Save Me From Myself \\ ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕤𝕦

Lucy Ran Away

     A week has gone by since the guild was destroyed, and we are now all working as a guild to help restore it back to its full glory. Lucy has been staying with me for a bit because she didn't want to be alone, but she moved back into her place yesterday. She was really depressed, and has been distancing herself from us despite our efforts to comfort her. I feel really bad for her. We all do. Things got real bad for a bit when the Rune knights, the council army, came by to confront us. It was fun at first, Natsu's reaction as he started running along with Happy to get out of there... That didn't really work out all that well. The guards used some sort of spell and trapped them. Mirajane started laughing while Master started crying. It turns out he might be doing prison time because of what happened, but we'll find out soon. And it we have anything to do with it, he won't be.

      They rounded us all up and brought us to a military post for questioning. For a whole week it was 'Tell me what happened.' and 'Why was he there?' and this and that. It was so stressful! But things started to calm down a bit, and they have decided to rule our punishment at a later date.

      I was at the guild helping some of the others with the heavy lifting before I faltered, a bad feeling that had been sitting in my stomach was now churning. It wasn't just now I've been feeling this way since yesterday, the feeling only getting worse as time went on. I don't know what it is..They wouldn't dare attack us again.. and nothing else bad that I know of was going on before I got here so what is it that's so bad that's making me feel this way? What about Natsu? Or Gray? No, nothing with them, they're acting pretty normal right now so... Hmm, Erza?" I pondered, gazing at the guild members around me, Erza beating up Gray and Natsu. No.. Lucy.. She's been depressed but she wouldn't do anything really bad.. would she? I stopped thinking when I heard crying, turning in the direction it was coming from to see it was Mirajane crying and Gray waving his hands around frantically. I narrowed my eyes, stalking up behind him silently but my presence known as he slowly turns around to face me.

"Why is she crying?" I question him, the innocent question overshadowed with deadly intent as he stammered, struggling for words.
"Ha! He said she was an idiot that can't draw." Natsu answered for him with amusement. I turn back at Gray and thumped him into the ground like Erza did before walking back to where I was helping out before, going back to mulling over my ominous gut feeling.

      Later, Erza and I met up and decided over to check on Natsu and Gray, seeing why they had stopped working only to see them holding a lunch box... with Gray's face on it..?
"Who said you could take a lunch break?!? Is that supposed to be your face..?" Erza yelled before letting her voice drop, her demeanor changing rapidly as she looked down at the Gray looking  food. She stabbed right into his face and took a bite, Gray screaming out at the action, almost cringing as if she had actually stabbed him.
"Mmm, this is pretty good. I could eat the whole thing." She mumbled with a mouth full. I look up at her, looking past her when I saw something blue flash behind the wall, I hummed to myself, choosing to ignore it.
"Guess I should try it." Gray shrugs, taking a bite of the food as well.
"Hey, can you guys do me a favor?" I turn up on hearing Loke's voice, him by the wall I was just curious by a moment ago. He held up Lucy's Celestial Keys.
"When I was in town, I found Lucy's gate keys. Could you give them back to her?" He asked as we all stepped closer to him. I grabbed the keys as he tossed them in my direction, nodding as I tucked them in my pocket before walking away. I take my leave, letting my eye wander back to watch the others split up as well, leaving Loke. I slow in my step as I see him falter, hunching in pain, struggling to get himself composed. I raised a brow as he recoups, looking around himself for any stray eyes, his eyes landing on me. I stare for a short second, turning back around and walking away. Something's differently going on with him..