"You're off the team, Lucy."

Those words haunted me. I ran into the east forest before I let my tears fall. "Natsu, you big jerk!" I yelled into the forest. It's been three days since I returned to the guild. Porlyusica let me stay with her, sensing my hate for Natsu.

"Child," She smiled, her lips forming a tight, almost-white line on her face. "You have to return someday. You're quite fortunate to stumble upon my house. You should return and face your friends."

"I know, but I just have nothing to go back to. I should just leave the guild." I sighed, looking out a window at the pouring rain.

"You owe them at least a good farewell, if you do choose such a path."

I nodded. "Thank-you so very much, Porlyusica. You remind me of my mother. You say exactly what I need to hear."

"Farewell, child." She nodded.

I stepped out into the rain heading back to Magnolia. I trudged through the forest only tripping twice. Magnolia was quiet, except for this constant rain for the last three days. I wonder if this is Juvia's work, but I doubt she misses her "love rival." I glanced in the direction of the guild hall.

I walked slowly at first but my pace began to quicken with my heartbeat. I gently pushed open the guild doors just a crack.

"None of you could find her?"

"I've looked in her apartment, but she's not there." Gray said. "Where is she?"

"Natsu, you should be out there, too. This is your fault! You know that there isn't a limit to the amount of people on a team. Lucy was only ever a replacement of Lisanna to you and now that she's back, you think you can just get rid of Lucy like that? We all missed Lisanna, but you went too far!" Mira yelled at Natsu.

In response, he just covered his eyes with his annoyingly pink hair.

"I'm going to do another sweep of town." Erza said quietly.

I stepped in unnoticed and went to a table in the corner, missing Erza by mere seconds.

"I'll check her apartment again. She might have gone home." Gray said.

"I'll go bring Lisanna home, she's still out there looking for Lucy." Elfman said.

Mira nodded. "We'll search for her again in the morning."

I couldn't find my voice to speak and tell them I was right here. I could only cry, they still cared. Cana was looking at the second floor where Master's office was. "I wonder how long he's going to be in there."

A few seconds later, the door creaked open and Master stepped out. "Lucy, come into my office." He looked right at me.

Cana, Mira, Natsu, the Thunder God Tribe minus Laxus, and the rest of the guild followed his gaze. "LUCY!" They all shouted, except Natsu.

I nodded, following Master into his office after I reached the second floor. My keys jingled with every step.

"Lucy," He said softly. "I know what Natsu did was hurtful. I have even seen the resemblance between you and Lisanna, however there are far more differences than there are similarities."

"I want to leave the guild, Master." I said so quietly I wasn't sure I had actually said it until he nodded.

"I suspected so. Very well, Lucy, but do me a favor. I called someone to meet you at your home tonight. Go with them I do not wish for you to be alone in this kind of state, you let your guard down and you could pay for it."

"I'll do it, Master. Thank-you for looking after me."

"Feel free to come back to us when you are ready, Lucy. We'll be waiting." He said as I watched my Fairy Tail mark disappear from my hand.

I hugged him and said my farewell again, leaving the office. I sighed.

I walked down the stairs to the first floor again, a group of people were gathered at the bottom. Gray was in the center of it with Mira, Cana, Elfman, and Lisanna to his right and Erza, Evergreen, Freed, and Bixlow to his right.

"Welcome home, Lucy." Gray smiled with tears of relief building in his eyes. As soon as I touched the first floor he rushed to me hugging me tightly. "Don't ever run off like that again, Lulu. You make me worry." I hugged my "brother" tightly. Gray had become the closest thing to a brother since I arrived at Fairy Tail. When he released me, Erza clapped a hand on my shoulder, Evergreen and Mira giving me happy smiles, Elfman nodded at me with Lisanna looking directly into my eyes apologetically. Freed and Bixlow gave me a thumbs up, which was really out of character for them both.

I stepped away from them all. "I'm sorry but this is good-bye. I love you all and Fairy Tail, I just need some time alone." I looked at each of them, pausing a long look at Gray. "I'm so sorry, I hope I'll come back someday." I ran past all of them and was almost out the guild doors when his voice stopped me.

"You really think you can leave and think we're all just going to accept you if you come back?" Natsu said, leaning against the wall by the doors. "You're just going to leave without any real reason, to go?"

A new LaLu i've been writing for awhile. I felt like posting it so deal with it! XD -SFL