As any story would start, this one starts with a storm, cliché right? Right. Well the former day had been very hot, a heat wave you may call it, and as all hot days come to an end a storm would be waiting around the corner. So here it was.
The rain pitter-pattered against the glass window, a long streak of a baby waterfall running down it, if you wanted to look out of the window you would not be met with the cars driving past, nor the pavement which people were running across in an almost blind panic hoping to escape the deathly hands of a cold the next day, nor would you be able to make out the river which was just outside, you wouldn't be able to see that it was beginning to flood, overflowing with water it would catch people running past off guard, nor would you see the dim light of the lamppost standing straight against the pressure of the storm hitting it with all it's force, nor would you be able to see the lightening which would flash on the ground, illuminating the dark, grey sky above. No, you could not see any of this, and nor could Juvia.
She sat on the wooden table chair, her arm perched on the windowsill as she leant against her palm, seeking comfort from the rain. Although looking outside and being so close to the window made chills run throughout her body, she couldn't help but be drawn to it. As a child she would be told that water was in her blood. Stupid right? Well at times like these Juvia couldn't help but feel as though maybe it was true. At a very young age of three Juvia had been adopted, she was found as a toddler standing in the rain under a blue umbrella talking to a pond in a graveyard. The couple which had found her asked her where her parents were and Juvia wouldn't answer them, she just talked about the man in the pond. After being taken to a care come after two months of living with the couple, who didn't provide enough money to keep taking care of her, a distant aunt of hers found out about her and adopted her. Her aunt was kind in her own way, although she would complain about Juvia, shout at her, and make sarcastic comments about her, you could see she cared for Juvia.
Juvia wasn't the only one either. There was a girl her aunt had fostered beforehand. She had been a handmaid at where she used to live until her mother died and her father began to lose interest in taking care of her.
The two girls got on like regular sisters. Her name was Lucy, unlike her aunt and Juvia, she had golden blonde hair and brown eyes. She was sweet and Juvia always felt as though she should protect Lucy at all times. Unlike when Juvia's aunt would tell Juvia that water was in her blood, Juvia's aunt claimed that Lucy had celestial blood- which mean that she had star blood, which Juvia had been told when she asked her aunt what she meant- and although it sounded like favouritism, Juvia was able to see why she told Lucy that. Not only did her hair shine like a star but her eyes would too as though her soul was a star itself. It was fascinating! Her aunt also showed that she loved them both. She would tuck Juvia and Lucy in when they went to bed, reading them bedtime stories about mermaids, and dragons, and royalty, and she always made their favourite meal when they had done something good, which was very often. So often that she soon stopped doing it.
When Juvia was six, after living 3 years with her aunt, she was given a second sister. Another girl with blue hair, came into their lives. Her aunt claimed that she was also a distant niece and her parents had disappeared too. Lucy was the first to become friends with her, Juvia following in her footsteps. The girl was named Levy. She had been found abandoned in a shack within the woods, nothing but berries to keep her alive, she had been taken to the authorities. No one could find her parents and so Juvia's, and now Levy's, aunt had fostered her. As Lucy was told she had celestial blood and Juvia being told that she had water in her blood, Levy had been told that she had dreamer blood. When they had asked what it meant Juvia's aunt replied with a "If Levy ever-so wished it, she would be able to create anything she wanted." The three shrugged it off when they didn't understand no longer asking what it meant.
The three grew up together, like normal siblings would. And then suddenly when all three had only been a wall away, her aunt had suddenly disappeared. It made no sense however since the three girls, who were all the same age, were sixteen they were legally able to live in the house together. It brought distraught upon the three girls, so much so that it had almost seemed as though a black cloud had covered the sky above the house, raining occasionally when it wanted. From what seemed like a bright and happy home had turned into a depressing, dark place. One Juvia never wanted to stay in.
Juvia sighed. She had been thinking about this for too long, it was beginning to make her feel sick. She leaned away from the window, back into the chair. She felt goosebumps run up her arm as she looked over to the door. She was alone right now, well alone in the room that was. She looked around the isolated room. It was medium sized, not too big and not to small. Many objects within it, like the table, chairs, knife holders, cupboards, counters, the door and cutting trays were all wood. The table was wall, only holding four chairs at the side, sometimes it could be cramped whilst other times it can be spacious. The walls were white, not holding any colour made the mahogany wood stand out like a stain on a white shirt. Juvia exhaled from her nose, the window was large, taking lots of space within one wall, even challenging the black fridge in which was wider. She stood up, tucking the chair into the table, heading out the door, she took one last glance. It looked as though it was nighttime due to the storm, which made everything look dull and dark. Her lips drew a line as she walked away. She couldn't stand being alone anymore.
