Celestial Breaker {A NaLu Story}

23: It's All My Fault

Lucy

"I apologize for not telling you of my identity, Lucy," Mavis said politely. "I didn't know how you'd react."

"How do you think I'd react?" I asked, trying to be as honorable as I could despite the surprise I was feeling. "With all due respect."

Mavis waved it off, "You play well. Just like your mother."

I bit my lip, "Yeah, thanks."

Mavis Vermilion, the owner of the actual Fairy Tail FC. Her great grandmother was the founder and it's been a pass down kinda thing through the generations. Although Mavis herself is only in her mid-twenties, she took over when her mother fell ill and passed when she was only fifteen. I've heard about her amongst some of my teammates but none of them actually met her. We even heard years later she married a rich CEO of some sort of company.

I actually admired her. I actually knew how she felt, having lost her mother at such an age where she's old enough to have created the fond memories. Yet she held her head high, took over, and married. I knew for sure I could never be someone like her; despite our similar conditions.

I just never... in all of hell expected she was Natsu's sister-in-law. He must've lost it when he found out. Knowing him, it probably took him months to comprehend.

"Yes, I sure do miss the days my grandmother took me down to the field to watch the players play," she turned to me, a small warm smile spread across her face. "Of all the players, I loved watching your mother the most. She was as graceful as a Fairy whenever she played. It was quite beautiful."

Zeref sighed, "Come now. You said I was your most favorite player to watch."

He played, too?! Am I only surrounded by soccer players or something?

"You are in second place," she gave him the two fingers.

"Now to the more important manner at hand," Zeref cleared his throat, his attention on me. "I assume you know why you have been called down here, Miss Heartfilia."

Immediately, the hands in my lap gripped my sweats, "I have an idea. About my relationship with your brother I suppose, when he's supposed to be engaged to Lisanna."

"I have a reputation for a very, very prestigious company to uphold Miss Heartfilia," his words becoming more serious. "You should know, especially from being a Lucky Heartfilia for a majority of your life."

"Yes I am very well aware of the reputation stuff that happens in large companies since it did weakened my parents' relationship and took my father to a distant place that he wasn't even able to be at my mother's side when she was on her death bed," I replied bluntly.

Lisanna, who was sitting beside me, stiffened a bit. My knee tapped hers briefly, letting her know it's fine. I'm used to it.

Zeref continued nonetheless, "So tell me something. Why choose to have a relationship with my brother now when shut your own window two years ago by running away? "

"What?"

"You ran away from being a Heartfilia and all your responsibilities," The man sat back a bit, "So I take it your father never told you? Natsu didn't tell you?"

"You are going to be a little more specific," I narrowed my eyes. "And I know almost everything about Natsu minus his past."

I don't understand what Zeref is trying to get out of me. Whatever it is, I don't think I'll like it. But somehow, every thing in my body told me I needed to know.

Know what exactly? What's Natsu and Father hiding from me? Father I guess I understand. But Natsu? He once told me he has no secret to hide from me. Nothing that he's an open book. I just never ask about him because I didn't want to be nosy, that's all.