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Gajeel: Yess you do! If you want I will get Erza also to come! She will agree with me!
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NOooooooo! Don't beat me! *runs away crying*
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Gajeel: another idiot!
Erza:What you call me! *swords appear all around Gajeel*
Gajeel: *shakily* No Nothing!
Lucy woke up to the sound of a train making a screeching stop. Her body jerked forward as she fell to the ground face first. She tried to move her hands in front of her, but found they were tied behind her back with some strong rope.
"What the hell?" She exclaimed in frustration as she also tried to move her feet, but they were held together by rope also. She twisted her head as much as she could only to see she is inside a room in a traveling train. "How I get here? And why can't I use my magic?" Lucy said frustrated as she rolled around the floor to get up. She growled and hissed in frustration as she couldn't get up. "When I get my hands on that pink haired bastard….I… am ….going….to…kill him!" She panted to the floor as she breathed heavily.
"Why?" Lucy rolled over to face the room door to see the cause of her mess. Natsu just looked at Lucy confused. "Why are you on the floor?"
"Because some asshole with pink hair tied my hands and feet together while I was knocked unconscious. So when the train stopped I fell faced first on the floor unable to get up!" Lucy hissed glaring at the pink haired man who just shrugged and walked in the room.
He closed the door behind him, set the food down on the chair, and then helped a grumbling Lucy up to sit across from him. Natsu looked at Lucy and offered her the pastry he bought her for breakfast. Lucy just scoffed and moved her head towards the window. Her hands behind her back still tied along with her feet.
"Are you going to eat?" Natsu asked frustrated at the blonde. She just woke up and she is already annoying him. He doesn't want her to hate him for tying her up and withholding her power, but he had no choice. She would leave him if he didn't.
"Are you going to untie me?" Lucy questioned back as she snapped her head to the man and glared. Natsu looked at her amused by her glare. She looks so cute to him. It took him so much to resist to kiss her.
"No!"
"Well then no I am not going to eat!"
"Fine more for me!" Natsu shrugged as he started to eat his food without a care. Lucy looked back out the window in anger for her own stubbornness because she is so hungry right now.
"Where are we?"
"At a train station. But we are not getting out yet. We get out on the next stop which would be in about 3 hours." Natsu answered nonchalantly as he looked at the blonde woman.
"Why can't I use my magic? And what is this necklace around my neck?" Lucy asked looking at Natsu seriously. She is more the angry on the inside right now but she knows that anger won't get her anywhere. Right now she will talk to him normally to get him to trust her then escape when the time is right. She just got to get her temper to calm down.
"Loki gave me that necklace to make you not use your powers! But I can't keep it on you for a long time something something. I don't really pay attention when he talks I just got specifics. He gave it to me the day before I went on the train to come to your town." Natsu explained as he stared at the sliver amulet that he put around her neck to stop her magic.
"You never told me why you are looking for me!" Lucy said curiously. They stared at each other in silence. Natsu studied her scared if he should tell her the truth or not.
"ALL ABOARD!" A man yelled as the train started up. The chimes and bells can be heard and with a heavy jerk the train started.
"You aren't ready to know that now!" Natsu said sighing sadly. The train continued to move. Natsu looked confused for a second around the room wondering why he is not getting sick.
"What do you mean I am not ready?" Lucy hissed angrily. Her honey brown eyes sparking in defiance and hatred. "I have the right to know. YOU KIDNAPPED ME, YOU ASSHOLE!"
"I had no choice! You could have just come with me quietly." Natsu growled not liking the way Lucy is seeing him as a bad person.
"WHY THE HELL WOULD I DO THAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!" She yelled in anger. "UNTIE ME AND LET ME GO! OR I SWEAR ONCE I GET OUT OF THIS I WILL BEAT YOU SO HARD THAT FACE WILL TURN BLUE!"
"NO! I TOLD YOU ALREADY!" Natsu yelled back in anger.
"UGGGHHHHH!" Lucy exclaimed in frustration then hit her head on the wall. "WHY ARE YOU BEING SO DIFFICULT!"
"ME?" Natsu said offended as he yelled. "YOU'RE THE ONE BEING DIFFICULT! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST STAY QUIET OR STOP GETTING ANGRY FOR EVERY LITTLE THING! YOU'RE STARTING TO ANNOY ME!" Lucy stared at him shocked. His temper just snapped.
They stayed quiet hearing the bumps of the train as it continued to its destination. Lucy stayed quiet while watching Natsu out of the corner of her eye. She stared as she saw his Onyx eyes went from annoyed to pain and sorrow. He slumped in his seat as he looks out the window. He looks as if he wants to die. Lucy looked at the trees pass by the window as the train kept going.