"Lucy? Levy?" She asked as she looked around the living room. There sat on the couch was the other blunette.
"Juvia?" She asked as she looked over her shoulder, and the couch. "Hey, when did you get in?"
"Juvia's been here all day," she smiled, sitting next to her they both looked at the television which was playing some kind of action movie. "Juvia wonders where Lucy is..."
"Oh, she's at work, you know being waitress at that restaurant, she has to stay there quite late," ah yes, now Juvia remembered. While they were getting ready to pay the next bill on the house, Lucy had suggested they got jobs. Levy was the first to get one, working at a library it was her dream job. Lucy was the next, having an offer to work at a restaurant she couldn't miss out on it. Then Juvia, she had become a teachers assistant. She didn't really do much however it paid well. She looked over to the window, it was just the same. The mini waterfall was just there. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Lucy. She was going to have to walk in that rain.
As the two girls sat silently they jumped, squealing at a loud sudden bang come from upstairs. They both had uneven breaths as they looked at the ceiling as though they could see through it in hopes of knowing what had happened. Juvia looked down to see Levy look as shocked as she felt. Both of them slowly backed to the door. "What was that?" Levy bit her lip the closer they got to the door. Juvia wasn't sure but when she looked away from Levy, to the door to the kitchen, which she had left open, there a black mass looked back at her. It was black, it had a mixture of purple, dark blue and a hint of red spiralling in the middle, like a black hole. She froze, the goosebumps which she had just gotten rid of all came rushing back to her, chills fell up and around her body, causing her to shiver. It was a portal. The only reason Juvia had come to the conclusion was because as she stared of it she saw something come out of it. It was made of black fur, it had sharp white fangs, and it was a large dog. Or a wolf was more like it.
Her jaw dropped at the sight of it and she almost forgot what was happening around her until the ear pitching scream from Levy caused her to gasp and jump back, grabbing Levy's arm she ran. As she opened the door to run out of the house, in a blink of an eye she was on her back on the ground, something heavy pinning her down to the floor, suffocating her, it smelt awful, causing it harder to breath than it already was. It snarled at her. She felt her heart beat out of her chest. She tried to push it off her however she could only feel handfuls of fur and pushing off her was obviously something which couldn't be achieved. She felt tears brim her eyes. She wanted to scream, her lungs burned, her throat was sore and now she felt as though her body would crush under the pressure, she was surprised it hadn't beforehand. When she tried to push even a sound out, nothing happened. She felt fur be stuffed into her mouth. It tasted awful. It tasted as though she was eating something from the bin. It was disgusting. She tried to spit it out; whenever she opened her moth though, more seemed to just fit back in.
She was going to die.
As she felt a wave of light-headedness wash over her, she also felt the weight from her body lift. Her body jumped up as she gasped for air. She felt tears flood down her eyes as she looked at the hill of fur next to her. As she tried to kick it away, whimpering she felt two strong arms wrap around behind her shoulders and under her knees, lifting her up from the ground. She was too much in shock to push away, she only stared at the black... Dog? Her eyes wide and bloodshot. What had just happened? Why had it happened? She coughed out a cry. She felt rain hit her skin, jumping at it, she looked up at the sky. She was outside. Before she could see who was holding her, they set out off into the rain. The rain was like little needles pinching into her skin as the ran.
They must've been going at a unimaginable speed since Juvia could only see blurs of everything, everything sounded distant and only happened for a second before it was replaced by something else. She soon started to feel the cold. It crept up her body slowly, taking in her form as she clung onto the broad shoulders of whoever was holding her... Wait who was holding her? She was about ask until her breath was sucked out of her at the sudden stop. He let go of her leg unexpectedly and Juvia clutched to him as she felt herself fall.
"Sorry," he grunted, pushing her back. Juvia looked up at who had, or at least she thought had, saved from that beast. When she up the first thing she saw was black hair. It was short and the bangs came over his dark eyes. As she looked at him she looked down to see that he was missing a t-shirt, her face beamed red as she covered her mouth to hold in a squeal. Before his eyes were scanning the area around them but when she stifled her squeal his eyes were drawn to her in confusion. "What's wrong?" His voice was low and she could hear concern inside of it. It shocked her. As she opened her mouth to reply to him a scream stopped her. Her eyes widened.
