The Roommate

A NaLu Fan Fiction

Chapter 6

As Lucy woke up, she went by with her recently modified morning routine. Firstly, she would have her well-deserved stretch as she got out of bed. Afterwards, she would take her time in the bathroom as she brushed her teeth and washed up. This had always been the normal routine; however, after a certain male, pink haired mage began temporarily living with her, she had to dress herself in the bathroom rather than her bedroom. (Not that this member of the male species would really mind Lucy getting dressed in front of him. Although, he'd refuse to admit that to himself, never mind the woman herself. ) Once she was dressed and freshened up, she would then approach the sofa with the intention of waking the pinkette. On the first try, she would gently shake his arm, causing him to stir slightly, but she would always have no such luck. On the second try, she would try shaking his entire body, more forcefully than the first time, but not violently. Once again, the deep sleeper would only stir, perhaps with a slight scowl at the disturbance. On the third try, however, the blonde would hold no prisoners. She would grab his pink hair and pull it sharply. This, contrary to the other tactics, worked a charm. The dragon slayer would wake up screaming, then would catch Lucy off guard, and pounce on her, being too hypnotised by tiredness to realise that it was his nakama, Lucy, rather than an attacker.

Once they had argued at each other, and made back up, Lucy would venture into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the two young adults. For herself, she would prepare a poached egg on lightly toasted bread. Natsu, however, preferred a greasy fry up, consisting of fried eggs, bacon, hash browns… If it was greasy and fattening, it would almost surely be on Natsu's plate. Lucy had tried to change his lifestyle and persuade him to consume something healthier and nutritional. The dragon slayer would laugh in her face in return to the proposition.

"Natsu, I'm going to the guild to see this new book Levy bought from that book store on the other side of town. You coming?" She asked whilst yawning. Her morning routines were far too much for her tired body to take. Natsu would always tire her out before her alarm had even hit 9am, without fail. I love you, Natsu, but please, let me have an easier morning routine, please! She thought to herself, only for her cheeks to turn crimson as she noticed that she connected the name "Natsu" with the word "love". She almost choked on her own tongue. After calming down from fighting her own thoughts, she put her attention back on Natsu, waiting for his reply. "I don't know, Luce. Happy and I were gonna go on a job today. These guys are after this rare food, and they say that the prize is only 10,000 jewels, but you get to keep some of the food! You never know, Luce, it could taste really good! Besides, they said it should only take about 5 hours or something to do." Natsu beamed. Man, I really can't wait for this! What if it's a fish for Happy, Mavis, he'd be so happy! Hey, that's his name! Natsu laughed to himself. Lucy stood watching Natsu with one eyebrow raised. Then a smile formed on her lips. Natsu was glowing, and naturally, seeing her best friend smile, it made her smile alongside him. "Hey, Lucy? Why are you smiling too? Are you thinking of catching a fish for Happy, too?" Natsu questioned, confused, yet still smiling at his recent thought. "No, you idiot." Lucy replied, laughing lightly. "I'm just smiling at your goofy face." She teased, making Natsu's eyes widen. "Hey!" He shouted.

Their light-hearted 'argument' continued until Happy flew through the window and 3/5 of Team Natsu left Lucy's apartment.

