Hey guys! Roji back from the dead ;) I havent really had time to full check this chapter, might be a little typos and bad phrasing here and there, but I just wanted to get back into the flow of Fanfic! Hope you enjoy!
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PREY AND PREDATOR: THE HUNTER
2-RUN
One week earlier
"Jacob Jackson... I am sorry for your loss, once again." The Undertaker said, as Jacob walked into the funeral parlour. The black haired man nodded.
"Thank you." He said, in his velvety voice. The place brought sad memories for him... The death of his mother... father... sister... at the ends of that one man. No... no... not man... monster. He had memories of going in here. He was twenty years old, he could organize a funeral. And that's what he did. The whole family buried together, apart from him. He wanted to be buried with them once he died. He had made his will as soon as he joined the police force. He was an investigator, the youngest investigator to be hired by the Police Department of Magnolia. He was working on his parent's case. An exception had been made for him... He had to find the man.
The police thought he was crazy, claiming that one guy had broke into his house,and killed all of them, using him to get to Lucy. Lucy was wrapped up in this case somehow. And one thing Jacob knew. She wasn't dead.
It was the 1st of October, the day of Lucy's funeral. He had come to pay his respects. He had come earlier, to visit his family's grave, and whilst standing there, he saw something that made him look, instead of act.
Lucy was walking away, along with the pink haired man she had been with. Completely unscathed.
The funeral went along without a hinge, apart from the fact the dead girl was walking.
"How may I help you Jacob?" The old Undertaker said. Jacob wondered one moment who would organize his funeral once he died.
"I have a warrant to search a coffin." He said, giving a charming smile, hands in his pockets in his black trench coat. The Undertaker looked confused.
"To search a coffin?" He asked. Jacob nodded.
"Yes. I need your help to dig it up." He said. He looked horrified.
"Mr Jackson that is highly unrespectful for the soul within that coffin!" He said.
"It's police business." He said, his dark olive eyes piercing the light blue ones of the old man. He opened his mouth to argue back, but sighed instead.
"Which coffin?" He asked. Jacob smiled.
"Lucy Heartfilia." He said, cocking his head to the side. The Undertaker frowned, and with a sigh, said:
"Follow me."
They walked through the graveyard, the Undertaker leading him to a shed, giving him a shovel.
"I do not approve of this. You dig yourself mister Jackson. I'll be in my office." He said, as he gave the shovel. Jacob rolled his eyes, and walked to the graveyard.
He looked at the tombstone.
Lucy Heartfilia
Born 1st of July
Died 23rd of September 2015.
Rendered immortal by our memories of her.
Jacob gave a slight laugh.
"Immortal." He said, before shaking his head, and grabbing the shovel. He hit the ground, and took the first bout of earth out.
It was evening, and Jacob was breathing heavily. He had help from the Undertaker in the end, in taking the coffin out. And there it was. At the ground before him. He crouched down, and with the blade of the shovel prized the clasps open. He took a breath as he lifted it.
"Lucy Lucy Lucy..." He said. "So you do have a role to play in this... And your mystery guy." He said, frowning. The coffin was empty.
Three days later
The lights flashed as he walked out in front of the police station. The media had heard of the story. It was debriefing time for them.
"My name is investigator Jackson!" He shouted, making the yells of questions quieting down. "Today we have knowledge that Lucy Heartfilia may be involved in the murder of Mia, Emily, and David Jackson. She isn't dead." He said. Yells once again started. "We encourage the general public to contact us if they have any information of Heartfilia's whereabouts!" He shouted, as the journalists quietened down again. "Thank you. Good night." He said, before walking away. He smiled, as the clicks of cameras and yells of journalists were heard once more.
Jacob went to his desk. It was cold. Soon Christmas. He looked at the newspaper article on his desk. MISSING GIRL FOUND DEAD. He tapped with his biro pen on the front image. Those brown eyes. That blond hair. That pale skin. What secrets did she have...