"Levy!" She shouted. She was about to set off into a run when she felt the arms wrap around her again. This time it was around her waist and over her mouth. She then felt him lean back, turning her around he covered her body with his own, one hand was still covering her mouth however the other was leaving against the brick wall behind Juvia's back. Wait when were there a wall? That was when she realised that she hadn't looked around their surroundings when they had stopped. She was alone with a stranger in somewhere she didn't know and her sister had just screamed. What was she doing just standing here? Coming to her senses, Juvia rose her hands and attempted to push him away. He grunted at her strength, obviously not expecting it. As she pushed him away a little he just pushed against her harder.
"Stop that!" He hissed within her ear. "I'm trying to help you!" Juvia would have replied instantly if his hand wasn't over her mouth, so to change that, she bit it. "Fuck!" He cursed, pushing his hand away, shaking it in the rain causing flecks of the water to splash over to Juvia, who by now was drenched and cold.
"Let Juvia go!" She shouted, pushing against him again. This time however he was knocked away from her. Her breath hitched at the sight at his body being flung away from her and into a brick wall at the end of the alleyway. He laid there still. She hadn't pushed him that hard had she? No, Juvia knew she didn't have that amount of strength.
She snapped her head to see who had done it only to see a teenager. He was about her age. Juvia felt her breath speed up as she backed away from the boy. His hair was drooping over his eyes because of the rain, small drops fell from it as he stared at Juvia. He had white pasty skin, it was as though he had rolled his body within flour for it to become so white. He was smaller than Juvia, maybe showing that he could have been younger? Juvia couldn't help but feel fear and dread clasp over her as she stared at the boy. It wasn't the toothy grin, showing off the canine like fangs, which made her feel as though her heart was being crushed by the fear, but it was his eyes. They were pure black. Just like the eyes you would see in Horror movies when people got possessed by demons. There was a small white reflection within the dark abysses on his face, a small circle which made them look as though they were made of glass. It was as though she was seeing her death within the darkness. It felt as though she suffocating once again, she had forgotten how to breath as she looked at the pale boy who sniggered at her.
"Mermaids are so much fun," he muttered pouncing at Juvia. Juvia screamed, raising her arms to hide her face as she tripped over her own foot falling onto the ground with a painful thud. She waited for the boy to land on her as she clenched her eyes shut, however nothing happened... As she opened her eyes she heard another high pitched scream, this time sounding as though a hundred people were doing it simultaneously. She looked up to see that the rain had finally becoming to stop, black dust roamed the wind, flowing away from the half naked boy stood in front of her, his back facing her, and Juvia. She felt herself exhale in relief when she realised that she was safe for the moment. As she stared at where the black dust had disappeared, she didn't notice the boy face her, crouching down, he sighed himself, letting a soft chuckle escape his lips.
"Listen," he begun after catching her attention. He stared into her eyes as he spoke. "Juvia. You're not safe right now, I need you to come with me," he held out his hand to her, "please?"
As Juvia stared into the dark blue orbs, the rain finally coming to a stop, she felt her heart beginning to pound once again after she was sure it had stopped beating, she was able to see that there was emotion swirling around them. She could see that there was a hint of anger, adrenaline, comfort and most of all there was concern. There was nothing which made Juvia feel as though she couldn't trust him. Everything he had done from the last half an hour or so had been to help her. And although she hated to admit, she felt as though she could trust the man. She nodded, "Juvia will come," she said taking his hand. He grinned at her, unlike the other grin she had received only moments ago, this one made her feel safe. He stood up, bringing Juvia along too, before he turned away from her, still holding onto her hand. They stayed where they were as he scanned the area around them once again. Juvia watched him before he turned back to her, muttering the words "let's go."
And as much as you are interested to know about Juvia's story aren't you interested in the other blunette's story? Yes, I'm sure you are. Well if you're that interested then why don't we see how she is doing? Of course we should really start at the beginning, right? Right.
Levy, a girl who was shorter than everyone, had been home for quite a while. As soon as she got in she had sat down on the couch and had turn the television on. She had to relax. Although it may sound that working in a library was easy, it certainly wasn't. After being in so early she had been faced with her boss telling her that many books had been misplaced by people who didn't want them anymore and it was her job to place them all in their correct places. To be honest, Levy did find it easy enough. It was a simple job. Although that wasn't what made her day tiring.
