Hidden Powers [NaLu Fanfiction]

Chapter 4: Visiting the Heartfilia Estate

Hidden Powers
[NaLu Fanfiction]
By: JeRein_14

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Chapter 4: Visiting theHeartfilia Estate

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Lucy's POV

The train arrived at Zenith Town in 4 hours time. I stretched my limbs before exiting the train while pulling my suitcase behind me. I strolled in town, looking for a hotel where i can stay the night before traveling my way to the estate by foot tomorrow. It's already 4 pm, the reason why i'm so keen on finding a place to sleep before dark.

After asking and looking around for more than half an hour, i finally found a suitable place where i can stay for the night. The hotel wasn't fancy nor expensive. I only spend 7,000J for the room capable for one person only. The dinner and breakfast for tomorrow was fortunately free, well not exactly as it was charged on the payment fee.

I went to my designated room which was 'Room 31' to resign for the night.

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The sun was already shining when i exited the hotel. 7 am to be exact. I woke up with a start earlier as i hurriedly fixed myself and ate breakfast. This isn't exactly the time to be lazy as the thought of the guild looking for me hunted my dreams last night. I don't want to assume but the possibility of Fairy Tail, especially Team Natsu and those who didn't ignore me, looking for me were pretty possible.

I already asked Virgo to bring my things back to the spirit world when i checked out at the hotel earlier. Having my things slowing me down as i travel later is definitely the last thing i wanted right now. I need to move fast. I need to find them as soon as possible.

Wearing a slightly oversized blue shirt, denim shorts and combat boots, i started to embark on my journey to the Heartfilia Estate. I just hope i do find something there.

After more than an hour of traveling by foot, i finally reached the doorsteps of our old mansion. Shakily, i reached for the doorknob to open the door. As i did so, memories of my childhood started to swarm me. The times i spent with my brothers and father. With my cousins. With our maids and butlers. And with my mom.. The moment i stepped foot inside, tears started to overwhelm me as flashbacks hunted my mind. But instead, i refused to back down. I've sacrificed a lot just to get here. I needed to leave my new 'family'. I can't go back now..

I traced the handle of the staircase with my hand as i travelled to the second floor of the old prestige mansion. Trails of dust started to stick on my fingers but i ignored it. Instead, my eyes were fixed on the paintings lined neatly by the wall beside the said staircase. The uncomfortable feeling of being stared by the souless eyes of my great ancestors and relatives slightly frightened me. I can only look away from their intimidating stares.

Not long enough, i finally reached the second floor. With further hesitation, i went up to my father's study. I wasn't afraid of ghosts or any dark entity that may have lingered there for not being used for many years. It's the fact that bad memories may start to hunt me again once i stepped inside. It's after all the place where my own father isolated and sold himself to work. The same place where he would shout at me for interfering and walking in when he's working or where he would hurt me physically by punishing me using his belt or stick.

I can still remember the wide violet bruise i received from him when i walked in unannounced carrying a cupcake on the day of my 11th birthday. He got mad at me saying that i don't have manners since i disturbed him when he's clearly busy. He slapped the cupcake off my hand harshly before hitting me with his long stick that he hide for such occasion.

It wasn't the first nor last time he did that. The shoutings and punishing only started a week after the renovations of the mansion that was almost burnt down after the incident, and exactly two months after mama's funeral. Since i was the only one left on his custody or 'guidance', he had no other choice of victims. He needs someone to blame for mama's death and coincidentally, i was the only one he has left. Thankfully, my brothers, along with my cousins, managed to escape the day of the incident, unwillingly leaving me behind. Martyr as it sounds, i'm so glad they're not on my shoes.

The beatings started when i was 10, ended before i turned 15. I finally had enough. Collected courage to escape and ran away. Fortunately, everything went well after that. Became a freelance mage, helping other people here and there. That was until i came across Fairy Tail..

With a deep breath, i opened the huge mahogany door leading to the study i despise for known reasons. As i stepped inside, memories such as screams of pain and tears of agony and loneliness came back to me. It was all fresh-too fresh. Like it all happened yesterday. With a shaky breath, i looked around the place. Every furniture were either covered in slightly yellowish white cloth or thick layers of dust. The lean and weak structure of the huge bookshelf towering on the room didn't went unnotice. The elegant wallpaper where either faded or stripped down.

It seems that this place went downhill, along with the Heartfilia Railways that went bankcrupt two months ago. It made me wonder, like this study, did Father change as well? Last time i heard from him, he started a new life. He's now working at a merchant guild called 'Love and Lucky'. The very guild where he and mama met. Weird as it sounds, i just hope he's copping alright..

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Rein's note:

Heyah!

Here's the new chapter as promised! I hope you enjoy!

Next Update: December 13

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