"Are you sure I am the Lucy you are looking for?" Lucy sighed breaking the silence. Natsu looked at her confused then sighed himself.
"Yes! I know I am right." He said as he ran his hands through his pink hair. He thought that once he finds Lucy that he will be back to his usual happy self. But it seems that he can't. The fact that she doesn't remember or even trust him saddens him even more. "What do you remember?" .
"Why should I tell you that?" Lucy scoffed as she turned her head away from him. Letting out a loud humph.
"Please!" Natsu begged as he stared at the blonde. "Please tell me what you remember from five years ago!" Lucy turned to face him to see his face full of sorrow. He looked as if he was going to cry his heart out. He looked at her with such a pleading face that Lucy couldn't help, but sigh as she looked out the window at the trees that passed the train. Her hands still tied behind her back and her feet tied together.
"All I remember is that I woke up in the middle of an evergreen forest. I was scared and I felt sadden about something that I didn't even remember. I kept hearing booms and growls as something came towards me. I was terrified as I tried to run through the forest but I kept falling. Until he came out. The red dragon that I owe my life to. Igneel told me not to be afraid. Next thing I know he is comforting me because I was crying so much because I couldn't remember anything at all. I didn't even know who I was. Or where I came from. Throughout the years Igneel raised me and taught me how to fight and take care of myself. I was fine until I started …." Lucy stayed quiet as she looked back at Natsu. She looked at him deciding whether or not to tell him that she saw him in her dreams.
"Until you started…what?"
"Until I started to notice ….Igneel making the scarf for me then I was so happy that my heart hurted!" Lucy quickly lied smiling widely in sarcasm.
"That's all?" Natsu asked completely taking in Lucy's lie. Lucy merely nodded her head. Natsu just sighed and ran his hand through his hair. He studied her from the corner of his eyes. His head contemplating on why she doesn't remember anything before five years ago. "Why did you leave the forest by yourself..why didn't Igneel come with you? Why you had to leave in the first place?"
"Whoa! First before I answer your questions you are going to untie me!" Lucy said looking at him. He looked back at her in defiance with his piercing Onyx eyes.
"No!"
"Well I guess I am not telling you shit!" She hissed her honey brown eyes staring at him challenging. Natsu just stayed quiet and stared at Lucy. "Well Pinky I am guessing that your questions won't be answered. And how much time we have left of this ride 30 minutes?"
"Why would I untie you when I know you will escape." He said crossing his arms over his muscular chest. Lucy looked at him for a second then surprised the dragonslayer by bursting out laughing. Natsu smiled a little knowing that was how the Lucy that he remembered acted. Laughing all the time and smiling. Their laughs the same. It made his heartbeat fast as he stared at her laughing angelic face. "Why are you laughing?"
"Because…dummy…where…the…hell…am….I going to …go on a ….moving train…without my …magic!" Lucy breathed out as she continued to laugh.
Natsu let out a nervous chuckle as he scratched the back of his head. His cheeks brighten red in embarrassment that he said that without thinking. Lucy stared at the blushing dragonslayer with her eyes wide. She cursed at herself as she felt her own cheeks heat up and her heart beat faster.
"Fine! I guess you're right!" Natsu said as her flicked fire to the rope around her feet. The rope immediately lit on fire.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO BURN MY LEGS!" Lucy exclaimed as she felt the heat of the fire burn the rope. Her eyes widen in panic as she stared at Natsu in anger. Then just as the rope came apart the flame went out. Lucy blinked astonished then looked at Natsu. The fire didn't burn her legs at all. "You going to do my hands now?" Lucy smirked evilly at him.
"No!"
"But.." She pouted her lower lip sticking out more. Natsu just rolled his eyes at her as he groaned out loud. He wants so much to just lean over and kiss her. But he can't.
"No! I mean it Lucy!" He growled as he looked away from her not wanting her to see his blush. Lucy groaned as she moved her body in a comfy position on the seat with her feet extended across the seat.
"Fine! But I will find a way out from this and get away!" She grumbled in frustration looking towards the window again to see just the train passing by an open grass area.
"Now! Answer my questions!" Natsu said looking at the blonde worried. He wants to know. He needs to.
"I don't know why I had to leave. All I know is that Igneel woke me up and handed me the bag as he told me I had to leave the forest. He couldn't come with me because he was a dragon. They are supposed to be extinct. Ever since 12 years ago when humans started to hunt after dragons for the benefits of their blood. Well that is what Igneel told me." Lucy sighed as she looked at Natsu to see any reaction at all. But all she saw was shock.