It was when her boss asked her to clean the room where they kept all the spare books. Again, it seemed easy right? Well it really wasn't. Once Levy was able to ram the door open she was met with a cluster of books. There were no more than maybe two books still hanging on the shelves when she had entered, the books upon the floor were scattered until you couldn't see the deep red carpet beneath them. There were papers which had fluttered up when she got the door open, sending dust her way which had made her sneeze. As she switched the light on, which was an unprotected bulb hanging from the low ceiling, lucky Levy was small otherwise she would have hit her head upon it a couple of times. When she had began to place the books back on the shelves, all the dust that it had been collecting for god knows how long had caused her to sneeze relentlessly for so long that her throat began to become sore from it. Not only that but when she began to find spiders and what not she had been screaming hitting them with the books she had picked up, even throwing them across the room. It made her shudder when they were out of sight, where could they have gone? She had forced herself not to think about what the creepy crawlies were doing as she cleaned.
When she was finally finished her arms were like jelly and she suddenly felt fatigue. All she wanted to do was to lie on the ground and fall to sleep however after seeing everything that the room had to offer, all she wanted was to get out of it. After that her boss made her dust and hover the whole library from top to bottom when people had left. When she had finally done she had wasted no time in trying to get home. She was lucky that she had come home when she did because as soon as she sat down she heard the rain begin.
Sighing she clicked through the channels, soon stopping on an old movie, The Matrix. She couldn't really say she watched many movies, maybe romantic comedies, so when she saw it on she couldn't help but smirk smugly, it was something her sister Lucy would watch if she really wanted to. She couldn't say that Lucy liked action movies but she couldn't deny that Lucy watched them either, it really all depended on what Lucy felt like.
As Levy sat watching the television she was jolted out of her thought by her other sister, Juvia. Turning her head towards her, she smiled. "Juvia?" She asked. "Hey, when did you get in?"
"Juvia's been here all day," Juvia smiled back, taking a seat next to her they both turned their attention to the movie on the screen. "Juvia wonders where Lucy is..."
"Oh, she's at work, you know being waitress at that restaurant, she has to stay there quite late," Levy remembered that Lucy had mentioned it when she had been leaving to go to her work. Both of them had to go in early so it was only logical that they would get ready together. Lucy had said it as she rushed out the door, her hair in twin pigtails placed up high on her head, with a frilly headband stuck upon her head as she wore a white dress under a black apron which was wrapped all around the bottom half and the chest piece of the white dress. At the shoulders it was puffy and it was also short, only coming up above her knees she wore knee high black socks in hopes to shield more skin than she was exposing. Levy was able to wear anything as long as she wore the plain black which had small writing saying she was staff and underneath the name of the library. Again, lucky her for not having uniform.
As the two girls sat silently they jumped, squealing at a loud sudden bang come from upstairs. They both breathed unevenly as they looked at the ceiling as though they could see through it in hopes of knowing what had happened. Juvia looked down to see Levy look as shocked as she felt. Both of them slowly backed to the door. "What was that?" Levy bit her lip the closer they got to the door. As she looked up at Juvia she could see the colour drain from her face as she looked over at the door to the kitchen, following where she was looking Levy screamed.
There crawling through the doorway from the kitchen was a large, almost, five foot on it's hands and feet, was a dog like creature indulged by black fur. Levy felt her whole body tremble and as her scream came to a close, suddenly and unexpectedly for Levy, Juvia grabbed her arm dragging her to the door, which made Levy trip, with one hand holding on Juvia she was left with the other to try and keep her up straight. Strangely, it did. But as she stood up straight reading herself to run for her life she left Juvia's hand be ripped from her own, causing her to scream once again. Levy stopped breathing when she saw the second black furred creature sprawled up upon her sister. As she was about to push it away a sudden sharp pain ripped through her body. It started at her shoulder, causing her to arch her back from it. First it burnt then soon it just became pure agony. Her eyes widened, the breath she had been holding in gasped out before feeling what sounded like her bone crunch.
