Good Meets Bad

Chapter Thirteen:The Agony of Betrayal

Anger was what she felt. For fear that her rage would go out of control; she sucked in deep breaths in an attempt to calm herself. "You get it now, don't you?" She said through gritted teeth, her eyes narrowed into slits as she glared at Kei, "They killed them for a pointless reason and you say that I am greedy? Ha! They teamed up just to kill two people."

"B-But why? Is the item that important?" He asked, his vision blurring as his head started throbbing.

Lucy scoffed and she looked away, her eyes distant, "As if I know, for all I care, it's nothing more than a gift from my beloved parents; it's not something they should just take away."

Kei went silent and he stared at the floor. After a few moments, a pained chuckle escaped his lips."Ahh... you're right...."Lucy raised a brow."They are greedy."

Jellal walked in the vacant streets, his shoulder bag swung over his shoulder. He stared straight ahead, vague eyes staring blankly at nothing. All he could think about was Lucy. He didn't know whether he could trust her anymore. He knew he couldn't bring himself to hurt her for he loved her. A gangster or not, Jellal would accept her as a whole and he would not betray her.He was her friend.Jellal's eyes casted downwards, but did Lucy consider him as her friend?His heart ached in pain and he continued walking, the road seemingly endless and instead continuous.

The silence ate him away and his feet soon felt numb from walking, the faint sound of people talking ringing in his ears.His feet came into a halt and his eyes darted over to his right. He stared at the dark alley, he knew there were voices coming from that eerie lane and he heard it well.Not overthinking for a second, he walked in the alley and was careful not to make any noises. As he walked deeper into the murky alley, the voices grew clearer and he stopped when he knew he could hear them very well.

"...I can't do it. I can't take her."

Jellal's eyes widened, "That was Lucy's voice!"

"Why can't you?" someone yelled, her voice in a tone of shock, "You waited years for this! You can't just say that you can't take her back!"

Nothing came from Lucy and the bluenette who was eavesdropping felt sweat drip down his forehead. After a few minutes, the woman talking to her gasped, "Don't tell me it's because of... him?"

"I... I don't know."

"Bullshit!"

Jellal jumped, startled. He didn't expect the woman to suddenly curse.

"Lucy, you were trained to kill Reina! Not only her, you're also supposed to kill your friends and that president at your school. Wasn't that your mission after you've enrolled there?"

Jellal's eyes widened at the name.What?

"I KNOW!" He heard Lucy yell, "I know but... give me more time..."

The woman scoffed, "That's such a lie, Heartfilia. Your parents didn't die for you to just go against their wishes. Just kill the damn child, Lucy, and them, too."

A shaky breath was heard, "R-Right... I-I'll kill her the next time I see her-"

"You won't be seeing her."

Lucy's eyes widened and her heart skipped a beat. Time seemed to stop as Jellal stepped out of the darkness, eyes clouded in a look of hurt and betrayal. She swallowed a lump in her throat and she looked away from Jellal's painful gaze.How could she?The woman looked at Lucy and she eyed her in warning. The blonde only nodded and she faced Jellal, her head raised high.

"What?" She asked, her lips in a snarl, "What do you want?"

Jellal glared at her, "How could you..."Thump."How could you lie to us?"Lucy winced and she tried her hardest best to not look away. This was now or never. Her ears perked and she mentally cursed in her head, hearing the woman's footsteps walking away.She was leaving her, again.