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Stellar Mistakes
By : Rhov
Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail
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Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I make money from this fanfic.
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Chapter 26
Incriminating Evidence
Their team said nothing on the ride back to Fairy Tail, nor as they trudged back to their departments. Natsu briefly put his hand on Lucy's back, and his eyes told her that he was there if she needed to talk. She was grateful, but she was too numb.
She did not feel like going back to her desk yet, so she went to the break area and sat in one of the empty seats. The day's events unfurled in her mind.
The king knew about her relationship with Loke. Surely, that meant they were being watched. This was the king, after all. She was probably being tailed, even with the most trivial actions, such as coming into work on a Saturday. She was already planning to keep her distance from Loke, so this was simply a bigger reason to finish what she already had begun to do.
Still, she could not get the king's words out of her head. He said, "Even if you're not serious, what about him?"
What about Loke? What did he think? How did he feel about her? She did not know, the man was impossible to read, and never once had he said he loved her or anything so solidifying. So, how was she supposed to answer something like that?
She sighed, and when she did, she realized that the break room was buzzing with excitement.
"Lucy Heartfilia is…"
"Isn't she the storyboarder for the GMG ad?"
"She always looks like she's focused only on work, but I bet there's a lot more to her life."
Lucy looked around, stunned to realize that people were looking at her and whispering. What was going on? Was this something to do with the account?
Levy ran through the crowd of workers and up to her. "Lucy! You're back." She slid into the seat next to her and took Lucy's hands in worry.
"Levy, what happened?"
"What happened?" she cried out. "There's a picture of you and Mr. Leo going around."
"…What?"
Levy took out her phone and showed her the screen. Someone had taken a picture and forwarded it to every person in Fairy Tail. Lucy pulled out her own phone, and sure enough, attached to her work account was a viral message with the same picture attached. It was of Lucy getting into Loke's car, her about to sit, and his hand outstretched, beckoning her in. The sky was a bluish purple, street lights were on, yet it was not late at night like the first time she had ridden in the car with Loke. She realized it must have been the time when they left together after pulling an all-nighter over the weekend.
This was why she felt all those eyes boring into her.
"Are they going out?" someone whispered.
"Who wouldn't want to spend the night with him!"
"I get it. That's gotta be why he chose her for the GMG account. She's sleeping her way up."
Lucy gasped at hearing their whispers. She had never before been the subject of office gossip, and certainly not to this level. Levy looked indignant. She began to stand up to say something, but Lucy yanked her back down.
"Levy, no. I'm okay. Don't worry about it."
"But Lu…"
More whispers drifted around.
"I thought Mr. Leo had a fiancée.'
"So did I. Lucy must've been his piece of ass on the side."
Lucy's mouth dropped at that vulgarity, but before the talk could turn even uglier, heavy shoes clicked into the break room.
"I'm glad you're all so excited!"
The room dropped dead silent, and Lucy saw Loke standing in the entryway. Everyone exchanged glances as he calmly walked in.
"M-Mister Leo!"
"That was … it's just, people are saying…"
"Yes, I was shown the photograph," he said to the crowd. "It was taken a few weeks ago when we worked on a Saturday. We bumped into some trouble on the GMG account, but Miss Heartfilia got us through it with hard work and talent."
Lucy was stunned by his praise. "Mr. Leo…"
"Our team worked through the night. We even ate our dinner right here, in this break room, so we could keep working." He held up his own phone with the image on the screen. "If you observe the skyline, the sun is rising in this photo. It was taken at dawn, very early, just after we finished our work. The trains were not running that early on a Sunday, and since she had worked so hard all night with no sleep—on a weekend, mind you—I offered to take her home. I also called a cab for Mr. Freed Justine in Accounting, who had been working with us all night until he passed out at his desk and could barely stand. One would hope there aren't also rumors of illicit behavior between him and me," he said with a playful smile but a caustic glare as he looked around the break room. "Those two, and every member of our team, fights their hardest to make Fairy Tail number one in Fiore. Every person in this company should put in that sort of selfless dedication to their work and be willing to help their teammates to that extent, be it getting them a cup of coffee when they look exhausted or offering them a ride home if they work late."
"So that's how it was?" people muttered.
"Look, that's the east side of the building. It's definitely sunrise, not evening."
"The trains don't run until eight on Sundays, so it makes sense."
Loke shouted out over the rumbling soft voices, "I'm surprised I have to say this, but trite personal gain is never a deciding factor when I put together a team. My decisions are based on merit and skill alone." He looked straight at Lucy, yet immediately looked away. "Our tech department is looking into this matter and will track down whoever made this vile attempt at discrediting a member of Fairy Tail. We do not take slander lightly in this company. If you have information on who did this, or if anyone has more doubts about this issue, they should speak with me directly." With that harsh pronouncement, Loke left the break room.
Lucy heard the conversations around the room changing. The photo was nothing of interest anymore, and people were more enraged that someone dared to try to divide Fairy Tail and make Loke look bad. Some wondered if it was a jealous ex-girlfriend, others sneered that maybe it was an attempt at corporate sabotage.
Lucy kept her head down, but her fists tightened.
"Lu?" Levy asked, but then she saw the expression on her face. "Go after him," she urged.
With a firm nod, Lucy bolted out of the break room. She saw Loke's orange hair, and like the sun, she followed it.
"Mr. Leo," she hollered.
He turned around to face her. "Miss Heartfilia."
She bowed formally. "Thank you for defending me back there."
"There's nothing to thank about. They are baseless rumors. We were just doing work that day. Are you all right?" he asked, barely even looking concerned, more like formally asking as her superior.
"Yes, sir, I'm fine," she assured, although her heart was still pounding. "This will not impede my work."
"Very good. Well, I have to go report to my superiors that the meeting with the government offices went smoothly."
"Right … okay."
He disappeared into the elevator without looking back at her. No words of encouragement, no apologies that she had been targeted in such a defaming way, no gentle pat on her shoulder to keep her spirits up, and worst of all, no explanation about the issue with the king, or his engagement to Princess Aries.
Now it was obvious that she was being watched, and the king would stop at nothing to discredit her. Lucy realized, whether if she had wanted it or not, she and Loke now really had to keep their distance.
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Stellar Mistakes	By : Rhov Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 14748 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I make money from this fanfic.

Stellar Mistakes