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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jan 30, 2020 20:48:17 GMT -5
"It's nothing, just forget it." Lucy said turning and walking away.
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Post by Manah on Jan 30, 2020 21:07:01 GMT -5
Erza
"...If... you say so?" the redhead said, a bit worried. "...Still... if you ever need to talk about anything, you know you can always come to me", she offered, before going on her own way back to Fairy Hills. "Please take care."
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jan 30, 2020 21:44:21 GMT -5
Lucy paused and began to tear up... Slowly she turned to you, and took off her sunglasses revealing a black eye.
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Post by Manah on Jan 30, 2020 21:56:40 GMT -5
Erza
Erza froze in place, her eyes widening and focusing on the sight in anger.
"...Who... when... and why?" she asked, seething and shaking. "...Who... the hell... hit you?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jan 30, 2020 22:16:40 GMT -5
She backed off a bit scared. "Nobody... I walked into a door." She said quickly.
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Post by Manah on Jan 30, 2020 22:35:16 GMT -5
Erza
"...Seriously? ...A door. And I take it it's a door, too, which was making you cry a moment ago?" she said grimly. "Natsu. He did this to you. You would not be protecting anyone else after they'd hit you so. Tell me why. Because of your brother?"
'We should devour him. He deserves it', the voice said in her mind.
'That's not your business', she retorted mentally.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jan 30, 2020 23:09:42 GMT -5
"H-he didn't mean it! He's just under a lot of stress now, and I pushed him too far." She said.
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Post by Manah on Jan 30, 2020 23:42:52 GMT -5
Erza
"Oh, he didn't mean to. How reassuring. So, as long as I don't mean to and am under a lot of stress, I'm allowed to punch you in the face and not only is that okay, but you will blame the door for it to cover for me, too?" she said dryly.
"...Lucy, go**ammit, wake up! You KNOW what this is, you're not stupid! Snap out of it and call it what it is. A-bu-sive re-la-tion-ship. Natsu is being an absolute asshole to you, and you're both enabling it and defending it. You're making yourself a victim of a supposed friend who's treating you like sh*t! There is NO excuse for hitting you. How stressed he is doesn't mean a damn thing, and I don't believe for a second that you, of all people, 'pushed him too far'!" she argued. 7 in Social Skills to try and get her to realize what she's actually saying.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jan 31, 2020 1:23:08 GMT -5
Lucy finally broke down and started to cry. "Gods Erza, I don't know what to do. I know what he's doing is wrong, but he was my first friend."
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Post by Manah on Jan 31, 2020 7:23:02 GMT -5
Erza
"You have dozens of friends who love you, Lucy. You don't need a 'first' friend who hits you when he's 'stressed'. Also, a 'friend' would not hit you because of such stupid reasons. I've known him even longer than you have, and if he punched me because of such nonsense, I would break his arm. Not mentioning that we are in a delicate situation, with the past guildmaster, the queen and the Council, and all that. We cannot allow Natsu to go around trashing things and punching people like a rampaging man-baby just because he's angry", she said sternly.
"And what to do is simple. You're coming with me tonight in case that idiot comes back to your home, and tomorrow, I am going to have a word with him. If that does not suffice, I will have another with him alongside your brother when he comes back. Natsu's going to have to get his sh*t together, or else we will have to pay for his crap like we had to pay for Mararov's and Mest's, and I am not going to allow that to happen. Is there anything specific you need at your place or can we go right now? ...If it's clothes, I have plenty I can share." 7 in Social Skills again to get her to accept my 'offer'.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Feb 1, 2020 1:32:04 GMT -5
"Okay." Lucy said meekly following you back to the Hills.
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Post by Manah on Feb 1, 2020 21:52:57 GMT -5
Erza
"You can stay with me until the dust settles and we deal with this situation properly. Heck, you can come at my place anytime", the redhead insisted. "I assure you that no one is going to hit you there, be it him or anyone else, if I have anything to say about it."
As they walked, a little doubt began crawling into the back of her mind, as she recalled things she had said fairly recently.
"...Hey, um... Lucy? ...Speaking of... er, coming over to my place whenever. Does it... you know... bother you when I came into your home uninvited before?" she asked nervouly. "...It never bothered me, myself, so I guess I... sort of assumed you'd be fine with it too, but... I realize I never even thought of asking you, and I... recently realized it might have bothered you, but you may never have said anything because we're friends."
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Feb 2, 2020 22:00:43 GMT -5
"Well I would have preferred you guys had actually asked for my permission, or at least knocked first." Lucy admitted.
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Post by Manah on Feb 2, 2020 22:13:04 GMT -5
Erza
The redhead seemed a bit embarrassed as she nodded apologetically.
"I... thought so. I'm... really sorry about it. It was inconsiderate of me to think it was fine just because it would have been fine had it been me. I failed to take your feelings into consideration, and I apologize for it", she said as they kept making their way to Fairy Hills.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Feb 2, 2020 22:18:01 GMT -5
"It's okay, I know you didn't mean to hurt me, it's just part of Fairy Tail... Or it was until my brother came along." Lucy sighed. "Erza… What happened to Travis, why didn't he come back with you?" Lucy asked. Seeing you hesitate she frowned. "You didn't like me hiding my secret from you. The least you can do is give me the same consideration."
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