Lucy was frozen in her spot, paralyzed with fear. The eyes simply stared back at her, as if they dared her to move.

"Lucy-san? Are you okay?" Wendy asked, entering the room. She had come to check up on her after noticing she wasn't in her room.

"Wendy, go back to your room." Lucy said slowly. Why didn't this damn window have bars?! Lucy cursed whoever designed the building. "Now!" Lucy shouted, startling the young bluenette.

"Lucy-san?" Wendy's eyes traveled to the window, and she gasped in shock. "W-who are they?" She asked.

"Get out, Wendy!" Lucy turned, grabbing her wrist, pulling her away from the room. Just as they left, the window shattered, and the glass cracked as shoes stepped on it. Lucy quickly navigated the way to their rooms, shoving Wendy in a random one, telling her to lock the door behind her. She did as she was told, and Lucy went to go into a room, too, but someone grabbed her hair, painfully bringing her back into a hard chest.

"Oh, you're not going anywhere, sweetheart." A cruel voice whispered in her ear. It was a man.

"Get off of me!" She shouted, struggling against the arms that contained her.

"That's not gonna happen."

"What about the other one?" Another man asked.

"She was flatter than a board! Leave her!" Another spoke up.

"Get off!" Lucy tried to elbow the man, but she had no such luck. The man holding her squeezed her tightly, dragging her backwards. If only she had her whip...

"How 'bout we go into a room?" The man dragging her backwards breathed into her, sending shivers of disgust throughout her body. He opened a door, throwing her inside. She noticed that there were only the three men, and all had a hunger inside of them.

"Are we taking turns? Or all at once?" One asked. He had spiky purple hair and tattoos everywhere.

"Let's punish her for trying to hurt you." One with green spiky hair replied.

"I like that idea." Her captor, a man with brown, long hair agreed. They all grinned, slowly stepping towards her. One pulled out a knife, and Lucy watched in horror as she crawled away. She was entirely defenseless.

"S-stay away from me, or else!"

"Or else what?" The one with tattoos asked.

"Get away from Lucy-san!" Wendy shouted, katana in hand. The three turned to face her, then they began to chuckle.

"Look at this squirt!" The brown haired one cackled.

"Wendy! You were supposed to stay in your room!" Lucy shouted.

"It wasn't my room." She said with a smirk. Huh?

"She's not the one that's gonna tear you to pieces!" Gray and Natsu shouted from the corners of the room.

"Huh? Who're you? When'd you get in here?!" The green one asked.

"You messed with our friend, so we won't forgive you!" Gray shouted. Lucy was in disbelief as she saw her friends fight against the intruders. Wendy came over to her side, making sure she was okay. Wendy was abruptly pushed away, and Lucy was pulled up and into someone's arms, her back against their chest. There was a cold pressure at her throat, and she knew that it was from a knife.

"You move and this bitch dies!" Her captor from earlier yelled, full of fear. The other two men were on the ground, unmoving. Natsu and Gray's eyes were hardened, full of hatred. "I'm leaving here with her, and if you follow us, she'll die a horrible, painful death!" He cackled, pressing the knife into her throat. Why am I so weak? Lucy began to shed tears of anger.

"You know what? Fuck you!" She grabbed his hand that held the knife, using all her strength to move it away from her throat.

She was surprised to find that he wasn't as strong as he seemed. When it was far enough away, she sunk her teeth into his arm, the taste of his blood in her mouth as he cried out in pain. She elbowed him, then turned and kicked him repeatedly in the legs, making him go down. He dropped the knife, and Lucy kicked it away. She then kicked him on the side of his head, hearing a loud crack with it. He then lay there on the ground, unmoving.

She kept kicking him in the stomach, that is until a pair of arms wrapped around her, pulling away. She struggled against them, trying to continue her fight. "Let go of me! I'm gonna kill him!" She screamed, kicking her legs.

"You already did!" Natsu constricted her against him as she uselessly flailed against him. Tears of anguish and hate streamed down her face as she stopped fighting, body going limp. Natsu took this moment to usher everyone out of the room, asking Gray to shut it. Natsu picked Lucy up fireman style, carrying her into her room. He shut the door behind him after telling the other two to stay in a room together, and to lock the door behind them. One room was too small for all of them.