"Jackson?" An officer said, poking his head around the door.
"Mm?" He asked, sighing.
"The people in charge of the Heartfilia girl's death found some CCTV that you might find interesting." The officer said as he walked in. Jacob nodded.
"Send it to my email then please." He said. The officer smiled.
"Already done sir." Jacob smiled at him.
"Finally, someone useful." He sighed. The officer laughed.
"I'm not surprised you'd find us incompetent. You are a young detective who excels at everything sir." The officer said. Jacob laughed.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Me? I'm Andrew, Andrew Kingston." He said. Jacob nodded, smiling.
"Excellent. Thank you officer Kingston." He said. Andrew nodded, smiling, and walked out. Jacob's smile vanished, as he went to his laptop. The lights were off, and only the light from the screen was shining on Jacob's face. It made his bony and defined cheekbones stand out, the black pupil in his olive green eyes shine sinisterly. He looked through the emails, and found the CCTV one.
He opened the file.
It was on a bus, the eve of the 3rd of August. Lucy was still missing then, yet the blond hair was unmistakable. People wouldn't of been looking for her... no wonder she could of gone easily through Magnolia without being noticed. And surely enough, next to her was the pink haired man. He looked, and frowned, as words were exchanged between them, as the pink haired man almost stood up fixing a brunette, how she pulled him back down and kissed him for a long time. It seemed passionate. Jacob frowned harder, as they leant away from each other. He squinted his eyes, and played it back. He saw it again. Just as they leaned away from the kiss. He paused the video, and zoomed in.
There was a blue light between their mouths... She was one of them. Or the pink man was. He frowned, and breathed.
Don't think about them. That didn't happen to them.
To your own family! Killed by one puny monster!
"Tsch!" Jacob said, kicking his desk.
Present time
Lucy couldn't believe it. She had to stop running, her heart was racing from having seen the newspaper. Jacob? Jacob opened her coffin? She fell to her knees, eyes bulging, her breaths heaving.
Dead.
I.
Should.
Be.
Dead.
Die.
She started shaking, all over. She was putting Natsu at risk, Summer at risk, Laura at risk, even Igneel at risk! She groaned, as her heart pounded more. A rogue growl escaped her throat.
Natsu sighed, as he looked out the window. The sun was low over the horizon. Lucy had been gone a long time. Summer was attempting to climb Igneel's back, he insisted she was too heavy, and Laura laughed. Natsu smiled looking at them, but the worry in his heart was felt again.
"Natsu, she's alright." Laura smiled, as she put a hand on his back.
"She's been gone since this afternoon. It's evening now, it'll get dark and she won't be able to find her way home..." He sighed. Laura put her hand on Natsu's hair, stroking it in a motherly fashion.
"She'll be back soon Natsu. Stop worrying." She smiled, as he laid his head on her shoulder. He was sitting at the window, so standing up her shoulder was at his head-level. "Why don't you go upstairs and tidy your room, okay?" She said. He nodded. She kissed his head, before he got up, and walked up the stairs.
He got to the top level, and stopped a second. He felt it. He was hungry. He breathed in, and out. It was strangely cold on the top level, like as if someone had left their window open. He went to his room, opened the door, and looked. It was closed. He then looked at Lucy's door. He frowned, walking towards it, and opened the door.
The wind blew into the hall. Her window was wide open, her jacket and top were on the floor, and she was standing topless at the window, arms around her chest. He looked confused, at the wings protruding from her back.
"L-Lucy?" He asked, walking in and closing the door. She didn't turn around. She just stood there, the bright yellow light from the window making her skin golden, and her hair honey. Her wings were still the same undefined sheen of white, almost glowing. He walked towards her. "Lucy?" He asked again. This time, she turned her head to the side, and turned around, arms still covering her chest. Natsu looked deep into her eyes. Into her crying, light blue eyes.
"Help..." she whispered. Natsu looked, panic stricken.
