My first FanFiction. An idea just popped into my head and this just came out. I do not own Fairy Tail.

Lucy's POV

Why didn't I let him come? Why is it that I let my pride get in the way? Happy and I wouldn't be in this situation if had I just accepted Natsu's offer for him to come along.

I panted, carrying an unconscious Happy in my arms, trying to keep ahead of the creatures behind me. I hardly had enough magic energy left in me. I pushed myself, ignoring the ever-aching pain at my leg, courtesy of the beasts hot on my tail.

I could see that I was running out of ground, seeing it suddenly plunge down into the sea. I narrowly managed to stop myself before I fell off the cliff. Following the path up ahead I turned my head to see that they were gaining on us.

Their blood-thirsty eyes, pin-pointing my every move, to ensure that their prey would not escape. Giant canines that were capable of breaking a skull in a single bite. Claws, perfectly sharp, enabling them to sear through anything with one swipe, I should know my bleeding, torn leg was more than enough evidence of their power. My attacks were rendered useless against their protective covering, very thick and slick, making many of them glide right off.

In short, it was the perfect hunter.

My idiotic decision will be the death of us. If only I had listened to them. If only I had taken someone with me, preferably that pink-haired dunce.

Two Days Ago At The Guild

I looked at the request board, wondering which would be the fastest to complete with just the right amount to pay my rent, the one that would be due at the end of the week.

Trying to ignore the brawl that was taking place a few feet away, I saw a flier that read:

Help! Beasts Invading! Save Our Village! Reward: 90,000 Jewel

While I was reaching for it I got knocked down. I landed hard on the ground, while hearing Natsu and Gray throw insults at each other.

"Whats the matter, hot-head? Too tired to fight?" I glared at them, picking myself up off the floor.

"You wish stripper! I'll fry you to a crisp!" yelled Natsu, hands flaming.

"You mean like how you burned your brain?"

Before Natsu had a chance to say anything, Erza knocked them both out. She then continued to eat her cheesecake, eying me trying to rub away the pain.

"What's up, Lucy?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Hi, Erza. I was just trying to figure out which job I should take," I replied, pointing at the one that had caught my eye. Her eyes widened a bit, but quickly hid it. I felt something land on my head, a blue tail swinging in my peripheral vision.

"I don't know Lucy," said Happy, concern clear in his voice. "This says that the beasts are very unpredictable and dangerous." I took him off my head, holding him in my arms, as I would Plue.

"Maybe, but it says that there are only seven of them. How dangerous could they be?"

"Still," said Erza, "I think it might be better if you took Natsu and Happy with you."

"But I want to do this on my own," I insisted, "Besides if a take Natsu, the village will take on more damage than it already has." I glanced at the person in question, barely beginning to regain consciousness.

"Oh, come on Lucy. I'm not that bad," he tried to defend himself, with a very dizzy sounding voice.

"Yes you are," answered the entire guild.

"Who asked you!" yelled Natsu. "Happy, back me up."

"Um... I think Lily is calling me," he lied, frantic to avoid answering, but I kept a firm grip on him.

"Face it Natsu, you're not the most, um, safe to be around when fighting," I replied.

"I second that, taking Natsu would cause more bad than good," said Erza. "But he will be able to help exterminate them." Gray seemed to decide at that time to get up off the floor, somehow with only his underwear.

"Come on Erza," he said, "Lucy will be able to take of them no problem. Open a few gates, use that whip thing of hers and boom she's done."

"Thanks, Gray," I said, pointing at him. Looking down, he freaked out and searched for his clothes. I then reached out to grab the request, only to be slightly blinded by a small puff of smoke. As it started to clear away I felt that my hand seemed to have come in contact with something hard.

Blinking away the slight haziness I saw that my hand was up against someone's chest. Right under my hand seemed to be a bright, red tie. Looking up I saw Loke, smiling very mischievously. My shock was short lived as Happy quickly commented, "She liiiiikes him."

"Shut up neko!" (A/N: For those of you that don't know, neko means cat. Just thought I'd put that out there.)

I started chasing him, but he was out of my reach with those wings. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going, too focused on Happy, and I somehow managed to slip on a puddle. Not keeping my balance I landed right on Gray, who was too preoccupied looking for his clothes to notice me. We collided on the hard floor once again.

Picking myself up again, I turned to glare at Happy. Just as I was about to give it to him, I felt a slight chill in the air, as if death was keeping a careful eye on me. Slowly turning, my gaze fell upon a post. Confused I looked around it, only to find myself splashed in the face with water.

Coughing, I saw that it was Juvia, giving me an extra scary glare whispering, "Love Rival." Flinching, I quickly turned back to the request board and took down the flier. Grabbing Loke's hand I rushed over to Mira, giving her the flier.

"I'll take this one," I quickly said, before I turned around and continued on with dragging Loke out of the guild. "See you guys in a few days," were my last words before walking out of the guild. During all this Loke seemed to have kept quiet, so I didn't bother to start a conversation on the way to my apartment to pack.

Slightly panting, I shut the door and leaned my back against it, thankful to be home. Looking up at Loke I saw a very calculated look, very different from usual. Sighing I walked past the still-mute Loke.

"If you're going to be here at least make yourself useful and help me pack," I inputted, walking over to my closet to get my suitcase, putting it on my coffee table. Opening it I heard him walking toward me. He stood right behind me, waiting for me to notice him. "What is it now?" I walked back to the closet and took down some clothes, folding them and putting them in the suitcase. I looked over to see him leaning against the wall starring at me, that look on his face reminding me of when he used to avoid me.

"I think you should take Natsu with you," he said calmly. I didn't say anything, shocked that those were the first words that came out of his mouth.

"W-why would I do that? I appreciate your concern, but I'm very capable of doing this on my own." I turned back to the situation at hand, deciding between a red or blue ribbon.

"Somethings different. Something big is about to happen."

His words were starting to kinda creep me out. "What do you mean?"

Looking out the window he said, "I feel a disturbance, like there's something else out there. At a time like this I would suggest not going out there alone." When he turned to look at me, I could see it in his eyes.

Fear.

I really wanted to bring out a kind of relationship between Loke and Lucy, but it's more like a loyal friend looking out for another friend.