Just fake a smile (Fairytail StingLu)

1- Lisanna-

(Republished in 2024) The plot will remain unchanged, just editing and improving on some stuff... This book was created in 2014 omg :')

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~Mirajane's P.O.V~
Lucy was sitting alone while  drinking her strawberry milkshake. She had been sighing for a while. I wondered what was wrong, so I approached her out of concern and asked, "Lucy, what's wrong? If you have any problems, you can talk to me!"

"Mira..." Her eyes flickered down to the floor, her hands twisting together nervously. "I don't know why, but lately... Natsu stopped talking to me. Did I do something wrong?"

"I'm sure you didn't. Oh... That day is reaching." I mumbled and smiled sadly.

"That day?" She raised her brow.

"You just joined the guild so I think you didn't know about this. Do you know about a girl named, Lisanna?"

"No..." She shook her head while looking at me curiously.

"Oh. Let me tell you more..." I said as I sat down beside her, thinking of where to start from. "Lisanna is my little sister, she had short white hair and she uses a similar magic to mine. She and Natsu had a really good relationship last time, they even promised to get married when they grow up!" 

"Married?!" She gasped as she covered her mouth.

"Yep." I let out a small chuckle.

"But Mira, I didn't see someone like that in Fairytail... Is she on a S-Class Quest?" She asked, and I felt a lump form in my throat, struggling to come up with the right words.

"She...She is dead." I said, my heart stinging, but I forced a weak smile to mask the pain.

"Dead?! What happened? Ah, sorry... I didn't mean to." She lowered her gaze in guilt.

"It's okay, let me tell you more... There was a day when me, Elfman and Lisanna went on a mission. While we were halfway through completing the mission, Elfman lost control over his magic spell 'Take-Over: Beast Soul'. Something went wrong and he became a beast fully, which was impossible for him to control at that time, as he could only take control of a beast's arm. So after he took over the beast's soul, he went berserk. Lisanna tried to stop him by standing in front of him... And... She was attacked." I clenched my hands, the ache of past memories resurfacing.

"It was such a huge impact that we didn't manage to find her body. Elfman refused to eat and cried for weeks, i didn't know what to feel... After all, they are both my family. She was considered 'dead' since then, and the day after tomorrow is Lisanna's death anniversary, so that must have been the reason why Natsu is acting weird..." I explained to her, trying to hold back my tears from recalling the painful memories that I tried my best to forget.

"Mira... I'm so sorry about what happened. I'm sure she's in a better place now." Lucy frowned as she gave me a hug.

"Thank you for your kind words.. Natsu must be in pain too, he isn't someone who can hide his feelings." I glanced over at Natsu, who was sitting with Happy.

"I'll try to comfort him.." Lucy said as she stood up and walked over to Natsu.

~Lucy's P.O.V~
"Natsu, Happy! Wanna go fishing?" I asked, trying to liven up the mood.

Natsu did not respond. As much as Happy wanted to go, he saw Natsu in that state, so he just sat back down quietly.

"Or... Do you wanna go eat? It's my treat!" I tried again as his love for eating knows no bounds.