Sorry this is a little late, but I was on vacation! While I wanted to write, I was told to relax and all that shit. So, I am sorry. Anyway! Thank you guys so much for following and favoriting, I've never had this much support before. Oh! And thanks for the really nice reviews, I really enjoy reading them. But anyway, enjoy!

Running through the halls, she was out of breath, she turned to the left to narrowly missing a door way. She looked in every door way, to see if anyone was in there. Who was she looking for? All she knew was that she needed to find someone.

When she kept running, she looked behind herself but then ran right into a wall. Hitting the side of her face and falling to her back on the floor. She sat back up and looked around her but found the room to be smaller, an enclosed space, no doors or even windows.

"Hello?" She whispered, didn't even think someone was going to listen to her.

No one answered, it was deathly quiet in the dark abyss. Scooting back into the wall and holding her knees to her to her chest. Scared of being alone and no one was going to be there for her. then she heard it, the yelling and screaming she heard for years.

You are worthless.

You killed her!

Why are you even here?

Stop running your mouth.

She hid her face in her knees and started to cry softly. Then the yelling stopped, she looked up again and saw a bright light. She had to squint and held up her hand to shield her eyes.

"Luce!" a toothy smile manifested in her mind. Who was this?

A loud alarm was heard in her right ear, she turned her head to the sound. Her brown eyes opened to sunlight coming through her curtains. A groan left her throat as she sat up in her bed, Lucy looked to the clock sitting on her shelf. "Ugh, 9:25." She fell back, face first as she hugged the pillow.

When Lucy realized that it was really quiet, it was weird, usually a maid comes to her door and asks to dress her. Lucy always thought that was weird, she almost never lets them in or wears the dumb dresses her father wants her to.

She stepped out from her bed, letting her bare feet touch the cold wood floor. The blonde opened the door to her bedroom and looked down the hall, seeing nothing or anyone. She crossed her arms over her chest, it was very cold with what she had on; a pair of short shorts and a tank top.

Then a little muffled screaming came from her father's office, things falling to the ground and more shouting. "Somebody get Lucy! Now!" She heard her father yell clearly. The blonde's hair shifted as she looked around to find a place to hide. She found a small closet a few feet away, sliding in quickly before any guard saw her.

He only had guards because of her and his money. She ran away once before, and she was trying to run away again. Lucy wondered when Natsu and everyone was coming to get her. Then she heard her father right next to the door, screaming, "Lucy!" his voice was the same when he would hit her.

Lucy's fist clenched on the doorknob, her other hand fists in her shirt. Tears fell from her eyes, all she remembered was all the times she heard her father scream at her and then slap her in the face. Then he slammed his hand on the closet door, Lucy flinched back against the wall. "That little bitch. She called for help." He muttered to himself. "They won't get close to her. I'll make sure of that." Then Lucy heard footsteps going away from the door.

Lucy's hands were shaking, this was going to be bad. She felt cold and alone in this dark closet, she needed someone, not just someone; Natsu. The blonde shakily opened the door, cracked it open and peered around. She saw a guard run passed a door down the hall and then nothing on the other side.

Her bare feet hit the hardwood floor as she turned the corner, then a door flew open to her right. Lucy's back hit the opposite wall and closed her eyes, thinking it was a guard or even her father going to hit her; but none of that came.

"Lu! There you are!" a cheery voice rang through the quiet hallway. The blonde opened one eye and saw her blue-haired friend; Levy.

"Levy? What are you doing here?" Lucy looked around and pulled her into a room. "How did you get in here?"

The bluentte smiled softly at her friend and touched her shoulder, "Lucy we're all here for you." Lucy tilted her head, who was here? "Plus, I had a distraction to get up here." Lucy was about to question her when she heard a loud boom from downstairs.

"What was that?" her wide brown eyes turned to a smiling Levy.

"Probably Natsu and Gray." Levy moved to open the door, but Lucy pulled her arm back. "What?"

"We can't go out there." Her hands shook as she looked down.

"Lucy, it's okay. We're here to help you." Levy smiled and took Lucy's hand and opened the door. Both girls walked down the stairs, Lucy looking in every direction. Levy connected herself to the blonde by holding her hand and pulling her.

