I am BACK! With a sequel to 'The Battle of Angels and Fairies'! I welcome you all to the story; Fairy's Guardian Angel! I wish for your support throughout the story.
Anyway, I actually finished writing the first chapter to this story around three months ago. But I decided to just continue writing. I thought that I should just post the first story until I finish a few more chapters. But then. a few chapters later, I decided to finally post chapter one. And guess what? IT WAS DELETED! It was saved as a document here at instead of my laptop. I'm not really fond of writing in Microsoft Word, so for all of my stories, I type the entire chapter here at this site. So you know, when you haven't touched a document for such a long time, it gets deleted automatically? Yeah, that's what happened. The worst part is that I can't specifically recall what I wrote. So after a few days, I just decided to start all over again. Sorry if you waited so long for the sequel!
Anyway, this chapter had exactly 2,120 words not including the A/N!
Hope you enjoy!
Lucy was happily getting ready for a new day at the guild, carefully picking out the perfect outfit to wear for the day. It has been months since the incident with Rayless Vile, months since she last saw her siblings. Now it was only three months away from the next Grand Magic Games, and her team had planned to go on training once again. Lucy was determined to do her best and train hard so she won't let her team down like last year. She'll be sure to live up to everyone's expectation, for Fairy Tail's name as the strongest guild in Fiore. She just hoped that Erza won't be so over-protective of her like she has been for a while.
Ever since that incident, Erza has been keeping a close eye on her. She was always making sure that she was alright and safe from harm. She practically acted like a mother towards her during missions. Anyone could tell that the titania was very dedicated to keep the promise she made from Lea.
Lucy's eyes narrowed.
'Lea-nee-san . . .' she thought. 'Everyone . . .'
Ever since that incident, she hadn't heard of any news concerning her siblings. The Council really made sure that any and all information concerning the subject is kept classified and impossible to get. Once, Erza even tried to threaten it out of them and that didn't really go so well. The red-haired mage was sent to jail for attempted murder that day . . .
But despite the lack of information, Lucy believed that her siblings were fine. She just knew that deep down they were. So she had nothing to worry about. But of course, there were times that Lucy would just stop and think about them. She would recall all of the memories they had together and that would make them miss them so much.
Lucy's eyes were now filled with sadness and tears threatened to pour out of her eyes but she simply blinked them away. She knew she had to be strong. She had to be, not only for herself, but also for her friends.
Lucy left her cozy apartment and went to the guild. She looked up and frowned as she saw that it was getting cloudy. The sky was filled with gray clouds, making it appear so dark.
"I hope it won't rain soon . . ." she said before returning to her thoughts.
Both Erza and Gray had been trying to keep her out of harm's way. They both became over-protective ever since that incident. Although Erza was doing it because of the promise she made with Lea. Meanwhile, Gray was only doing it because he wanted to prove to Jade that he can, in fact, be trusted. The ice mage was a bit annoyed by the fact that her sister showed a strong dislike towards him in the short time they've known each other.
"It wasn't my fault that I accidentally threw a table and happened to land right at her! What the hell is she mad at me for?" he would always complain when the subject was brought up, in which the blonde would just giggle.
It was nice to know that her sister still cared deeply towards her after all this time. But it was to be expected she supposed. And it was also nice that Gray acted the same. He was really dedicated to change Jade's impression of him. He always did acted like a brotherly figure towards her. But it was a bit inconvenient that Juvia thought they had more than a brother-sister kind of thing. She honestly had to clear things up between them, and she'll make sure to do the same with Jade's point of view on Gray. She really doesn't want her sister hating any of her friends. Although she doesn't mind Joan's dislike towards Gajeel. She can perfectly understand that.
And there was also Natsu.
People might say that he remained the same even after that incident, but Lucy could see the changes. As faint as they were, she could still see them. The concerned glances, the simple actions that offers comfort; as simple as they were, they were enough.
It reminded her of Joan and Lucas back then.
Lucy sighed and shook the thoughts off her head. She really shouldn't be thinking of these things. It was only natural for them to act like that.
She knew her friends would never leave her. They'd always be there for her. And right now, that's what she needed the most.
How wrong she was . . .
Lucy stood in front of the guild with wide eyes showing shock and disbelief. Did they really just say that? It can't be, right? There's no way something like this could ever happen. They were friends. Friends don't do this to each other. They were supposed to stay by her side, through thick and thin. So then . . . Why?
"Wh-what . . ?" she asked, hoping that she had just somehow misheard them or something. Or maybe this was all some sick joke. Anything, just let it not be true.
"Sorry Lucy." Erza only smiled apologetically at her, she noticed the sadness showing in her eyes. "But I suppose it's for the best. Please understand."
Then just like that, the titania left her and made her way outside the guild. Gray, Natsu and Happy also gave her the same look before following the S-class mage. They didn't even say anything to provide her comfort. They didn't even give her a reasonable explanation. Just how can they expect her to understand?
Lucy remained frozen. Her eyes were wide and she was slightly trembling. It was a mystery why no other guild member noticed her by now. Even Levy, who was present in the guild that time hadn't noticed her. But as of now, Lucy couldn't bring herself to care as the shock of what had just occurred consumed her, rendering her motionless.
