The Switch

Chapter 9

(3rd Person's POV)

The Fairy Tail guild members all felt dejected.Makarov had informed them about the other guilds finding out about the spell after he told the six involved.The guild had gone ballistic.They had started screaming, fighting and accusing each other.It had taken the entire S-Class division to calm them down.The guild hall had been completely destroyed but repairing charges had been the last thing on everyone's minds.After their outburst,the entire guild had kept quiet.The day had been awkward and uncomfortable for everyone.Most people had left for their homes early, unable to handle the tense environment.Even Cana had seemed sober, well, more than usual.Levy had been among the people who had went home early.The recent events had had a worse impact on her than the others.No-one had said anything but she knew that it was her fault that the guilds found out about the spell.She felt terrible.'I can't believe that I was idiotic enough to talk about a guild secret in public, where anyone could hear me.I should have known that there would be someone from another guild walking around.Now, the guild has to suffer because of my mistake.'Levy stood there,experiencing an intense feeling of self-loathing.She didn't notice a tall figure walking up to her."Is it just me or do you look even shorter than before, Shrimp?"Levy squealed, startled."Gihi."She turned around to see Gajeel laughing at her.She glared at him and crossed her arms."Idiot!"Levy might have looked cross but inwardly, she was smiling.He may be dense and insensitive at most times but somehow, he always cheered her up.(AN:It's called love, Levy.)        ____________________________________________________________________

Lucy stood by the river, lost in her thoughts.Some men warned her to get away from the river but she didn't hear them,too preoccupied.Unconsciously, she leaned over the edge.The men started shouting frantically at her to get back.She didn't even look at them.Instead,Lucy stepped forward.She tripped over a rock.Screaming, she fell into the river.    ____________________________________________________________________

(Lucy's POV)

The water was freezing cold.The cool air hit my face.I shivered, soaking wet.This day kept getting worse and worse.First everyone our secret gets revealed, now, this.I felt the tears well up in the corners of my eyes.I shook my head, determined not to cry.I looked up.A crowd had surrounded the river.They were yelling at me to me to get out of the river.I stubbornly stayed put.I knew that should have climbed out but I was simply too depressed to care.The pleading of the crowd became fainter and fainter, replaced by the hateful voice in the back of my head.'You're useless and weak.You can't even stop yourself from falling.How are you going to raise your guild's position to first?Everyone would be better off without you.Especially him.'I whimpered.It wasn't true.Or maybe it was.Maybe they really would be better without me.What would I do then?A tear rolled down my cheek."Lucy-sama ~. What are you doing in the river and why are you crying?"I lifted my head to see Natsu stretching out his hand towards me, grinning.I grasped it and held on like it was a lifeline.He pulled me out easily, as if I weighed nothing.The crowd of people surrounding us dispersed when they saw that I was okay.We walked towards my apartment in silence.I glanced at him.He seemed to radiate happiness.I didn't notice that I was staring at him now.Natsu looked at me and smiled cheerfully.I laughed.It was after I reached my apartment that I realized that the voice in my head had gone away.

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Hello, everyone.I'm sorry for the late update.I finally figured out the plot for this story.I know that it's unprofessional to change the story when we're this far, but, for the convenience of the story, I have changed the time it takes Levy to undo the spells to be two weeks instead of one month.

MiraTheShipper~