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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 1, 2014 20:44:55 GMT -5
"Thanks." Lucy said. "If I knew Mirajane was the one... I can't believe I trusted her." She said shaking a bit but quickly calming down... maybe a bit too quickly.
"Nah, Z. You've got it all wrong. It's totally cool, we're friends, so it's okay, right Lucy." Natsu said.
Lucy just stands there hesitating to speak.
"Well come on Lucy." Natsu said. "Tell Z, it's okay, and she doesn't have to be mad."
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Post by Manah on Nov 1, 2014 20:57:46 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
"Natsu-kun, would you kindly remain silent for a moment? ...Stop pressuring her, would you?", Lacus said, annoyed at this point. "Also, it's Lacus. Not Z."
She walked up to Lucy, putting an arm over her shoulders.
"...What's wrong, Lucy-san? ...You seem... troubled. Do you wish to talk about it?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 stones into Psychiatry (Compassion, Reach out to others) to try and get Lucy to let me know how I can help her.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 1, 2014 21:02:16 GMT -5
"Natsu... I need you to stay away from my Apartment... I like working with you, and you're my friend, but you cannot respect personal boundaries. You're insensitive, rude, and... I can't remain friends with you if you keep treating me like this."
For a moment. Natsu is silent... But he just walks away. "I should have let Fake Salamander take you." He snarled loud enough for Lucy to hear.
Lucy recoils in shock hearing that as tears begin to stream down her face.
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Post by Manah on Nov 1, 2014 22:48:16 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
"Stay with her for a second, Marika-chan, please?" Lacus asked, very coldly. Her traveling companion could probably guess that she was very, very angry.
She walked up to Natsu... and slapped him.
No doubt one as tough as him didn't really feel that pain, nor did she really put strength behind the slap, but it was enough to get the point across. She thought he had been a jerk, if not downright an asshole, and if he didn't apologize to Lucy, she'd never forgive him.
She walked back to Lucy, took her hand and brought her home. "Come on Lucy-san. Let's get you home, and prepare you some tea, or hot chocolate or something", she said rubbing her back gently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slapping Natsu.
Then, 6 stones into Psychiatry (Compassion) to support Lucy and bring her back home to support her a bit in this mess.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 1, 2014 23:01:27 GMT -5
After slapping him. You rush back, and help Lucy into her house as she broke down sobbing.
"He had to remind me of... that night." She cried. "I was just trying to stand my ground. He would have let him..." She uttered in disbelief, and sorrow.
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Post by Manah on Nov 1, 2014 23:12:39 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
"I'm... not sure of what event he was referring to... as neither me... nor Zeref... were there at the time..." Lacus admitted, helping her to a couch, bench or wherever closest that she, Marika and Lucy could sit together comfortably as they tried to support her a bit. "But... while I don't want to defend Natsu after this... he may only have said that due to his anger and total disregard for other people's feelings. So... please, try not to take his words too personally. You do not deserve to be hurt like this, and he didn't have any right to hurt you like this", she insisted, massaging the blonde girl's shoulders gently.
"Marika-chan... would you please be an angel, and see if there's some hot beverage or another we could prepare for Lucy-san?", she asked her friend, before turning her attention back to trying to help Lucy feel a bit better.
"What you did was entirely within your right, Lucy-san... do not forget this. This is your home, and it has to feel like it. It has to be yours, to feel safe, and to feel like you're in control here. If Natsu won't even respect that, then he has absolutely no business in or around here. You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, and he, on the other hand, has a lot to make up for." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 stones into Psychiatry (COmpassion, Reach out to others) to try and make Lucy realize she has done nothing wrong, and that she shouldn't allow Natsu to have any sort of power over her life, that she deserves more than this.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 1, 2014 23:20:53 GMT -5
"It's just... I was almost made a..." She trailed off shaking his head. "He tried to take me, and a bunch of other girls away on a boat... If Natsu hadn't shown up I'd be..." She stopped not wanting to keep it up.
Kewel loyally sits by you, while Piplup crawls in Lucy's lap to hug her.
Marika comes back with some chocolate milk warmed up on the stove.
