. That ma…makes…"

She was cut short when her body suddenly fell forward, Loke fast enough to catch her. "Lucy?!"

"…makes…me happy…" Lucy didn't realize that her eyes were closed until she opened them again. Looking down at Loke's arms wrapped around her, tears silently fell down her cheeks. She leaned against his chest, sobbing quietly.

"I really…am weak aren't I?"

The lion frowned and shook. "Lucy, enough of that. Quit listening to what they say. You shouldn't listen to them."

"I can't!" She sobbed out, tears furiously freeing themselves dampening Loke's shirt. "I can't I can't I can't! I can't not listen to them! I can't have enough of it! I CAN'T STOP LISTENING! You know why?" She bit her lip furiously when he didn't answer. "DO YOU KNOW FUCKING WHY?!

"Because they're all TRUE!"

Loke could only stand there as his arms fell to his sides, the blonde's hands freed and now pounding her fists into his chest as hard as she could manage. She went on for a few minutes, crying, her wails the only thing to be heard of in the room as she desperately tried to break a hole into Loke's chest.

"They're all…true…why…" Lucy whispered in a cracked, frustrated tone, slowly stopping from her punching to yeel, "Why?! Why do I have to be like this?! Why did I have to be this broken?! Why did I have to be this weak?! Why did I have to love that idiot?! Why?! Why?! Why did he have to—have to lie to me that night?!"

The blonde didn't punch his chest anymore, but shouted.

"Why did he have to tell me he loves me and crush me just like that?!" She punched his chest once, "He's so unfair! So. Fucking." She gave the strongest shove she could at Loke, and he let her.

She needed this.

"So. Fucking. Unfair!"

Silence replaced the air surrounding them as Lucy slowly fell forward and landed her forehead against Loke's chest. Her shoulders shook violently, the lion spirit slowly lifting his arms to comfort her as she continued to sob and whimper. He looked down at the keys on her waist. Each of them were glowing, shouting, worried for their owner.

As ironic as it was, Aquarius' key glowed the brightest.

"Lucy…"

"Why…why am I letting him affect me so much?" Lucy sniffed as Loke hugged her and patted her back. "I never should have believed him in the first place…it's too good to be true…"

Sighing, Loke slowly stroked the back of her head and whispered. "I'm sure there's a reason for everything Lucy…he just doesn't deserve you." The lion spirit frowned, 'That doofus…I never knew that he could be this cruel…'

"Hey, Loke, I'm ok now, you can let go of me." He obliged quickly, realizing he had been holding her for more than necessary. Lucy rubbed her eyes against her arm to get rid of any more tears. "So…I guess we'll be leaving now."

Loke only nodded and gestured his chin to her drawer. "Are they there?"

"Yeah…I made sure only they could read them…don't give me that look, it's not like I'm planning revenge on them." Lucy snapped at Loke, shaking her head. "I just…need some time away from the guild for a while…and…him…I guess…"

"…are you?"

Lucy looked up at his sudden question. "Huh?"

"I meant," Loke cleared his throat, "I meant that…are you gonna, you know…tell him?"

"…that hasn't been decided yet."

"But Lucy—!"

"I'm not saying that he doesn't have the right to know. He does, it's just that…" Lucy sighed in defeat, "I'm just…not sure enough to be sure of anything else."

Without another word, the orange-haired boy only gave her a pat on the shoulder and left her alone in her apartment to wait outside. The blonde watched as he left and faced her apartment one last time.

Placing her hand on the little bump on her stomach, she whispered, "I really pulled a hard one on you didn't I?" she laughed lightly and stroked it gently, smiling despite her puffy nose and eyes, "Don't worry, Mommy's not gonna cry anymore…or at least, for a long time."

Turning around to leave, she took a deep breath and left her apartment without looking back.

With two last words on her head.

Goodbye Natsu.

"…you wouldn't get to see Daddy for at least a long time too."

Dared to do this. Honestly hate these kinds of stories, but I guess I'll try doing one. But I can't promise anything…

Good night minna :)

-K-