He set Lucy down on her bed, still holding her in his arms. It hadn't sunk in that she had just killed someone, and he was going to be here for her when it did. He ran his fingers through her disheveled hair, trying to get her to calm down. Plue sat up in the bed, looking between the two. Knowing that his friend was upset, he crawled into her lap, and she began to pet him.

Natsu silently thanked every god for Plue, gently pushing Lucy to lay on the bed. She laid on her side, still hugging Plue. Natsu brought the covers up over shoulders, then stood up to sleep on the floor. A hand shot out, grabbing his own, and he turned to see Lucy desperately holding onto him.

"Please don't go..." She whispered.

"I'll just be on the floor, Luce. I'm not going anywhere." Lucy didn't want him to sleep on the cold, hard ground, so she insisted that he shared the bed with her. After a few minutes, he finally agreed, climbing in behind her. A protective arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her into his warm chest. He was shirtless, Lucy realized, and she began to blush.

"N-Natsu... Did I kill him?" She asked quietly, the crack resounding in her ears. She heard him sigh before replying.

"Yeah, Luce. But you had no choice. It was either you or him, and you chose to live on. Nobody's gonna blame you for that." He whispered in her ear.

"I killed someone..." Her body shook as she sobbed. She never thought she'd take the life of somebody else. What if he had a family?

"Luce, it's okay." Natsu whispered, rubbing her arm with his hand. Without realizing it, he had buried his head in the crook of her neck. He only noticed it when she tensed up, but she quickly relaxed, pressing her body back into his, as if she wanted to fuse with him. He took this as his cue to squeeze her into his chest, holding onto her protectively.

"Don't worry, Luce. Everything's going to be fine." He cooed. He didn't fall asleep until he knew for she that she had given in to slumber.


Lucy woke up, feeling relaxed. When her eyes opened, she was met with the dreadful reminder of last night's events. She didn't cry, though. She just felt... sad. She noticed something heavy draped across her hip, holding her in place. When she felt around for Plue, she noticed he had relocated to the end of the bed. Deciding to investigate what was holding her in place, she shifted her body, turning on her other side.

Her breath hitched when she was met with Natsu's sleeping face. His features were relaxed, and Lucy couldn't help but think of how cute he was. As if sensing a change in position, he pulled her closer, and her hands were trapped between his chest and her own. His breath fanned against her face, and she felt her ears get hot.

"Natsu?" She whispered. "Natsu~?" She was completely trapped by the handsome, shirtless man in her bed. "Natsu, wake up!" She said louder. He groaned in response, and nuzzled into the crook of her neck that was on the pillow. She felt her whole body heat up in embarrassment.

"Natsu, get up!" She said.

"I'm comfy..." He mumbled, tickling her shoulder.

"I don't care, wake up!" He pulled back, eyes slowly opening. When they focused on her eyes, he looked confused.

"Why do I have to get up?" He asked, voice deeper than normal. It made her lightly shiver in delight, and she cursed herself for it.

"Because you're trapping me!" Her hands had very little wiggle room, and his face being close to hers made her fidget nervously.

"Hey, you were the one who begged me sleep with you!" He defended. He had pink on his cheeks, which didn't go unnoticed by Lucy.

"And you were willing to!" She smirked as his blush deepened.

"Only because you practically dragged me into the bed!" Natsu's mouth twitched up as Lucy's own blush deepened.

"Bullshit!" Lucy said. She squeaked when Natsu climbed on top of her, hands by her face. She felt her cheeks get even hotter. "W-w-wait! If someone walks in, they'll get the wrong idea!" Lucy pushed on him, but he wouldn't budge.

"Why's your face red, Luce?" He asked huskily.

"B-because!" She kept trying to push him away. She couldn't help but notice his abs, and didn't realize that her hands stopped hitting him, instead resting on his chest. Her eyes met his, and her breath hitched again when she saw that his were locked on hers, their faces close to each other.

She held her breath as he rested his forehead on hers, eyes still staring into hers. "I don't know why, but I feel drawn to you." Natsu searched her eyes like they held the answer.

"W-what?" She whispered. Drawn to her? Is that what she felt, too? Her mind felt like it was reeling. Is he confessing to me? What's going on?