She couldn't apprehend what was happening to her, it was all too fast. She felt blood rise through her throat before it became too full, spluttering it out in front of her she felt the teeth be ripped out of her shoulder, which she knew by now was by the large dog which had come from the kitchen. She crumbled to her knees, thankfully someone, or something, had caught her just before her whole body hugged the floor. The arms were strong although she was too much in shock. She felt the hands move until she was leaning against a chest. Her body trembled furiously. She felt more blood rise from her throat. As she laid in the persons arms she felt the sting and cold from the rain outside. All too soon everything around her felt heavy. She didn't know if it was because she was losing too much blood or because it was raining and being drenched made everything feel heavy. As she looked up at the grey sky she felt the person holding her place her leaning against a wall. She was now beginning to see black spots, that was all before she saw a flash a light, a scream plagued her tongue as she shot up from the lazy looking position she had previously been in.
The pain had gone as soon as she saw the light, glancing quickly at her shoulder she saw no blood, no teeth marks, no nothing. She stared at it before hearing a gruff voice.
"Fucking damn it, he told me to try and lay off using that," he muttered under his breath. Levy jumped at the voice, turning her head to where she saw it she saw a man with crimson eyes and long black curly hair. She could see only parts of him since she was now beginning to see raindrops fall from her eyelashes, only getting rid of them when she blinked. "Listen shrimp," he looked down at her which made her gasp. "I know you're probably clueless about everything that's happening but I need you to shut up screaming and come with me." Well, Levy could think of a hundred more nicer ways of saying it, but at that time she couldn't help but nod.
Shame on her! She had decided when she was flung over her shoulder as he set off in a run. She felt her face flush although when she saw one of the black dogs chasing them she couldn't help but stare at it. It had golden eyes. They were pretty eyes, although they were also deadly eyes. She sucked in a breath before hearing him say, "I hope you're not a dog lover," he chuckled darkly as he turned around and she heard a whimper. It sounded like a dog but when he set out in a run again she was able to see that he had attacked the creature. Should she feel happy or sad? Well apart of her felt pity although it tried to kill her so she should feel relieved.
"Who- wh- who are you?" She asked as she looked at the back of his head. She stuttered because of his shoulder was pounding into her stomach causing her breath to literally be knocked out of her.
He grunted again but remained silent. Levy gaped at his silent. "Hey," she said before he growled at her. He actually growled.
"Shrimp shut up." He said as he slowed down as the rain stopped. "The more you talk, the more you attract." Levy scowled at his words. Attract? Attract what?
"Well what about my sisters?" Asked Levy as she began to feel dizzy at being upside down for a long time.
"Dont worry, I'm sure ice boy and salamander are taking care of them," he said before he came a halt, putting Levy back onto her feet he glanced around them. "Come on- the longer we stay here the more danger you're going to be in, we'll meet your sisters later. But now I need you to come with me."
Wait did you just read that? Or did I just read that? It looks like both of the girls have found themselves with someone protecting them from... Well, something... But that's only two out of three, we cannot forget our little star now can we?
Lucy smiled as she placed the food down on the table, "I hope you enjoy your meal," the family sat by the table returned the smile, thanking her for the meal. She nodded before leaving. She had been working for quite a while, she was able to have a twenty minute break for a while however apart from that she had been working for a long time. She sighed once she was behind the swinging doors between the restaurant and the kitchen. God was she tired. If the bags under her eyes and the lines forming her head weren't enough proof, she really didn't know what did. She almost leaned into the wall until another waitress passed her, smiling brightly, she pretended as the girl walked passed her. If anyone saw her do that she would be in a great deal of trouble. To be honest at that point she couldn't wait until she got home.
As if her wish had been heard, only half an hour later she was allowed to leave. That was before someone called her... But she had just been told to leave. Dropping her shoulders she turned to the voice, putting on a smile she asked the same question for the hundredth time, "Yes, sir, what is it that you want?" She asked looking down at a boy. She blinked at first. His appearance was... Strange... He had bright pink hair and quite tanned skin. He also had onyx eyes however she didn't think that they were strange. He scowled up at her and scoffed. Her smile faltered. What was his problem? She repeated once more, "Yes, sir, what is it that you want?" Her voice containing almost venomous tone to it. He didn't flinch, just looked her up and down, she watched his eyes wander around her body, as though he was checking her out, although he didn't hold a creepy smirk or grin, he looked more conflicted if anything. "Sir," she demanded. His eyes stopped roaming and instead looked up at her own eyes.
"I want meat," was all he said, she opened her mouth to ask what type but the glint in his eyes told her that he didn't care. She nodded and turned, she placed a pretend smile upon her face once more, refusing to lose her already lost temper at the teenage boy. He wasn't worth her anger. She walked through the double doors walking up to a cook she asked for meat, not mentioning any specifics, when he had asked her, she just told him to give her any spares they had. When she was given a grey tray containing large amounts of meat on a plate, she walked back out.
