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Hey, Readers! Three day weekend, which means more than one update a day!!!!! YAY!!!!! I feel so attached to this story because it's based on something I love! During the process of this story, I realized something : I CAN'T WRITE NON-FICTION!!!! I've decided to only only do fantasies and fan fictions! If you guys want something non-fiction, your with the wrong author XD! Anyhoo, here's Chapter 13, ENJOY!!!!!!!!!! >.>   <.<  ^.^

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Natsu P.O.V

After reading that letter, everything was now becoming more clear. Lisanna told me that she wanted to visit Lucy to see if she was 'better'. My anger was boiling hot. When I finally reached the infirmary once again, I see Levy sleeping on the floor and Gajeel standing above her. He places a blanket on her, and gives me a "shush" face. I nodded and quietly left the infirmary and into the Fairy Tail main hall. I looked to see everyone still frantic about finding Lucy. I see Ezra and the others sitting at a table, talking about Lucy. I run over to them and announced, "I know where Lucy is!"

That got everyone's attention. "You mean you found her!" Ezra exclaimed.

I shook my head. "I know where she's heading, though."

"Where?!" Gray asked.

"Hinamizawa. Her birth home." I told them. They all a shocked look on their face. "Why would she want to go to Hinamizawa in her condition! She isn't fully healed!" Wendy exclaimed.

"She didn't go by choice. She was forced to." I hissed. I threw the note on the table, and everyone read it. One by one, their faces shifted to anger.  Gray was so angry I could feel a cold wind coming from him. "That bitch!" Gray yelled.

"How dare she mess with our friend!" Ezra growled.

"I know you guys are angry, but I think we should put Lisanna aside. For now." I advised.

"Why! We should go to her and beat her dead!" Wendy yelled, which was weird for those words to come out of her mouth.

"I think that Lucy should be our main subject." Juvia said silently. We all nodded and thought of a plan. It took us a while, but we finally thought of one. "How about Natsu goes and follow Lucy to Hinamizawa!" Wendy suggested.

My face blushed a deep shade of red, which is something that hasn't happened in such a  long time. "W-W-Why me!" I exclaimed.

"Because you owe her an explanation." Gray said.

"And forgiveness." Ezra added. I looked down and began to feel that sick feeling of guilt again. I groaned and thought, Will she even forgive me?

Wendy suddenly tugged on my scarf. I looked down to see that she's smiling. "I know you did something bad, but she'll still forgive you."

"How do you know?" I asked her.

"Because she loves you." She smiled. My heart began to beat fast. Did she really still love me? "Well, I guess I'm going to follow her." I gave in. Everyone cheered, hugging me and thanking me. "But what are going to do about Lisanna?" Juvia asked.

That was a really hard question. "Until I come back with Lucy, act as if nothing happened." I suggested.

"That's impossible! After what she did to you and Lucy!" Ezra exclaimed.

"I know, I know! But just until I come back, then we'll confront her. Hinamizawa is only a day travel, and because of Lucy's injuries, she couldn't have gotten far within a hour." I told them. They hesitated, but they finally agreed to do it. I nodded and just when I was about to leave, Wendy called out my name. "Natsu!"

"What?" I asked.

She handed me a pack of mysterious items. "You might need these during your travel. It includes food, medicine, and more." 

"Thanks Wendy." I smiled. I turned around and began to run. I ran through the infirmary and jumped over Levy, who was still asleep. I felt the cold rush of the forest covering me up, but I didn't care. I ran through the thorny branches, up until I came across the tree with the note. I began to gasp for air, and concentrated on where Lucy was. Before, her scent disappeared once she reached this tree, but now I can smell it past the tree. I began to ran, following the scent. I knew that it would take me a while to find Lucy, but I didn't care. I was going to re-kindle our love that I destroyed.

And nothing was going to stand in my way.

Lucy P.O.V

I know it's only been like what, five hours, but  I was in serious pain right here. My wounds never completely healed, and  most of them began to bleed once again. I winced at my pain every five minutes, making me want to stop. I knew that I was close to Hinamizawa, but I don't think I could bear it much longer. I fell to the ground and screamed in pain. Suddenly,  I heard something coming from the bushes. I didn't know what it was, but I didn't have the magic to fight it. I backed away from it, and shielded myself. "Oi, who are you?" Someone asked. I looked up to see a young man, probably in his late twenties, staring down at me with a spark of fear. My face  lit up. "Are you from Hinamizawa?" I asked him with eagerness.

"Uh...yeah, I am." He answered. "But who are you?"

I was about to say Lucy Heartfilia, but then I remembered how Hinamizawa was about outsiders. "Astuko Chouko." I told him instead.

His eyes suddenly went wide. "As in daughter of Kazehaya Chouko!"

I nodded. "Oh my God! Let me help you up!" He offered me his hand, and I grabbed it, slowly standing up. Together, we walked to Hinamizawa.

When I arrived, I almost came to tears. It still looked the same as it was twelve years ago; the temples were still old looking as ever, the houses were still old fashioned, and all the girls wore kimonos instead of skirts and jeans. I smiled and whispered, "I'm home."

"We're almost there, so just bear with me." The man laughed.