"I don't know." He whispered. "Wait, I think I know what it is! We've met before!" Natsu sat up, a huge smile on his face. "When we were kids!"

Lucy racked her brain, trying to remember. Then, her mouth dropped. "You mean that was you that teased me on the playground? You bullied me, like, everyday!" She frowned, also sitting up.

"I was being mean?" Natsu looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Natsu, you always pulled on my hair and made me cry!" Lucy was beginning to feel a bit of anger rise up within her.

"Oh, c'mon, there's no way that hurt!"

"You also pinched my cheeks! And you'd push past me if I was 'in your way'!" Lucy pushed the pink-haired man away from her, standing up. "I'm leaving for a bit." She went into the lounge to find Wendy and Gray trying to clean up the broken glass.

"Nee, Wendy, want to go take a bath with me?" She asked. "I think it'll help us relax from everything for a bit."

"Yeah!" She said, standing up. "Let me go get my shoes!"

"Make sure you take a weapon with you." Gray said, standing up. "Natsu and I will take one after you guys."

Lucy smiled, then groaned when she realized she had to go back to her room. Hopefully Natsu isn't in there. She crept inside, glad to not see him. She grabbed her whip and one of her swords, then threw her backpack on. She met Wendy in the lounge, and they headed out, happy to get clean.


Natsu was laying face down on his bed, groaning. "How could I have been so mean?" He asked himself, mentally smacking his forehead.

"Oi, flame brain, when the girls get back, we're gonna head out and take a bath. Oh, and I'm letting Plue in." The door cracked open, the little snowman creature waddling in. "Hey, listen when someone talks to you!"

"Yeah, whatever." Natsu mumbled. Gray left, muttering about how stupid Natsu was.

"Pun pun!" Plue said, earning Natsu's attention. He reached over, picking him up and set him on the bed.

"Don't worry, Plue. She'll be fine."


Lucy and Wendy washed up with the shampoo and conditioner Lucy found, both sighing in pleasure. They stepped out of the cold creek, letting the sun dry them. When dry, they began putting on their clothes. Lucy saw a shadow move over in the clearing, and she instinctively grabbed her whip, narrowing her eyes. A person was making their way towards the two freshly cleaned girls. As they got closer, Lucy noticed that it was a woman.

She had stunning red hair and she was wearing a dirtied white blouse with a short blue skirt. When she noticed Lucy and Wendy, her eyes widened, and she smiled, running over to them.

"You're the first two people I've seen on this island!" She exclaimed, slowing to a walk. "I'm Erza." She bowed politely, and Lucy did the same, followed by Wendy.

"I'm Lucy, and this is Wendy." Lucy said, standing up straight. "You've been by yourself this whole time?" She asked.

"Yeah, but I've been trying to find others."

"Do you want to stick with us?" Wendy asked.

"Do you guys have a place nearby?"

"Yeah, wanna join us? We were about to head back." Lucy offered her a smile, hoping she'd say yes.

"I'd like that very much!"


Lucy, Wendy and Erza approached their base, and Erza's mouth was agape.

"How'd you guys find this place?" She asked, staring up at the vine-covered building.

"It's a long story." Lucy opened the door. "We're back!" She called out.

"There's more of you?" Erza asked, stepping inside. Gray and Natsu came out of their rooms and to the door, stopping in their tracks when they saw the scarlet-haired woman.

"Who's this?" Gray asked, eyeing the girl carefully.

"Erza. We met by the creek." Wendy smiled.

And then, there were five.


The three girls instantly clicked, and were always together for the next few days. When they showed Erza the boxes of weapons, her eyes lit up. Apparently she had to kill everything that got in her way by hand. She had actually taken kendo classes, so she was highly skilled with swords.

"Wow, Erza-san, you're amazing!" Wendy exclaimed. Erza had been teaching the group how to do kendo, starting off with wooden sticks. It was hard for Lucy at first, but she was finally getting the hang of it. She was able to knock Gray down, but she couldn't do it to Natsu. He was much stronger and faster than her, and it reminded her of the fight that they never got over.