"WHERE IS LUCY?" a scream came through from the living room. Lucy turned her head at the scream and saw a head of pink hair punching a guard in the face with Igneel standing off to the side.

"Natsu." She whispered but he heard it anyway as his eyes found hers. He smiled widely but then a guard had pulled one of his arms behind his back and pushed him down the floor, putting him face down.

"Get the hell off of me!" Natsu grumbled while pushing up. Igneel was about to help his son but Gray interrupting him.

"Hey! What do you think your doing?" Gray yelled, then he ran and punched the guy holding Natsu down. Natsu jumped up and high fived Gray, but the dark-haired man wasn't amused, "I didn't do that for you. Lucy was watching." He crossed his arms and looked away from Natsu.

Natsu just rolled his eyes and walked over to Lucy, "Hey there Luce." His smiled was small but it made Lucy smile too. It was so quiet, the two of them just staring at each other until an alarm sounded around the group of teens and Igneel. Everyone had covered their ears, Erza had walked into the room also covering her ears.

"What is that?" they heard her over the alarm.

"That's the alarm for our security. Did one of you just break the door?" Lucy explained and then looked at Natsu. He just shrugged but smiled innocently. "The cops are going to come here." Everyone stared wide eyed at the blonde.

Natsu grabbed Lucy and ran for the door, but he was blocked by her father, with his arms crossed and looking very angry. Lucy stood behind Natsu, he in turn put his right arm in front of her; guarding her from her father. Igneel was standing by trying to figure out how to handle this civilly; it wasn't working out well with his son and his friends.

"These are the 'friends' you told me about? Did you call them?" It felt like he was mocking her, believing they weren't her friends. Lucy hid her face behind Natsu's neck.

"Who do you think you are?" Natsu asked in a low voice, eyes held fire in them and hands clenching in fists.

"I wasn't talking to you peasant." Her father sneered at the pink-haired man. He made the alarm stop with a button in his pocket. "The police will come for you hooligans soon enough."

"No way! You should be in jail! You beat your kid!" Yelled Gray from across the room.

Jude chanced a glance at the loud-mouthed boy in his foyer, his lips turned up in a scoff, "Oh yeah? Who's going to report me? She has to press charges, we all know she won't do that." Lucy's hand tightened on the back of Natsu's shirt, she laid her forehead on his neck. She wanted to cry because he was right. He was her father, how could she put her own father in jail?

"You are no father." Growled Igneel from beside Gray.

Jude scoffed at the red-haired man, "And you are?"

She heard Natsu let out a low growl noise and made a move to step forward, but Lucy held his hand and pulled him back to her. She let out her own noise, a whimper as she tried not to cry.

"This is unlawful. How could you abuse your own child?" Erza sternly stated as she held her fists to her hips.

"Hm," the tall blonde man pondered, putting his hand on his chin, "I have no idea what you peasants are talking about." Jude closed his eyes and stared the other way. "I love my daughter and have never hit my daughter." He rehearsed.

Natsu yelled and ran towards the high-class figure glaring at them. Levy ran over to Lucy, holding her back from running after him. their pink-haired friend drove a fist into Jude's face. The taller male stumbled back with his face turned to the left.

"You bastard." Jude then punched Natsu in the stomach, bending over and trying to breathe. Lucy ran in front of Natsu, holding her arms out, "What are you doing?" he asked her with his fist ready.

"Don't hurt my friends." She whispered out while shaking, her whole body was telling her to run but she needed to save her friends. Natsu grabbed her shoulders and pushed her out of the way.

Lucy looked at him confused but his eyes were narrowed at her father, he looked very angry towards the older male. Gray walked up to Lucy's other side, already angry and put a hand on her shoulder. Levy stood in front of Lucy, making the best angry face she could but it looked too cute.

Erza stood behind all of them having the scariest face Lucy has ever seen. Jude actually looked scared, Lucy has never seen him look like that in her life. He opened his mouth to say something but then the front doors slammed open.

"Sir? Is everything okay?" the front policeman asked Jude who turned and looked like he was going to cry. Faking, obviously, Lucy gripped Natsu's shirt sleeve.

"No, these teenagers broke into my house and tried to kidnap my daughter." The taller blonde gasped out, running to the group of policemen, thinking they were going to save him.