Walking to the boy's table, she gently placed the tray down. "Thank you for ordering sir." She said before walking away. Finally she could go home- her thoughts were interrupted by the boy grabbing her by the wrist. The only reason she didn't glare at him straight away was because he had caught her off guard.
"Hey, listen," whispered the boy as he tugged her wrist once more for her to step closer to him. "Don't leave work yet."
He was no longer looking at her, his eyes searched around the restaurant. People were leaving meaning that he was practically the last costumer.
"I'm sorry sir but it's time for me to leave, so if I'm going to leave, I will." She pulled her hand away from his hand and rushed away from him. She was done, why should she have to put up with that weirdo? She didn't even turn to look at the boy but somewhere inside her she had guessed that he probably was shocked at her suddenness in leaving. But she didn't have to put up with him; no one could tell her otherwise! Of course an outburst like that had shook her a little, who did that anyway? A creep? Apparently.
She relayed what had happened, the boy had been roaming her body, if he wasn't searching for something, which she then looked around her dress, there wasn't anything on it- then why was he staring at her? Her brows narrowed as she felt a knot tie in her stomach. She suddenly became self aware and she didn't like it. She sighed shaking her head, don't worry Lucy, he was only a creep. She inhaled deeply before exhaling, calming her nerves as she changed from her uniform to her usual clothes. She had gone to her work in her uniform just because of the fact that it would have meant she didn't have to waste time for when her shift began, however she had taken a bag with her usual clothes so when she ended her shift she wouldn't have to walk home in the dark in a short dress. Mind, she wasn't a hundred percent she was comfortable with walking to school in the uniform.
Frowning once changed she folded her uniform and put it in her bag. She placed the bag over her shoulder and walked out of the room, passing the area of the restaurant to exit the building. She smiled, giving a couple of staff a little wave goodbye. As she walked out she failed to notice the pair of eyes which followed her. She gasped at the rain. She hadn't known that it would have been pouring it down! She held in a squeal as she pushed her hood onto her head from her coat. She was already drenched in seconds, she almost didn't put her hood up however she thought that it wouldn't be so bad. She ran through the streets; to her home. She needed to get put of the rain before she got a cold!
As she ran she skidded around the corner she accidently bumped into someone. Stepping back quickly she apologized, "I'm so sorry, I was just in a big rush and I couldn't see you-" the man she had ran into chuckled.
"No, no," he said gently, placing a hand on Lucy's shoulder. "You really don't need to apologize."
Lucy smiled warmly, nodding before looking properly at the man. At first because of the darkness and the rain it had made it hard to see the man's features until she was under the umbrella with him. Her eyes widened, his eyes... They weren't... Normal... They were black. Just pure black. Even around the pupil was pure black. Lucy heard herself take a deep breath in. The man's smile faded into a stern frown, his whole face dropping along with the umbrella he has been holding.
As Lucy was about to run away the man grabbed her wrist. She screamed at the force he gripped her with, it felt as though he was about to break her hand off. She whimpered as he brought her closer to him. "P-please- let me go!" She felt tears rise up in her eyes, some falling already down her cheek. The man only chuckled and brought her closer, chanting something Lucy didn't understand under his breath. Was he speaking another language? No, no language she had ever heard of sounded like he was. It was more like he was growling, it was scary. She struggled against the man's grip until she felt the man let go. She winced at the loud crash which came from him being run over. She panted before feeling more foreign hands grab onto her. She didn't have time to scream when she was turned around faced with crimson eyes.
"Lucy Heartfilia," whispered the red eyed man. Lucy stared at his pale face, his black curled bangs which reached his cheekbones and his crimson eyes. As she stared into her eyes she felt her body go numb, she saw his mouth moving although she couldn't hear a word he was saying, instead she just leaned into him. As she looked at his mouth she saw that his normal white teeth changed, they were no longer normal but they were fangs. He looked just like a... Vampire. As her head tilted, as if on instinct, she saw him smirk, her eyes becoming half lidded as though he was draining her energy from her. As she saw him take a deep breath something snapped her back into reality. She wasn't sure what it was; or how she was able to do it, however whatever clasp he bad on her had suddenly disappeared. Jumping away from him, which was pretty easy since he wasn't holding her tightly. The man growled at her, "What do you think you're doing?" He asked before snapping his fingers. Lucy gasped when she looked from her left to her right, there black dusts appeared, swirling upwards until they were taller than Lucy, and in a sudden moment she felt arms grab her own.