"So that's why he left." Natsu mumbled out loud sadly. He just wished that Igneel had told him. He would have understood. Hell not even Natsu believed himself. He will most likely find the humans and beat the shit out of them. Yup that's what he will do.
"Natsu?"
"Huh?" Natsu snapped up his head in surprise as he heard Lucy call his name. She didn't sound angry or annoyed actually lately today she seemed to calm down. "See you're not angry anymore!"
"Hu?" Lucy looked at Natsu confused her blonde bangs covering her left eye as she lays on her side as comfortable as she can with her hands tied behind her back. Her hands moved furiously as she stared at Natsu. Natsu just looked at her oblivious as to what she is doing and smiled.
"Before you were so pissed that your face would turn as red as a tomato!" He laughed at the blushing blonde. Lucy immediately sat up and scowled at him. She ignored her beating heart.
"I do not turn red when I am pissed!" She defended then smiled at him. She chuckled softly as she ran her now free hands through her hair. "I guess I don't see the point anymore. I want to recover my memories and I feel in my heart that you will help me with all your might."
"yup!" Natsu nodded happily until his eyes fell on Lucy's hands. "Wait …WHEN DID YOUR HANDS GET FREE?" He exclaimed bewildered to the now laughing blonde.
"YOU'RE SO SLOW! HAHAHAHA!" her angelic laugh echoed through the cart.
Natsu stared in awe at her as his cheeks lit bright red. He remembered how she was when he loved her. Still loves her now despite the memory lost. Her smile and laugh brings back the happy memories he had with her before. Natsu continued to stare at her smiling while studying how her beautiful honey brown eyes squinted with happy tears coming down her porcelain cheeks. She lifted a what seems to be a fragile hand to her cheeks as she wiped her tears. She was beautiful when she was 17 years old, but now Natsu doesn't even see her as beautiful in fact to him she surpasses the very category of beautiful even sexy. She, Lucy, has a category of her very own that no one can compare or even be in. Her long silky blonde hair, beautifully shaped body that women would kill for, and her model like face that lights up the room with her smile just proves her beauty even more.
Lucy immediately quieted as she felt Natsu's gaze on her. She fidgeted nervously as she saw his Onyx eyes look at her in awe and love. Her heart beating in excitement with each silent breath she took. She lifted her hand and started to play with her long blonde silky hair as she looked out the window to avoid the dragonslayers intense gaze.
" What the hell? Why am I so nervous all of a sudden? Why does this idiot make my heart beat so much? And why is he looking at me as if he wants to hold me forever?" Lucy thought as millions of questions scattered through her brain all pertaining the pink haired dragonslayer who won't stop staring at her. Not able to take the silence anymore both stood up at the same time.
"I. I'm going…" They both said at the same time. Their cheeks blazing bright red as they scratched the back of their heads nervously. They chuckled as they avoided each other's gaze.
"Uhmm I am going to go get something to eat!" Lucy spoke awkwardly as she walked towards the door.
"I'll come with you!" Natsu said energetically as he went to follow her, but Lucy turned to face him before she opened the door. She smiled sweetly at him almost putting him in a daze.
"No! I am good! Don't worry I won't run away! Remember I told you I want to find out what happened to my memory! Just don't piss me off!" She smiled sweetly as she ruffled his pink hair.
Just as Lucy was about to open the sliding door of their room a loud explosion can be heard. The train shook violently as it made a forceful stop. Luggage fell from above to the floor. In quick hast Natsu grabbed Lucy holding her to his chest tightly. They stumbled along slamming against the wall painfully Lucy gasped in pain, but something smashed on her lips forcefully. The shaking stopped and so did the train. Screams and shouting can be heard outside. Lucy opened her eyes softly to see Natsu's wide eyes looking at her. His face is so close. His lips on Lucy's. Lucy immediately pushed him away her face red in embarrassment yet again.
"What the hell! Will you stop kissing me!" Lucy exclaimed as she rubbed her mouth.
"It's not like I did it on purpose!" Natsu exclaimed nervously as he looked away.
"THERE WAS A BLONDE THAT CAME ON THIS CART UNCONSIOUS! SHE GOES BY LUCY! BRING HER TO US AND NO ONE GETS HURT!" Someone yelled as loud explosions and noises can be heard in the train. The train shook by the violent attack as people screamed in terror.
