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This chapter is pretty short and uninspired. I'm tired, exhausted, dead, gone, who am I, am I alive, and sick. All bundled into one upset Cece. Review and make me better ;)

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Lucy received two calls that night, both startlingly different from the other. The first was from Juvia, Lucy's blue-headed friend. She'd taken one step into her room before her phone had started to buzz violently. She'd immediately assumed it was Levy and slowly took her time answering.

"Lucy!"

Lucy yanked the phone from her ear at the girl's shriek, wincing.

Swallowing a sigh Lucy gently brought her phone back to her ear.

"Juvia? What's wrong?"

What followed next was an hour-long conversation in which Juvia squealed about Gray and his confession two hours ago. Apparently, he'd been so upset about the idea of her dating Lyon that he'd decided to "claim her", whatever that meant. Though Juvia seemed to be happy about it, by the way her voice kept getting higher and higher.

Lucy sighed and smiled as Juvia began describing how handsome and buff he looked. Juvia was silly, but she truly was in love. She was over the moon that Gray had decided to finally man up and confess to Juvia. She was sure their relationship would advance at a snail's pace, but Juvia would never give up.

By the time they hung up Lucy was exhausted. It was with horror that she realized her night wasn't over yet when she saw a missed call from Levy. Sighing, she pressed "call back".

It rung for practically one second before a breathless Levy picked up.

"Sorry Lev, I was talking to Juvia – Gray finally confessed."

"Ooooo!" Levy squealed. "Finally! Juvia must be ecstatic!"

"She talked about him for an entire hour. Granted, she could probably talk for ten hours about him." Levy giggled in response.

"Wait till Erza finds out."

Lucy shuddered to think of what kind of talk Erza would give Gray. It ranged from "if you hurt her I will literally rip off your dick" to a sex talk. Knowing Erza, it would be all of it.

"So, Lucy…" Levy began hesitantly.

"I know," Lucy sighed, flopping onto her back on her bed. She stared at the ceiling, wondering how to say this in a way that wouldn't make Levy upset. She decided to just rip the band-aid off. "My father is starting a new business across the country. He wants to be there to make sure everything runs smoothly, and I have to go with him."

Silence greeted her confession. Lucy closed her eyes and felt tears begin to form. The silence was an accusation as well as a damnation.

"Lucy…" came Levy's soft voice, in nothing but a whisper.

"I know."

"You… you can stay, can't you?" Levy demanded, her voice finally picking up fire. "You're eighteen now, you don't have to live with him."

"I don't make enough to get my own place," Lucy mumbled. She'd been saving for a while now, but it wasn't nearly enough for her to live on her own. "Besides, what do I know about being independent?"

"So you're just going to remain controlled by Jude forever?" Levy demanded. Lucy winced.

"It's not like that," Lucy whispered, tears beginning to inch down her cheeks.

"Lucy, do you want to move?"

"Of course not!" Lucy was horrified she even suggested that. "I've made so many friends and built a home here. I never want to leave! But what else can I do?"

There was a short pause at the end of the line.

"Move in with me."

Lucy's eyes widened. "What?"

"If we split rent you can afford to stay here. You'll be out of your dad's control, and once you graduate you can get a second job and maybe get your own place one day."

Lucy could hardly believe her ears at this lifeline Levy was throwing her.

"I… I couldn't do that, Levy," Lucy said. "We've only known each other a year! I couldn't ask that of you."

"Good thing you're not asking," Levy said, her mind officially made up. Lucy recognized the stubborn tone in her voice. It was the kind you aren't allowed to say no to. "I'm insisting. Lucy, you're important to me. I don't want to lose you, and neither does Fairy Tail."

Lucy could count the times she'd truly been touched by another person on her hand. The first was when she was young before her mother had passed away. Layla was in bed and she'd been reading a story to Lucy when Lucy suddenly burst into tears. She could vaguely remember telling her mother about Jude's coldness to her when Layla set down the book and held Lucy.

"Lucy, your father loves you very much. He's just worried about a lot of things." Layla pressed her lips to Lucy's forehead. "No matter what, always remember that your father and I will always be with you. We love you, Lucy. You're our heart."

The next was when Natsu called her his best friend. And the third was right now.

"Are you sure?" Lucy choked out. She was crying quite a lot now. The possibility of being able to finally be free and stay in Magnolia seemed too good to be true.

"I'm sure."

Lucy closed her eyes and smiled.

"Okay."

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Can I sleep now? No? I've still got to work? Motherforker. Also, no Natsu this one?! Does that mean the next one will have LOTS of Natsu?! Review to find out.

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