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Post by Manah on Nov 2, 2014 0:59:56 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
"I think I get it now... but even then, a good past deed does not excuse present mistreating on Natsu's part. One isn't to be judged solely on their good actions, but their bad ones, too. If Natsu was a better friend, he would take your feelings into consideration instead of belittling them because 'you're friends, so it's okay'. Also... if he really was a good friend, he wouldn't use his past good action to make you feel bad for standing up for yourself, especially since he's in the wrong about it since the very beginning. That's very hypocritical, egotistical and mean of him... and considering the bad memories it kicked back up, it was also heartless and cruel of him to do so, because he couldn't not have known it would hurt you, if he's such a good friend, as he claims."
She let Marika give her the hot chocolate. "Thank you very much, Marika-chan..."
She put her hand on Lucy's shoulder:
"I'm not going to tell you that you should hate on Natsu, or on the contrary, try to be friends with him again. This is your choice to make, and I can only give you my opinion. But what I can tell you is this: the most important part of any decision you take, is that you respect yourself, first and foremost, and then others. Any decision made without respect for yourself will only hurt you, and you do not deserve that. Natsu isn't your only friend, and if you don't feel comfortable having him as a friend anymore, and he's too thick-headed and self-centered to care about you and apologize, then you have many other people who love you and will stand up for you. You don't need people who only hurt you, and you don't have to protect them because they helped you once."
She paused, smiling.
"In the meantime... why not give it a rest? You don't need to make any decision on the matter in the next five minutes, right? ...You should rest, and take your time to think. Wouldn't you agree?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Renewing my stones to drive my point home.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 2, 2014 1:17:47 GMT -5
"I couldn't have said it better myself Lacus." Hisui said appearing in the doorway. "Forgive my intrusion, I merely came to check on you before we headed off tomorrow."
Lucy just falls over, and lays down her head in your lap. "Hello Princess."
"Hello Lucy. It's a pleasure to see you again. Though I wonder if you might be being drawn to our resident fusionie as well."
Both Lucy, and Marika blushed at the suggestion.
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Post by Manah on Nov 2, 2014 7:54:58 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
"I couldn't have said it better myself Lacus. Forgive my intrusion, I merely came to check on you before we headed off tomorrow."
"Hello Princess."
"Greetings, your highness", Lacus said with a smile, hr hand unwittingly stroking Lucy's hair in a motherly way as the girl rested her head on her lap.
"Hello Lucy. It's a pleasure to see you again. Though I wonder if you might be being drawn to our resident fusionie as well."
"Huh?... Drawn to... 'as well'?", the girl asked, seemingly lost. She looked at Marika and Lucy, both of whom were blushing. "Lucy, drawn to me? ...I don't think so... I... we were simply here to help, and..."
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 2, 2014 9:25:06 GMT -5
"Right, forgive me for prying." She said smirking. "Anyway. I was wondering if you two had a place to spend the night?"
"Just... My Car." Marika said.
"Oh my... That just won't do." She said.
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Post by Manah on Nov 2, 2014 9:40:03 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
Lacus looked at Lucy, puzzled. If she wasn't, as Hisui said, 'drawn to her', why had she blushed and not said anything? Was there some truth to the Princess' assumptions?
"I was thinking of getting a room in Fairy Hills, in fact", Lacus began, looking back at the greenette. "But... if I'm to be your personal bodyguard, or whatever I was supposed to do... then perhaps it is best that I accompany you. Did you have something in mind?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 2, 2014 9:44:38 GMT -5
"Yes... I took a small, but comfortable RV on the way over to the town. I'm inviting you both to stay there the night. It will be cramped, but at least it will provide more space than the back of your car." She said.
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Post by Manah on Nov 2, 2014 9:49:07 GMT -5
Lacus Zeref Clyne
Lacus looked at Marika, wondering if she would mind.
"I personally have no objection", the pinkette said, smiling.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Nov 2, 2014 9:50:44 GMT -5
"I guess it does sound a bit better than sleeping in a car." Marika said.
"Excellent. When you feel like heading there, let me know and I'll lead you to it." She said sitting down.
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