The head policemen glance towards the group but Igneel walked up to him with his hands up, "Hold on, I think we have a misunderstanding here. Can I speak to you in private?" he asked intelligently, and the policemen nodded, and they stepped aside.

After a ten-minute talk and awkward shuffling of everyone else, they talked back and forth and looked over at Lucy who had her head leaning on Natsu's shoulder. He was rubbing her back, trying to make her feel better.

Igneel walked over to Lucy and asked her to talk to the policeman, "Lucy, its okay to tell him the truth." He ruffled her hair, she nodded slightly.

"Can Natsu go with me?" she asked quietly, looking hopeful. Natsu just pulled her towards the policeman without an answer, he would go anywhere with her.

"So, tell me what happened." The kind policeman asked. She nodded and started from the beginning. It took a while, about 20 minutes of Lucy explaining and crying and Natsu comforting her, trying not to cry himself. Jude looking angry trying to tell the other police that they were lying even though he doesn't know what they were saying.

"Detain him." The sheriff told his deputies and they turned to Jude pulling out their silver cuffs.

Jude turned to the police with wide eyes and then back at Lucy who was still crying, leaning on Natsu. "What? No! She's lying! Don't believe that little slut!" he screamed.

Lucy hid her face in Natsu's neck, hanging on to his shoulder. One of his hands were rubbing her lower back and the other was threaded through her blonde hair. He's been very quiet though this whole process, but he was only there for Lucy. Igneel standing behind them, "Would you like to live with us Lucy?" she only nodded without looking at them, she was still trying to calm down.

The police finally got Jude handcuffed, he was kicking and shouting out profanities at Lucy and her friends. The police were pulling him out of the door, Gray was smirking with his arms crossed looking at the monster leaving.

Levy was patting Lucy's back and telling her comforting words. Erza was waving at Jude, cynically while smiling. Igneel was still talking to the police when they decided to leave and head for the train. Igneel had to run after them in the station because they left him.

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When everyone was situated in the cabin, it was still quiet but at least Lucy stopped crying. Levy pulled out a speaker and an iPod she had in her bag. "Thought I'd lighten the mood." She commented as she was scrolling through her songs.

Lucy was just looking out of the window sitting next to Natsu and Igneel; as Levy, Erza and Gray on the other side. "I bet I kicked more guard asses than you did Flame-tard." Gray mocked his friend.

"Oh yeah? I beat up like 15! Bet that's more than you!" Natsu said pointing a finger at that dark-haired man.

"That's nothing. I got 20!" Gray yelled out, leaning forward in his seat.

"You did not!" Natsu leaned forward too, bumping heads. That was until Erza smacked them both in the back of the head. Levy giggled at the two of them still trying to find a song that was perfect, and Lucy softly smiled.

Igneel was just shaking his head at the stupidity of his son, there were not that many guards there at all.

"Oh, I found it!" Levy gasped while playing that song and laying her iPod down.

Can't Hold Us – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

When everyone heard the piano in the beginning playing, they smiled and started to dance in their seats, bobbing their heads to beat. Gray started singing the rap part and he was super awesome at it.

Erza started singing with him, until the chorus started them Levy and Natsu sang that while everyone put their hands up in the air. Lucy started to sing the 'hey' in the background while still looking out of the window.

Natsu started to bump shoulders with Lucy when he sang, 'Tonight is the night, we'll fight till is over. So, we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us.'

That got Lucy to smile and dance with them as the trumpet solo started and then she sang the background 'So we put our hands up'

Everyone sang 'Na na na na na na na na na' Igneel just watching his son having fun and smiling and tankful that Lucy was smiling with them.

When the song ended everyone was laughing while the next song started to play and then everyone looked to Levy because it was on her playlist, why this song was on her playlist, only she could say, and it looked like she wasn't going to tell anyone.

Party in the U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus.

"What? It's a good sing." The bluentte defended while snatching her iPod off the seat next to her, trying to switch the songs. They were having fun on the 2-hour train ride back to their home. Many songs were played, and many laughs were shared, the memory of what her dad did to her just a day ago was forgotten.

Thank you guys for waiting so long for this chapter. But seriously, if you or someone you know is being abused please call the domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or chat with them at .org, this is not a joke. Stay safe guys!

Till next time!