"Oh, I forgot to ask your name!" I realized.

"The name's Arata. I'm the local fisherman here." He introduced. "We're here!"

I looked up to see my old house, still the same as ever. It was still wooden and small, with charms all around it that my father would place for good luck. Suddenly, the thought of my father scared me a little. In the book, it said that he wanted both my mother and me dead. What would happen when he saw me? Would he want to kill me again? "Kazehaya! Isamu! I've got something for you!" Arata yelled out in front of the house. I heard thumping noises, and the door swung open. It was my brother, Isamu. He smiled and ran up to me, giving me a giant hug. "Your alive!" He exclaimed.

"Didn't we already go over this?" I asked him.

"Yeah, but you disappeared, saying that you were gonna fight." He said silently. I stood on my tip toes and kissed his forehead. I laughed and said, "I'm not disappearing this time, Oni-Chan." He smiled and hugged me again. "What's going on!" Someone yelled from the house. I look over Isamu's shoulder to see a middle aged man standing outside the door.  He had long black hair and shiny brown eyes, and wore  priest clothing. When his eyes met mine, his eyes widened. "Who are you?" He asked me.

I gently pushed Isamu aside and walked up to him. Although I was still in pain, I was able to keep a smile. "Hi, Otou-san." 

His eyes widened even more, and he gasped. He fell to his knees and began to cry. "Atsuko?" He asked in a hushed voice.

I nodded, tears streaming down my face. "Yeah, it's me." I knelled down as well to him and gave him a big hug. He began to cry out loud. "Oh, my daughter is alive! Thank the gods!" I cried with him, feeling the warmth of his arms. Isamu joined us, crying and hugging us. "Otou-san, Oni-chan!" I cried. I missed them so much, I never, ever wanted to let them go.

Isamu, who was a licsenced doctor, mended my wounds in the living room. "Geeze, how did you get yourself these nasty wounds?" 

"Fighting a god isn't easy, Oni-Chan." I grumbled.

"How?" My father asked. "How did you survive all these years alone?"

"I wasn't alone." I told them. "Oka-San sent me to a friend of hers and erased my memories of everything involving Hinamizawa."

"Have you seen your mother!" My father asked urgently.

I shook my head and looked down. "I read something in this book that scared me alittle. Something about Otou-San wanting to kill Okaa-San and me."

My father looked at me with sad eyes. "Was that true, father?" I asked him.

" I'll admit, I was going insane then. The fact that your mother was a dragon.......I couldn't handle it. But I never assembled that angry mob that drove you and your mother off." My father said.

"But in the book I read, it said it did." I reminded him. 

"I swear on my grave I didn't. I was kind of urged to." He told me. I sighed and thought about it for a minute. Does that mean the book has some false information, I thought to myself. For now, I put it aside. "So how have you been, Atsuko?" My father asked me.

"For the past twelve years, I've been living under a different name. Lucy." I told him.

"Lucy." My father suddenly smiled. "Lucy is the same as Atsuko."

"That's what Oni-Chan told me. I've been living in a wealthy estate in Fiore." I said.

"Fiore! The famous city!" My father exclaimed.

"That's right. I was in a......."I stopped myself and suddenly began to cry. My father walked up to me. "What's wrong, Atsuko?"

"I've been.....hurt. I've been forced to leave my friends and....the person I love." I began to cry so much that my tears dripped to the floor. My father hugged me tightly and said, "You poor child. You're home now. You're home now."

He was right. I had my father, my brother, and the friends I left behind here. "I am home." I whispered.

Lisanna P.O.V

When I got back to the guide, everyone was in panic. I bet it was because of the Lucy. On the inside, I laughed so hard because they had no clue on what was going on.  But to avoid suspicion, I go up to Gray and ask, "What's going on?"

Gray gave me a strange look at first, but then it went to a sly smile. "Lucy's disappeared. Everyone's doing their best."

Ha! You'll never find her, I thought to myself. "Where's Natsu?" I asked, wanting to make out with him really bad.

"He found a lead and went out to search for her." He said.

My heart dropped to the floor. "He did what?" I asked.

"He's searching for her. If you want to catch up to him, here's a map." Gray handed me the map. I snatched it and ran out the hole that I made. If he finds Lucy, Lucy will tell him everything, which will ruin my plans. I used my Take Over Magic to turn myself into a cheetah. I ran as fast as the wind and thought to myself, No one messes with Lisanna Strauss.

Gray P.O.V

After Lisanna ran out, I laughed so hard I thought my lungs were gonna burst. Wendy must've heard the whole thing, because she walked up to me and exclaimed, "Why'd you tell her that! She'll get in Natsu's way!"

"I know that." I simply said.

"Do you not want us to find Lucy!" She yelled.

"Calm down, squirt!" I exclaimed. "I did a little trick on Lisanna."

Wendy suddenly got confused. "Huh?"

"Instead of giving her the map to Hinamizawa, I gave her the map to Cilorthia, the place you guys went to. The one that took you days  to get there." I explained.

Wendy cracked a smile. "Nice work!"

"Thanks. Now all we have to pray for is that she doesn't find out." I said grimly.

Lucy, hold on. Natsu's coming for you, I thought to myself.