Help!

"You still mad at me?!" Natsu asked; frustrated. He and Happy were sitting at the pond, each holding a make-shift fishing rod. They made them from sticks, and spare fishing line Happy kept in his backpack.

"Yup. Two fish won't do it for me. At least five, and your sins will be forgiven." He said, not even looking at Natsu. "Just don't get any more crazy-stupid ideas. EVER. Got it?"

Natsu made a silly face and turned towards the small blue cat. "Aye Sir!"

Happy playfully punched him in the arm. "That's my line!" Happy smiled, but then realized he was still mad and turned back to his fishing pole.

"Hey, Happy. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have just thrown you without even thinking it through. I don't like it when Happy is Mad." Natsu smiled at his pun. Happy looked at him.

"I know you're sorry. It's just the fact that I'm hungry, grumpy, and the fact that I got tossed 50 feet into the air that pisses me off."

Natsu smiled at his remark, and then he got a huge tug on his line. "Whoah! I got one!" He pulled in the line, and discovered that it wasn't just one fish, but two on the hook at once! He looked at Happy. "How about four? Will that do?" Happy smiled:

"Aye Sir!"

A Gentle, but subtle breeze swept over the pond, and over the two friends. This breeze caused Natsu to freeze, and a worried expression soon swept over his face.

"Do you smell that?" He sniffed the air again. Happy looked at him. "Fhe onfee fing I can fmell are my f-fish." He said with a mouthful of carp. Natsu stood up and looked over the horizon where the breeze came from. A frightened tone came over his voice. "Happy; I can smell blood."

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Lucy was still hanging from the bedpost. Her father was passed out on the floor in front of her still, his knife inches from his hand on the floor beside him. She has been struggling for the past hour to retrieve the knife, but became weaker and weaker from the blood-loss. Shit. Lucy Thought. What do I do now? The knife is my only scape-goat and I can't quite reach it. And when I think I get close, I'm actually as far away from it as I can be. God, why does my vision have to be swirling now?

I know what you're thinking. 'Where are the maids and shit?!' Well, none of the maids are available at the time. When Lucy's father started the torture, it was around 5:00 pm. All of the maids are sent home at around 4:30 pm. Damn, Lucy's father is still smart when he's drunk. Well, back to Lucy.

"Shit." Lucy said aloud to herself. "I can't feel my hands anymore." As she pointlessly struggles for the knife, the 'J.H.' Mark oozes out more blood as she moves. This has been going on for an hour, so she doesn't have very much time left.

Come on Lucy. You can do this. You're not helpless. You can do this. Use the spinning to your advantage. To get the knife, just go the opposite direction than what you can see.

If she would've thought about this earlier, she could've had a chance. But alas, she is starting to go unconscious. If she does, the only thing she could do is die.

Come on Lucy…Stay awake…You're so…close…I can…I can…feel it…with my foot…it's there…wait…the knife's moving…what's going on…I can't see, but…I'm moving…... someone's carrying me…but who…no one's here…I…I'm…going to sleep…now…..

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Lucy's eyes opened. Her vision was still blurry, but she could barely make out stars. What am I doing outside? She thought groggily. And what happened? Her eyes forcefully closed shut again. Right after they did she heard a voice to her right:

"Man, I only got in one bite of carp…Can we go back to fishing?! I'm still hungry."

"You're always hungry. Plus, we can't just leave her alone. And you know our rule."

"'No wandering out at night by yourself' I know. It's just…man, that carp was yummy…"

Shit. Shit. Shit! How did I get out of the mansion? Who are these people? Are they going to hurt me? Well, the second voice sounds like he's worried. About me? Well…I guess I could try to get up now and talk to them…maybe they can answer my questions. But, I probably should wait and listen to see if these guys are all right…..

"Hey, Happy. Pass me the water canteen. I'm going to get her to drink something. Maybe that'll get her strength up. Oh, and grab the bandages. Her's need a change."

"Aye, Sir!"

Wait, they're caring for me? Well, I guess they could be nice…

She felt a gentle hand slip under her head and carefully pick it up; then gently slip something underneath it. A canteen was put to her lips and water soon filled her mouth. She swallowed as the liquid flowed into it. Man, I was thirsty. She thought to herself.

"Oy! Happy! She's drinking! I think she may be awake, but is unable to open her eyes!" He shouted. He then lowered his voice to a whisper, and continued. "If you can hear me, it's okay. We won't hurt you. I promise. But, keep drinking. You lost a lot of blood back there, so….I kinda gave you some of mine. I couldn't just let you die. And you need your strength."

Wait, he's a complete stranger, but gave me his own blood because he couldn't let me die. Wow….Wait, I almost died?! Well, I guess I have these guys to thank for still being alive. If only I could move, let him know that I heard him…

"Here Natsu. We didn't have any bandages…So use my backpack. It is just a cloth after all."

"Thanks Happy. I'll buy you a new one as soon as we get back to Magnolia." He unwrapped the bandage. "H-h-happy, look at this." He said, sounding concerned.

Small footsteps moved closer to her right hand.

"J.H., I wonder what that means. Well, we'll figure it out later! Just hurry up and change the bandages before she bleeds out again, Natsu!"

"H-Hai..." Natsu replied. (Hai means yes/right in Japanese)

I hope these guys know what they're doing. From the sound of things, it sounds like they've done this before though…..Well, I guess I have no choice but to trust them. I wouldn't be able to say so otherwise….. Man, I'm exhausted. I guess I should get some sleep…..Goodnight Happy; Natsu…..Thanks….

A small "You're welcome." Was whispered softly into her ear, and Lucy fell asleep.

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