A/N: Oh. My. Gosh. I'm sooooo sorry for not posting this earlier! I had a really hard time with this chapter, because I just couldn't figure out how to write it! I'm really sorry if it isn't as good as the past chapters. Next chapters gonna get real huhuhuhuhuhu. Also, I probably won't update at all next week, and there will probably only be one update the week after, due to the fact that I have exams and I need to study. (Biology is kill btw). Anyway, I hope you enjoy the newest chapter of Killer Intent!

When Lucy woke up the next morning, she went about her daily routine, as usual. After sitting in bed for a few minutes after she woke up, cursing the fact that the sun had to come up each and every morning, she swung her feet off of her bed, and reluctantly left the warmth of her bed.

The ex-heiress shivered when her bare feet touched the cold floor, and she nearly sprinted to her dresser to grab a clean uniform. When she was sure that she had each piece of her outfit, Lucy made her way to the bathroom to take her daily shower.

After she closed the door, Lucy proceeded to strip off her PJ's- a pair that had stars and moons plastered all over it. They were special to Lucy, because she had bought them the day after she fled from her old home. Naked as the day she was born, the girl turned around and expertly twisted the shower handle to the exact temperature of water that she wanted.

She tenderly stepped into the steaming water, practically sighing as the hot liquid hit her skin. As Lucy stood under the hot water, she contemplated what had happened the night before, and wondered about the strange boy that had saved her.

I wonder what he's doing right now, Lucy thought, as the hot water cleaned off her body. She sighted, knowing that no matter how many times she had asked herself that question since last night, she wouldn't know the answer to the question.

After she had washed off her vanilla scented body wash and shampoo, she shut off the steaming water, and stepped out of her shower, nice and clean. The blonde snagged a towel off the door hook, and pulled it around herself. With that out of the way, she got ready for her day.

Using her years of experience, she quickly blew her hair dry, leaving it looking like it was never even wet. She applied the bare minimum of makeup- Lucy never out more on than she had to, it made her break out. When she was sure that she was completely dry, the blonde put on her school's uniform. After she was sure that her thigh length skirt had no wrinkles, and her white button up shirt was on properly, she pulled her light purple sweater, complete with the academies logo. Not willing to spend time to do something nice with her hair, Lucy simply pulled her golden locking into a messy bun on top of her head.

"Alright, let's get another day of hell over with, shall we?" Lucy said to the air, and confidently opened her bathroom door, and walked out, ready to begin her day.

"I actually hate public transportation," Lucy grumbled, as she waited for the bus that would take her to the bus stop next to her school. And said bus was ten minutes late. And school started in ten minutes. It takes ten minutes to get to school. To summarize, Lucy was screwed.

Ugh, what am I gonna do? Lucy thought to herself. If I'm late one more time, I'll get detention!

Nervously, Lucy glanced at her watch, seeing that it was now 7:51, and she only had nine more minutes to get to school. Groaning internally, Lucy decided to accept her fate, knowing that the detention was inevitable at this point. Now she was wishing that she had decided to get a driver's license. But then she realized that she was broke, so she wouldn't be able to get a car. As Lucy's thought wandered about, taking new turns, the late bus finally rumbled up to the curb.

"Finally!" Lucy exclaimed, relief filling her, even though the blonde knew that she wouldn't be able to get to school on time. As she boarded the crowded bus, the bus driver smiled apologetically, and said that they were behind schedule due to the large amount of traffic that morning.

Lucy sighed as she settled down in her usual seat on the bus, right behind the doors in the middle of the bus. The morning had been stressful, but Lucy knew, being the queen of over coming days such as these, that it would turn out ok by the end of it all.

The late bus had deposited the girl about a block away from her school, Fairy Hills Academy, and as Lucy ran towards the main building, the loud, annoying sound that served as a bell echoed around the campus, alerting people that class had begun. Lucy cursed under her breath, knowing that there was no doubt that she would be spending her afternoon in Mrs. Everwoods classroom, sitting at a desk with boredom being the main cause of death.

