Sunrise, Let The Rays Light Up Your Soul{LaxusXLucy} [By Trinity531]

Black Ice

Morning of:

Sitting up abruptly in cold sweat, Natsu awoke from his nightmare.. He was cold. Him.. Salamander was cold.. he clenched his hair with both hands as he look down to his knees. It was as if he relived it all over again. Lisanna had died in his dreams and he saw the ghostly crying faces of his guild members. Natsu couldn't shake off the images of their faces. His breathing was labored and he tried to slow himself down. He breathed in and smelt the aroma that always calmed him.. Lucy's scent. He was startled and opened his eyes wide. He looked beside him and did not find Lucy. He looked around the room and everything was silent. He couldn't sense her in the bathroom or living room. She was not there. Natsu couldn't help but feel relieved at her unusual absence. It was her apartment. He didn't want her to see his state and worry about him. Instead of worrying about where she was, all he could do was be thankful that he didn't get caught in his emotional turmoil. He had to be strong. He had to protect others. He was not supposed to be the one who was protected and worried over.

Natsu had been worried all week actually. Fighting his fear that when Lisanna would join the team, he would be responsible for her. He didn't want to be the one who couldn't protect Lisanna and have to experience her death all over again. If she were to die on this mission, it would be his fault. He had to protect her, or else he would never be able to face his guild mates ever again. They had finally got Lisanna back and he wouldn't allow her to be lost again. With this determination, he jumped out of bed, woke Happy who was sleeping on the couch, and walked towards the guild.

"Natsu I didn't see Lushyy. Where did she go?"

"I don't know Happy. I woke up and she wasn't there. Maybe she went to the guild already"

The sunlight warmed his skin.. The cold from his nightmare was slowly melting. A smile crept on his face and along with a thought. He would be going on a mission with his favorite nakama.. but specifically his two friends.. Lucy and Lisanna. Excited for the day and wondering why he was ever so nervous he started running towards the guild.

"Happy its going to be a fun mission!"

"Aye!"

When I had reached the guild, I saw that Lucy was already there. She was having breakfast at the bar and talking to Mira. It was quite unusual for Lucy to be up and at the guild so early. I walked over to her and sat down next to her.

"Good morning Lucy"

"Good morning Erza"

"You are up and early"

"Yea. Got up for some reason"

Mira asked "Erza would you like anything"

Erza replied "No its okay Mira. I already ate. We will be leaving soon anyways"

Soon Gray and Lisanna arrived with Natsu and Happy following after.

"Alright lets head towards the train station"

time skip

We were watching the landscape go by out the window. It was awfully quiet. Gray and Lucy had fallen asleep. Lucy had leaned onto Gray and Gray let his head rest on her head. Happy was in her lap asleep as well. Natsu was unwell with motion sickness next to Lisanna, which was unusual since Natsu would usually sit next to Lucy and have her help calm his sickness by humming and playing with his hair in her lap. He would suffer the whole ride through. Lisanna was giggling at Lucy and Gray and then at Natsu. She was so happy.

Erza couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. She sat there trying to conceal her emotions but was left sitting with a serious face. When Lisanna had approached her to ask if she could go on a mission with team Natsu, she was happy that Lisanna was taking steps to being an Earthland Fairy Tail mage but she didn't think team Natsu was the right team to help her transition in. Lisanna begged Erza and put on a puppy dog face. Erza couldn't help but to say yes. She was the responsible one and Lisanna had put the responsibility of training Lisanna onto her. Titania never said no to a challenge. Natsu would be there to help and along with Gray. Lucy had many spirits that looked after her.

Lisanna would be safe.

×××××

Time skip

Gray had finally beat the dark mage he had been battling. His left arm had a gash and blood had started dripping down the arm. With his right hand he clenched the gash to prevent further blood loss. He ran further in the cave to help his nakama. He froze and then he saw it..

An ablaze Natsu was lunging towards the right end of the cave while a shadow was lunging towards the left end. A quick bright light appeared and Loke in midair performed Regulus Impact on the shadow. But something dark had left the hands of the shadow. The cave was very dark to begin with but strangely only a small light was emitted from Loke's attack. The job was done however. The shadow of a man on the ground lifeless and Loke standing stern over it.

From Loke's mouth "Natsu get Lisanna out of here!"

Gray turned his gaze upon blazing Natsu who was holding Lisanna to his chest. Gray screamed "Lisanna!" and ran towards Natsu. Natsu stood up holding scared Lisanna and started running towards the exit of the cave. Not wanting to be lost in the darkness, Gray followed the flamebrain's light as thoughts were running wild in his brain. Was Lisanna ok.. What had happened? She seemed ok. Just scared.

Where was Lucy?

As if life was being sucked out from his very heart.. He turned around. Dread fell over his whole being as he saw Loke's body glowing softly with spiritual light. Gray's gaze went towards the body. Her eyes open and dull. Unblinking and staring back. Hair was wet and wavy over her face and the floor. Her right hand was in front of her but with no grasp. It was just there. Then soft lights appeared around her materializing into her spirits. As more light appeared to his horror he found Aquarius floating above a pool of blood. Tears were falling down the faces of her spirits as they stood in a circle around their master. Loke knelt down next to Lucy.. tears streaming..

"I'm…. sorry…. lucy.. I'm… so sorry"

Gray shouted "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
He started running towards Lucy

Loke slowly lifted her bridal style.. face grim with anger, anguish, heartbreak, horror.

Gray was almost there.. He was almost there…..please….. wait…

"LLLLLLUUUCCCYYYYYYYYY!"

Bright light radiated from the spirits.

They vanished.

Eyes wide tears streaming, Gray collapsed on the floor. Making fists he slammed them on the ground.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ice spindles shot out of all the surfaces of the cave's tunnels. The whole inside of the cave freezes over.

In his fists…. Black ice.

^_^