Song Of Tears

Chapter 6

"Found you" Crap, they found me.
"What are you doing here, Lucy? Are you on a jog to? Wanna jog with us?" The pink-haired male said with a childish grin.

"No thanks, I prefer jogging alone." I stood up and jogged away from them, but they caught up. "Don't be like that. It's fun to be in a group" I heard Erza said with a smile.

I didn't know what to say then. A group huh... I thought to myself. Should I trust them? No, maybe they might plot something that could ruin the rest of my life... Suddenly, all the negative thoughts were on my head, making me feel insecure around them.

What's wrong with me? Is it them and the people around me that's making my life miserable? I don't know... I don't know!!! I jogged faster, I can't show my tears. I need to get away from them, fast.

"Hey wait!!!!" I can hear Natsu again, calling my name. I still ignore his yells and kept running with my life. Why am I doing this though? Isn't it ok that I can cry in front of them? They're trying to help. Right?

A few minutes later, I stopped and sat down on the swings. I lost them, they won't know where I am. My body relaxed from all the running, I looked up at the sky and sighed. "What's the problem that I need to fix....." I said to myself.

"You should began by trusting others....." I heard a familiar voice.

I looked up and there was girl with Scarlet hair. Erza.

I began to stand up, but she stopped me. "Hey, I just want to talk." I sighed and nodded, so we sat on a bench near a certain park. After a few moments of silence, Erza began to speak.

"I know you have trouble trusting us and I'm sure you're going through a lot of pain...but, I just want to tell you, that Natsu, the others, and myself would like to be your friend. We don't judge people by appearances and their talent. We just see them depending on their personality, who they are. We'll try to help you. We'll be there...trust us...." Wow... I actually never heard anyone say something comforting, except for Natsu.

"Well I better get going then.. I hope you think about it" she gave nice a warm smile before she jogged away. I sat there, thinking.

Am I the one who's making my own life miserable? They were trying to help me, but I kept pushing them away. I pushed them away when I needed them. I walked away when they were being nice. Maybe... I should start trusting them from now on.....

After my long thinking hour, I stood up and walked home.
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It was Sunday, I got a text from Natsu.

'Hey Luce! Could you come to my place? I'll send you the address. You don't need to come, I'm not gonna pressure you.
From Natsu'

After reading his text, I decided to go. I wanna start trusting them. I'm not gonna make the same mistake.

It took 10 minutes to get here by walking, but the route wasn't complicated so I was fine. I walked up to his door and pressed the doorbell.
Few seconds later, Natsu opened the door. His widened with a bright smile and he hugged me. I blushed madly from his sudden gesture.

Natsu, now realizing, released me from his embrace and blushed to. "Come in, the others are here" he lead me to his living room where everyone I met in the cafeteria were going....crazy.

"Hey! Flame Brain! Your girlfriend did showed up after all!!" Gray yelled with a laugh.
"Shut up Ice Prick! Wanna go?!" They continued to argue until Erza walked between the two men and smacked them in the head, hard. Really, really hard.

"Well, since Lucy is here. We should began performing!" I looked to see Mirajane, smiling happily as always.

"W...wait, perform? No one told me about performing...." I backed away slowly, Nervously. "You don't need to force yourself, Lucy. Mira is always just hyper." Erza stood next to me with an encouraging smile across her face.

I paused for a moment, thinking if I should join their band or not. Should I use this chance, or should I walk away? I'm still in that complex scenario. I took a deep breathe and made my decision. I decided to take a step toward.

"Natsu... I want to join your band..."

Just then, everyone gathered around me. They gave a huge group hug that I never felt before. I never been so excited and happy. It was the best part of my life.....

I guess... I should open my doors now.