Love in the End

Chapter 3

After everyone had their little laughing spree, the crowd around us walked away, going back to what they were doing before. "You better watch your back new girl." Lisanna said.

Natsu's grip on my hand tightened as we watched her take her leave. Leaving her sister standing there seeming disappointed. She shook her head and stepped towards us. "I got her, Natsu." She said drawing our attention to her.

"Are you sure?" He asked seeming skeptical. 

"Yeah, you guys just got back, you should take it easy for the rest of the day. Go get cleaned up and I'll have Kinana bring out some food for you guys." 

They all reluctantly agreed and started to walk away. Feeling a bit uncomfortable, I squeezed Natsu's hand before he could walk off. He turned to me and gave me a small smile. "It'll be alright. Mira is going to help get you settled in and then you can come find us later, alright?" 

I nodded and slowly released his hand letting him walk off with the others. Turning back the white haired girl in front of me I noticed that she was already looking at me with a sweet smile on her face. "Hi, I'm Mirajane, but you can call me Mira, and you are?" She asked.

"Lucy." 

"It's nice to meet you Lucy. I'm sorry about my sister she can be a little much at times."

"No it's ok, it's not your fault." I replied. "But I have to ask, does she treat everybody like that?"

"I'm afraid so unfortunately. All except Natsu that is." She chuckled. "She has sort of a soft spot for him if you know what I mean."

"Oh, is there something going on between the two of them?" 

"No, I mean don't get me wrong, she's had feelings for him since they were kids and she's been pretty open about it too."

"Does he know?"

"Yeah he knows, he doesn't care. He's said that he only sees her as a sister."

"Has he told her that? Because I don't think she's gotten the message if that's the case."

"Quite a few time actually. But that doesn't stop Lisanna. Enough about them, let's get you checked out." She said and started leaning me off to what I assumed was the infirmary. "So how long were you out there by yourself?"

"Uh... I don't really know, when did all this start?"

"About two years ago."

"TWO YEARS AGO?!" I shouted in shock. My heart started racing at the thought that I could've been alone for the past two years and I don't remember any of it. My mind started racing with all the questions I had. Where's my family? My friends? What happened to me? How long have I been in that building for and how long was I left alone for? 

"-Cy, -ucy, LUCY?!" A voice snapped me out of my daze. Looking at my surroundings, I saw that I was still standing next to Mira, only now she had a look of concern on her face.

"Huh? What's happening?" I asked.

"Nothing, you just spaced out and I was trying to make sure you were okay." She said as she placed a hand on my shoulder, searching my face for any response she could get.

"I'm fine, I just have so many questions. I don't even know where to start either." I responded.

"Let's get you cleaned up." 

TIMESKIP

After getting looked at, Mira brought me to the showers and gave me a change of clothes.

Once I turned it on, I felt the familiar warmth of the shower water hitting my skin. I don't know how long it's been since I've had a warm shower, but it felt like forever ago.