They had hardly talked in days, only conversing when needed. He was able to take her down easily when it came to kendo, which pissed her off even more. I can't believe that I liked this guy! Anger seethed through her body as she entered the building, deciding to call it a day. Plue was napping on her bed, and she didn't want to disturb him, so she crashed on the couch, staring up at the ceiling.

She thought about the man she killed, and how he was buried in the back. She no longer felt remorse for the man; it was either her or him, and she didn't want to die just yet. She made a choice, and she had to deal with it for the rest of her life. Nobody knew where his friends went, but they figured they wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. She sighed, sitting back up.

"This is awful." Lucy muttered, standing. She walked up the stairs, on her way to the vine-covered roof. She climbed up the stairs and opened the door, letting the sun shine warmly against her skin. She was careful not to trip over the vines. She sat on the edge, letting her feet dangle over the side. The building was at least 100 feet off of the ground, and the thought of falling made her take more caution. Erza and Natsu were going against each other, grunting with effort.

"I hope she kicks his ass." She saw Wendy sitting beneath a tree, her back leaning against it. Gray was standing under another tree, watching the fight intensely. Erza expertly dodged all of Natsu's attacks, but he was able to do the same against her. Lucy smiled when Erza was finally able to get him on the ground, stick pointed at his chest. She's really strong.

Erza backed up, helping Natsu up from his spot on the ground. They shook hands respectively, then a fight broke out between Natsu and Gray, Erza effectively ending it by smashing their heads together. Lucy giggled, which turned into a chuckle, which led to full on laughter. Everyone looked up at her as she cracked up, holding her stomach.

She wiped her tears away, still smiling like an idiot. Her heart felt light with happiness as she stared back down at her comrades. Natsu didn't look up at her, but just went inside, door slamming behind him. She flinched at the noise, wondering what crawled up his butt and died. Did he think I was laughing at him? She brought her legs back up, standing up. She walked over to the door, opening it. Her smile faded when she climbed down the stairs. Maybe I should try to talk to him.

She stopped in front of his bedroom door, hand raised to knock. She stood there, pondering on whether or not she should actually knock. I don't want to talk to him when he's like this. She backed away, instead going into the lounge room. Everyone else was in there, talking merrily. Her eyes landed on Natsu, who took up the couch. Good thing I didn't try to go in his room if he's out here.

Lucy walked over to the fireplace, which was empty. She sat beside it, ready to put logs into it, when she noticed something small and black on the back end of it.

"What?" She leaned in, then noticed the shape of the small hole. "A passage?" She brought out her key, inserting it into the lock. The fireplace groaned, and everyone turned their attention on what the blonde was doing. She pushed against the cool brick, using all of her strength to open the fireplace. She leaned into it more, the door finally giving away.

Lucy fell forward from the strength, then found herself falling into a deep, black pit. She heard her name being screamed as she fell into the abyss. She screamed herself, heading face first towards whatever awaited her. The walls were gone, and she guessed she was falling into an open space. She crossed her arms over her face a second before she hit the ground.

"Lucy?! Are you okay?!" Erza shouted.

"I-I think so..." The light above was small, and she wondered just how far she had fallen. "Will you throw down a flashlight or something? I can't see." Bad memories flooded her brain, and she began to breathe heavily. "P-please hurry!" She shouted.

"Here it comes!" Gray shouted. Lucy saw a small light falling into the abyss, landing a few feet away from her. She grabbed it, shining it around her.

"Luce, stay there! I'm coming!" Natsu shouted, but Gray and Erza held him back.

"Idiot, you can't go down there!" Gray shouted.

"Lucy-san, do you see any stairs? Can you get back up?" Wendy called.

"I don't know, let me check!" She shouted, standing up. Pain spiked through her right ankle, and she fell over in pain, yelping.

"What's wrong?" Erza called out.

"My ankle! I think it might be sprained!"

"Let me go down there!" Natsu shouted, trying to push past his friends.

"Lucy, you need to try to get up!" Wendy shouted.

"I-I'll try!" She called back, carefully standing. "I can stand, but walking's going to be a bitch." She flashed her light around, noticing that there was something on the ground; a corpse. Lucy cried out in surprise, staring at the dead man.

"Luce?!"

