"Guess what guys!" Mira shouted as she walked into Lucy's classroom. Before they could guess she shouted, "I just got a date for homecoming on Saturday!" She squealed bouncing around. "Guess who it is!"

"Laxus?" Levy guessed. Lucy didn't say anything and just watched her friend prance around like an idiot. It was clear she really liked this guy.

"Yesss!" She squealed jumping up and down. By now everyone in the class was staring at the three. A few glares were shot at Lucy, which didn't go unnoticed by her.

"You'll be bringing Gajeel, right Levy?" Mira grinned. Levy blushed and quickly denied her but Mira continued to interrogate the bluenette. Lucy started off into space as she watched the clouds roll by. Since she was an eighth grader going into eleventh grade this would be Lucy's first homecoming. It was Thrusday, the homecoming game was tomorrow and the dance was on Saturday. It was supposed to be last week but the lack of hands in the Homecoming Committee set it back a week along with some schedule mix-ups for the game. You can bet plenty of people blamed it on Lucy. Even so, she would love to go with Natsu to the dance as his date but...

"Your going with Natsu aren't you Lucy." Mira asked. The glares grew stronger at her innocent question.

"Umm.. Uh well." Lucy knew she shouldn't go. Her bad karma would only ruin the dance one way or another. This curse affected her life and the lives of those around her. But she would never let it show. Instead she just smiled and put on a fake mask that everything was alright. Only Natsu knew better than to believe that smile.

"Nope." Lucy smiled happily. "I have a report to finish so I can't."

"You can do that after!" Mira brushed off her excuse.

Lucy shook her head, still holding her smile. "I also want to get a head start in U.S. History so I'm gonna finish next week's chapter and revise last week's. Plus I have work scheduled for that day at the Coffee Shop." She told her. Mira rolled her eyes and stopped pressing forward.

"Whatever you say." She shrugged. "Have to get to class. See you!" She called as she ran out the door. Lucy sighed in relief and looked out the window.

Mira was a senior but they shared a few classes. She definitely went out of her way to see Lucy and/or Levy before every period. It got annoying at times but Lucy was grateful to have her as a friend.

The day had come and gone, she didn't get much time to spend with Natsu as his fans swarmed him all day. So Lucy had some freetime to spend with Levy at lunch. In which she spent researching information on the milky way galaxy in the library while Levy absorbed her self in a new book. It had always been Lucy's dream to become a astronomer and to make that happen she studied extra hard. But of course studying got harder when Natsu introduced her to Anime. If not video games were distracting enough.

Since Lucy started work up again she would head their right after school and work until six. Natsu usually comes in around five then bugs her for an hour til he walks her home. She was happy they still got to walk together.

Natsu was way more protective then usual. It started about the day after they had their run in with that creep. Lucy also lost her phone around that time to. She called it many times on Natsu's phone but no one ever answered. She was really hoping she would find it because she really didn't have the money to buy a new one.

Speaking of creeps, Lucy had a nagging feeling that someone was stalking her. She would glance over her shoulder and swear she saw someone duck out of sight. The feeling even followed her into her apartment. It had gotten so bad that Lucy had to lock all of her windows, keep the curtains closed at all times, and use all three locks on her door. She usually only used the one on the door handle but this inspirational fear made her take extremes. Natsu even volunteered to stay at her place until this problem blew away. For extra precaution, Natsu gave her a bottle of pepper spray to arm herself.

Wanting to make sure she stayed safe, Natsu had asked Levy to walk her to her work for the rest off the football season. Until he could walk her himself.

The amount of care and worry for her safety that he showed was just one of the reasons Lucy had fallen so hard.

Time went by fast and the shop was bustling with costumers. Lucy was so busy taking orders at the counter that she didn't hear Natsu call her name. Deciding to leave her be, Natsu got him self a set and unlocked this phone, scrolling through Facebook waiting for her shift to end. Only forty minutes until six.

Five minutes before she could leave Lucy handled her last customer. A chill ran down her spin as she turned around to see the guy she had collided with. She froze. He grinned.

"Tall white chocolate mocha, iced." He said coldly. Lucy was still frozen and couldn't move. It was like she was put under a spell and was denied any movement. His eyes watched her intently and a malicious smile creeper up his face. It wasn't until her co-worker snapped her out of her trance that she could function correctly again.

"N-Name?" She asked.

"Kai." He answered in an undertone voice. It was like everything he said had an entirely different meaning.

Lucy wrote his name on a cup with shaky hands and went to prepare his drink. Natsu had watched the entire scene. He kept a close eye on the stranger. There was something weird about him.

Lucy brought the man his drink and quickly stepped away from him, earning queer looks from her coworkers. She gave a light bow and said, "Thank you for coming." But left out the 'please come again part'. She honestly hoped he never came to the shop again.

Taking off her apron, Lucy walking into the back room/ break room and opened her locker. She grabbed her school bag and quickly changed back into her school uniform be hind the curtain. When she came out from behind it what she saw her shocked her so much she almost fell over.

Her phone was sitting in the center of the table with a note under it. Lucy put her phone in her pocket and slowly took the note and opened it up.

I've been watching you

Lucy cried out and backpeadled and slammed into the lockers. Tears brimmed her eyes and she trembled violently. Natsu barged into the room and pulled Lucy into his arms. Repeatedly asking her what had happened. But Lucy was so frightened she could think straight and left his question unanswered. Lucy blacked out.

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The bright light of the emergency room woke Lucy in a daze. Waking up in an unfamiliar room caused Lucy to once again go into a panic. Natsu was immediately at her side, using calming words in order to cool her down. Once she was soothed down Lucy started to cry and pulled him into a shockingly strong hug.

"Someone is... Someone... watching..." She fought to find her words but her jumbled mind prevented her from doing so.

"It's ok, it's ok." Natsu shushed her. He grabbed both sides of her face to gain her attention. "Now I'm gonna show you something and I want you to me what it is okay?" He asked patiently. Lucy nodded her head and took a deep breath. Natsu reached into his pocket and pulled out hi the note from before. "What is this?" He asked quietly but Lucy could hear anger in his voice and see fire in his eyes.

"It..it's a note... I found with my... phone." She scattered.

"Where did into come from?" He asked more intensely.

"I don't k-know." Lucy said more wholly.

Natsu stood up and gently rubbed her head. "Get some sleep, they'll discharge you in the morning." Lucy smiled lightly. Natsu saw it. The fear behind the mask she put on. He knew she only did it to put him at ease, but when a threat this big appears he can't let his guard down for a second in fear of Lucy getting hurt.

Walking into the hallway, Natsu pulled out his phone and dialed a number he new all to well. "Gray, it's Natsu, get Erza, Mira and Levy and come to the hospital now. We have some ass kicking to do."

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Sorry it took so long. I'm a bit busy as usual.

And sorry I used an OC, I've used this guy in two of my other stories so my friend convinced me to bring him into this story.

Hope y'all enjoyed!

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