She screamed.
The arms were strong and they refused to let her go as she struggled against them. "Let me go!" She demanded, gritting her teeth in anger she turned her attention to the hold man. Now Lucy was no longer shivering from the cold, she was trembling from the fear- something about the bone crushing grip and the hypnotic eyes she had been looking into causes her to think that maybe these people weren't human. And if she had known sooner, she would have known that there was no way they were humans.
The man's smirk reappeared as he grabbed her by the chin, "You're mine," something within his eyes told Lucy that he truly believed that she was his. Mind,Ucy did not think that at all. When he got close enough she kicked her leg upwards. There she was sure it had hit its destination when his face contorted in pain and he winced, falling to the ground as he held his precious "family jewels". Lucy couldn't help but smile in victory however when the two men's grip beside her tightened she felt as though they were fracturing her bones. She clenched her jaw, refusing to let out a single cry. She couldn't seem weak, no not in front of humans or monsters.
The man wheezed as he stood back up, huffing out a breath as he glared at Lucy. "Big mistake."
The man signalled the two men to disperse, which they did in a poof of smoke once again, and he grabbed Lucy by the waist again, he forced her to stare into his crimson orbs until Lucy felt her whole world slip once more. Again, it didn't work like the vampire had planned.
"Oi, Waitress girl! I'd get away from him if I were you!" She didn't know how or why but as soon as her head shot up and her eyes widened. She shoved the man away from her, taking stepsa away from him. As she walked backwards from the frowning... Vampire? She stopped when she felt her back be pressed against something. Turning her head she saw the pinkette from her restaurant. He looked pissed. She gulped as he put his hands on her shoulders, leading her around and begin him before letting go and cracking his knuckles, grinning. Lucy stared at the two, suddenly she was pushed back more by the pinkette before he ran towards the man. The vampire- yes, that was now what Lucy was calling it- ran towards the pinkette; both colliding fists the vampire was thrown back. Lucy gaped at what she saw, the vampire was on fire, like purely on fire. She watched him set a blaze before he literally turned into dust.
"Pathetic," the pinkette sighed before looking back at Lucy.
It was raining...
And the vampire had set aflame.
How?...
Lucy stared at the boy in front of her. Slowly she raised a finger when he made eye contact with her. "W-what are you?" She asked trying not to show she was scared, nevermind the fact that she was trembling furiously.
The boy sighed before turning towards her probably with all his body. "The name's Natsu," he greeted before smirking. "And I'm a a dragon."
"Excuse me?" Lucy narrowed her eyes before shaking her head. "Are you kidding me?" She asked as she shook her head more furiously, her hood falling from her head. "A dragon? Do you think I'm an idiot?" She asked. "You're absolutely crazy."
Natsu glowered at her as he walked over to her, grabbing the collar of her t-shirt, bring her face close to his. "Listen to me, waitress girl, what do you know about dragons? Or even vampires? Or anything?"
Lucy stared at him, she would have fought back, if she had not seen his onyx eyes staring into her she couldn't help but lose her words in her throat.
"They... Don't exist..." She whispered, a croak in her voice. Natsu clenched his jaw as he shook Lucy slightly in anger.
"I have to protect you?" He scoffed. "You're nothing but a clueless little girl, aren't you?"
"Excuse me?" Lucy suddenly found the voice she had lost only moment before.
"Right now you and your "sisters" are in danger, so whether you wanted to or not," he grabbed her hand and began to walk.
"Get off me!"
"No, you need to come with me!"
"Who says?"
"Everyone! Every single person we meet!"
"Get off me you creep!"
"Just shut up will you?"
"Why should-" between their argument Lucy screamed when a large black dog came into view, her sister and another man dragging her away from it, all running towards him and Lucy.
"Natsu!" The raven haired boy shouted. "Run!"
"Lucy!" Juvia shouted not long afterwards. "You need to get away!"
Natsu smirked smugly, turning his head to Lucy, "I told you that you needed to come with me to protect you."
Lucy's gaze changed from the beast, to her sister, to the man who was holding her hand, to Natsu. "You need to protect me from... That?" She asked, pointing to the beast, biting her lip.
"Yep. So, tell me- do you value your life?"