Fairy Princess | Fairy Tail (TEMP HIATUS)

06 - Hopeless

TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter will include topics of self-harm and attempted suicide.

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About a week had passed since the S-Class Trial team left for Tenrou island. Freed, Bickslow, and Mr. Gildarts did stop by the guild for a bit before returning to the island; unfortunately, Freed and Bickslow's team had failed on the first battle portion since they decided to let Cana's team move on. Although I'm not too sure how Cana would feel if she ever finds out about that, but the guys don't seem upset about it, so I guess everything is fine. Ever since the main squad left, the guild was a lot more tamed and quiet than ever. I'm not sure I'd say I like the change, but it definitely helps my concentration.

"Studying?" Macao asked as he entered the guild's archives downstairs.

"Not really. Just doing some research work for grandpa," I answered vaguely. Before everyone left, grandpa had left me in charge of keeping an eye on Raven Tail, Ivan Dreyar's guild; in my humble opinion, that man's guild is just the illegal knock off of our guild, even down to the name and symbol. But I honestly don't care about them; I'll just do as I was told. Surprisingly, Gajeel was able to dig up lots of information on them while undercover; he discovered their whereabouts, some of their members, their magic, and many more. So for the meantime, I was simply in charge of keeping the information updated and making sure they aren't doing anything that could possibly harm our guild. Freed had also assigned me some homework to do while he's gone: memorizing at least half of the shorthand enchantment scripts in the handbook he lent me. And as you may guess, so far, I have memorized only two sections out of twenty. I also planned to drop off my letter to Laxus at his house later, but I didn't even start the letter yet. What am I even doing right now...?

"This is getting nowhere. I deserve another coffee break!" I stretched and walked around the room a bit to ease the numbness in my feet. I've been sitting here for hours and drank through four mugs of coffee, three cups of milk tea, a dozen eclairs, three slices of cake, and five portions of lunch. My concentration had finally reached its limits. Suddenly, the light chattering upstairs stopped. Curious as to what was going on, I slowly headed up, bringing along the dirty tableware I had sprawled around the table.

"What did you say?! They what?!" Macao's voice pierced through the wooden door that separated the archives from the main floor.

"What happened?" I questioned. Everyone turned to face me, all their faces white with shock and horror. "U-Um... What's going on?" I was starting to grow anxious in my spot from the silence. Everyone seemed to hesitate in filling me in on the situation. My trembling fingers easily glided off one another from the moistness of my sweat. My heart beat intensified. This silence was killing me.

"Levina, I need you to take a deep breath and try to stay calm," Macao stated sternly, worsening my restlessness, "Tenrou Island was-... I-It was annihilated by Acnologia. The island is g-gone."

A loud crash echoed throughout the vast guildhall. The broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the floor. The floor disappeared from my feet as the wood scraped my knees.

"We've tried searching for you members everyday, but we couldn't find anyone. It was like the entire island just disappeared off the face of the earth. We're very, very sorry," the two men from the magic council apologized with their heads hung low. It was hard to breathe. My mind was going hazy. Everything was blurring. I faintly heard people calling my name, but it was difficult to make out anything else. Then everything turned black.

I woke up to a blinding light shining down on me. The faint smell of medicine drifted in my nose. I glanced to my side to see Ms. Porlyusica sitting by my bed while going through some papers. Laki was also by my side.