A/N: I'm just going to say, first of all Chika is not a real fairy tail character, she is my oc and also I'm sorry for kind of making Laxus a right dick but it's just for the story, I do like Laxus in real life but he needed to be like this or else my ideas won't work.
WARNING: This story kind of hints at child neglect (Is that a thing?), child abuse and maybe self harm. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Running. She was always running. Away from police, angry shop owners, guild members who were asked to hunt her down and mostly, her parents. She tucked her long dark brown hair behind her ear as she curled up in the hole under the big oak tree to hide from the new guild members who were trying to catch her. She wished they understood, whenever guild members came to hunt her down, it just brung back horrible, unpleasant memories about her family. When these big strong mages came to try and find her she was always convinced she would die, she was always convinced that they would find her and lock her up and most of all, she was always convinced thay her parents had sent them.
"Hey! I think I can smell her!" She heard a gruff male voice shout, presumably to his team members.
Crap, Chika thought, peeking her head out of her hiding place to see four people standing a bit away. There was a big man with spikey blond hair, a man with wierd totem poles flying around him, a woman with brownish hair and lastly, a man with long green hair.
"I've never seen these lot before.." Chika mumbled extremely quietly to herself however, it seemed it wasn't quiet enough. All four heads turned in the direction of the old oak tree as Chika quickly scrambled back into her hiding place.
"Hello?" One of the men shouted into the entrance of her hiding place.
"Bickslow, shut up." The womans voice said, supposedly to the man who just spoke
"Look, we need you to come out just for a second." Another mans voice said
"No." Chika answered, being stubborn as usual.
"Can you please come out?" The womans voice asked kindly
"No."
She wasn't falling for it again, people who acted nice then turned their back on you and despite her being nineteen now, she was still as stubborn as a child not wanting to go to bed.
"Get out of there now you little bitch." The one who had not spoken yet said, getting pissed off already as he punched the ground that he assumed would be above her head
"Don't you call me a bitch you bitch and no, I'm not coming out." Chika replied, tears forming in her eyes after feeling the roof of the little cavern shake as bits of mud and grit went into her eyes and the big wound on her head after they fell due to the man punching the ground
"Oh yeah and do you mind not punching my house?" Chika added, deciding to try and piss the angry guy off.
"That's it you little..."
"Laxus, be nice. Can you please come out just for a second?" The voice asked again
"Hmm, well when you put it like that...No." Chika replied, knowing that if she refused for long enough they should just leave.
"Well, Freed you stay here and keep trying to get her to come out and we'll set up the tents." Laxus said.
"Okay." Freed replied as he was left sat next to a oak tree that had a girl living under.
"It's okay. We're not going to hurt you." Freed said, putting his hand under the tree to try and comfort the girl.
"No. Stay out of my house." Chika said. After she said this, she saw Freed's hand and so, she did the first thing that came to mind, she bit his finger.
"Ow. What was that for?" Freed asked.
"I told you. Stay. Out. Of. My. House." Chika replied in a dark voice
"Okay. Okay. I'll stay out of your house but please come out. The other three have left, it's just me and we're not going to hurt you." Freed tried to comfort her.
"Has the scary man gone?" Chika asked, peeking her head out to look around.
"Yes. It's just me." Freed replied, looking kindly at Chika.
"Why did you come?" Chika asked, knowing that she wouldn't be able to trust him unless she knew why he was here.
"We were sent on a mission, to bring you to our guild." Freed answered before seeing the fear in the retreating girls eyes.
"Hey, It's okay. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Our guild master wants to ask you a few things that's all." Freed tried to reasure her as she popped her head up again.
"You promise?" Chika asked
"I promise." Freed replied
"Pinkie swear?" Chika asked
"Pinkie swear." Freed replied
"Now, how about you come out and meet the others?" Freed asked
"No." Chika replied, going back to being stubborn.
"Is it because of Laxus?" Freed asked
"Is that the scary one who punched my roof?" Chika asked
"Yes but he's not that bad once you get to know him." Freed replied
"Will you protect me?" Chika asked
"Yes." Freed replied as Chika began climbing out from under the oak tree. Freed gasped, shocked at the state of her. She was covered in dried mud and her hair looked like it hadn't been brushed in years. Also he could see the boneyness of her arms and hands which were also covered in scars from out of her scuffed up tee-shirt. He could also see her boney knees through the holes in her black jeans and he could see the open wound on her head. As she stood up, a wave of sudden dizzyness washed over her and she felt herself falling however, just before she hit the ground, Freed caught her.
"Thankyou." Chika said to him, not used to guild members actually helping her.
"You're welcome." Freed replied as he helped her to walk over to where Laxus, Bickslow and Evergreen were busy setting up the tents that they had assumed that they would need.