Lucy's feet pounded up the front stairs, and she pulled open the door, and was faced with a very angry, very short, Mrs. Everwoods. Mrs. Everwoods was in charge of discipline at Fairy Hills, and it was a job that she did with pride. It seemed that her life's mission was to make as many people as she could miserable. She was the teacher that every student had nightmares about. And she, for whatever reason, hated Lucy with a burning passion.

"Well, well, well. What's this? Is Ms. Greyson late for class again?" Mrs. Everwoods snarled, glee that she had caught Lucy overwhelmed her voice. Lucy growled, and wondered why she had changed her last name to her mother's maiden name. It made everything so confusing in her mind. But that was beside the point, because Lucy could feel a blush growing across her cheeks

"Yes, Mrs. Everwoods…" Lucy mumbled, not taking her brown eyes off of her shoes, knowing that if that blasted teacher saw her furious blush, then she would never hear the end of it.

The teachers wicked grin grew even further and she spoke her verdict, "I do believe that that means that I will be seeing you in detention this afternoon, Ms. Greyson. I'm so very excited to see you."

With another evil grin, the teacher spun on her heel and left, walking down a side corridor, most likely to her office to gloat. Lucy moved along towards her locker, grumbling insults towards the old woman.

Lucy turned left at the end of the large main hallway, into the junior's locker area. Her locker was right by the entrance, which made getting her books much easier than if she had to push her way through the throngs of students in order to get to a locker in the back. The rage that she felt towards Mrs. Everwoods hadn't disappeared yet, which caused her to mess up on her combination multiple times before she was finally able to undo the lock on her damned locker.

Her first class was English, which was also Lucy's favorite subject, as she wanted to become a writer when she graduated college. It was near exam time, so they were only doing review in class. Lucy shrugged, and only grabbed a notebook and a pen.

I don't really need to review, do I? Lucy thought to herself as she closed her locker and began walking towards her first period class. Sighing, Lucy let the day sweep her away.

One of the most important parts of being a hitman was making sure that your timing and execution was precise and perfect. There was no room for error. One mistake could cost you your freedom, or your life. It really all depended on whether or not the cop was a coward or not.

But who's gonna take that chance?

Natsu muttered under his breath as he was setting up his sniper rifle about how cold it was. It was the middle of December, the assassin had forgotten a coat. As he shivered as the cold air touched his tanned skin, he thought over all of the ways this could go wrong, making plans for each scenario. There was only one thing left at this point, and that was making a getaway after the kill. The getaway is always the most unpredictable part of a job. You never know who's gonna try to stop you, or if a cop will magically show up. Of course, you can always plan around the time when a cop normally drives in the area, but you never know if they'll be late or early. This getaway would be especially hard, Natsu knew, because he didn't really have a choice of where he would snipe from. The only place with a remote amount of cover was an eight story apartment building right across from Lucy Heartfilia's school. Natsu made it a habit not to kill on top of apartment buildings. There were too many people that might see you. But this time, Natsu really didn't have a choice.

Just as the pink head got down on his belly, and put his eye in the scope, an ear grating sound erupted from the school, which Natsu realized was the bell. A minute later, students of all shapes and sizes flooded out of the doors leading from the three story main building. The girls and boys all wore the same uniform- A white button up shirt with a purple blazer or sweater that had some sort of logo on the breast pocket, a thigh length dark turquoise skirt for the girls, and black pants for the guys. Natsu could tell that this was a rich person school the second he saw the uniforms. Making a face, he began to train his scope on the door on the far left, the one where most of the juniors were exiting, probably because there was lettering above the door that said, "JUNIOR'S ENTERANCE,". He knew that Lucy Heartfilia was a junior because the client had provided information such as her age, grade, and school for Natsu, that way he would be able to do it right after-school, as the man had requested.

After-school was a good time to kill someone, there were so many people around that no one would be able to tell who fired the gun amidst the chaos that her knew would ensue.

Natsu harden his resolve, and prepared for the kill.

A/N: Aaaaaaand that's a wrap! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Make sure to leave feedback, and any criticisms, comments, or suggestions in my askbox, or if you're reading this on , then just leave a review! Thanks guys!