"Why are there so many dead people on this damned island?!" She cried out, backing away from the rotting corpse. She turned around, trying to find a way out, happy when she found a set of stairs that lead upwards. The rest of the room had old desks, and Lucy made her way towards them. "There's a few desks I'm going to check out!"

She opened the first one, finding nothing. The next one was the same. Lucy cursed, the pattern continuing. All of her hope was lost when she approached the last desk. She opened it, finding an old book. She tucked the flashlight under her chin as she flipped through the pages. A diary! She smiled, holding onto it tightly.

"I found a diary! And some stairs, so I'll be up soon." She hobbled over to the stairs, but tripped when something wrapped around her ankle. She sat up, flashing the light on her good ankle. Wrapped around it was a... hand? Lucy's eyes met the black sockets of the corpse, which groaned.

Lucy's mouth opened, a blood-curdling shriek escaping. She kicked away the dead man, scrambling backwards.

"Luce?!" Natsu screamed. She could only screech when the corpse crawled over to her, groaning. Her screams continued as it got closer to her. She could see chunks of skin and meat missing, and part of its skull showed.

"Natsu!" She screamed, her back hitting the wall. "Help!" She couldn't even cry, she was so terrified. But nothing compared when the corpse stood up, towering over the poor girl. Its dead fingers extended towards her, ready to choke the life out of her.

"Get away!" A stick knocked the corpse over, and Lucy looked up to see a very angry Natsu holding his practice stick. "Nobody scares my friends like that!" He whacked the corpse several times before it quit moving. Natsu ran over to Lucy, picking her up bridal style. She held onto the diary with one hand, the other wrapped around his neck.

He ran up the stairs, cursing when he heard the corpse groan, standing back up. He ran up the stairs as quickly as he could, but they never seemed to end. He turned back, seeing the corpse running up the stairs.

"Fuck..." He mumbled. Lucy buried her head in his chest, heart pounding a mile a minute. "There!" He shouted, and Lucy looked up to see a share door in the ceiling, the stairs leading right to it. He threw it open, slamming it right as the corpse hit the door. It screeched in anger, clawing at the door, which thankfully had a lock.

"Luce, are you okay?" She just sat there, shocked. They were in the basement she had searched, but she never noticed the door. "Luce? Answer me!" Natsu shook her gently, and she stared at him, before losing control. She threw her hands around him, pulling him into a crushing hug, her body shaking violently.

"Natsu! Lucy!" Their friends, yelled, running by their side.

"What happened?!" Gray asked, staring at them. Lucy told them everything, still holding onto Natsu for dear life.

"A walking corpse?" Erza asked, eyes narrowed.

"Just what the hell is this island?" Gray asked. Wendy trembled, too.

"I'm gonna put Lucy in her bed. She needs to rest." Natsu stood up, carrying Lucy bridal style once again. She didn't argue; bed sounded good after all of the shit that just happened. Natsu opened her door, laying her down on her bed. He carefully removed her shoes and daggers, then laid next to her, facing her.

"Are you okay?" He asked, tucking some of her hair behind her ear.

"No." She whispered. How could she be when she was just chased by a corpse?

"I'm here for you, Lucy." Natsu said quietly. "Want me to check your ankle?"

She nodded, rolling onto her back. Natsu looked at it carefully, deducting that it was only sprained. He dug in her bag, pulling out some gauze that was part of the first aid. He gently wrapped her ankle, then laid down next to her, meeting her eyes.

"I'm sorry for everything that I did when we were young." Natsu said, shocking her. "I didn't think it was mean, I just thought I was poking fun." Lucy stared into his eyes, then gave him a small smile.

"It's okay, Natsu." She propped herself up, pecking his forehead. "I'm not mad anymore." His face turned red, and Lucy just giggled at him. She gently laid back down, sighing. "Thanks for saving me." She whispered.

"It's my pleasure." He smiled, pressing his forehead against hers. She blushed, and he smirked at her. He leaned in, gently placing a kiss on her soft, pink lips. He felt her tense for a moment, but she relaxed, melting into the kiss. They didn't hear the door open, and stopped their kiss when Erza, red-faced with embarrassment, mumbled a quick 'sorry', rushing out of the room, leaving the two to lay there in embarrassment.


(A/N)

Oh, my! So much drama! And dead people roaming around? What?! WHAT?!

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