His Antidote (CoLu Fanfiction)

Chapter 15

If I say I'm not disappointed with our relationship staying the same, it would be a lie.

I honestly thought that after that kiss, he'd finally be nicer and sweet towards me. But no, it remained the same. He acted like nothing happened, and it hurts me a lot. Specially because after he said he's 'inlove' with me, I told him I felt the same.

But after that, he left.

And it's been a week already since we last talked. I'm sure he could hear my thoughts all the time, he could hear my emotions. I know he's aware of how I feel and what's going on in my mind everytime he avoids me.

But he doesn't care.

I'm starting to think that what he said back then was a lie. Something to play with my emotions, since he already knew I like him even before I told him.

"What's with the long face?"

I looked up to see Angel and Meredy approaching. Forcing a smile, I greeted them as they sat on the ground beside me. Right now, we're on top of a rocky mountain as the others are either resting or training. It's almost sundown, so we decided to stop here for a rest and continue with our journey to the next stop tomorrow.

"You've been distracted for a week now. Care to share?"

I averted my gaze from Angel as I saw her worried face. She sat by the edge of the cliff, her feet dangling, and one wrong move, she would fall. I stood up from the ground and sat next to her, avoiding looking down below where I'm sure the land is about 150 feet away. Meredy then sat next to me, turning to my face with a worried look.

"Lucy, we're your friends now. You can always open up to us." She smiled warmly, her eyes curving as she tilted her head in a way that made her cuter.

"Yeah. We may have been enemies before, but now, you've become very important to us. So seeing your glum expression makes me upset." Angel then stated beside me, her face looking ahead.

I can't help but smile, my heart feeling warm and bubbly. These two are like sisters to me now, and I guess it would be fine to tell them about my frustrations with Cobra.

I told them everything, from when he still used to annoy me, then when he suddenly became cold. I didn't leave any detail, making sure to tell them all of it including when I first started to get the weird feelings, and how I feel whenever he avoids and ignores me. Every encounter, until the last one last week where we kissed and he told me about how he felt. As soon as I finished narrating, their mouth were slightly agape and their faces held surprise.

"Wow..."

"So that's why..."

I nodded, looking down on my hands as I played with my fingers. They were quiet for a moment until Angel suddenly giggled, and it turned to a laughter. I looked at her confused, and as soon as she noticed my stare, she recomposed herself and smiled.

"I've known that guy for years, and trust me, I know exactly how he thinks."

"So?" I asked, looking at her eyes in question.

"Cobra's just being shy. This is the first time he felt something such as love, and he probably doesn't know how to deal with it." Angel explained, turning her gaze back to the sky. She reached her hand out, as if trying to grasp the clouds.

"And judging from your story, I think he's afraid he'd end up hurting you. And like Jellal, he thinks love isn't something for him. He probably thinks he doesn't deserve to be loved or something." Meredy then added.

I let their words sink in my mind, and a sigh escaped my lips. I do understand that but... believing he doesn't deserve to loved and be loved is something I disagree on. Cobra may have done awful things in the past, but that's the past now. He's human, too, and has all the right to feel what love is, and deserves it as much as everyone does.