Strength

Chapter 1

The birds chirped happily like they do every morning, with the sun shining through my window and the light breeze drifting through. I started leaving my window open at night now, I developed a habit of always expecting (unwanted) visitors, so I found no reason to lock it anymore, they would just break it open anyway...that is, if they barged in anymore.

I got out of my empty bed groggily like I do every morning, and walk over to the bathroom and do my morning routine, shower, wash face, brush teeth, ect. Then exit the bathroom to look for clothes, choosing a pair of black skinny jeans, a white tube top, and a leather jacket, and then Topping off the look with my black leather boots, and a black belt with my keys and whip, and I leave my apartment to go get breakfast at the guild.

Lately things have been a bit different at the guild. Cana still drinks, and Gray still strips, and of course Erza still eats her cake, but everyone has been less chatty towards me. I don't think I did anything wrong, I mean at least I hope not. I just hope things will change soon. After the Grand Magic Games everyone has been treating me with less respect, walking all over me and being rude at some points. I don't know what is going on, but I hope this ends soon, I miss my family.

Once I enter the guild everyone looks away from the door awkwardly, I try my best to smile at everyone, but of course no one looks up to greet me. Am I that much of a bother to my guild? Finally deciding I've had enough, I walked over to Levy, who has her nose deep in a book called "tainted love". At first she doesn't look up, until I call her name. Once I do get her attention she puts up a fake smile on her face and asks "What's up Lucy?"

What happened to my nickname?

I sit down beside her and look at her, trying not to burst into tears from fearing the worst. "Levy, everyone has been treating me differently. No one will say hello to me when I greet them, and if they do talk to me they only say a few words. What did I do for you guys to treat me differently? Did I do something wrong? I don't understand, please tell me what I did wrong!?" I say, tears brimming in my eyes.

She looks at me stunned for a second, until she finally looks at me straight in the eyes and said angrily "I'm sorry Lucy, but I don't think you belong here anymore. You lost both your battles at the Grand Magic Games, and you don't seem to be pulling your weight when on a mission with your team. If you don't want to become stronger Lucy, then why are you here?"

My heart stops at what she said at first, but then I realize what I must look like to her. I've let down fairy tail. I haven't become stronger in my years of being here, nor have I even tried to catch up with the power level of my team. My team has been going out on missions with Lisanna as of late, I wouldn't have minded just that, but after a while they have stopped including me in their conversations, and a few times I've heard them say my name.

I sigh and look around the guild; everyone seems so happy, why should I stay here and be an inconvenience? I'm just a disgrace to them, so why stay?

I finally looked at levy and said with all of the pain and anger I left towards them and myself "I stayed here because for once in my life I was treated like a person with rights, instead of a piece of meat. I stayed because I could smile freely, without being looked down on. Here you don't have to be dressed up with a proper posture and always have a smile on your face; even through if you make the slightest mistake your world will crumble around you, and be looked as a disgusting parasite. Although I stayed for these reasons, there is no reason for me to stay now. This is the reason why I left my father in the first place, all I need now is the abusive drunken nights and it will be déjà vu all over again. I'm sorry Levy; I was mistaken to think I could stay here and call it home." I get up from my seat and walk out of the guild, and I can feel some eyes on me. I turn back to see most of the guilds eyes on me, shocked and guilty gazes meet me, but all I can do is walk out of the guild and leave them behind.

Hey guys I do not own Fairy Tail, and if there is a real book titled "tainted love" I didn't know, so I'm just kinda going with it. Anyway, review please, I want da feed back ;)