Chapter 3
Leo

xX~ Lucy's POV ~Xx

As I went up stairs I heard someone knock on the door. I went there and was very surprised when I heard the voice. "You look pretty tonight!" The boy said, making me blush. "For Mavis's sake! You're my servant, Leo! You can't let Father know or hear!" I said, the end sounding a bit angry and nervous. "I won't, beside he's not here right now, is he?" I shook my head, knowing he was right. "Just be carful... I wouldn't want to even think what he would do if he found out about that comment..." I shivered, knowing one of the consequences. "I'll be fine... Just don't tell your dad... Please!" He said, his voice a plea. "I would never!" I said, bringing my hand to my chest, showing that I was offended by that. "We should get going... We don't want to make your father wait..." He said, sadness traced his voice. "Of course... Then to the mansion..." I said as I looked for Leo's hand.

As we waited in the vehicle I remembered a past memories that was to painful to ever want to remember.

xX~ Flashback ~Xx

Me and mom, Layla Heartfilia, was going to a concert, my first. I was about ten, if I remember correctly. My mother had put all my hair down, as usual, and I had on a dress. They said it was a pretty color of purple. All I knew was that the concert was going to be loud and there was going to be a lot of people.

We where in the car and my mom told me this: "You won't always be able to hear me, so I want you to hold my hand at all time!" She said it in a firm tone, so I nodded my head.

~ At the concert ~

Never would I have thought I would have liked music that much! I will definitely download some on my phone when we get home. There was an extremely loud when I heard a low voice telling me that if he came with him I would get money, candies and every thing I wanted. Of course being a child I went, letting go of mother's hand. Me and the man made our way outside to the car he told me all my wished things where. As I was going to get in I heard someone scream: "LUCY!" Mom, that's right she told me NOT to let her hand go. As I ran to where I thought my mom was, a hand grabbed my wrist. "Can you let go please, I want to see my mom." I said politely, as I was taught. "But I want a friend!" He said. "Can I just see my mom, then I'll come back!" I said cheerfully, trying to reassure the man I would be back. "But I need to go now and I want to have a friend with me..." He said, sadness dripping from every word I heard.

My mother yelled something: "Lucy, don't listen to them, come-!" was the only thing I heard when a loud bang was heard. "Miss Luuuucy!" Tauris? When was he here and was that police sirens I heard?

xX~ End of flashback ~Xx

How could I have- "Lucy, we arrived." Leo butted in my thoughts. "Do you know if Father is still up?" I asked knowing the answer, but hoping of a different one this time. "Sir Heartfilia is still awake and want you in his office as soon as possible." Said my maid, Virgo, in her abnormally unemotional tone. "Thank you, I will go there immediately..." I stated in a hushed tone, knowing the reason of his request. It was my mother's death today... As long as I can get through this I can get back to school and see that Natsu guy again and all of his friend!

I start walking but as I come near the doors I can smell the heavy sent of drinks and beers. "Do you have any idea how much he's drunk today?" I asked Tauris, the security guard of my Father. "Well, Sir Heartfilia has been in his office all day except for a bit this morning and I assume he has been drinking during all of that time..." Oh. My. God. This is going to be one hell of a night! This is the most that Father has drinked in years! "We wish you the best of luck!" Said the twin maids: Gem and Aii. (A/N do you see what I did there?) As I entered the room the smell of his favorite drink stung my nose, I flinched back, not wanting to know how drunk he was. "Lucy~" He said in a sickly sweet voice. "What are you doing here?" He asked. "I was informed that you wanted to see me?" It sounded more a question then a statement. "Oh, yes! Well as you know today is the day you killed your mother!" He spate at me, making me flinch a bit. "You killed my wife, your own mother! How could you?!" He said as his hand gripped the top of a beer bottle. "I never killed her!" I yelled, only making him angrier. "Oh, that's right. You where only the cause of her death, isn't that right?" As he said it, my heart began to beat at a unmorally high speed. Every word that came out of his mouth whipped and cutted my heart and soul. But then I felt pain, real pain, on my arm. He had thrown the bottle at me making it shatter onto my arm.

xX~ Natsu's POV ~Xx

"So what do you think about-" I stopped dead in my tracks. "Hey Flame brain what's the matter?" Asked a voice, Gray's. "I-I don't know..." I said as my head starts to hurt a bit. "Are you alright? You look awful!" "Thanks Gray." I said, rolling my eyes. But that idea came short as my head started to spin with it. "Dude, seriously though, my house isn't far... Let's go there and you can lie down..." He said, worry tracing his voice. "You know what?" I said as I feel myself drifting off. "I think I'll just lay down right here..." Then I collapsed.

Waking up, my head feels like it's been trampled on by elephants, then stung my bees and finally crushed my a whale! I try to get up, but a hand forces me back down on the bed I was on. "What's going on?" I ask as the hand forcefully pushes me. "Flame for Brains open your eyes won't you?" Then I realised that they where closed, why didn't I open them before? As I did, I saw the room come into view. I was in Gray's house, the extra room that I used sometimes.

"What happened?" I ask as I try to remember the last thing before I went out. "I don't know what happened, you just passed out!" Gray stated. "Do you recall anything, Natsu?" Asked Ur, Gray's adoptive mother. "No..." I said unsure. "Well you'll probably remember thing's later on... Now get some rest." She said. As I closed my eyes, I heard the both of them exit. At least that's what I thought. "Hey, mind telling me what really happened?" Asked Ice Princess, surprising me. My eyes flew open and my breath started to hitch. I felt my heart beat at a extraordinary speed. "Wow, dude I'm sorry for scaring you like that!" He said with his hands up in front of him, palms towards me. "I don't get it... Why did it scare me THAT much?" Gray only shrugged. "Maybe 'cause you just fainted?" He guessed. "Maybe..." I said not convinced that was the answer. Then a torturing pain crossed my arm, as I screamed bloody murder. "What's wrong?!" Asked Ur as she came running into the room. As I clutched my arm, a bit of blood started to slip through my fingers. "What the hell?!" I whispered as I looked closer trying to understand why I was in so much pain and bleeding. "Gray what happened?!" She questioned the now statue of Gray, but with wide eyes, open mouth and a paler skin then usual. Then I noticed a band on my wrist. It was pink and had a heart... When did I get this? Why don't I remember putting it on or what so ever? "I need you to let me see the wound." Ur stated, calmly, but I could still see the panic in her eyes as she worked on my arm.

xX~ No one's POV ~Xx

~ With Natsu ~

After a couple more incidents like that, it was over. As Ur finished treating the last of his wounds they did not notice the band on his wrist disappearing.