Issues [Fairy Tail fanfic]

Chapter 29

It's been a week.

A week since Jellal's been arrested.

A week since Jude Heartfilia's went into a coma.

A week since they've heard or seen Lucy and Wendy.

Jellal came back to school three day's later, after the arrest. He explained the whole story about how he owed Bora money and told Erza it was suppose to be his last bad deed and that he didn't know Bora had a gun. Jellal was extremely lucky. The police let him off with 2 years probation thanks to Wendy's crying and Lucy's bribing.

Natsu asked Jellal about Lucy, he explain to him how she just disappeared after his arrest. Jellal told them this.

"She didn't look well, she was... just emotionless. She asked the officer if she could talk to me alone. Once they locked us in a room together she started beating me the shit out of me. Called me dumb ass and lectured me about life and morals and what could have happened if she couldn't help and junk. I deserved it though, I deserved worse"

No one punished Jellal, seeing how messed up his face was at the moment, they decided Lucy did enough. Where was Lucy? They tried stopping by her house several times but the servants told them she hadn't been home. Natsu feared for the worst. What if she killed herself? What if she killed herself and Natsu wasn't able to stop her? To help her? How would Natsu survive without her? It was Monday, a brand new school week. Natsu had to drag himself out of bed and into class, he had no motivation in his life any longer. He was just depressed.

"Ms. Heartfilia?" Mr. Atsuki called out.

Why did he toy with him like that? He could clearly see she wasn't here, why bother calling her name? It only caused Natsu heart break.

"Here" Lucy said walking into the classroom.

Natsu's head shot straight up. There she was, Lucy was standing right there... in a girl's uniform?

"Sorry I'm late, I have a note though" Lucy said holding the note to Atsuki.

Atsuki thought he was dreaming? This had to be a joke right? Lucy Heartfilia was actually being polite to him. What had the world come to? Lucy dropped the note on his desk, seeing how he wouldn't take it, and walked to her own. When she sat, she placed her backpack on the table and pulled out a notebook and pencil. Natsu couldn't speak. He had been worrying so much about her and here she was now. Lucy turned to Natsu and smiled, he saw she wasn't wearing her nose piercing. After closer observation he didn't see her earrings either.

"Lucy?" Natsu asked. His voice was hoarse and dry. Why couldn't he speak all of a sudden?

"After class Natsu, I'm need to pay attention" Lucy smiled at him before looking away.

That wasn't the Lucy from before. This was their old Lucy, the seven year old Lucy that had left them. Why was she back? What had happened to bad ass Lucy? Natsu just had to wait until after class to find out. During the whole class Natsu watched Lucy. She paid attention to Atsuki, didn't crack any jokes, was actually writing stuff down in her notebook. She rose her hands a couple of times to answer questions which were right. The whole classroom was shocked, Atsuki included. When the bell rang Atsuki was glad, he didn't think he could take this much of this from Lucy.

Lucy dropped her pencil and started packing up her backpack before she stood up.

"Let's walk to class together Gray" Lucy said cheerfully.

"Uh, okay?" Gray said following her out.

"Lucy, what's happening?" Natsu asked.

"Now Natsu, it would be unfair if I only told you and Gray. Wait for everyone else alright?" Lucy asked.