Memories

Chapter 3

Lucy's POV

When I woke up I noticed I was in my bed and Erza was asleep at my desk. Trying not to wake her I changed, grabbed my keys and left my apartment. I decided to go for a walk to clear my head and figure out what I'm going to do what Mira told me. I thought about heading to the guild to see if anyone was there, but realized that I may run into Natsu and Lisanna, so I turned the other way and started walking.

--Time Skip 1 hour--

I have been mindlessly walking for about an hour now. I have no idea where I am, but that doesn't seem to bother me. My mind went back to all the adventures Natsu and I went on since he brought me to Fairytail. 'How could he suddenly want me off the team. Could Lisanna really be that much better than me?' I thought to myself. I didn't think I was that bad of a fighter. I may depend a lot on my celestial spirits, but what else is a celestial wizard supposed to do. I figured I've been walking in one direction, so I turned around and walked straight back, hoping it would bring me back to my apartment.

Mira's POV

Erza and I have been searching all over Magnolia for Lucy for almost an hour. 'Where could she possibly have gone?' I asked myself. "I think we should split up and search around the border of the city" Erza suggested pulling me from my thoughts.

"Alright," I said walking towards the North gate while she walked South.

I walked around the North gate and started heading East around the border. My mind flooded with thoughts about how Lucy might think of me. 'What if she hates me now? What if she doesn't want to be my friend anymore? How could I get her to forgive me?' questions flooded my head. Tears were streaming down my face but I don't care. I have to find Lucy.

I got halfway passed the East gate when I saw someone walking towards the city. 'I wonder who that is' I thought to myself. I decided to stop and wait till they got closer. After a few minutes, they got close enough for me to see who it was.

"Lucy! There you are!" I ran and hugged her.

"Oh. Hey Mira. What are you doing way out here?" she asked with sadness in her voice.

'Crap. She really doesn't like me anymore'. "I've been worried about you so Erza and I started looking for you. Where have you been?"

"Wandering. Why?" she halfheartedly responded.

"We were super worried." I pulled out my communication lacrima and called Erza.

Erza's POV

I've been searching the South and West borders when the communication lacrima that Mira gave me lit up.

"Hey, Mira. Any luck?" I asked hopefully.

"Yea. I found Lucy halfway between the East and South gates." She said.

"Really! That's a relief. I'll be right there" I told her and put the lacrima away and headed to where she told me they were.

It took me a while to get there, but sure enough there they were. Lucy was sitting under a tree with her arms on her knees and her head down. Mira was sitting next to her trying to talk to her. It didn't look like Lucy was responding.

"Lucy! Mira! there you are." I called running up to them out of breath from running all the way.

"Hey, Erza." Mira walked up to me with a pained look in her eyes.

"What's wrong Mira?" I asked out of earshot of Lucy.

"She won't talk to me," She said on the verge of tears.

"I'll try talking to her to see whats wrong." I tried to reassure her.

Lucy's POV

Erza and Mira were a few feet away talking. Probably about me. 'It doesn't matter. They probably feel the same way Natsu and the rest of the team do.' I thought to myself. A tear escaped and I quickly wiped it away. Just then Erza walked over.

"Hey, Lucy. I'm glad to see you." She said.

"Hey Erza," I replied quietly.

"Why'd you run off like that?" She asked, concern evident in her voice.

"I just needed to clear my head. Sorry for scaring you." I replied faking a smile. "I'm good now. You can stop worrying about me." I told her

"I'm not going to stop worrying about you. And neither will Mira. We care a lot about you and hate seeing you hurt." She said.

'She is lying. They both think I'm weak.' Negative thoughts flooded my mind