Souls Entwined: Remake

Chapter 4

Lucy had thought the mission would be difficult but it wasn't and it didn't even drain much of her magic. Although, it was physically exhausting. Levy and Lucy completed renovating the whole town on the third night so they would be able to leave in the morning. Though the reason it didn't take as long as they had thought was probably because of Gemini, since they could transform into whoever Lucy wanted. Levy had allowed Lucy to keep all of the reward money, because she only really came on the mission to keep herself busy and have company. They took the first train back to Magnolia in the morning. It was 11 in the morning by the time the train had reached Magnolia and Lucy went straight home and put all of her stuff away, promising to meet Levy later at the guild.

The first thing that Lucy did was take a quick shower and changed into a white long sleeved button up shirt, navy blue leggings, black ankle boots and her belt around her waist. She didn't wear a jumper or coat since the weather was a bit hot today. However, she had decided to wear a thin sheer cardigan just to complete her look. She added the new key onto the loop on her belt, put the extra 30,000 jewels in a locked box under her bed (it could only be opened by her magic) and gave the other 70,000 to her landlady. Lucy was too eager to see her nakama that her new key would have to wait.

Lucy walked to guild so that by the time she got there it was half three and most likely the guild would be full up. Lucy then realised that her teammates would be back from their own missions they had taken for their rent, well everyone except Erza, she had taken a special S Class mission that made sure she would be gone at least a month. Lucy opened the doors to find a blur of blue launching at her chest as well as its pink haired friend with duplicate cries of, "Lucy!". Natsu's head was right next to Lucy's breasts and she froze from the feeling of two intense gazes on her.

In a panic, Lucy quickly shoved Natsu off of her chest and onto the floor. It wasn't enough and it didn't stop the two men walking towards her and Natsu with furious expressions on their faces. Bickslow took ahold of Lucy and brought her close to his chest while Cobra picked Natsu up by his collar and growled into his face. "Get your hands off my mate! If I ever see you touching her again, I'll make sure they won't find the body got it" Cobra's deadly voice was making Lucy feel more than a bit scared.

But she was brought back to reality by Bickslow's strong arm around her waist and shoulders. He led her to a table near to Mira's counter, Lucy didn't want to go there, she knew what would be coming, "Lucy why didn't you tell me that you had two mates, I could have started planning your wedding by now, it'll be a big reception with...think of the children, Crimson hair and brown eyes or blonde hair and purple eyes or blue hair and brown eyes or blonde hair and green eyes, there's so many possibilities..." Lucy felt herself start to panic. Every one was watching her now, all eyes focused on the blonde mage. All sounds around her started to distorted and fade away. The faces around her seemed to blur and move closer. Everyone was asking so many questions.

She shoved herself out of Bickslow's embrace and looked between Cobra, Bickslow and Mira. But what really broke her was the look of betrayal on Natsu's face as he stared at her from the background. Lucy could feel her eyes water and her body started to tremble. It was all too much. "Leave me alone! I never asked for any of this!" She then promptly turned and ran out of the guild on shaky legs. She ran until she couldn't hear the cries of her friends behind her. She ran until her legs were numb and yet, at the same time, on fire. She ran until she had no more tears to shed.

Lucy found herself in a park just on the outside of Magnolia. It was covered in the most beautiful gardens and trees in full blossom. There were lots of children playing and parents smiling and laughing with each other. It was a scene of joy and Lucy felt out of place with her sorrow-filled aura and tear-stricken face. She made her way to a patch of shade under an oak tree and sat with her back resting against the rough bark. She pulled her knees close to her chest and rested her forehead ontop of them. Her mind was plagued with doubt, what had she been thinking? Did she really think that it would be a good idea to say yes to them?

She was a fool to believe that this was what she wanted. How would she know? Lucy hated to admit it but she had never been in a serious relationship before. If she didn't know how to deal with the responsibility of committing to one man in her life, then how in the world was she supposed to do it with two? Yes, Cobra and Bickslow have changed, she couldn't deny that. But something didn't feel right. She hadn't allowed herself time to think. They said that they would take it slow but it was all moving far too quickly. It had been less than a week and they were already telling people that they were mates. They had robbed Lucy the decision to refuse their bond. Should she decide to live a life without them by her side, her minna would surely judge her for it and never see her the same way. But if she accepted them, the outside world wouldn't be too pleased about it. It wouldn't look good for Lucy to be around two men all of the time, especially two men that she had fought against in the past.

Holding herself closer to the tree, she felt her heart ache. Lucy regretted her short outburst but there was nothing she could do to take it back. Would Cobra and Bickslow take it as her refusing their bond? She didn't know but Lucy didn't want to know at the moment. She just wanted to be alone, she wanted life to go back to how it was a week ago. When she was oblivious to the fact that she was anyone's mate. Lucy wished they had waited. She wished that they had got to know her first. It was selfish of them to assume that Lucy wanted to be theirs. They had essentially taken control of her life. If she agreed to them, she wouldn't be able to do anything without them knowing about it. She doubted she would be trusted to go anywhere alone or hang out with her friends.

Natsu was one of her closest friends. Her first friend from Fairy Tail. And seeing how Cobra and Bickslow reacted to him giving her a simple hug, she knew that she wouldn't be able to do that again. She probably wouldn't be able to go on missions as a part of Team Natsu anymore. She wouldn't be able to enjoy a peaceful sleep in her bed by herself anymore. She wouldn't be able to have a sense of freedom anymore. Was she really going to sacrifice everything for the happiness of two people she didn't know? Lucy knew that Cobra and Bickslow were safe to be around but she didn't really know them. She doesn't know who they are.

Lucy stayed, resting against the tree until the shadow of the clouds covered out all the sunlight. Sighing, she brushed her fingers over Horologium's key. His key glowed as he sent a telepathic message to say that it was nearing ten 'o clock at night. Taking in a deep breath, Lucy slowly stood up onto her sore legs and cursed under her breath. She regretted running so far away. Taking her time, she forced her legs to take her back in the direction of her home. The empty streets didn't bother her as much as they would have if she wasn't too busy festering in her own self-pity. Out of boredom, she weakly kicked a small rock and watched as it rolled along the pathway. Whether it was the pain in her legs distracting her or her overbearing thoughts, she was unable to hear the crack of lightening behind her. A large hand grabbed onto her shoulder and Lucy let out a piercing scream.