Lucy stirred awake, opening her eyes to see nothing. She was on her butt, something against her back and unable to stretch her legs. Everything was pitch-dark and her body was hurting everywhere from the commotion earlier and the lack of movements in her sleep. She tried to move her hands but they were tied in her back, which explained why her shoulders were also hurting.

The mage tried to remember what had happened and her eyes widened when she realized she had been captured by one of the demon from the book of Zeref. She tried to move to make her key jingle but heard nothing. Of course, nobody would lock a celestial spirit mage with his keys… even a dummy would know that.

She stayed there for Mavis knows how long and lost track of time. At some point, she tried to stand up but could not get straight for the roof was too low, she tried to look for a door but could not find any and she ended up kicking all around her, desperate for an escape. All she reckoned was that she was in a sort of box, a box that would not be made of concrete but rather of wood. The prisoner was thirsty, hungry, hurting and even needed to pee terribly by the time she heard a door open and the voice of Jackal:

'Yeah yeah I know.'

He seemed to be talking to someone. She heard the slam of the door as he closed it and footstep approaching. She got on her feet, crouched slightly in her cage, ready to fight him from wherever he would come from. There was a creak on her left and a streak of light came through what looked like a door and the celestial mage jumped toward it with her full strength and weight and fell against her jailer's torso. She would have hit the floor if he didn't catch her and hold her there.
She found the floor under her feet and tried to push away from him. It was difficult to resist since after spending hours in the dark she was blinded by the sudden light and her body was numb from being still for so long.

'Ola, slow down cutie-pie,' he said still holding her.
'Cu… Cutie-pie!?' She stuttered as she tried to push away from him.

After minutes of struggle the demon seemed to tire of her resistance and grabbed her by the waist, pulling her off her feet. He carried her easily across the room and threw her out of his arms. She fell on something soft and stopped moving when she fell herself bouncing slightly, noticing he had thrown her on a bed. She took a moment to catch her breath and look around her. The bed was in a small room with grey walls and wooden floor, some random objects lying here and there. There were two doors, one of them being completely scratched as if an enormous cat had sharpened his claws on it, and the only furniture were the bed and a closet. Wait…

'What the… did you lock me in your closet!?'

He roared with laughter, his mouth open wide and showing his pointy teeth, apparently amused by her reaction. She waited until he calmed down and glare at him.

'Let me go,' she ordered, dead serious.

'Now, why would I do that after all the struggles I went through to sneak you in.' He stated calmly.
'Sneak me in…? The other demons don't know?'

She was starting to understand why she had been locked in a closet. She wondered if she could use the fact that he kept her hidden from his fellow demons.

'Now sweetheart, where were again before you passed out?' he asked, ignoring her previous question.

She shivered, remembering the forced kiss he had given her.

'You kiss me again and I pee in your bed.' She warned, glaring at him.

'Is that the only threat you could think off?' He laughed unimpressed.
'I could scream and alarm your friends you took a prisoner.' She tried, desperate.

He frowned, apparently annoyed, and she breathed in, ready to yell at any moment.

'You scream, I'll kiss your mouth shut.'

She stopped and looked at him warily, judging the situation: screaming not to be kissed, being kissed not to scream.

'Now, that doesn't make any sense!' She let out, frustrated, crossing her eyebrows and almost pouting.

His eyes sparkled at the sight, and he broke into a big unrestrained laugh yet again.

'You're too funny sweetheart, too funny! Look at that face!'

He was laughing is head off while pointing a finger at her face and she could not help but be a little bit hurt in her pride. What was wrong with him? … And what was wrong with her face?!

After a few minutes of exuberant laughing, he finally calmed down and looked at her seriously again. He saw her frown and had to repress another surge.

'Mpf.'
'Stop that already.'

He reached out his hand and she froze as he petted her head softly. She blushed, taken aback. The demon just sat crossed legged on the bed, facing her and asked her, ignoring her reaction:

'Tell me honey bunch, what's your name already?' he asked as he untied her hands.
'Lucy Heartfilia. Will you stop with the silly nicknames now?' she hoped while rubbing her wrists.
'What a shit name, I will definitely continue.'

For a moment she thought she would slap him, just as she would have done to Natsu or Grey if they had teased her like that. She was surprised by how comfortable she had become since she had left the closet, it seemed that the weight on her heart had lifted without her even realising it. She eyed him suspiciously, he was so strange. Jackal was taller than Natsu and probably just as strong but his muscles were slender. The turtleneck he wore made him look even taller and the short sleeves of the shirt let out two strong shoulders and his long arms finished with two intriguing black hands. She looked up to his face and saw him inspecting her as well. She did not mind it since she was doing the same. He was hiding one of his eyes behind blond hair while his other eye was enclosed by plenty of little dark spot. His teeth were too acute to be human and he had two big animal ears raised up on his head. He was definitely not human, but he did have a certain charm if you put some of his characteristics aside. She knew he was a demon but he did not look like one; sure, he had cat ears and claws, but that was just the same as Milliana from Mermaid Heel and he did not seem more frightening than her. Well, except for the spark of maliciousness in his eyes which was now oddly shimmering.

'You're definitely a sexy one.' He seemed to reach his conclusion at the same time as her. 'I'll call you sexy-pie from now on.'

She blushed strongly, startled, and looked down on herself. She was still wearing her clothes from the battlefield and as always, her top was torn at her breast, showing a bit of her cleavage. It was always like this, her breast stuck out too much on the battlefield, it was really annoying and she had so many scares on it now. She took the pillow from the bed and hid behind it, looking away modestly.

'What, are you shy now?'

He was roaring at her again and she threw the pillow at his face, making him fall on his back with laughing.
Lucy was a bit alarmed by how loud he was. She had threatened him to scream to warn his nakamas but she had never intended to do so and now she was scared that he did not need her help to be discovered. Though he held her captive, he was not cruel to her yet and seemed to actually enjoy talking and bickering with her only. Also, she still hopped that Natsu could find her with his sense of smell but if the other demons noticed her, who knew what they would do to her? It would certainly make things harder. When he came to save her, she would fight back and meet him. They would be stronger together. But if she was locked up in a proper jail, then there was little she would be able to demon in front of her started to calm down and told her to go back to the closet, probably tired of her.

'Jackal, right?' He nodded and she continued, 'I need to go to the toilet before.'

He shook his head in negation and grabbed her arm, pulling her toward the furniture since she did not seem to want to obey him. She resisted all she could and he stopped, sighted, and let her loose.

'Jackal if I go in there I'm going to pee myself and your room will smell back. And it's too gross!'

'Alright, alright. You can have that then.' He said as he handed her an empty pitcher.

'Are you serious?'

She knew he was and she must have made a face since he started laughing again. He pinched her cheek and she grumbled a complaint that he ignored.

'Go back in the closet and do what you have to do. I'm gonna get you some food.' He said as he pushed her in haphazardly.

She stumbled on the step and hurt her knees on the floor of the closet. She hurried up and he closed the door, leaving her in the dark again. She heard him walk away and called him before he was gone:

'Wait Jackal,' she knew she had little chance but it was worth the try, 'could you also give me some light? It is pretty uncomfortable here…'

She heard the door open and then close and waited there without an answer.

Chapter Two is out! :)

Sorry about the peepee think, not very glam! but hey... don't you find Jackal a little bit cute in his own way?
It wasn't a too long chapter either but I had to cut it here for some reasons.
See you next week for another chapter! xx