Free me (Freed Justine)

Chapter 3: You left

Recap

"Lucy... I... I can explain," I said, but my only answer was a sharp stinging sensation across my face.

"How could you leave me!" cried Lucy. "Huh, Evangeline?"

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3RD PERSON

The entire guildhall went silent. The boys stopped fighting, the half-naked woman stopped dinking, and the drunkards stopped spinning.

Lucy Heartfilia was a girl who loses her cool, but not on this level. No one had ever seen Lucy this angry before. Yes, she would strike Natsu and Grey from time to time when they annoyed her, but this time it was different. This time her anger was real.

"Evangeline, do you know how hurt I was when you left me," cried Lucy. "I didn't know where you went, I was so worried. Where were you?"

The red head's gaze fell onto the floor, and she said after a beat of silence, "I was in hiding for all of those years."

Suddenly, a voice full of authority sliced through the room

"Okay, what is with all the unusual commotion?" asked the voice.

Everyone looked up, well down I should say, and set their gazes upon the guild master.

"Master," said Lucy with a small amount of shock lacing her words.

The great guild master of Fairy Tale then narrowed his eyes towards the red head.

"And who might YOU be?" he asked. "And why are you troubling my children?"

"I'm sorry," said Evangeline while bowing deeply. "It is my sincere apology, but I didn't mean to make such a disturbance in your guild. I'll leave immediately."

The red head turned to leave, nut guild master Morakov stopped her.

"You still haven't answered my question, child," he said. "Who are you?"

The red head opened her mouth to speak, but the blonde beat her to the punch.

"Her name in Evangeline, and she is my sister."

The whole guild was in utter and complete shock.

The pink haired dragon slayer was the first to recover from the shock.

"But Lucy, I thought that you were the only child!" he exclaimed while flailing his arms. "Remember when you were kidnapped and all of that junk?"

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EVANGELINE

'Out of all places, why did she have to be here? I don't want her getting caught up in my mess.'

"You were kidnapped and all of that junk?"

I tuned in just in time to hear that Lucy was kidnapped.

I had no control over my composure and my mouth after that.

"What do you mean kidnapped?" I exclaimed. My short fiery red hair whipped across as I abruptly turned to face Lucy.

"Why would you care anyway?" she asked while crossing her arms over her chest. "You left me 4 years ago by myself without any word of where you were going."

I began to feel ashamed of myself when she started to cry.

"Do you know how I felt when I woke up and found you gone one morning? Every day for two years, I waited in your room for you to return, I waited, and waited and waited, but you never came."

I knew I left her, but it was for her own good.

"Why did you leave me, and suddenly show up after all these years?" she asked. "ANSWER ME YOU BACKSTABBER!"

*SMACK*

Lucy held her face as she seethed in anger. I had slapped her, and much harder than how she slapped me earlier.

The whole guild was looking on at us, but I didn't care. If she wanted answers, I would give her answers.

"If you must know, I didn't come here looking for you," I said in a low voice. "As far as I am concerned, you are supposed to be home, watching over the Heartfilia manor. The only reason that I am here, is because I heard a rumor that a certain enchantment wizard who I was looking for was here. And for the record, I am no back stabber. I left you to protect you. Mother wanted me to marry Lord Alcazar, and she would do anything, even harm YOU to get me to marry him. I ran away without telling you, cause I knew you would try to look for me, and cast a magic spell on mother that works as long as she didn't see us together, she would forget that we know each other."

Lucy looked at me in shock.

"I... I'm..."

I cut her off. "Save it, as long as you are safe."

I then turn to leave, but a voice stopped me.

'This again?'

"Drip Drip Drop Drop. I see that the little thief has found me. "

I smirked. I knew that voice anywhere.

"RainWoman."