I love this couple, probably my favorite in Fairy Tail, if you don't count NaLi. I hate that I made my favorite key end up like this. I had wanted to share this, even if it's not that good, I didn't want to drop the idea. Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or any characters in this story

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Smile

I watched her walk through the halls, head hanged down. Her beautiful pink curls fell over her eyes, so I couldn't see her expression. I thought she might be crying. I clenched my fists as I saw her like this. I want to rush through her, but Scorpio stopped me.

"We can't go after her," he told me, "We are already popular. Remember all we had to go through before we finally reached the top?" I shook off his hold on my shoulder and walked towards the girl. I know that I was not able to approach her. I already knew. So I walked past her, and I see her cry.

My heart clenched with worry. I wished those bullies would quit harassing her, but it was not worth wasting a breath. I pass her, without looking back, as much as I wanted to. I heard a whisper in the depths of my mind. Follow her. Tell her before someone whisks her away.

I continue to walk, but I knew it was getting harder to deny my feelings for her. Aries. The new girl who doesn't even try to fit in. She was spunky, and cheerful, almost always smiling. She was very innocent, and even so, people harassed her for being different.

For not being like them.

She was beautiful, inside and out. Those people were jealous, but I knew that they wouldn't admit it. Instead, they wish to make her less beautiful and taint her beauty with hatred.

But she held strong.

At least, until today.

I hear her begin to weep, as I want to turn back and help her. But I didn't have the courage. I didn't want them to destroy me like they would to her. I wouldn't try. At least, not until I am ready.

I'll wait till next Monday.

I swore to myself, to her, that I would tell her everything would be okay, that everything would get better.

That I love her.

I will wait till next Monday

Tuesday

"Ugly bitch," one of the girls said, as the guy next to her sneered, "Go and die in hell!" Aries took the words wordlessly; her eyes seemed to die a little, before they return to their bright self. I pretend to not take notice of them, when she flashed them a smile.

"I'm going to be fine, because I won't go to hell. Just because I am ugly, I am not committing a sin, am I?" she smiled, "And you won't go either, because God forgive the beautiful."

And I could tell by her face that she believed what she said. She believes that she is going to heaven… but also believes that she is ugly. That she isn't beautiful. That the girl and guy in front of her are the ones beautiful. But she's got it wrong. She is the beautiful one. The ones that make fun of her are the ugly ones.

I clench my fist as I walked past the small event.

I will wait till Monday.

Wednesday

They were pushing her. She was close to tears. But even then, she smiled through it. She smiled much later, as I watched her in the shade, she smiled even after they left. She picked up her books, and still smiled. But when she stood up, she was crying the long overdue tears.

But she was still smiling through her tears.

And I thought she was strong enough to wait a few more days. Just until Monday. I will tell her she doesn't have to cry, and if she does, she can cry on my shoulder.

I will tell her that she should cry all it out with me.

Thursday

She was hurting. But she held her chin high, even with the rest of the students throwing paper at her. She walked through the hall as the high school students harassed her.

And even then, she smiled, and tried her best to keep it up, even as it wavered.

Friday

Her eyes were dead. The spring in her step was gone. Her vibrant, healthy hair was flimsy. I knew that my time was running short, that she would be irreversible soon. But I still believed that she could wait till Monday.

Even as she walked through the hall, her eyes empty, and a smile that barely touch her lips, and a nose, runny and red from tears.

She was strong. She could wait till after the weekend. But somewhere in my heart, I knew that was a lie.

Because she never lasted through the weekend.

Monday

I couldn't believe my eyes. I was walking through the halls when I realized something.

No tears, no weeps, no pink curls, no fluffy clothes. No taunts, nor smiles, Where is she?

That's when I realized that something was off. I ran to class, which I was going to be late to, and I saw what I feared. Or didn't see what I feared.

She wasn't there. They were few people crying, and even then, I couldn't believe my ears. The teacher was talking, with something more than sorrow in her eyes, about Aries.

"She was very bright. I don't know why she had to end like this."

"What happened?" I asked, angry at being left out of this subject. The subject about the girl I loved.

"A-Aries, she died Friday night. It was too late to save her. She was so strong, but there is a limit to everyone. Sh-she wouldn't rely on anyone after all, and s-she was being abused by her mother, Karen. I-I couldn't believe it! She just gave up living. She died without the smile that she always kept on her face." The teacher stuttered through her tears.

I punch the wall next to me. After 6 months of being bullied, is that it? Is that all she could take? Why couldn't she live another weekend? Another three days. That made all the difference. I was too late.

"All her life, I saw her being bullied by kids, and her mother was cruel to her. I don't know why I didn't step in."

I was just trying to stay true to my promise of Monday, and she didn't live through it. She died, she was gone. I was trying to keep my promise of Monday.

But I knew that I was not speaking the truth. I was scared. I didn't want to become like her. I didn't want to be bullied because of her.

I could've saved her!

I ran out the room, onto the roof, and yelled. I screamed and screamed until I thought someone might chase after me. I could've saved her.

"I love you, Aries. Baka, why couldn't you wait just a bit longer! I would've said it today! Just please, come back!" I punched the floor three times before I heard a whisper in the wind. A soft voice, turned softer by the wind, I could hear the tiniest of voices whisper this:

Love you too, Loke. I knew you did…I couldn't wait, and you couldn't save me. So save yourself, and don't remember me.

I cried out as I heard this. I couldn't contain the fury inside me. I was angry at the bullies, angry at her mother. Angry at me.

I was angry because I knew that I could have saved her. But I didn't

And she dropped her smile before she died. Her oh so sweet smile. The smile I so wished to save.

I could've saved her. I could have. I could have also save her smile. And maybe make her laugh.

But she was gone now.

And all I can do is mourn. I could move on, but I wouldn't like that. Because I wouldn't remember her smile. The way it was planted to her face. The way it was held made me want to give my own. That smile.

The smile she should have given to me. Not those people.

And all I can do is hope that death mended her soul. And try to mend my own.

I hate making characters die. I love little Aries, and I hate that my first AriLo story includes her death, but I hope you don't mind. I was angry that an AriesXLoke story hasn't updated in a while, or no new ones have been posted, so I rushed one up and this came to mind. Then… I made Aries die D: Saddened, but tried to make it realistic. Hope you read any future Fairy Tail stories I post!

I am not good at male point of view, but I hope Loke doesn't sound too OOC

Thanks for reading! Please review if this is fine!