Chapter 1

Lucy pov:

If you've been beaten to a bloody pulp, fallen off a cliff, had experiments on you then I must congratulate you. You've faced a small fraction of what my life has been like. Torturing is nothing compared to what other people have done to me. Currently I stand chained to a wall. I've been hurt physically and mentally by the most brutal methods. I am Lucy Heartphilia and I am slave to the dark guild Grim Heart. I no longer feel anything, my heart is gone and I've been turned into a cold hard killer. I'm sixteen and that's probably why I'm a good killer. People don't suspect me. I've lost all my memories and everyday pray that someone can save me and by that I mean kill me.

Normal pov:

It's been two years since anyone saw Lucy. Her name was posted on MIA/KIA board after no-one find her after one year. Mentioning her was like a taboo in the guild. Everyday someone thought of her and everyday someone mourned for her. Some were more affected, in particular Natsu's team. Natsu's life became a cycle, eat, sleep, go on missions and search for Lucy. One day Natsu was looking at the S-Rank mission noticeboard when he saw one and jumped down the balcony to go see Erza and Gray.

"Hey Erza! Let's take this mission!" Natsu demanded.

Erza grabbed the notice and read it out aloud to Gray and Happy.

"Please protect me! Someone has hired a known killer to kill me for the information I have. But be warned, she is undefeated and earned a reputation as the Celestial Demon."

"Let's go!" Gray sounded eager.

"Alright, meet me at the entrance in twenty minutes." Erza commanded.

The team left off and twenty minutes later were on a train. Natsu was sick as usual and the group dropped off at Fiore.

Luce... Is it peaceful up there in heaven? Natsu thought gazing up at the sky.

Lucy pov:

My chains were unshackled and a new assignment handed out to me. I gazed at it and nodded. Another person to kill, which meant more nightmares. I got up and the guards led me to the entrance where I stood outside. As usual the same warning was given to me: If I try to escape or I don't follow orders the microchip inside me would release an electric shock.

I gazed up at the night sky and looked at all the stars. Won't be seeing that for a while I thought. I started sprinting towards my target's residence after the helicopter had dropped me off. I sighed as I killed the guards from the youngest to the oldest until I was finally a few metres away from the target who looked absolutely terrified. As I approached him, a cage suddenly trapped me. I ignored it and broke through easily and then a ring of fire surrounded me. Once again I continued walking, then a blade was at my neck and on instinct my fighting skills took over. My hood had been on and I realised it had slipped after I has ducked from the sword. There were gasps among me. I took the chance and charged at the nearest enemy. I looked up and the person had pink hair, and suddenly stopped in my tracks and gripped my sword at his neck.

Natsu pov:

The guards had been taken out easily by that one person. I prepared myself and Gray and Erza had taken defensive positions around our client. The killer was fast approaching me and all our attempts at stopping the person was not succeeding. Erza finally started attacking the enemy and the killer's face was revealed. My mouth opened wide and tears formed in my eyes. I was so astonished that I didn't notice when the girl came up to me and was about to kill me when she suddenly stopped.

Lucy pov:

"Who are you?" My voice was breaking and my head was pounding.

Suddenly, an electric shock sparked through me and added with the memory jolt I fell unconscious.

Natsu pov:

I kneeled beside the Lucy look a like and checked to see if she was really Lucy. It couldn't be Lucy was dead and Lucy wouldn't kill like that. But everything showed that it was Lucy. I picked her up and after collecting our reward we headed straight back to the guild where everyone was amazed and upset about what had happened to Lucy. We took her to see Master who sent us to Wendy's teacher, Polycrushia and she fixed all of Lucy's wounds. It took a while because every time Lucy woke up she would go berserk and one of us had to knock her out. Polycrushia found a microchip deeply imbedded in her arm and it repulsed me. Eventually the treatment ended and Lucy was admitted in the hospital bed frail but alive.

The whole guild had transformed into a mixture of fear, anxiousness and deep concern for their favourite celestial mage. I left the room and walked outside and saw a shooting star where I wished for the recovery of Lucy.

Lucy pov:

I woke up, disgruntled but feeling a lot better than I have in a while. I was covered in bandages and some medicine was dripping into me. I sat up. Where was I? Was I free?

Natsu pov:

I heard some rustling inside Lucy's room and got Erza and Gray. We entered Lucy's room where she started panicking and fidgeting.

Lucy pov:

I backed into a corner away from the strangers.

"Stay away from me!" I shouted at them.

"You don't recognise us?" The one with pink hair asked.

"No! So get the hell out of here!"

Suddenly, the pink haired one had made his way into my corner and ducked down in front of me.

"Lucy. Look me in the eye and tell me you don't know me."

My head was suddenly swarmed by memories. Memories of a guild. Memories of friends. Memories of him.

I looked straight into his eyes and with glistening eyes I asked in a shaky and cracked voice.

"...Natsu?..."