Previously~

"Would any of you be willing to give her your blood?" Immediately, everyone's hands shot up.

"Her blood type is AB positive so any one of you will due since AB can accept any type. I need two people to give their blood though since using only one person can kill them."

"I'll go," Gray said, and just when Lucy was about to volunteer, Natsu beat her to it. "I'll do it as well."

Lucy looked surprise, as Natsu have her a smile. "I wouldn't want you to be stuck on bed all day looking sick." He whispered, while Lucy blushed.

Chapter 10

The rest of the week had not been so great for the team. There were only two people available due to the fact that Natsu and Gray were put into the hospital to regain their blood. Juvia had woken up, much to the relief of everyone, but she was not allowed to leave the hospital yet.

"Erza, what do we do now?" The scarlet haired woman thought for a moment. "We go look for any leads. Gray is still one of suspects, but we need to find more."

"Okay, I'll go interview anyone in the neighborhood, and see if they know anything. All the other few times there were no witnesses," Lucy mumbled the last line to herself.

Lucy and Erza said their goodbyes as Lucy headed out of the hospital. Erza looked at her vanishing figure, a part of her didn't want Lucy to go alone.

But Lucy was going to be alright, right? Sighing, Erza walked back the room where Natsu and Gray were staying at and checked up on them again.

Natsu (who was doing perfectly fine now) looked at the red head, his grin dropped. "Hey Erza,"

He was obviously disappointed that she was not Lucy, and she had taken note of his tone as well. "Natsu, are you feeling better now?"

"Yeah, is there something you need," Erza remained silent, but sat down in one of the chairs nearby.

"You really like Lucy, don't you Natsu?" The boy blushed, and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Yeah, I guess I do." He admitted, looking at the bed next to his to see if his rival was asleep. When he found Gray smirking at him, he paled.

"So ash brains likes Lucy huh?" Natsu blushed, and gave the male a scowl.

"Shut up frosty, mind your own business." Just as Gray was about to retort back, Erza sent both boys a glare. They gulped and slumped in their beds.

"Erza, where is Lucy?" Erza seemed to be hesitant about the answer. "She went to the neighborhood where Juvia lives, trying to see if anyone saw anything."

Natsu shut his mouth, as some painfully silent minutes flew by.

"And she went by herself?" His voice awfully calm, making Gray cringe.

"Yes," His teeth clenched together, and his expression was murderous. He abruptly got off the bed and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going, Natsu?"

"I'm going to find Lucy,"

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Lucy sighed, running her free hand through her golden hair. She held her notes close to her as she looked around. She had interviewed practically everyone that had lived in Juvia's neighborhood, but no one really saw anything. She had a bad feeling something was going to happen, making her become more cautious of her surroundings.

Lucy made her way to her car, her hand close to her gun. She didn't care if anything happened to her, as long as her friends weren't hurt. She had felt someone watching her the whole time, so she had to be aware of her surroundings at all times. When she felt the presence go away, Lucy relaxed herself, her posture slumped slightly again. She was going to catch this serial killer no matter what. She let out a breath of relief and started walking in the direction she had first came in.

She hummed to herself slightly, and mentally scolded herself for agreeing to go out to dinner with Natsu. She already knew Gray was innocent, so why'd she have to make a stupid deal with Natsu like that? Lucy slapped herself, and stopped for a little while. She had to admit that being alone wasn't fun or exciting at all. She'd hate to say it, but she misses Natsu around with her.

Clearing the rest of her thoughts, Lucy continued to where she had parked her car.

As soon as the cement lot came into view, her heart stopped.

He watched her every move, as she questioned everyone in the neighborhood. What a brave girl she was, wandering the neighborhood by herself. She was brave, yet so utterly defenseless. He watched as her eyes narrowed, and her hand reached for her gun.

He was amused by her actions, chuckling silently. He was never going to get caught, he had realized after seeing that they had no leads. But then the game wouldn't be fun that way. Darkly smirking, he held a bucket close to him, and licked his bloody fingers almost hungrily.

He gritted his teeth when he thought for the blonde's pink haired partner. He had to eliminate all the threats, but it didn't matter to him at this point anymore.

Just a bit longer, and this girl would be his. The crimson night was coming closer.

It was truly an awful sight. Her heart stopped beating, and a lump formed in her throat. She froze, unable to move or speak. Painful moments of silence past by, the air growing thick. It was difficult to even breathe in the horrid scent, but she was unable to move. Her heart pounded in her head, and her vision grew blurry. In the distance, Natsu ran towards her, shouting her name, but he paused when he saw the cement in front of her. He became unmoving and shocked at the sight in front of him.

There was so much blood. The crimson color covered the small cement spot completely. The air smelt of fresh blood, making both of them want to go throw up. But that had not been the worst part. In the middle of the bloody... artwork, laid a heart, rose petals surrounding it. It laid unmoving, but something else caught Natsu's attention. Under the heart, there was something written in the rose petals themselves, though now covered in blood. He took a good look at the four lettered word, making his whole body freeze.

'Lucy'

Sorry for the short chapter, long update, typos, and grammar issues. I've been kind of busy and lazy, which is kind of bad for me...

Edited: 7/22/2015

~Fairy-chan