All characters belong to their owner and creator of fairy tail. This is only done for enjoyment purposes and no copy right infringement is intended. Rated T. Nalu fanfic.

This is my first Fanfic and this has to be my favorite couple yet. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up on the chapters.

Trapped Chapter One

Lucy stirred on the hard cold cobble stone floor. She opened her eyes groggily trying to remember where she was. Then she saw iron bars surrounding her and her head hurt. She couldn't remember what had happened and she looked around franticly. She saw Erza and Gray in two cells across from hers. They were both laying in lumps on the ground.

The air in the cell was dingy and Lucy coughed on it. She looked to her left and saw Natsu his pink hair draped over his eyes as he laid in a lump on the hard floor his scarf still around his neck. His shirt was in tatters and she was surprised it still hung on him. She shook her head remembering what had happened.

It had been a simple mission or so Lucy thought. They were supposed to investigate the disappearance of some villagers in a town. They had arrived on time and met the man posting the request. He explained that some of the villagers kept disappearing at night from their beds. Lucy had thought about ghosts and vampires even. Both Natsu and Gray teased her about it making her jump she swore a hundred times before Erza finally stepped in giving the boys one of her death glares that quickly shut their mouths in fear.

They had waited until night sitting on two rooftops surveying the village but they saw nothing. Natsu smelling something bolted off and they had rushed after their comrade and his incredible nose. They were soon standing in front of a forest where three men walked out draped in black cloaks.

They prepared for battle but these assailants knew how they fought to the tee. The one had Natsu on his back after one blow and Gray quickly followed suit. Lucy had called out Taurus and the perverted cow had to comment on how Lucy looked. It annoyed her that she had to focus him on the enemy.

Erza had her blades out but with two ganged up on her as Gray and Natsu struggled to their feet she was tossed back into Lucy. Taurus worried about his master's condition after being slammed into by Erza lost track of the enemy and was tossed back into a tree. Lucy realized Taurus was hurt and she forced him to go back to the spirit realm. The blonde haired stellar spirit mage looked over at the three men as Natsu and Gray went again tossed back as easily as before. Lucy tried to figure out how it was possible the strongest team was so easily contained but fear was climbing from her stomach to her throat. She felt she might scream so she gritted her teeth instead.

Erza got up and tried again to the same affect. The blonde mage's three friends and comrades laid on the ground groaning around her as the men laughed. This made her mad. People in pain were nothing to laugh about. She was determined to win and called on Leo the lion aka her friend Loki for help. Loki smiled at her devilishly fixing his glasses before going to the task at hand. He tried his best but alone he didn't stand a chance. Lucy tried to help using her whip to knock one to the ground but Leo was kicked back into her. She fell to the ground hitting her head on a rock falling unconscious.

Since then she somehow ended up here in this lonely dimly light and freezing cell. She rubbed the goose bumps on her arms rising to her feet and walking to the cell door. She checked it. It was locked not that she had expected anything else but she had hoped for a second it would be that easy.

"Lucy?" asked Natsu's voice.

"Natsu!" Lucy said relieved to see her best friend up and more or less unharmed. He smiled at her his large canine protruding rubbing the back of his head.

"Are you okay Luce?" he asked getting up. She nodded and then noticed both her stellar keys and whip where gone.

"My keys and whip are gone," she sighed disappointed and saddened for the loss of her keys. She considered those keys her friends as the spirits they released had become close to her heart.

"Don't worry we'll get them back." Natsu said kicking the cell door. It rattled but stayed intact.

"Did you really think that would work?" Lucy asked annoyed.

"Hey I was just checking relax. I'll have us out of here in no time at all." He said magic swirling around him but to their surprise no fire appeared around him. He tried to create fire in his hand but there was nothing. "I have magic power why won't this work?" he asked flabbergasted.

"What's that on your arm?" Lucy asked seeing a silver band on his arm. He looked at the band and tried to pull it off. It was hot with magic energy absorbed in it.

"I don't know," he said trying to bite it off before sitting and continuing to knawel at it. Lucy shook her head fearing for her other friends and how they'd get out of these cells. "Why don't you have a band?" he asked.

"I don't know. I guess because my magic is all based on my keys. Without it I'm practically useless." She sighed sitting down against a wall.

"Don't say that what about that meteor thing?"

"Meteor Shower? I've never done it without Gemini." She sighed pulling her knees into her chest and holding them tightly. "I don't even know if I have enough magic energy alone to do it." Natsu thought about the other time she had but she had been helped by that boy from Pegasus that he didn't particularly like how sweet he was on Lucy. It made Natsu angry for some unknown reason thinking about it.

"You could try couldn't you? It looks like Erza and Gray have these on too. We're useless right now but you're not." Natsu said walking closer to the iron bars separating them.

"Natsu, I can't do this." she said lowering her head tears in her eyes. She always saw herself as the weakest of the team. The one that always needed saving. She had never done the saving herself.

"Just try Lucy," he said. She shook her head silent tears sliding down her face. "Why not?"

