Good Intentions

Lucy and Erza

Disclaimer: All Fairy Tail Characters Belong to Hiro Mashima

Chapter 10: Lucy and Erza

As soon as the guild doors closed behind her, Erza let go of Lucy's arm. She looked at Lucy like she wanted something from her but then she ran off. Lucy wanted to go back inside the guild. She had seen the hurt look on Gray and Natsu's faces when Erza had screamed at them. She knew that her face had probably not looked much better, but she had been shocked. She would of course be happy for them if this was what they truly wanted. They were her friends after all, even if it destroyed some of her own dreams, she would let Natsu go. She only hoped Juvia would do the same.

Lucy stood indecisively for a moment. She had seen Erza's face when she had seen them kiss. She made her decision. The boys were happy at the moment but Erza needed someone now. She went after Erza.

For once Lucy was thankful for Erza's inhuman training regimen as she was able to catch up to her friend without too much effort. She had not noticed that her friend was running towards the train station. Both arrived at the station, slightly winded but Erza did not stop to catch her breath. She went straight to the ticket window and purchased a ticket to Malba City.

Lucy moved to buy herself a ticket as well but Erza stopped her.

"You don't have to come with me. You should return to the guild.", Erza said resolutely.

"Of course I do.", Lucy looked at her friend as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. She purchased her ticket.

"Erza...", Lucy began but was immediately cut off.

"Don't. Not right now.", Erza spat out angrily and sat down on a bench to await the arrival of their train. Lucy sighed sadly and sat next to her. This was going to be difficult, but then again perhaps it should be.

Erza had so many emotions coursing through her at the moment that she did not know which one to tackle first.

"I really have no desire to change the nature of our friendship."

Over and over she heard Gray say this in her head. She tried not to think of him kissing Natsu but her traitorous brain would not let her. Tried not to think of how unnatural it had looked. Lips that traded insults so casually had no business pressing against each other like that. The sharpness of her guilt felt like a slap to her face. For many years now she had been able to defeat just about any enemy that came her way but now that she herself was the enemy she had no idea where to even begin. This was not supposed to be happening. How could she not have noticed what was happening between her two brothers? Was she really that selfish? The second she had not heard their angry voices she had just stopped listening. Had she ever really listened in the first place? She had hurt her nakama, and she had done so willfully. She felt the need to hurt herself as she remembered thinking about how they would all have a great laugh about it. She had never felt less like laughing.

Erza ceased her thoughts long enough to get on the train. Lucy followed her quietly. She had never seen her friend look so upset.