Lucy

"I apologize for not telling you of my identity, Lucy," Mavis said politely. "I didn't know how you'd react."

"How do you think I'd react?" I asked, trying to be as honorable as I could despite the surprise I was feeling. "With all due respect."

Mavis waved it off, "You play well. Just like your mother."

I bit my lip, "Yeah, thanks."

Mavis Vermilion, the owner of the actual Fairy Tail FC. Her great grandmother was the founder and it's been a pass down kinda thing through the generations. Although Mavis herself is only in her mid-twenties, she took over when her mother fell ill and passed when she was only fifteen. I've heard about her amongst some of my teammates but none of them actually met her. We even heard years later she married a rich CEO of some sort of company.

I actually admired her. I actually knew how she felt, having lost her mother at such an age where she's old enough to have created the fond memories. Yet she held her head high, took over, and married. I knew for sure I could never be someone like her; despite our similar conditions.

I just never... in all of hell expected she was Natsu's sister-in-law. He must've lost it when he found out. Knowing him, it probably took him months to comprehend.

"Yes, I sure do miss the days my grandmother took me down to the field to watch the players play," she turned to me, a small warm smile spread across her face. "Of all the players, I loved watching your mother the most. She was as graceful as a Fairy whenever she played. It was quite beautiful."

Zeref sighed, "Come now. You said I was your most favorite player to watch."

He played, too?! Am I only surrounded by soccer players or something?

"You are in second place," she gave him the two fingers.

"Now to the more important manner at hand," Zeref cleared his throat, his attention on me. "I assume you know why you have been called down here, Miss Heartfilia."

Immediately, the hands in my lap gripped my sweats, "I have an idea. About my relationship with your brother I suppose, when he's supposed to be engaged to Lisanna."

"I have a reputation for a very, very prestigious company to uphold Miss Heartfilia," his words becoming more serious. "You should know, especially from being a Lucky Heartfilia for a majority of your life."

"Yes I am very well aware of the reputation stuff that happens in large companies since it did weakened my parents' relationship and took my father to a distant place that he wasn't even able to be at my mother's side when she was on her death bed," I replied bluntly.

Lisanna, who was sitting beside me, stiffened a bit. My knee tapped hers briefly, letting her know it's fine. I'm used to it.

Zeref continued nonetheless, "So tell me something. Why choose to have a relationship with my brother now when shut your own window two years ago by running away? "

"What?"

"You ran away from being a Heartfilia and all your responsibilities," The man sat back a bit, "So I take it your father never told you? Natsu didn't tell you?"

"You are going to be a little more specific," I narrowed my eyes. "And I know almost everything about Natsu minus his past."

I don't understand what Zeref is trying to get out of me. Whatever it is, I don't think I'll like it. But somehow, every thing in my body told me I needed to know.

Know what exactly? What's Natsu and Father hiding from me? Father I guess I understand. But Natsu? He once told me he has no secret to hide from me. Nothing that he's an open book. I just never ask about him because I didn't want to be nosy, that's all.

"That is quite a shame then," Zeref shook his head.

"Zeref," Mavis grabbed her husband's hand. "Just tell her. She doesn't deserve your beating around the bush."

His dark eyes flickered to his wife once before returned their attention back to me. He leaned forward, the tie around his neck dangling between his legs, "I heard that you ran back home only a month after joining the Fairy Tail FC."

I glanced at him.

"While engaging in conversation with him," Natsu's older brother lowered his voice. "Did your father once mention that you are to... be married?"

My body froze, "H-how did you know?"

Hold on...

Zeref sat back, "To marry the younger brother?"

N-no way.

"Of Alvarez Food Cooperation," Zeref raised an eyebrow.

Then N-Natsu and I?

"Correct?"

"Stop it!" I snapped loudly, shooting upward. "Just shut it! Please... You're lying."

No, there's no way. There is absolutely no way that it's true! Natsu and I were arranged before he was arranged to Lisanna! Because I was a rebellious little girl, I ran away. But Natsu would've told me. He would've told me if he knew. I trust him. If he knew we were supposed to be married, than he would've told me.

"I am the proud CEO of the international Alvarez Food Cooperation, Zeref Dragneel," the man stated. "Have been for ten years now. My family consists of my adorable, beautiful yet wise wife Mavis Dragneel. Vermilion whenever she's mad at me. And I have an almost eighteen year old younger brother that is going to be married when he turns twenty-one."

Yet he didn't.

"To the daughter of the Lucky Hotels," Zeref watched me carefully. "However, because she disappeared years ago and is no longer a Heartfilia, he was re-arranged to marry the younger sister of the Strauss Mattress Company; Miss Lisanna Strauss."

I couldn't get words to form. I couldn't even see the floor clearly. Was it the anger that made me this way or was it the disappointment that all of this just karma coming back to bite me hard in the ass? Either way, I can't blame anybody or anyone for any of this. I hate that I can't! It's all my fault that Natsu and I can't be together. Now, we never can be because I'm no longer Lucky Lucy Heartfilia but I'm just Lucy Heartfilia, the Celestial Striker for Fairy Tail FC. No, that's not what I am anymore. I'm the Celestial Breaker, the person who ruins everything. The person who is so selfish and only cares for only herself.

I had cut all ties with my father that day I went back to tell him to back off five months ago.

That's when I closed all the windows and doors for Natsu and I in this lifetime.

"L-Lucy?" Lisanna was scared, scared that I'd turn and lash out at her.

I'm not mad at anyone but my stupid fifteen year old self for running away because I gave up trying. It's all me, nobody else's.

Keeping my eyes glued to the ground, I bent over a bit; grabbing the poor girl's hand, "I'm so sorry for causing so much trouble, Lisanna."

"Huh?"

"Please," I said, softly even looking at her to give her the reassurance she needed. "Take good care of that idiot for me, alright?"

"N-no, wait!"

But I didn't. I dropped her hand. Turned to the adults in the room, bowed, then left the area without saying anything else.

I didn't know where my body was taking me. I could feel my finger touch the buttons on the elevator; hitting the top button to signal the floor I think they wanted to go to. I'm not sure.

The soft ding rang my ears telling me that I have arrived at my destination. The doors slid open and for the first time, I looked up. How funny... there was an arcade on that first floor as well as the hot springs yet I wanted to come up here. The place where I told Natsu it was okay we be together. The place Wendy found us...

When we shared our first kiss.

I looked up, the sharp crystal snowflakes brushing the glass dome above me fell as such slow speed, I'm surprised they didn't melt on their way down but they melt when they touched the glass. Yet their flawless, nonetheless. Their arms, their legs, their entire body. Just beautifully falling to their demise without knowing.

I wonder, why something so beautiful could melt and disappear so fast anyway?

That's why some memories are best kept away forever...

Because if something so beautiful can disappear so easily, then there's no need to keep them in your heart forever.

Right?

The salty taste touched my lips without me ever registering. I blinked twice, reality returning to me that instant. I reached up, almost surprised that I was crying over the death of a single snowflake. What? Another one, and another. Stop it, stop flowing. It was just a stupid snowflake...

Just...a...stupid...snowflake.

Wide warm arms snuck around me quietly. My ear was pressed against a soft chest, the beating of the person's heart making these tears come faster. A gentle hand rubbing my trembling back.

"Shhh," a soft breath unfroze my ears. "It's alright."

"We're here," another breath said. "We're here for you."

And just like the pathetic person I was, I gave up again, sobbing loudly into Erza's and Wendy's arms all the while the snowflakes were dying all around us.