Dark Magnolia


Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot, M, features shounen ai and hetro, Triggers, Mention of rape... possibly attempted rape and such.

A/N: Nothing new, I deleted the original and posted a revised one. Changing a few things and moving others about, even though I was like only two chapters in on my first attempt. I would really appreciate any reviews and thus hopefully improve on my writing. Also please forgive any mistakes, it is kind of my first story.


Chapter 1: A Start

"You're the Devils child..." The eerie and distorted voice belonging to the black shadow of a lady yelled towards the onlooking seven year old girl. With tears streaming down her face almost endlessly, she could only watch as the grotesque shadow shouted curses and the like towards her. With blonde haired tied into two pig-tails, the girl clutched tightly to her stuffed teddy bear for comfort as the woman continued her deranged rants. Why was she acting like this? It was completely out of character for the otherwise gentle and polite spirit.

The stench of decay was heavy in the air as darkness swarmed around her, smearing across her skin as the shadow approached.

"How ugly..." The shadow uttered, red orbs in place of the eyes glared down towards the child as an object glistened within its hand.

The figure walked ever closer, small step after small step. The girl too afraid and confused to even contemplate making her escape, even if she could, she did not know as to where she would be able to run to.

The sound of something rustled behind her, the girls hairs stood on end as she was over-come with the unpleasant feeling of another presence close by. Turning around, her eyes left those of the approaching figure in front in exchange for finding out what was behind herself instead. To her relief if was nothing but as she turned back around she found herself face to face with the horrifying shadow as red pearls examined her.

The darkness that had surrounded her... Clung to her within moments turned blood red, that fear she felt was replaced by an extreme unbearable pain as she screamed in agony, her vision turning white as a result.


'Thump!', Lucy' eyes shot open as pain coursed through her forehead, her hands instinctively making their way there as they rubbed in circular motions to ease the ache. That dream again, the shadow haunted her every night never sparing her just one days rest without it popping up to give her a fright.

It seemed that she had fallen asleep on the train, hitting her head off the window as she woke up in terror. No songs were currently playing on her I-Pod as the ear-phones hung limply over her shoulders, having fallen out as she dozed off.

She would sit there in ponder, staring out of the window as she contemplated her new life within the City, the truth was... She was a run away. She had left her life of luxury and misery behind in search of adventure and thrills... and happiness, something she did not feel a shred of when she was at home.

'Now approaching Magnolia Station, thank you for riding with...'

The robotic female voice spoke over the speakers though Lucy had zoned the rest of what she was saying out, excited now that she had reached Magnolia City after a Six-Hour train ride.

"Finally..." Lucy said aloud as she breathed out a sigh of relief, gathering her small suit-case of clothes and other small necessities.


Having left the station, Lucy could only stare in awe as her eyes scanned the city. Tall sky-scrapers towered above all else, so tall that anyone who strained themselves to see the top would more likely then not incur some sort of neck injury.

It wasn't long before Lucy had started her hunt for a place to live, walking over to a news stand she would pick up a paper in hopes that any potential apartments were being advertised.

As she flipped past the pages one particular heading had caught her attention 'Serial killer The Womaniser kills again'.

'In the early hours of August 20th, a Green haired female in her mid-twenties had been found dead. Identified as Arana Webb, a member of the guild Mermaid Heel, she was discovered half naked and covered in bruises. The victim had been drugged, raped and then murdered before being left in the back alley outside an apartment complex. The similarities between her murder and that of a previous Six other females have led authorities to investigate a possible connection with the serial killer The Womaniser who still remains at large.'

The article sent a chill down her spine and she found herself unable to continue reading through the rest of it as she continued through the rest of the News Paper. Her head down, she had not been paying attention as to where she was going and it was not long before she had crashed into someone.

"Ouch..." She gasped as she started to fall backwards, the News paper slipping from her grasp. As she descended towards the ground, she felt someone take a firm grip of her arm, pulling her back onto her feet.

"Whoa, be careful, miss." A gentle masculine voice called out to her as she regained her balance.

"Crap, I'm so sorry!" She apologized, bowing up and down as if to plead for forgiveness. She was able to get a proper look at her saviour once she stopped. It was a male who looked to be in his early twenties around her age if she guessed correctly. His hair was orange and spiked, out of control and looked akin to a lion's mane while he wore a pair of smart looking glasses over his eyes and a smart black business suit.

"The name's Loke, you're not hurt are you?" He introduced himself before asking, a genuine look of concern was evident in his eyes.

"Ah, no no, don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. I'm Lucy, nice to meet you... I'm sorry about bumping into you." Lucy continued, looking him over to see if she accidentally may have inflicted some sort of injury on him.

"Don't sweat it, you've already apologized, besides I shouldn't be aimlessly standing in the middle of the pavement, I am at fault too." Loke admitted.

After what felt like forever of just staring at each other, Lucy would only then just notice that he still had a grip on her arm and that she was standing awfully close to him. Her cheeks started to heat up as they took on a red hue, she'd jump back slightly hopefully making things less awkward. He didn't seem to mind as a smile played on his face.

"So what brings you here, you don't look like a city girl?" He asked her, casually changing the topic, 'he must be a pro at this' she thought to herself.

"Right, I actually just moved here about an hour ago. I'm looking for a place to live, no luck so far, ha ha." She forced at chuckle at her own failure.

"I know a few places if you're interested, cheap too. Not that I'm implying anything." He responded before laughing off the last part of his sentence awkwardly.

"What really!? Do you mind showing me?" She asked, her eyes lighting up at his words.

