Chapter 12
A hand came at her but she easily dodged it as she dropped her groceries.
"Gate of the Lion I open thee, Leo" Lucy said as she got back onto her feet.
Getting ready to fight her body froze when she saw one of the people in her apartment. Red hair with freckles smirked at her. Images of him rapping and beating her swarmed her mind. Lucy's body started to shake as fear washed over her.
"Jack? How…I thought Natsu…" Lucy stammered not letting her fear overwhelm her."
"My brother did say you had an amazing body," the guy said as his hand began to glow. "I can't tell you how many times I've gotten off to the videos he sent me. Although seeing you here explains why my twin stopped sending them to me. You're lucky that you got away, but soon I'll make you mine."
"Not so fast!" Loke yelled stepping in front of Lucy.
Lucy stood there watching Loke frozen in place. When someone else came at her from behind Jack's brother she turned and ran for her door. She could barely hear Loke tell her to go to the guild over the sound of her heartbeat in her ears. Lucy didn't care that she ran into people on her way to the guild. When she was about two blocks away she heard someone running behind her. Looking over her shoulder she saw that it was Jack's brother that was chasing after her. Tears brimming her eyes Lucy ran faster. Bursting through the door she tried to see where Mira was. She was about to yell out when someone grabbed her arm and yanked her back. Lucy yelped in pain before seeing Jack's brother in front of her. Pushing her fear aside Lucy kicked at him.
The noise of her commotion got the attention of her guild mates. Lucy grabbed two of her keys when lightning struck the guy. Loke then burst through the door with a strained look on his face. When Lucy felt someone touch her shoulder she jumped. Mira tried to comfort her before she crumpled to the ground.
"They were waiting for me at my apartment, just like before," Lucy cried.
"You made it out this time though," Mira whispered hugging her.
Lucy nodded her head as she looked up and saw the back of Laxus and Gajeel.
"And you defended yourself," Levy added.
"How about Gajeel, Laxus, Levy and I go to your apartment and help make sure that no one is there," Mira said giving her a squeeze.
"That would be okay," Lucy whispered.
Lucy saw the guys that were in her apartment being tied up while Mira helped her stand up.
While on her way back to her apartment Lucy felt uncomfortable. She held her body tight while they made her way to her apartment. Once they arrived Gajeel and Laxus went around her apartment sniffing.
"What are you doing?" Lucy asked.
"Trying to see if the guys we got at the guild were the only ones in here," Gajeel answered. "And it seems like we got all of them."
"Natsu is going to be pissed when he finds out," Laxus said cracking the window open.
"Why did you open the window?" Mira asked steering Lucy to the couch.
"To air the apartment out. It stinks of the men, and I know that the scent of them here will make Natsu crazy."
"Natsu," Lucy whispered rubbing her arms.
It was then that she took a good look at her apartment. Even though all her stuff was there it didn't feel like home. In fact it hadn't felt like home since the day she was kidnapped. The only time she could actually feel at peace in her apartment anymore was when Natsu was there with her. When she realized that she didn't feel safe in her apartment anymore Lucy started to cry. She felt pathetic that she didn't feel safe in her home anymore.
"Lucy, it's okay," Levy said hugging her tight. "No one is here."
"I know, I'm just tired," Lucy lied. "I think I'm going to take a nap."
"Do you want one of us to stay here?" Mira asked.
"No, I'll be fine."
"Okay, just let us know if we can do anything for you," Mira said.
Lucy nodded her head as she made her way to her bed. She curled her body up into a ball and tried to relax. The muscles in her shoulders were so tight that she was starting to get a headache. Even though it had been months since she had been back today set her back a lot. She couldn't believe that she was so scared just to see the brother of the guy who raped and tortured her everyday. Lucy felt so pathetic when she realized how scared she was. She couldn't even properly defend herself. Instead she ran like a scared little girl for help. Seeing the pink Fairy Tail symbol on her hand she felt like a disgrace. If she couldn't get over what happened to her fully, then how would she ever be able to do her job in protecting people.
Feeling empty inside she got up and waked to her bathroom. She then dug into her drawer and found a razor blade she got months back, but never used. Tears streamed down her face as she brought the razor to her wrist. Some blood trickled down her arm as she pulled the blade across the skin. A hand then grabbed her to stop her action any more.
"Lucy," Loke said looking into her eyes.
"Loke…I…this…I can't stay here anymore," Lucy cried. "I can't even feel safe here."
"Everything will be alright," Loke said hugging her. "Lets find a new place that you can feel safe in."
