Just Misunderstood

Lucy

Just Misunderstood

Chapter 1

Lucy

This takes place after Tower of Heaven Arc, yeah fairly early on I know, and I have switched some of the order of the arcs. The Edolas arc and the Oracion Seis are relatively going on at the same time and after a little story building, the timeline will straighten out. :) I hope you enjoy!

Lucy took a deep breath as she lifted her hand. She took a small moment to stare at the dark mahogany of the tall door and she had to close her eyes. She willed herself to move, to walk away and just forget about the offer she had gotten, but she knew she couldn't. With her eyes still clenched shut she knocked on the door, once, twice and a third time. It seemed like centuries or seconds before she heard his muffled words. Lucy shook any sadness from her features and opened the heavy door, "Hello Master. May I have a second to speak to you?" She asked softly.

"Certainly, you're always welcomed," he answered as he gestured to the chair in front of his desk. Lucy closed her eyes and opened them again, not letting anything other than happiness show on her face. She quickly made her way across the room and sat down, instantly putting on a smile. She felt happy, but she couldn't help feeling scared and worried. She played with the lining of her skirt and didn't meet his gray eyes.

"I have some... news," she paused for a moment, "I have received an invitation to start training."

"Well, that's fantastic! From who?" He asked as a proud smile crossed his face.

Lucy cringed slightly and looked away, "The Spirit King, he wants me to stay and train with him for three days."

His eyes widened as he realized what it meant. Him, being a Wizard Saint his knowledge was extensive, even with the other worlds. "For how long?"

"Three days," she whispered.

"Nine months?" He quietly spoke, as if speaking it too loud would make the news all the worse, "What are you planning to tell the guild?" He asked, pulling out a thick folder from his desk.

"The truth," Lucy said. She had considered lying and saying she was going on a solo mission because she felt her friends would be hurt that she didn't ask one of them to train her. But she realized that they would probably come looking for her soon enough. "You guys are my family. You deserve the truth."

"But why must you leave? There are plenty of people here that could train you," he asked slowly, desperation clear on his face.

"The spirit world has a heavy atmosphere. I will benefit more from training there, my magic is everywhere there, I believe I will learn new ways to learn it. Especially with all my spirits there. Also, with the King himself inviting me I didn't really see how I could refuse."

"Those are good reasons, I suppose. But you must realize that your team, the whole guild for that matter, will not let you go without putting up a fight," he stood up and walked to the door. "So, would you like to tell them or should I?"

"I will but feel free to help me out," she answered. She took a deep breath and walked out to the second-floor railing. Leaning against the railing she looked down at her family. She wondered how much she would miss. How much they would grow. How much their magic will grow. She wondered if going to train would be worth missing nine months of their lives.

-of course, it's worth it-

She would be useful to her friends. She could protect everyone. She had been able to do nothing when her father hired Phantom Lord. She had helped in the Tower of Heaven but Juvia had been there with her. She was getting tired of being the 'Damsel in Distress'. It was now her responsibility to help her friends, to make sure she could protect them in the same ways they had protected her.