A/N: this is rated T but rating may change, I'm not good with ratings since I read just about everything
This is based loosely on the book the boy who sneaks in my bed room window by Kristy Moseley I hope you enjoy my adaptation of this book and fairy tail combined
Disclaimer: I do not own fairy tail or the boy who sneaks in my bedroom window….due credit is served
Enjoy! *w* ~purplehaze1093
Lucy pov
I stood in the kitchen door way, watching my mother scurry around panicking slightly as she tries to put the last finishing touches on our dinner. I see her glance at the clock every few minutes or so becoming more and more uneasy as the clock nears 6:00. At 5:55 she notices me standing there and gives me a small smile.
"Lucy dear, do you mind going over to the Dragneel's and bringing Grey back home?" she asked "Your father is due home soon and you know how he gets when you or your brother is late to dinner…" a frown traced my lips, knowing all too well what she meant "yes mother" I replied, walking from the kitchen out the front door to the house. The Dragneel's live right next to us, so it was not a long walk away, just across the yard.
The Dragneel's family is different, no doubt about that. When they first moved here, they had no friends and their son never went to public school. Dragneel family is made up of 3 people, Igneel Dragneel, his wife Grandine and their adopted son Natsu, who is a year older than me and the same age as Grey. Just recently had Natsu started 5th grade at Mavis Elementary with Grey, one year ahead of me, due to my mother's encouragement.
When I get to the house and knock on the door, Igneel answers the door with an ever present smile on his face "Hey Lucy" he greets, waving me into the house "what can I do for you?"
"My mother sent me to pick up Grey, is he in Natsu's room?" I asked, glancing at the clock on their living room wall it read 6:15, "father is due home soon," I think "he is already late; I need to hurry this up". "My father is coming back home tonight from his most recent business trip and we all have to be at dinner." I answer, just wanting to get Grey and get out of there.
The smile on Igneel's face instantly evaporated "so he's back huh?" he says, almost to himself. But, just as quickly as it left, his happy-go-lucky attitude quickly returned. "Yeah Lucy, Grey is up in Natsu's room, you know where it is" he says walking away to find his wife.
I walk further into the house, already knowing the way. I had been there a million time before already, so it was nothing new. I walk down the hall into Natsu's room, seeing him and Grey perched on Natsu's bed, engrossed in a new round of their favorite game, "demons vs. dragons." Natsu was a fire dragon, He was one every time they played, and Grey was an ice demon. After a few seconds, Natsu finally noticed I was standing there.
"Hey Luce!" the pink headed boy shouts when he sees me, "sorry, but you can't take ice princess back home yet, we got a score to settle!" "Oh yeah flam breath?" Grey retorts back "I already damaged your health by 75%".
"It's Lucy, not Luce!" I screamed at Natsu "And I have to take him home, come on Grey" turning to grab Grey. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Natsu had his curtains opened, which royally ticked me off. From Natsu's window, his house aligned with mine so he could see right through my window, and both houses had the same layout and were both one story, so it made looking through that much easier.
When I reach for the curtains, I see something out of the window that made the blood run cold in my veins. My father was standing there in my room looking through my window, right at me. I noticed he had a glass of scotch in his hand and he looked mad, I could already tell, just by the look in my father's eyes, this night would not end well.
After a few seconds, I realized the gravity of the situation. I ran over to the boys, snatched the controller from Grey, grab his hand, and dragged him out of the room, leaving a confused Natsu behind. Grey must have noticed my panic because he pulled me to a stop and grabbed my shoulders, forcing me to look him in the eyes "Lucy, what's wrong?" He asked "your never are like this unless…" then his eyes widened in realization.
"He's home isn't he?" Grey asked. With tears in my eyes, all I could do is nod my head and try and stay strong, for Grey, for mother and for myself. Grey noticed me on the verge crying and pulled me into to a hug, knowing exactly what is going through my head. "It's okay Lucy" he said in a soothing voice "I won't let him hurt you again." And that's when I lost it.
I hear a shuffling behind Grey and I. I turned around to see Natsu, with the most serious face I had ever seen on the boy. He only says one thing before me and Grey walk out of the front door…. "Lucy, Grey…..be safe, please." And with that, me and Grey walked out of the door to Dragneel house towards our own.
As soon as Me and Grey had walked through the doors, Our father appeared looming over us "where the hell have you two been!" he screams, making more tears prick into my eyes. "I'm sorry father" Grey replies, I can tell he was trying to stay calm and collected "I was over at the Dragneel's. Lucy came over to get me and I did not pay her any mind, it is not her fault in the least".
Father wrenched Gray toward the middle of the room, making him hiss in pain. Now that I think about it, I guess it was instinct that made me run and jump in front of Grey when father raised his hand, taking full force of the slap across my face, making me fall to the floor from the force. It did not surprise me much when the blows kept coming. After a few moments though, the kicks and punches ceased and I looked up to see Grey huddled over me protectively, blood dripping from a split lip.
"I promised I wouldn't let him hurt you again Lucy" Grey said. Then, from my spot behind Grey, I hear Mother walk into to the living room, her heels clicking on the hard wood floor as she walks towards our father. "Jude!" I hear he say in a strong voice "stop this right now!"
I then saw a hand raise and hear a slap echo throughout the room. Without breaking eye contact with our father, mother raised a hand to her cheek and in a eerie calm voice order Grey and I to return to our room for the evening.
On our way to our rooms, Grey turned around and in a quiet voice reminded me to lock my door before I went to bed. After I assure him a will, I make him promise he will also lock his door, because who know what father will try and do to us, I go in to my room and listen for the sound of a locks click. After I hear the lock, I locked my door as well and sat down next to my bed. I could hear mother and father in the next room fighting, and it destroyed me.
Since I was finally alone I could let it all out. My emotional barriers that I had worked so hard to build up broke down in a second. I had no idea how long I sat there crying until a pair of tan, warm arms pulled me into an embrace. When I looked up, I saw Natsu sitting in front of me with tear stains on his shirt from me crying on him. Upon further inspection I noticed he was in his pajamas, they were decorated with little red dragons.
"Natsu…" I start "why are you hear at," I glance at my alarm clock "9:45 at night?" "Well," he said with a faint trace of blush coating his cheeks "saw you crying through the window and thought I would check on ya. Did he do it again Luce? You know you can't hide these things from me."
"Oh yeah" I remembered "I almost forgot Grey told him" "yes he did Natsu, but it's okay, you can leave now" I said, pushing him towards the window. "no Luce" he replied, turning and sitting on my bed "I'm not leaving until I know for sure your okay, so come here" he said as he pats the spot next to him on the bed. I sighed and sat down, knowing I could not win. He almost immediately pulled me back into his arms and shut off the lamp on the bedside table. That night with, Natsu sleeping beside me whispering soothing words in my ear, for the first time in a long time, I fell into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
I was only 9 years old….and Grey was only 10. this was 8 years ago
Soooooooo, …..there ya go …R&R
And sorry for any grammatical mistakes