"Lucy! Stay here!" Natsu hissed immediately becoming serious in front of the determined blonde. Lucy looked at Natsu shocked.
"What why? Those people could get hurt if I don't show up!" Lucy argued getting upset at Natsu.
"LUCY YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YOUR MAGICAL POWERS! WHAT CAN YOU DO?" Natsu yelled in frustration.
"THEN I WILL GET IT BACK!" Lucy yelled as she tried to rip of the amulet from her neck, but it wouldn't bulge at all. She yelled in frustration as she tried to get it out. She couldn't even unclasp the damn thing.
"It's no use! The necklace is designed so that you can't take it off only someone else can!" Natsu said looking at the frustrated blonde that got a hammer out of nowhere to help her get the necklace out. Lucy huffed as she stood up straight dropping the hammer with a loud thud.
"That's bullshit!" She hissed angrily. "Well I don't need magic! I can still kickass! Igneel taught me how to fight!"
"No!"
"Natsu, you heard the man! If I don't go out there people are going to get hurt! I can't live with myself if someone gets hurt because of me. I already hear all their screaming and stuff being thrown from here. The men's shouts also it keeps ringing through my ears. I have to help them." Lucy spoke trying to reason with the dragonslayer.
Natsu's eyes widened as he remembered that horrible day that she has acted like this and he lost her. A tear went down his face shocking the blonde in front of him. Natsu quickly turned around towards the door not wanting Lucy to see his tears. Lucy's just stared at Natsu's back in shock as she clutched a hand over her heart to try to ease it. It seems like her own heart is telling her to stay and listen to him. But what Lucy doesn't understand is that she feels as if she has gone through this before.
"Okay …I'll stay! But you better not take too long or have too much fun! Your ass will get it!" She threatened as she stared at him. Lucy doesn't even know why she is doing this, but she feels there is no winning with him.
"Thank you." Natsu whispered as he left the train room and shut the door behind him.
Lucy stayed still standing in the empty room silent. The noises and ruckus outside echoing through her ears. Her hand over her beating heart as she sighed loudly. Her soft sad chuckle echoed the small room.
"Why did I listen so calmly? I should have knocked him out and went outside to kickass!" Lucy muttered as she sat down softly. Her honey brown eyes scanning the messy room. "What is wrong with me lately? What is that idiot to me?"
Lucy stayed silent in the room of the train quiet. Thinking. Contemplating everything that has happened to her the past days. She resisted her urge to go out when she heard fighting outside the room and explosions. She could hear Natsu yelling at the men to kiss his ass. Which made the blonde laugh. The train shook and made noise because of the violent fight. Lucy became enrage for she was just hidden in the room. She couldn't go out and kick ass to. Not only that she wants to know who are the guys and what they want with her. Just then the room door slid open slamming against the wall revealing a heavily built man with long blonde hair and dark purple eyes. His cloths are ripped and dirty some parts even burned recently. He looked at Lucy and smiled showing his perfect teeth. He is a handsome man she gives him that, but she would never go for him.
"Long time no see Lucy!" The man breathed out as his smile got wider. "I am glad I finally caught up to you! That pink haired bastard was making it impossible for me to pass by. My men are occupying him now."
"Damn! I thought I got rid of you a long time ago." Lucy exclaimed in disgust as she scowled at the man.
"You can't get rid of me that easy, sweetheart! Anyways you only pushed me off the cliff at that time you failed to notice the water below. So I was safe!" The man smirked as he walked closer to Lucy. "By the way I don't understand why you did that! I was such a gentleman to you!"
"Gentleman?" Lucy snorted as she moved away from him. "Jared! You tried to force me to be your woman!" Lucy's back hit the wall. She glared at the smirking blonde man in disgust. She has no magic now. Not even her weapons.
"Well I wouldn't have to force you if you would have just agreed nicely. You are the only woman I had to chase and frankly that makes me want you more." Jared chuckled as he trapped Lucy with his strong hands on either side of her head against the wall. He leaned in closer to her face smiling. "I am here to give you another chance. Become my woman! I won't take no for answer!" His face only a few inches from hers. Lucy looked at him annoyed.
"I haven't seen you in a year! I need you to get over me!" Lucy hissed as she lifted her arm and slammed her elbow with amazing speed and strength on his neck. Jared clutched his neck in pain as he staggered back. Lucy immediately jumped up grabbing the above luggage rack with both hands. She hanged down and pushed herself foreword with the wall towards Jared. Both her feet slammed into his face as she let go of the rack at the same time. Lucy landed on the floor with a thud. "Asshole learn! You will never have me!" Lucy growled as she pulled Jared by his hair out the room forcefully throwing him against the train's wall. Jared groaned in pain as Lucy just scoffed in disgust. "You are a sad man! Acting all high and mighty, but then get your ass kicked by a girl! …now where the hell is that pink haired idiot!" Lucy immediately started walking towards the front where she hears the sounds of fighting still going on.
