The Opal Sphere

Lost Path

Sting's POV:

We had been travelling for quite sometime now. We had just left Magnolia and we were in the forest. None of us bringing any luggage.

"Ugh" Gajeel had been complaining the whole way "Why did the brat have to get himself into trouble, this could have been avoided if he wouldn't have thrown a paddy"

"Whenever Lucy gets into to trouble he goes like this" Mira piped up "We should have a routine where we keep him chained up until he calms down and starts to reason"

Even though i'm not part of Fairy Tail I would still have to agree. You can tell how much Natsu cares for Lucy.He loves her and that is obvious. If only I hadn't let Yukino slip through my fingers.

"We should tell Master that idea, I think he would agree" Erza let out a slight chuckle. But her expression was still tense .

The rustle in the trees made the scene seem evermore peaceful. At first it was alarming, I thought that we were going to be jumped but as the sun still rose it seemed a really peaceful day. It would have been nice just to hang out at the park, or use the guild's swimming pool, with Yukino.

But the tension just grew thicker and thicker and our search for Natsu and Lucy was going nowhere.

Rogue had his hands in his pockets with his eyes fixated on the dirt path below our feet. I knew he didn't wan to be here, he told me this was pointless, but they were willing to help us so we should help them, no matter what the cost.

"Stop" Erza cut through the silence and she also cut through our movement.

"Here" She then pointed to a scene that looked like a warzone. 

Lucy's POV:

LUCY!! Natsu's voice rang through my head, i would love to hear his voice again. 

I heard a door open and my head jolted towards the direction the sound was echoing from

"Hello?" I said, i didnt know who was there but I needed an answer.

"Oh hello Lucy" A strange and peculiar voice said. I think I recognised the voice but I'm unsure. 

"Its your time now Lucy" It said 

Gray's POV:

The bed was soft and warm. I must have fallen to sleep. I turned to look at the bed that I put Juvia in and she wasn't there. Where is she?

"Oh your awake now Gray-sama" I turned to my other side to see Juvia sat in the chair beside me holding a cup in her outstretched arm "I brought you some juice" She then smiled 

I took the cup from her had and started to have a drink. Only until then did I realise that my mouth was really dry. "Thank you Juvia" I said after i swallowed my drink.

I was still looking at Juvia. She still had a smile on her face, Her hair was tucked behind her ears and it fell down her back. Her curls messy, she still sort of had a bedhead, but her hair still looked perfect, She had a few scratches o her face and her eyes looked like she was still in pain, but they also looked really happy.

"Are you okay Juvia?" I said, i was concerned that she was out of. She got hurt way worse then me yet she was up.

"Its only a few scratches Gray-sama you don't have to worry about me" Her face still beamed with the same smile, then she supped on her juice through a twisty straw.

"I do" She put down her juice on the bedside table next to a vase of bluebells "You are my partner after all" 

Juvia's POV:

You are my partner

My heart was beating faster and faster. Gray-sama cares for Juvia. 

"I'm your partner?" I then said, maybe he might tell me he loves me next.

"Yes" He supped on more of his juice, I gave him a twisty straw aswell "Why wouldn't we be?"

He always looked perfect, His hair was tousled and little bits of it stuck up, he somehow managed to become shirtless but i liked it when he did that. 

"I thought you were in a team with Natsu, Lucy and Erza" 

"I am but none of them are m partner" His voice didn't sound as raspy as before, he looked into my eyes and I gazed into his "You are Juvia"

A smile was born on my face that could never be wiped off. 

Oh Gray-sama

Mira's POV:

We saw what was a warzone. A small and was quant cafe was before our eyes, with window's smashed and tables turned. This must have been where the attack was. 

A girl was cleaning it up with a dustpan and brush, she looked hurt and upset and you could see tears forming in her eyes.

What had happened here?

"Hello ?" I walked up to girl and tried to get her attention, She tried wiping her tears away before she turned toward me.

"I'm so sorry" Tears started streaming down her face

"Why what are you sorry for?" I smiled at her trying to reassure her.

" The cherry blossom boy" She said. Natsu? "I let them take him, i'm so sorry"

Natsu had be taken.