Chapter 34
She tossed and turned in her bed, not able to find a comfortable position to sleep in. She sighed, throwing the covers off of her body. Sweat dripping from her body as she sat on the edge of her bed, "It's just a bad memory Lucy." She told herself, "...It's just a bad memory."
She glanced at the clock, "six am." She rubbed her eyes, laying her head back on her pillow, "It's going to be a long day."
Cana reached over to the alarm clock, slamming her hand down on it. She groaned, "Luna, it's time to get up." She reached over to Luna's side only to feel nothing. Her head shot up, searching for any sign of her in the room, "Luna?"
She ripped off her covers and ran out of her room, "Luna!" She looked in the kitchen, the bathroom, all the closets, but nothing. She ran into Lucys room, startling her, "have you seen Luna?"
"No." She slowly lifted her head from her pillow, "but I did hear someone leave earlier. She probably just went to their room." She yawned.
"Thanks." She grabbed her robe and went to the next room over, hoping to see Luna there.
She knocked on the door, waiting for a response. She heard footsteps walking towards the door. The door swung open, "what's up Cana?" Levy yawned.
"Is Luna here?"
"Yeah, her and Gajeel are watching TV. Well they were until they both fell asleep." She stepped aside so Cana could see Luna laying her head on Gajeel's arm, "cute isn't it?" She said.
She smiled, relieved that Luna was safe, "yeah. Make sure you guys get ready so we can get some breakfast. I want us to be the first ones there."
"Alright, I'll wake everybody up."
"Move it Wendy!" Both girls ran as fast as they could, heading toward the forest, "They're right behind us! You have to go faster!" Chelia yelled.
"I-I can't!" Wendy said. She collapsed on the ground, barley keeping her eyes open.
"Dammit." Chelia picked Wendy and continued running. Slower, but fast enough.
"Let's just shoot them." One soldier said, running.
"We can't. Veena wants every meta human here alive."
"That damn woman. How many of them does she need!?"
"We don't ask questions. Just do your job."
"C-Chelia, we're not going to make it."
"Shut up! Yes we are!"
"Just let me go. I'll distract them while you try to get away."
"W-What? No! That's not the plan!"
"Then you will find my brother and tell them what's going on-"
"Do you hear yourself right now?! They're going to kill you!"
"I'm not asking Chelia." She stared down at Wendy to see her whole expression change.
"You can't be serious?" Chelia whispered, "I can't do that to you, I-I-"
"You don't have a choice." Wendy put her hand on Chelia's cheek, "I'm going to be ok."
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
"Yes. Now let me go." Chelia tightened her grip on her, "I said let go!"
Chelia screamed as she dropped Wendy. She turned back to see Wendy standing on her feet, catching her breath, "I'm over here!" She screamed, leading them in another direction.
"Over there!" They yelled. They followed the direction she lead them, falling for her plans.
Chelia ran a little longer, until she couldn't take it anymore. She put her back against a tree, sliding down as she covered her mouth trying to keep in her muffled screams. Tears ran down her cheeks, "I could've saved us both you idiot!" She heard guns firing from the direction wendy and the soldiers ran into. She stood up, covering her mouth with her hand, "Wendy? No..."
"Alright remember what I said." Cana said, smoothed down Lunas shirt.
"If anyone asks I'm thirteen."
"That's right, because why?"
"Because kids thirteen through sixteen get extra waffles today."
"That's my girl." Cana said, "go check on everyone else to make sure they're almost ready."
Luna ran out the room, leaving Cana and Lucy by themselves. Cana turned to see Lucy resting her head in her hands on the counter, "long night?" Cana asked.
"I guess you can say that."
Cana pulled a seat next to her, "wanna tell me what's on your mind?"
"It's not really what's on my mind."
"Then what is it?"
"My powers are staring to come back and I feel like crap."
"So you're having withdrawals from that stuff that you take?"
"Something like that. If I don't take my medicine they will start to come back and I can't predict what will happen next."
"I wouldn't worry about it too much now." Cana grabbed Lucys hand, "lets go get meet up with everyone else."
"Alright."
"Jellal wake up." She gently shook him.
He groaned, "What?"
"It's time to get up."
"For what?"
"Breakfast!" Her eyes lit up just by the thought of food, "I'm starving."
He chuckled, "you're always starving Erza."
"What can I say? I love food." She laughed. She threw his shirt on his face, "now hurry up and get dressed."
"Fine, but first..." he pulled her arm gently, making her land on him. He planted a long, passionate kiss on her lips.
She smiled, "What was that for?"
"I don't know, I just felt like doing that."
She laughed, "hurry up before we're late."
"Can we just stay here and be lazy?"
"You know we can't do that." She fluffed out her hair, "we have a job to do."
"I know." He lifted his up only to immediately pit it back down, "my head..."
"Yeah, I'm a little hungover from last night too." She put her shirt and opened the door, "but it's nothing a little coffee can't fix." She closed the door, leaving Jellal alone in his room.
"Is everyone here?" Cana said.
"Jellal is still getting ready." Erza said.
"Yeah, Gray is getting ready too." Juvia said.
"Wait, Gray is awake?" Erza said.
"Yeah, he woke up last night."
"Is he ok?" Levy asked, worry laced in her voice.
"He seemed like it, but he did seem a little shaken up."
"What do mean?" Cana asked.
"It was like... He was afraid of something."
"Afraid of what?" Erza said, sounding concerned.
"I don't know, he didn't tell me." They all turned when they heard the thud from the room behind them, "that's Grays room." Juvia and the others immediately shot up and rushed toward the room.
They opened the door to see Gray on the floor struggling to stand, "Gray!" Juvia rushed to his side.
"Don't touch me!" He snapped.
Juvia was taken aback by his sudden change of mood, "Gray? What's wrong?"
"I-I tried getting up, but I couldn't walk."
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