"What's happened?" He asked, grabbing a blanket, and wrapping it around her, as she folded her wings, so the blanket covered them as well, only the top protruding. She leaned against him, in an armless-hug. He felt surprised a second, before he wrapped his arms around her. "Why are you like this?" He asked.
"She... she felt under attack. And what happens hen we feel under attack?" She asked, as she leaned away.
"Well... we transform automatically." He said. She looked at him, and nodded.
"And the same goes for my species. I transformed automatically." She whispered. Natsu looked at her blue eyes.
"Lucy..." he whispered.
"I share her thoughts. We may seem different but we are the same person. I know what happened." She said.
"What? She felt under attack?" He asked. Lucy nodded.
"And more... You have to talk me out of it. I can't leave here, my food source is too rare, I'd die. Unless I can feed off humans..." She said. Natsu grabbed her wrist.
"What do you mean leave here?" He asked. Lucy looked at him.
"It's in the newspaper. I am being hunted down. My empty coffin was discovered, you are being searched for as well. She wants to run away from here without telling you. She doesn't want to put you or your family at risk, but if I leave I will die." Lucy whispered. Natsu looked panic stricken.
"H-how-"
"We share 'll know about this. Both my sides have become accustomed to one another. We remember when we change now." She whispered. "My human will know about this conversation Natsu." She said. He nodded. "I am going to change back now. I'll be tired. My wings consume a lot of energy. From both sides." She said. Natsu nodded. "Natsu." She said. He looked at her.
"What?"
"My human side loves you. That feeling is rubbing off on my dragon side." She said, her tear stained face still emotionless. He looked at her.
"I love every side of you." He said. Her blue eyes glinted a moment, and her mouth formed a slight smile.
"I'm going to transform back now." She said. "I am tired." She whispered, as the blinding white light shone, and her wings vanished, leaving Lucy, her eyes fluttered close, as she swayed a moment, and almost fell to the ground, if Natsu hadn't caught her. He stayed there, Lucy's back leaning on his bent knee, her head lolling in his left hand, and his right holding the blanket. He pulled her up closer to him, as he hugged her.
"Damn..." He whispered, before kissing her forehead, and carrying her to her bed, and laying her down. He looked at her, an stroked her cheek. She sighed in her sleep. He looked concerned at her. He wouldn't let her run away. He walked out the room.
"Lucy's home." He said, once downstairs.
"Huh?" Laura asked. "I didn't see her come through the door." She said.
"You probably didn't look properly." He said, as he went to sit by the window again.
"Are you okay Natsu?" Summer asked.
"Fine." He lied.
"Son..." Igneel said.
"I'm fine." He said again.
"Where's Lucy?" Summer asked. Natsu looked further out the window.
"Sleeping. She's tired." He said.
"Is she okay?" Laura asked.
"Fine." He answered, his mind up there with her.
"Poor girl...She always seems so skinny." Laura sighed.
"Nah mum she's good. You are just paranoid." Summer said. Natsu sighed.
Time passed, and soon it was dinner, Lucy still wasn't downstairs.
"Why don't you go and get her Natsu?" Laura asked. He shook his head.
"She's okay mum. She's just feeling a bit off." He lied. He knew she would want to sleep.
"Okay..." She said, as she bought the plate with a roast chicken on. "Darling," She said to Igneel. "What would you like? Leg? White?" She said. He gave a big smile.
"I want my son to go first, he's a man now and should know what part of a chicken he wants." He said. Natsu smiled.
"Nah thanks dad... I'm not hungry." He said. Igneel frowned.
"Natsu, you're not ill anymore." He said in a fatherly manner.
"Still dad..." He sighed.
"Eat." Igneel said more sternly. Natsu looked at the big brown eyes of his father, and felt like a little kid. Scared of what would come next. He started breathing quickly.
"I'll have what's easiest." He said, frowning. Laura paused a second, prepared to take pity on Natsu, but sighed, and cut a piece of for him. She put the chicken in front of his plate. He sighed, and waited for everyone to be served before Laura sat down, and they started. He put a piece in his mouth, the cardboard like texture of the bird making his gullet lurch in protest. He swallowed.
