Previously~

"It seems everyone is a couple here." Lucy said, pointing to Erza and Jellal, then to Gray and Juvia. Natsu smirked at her words, and pulled her towards him.

"I guess that just leaves you and me, huh?" He whispered into her ear, making Lucy turn bright red.

"Oh shut up Natsu,"


Chapter 7

A loud noise rang throughout the room, making Natsu jump out of bed and grab the gun he hid under his pillow.

"Who the hell is there?" He looked around the room for anyone, but realized it was only his phone ringing. He sighed, running his free hand through his hair.

"Hello?" His voice laced with sleep, and annoyance.

"Good Morning, Natsu." Recognizing that it was Lucy's voice, Natsu smiled to himself.

"Do ya need something, Luce?"

"Oh right- We found another body, Natsu," Lucy's voice quivered a bit, making a shiver go down Natsu's spine. His expression turned dark, as his voice hardened.

"Where?"

"I sent you the location already. I'll see you there." The line was cut off, making Natsu close his phone cautiously. This has been this fourth body they had found, killed by the same person. No, this thing didn't deserve to be called a person anymore. Natsu grabbed his jacket, and ran out the front door.

He'd catch this killer, no matter what.

~7~7~7~

A girl's body laid lifeless on her bed, as her white sheet (and dress) were drenched in her own blood. Neighbors say that she had a habit of bringing men into her house, so they weren't surprised that she would end up dead one day.

"This poor girl..." Lucy muttered under her breath, while she examined the crime scene for any evidence left behind by the killer. After combing the area over more than once, Lucy took off her gloves, as did Natsu, Erza, and Gray.

"Did you guys find anything?" The three shook their heads.

"He never leaves any evidence behind, he's not that sloppy." Erza took a deep breath, "I hate to say this, but this is like that of a perfect crime."

"There's no such thing as a perfect crime though, Erza, and you know it!" Natsu argued back, while Erza adverted her eyes. "The killer always leaves something behind!"

Erza said nothing, while Gray patted Natsu's back.

"It's alright, flame-brat. We've been on this case for about um... about..." Gray scratched this neck sheepishly, signaling that he had forgotten how long they've been on the case.

"It's been 4 weeks. It's been 4 weeks, yet we have found nothing that could get us closer to catching the killer." Lucy finished, her voice thin. "Girls are dying because we can't figure out anything! They're dying because of us!"

The whole atmosphere froze, as everyone stopped what they were doing. Minutes ticked by, but not a word was spoken. Abruptly, Lucy stood up, and marched out the door.

"I'm going home," Natsu and Gray quickly stood up too, following her out the door.

Erza was left, shaking her head and sighing.

"The killer always leaves something behind, huh..." She mumbled, and was about to leave as well, but something else caught her attention. She walked over to pick up the item that caught her attention, and when she picked it up, she nearly stopped breathing.


"What a bunch of idiots!" Lucy grumbled, an annoyed expression make it's way on her face. Lucy exhaled, knowing calling her friends idiots wasn't going to help the situation at all. Just as Lucy was about to enter her apartment, she felt someone grab her hand. A shiver ran down her spine. Slowly, she turned around, and found herself with someone that looked like a zombie.

"Kyah!" Lucy screeched and ran into her apartment, shutting the doors, and closing the curtains. "What t-the hell was t-that?!" She held her baseball bat close to her, as the zombie started knocking on her door.

When she didn't open the door, the knocking got louder, making Lucy want to just crawl in a hole. She was a very paranoid person and horror isn't exactly her favorite genre. Lucy was about to reach for her phone, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She flinched, and turned around to find a demon with pointy teeth.

"KYAH!" And she fainted. The last thing she saw, was a blob of pink and a blob of navy.

~7~7~7~

Lucy crossed her arms, looking away from her two teammates, pouting.

"Aww, come on Luce. We were just teasing you!" Natsu whined, holding his swollen left cheek.

"Yeah, flame-head and I were just messing with you," Gray agreed, holding his swollen right cheek. Lucy merely looked away, an embarrassed blush made it's way on her cheeks.

"Well, I didn't think that that was very funny or nice!" The two males, sighed, but smirked at each other after an idea came to mind.

"Oh Lucy~" Lucy turned her head to look at the two males, only to find them both approaching her slowly. They had a dark glint in their eyes that made Lucy nervous.

"What do you-" She was cut off, when both of them pounced on her like cats. They poked her sides, making her laugh to the point of tears.

"S-Stop i-it!" Lucy yelled, tears coming from her eyes. She continued to giggle, making the two males laugh slightly.

"Then forgive us!"

"F-Fine I f-forgive y-you!" The two males got off of Lucy, and she wiped away her tears. She had only known these people for 4 week, and yet they felt like family to her. She didn't want that to end, no matter what.


"What? Are you serious director?" Her voice quivered with fear, but the director meant every word.

"Sorry Lucy, but there is nothing I can do about it." He said simply, while Lucy was speechless. How could this happen?

"What do you mean, Jii-chan?! What do you mean we're not on this case anymore?!" Natsu argued back, while he simply held a paper out.

"I got a call from the CIA and they would like to take this case instead," He paused briefly, before looking at the four. "Meaning, as of now, you four will no longer be on this case. You will be sent back home, until further notice."

Gray stumbled back at his words, and opened his mouth to argue, when Erza held his shoulder, shaking her head.

They had been called to his office for something important, only to find out that they would no longer be on the case.

"But Master, we've only had the case for 4 weeks-" Erza was cut off, as the director stood up.

"That is what I mean! You, my children have had the case for 4 weeks, yet we have no suspects nor leads! The CIA is using that against us, so I had no choice but to hand the case over to them," He looked to the ground, signaling the four to leave.

After a moment of silence, they walked out the door, their heads low.


Sorry for the late update! I wanted to let you guys know that in the first two weeks of June, my updates will be super slow. I have my Algebra end of course, my band concert, and my final project. I've been so busy lately, that I haven't really had time for anything... I watched Shugo Chara! though, and Ikuto is so hot~!

*SPOILER* Oh my gosh! Like the next Fairy Tail episode is going to have Future Lucy in it! After that point on, it's going to be like all NALU! That is, until the Nali cage scene. If you notice though, if it was Lucy with him, Natsu would be like all pervy and trying to peek. With Lisanna, he doesn't really bother. Also, when the Demon King cast that one spell (forgot the name) Natsu and Lucy tried to reach out for each other, kind of like what Natsu and Lisanna did in opening 7. Now, every time I watch Fairy Tail, I never skip the opening nor the ending because of the Nalu!

Edited: 7/21/2015

~Fairy-chan