"Lucy~" sang the white haired S-Class mage. "Who's the lucky guy?" Mirajane asked, winking at Lucy. The blonde mage's eyes widened and she blushed. I'm blushing far too often. She moaned in her head. "W-what? Mira, what do you mean?" Lucy questioned, her eyes widening even more. "You've got love written all over your face. Wait! Don't tell me! It's Natsu? You two are finally happening! Oh Mavis, I've been waiting FOREVER for this development! Lucy, congratulations!" Mira squealed. Lucy sat there dumbfounded. What the hell is she talking about? "Mira! Natsu and I are just friends! Where did you get this assumption!?" Lucy placed her head in her hands in embarrassment. I can't believe Mira seriously believes that Natsu and I are a thing? Why would she even think that!? We're nakama! N-A-K-A-M-A. Lucy told herself over and over. Mira opened her mouth to speak, but before she even had the chance to reply, a gruff, male voice interrupted the white haired mage's trail of thought. "Well, I can smell that fire dragon all over ya. Is he crashing at yours? Or has that guy became a man yet?" Gajeel stood behind Lucy, smirking at her face, which had crumpled into a look of absolute disgust. "No, Gajeel! Why would I ever do that with…Natsu!?" Lucy scream-whispered, in fear that anybody other than Mirajane, Gajeel and herself would hear them. Gajeel laughed, and Mira blushed and let out a small giggle. "So, he's stayin' at yours, am I right?" Gajeel asked once again, making Lucy look away from the iron dragon slayer in slight fear. They cannot find out Natsu is temporarily living with me. I wouldn't have minded so much, had it not been for Gajeel and Mira's comment. Looks like we're gonna have to lay low about this temporary living together for a while. Lucy decided. "No! Look, I came here to catch up with friends, not be interrogated!" Lucy stood up from her seat. "See you guys another time." She declared, and left the guild before they had a chance to stop her.

I'll just spend the day at home pampering myself. Yeah, I haven't had one of those days since way before Natsu even moved in with me. Lucy smiled to herself at the thought of a pamper day. She could even call out Aries, and she could make her endless pillows and blankets, and she could wrap herself up in them after a nice, relaxing bath. Oh, this is going to be so great. She beamed.

As she walked towards her home, she noticed a man walking towards her. At first, she didn't think anything of it. However, as she moved to the other side of the pavement so that she didn't collide with the stranger, he moved to the other side of the pavement, too. She soon realised that he wasn't coincidentally trying to move for her at the same time; he was purposely trying to collide with her. Lucy began to quicken her pace, and continued to move away from the stranger's course, only for him to collide with hers again.

They got even closer, until Lucy stopped in her footsteps. "Leave me alone!" She screamed at the stranger. She expected him to stop, however, he merely smirked to himself, and continued walking toward her at a relaxed pace. "Lucy Heartfilia. Please, do not be alarmed. How could you forget me?" He smiled sadly, a twinge of sadness in his tone. Lucy's eyes widened as she came to the realization of who this stranger really was. "A-Ando, right!?" She stuttered. She was slightly relieved that she knew him, however, she was also afraid of him. How did he know my name without any introduction whatsoever? And why was he purposely trying to collide with me just there? Lucy's hand shook as she held it out in the same way he held his out, signalling to shake her hand. He grabbed it gently, and gave a satisfied sigh as his hand locked around hers. As Lucy loosened her already slack grip, and tried to gently pull away, she panicked to herself slightly as she noticed that Ando had no intentions of letting her hand go. "Um…" She smiled at him, trying to cover her fear. "Oh, I'm not letting go of your hand, Lucy Heartfilia. Unless, that is, it means we're going to hold hands, or even better, hold one another in a passionate embrace." He winked, sending a fearful shiver down Lucy's spine. "Wha-what do you want from me?" Lucy asked, making her fear less obvious, whilst trying to pull away from him, merely making him tighten his grip on her hand, hurting her slightly. "You're mine, Lucy Heartfilia. Nobody else's. Not even that stupid pink haired idiot's. Mine." He whispered the last part, chilling Lucy to her very core.

"Let go of me!" Lucy screamed. Ando covered her mouth abruptly and pulled her into a dark alleyway. Before Lucy could even scream once more or kick him in an attempt of escape, Ando whispered, "Dark enchantment, immobilise." Lucy could feel her limbs weakening, and in the blink of an eye, she couldn't even move her body. She fell limp in Ando's arms, and he chuckled to himself, evil filling his eyes. "I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You are mine, Lucy Heartfilia. Now, don't you forget it." With that, Ando whispered another spell, but Lucy was too drowsy to hear it.

As her eyes closed, she could only think of one thing in her mind.

Please, save me, Natsu…