She'd been in her cell for 2 weeks tops. She only knew this because of the fact that throughout those weeks she'd been watching the schedule changes for the guards stuck down there with her. She even grew accustomed to each one, how lazy they were or how attentive they tended to be if they heard even the slightest of sounds. She'd even found one that would be her ticket out of the cell.
She also grew close to the woman beside her. Lucy found that her name was Erza Fernandez, a red head that was neither Ignacio nor demon. Rather she was pure human. The same could be said for her husband, Jellal, who she knew was most likely breaking every law and loophole in order to find her. She was stuck there because her baby had been marked.
Lucy couldn't help but stare at the child through the hole late at night, it's fingers so small as it clasped it's mothers warmth. She could only imagine the pain the baby was going through with it's soul being sucked away from it.
She talked a lot with Erza, making the idea of being trapped a little less scary. She almost considered the red head as a friend, one that understood how hard it was to be in her shoes, especially since she was witnessing her child deteriorate each and every day.
Having her to talk too was better than having Natsu.
Lucy thought about him every waking moment. He was her thoughts as she fell asleep and still he lingered even as she awoke to receive stale bread and dirty water for breakfast, one of her only meals if she was even lucky. If you caused problems you didn't get fed and boy was she quite the trouble maker. It helped in formulating the perfect plan to get out of this hell. Most days she would talk to the guard posted nearest to her.
In the mornings there was an older man, with crinkles around his eyes and mouth. He ignored her every time she spoke. Even trying to entice him with her body didn't work. He refused to turn an eye to her. However he wasn't that much of a factor in her idea for busting out.
In the afternoons, when the sun was at its highest, a woman came in. She on the other hand was probably the toughest out of all of the guards. Her hair was black and long. She was tall, taller than herself if she had to guess.
Sometimes she would speak to Lucy, but she couldn't get anything more than the time of day or when their next meal was.
That's why she was betting her money that the boy who came in for the night shift would be the one to let her out. He was short in stature, had unruly blonde hair and freckles that lined his face. They almost looked like spots. He liked to stare at her and had a bad habit of whistling in order to keep himself awake on the job though it only proved efficient on certain nights.
And the following night his whistling would be beneficial for her. She'd already warned Erza earlier that morning that tonight would be when she'd attempt her plan. Her heart pounded with each shift change, especially when the boy took post.
It took him a few hours to even begin his tunes. They normally started off slow and methodic, but picked up speed later into the night.
She just had to wait for the perfect one.
And when he started humming it she stood to her feet.
Swirling around on one foot she sucked in her stomach and prayed it would make her breasts appear larger. She continued to spin even when his tunes faltered momentarily as he lay eyes on her. Her fingers ran across her breasts.
"Oi what the hell are you doing?" Lucy made her way to the bars, her fingers gripping them tightly. He gulped as they slid up and down until her fingers were growing numb and her skin rubbed raw.
"Don't stop. I was quite enjoying dancing for you." She purred trying her hardest to hide the disgust in her tone.
She moved back to the middle of the room, her legs moving to their own beat. The demon watched, enticed and wanting her badly. She'd trapped him within a matter of minutes. Now it was his turn to be easy prey, rather than defenseless humans.
His song matched her steps, upbeat and tantalizing. She bounced around on her heels, touching herself as she shook her hips and bobbed her breasts like they were nothing. She hated doing this, but if it meant freedom for the baby and mother beside her she would do it a million times over.
She stopped, nearly out of breath. Her fingers ran through her hair, at least what was left of it. The only part that had been spared from his blade was her bangs and two long strands that always seemed to stay in the front. The rest had been hacked off mercilessly, much to her dismay. She had spent years growing her hair out to be as long as it was and now a demon was using it for mavis knows what. She could only hope at the end of this she would have enough peace to grow it back out.
But she couldn't worry about that. She had a demon to seduce.
"Why don't you come dance with me. It's been so long since a man has touched me." She licked her lips just as the demon did, drawing out every last word. A few of her fingers ran down her thigh and towards her core. Yet she pulled back just as she reached it. She wanted to make him so hot that his right judgment would be gone, though she doubted it would take much longer. He seemed more likely to run into a brick wall than avoid it if anything.
Needless to say he was..well stupid.
"Only if ya let me do more than just dance." His eyebrows rose in excitement as she nodded, biting her lip as she watched him fumble with the keys. Before she knew it the barred door was open and she was being pressed against the wall. His lips fell onto her neck, but he paused before continuing with his actions. She heard him sniffing. "That damn fire demon's put claim to ya." He grumbled.
Lucy's cheeks heated despite the situation. As much as she'd like to question him on what he meant, she couldn't. The keys were already in her hands, and she'd even had the chance to snatch away his bat while he was so occupied with Natsu's scent on her skin. She wasted no time in hitting the back of his head. He fell to the ground, groaning and gripping his new wound.
And she was out of her cell in a quickness, making sure to close the door behind her so that the demon couldn't escape.
"Damn bitch!" He hollered.
Lucy opened the door for Erza, pushing her along though not too harshly. The baby wailed in her arms and she was sure it would alarm the other guards posted around the vicinity. Erza was her main objective, the baby the reason she would risk her life right here and now if she had to. A bat could only get her so far against an army of demons, her humanity already a disadvantage beyond belief.
"I remember the way they brought me in." Erza spoke, pointing towards a narrow hallway lit with torches on the walls. How idiotic had they been to allow her the knowledge of knowing the way out? Unless it was a trap, but how much of a trap could it be if it were a straight way to the outside world? Lucy didn't care just so long as Erza and her beautiful baby girl were able to return home.
She could hear footsteps down the other hallways, the steps heavy like thunder before a storm. They would get to them before they all made it to the door. It was the one moment Lucy had to the be hero rather than a villain's secret lover. She gripped the bat tightly stopping in her tracks as the redhead scurried down the hall.
"I promise!" She cried out. "I promise I'll kill every last one of these demons until your baby is safe again!" The last thing she saw was Erza passing through the door, the light shining brightly against the tears brimming in her eyes. She mouthed a thank you, her baby growing silent with the sunlight. They were free.
A weight was lifted off of the blonde's chest.
She smiled, even as guards left her with no way of escaping herself. She turned, no longer afraid despite the rapid beating of her heart. The water demon stared at her, holding stance in front of the rest of the demons, like she held authority over them. Her eyes held worry, concern though she didn't know why. Lucy raised the bat, her feet parting as she prepared to go down with a fight.
"Master wants to speak with you Lucy Heartfilia." Juvia lifted a hand, holding it out for Lucy to take.
"Screw you and your 'master'." Swinging her arm with as much might as she could muster, the blonde sent the bat barreling straight towards the water demon. Without a water source around she had no way of blocking it with her demonic power. Not even the guards seemed like they were strong enough to take on the might of such power. Lesser demons, she assumed them to be.
It hit Juvia in the head, knocking her to the ground as her subordinates cried out in shock. Lucy took this opportunity to head in the direction Erza went. She was so close to freedom, so close to to going back to Natsu. The first thing she would do when she saw him would be wrap her arms around him, hold him and hope he never let her go again.
Maybe she'd even tell him how she felt since he never seemed to have the guts to give her a direct answer himself.
Her fingers latched onto the warm knob. She turned it and barely cracked the door before pain blinded her right mind and darkness consumed her. Gray, the ice demon, watched as she fell to the ground, Juvia's blood coating the bat he hit her with and now what was left of her hair.
"Grab Juvia and let's get out of here quick. Mard'll be pissed if he finds out what we're doin' here."