AN. Hey guys! It's been a while. After my break, I just couldn't get back into my old fanfics. So here, I present you with a new one! Happy reading.

It's been a year today. 365 days exactly. 365 since Lucy has been seen by anyone in the guild.

*FLASHBACK*

"Natsu!" Lucy shrieked in fear as Tabo, a member of a dark guild, was pinning her to the ground. Natsu came running towards Lucy. Tabo sighed and got off Lucy, slamming her head into the ground. Lucy shrieked loudly in pain. Natsu clenched his fist in anger, and ran towards Lucy.

"Dark magic canon rope!" Tabo yelled while point his hand at Natsu. Roped came shooting out of the canon. Natsu was quick to dodge them at first, but he got caught by the 9th and 10th one. The roped tied Natsu down, making him hit the ground with a loud thud.

"You bastard." Natsu grunted from the pain. Natsu tried to escape but struggled and felt weaker with every twist.

"They're magic ropes. The more you struggle, the faster your magic energy will be drained. It's like quicksand." Tabo said while walking towards Lucy with a smirk on his face. Lucy starts to cry out as Tabo pulls her up by her hair. "Now let's have some fun." Tabo says with a twisted smirk on his face. Stabo starts to unbutton Lucy's shirt. She kicks with all the power she has left, cursing his name.

"No! Please don't!" Lucy cries.

"Get away from her asshole!" Natsu yells while trying to burn the ropes. Nats grows more weak by the second.

"It won't work kid." Tabo says while Lucy's shirt falls to the ground. Tabo starts to kiss Lucy's neck, while pulling her skirt down. Tears are rolling down Lucy's face, feeling to tired, sick, and scared, to do anything.

"Leave her the fuck alone you bastard!" Natsu yells exploding in flames. The ropes start to disintegrate around Natsu. When the ropes are gone, Natsu falls to the ground. He wasted all of his energy burning the ropes off, that he didn't have any left to help Lucy. 'I'm sorry Lucy', Natsu tried to say as he fell to the ground.

"Lucy!" Natsu heard Gray scream. That was the last thing Natsu heard before passing out.

*FLASHBACK OVER*

That was the last time I ever saw Lucy. My smile turned to a frown, that just never wants to go away. I got up from my seat between Lisanna and Gray, heart pounding and head throbbing.

"You okay Natsu?" Gray asks. I ignore him and walk away, without even caring about it. I walk straight up the stair and up to Makarov's office.

"Gramps?" I question while walking inside.

"Yes my boy?" Gramps replies as I sit in the chair in front of his desk.

"What did Lucy say when she left?" I ask while hiding my face.

"Natsu, we have been over this." Gramps sighs with sympathy.

"I need to hear it." I say quietly.

"Lucy said she won't let anyone get hurt anymore because she can't pull her own weight. She wanted to train so she could be stronger, so no one else would get hurt because of her." Makarov explains.

"Did you try to stop her?" I question. My heart begins to beat loudly.

"Of course Natsu. I told her that we could train her here and try everything in our power to help her." Makarov sighs. "She still wanted to go Natsu. I didn't want her to go either. Nobody did my boy. But it was her choice. I couldn't make her stay." Makarov sighs and puts his head down. I clench my fist and quickly exit his office.

I can feel the fire inside of me. Why did she have to leave? Why didn't she say goodbye? Why didn't she wait until I woke up? I stop at the end of the hall. Why was I so weak? I punch the wall with all my might. My arm went elbow deep into the wall as the guild vibrated.

"Why couldn't I save her?" I manage to choke out before tears fall from my face. I pull my arm out of the wall and sink the ground. What the hell happened? Why couldn't she still be here? I stand up and walk back downstairs, sitting next to Gray.

"Natsu?" Gray questions. I look up at him, trying to force a smile.

"Yea?"

"You okay?" I look down, clenching my fist.

"I will be."

"Look Natsu. Lucy will be back. She just wants to train a little bit." Gray says.

"I know. It's my fault though. If I could have saved her instead of getting hurt, she would have stayed." I say.

"Natsu, she needed to be away for a while. She isn't gone forever, she'll back." Erza says. I look up at Gray.

"Did you beat Tabo down good?" I ask Gray.

"How many times do I have to tell you?" Gray sighs.

"Until I don't need to be told anymore." I reply.

"When I saw Lucy dangling there, in the hands of Tabo, I immediately ran to her. I knocked Tabo to the ground, sending Lucy flying. I caught Lucy before she could hit the ground. I then laid her next to you, as I went back for Tabo. I threw ice swords, daggers, and even bombs until he was passed out. I then took him the magic counsel, where has been ever since.

"What did Lucy say to you before she left?"

"She said she was going on a small mission and to see her mother. She hasn't been back since." I sit there with my mind in a million places. Is she okay? Is she hurt? Does she have enough money? Does she have enough food? Does she have some where to sleep? This year has been hell waiting for Lucy to return. I hope she comes back soon.

AN. What did you guys think? Let me know, leave a review. Let me know how I can make it better, or just tell me what you think! Thanks. Always, NaLu911