Sayings Aren't Always Right

Comforted, But Still Hurting

"Hi everyone!" Lucy said as soon as she entered the guild, she tried to be her usual cheery mood.

As usual, they came in the guild with Natsu making a wreck and kicking the door down.

There were murmurs of 'Hello's and 'Good morning's.

She went to the bar and greeted Mirajane. "Good morning, Mira!"

"Good morning. Well, aren't you cheerful today, could it be because of a certain someone?" Mira teased her.

Upon hearing that, Lucy's face darkened. "No... Definitely not."

"Are you alright, Lucy? What happened? Tell me," Mira asked her.

Erza, Juvia and Levy who were eaves-dropping earlier decided to join Mira in comforting her.

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong,"Lucy told all of them, she didn't want them to worry, she didn't want Sting to die an early death either.

Unfortunately for her, her friends could see through her lie. They were her best friends after all. "Lucy, don't lie."Erza said sternly.

With a heavy sigh, Lucy admitted defeat. "Fine! I'll tell you! Sting... We broke up...."

That certainly took her friends by surprise. Everyone thought that they were a golden couple. They were a perfect match in everyone's eyes. Even Juvia would go as far as to call them a match made in Heaven.

"Well, I never liked Sting anyway," Erza told her, in an attempt to comfort her.

"Wait a minute, did you break up with him, or did he break up with you?" Levy asked her.

"He...he broke up with me.... He told me that he didn't love me anymore, he's with Yukino now," Lucy told them while crying. She just couldn't help,herself. Even the mere thought of Sting breaking up with her brought her to tears. That, was how much she loved him. She would go to the ends of Earthland for him. She would die for him. Hell, she would even kill for him. That was saying a lot. Lucy was known for her kindness, she would never kill.

"What! That's outrageous! I'm going to kill him the next time I see him!" Mira screamed.

"Why wait? Let's hunt him down now, we can even emasculate him!" Erza said.

"Um.... Guys..... Please don't," Lucy said weakly.

"Juvia will drown Sting-san. How dare he!" Juvia exclaimed.

"I'll set up some runes so that he can't escape, I'll change the rules to make him suffer in pain. Nobody hurts Lu-chan!" Levy said.
"Guys......" Lucy said once more. Upon being ignored, again, Lucy spoke louder. "Guys! I know you all mean well, but please don't hurt Sting. Just because I can't be happy it doesn't mean I don't want to be happy. Sting can't control who he loves or hates. If this is Fate, the so be it. I'd rather be miserable for the rest of my life, if it means that Sting can achieve his happiness," Lucy told them. She started to cry again at the end of the sentence.

"Lucy, we're sorry for not considering your feelings, please forgive us," Erza said.

"It's alright......" Being the kind person she is, Lucy easily forgave them.

Lucy considered herself lucky. She had all her friends to look out for her, but for now, she wanted to be alone.

"Bye guys, I'm going out for a walk. I need some air," Lucy excused herself.

Lucy went to the park. She remembered all the memories she held there with Sting. That was the place where Sting confessed to her. It was the place where Sting took her out on their first date. They had their first kiss there.

Lucy shared a lot of happy memories there with Sting, but now, now Sting will be making new memories with his new lover, Yukino. The thought of Sting with someone other than her nearly brought Lucy to tears again, but she refused to cry, she was going to let him go.

Suddenly, Lucy heard the distinct sound of someone sobbing. She looked around and spotted where the sound came from. There was someone crying, someone with black hair.

Lucy decided to walk to the person and try to comfort him. She tapped the person lightly on the shoulder, what she saw surprised her to no ends.
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"Rogue?"