"Because I can't do it. I'm the weakest one here. That's why they didn't put a band on me. They know I'm no threat."

"I wouldn't say that." He said thinking about the many times she clobbered him over the head. "Who said you were weak? You may not be like Erza and her crazy strength but you're strong Lucy. You're the best Celestial Mage I know."

"I'm the only one you know Natsu," she sighed smiling despite herself. It was just like Natsu to not think about that and just say whatever came to mind.

"That doesn't matter to me. Come on Lucy just try,"

"Natsu I don't even have a target,"

"Well we'll find one like the doors,"

"A meteor shower to break the doors? It sounds like overkill plus it'll bring the men who brought us here right towards us. Erza and Gray haven't woken and I'd be useless my magic power drained. You won't even be able to create fire to fight."

"I don't need fire,"

"Natsu these guys are insanely skilled. They blocked you guys like was nothing. How can we get out of this?" she asked returning her head to her knees. Natsu looked up at the ceiling.

"Well we'll just have to wait until they give you a target then."

"Natsu we're not going to get out of this are we?" she asked fear and dread seeping into her voice.

"Why'd you say that, Luce?"

"because I can't do this alone."

"Luce, I'm right here. You're not alone okay."

"Natsu," she sighed. Natsu knew Lucy well. It was a slim chance she could pull off Meteor Shower alone but it was their only hope. If she couldn't he didn't want to think about the alternatives. He had to give her a reason not to give up and try. If she failed then they could say they weren't going to make it out of the situation. Not now. Not before she tried.

"Lucy get up and come over here," he said. Lucy slowly got to her feet wiping her tears on the back of her hand. She walked over to the iron bars separating them and she looked at the floor. Natsu gently raised her chin so their eyes locked. "You can do this. I believe in you. You're stronger than you think. Half the girls I know besides Erza wouldn't be able to take the hits you have. You can do this." he smiled gently at her. She was still in disbelief and he could smell her fear seeping from her. He shook his head at her. "Luce," he said hesitating on the thought in his head. If she couldn't do this. If he couldn't convince her she could do it then this could very well be their last minutes together. There was one thing he wanted to know before it could all end.

He leaned his head through the bars at her face his eyes moving to her lips. She stood frozen in shock as Natsu continued to lean down towards the blonde's lips. She was blushing and he thought that was pretty cute. He stopped his lips mere centimeters from hers not sure if he should press on. He wasn't sure what it could do to their relationship. They were best friends but he just had to know.

Suddenly his warm lips were on hers and she broke out of her stunned state to try and pull back but he held her chin firmly staring at him with his eyes closed kissing her. Her heart was racing and she could hear his doing the same. She felt a tingling sensation rise from her stomach into her throat. She found herself wanting more. She closed her eyes leaning into him, surprising him.

She relaxed and she put her arms through the bars around his neck. Natsu moved his hands from her chin to her waist pulling her into the cold iron bars closer but the warmth from Natsu was too good to let a little chill ruin it. She opened her mouth and found his tongue the two twisting around one another as they breathed one another in. They both pulled back gasping for air barley breathing during the whole kiss. It had to be Lucy's best first kiss besides being in a cell waiting to die.

They both heard a heavy door open and he let go walking towards his cell's door to look out. The three cloaked men from before walked down the cells and stopped in front of Lucy's.

"I'm glad to see you're unharmed Blondie," the tallest one said.

"He means Celestial Spirit mage," the short stocky one said.

"Hey leave her alone," Natsu growled walking as close to them as he could get.

"Natsu Dragoneel I presume?" the normal height one said. "If you speak another word I'll have to come in there and teach you another lesson."

"What do you want?" Lucy asked.

"Magic energy to fuel our little project," the tall one said.

"What project?" she asked as Natsu gritted his teeth.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" the short one smiled eerily.

"You know you're the weakest one here right? That's why there's no band. We don't need it absorbing your magic power and anyways without these you're nothing." The normal height guy said holding out her keys in front of her. Lucy reached for them but he pulled them away out of her grasp. "You'll have no need for these anymore when we're finished." He said putting them in his pocket. The short one opened the door and the tall one walked towards her. Lucy backed up into the far corner balling her fists to try and fight.

"Be gentle," the short one said.

"Leave her alone!" Natsu yelled his hands on the iron bars separating him from Lucy. He pulled on them shaking them to no avail. "You bastards just leave her alone!"

"Shut up dragonslayer," the normal height one said delighted by his reaction. The tall one grabbed Lucy's wrist hard and she tried to kick him but he dodged it and swung her over his shoulder. She kicked and punched at him.

"Put me down!" she ordered trying to break free as he marched her out of the cell.

"Good bye for now dragonslayer," the short one said. The normal height one smiled grabbing the door on their way out.

"Natsu!" she screamed his name.

"Lucy!" he screamed back pulling and yanking on the bars desperately. He couldn't; no wouldn't let anything happen to her. Not after that kiss. There was something on her side of things. He needed to know more and no one was going to hurt his friends especially not his best friend.