Lace
Chapter 1
"Where are you dragging me to?"
Lucy has never seen Natsu so determined in his life. Stomping down every weed, every piece of rubble in his way. He is on a mission. Natsu keeps his steps even, his mouth set in a firm line. Lucy has known him sense she turned six, around the time her mother began showing symptoms of the disease. Natsu's father, Igneel, was the house doctor, secretly protecting her mother from an unknown threat.
Then, when her mother passed away, Igneel had disappeared with his wife in tow. That had left Natsu vulnerable and alone for a very long time; almost forever. In fact, he would never leave his house for almost two years he was so crushed. However, just a year before, Natsu emerged fresh and clean; ready to start the day anew, starting with his weird trips.
Today was no different, and Lucy knew that. But as she began to look at her surroundings, noticing the silence that followed after them. She began to grow very nervous, already worried for her life. Last surprise trip they had went on almost cost her leg. She did not want to experience that again.
"Natsu, seriously, where are we going?"
"Quit your bitching!"
Lucy jolted at that, she had only made two remarks. Natsu never swore, he never even yelled at her like that.
Suddenly Natsu pauses and points toward a cave. Without a word he travels over to the cave, Lucy follows obediently. When they enter Lucy swallows down a loud gasp. The place reeks of blood, and flies were everywhere.
"Look!"
Lucy opens her eyes and doesn't cut back the screaming. On the ground lays a small body, its body already rotted away.
"Do you know who this is?"
"No?"
When she turns to her side she screams again, staring into the face of a rotting corpse.
"It's me!"
My body jumps, my breath coming out in gasps. What the hell was that?
"Lucy, wake up! It's time for breakfast!"
I rub the sleep the best I can out of my eyes. Yawning I pull the covers back, crawling out from underneath my warm cavern. My room is still a mess, even for only being in there maybe for a few minutes at a time during the day. Still, at least I know what's clean and what isn't!
"Lucy!"
"Coming, damn!"
"Watch your mouth!"
As I approach the kitchen (armored in a blue t-shirt and white wash skinny jeans) I see my boyfriend cooking breakfast. I wrap my arms around his waist, causing him to gasp and flip a cooked egg up onto the ceiling.
"Lucy!"
"Morning."
His name is Leo Zodiac. He wears blue colored glasses and ,when he has any opportunity to, likes to wear suits. This morning he wears his normal pajamas, boxers and a yellow t-shirt with the letter "L" in bright pink.
"I could have burnt you!"
"But you didn't!"
Rolling his eyes he pecks me on the lips, focusing back on breakfast. That reminds me…
"Where's Natsu?"
"Out. He grabbed a banana and ran out the door. Something about being a driver."
Natsu is a temporary roommate for now. He dyes his hair baby pink. His eyes are a blonde color, and you would be blind if you looked at him directly (his teeth are so white)! Through odd circumstances (something about driving) he got homeless, and jobless. So now it has been bestowed to us to home him.
I never complain, he was there for me when mom died. His dad left too, but he doesn't let that get to him. Instead he plasters his blinding smile and goes to every job interview he can get his hands on. This has gotten him no luck.
"Hey, Lucy? Are you still going to that interview?"
Yeah, I lost my job too. My boyfriend works as one of Dr. Langraak's guards, lucky bastard. As I think this I check the time. It is ten to nine…
"Shit! I'm going to be late!"
Leo rolls his eyes, accepts a kiss, and wishes me luck. I wish I had super speed! Going by, I should have noted the empty streets, I should have noted the signs. I should have saw that when I arrived that they were ready. Drugs and all.