"Of course, I don't mind, follow me." He told her, that small smile on his face once more as he led her around the city to said locations.

"Anyway, what about you?" Lucy continued the conversation once more.

"Hm?" Loke voiced in question.

" You look like you're on your way to work, I hope I'm not holding you up." She continued, she doubted his suit was just for casual dress.

"Ha ha, I'm actually at work." Loke told her as he gave an amused chuckle.

"W-What, how? We're just walking around." Lucy continued questioning, her face taking up one of confusion.

"I work for a Guild, Fairy Tail. I'm sure you must've heard of us." He winked, glancing back towards her as the blonde followed behind him.

"Fairy Tail!? Of course I've heard of you, who hasn't? You're one of the reasons I came to this City, I would love to join!" She all but squealed in excitement, what are the chances that she would literally bump into a member of one the most famous guilds.

"You would? That's great news, we're always happy to have new members. I'll introduce you some time, first lets get you settled into the city." Loke smiled in her direction, she could've sworn that she felt her heart skip a few beats as he looked at her.


After a few hours of wondering around the City, Lucy had finally managed to secure a place for her to live, a rather small apartment on the second floor, it looked better on the inside then it did on the out.

To celebrate her official moving into the City of Magnolia, the pair had ventured to a dessert shop for... Desserts, obviously. Lucy had sat opposite Loke as she nibbled on some of the Chocolate fudge cake that she bought, it tasted divine, it was so sweat and chocolaty. Loke himself munched on a rather small sliced frosted cake.

"So what were you doing before we met?" Lucy asked, her cheeks full of fudge.

"Oh, I'm running an investigation, you probably saw something about it. The Womaniser..." Loke dead panned as he looked towards her.

"That Serial killer in the news Paper!?" She gasped in surprise.

"Yes, he is the culprit behind six confirmed murders, potentially a seventh if we find enough evidence." He continued, his face looked slightly emotionless as he spoke to her.

"Wait... he? How do you know it's a male, the News Article said the culprits identity remained unknown." She asked him, what did he know that nobody else did.

"While rape and murder are not uncommon, the methods used to drug the victim are. All the confirmed victims are said to have all been dosed heavily with the same drug, apparently much stronger then your average date rape drug but its name remains unknown to us as of yet." Loke explained to her, chills ran down her spine as he did.

"There was a similar case a few years ago, a man named Bora would charm a group of ladies via a magic show and then somehow drug them with something just as strong, apparently not all of his victims have been found to this day." He continued, letting out a sigh as he finished.

"T-That's horrible, so you think it's this Bora guy?" Lucy was at a loss for words, it was hard to imagine that such evil truly existed in this world.

"It's mainly just a hunch, but evidence is stocking up for it albeit very slowly. Not to worry though, Fairy Tail will handle it, all I can suggest for you now though is to not stay out too late and go home immediately whenever you go out." There was concern in his voice once more.

"Aright, advice taken." Lucy smiled warmly towards him, it was nice to know that people were looking out for her even if they were complete strangers.

After their Desserts were finished, the pair would remove themselves from the table.

"Anyway, I've got to go, I don't want to seem as if I'm slacking off of work by eating Desserts all day. I'll meet up with you some time and introduce you to the guild." Loke spoke after a moment, before departing with a nod of his head and smile.

"Okay, thank you so much for today, I appreciate it." Lucy told him in response before leaving herself, making sure to journey back home with no distractions.

That was the plan at least, on her way back she would pause for a moment, another chill running down her spine, she felt cold as a feeling of someone watching her played on her mind, it was a truly nerve racking sensation, impossible to describe.

Picking up her speed, she would walk faster down the street, the sun was still out albeit it was starting to set, but it was still light enough. She didn't think that anyone would be foolish enough to try anything in broad daylight... she hoped as she tried to ease her worried mind.

Tap, Tap, Tap... There was someone behind her, following her as she made turns and crossed streets, they too were picking up their pace.

Panic soon took over, rational thought was thrown out of the window as she started into a light run, she was scared, really scared.

Within the distance, she could just about make out the figure of a male, unable to bear the thought of facing whatever was behind her, Lucy soon made her way towards him. Bumping into the man after a few moments.

"Woah.." The man exhaled in surprise, he looked down at her in feigned concern.

"What's a girl like you doing in such a rush?"

"Please, help me. Someone is following me!" Lucy almost screamed, she was distraught, the panic she felt never ceasing.

"Don't worry, lass. I don't see anyone, let's get you home." He spoke, offering her a warm smile to hopefully ease her worries.

"T-Thank you... I was just... so scared." Lucy said in between pants.

"Well you should be, it's a big city. By the way, my name is Bora." He spoke over his shoulder, turning around soon after to look her in the eyes.

The name instantly clicked in her mind... her eyes widening as she looked towards him.

"You-..." She started but was quickly cut off as her face was met with a swift punch, strong enough to knock her out.


Lucy gasped, her eyes snapping open. She tried to move her arms only to discover that they had been bound, she then attempted to speak only to find out that she had been gagged, saliva dripped down her chin as she looked around the area. It was a small and dark room, no windows and only a door left ajar, the light on the other side peeked through. She wasn't alone in the room, next to her were some other females who were also bound and gagged. How was one man capable of this...

The door opened with a creak as the man named Bora entered.

"Hello lovelies." He spoke, his voice cold and void of emotion.

To be continued...


A/N: Ooooooh, cliff hanger. Pretty uneventful chapter, but hey. Least its getting somewhere. I think it's a bit too gloomy, maybe I should add some comedy or something.