FairyTail: Soulmate Countdown

Chapter 7

A/N: CherryAkianna here! I will start speaking in third person from now on and from here on out! Okay, Aki is sorry for the weird transition. Like in Chapter 5, which was Natsu's POV, Aki wrote down about this Lucy drama...then in Chapter 6, Wolfie wrote and Aki quotes,"Lucy nudges Erza and she looks away." Or something along those lines, so maybe a lot of the readers will be like, And Aki quotes once again, "WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCY?! SHE JUST GOT FINE OUT OF NO WHERE!" . Anyways, Aki will try her best to fix it and Aki hopes that she and Wolfie won't do the same mistake. Gomen again and for wasting your time to read this.

~Aki

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I tap my fingers repeatedly on the wooden table. Every second that passes by, the more frustrated I become. I was forced to get trapped in school because now people are following me like literal spies, then Lucy seems to be spacing out most of the time and she is not her bubbly self anymore which is worrying the gang a ton, especially Salamander! And lastly, I got to remain here. Waiting in the library for Shrimp, who was going to tutor me.

"What is taking her so long?!" I say in frustration and I absent-mindedly slammed my hand on the table real hard, causing a couple of pair of eyes staring at me with confusion and annoyance, especially the librarian.

I instantly slide back down to my seat and pick up a nearby book, pretending to read it. I was about to open to the first page of the book but my phone started vibrating. The book I was holding, immediately fell to the floor making a 'thump' noise. I earn a number of glares and I apologetically smile at them.

Then I walk out of the library, briskly. I check the Caller ID on my phone.

Shrimp

Accept | Decline

I press the 'accept' button. I was about to yell at her for not being here but I was greeted with sniffles and sobs. My eyebrows furrowed.

"Shrimp, 'Re 'ye ok?" I ask.

"I'm fine, well sort of..." Shrimp replies, evident with sadness in her voice, "But Lucy isn't. She's in the hospital. I didn't know what happened to her."

Then sobs are heard after.

"Shrimp, I'll be right there. Don't Move." I say, emphasizing the words 'Don't Move'. I hang up and slide the phone back into my pocket. I quietly return back to the library, grabbing my books and black bag. Then I left.

I call for a cab and get in.

"Where to?" The driver asks.

Crap. I forgot to ask Shrimp which hospital. I grab my phone and text Shrimp.

What hospital are you in?

I apologetically smile at the driver and inform, "Wait for a moment."

The driver nods and my phone vibrates with a notification. It was a text from Shrimp. I open the text message.

Magnolia's Hospital.

I slide back my phone into my pocket and tell the driver, "Magnolia's Hospital."

The driver nods and starts driving.

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"Lucy Heartfilia?" I ask the lady at the counter.

"Floor 3, Room 306." The lady replies and gives me a sort of I.D. so I can get in.

I thank the lady and hop into an elevator. Then I press Floor 3.

Floor 1, Floor 2, Floor 3

PING!

I quickly leave the elevator and find the room 306. When I finally reach the room, there was the scanner for the I.D. thing. I press my I.D. lightly on it and it turns green. I open the door.

Shrimp is on the left side of the bed, still crying. Natsu is on the other side of the bed, his hands covering his face. I couldn't see if he was crying or not. Gray and Erza are on the front of the bed, standing, worried looks plastered on their face. Then Lucy is on the soft plush blue bed, sleeping. Cuts, bruises and dried blood could be seen on her face and hospital gown.

"What happened?" I ask, completely shock. Everybody looks at my direction, including Natsu. Who seemed worried out of his life.

"I just found her on the streets, unconcious." Natsu answers then looks back at Lucy.

I nod and sit beside Shrimp. She decided to lean on my shoulder still crying. She seems tired and looks like she hadn't ate dinner at all.

"Do 'ye wanna eat, Shrimp?" I whisper to her.

She nods her head then says, "B-but I do-don't wanna leave L-Lu-chan al-alone." She stutters.

"How 'bout the cafeteria downstairs?" I suggest. Shrimp nods.

"Guys, We'll be back. Shrimp needs to eat. We'll just be downstairs at the cafeteria." I inform the others, and I leave with Shrimp.

As soon as I close the door, a long-haired bluenette runs up to us.

Juvia.

"What happened to Lucy?" She asks us, as she reaches us.

I utterly stood shock. First time, she called Lucy, 'Lucy'. She usually calls her 'Love Rival'. Shrimp also seems shock. I turn back to Juvia.

"Just look inside." I inform her, and she goes in.

Shrimp and I go downstairs to the cafeteria and take our seats. We got some burger as our dinner. We ate in silence for a while, then I broke it.

"What do you think happened to Bunny Girl?" I say to Shrimp.

"I dunno. But Natsu seems to have a hunch." Shrimp answers then takes a bite out of her burger. She still seems sad so I decide to lighten up the mood.

I slice a piece of burger and I hold it in front of Shrimp, who had her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Say 'Ahh'." I say as I indicate the burger piece. She puffs her cheeks but then goes with it.

"Ahh." Shrimp says and I plop the burger piece on her mouth.

She then slices her burger into a small piece and holds it up to me.

"Your turn." She says and points to the piece of burger.

"Only small people get fed." I tease. She puffs her cheeks and I laugh. Then she shoves the piece of burger in my mouth. I almost choks but I was able to swallow it.

Then Shrimp laughs. We laugh and talk through the whole time. I am glad that I am able to see her happy again.

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A/N: Sorry if it's bad. Aki feels that this is the worst chapter she's done. Anyways it's Wolfie's turn now. Yay! Sayonara!!!!

~Aki