"YOU IDIOT! I TOLD YOU THAT I AM NOT BALD! MY HAIR IS JUST THINNING!" Lucy stops in front of a bald man and red haired woman in the middle of a brawl. Lucy looked to the side to see Natsu sitting on the chair looking bored at the couple fighting.
"NO YOU ARE BALD OLD MAN!" The red haired woman yelled as she kick the man in the stomach slamming him against the trains wall. She laughed at his bruised face making him glare at her.
"I AM NOT OLD! YOU MAN! YOU HAVE NO SEX APPEAL AT ALL!" The bald man yelled as he tackled the woman with short red hair down to the ground and the two continued to wrestle without a care of their audience.
"Were they fighting like this the whole time?" Lucy asked as she sighed at the stupidity.
"Yeah! Everyone from the train left and decided to walk the 1 mile to the station! Just as I was about to fight them they started arguing then it led to this…." Natsu sighed bored as he turned to the blonde. "Wait a minute didn't I tell you to stay in the room!"
"I got bored! And their idiot leader decided to pay me a visit!" Lucy shrugged as she started to walk back to the room to get her stuff with Natsu right behind her.
"What you mean leader pay you a visit? I didn't see anyone else besides those two!" Natsu said shocked that someone got past him when he is a dragonslayer. Damn he should have smelled them or even heard them. It would be impossible to get past him.
"That leader! Idiot!" Lucy hissed as she pointed to the beat up blonde man of the floor in front of their room. She ignored him as she walked inside the room picking up her stuff. Natsu just stood outside the door staring at the man in shock.
"You beat him up that bad? But you don't have magic or even your weapons!" Natsu said in disbelief causing the blonde girl to stop in her tracks to glare at him.
"Are you saying that I am weak? I told you dumbass! Igneel taught me how to fight! I can take care of myself!" She growled in annoyance as she glowered at the dragonslayer. Natsu felt a shiver of fear go through his body as he stared at the pissed off Lucy in fear. He quickly raised his hands in front of him in apology. Lucy huffed in annoyance and picked up their stuff making her way out the room she through Natsu's bag right at him as she swung her bag over her shoulder.
"AT LEAST I ATTRACT MEN AND WOMAN UNLIKE YOU WHO DOESN'T ATTRACT ANYONE! THE ONLY THINK YOU ATTRACT IS A MONKEY!"
"THAT WAS ONLY ONE TIME THAT THE MONKEY KISSED ME DAMN! YOU SHOULDN'T BE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOU ATTRACT WOMEN WHEN YOU ARE A WOMAN!"
Lucy sighed as she passed the still fighting couple she murmured idiots as she stepped out the still train to the grassy ground. Natsu jumped down the train beside her and the two walked towards the station in silence. The wind blew everywhere as the sun shined above them. It was a beautiful day.
"Hey Natsu where are you taking me exactly?" Lucy asked breaking the silence. Natsu looked at her confused then smiled lovingly.
"We are going to Fairy Tail! Our home!" He said happily as they walked side by side. Their almost reaching the station.
"Fairy Tail?" Lucy murmured to herself. She doesn't know why, but the name sounds familiar to her. She turned to Natsu and looked at the red guild symbol on his arm. Even the symbol looks familiar to her, but she doesn't know from where. "Tell me about it!"
Natsu looked at her happily as he excitedly told her about their home. About their guild. About Fairy Tail. They walked through Magnolia with Natsu telling Lucy about Fairy Tail, but he was careful of not telling her about stories that included her in them. Natsu knows that if he tells her everything or even a little of it ..it can trigger the memory of the unforgettable dark days of the horrible war where he lost her. He is scared that she might go into too much shock or worst depressed of what happened and what she did. He knows for sure that she is not like the old Lucy. She is stronger more temperamental now. She still smiles and laughs carelessly like before as she is kindhearted also. At least she decided to compromise with him for them to get along. She wants to finds out about what happened to memories as much as he does now. Natsu can feel that they would have to go through a lot of challenges in order to find out and recover her memories. But they would have to do it slowly for her not to be overwhelmed with everything. But Natsu knows one thing for sure he has to make the love of his life fall in love with him all over again. He just has to figure out how he did it the first time.