Hi! Welcome to the Next chapter of, "Abusive Love". Enjoy!

~Natsu's POV~

I walked to the park since it was Saturday, meaning no school. I promised Luce I would take her on a date tonight, at 7. I had hours till then, so I decided to get away from home, my reasons, my dad. My dad always beats me when I stay home. If I stayed, he would've beaten me all day till my bones were broken.

I thought I felt someone following me and turned around, looking around, when no one was there, I continued.

~Gray's POV~

I'd never seen Natsu alone, let alone, sad. His face looked like he went through a lot of pain, to be honest, I felt bad for the flame-brain.

I looked at Erza and she looked shocked as well.

We followed him to the park, then he made a turn for the Eastern Woods. I was confused by this, why go to the forest?

We followed him into the woods and watched him walk to a cliff in the forest with a deep drop.

At first, we thought he was about to jump, and got ready, however, he just sat down and did something that shocked us so much, he started crying.

"What did I do to deserve this...why does dad hate me so much..." I heard him sob, causing both of us to let out a silent gasp. His dad hated him? Was that why he looked so sad all the time?

"Why? I didn't do anything...but...he blames me for mom leaving...why do I take the pain for her leaving...why does dad have to beat me every day?" then we gasped out a quiet gasp, luckily he didn't hear us. No way...his dad abuses him?! That was all we needed to know. We ran from branch to branch to the town, without him knowing.

Now I felt really bad for him. Natsu was abused by his father?! We needed to tell Lucy.

~Lucy's POV~

I watched as Gray and Erza ran to me, obviously with important information.

"So? What's wrong with him?" I watched them exchange sad looks, before saying...

"Natsu's abused by his father. He didn't want you hurt, so he didn't tell you..." Erza said, then my world crashed. What? No...no way!

"No, you're lying!" I shouted, not believing a word.

"It's true, we followed Natsu to the forest and he was sobbing, asking himself why he takes the pain for his mother leaving. Apparently, his dad abuses him for that reason." Gray said this time.

My world went up in flames...how could I not notice?! When he winced when he sat down, how he looked out the window sadly, when he was crying when he thought he was alone...how did I not notice that!? I'm denser than him! Poor Natsu! I thought I had father problems, he is worse... I felt bad now.

"I'm going to talk to him," I said, starting to walk away, only to be stopped by Gray and Erza.

"No, he doesn't know we know, if you talk to him about it, you might just shatter his already damaged spirit. He didn't want to tell anyone because he doesn't want them to get hurt. If he found out we all knew, he'd fear we'd get involved and get hurt in the process. He wants to deal with this alone. However, if it gets more serious, then we step in. For now, let's wait." Erza said I knew she was right, however, I wanted so badly to help my boyfriend. I agreed, however, I knew every time I looked at him I'd only see a broken boy.

~Natsu's POV~

Uh-oh...dads gonna be mad! I need to hurry if I want to survive this time!

I raced home and made it home with 13 minutes to spare.

"Boy! Get in here!" I heard him shout from the living room, I knew what was coming.

I walked into the living room with a beer in hand, handing it to my father. He smiled, and kicked me once, then sat down on the couch.

That's how it usually is. If I make it on time and hand him a beer, he kicks or hits me once, then goes back to what he was doing.

I walk into the kitchen and started to make moms favorite. Thank god dad forgot her favorite food. I was apparently a good cook, 'cause my dad agreed, he didn't say it, however, his face did. Anyway, when I finished, I made me some chicken flavored ramen, then went to my room to get ready for me and Lucy's date tonight. I hade 2 hours left, so I had time to cover the bruise from the kick and take a shower. After I was ready I headed out.

~Lucy's POV~

I waited for Natsu to come pick me up, excited for the date, then I remembered that Natsu was abused and still is. I felt pity when I saw him, yet hid it from him, smiling a big smile.

"Hey, Luce! Ready to go?" he asked as I looked at his outfit. he wore a nice button up white shirt with black dress pants and shoes. His hair was as spiky as ever, and he had a jacket swung around him, holding it with two fingers.

"Yep, let's go!" I replied

~Natsu's POV~

I looked at Luce in awe. She looked gorgeous! She wore a red one strap dress the top half sparkled, while the bottom half had orange flames licking the rim, with a nice black design, red background. Her hair was done in a side pony-tail. She, of course, wore make-up to look nicer, but honestly, she doesn't need it.

I took her to the most expensive delicious restaurant in Magnolia. She gasped when she saw it.

"Natsu, can you afford this!?" she asked in shock. I nodded. I worked two part-time jobs and did odd jobs for cash. I had a lot of money.

We walked in the restaurant and I told the receptionist that I had a reservation under Natsu Dragneel. She looked at her computer, then smiled.

"Follow me, sir, your table is in the back waiting for you. Would you like some wine?" she asked.

"Yes, could we have the Romantic Rose wine. It's her favorite." I said, pointing to Luce, who nodded vigorously.

"As you wish sir. when you ready, I'll come for your order." with that, the waitress left to get the wine.

"Natsu, this is amazing!" Luce said, eyes shining. I laughed and nodded as I looked at the menu and the New York Style Steak looked delicious. I decided on that, cooked Medium Rare, and got a side of fries. Lucy ordered Fettuccini Alfredo with a side of a salad and fries.

When we got our food, we laughed and talked the whole way, then my phone vibrated. When Luce wasn't looking, I looked at it and saw the Daily News saying, "New problem solver in town! Can take out chips, install chips, and even program chips in humans! Best in the world!", I smiled. I decided that after this, tomorrow, I'd go to the person, apparently on Strawberry St.


When we finished, we walked to the park together, laughing and talking all the time. I looked at my watch, 10:24 pm.

"Hey, Luce? I need to go. I have an appointment tomorrow I can't miss." she nodded and we kissed good-bye

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