Fairy Tail Furious

Chapter 50

Levy sat in the corner wall of her little workstation with Lucy, relishing the rare silence on her side of the garage and the clean-up done by Jet and Droy before they took off to go to school; her project she was currently working on was covered with a neon blue sheet on the farthest lift in her work stations. Voices of people at the bar and other places in the garage could be heard, but it still felt like just the two of them against the wall by her many toolboxes.

When they came back from their trip from the Phantom Lord bar, Erza was called by her husband to help out with his engine. The redhead gave the two girls a glance before Levy perked with a smile and say she had everything handled, waving her off to join her husband and Gray digging in the hood of his Dodge.

Now it was just her and her blonde friend in her favorite spot in the whole garage, sitting on the polished floor.

Levy's brown eyes looked over to Lucy, seeing how she was fiddling with her hands. The mechanic's expression softened as she leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes.

"Juju-chan gets sick like that every once in a while," Levy said softly, but it still startled Lucy to jump in her spot. Opening her eyes a little, Levy looked to the clear counters as she continued to speak. "She's had health issues since we were little, it was a lot worse for her when she was a kid to the point that she couldn't go to school for a while. She's grown out of it a lot, but Juju-chan is still prone to getting episodes when she doesn't get enough sleep or she is overly stressed."

"I'm sorry I reacted that way back there," Lucy mumbled with embarrassment. "It's just..."

"It's okay, Lulu-chan," Levy smiled to her, shrugging her shoulders. "It's normal to react to something unexpected - I don't blame you for crying a little. First time I saw her have an episode, I cried for three days until I saw her again because I thought she died."

"Has...is it anemia?" Lucy hesitated to ask. "I mean, I've read books about health and some illnesses because of my mom, so I'm just wondering."

Levy shook her head. "I don't think so. Juvia doesn't bruise easily or struggle with it constantly," she said cooly. "I haven't really asked about it, even when I was little or whenever I talked to my mom. She doesn't seem to know a lot about it either since my dad made her stop talking to her before my aunt died."

"Juvia-chan's mom passed away?"

"Car accident," Levy explained simply. "It was a bad storm and there was a big crash and she was stuck in the middle. Juju's stepfather did his best to keep me and my mom contact with her until my dad found out and then he went missing when we were seven, like Natsu's dad."

Lucy blinked with absolute confusion when Levy looked at her, taking in her face before responding with an equally curious look. "Did Natsu not tell you about his dad?" Levy asked her slowly, her brows knitting together.

Lucy shook her head. "N-no," she said. "I mean, he told me about how he used to watch his dad race as a kid but that's about it... I didn't think it was in my place to ask him anything else, I suppose."

"Ohh," Levy pouted a little before offering her a little grin. "Well, I wouldn't worry too much about asking him about his old man. Natsu's pretty willing to tell stories about him and his father, since they were kind've the same in personality."

Lucy nodded and hugged her knees a bit closer to her chest. "Still, I hope Juvia-chan is going to be okay. She usually looks so tough and confident around other people, but she's also really sweet."

"That's my Juju-chan for ya," Levy praised sweetly. "She'll be fine though. Gajeel-kun has always been a good big brother to her, so I have no doubt that she will be up and doing backflips in no time."