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A/N: Just wanted to write a little bit of a darker story. Let me know what you think!
You've Made a Fool of Everyone
"Pow! Pow!" Lucy points a small hand in the shape of a gun at Laxus. Her nail just barely touching the dragon slayers forehead. Laxus was never the kind to shy away from confrontation but he sat motionless in his chair as the blonde girl stared him down. He had heard about her recent outburst as of late but had been fortunate enough to avoid them, until now that is. Now, lucky for him, he was her main target.
Lunch had started off simple enough. Lucy sat at the bar drinking one of her normal drinks. Long gone were the days of her strawberry milkshakes. Her poison of choice was now a whiskey on the rocks. Something not very becoming of the once bubbly blonde. Wendy and Carla sat close by trying to make small talk with the celestial mage.
The rest of Team Natsu was at one of the tables. Erza, Gray and Natsu were unusually quiet when it came to their team. Juvia, although not an official member, was seated at the table as well. Team Natsu had just returned from a job, although they somehow managed to get paid, something terrible had gone down. Everyone was keeping hush, hush about it.
Laxus had tried to pry some information from his gramps but didn't get too much out of the old man. Just that the mission had been satisfied and that was really the main concern. Laxus however did manage to get a glimpse of a note, in Mira's writing, with Lucy's name on it. It was hard to make out the rest, trying to read it upside down but it seems something was urgent with Lucy. But Laxus was caught in the act with the Master quickly covering the note and dismissing his grandson.
Laxus, being the gentleman that he is, took a seat with Natsu and the others. The conversation died immediately with the oddness of Laxus joining the group. There was a moment of awkward silence. The team seemed drained. Era was the first to speak up, "What do we owe this honor, Laxus?"
Laxus took a moment to reply as his focus turned over to the celestial mage at the bar. Her once blonde pigtails was now platinum. She often wore long-sleeved crop tops; today it was white. A scar marred the pale skin across her stomach. Although Laxus couldn't see it from his seat, he knew it was there. He had a feeling she could feel his eyes on her. He refocused his attention to his table, "Just checking up on my favorite team. How'd the job go?"
"It went fine. Piece of cake." Gray responded almost a little too quickly.
"Piece of pie." Natsu murmured as he took another gulp of his food.
"Are you sure? It seems something happened with blondie over there-" Laxus started.
"I'm not sure what you are searching for, Laxus, but you will not find it here," Erza inturpted.
"I don't understand why everyone is walking around on egg shells around blondie. Is it because she has a few marbles loose now? Natsu, why don't you get your woman under control? Is she too much for you to handle? You can pass her off this way if you need to. " Laxus sneered as his own words.
"Lucy doesn't have any marble loose! She is just a little-uh different!" Happy tried to defend his friend.
Before Natsu could get a word out, a loud laughter emerged from the bar. All heads snapped to look at where the laughter was coming from. No one was surprised to find Lucy as the culprit. The laughing continued for an unsettling amount of time. Natsu stood up and made his way to Lucy. Although not always effective, he had the best calming effect on her. He placed a warm hand on Lucy's shoulder.
"Luce, let's just go."
"Are you trying to handle me Natus?" Lucy bitterly turned towards Natsu. He quickly removed his hand and shook his head no in response. He didn't want this. Not now, not ever. "You think I have marbles loose?" Lucy sweetly turned to glance at Laxus over her shoulder.
Laxus wasn't sure why, but he felt himself tense up. In a second flat, Lucy was in front of Laxus, hands on her petite hips. "You think I need to be handled? By a man? A man like you?" Lucy said too sweetly. The old Lucy would sass him but this was something entirely different. The humor was gone. He had read the situation very wrong. Lucy made a grab for Erza's breakfast plate and slammed it to the ground. She reached for a cup and flung it across the room where it smashed into hundreds of pieces behind Mira at the bar. Dish after dish, plate after plate was thrown about in an angry attempt to prove something. No one sure what. No one moved a muscle but Lucy. Lucy quickly ran out of dishes and Laxus used this moment to try to stand up. He was shoved down harshly by Lucy. A fingernail on his forehead as the words "Pow! Pow!" escaped her pretty pink lips.
"Lucy, that's enough." Erza interjected, "Laxus is just ill-informed about the situation."
"What situation is that?" Lucy now turned her focus on Erza.
"That you just need some time to recover. You have been through a lot."
"You mean Laxus wants to know why I killed that man on the job." Lucy smirked as the words left her mouth.
The guild, if even possible, stood quieter than before.
"Let's not get into it right now." Gray stood up from his spot.
"Why not? Does death frighten you, Gray?" Lucy whined his name to mock him.
"Lucy, this is not you. Come back to us." Gray ignored Lucy's taunts.
"Why does everyone keep saying that? This is me now. Get over it."
"Luce, let's just go home. Battle time is over. Defenses down. No one is going to harm you here." Natsu took a step closer to wrap her arm around her shoulders and guide her out the building but Lucy had other thoughts. She head butted Natsu and made a shove at Gray across the table. Erza to the recuse gave Lucy a firm punch to the stomach, knocking her out cold before she could lash out on anyone else.
"You couldn't leave it alone." The Master muttered from the top of the stairs. "Everyone go home for the day."
Lucy felt a great weight on her neck. Her hands shot up. The sound of chains rattled with her every movement. A collar? She had a collar around her neck with a heavy chain attached to it. Lucy felt panic. Why did her body hurt so much? Natsu? Gray? Erza? Were they safe? Are they here too? The room is pitch black. She tries to get her breathing under control and listen to what it going on around her. She hears footsteps. Those footsteps send her into panic mode. As the door starts to open and the bright light floods in, she can her screams. She confused. For a second she could swear those are her own screams. Their hands are on her. Roaming all over her body. She tries to fight back but she is making little progress. The hands are now squeezing her. Squeezing the life out of her.
"Luce, wake up! It's just a dream! It's just a dream!" Natsu's hands try to shake Lucy awake from the apparent nightmare she was having.
Lucy finally wakes up with a startled yelp as she sits up I bed, "It's not. It's not." She whispers to herself over and over. Natsu can only watch as his best friend suffers. Not matter what he does, she won't open up to him.
Lucy's eyes focus. Half of her wants to snuggle into Natsu while the other half wants to shove him right off her bed. How dare he think he can try to comfort her now? Where was he the whole time she was suffering? And with that Lucy pushed an unsuspecting Natsu right off her bed.
"Get lost." Lucy snarled as she made her way to the bathroom to try to wash her nightmares away.
So Lucy is a major bitch! Just kidding. Everything will be revealed soon enough. Let me know what you think. Is this just stupid? I just wanted to try something darker. Drop me a review and let me know what's up! I know there ooc all over Lucy. Hopefully everyone else isn't too far off.