And swallowed.
His family made small talk, as he swallowed more. Dinner was over
"Desert Natsu?" Laura asked. He frowned.
""No thanks. If that's okay." He said. His dad raised on eyebrow at him.
"Sure." He said Natsu felt something not right go on at the pit of his stomach.
"Can I leave table?' He asked.
Really?" Laura asked, almost disappointed. He nodded. She gave a nod of approval, and Natsu got up, and went upstairs, to the top floor. He was going to see Lucy, put the feeling in his stomach got worse. He felt hot and clammy, and he went to the bathroom. His legs shook, as he bent over the toilet, and a horrible sensation of burning was felt in his throat, as what he had tried to eat came out. He breathed in sharply, a he spat. His throat stung, as he sat on the ground, grabbing a piece of tissue and wiping his mouth.
"Natsu?" A small voice said. He turned around to the door of the bathroom. Lucy was standing there, holding a blanket around her.
"Lucy..." He sighed, his breaths still ragged.
"What's up?" She asked, as she went and crouched down next to him. He sighed, as he got up,and washed his mouth out in the sink.
"Human food." He said, spitting. She patted him. He got up. "Don't remember?" He asked.
"I turned..." She whispered. He nodded.
"You explained it to me." He said. "And forget about running away." He said, as he kissed her cheek. She sighed.
"Brush your teeth Natsu..." She said, as she walked off to her room. He rolled his eyes.
Natsu was up all night. He couldn't sleep. Each creak of the house made him think Lucy was leaving. He couldn't take it. He got up, and opened his door. The house was dark and cold, as he walked along the landing to Lucy's room. He eased the door open, and saw Lucy. She was sitting up in bed, which faced the window, looking out at the dark clouds.
"Lucy." Natsu whispered at the door, as he walked in. She looked at him.
"I'm hungry."She whispered. He nodded, closed the door, and went to sit beside her, in bed with her. He put his hand on her chin, as she put hers on his cheeks. He opened his mouth, letting his emotions flow as she took. He took his hands away, and closed his eyes, as he lay down. Lucy followed, and got on him, still was already feeling the strain. He was hungry himself, but could last longer. Lucy gently played with his lips, pressing hers lightly on his, still feeding, as she started unbuttoning his shirt. Natsu was getting weaker, but could still feel all of Lucy's desires. She wanted his emotions, yet she also wanted him. She pushed his shirt to the side, revealing his chest, and she ran her hands along his warm body. The blanket had fallen of her body, showing that she had put a top on, and she still had trousers on. He cursed the trousers mentally, he wanted to feel her soft skin, even though he was too tired even to lift his arm. Lucy gave a low groan, as she crouched down lower over him, holding his mouth open. The flow stopped. Natsu breathed in heavily.
"Enough?" He asked.
"Of that, yes. Of this, no." She said, her one blue eye shining. She pushed his head to the side, making his neck more visible, as she kissed, playfully biting. He closed his eyes, as tiredness made every touch, every whisper, blur into a flurry of pleasure. He opened his eyes.
"Lucy... I love you..." He said.
"I love you too." She whispered.
"Not tonight... tired..." he said, as he stroked her cheek. He felt her nod.
"Yes Natsu." She whispered, as she got off him, and lay beside him. "Sleep now okay?" She said, as she kissed his lips. He nodded, tired from the feeding and from the whole day in general.
Lucy watched, smiling, as Natsu fell asleep on her bed. She smiled, as her blue eye turned brown again, and tears quietly rolled down. She kissed his sleeping lips, and got up off the bed. She went to her bag.
The air was still and dark, it was the middle of the night. Lucy was walking along the gravel driveway, backpack over her shoulder, silently sniffing, as she walked off. She closed her eyes, and soon, one was blue. She clenched her heart, crying, before she ran off, quickly and quietly.