Did . . . Did her team just kick her out? She couldn't believe that had just happened. How could they possibly do this to her? They just . . . left her and replaced her with . . .
"Guys! Hurry up!" Lisanna yelled, grinning. "We're going to miss the train!"
"Alright!"
Lisanna . . .
Tears threatened to fall from her eyes the second time that day. And to think, she had earlier thought that they'd never leave her. How wrong she was.
From where she stood at the guild, she turned and made her way back towards her apartment, this went unnoticed towards a certain barmaid.
"Ah, Lucy? Where are you going?" Mira asked, but she went ignored. "Lucy? Lucy!"
The blonde continued to ignore the woman's cries and left the guild.
"Oh dear, what on earth could be the matter?" Mira asked.
"Eh? I'm sure she's fine, Mira. You worry too much." Cana said
"Well, I suppose you're right." she sighed.
'But still, she was acting quite strangely.' Mira thought. 'I sure hope she's okay.'
Rain started to pour heavily on Magnolia, but the blonde didn't seem to notice this. Lucy just hurried towards her apartment in the empty streets of Magnolia.
She still couldn't believe it. How could they kick her out of the team? They were probably in a train right this moment, heading towards someplace where they can train for the Grand Magic Games. They've left her behind. Even though she was really looking forward to having fun and training with them. She couldn't believe things will turn out like this.
She didn't really know why she was so affected by this. But, she just felt really hurt for some reason. True, it wasn't like she'll never see them again. But being kicked out of the team just like that. It just made her feel abandoned. It made her feel alone.
It gave her a very similar feeling that she had fourteen years ago; when she had thought her siblings had died.
She never ever wanted to remember that feeling again. She didn't want to go through that again. It was way too painful. She didn't want to lose anyone anymore. Even if it's just something like this . . .
"Someday, you'll find friends."
She had believed she will.
"You'll find friends who will care for you as much as we did."
She thought she had.
"You'll make memories with those friends of yours."
They did make so many memories together. And yet, why did they leave her like this? Her mind wandered to the words Erza had spoken earlier that day.
"I'm sorry, Lucy. But lately we've been taking difficult jobs. And I don't think you're ready for it just yet. I don't think you can keep up with us, so maybe it's better if you leave the team for now." she said. "But don't worry, Lisanna will take your place."
So that's it? She was weak? Why didn't they just say so from the start? She would've understood back then. Why did they have to do it now?
She hated this feeling. As hard as it was to admit it, they were right. And she hated knowing this fact. Ever since she was a child, she hated knowing that she was weak. She hated the fact that she wasn't strong enough to protect her own family from that accursed guild. She hated the fact that she couldn't have done anything to save her mother from her death. And now, she hated knowing that she was too weak to be with her closest friends. She can't even live up to everyone's expectations on her as a Fairy Tail mage.
And then, she suddenly remembered how her former team mates promised her siblings to take care of her and to stay by her side until they got back. They had seemed dedicated to fulfill that promise before. Then why was this happening?
"Liars." Lucy muttered to herself, a single tear rolling down her face. She slammed the door to her apartment open and stormed into her room. She remembered how her siblings promised her that they'll come back to her. They had, but only for a short period of time. Then they left her again. Even though they promised to be with her, make memories with her and her friends.
"Liars." she repeated as she entered her room. In her mind flashed an image of her and her siblings. Then in a blink of an eye, it turned into an image of her and her team. Tears were now flowing freely from her eyes.
Lucy sat on her bed and pulled her knees to her chest as she started to sob.
"You're all a bunch of liars! Every single one of you! Everything is filled with lies!" she yelled, trying to let some anger out.
Suddenly, she was pulled into a warm embrace. This, obviously, caught her by surprise; her body tensed up and her eyes widened. She was being held tightly so she couldn't see who that person was, and other than that, the room was much too dark. All she knew for sure was that she was being hugged by a guy since she was pulled into a broad chest.
Her body soon relaxed when the person didn't do anything to her, so she was sure he wasn't going to hurt her. She tried to think of anyone who could possibly be in her apartment right now.
She sighed. "Leave me alone, Natsu. I don't want to see you right now."
"Lucy-"
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" she yelled, still sobbing. She tried to struggle her was out of the man's grip. If she had just calmed down for even a second, she would've realized that the voice didn't belong to Natsu. "I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU RIGHT NOW! Leave me alone!"
She continued her attempt to struggle her way out of the embrace, but the man's grip only tightened even more. Eventually, after a few minutes of struggling to no prevail, she gave up and once again relaxed herself into his embrace. Tears continued to stream down her face, and this made her feel tired. Her body started to fall into unconsciousness, but before it did; she managed to mutter once last thing.
"You liar." she said, and she felt his body tense up before she fell asleep.
At the original chapter one, the conversation that went on between Team Natsu and Lucy was shown. It had been more specific. But well, to tell you the truth, I'm not really fond of these type of stories. You know, the whole Lucy-gets-kicked-out-of-team-natsu-and-was-replaced-by-lisanna story? So yeah, I went through the writing about how Lucy got kicked out of team natsu once, so there is NO WAY I'm going through that again.
Sorry for the whole time skip thing, please understand. And yeah, I know it's a bit short, please be understanding. The next chapters will be longer. I promise.
Next Chapter: The Start of The Grand Magic Games
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