The next day, Natsu found himself waking up earlier than usual due to a small whimper Lucy had made in her sleep.

He groaned. Flipping to his side, he exhaled tiredly to himself as he buried himself into her hair. He took the time to breathe in her sweet scent. It made him feel things that he wouldn't have been able to possibly… Well, experience in this lifetime.

He didn't quite understand what exactly made him wake up. He hugged the blonde closer to himself, squinting an eye open to look at the time. Against the dimly lit room, he was able to make out the time 4:30 on the alarm clock. He never woke up this early before.

Why would his body decide to fuck with him like that?

Resting his head once more, he took a deep breath. The sweet and delicious smell of Honey, Vanilla, and stardust infiltrated his nose. He noticed that she changed her shampoo again.

Basking in the scent, he desperately wished that her smell would somehow lull him back to sleep. In the end, it didn't work.

Instead, it almost made him feel hotter and more awake. His inner dragon purred.

Lucy mumbled under her breath, breathing softly. Natsu peeked over her to see her face and frowned when he saw her peaceful expression twist into a pained one, if only a little. This alarmed him somewhat. He huffed as he sat up.

'No point in trying to sleep now.' he thought. He carefully climbed over the blonde before pulling up a chair. He sat in front of her with a tired look in his eyes.

Despite the occasional mumbling and pained expressions, she looks a lot better compared to yesterday. Natsu rubbed his face, he had been really scared for her health.

He was glad that Wendy came when she did. Or else… He tapped his head. He didn't want to think about what could've happened. He shook the thoughts away and yawned, allowing his body to instinctively stretch itself out. There were several satisfying cracks and pops that rumbled throughout his body.

He leaned his head back, staring into space.

The thoughts of what happened within those few months he's been away from Lucy struck him. He really missed her, now that he pondered about it. He didn't know why he suddenly ditched her like that. He felt a bit guilty, considering that this was his best friend and partner. So what if Lisanna came back in the end? He should have stuck close to Lucy after about a week or so. Not going to her after the first day of partying was his first mistake.

His inner dragon roared in agreement. Natsu felt that it was pissed at him that he ignored her for so long, and caused her so much pain. Natsu winced at the thought. He wanted to justify his actions, but couldn't think of a very good reason.

He was simply excited that Lisanna came back from the "dead". He was wishing the whole time that it wasn't any sort of dream when they brought her back from Edolas.

The dragon puffed and then went silent.

Natsu rolled his eyes at himself. How pathetic can he get, honestly?

His thinking was interrupted when Lucy gave out a short sigh. He turned his attention to her, watching as she grimaced. Her nose started to wiggle slightly, making him think that the action was pretty adorable. He chuckled to himself.

He's not going to get anywhere if he kept denying it. Or at least, that's what Happy had told him a month ago.

Lucy wiggled her nose a bit more before she suddenly let out a faint sneeze. Golden glitter exploded from her mouth. Showering down like a waterfall. It almost looked like a little firework.

Natsu stared wide-eyed as he watched the particles dissipate into thin air. His mouth was gaping when he realized that she just sneezed what he could assume was stardust. Based on the intense smell he got from it when it floated in the air.

'What the hell?'

Natsu realized that her ears and tail had popped out as well. Her right ear started to twitch slightly a few times, resulting in Lucy kneading at it absentmindedly. Natsu's heart started to beat as he watched with immense curiosity. He fully embraced the fact that his best friend was looking extremely cute within that moment.

Natsu felt the sudden urge to touch her pointy ears. He gulped, heart drumming in his throat as he reached his hands out slowly. He inched closer, keeping an eye on Lucy's face in case she decided to wake up suddenly. Her ears twitched again, much like Happy's when he sleeps and something tickles his.

Natsu hovered his hands slightly when he got closer. Fully concentrating on how he should proceed. He could just do a tiny touch? Or brush against them? Or maybe pull on them?

He decided to just quickly grab her ears and touch them as gently as possible.

When his hands connected with the tufts of fur, his hands felt like they were in heaven when he felt the soft and silkiness of the pair. He gave them a test rub, seeing if anything would happen.

Lucy twitched a little. The tail that was wrapped around her started to tap against her thigh lightly. Natsu was beaming from ear to ear with a child-like expression. This was really cool!

He wanted to see if anything else would happen, so he started to rub Lucy's ears once again. This time, he did it at a typical steady pace, keeping a watchful eye on her tail.

He was ecstatic when her tail started to wag a bit more. Lucy sighed to herself as she leaned closer to Natsu. Without warning, a sudden thought passed through his mind. Would Lucy allow him to pet her whenever he wanted to?

He daydreamed a little. Thinking about Lucy begging him for head pats. He accidentally rubbed them a bit too roughly and gave a panicked curse.

Soon after he did so however, he heard Lucy make a low, moaning sound. Natsu released his hands quickly, holding them up in the air. His hands felt like they were burning. Why did he react to his impulses so many times?

He watched with a terrified look as Lucy opened her Doe-like eyes and stared at him. Eyes glazed over from being woken up.

Who was I? Where was I? What am I?

"... L-luce?"

Lucy was in a daze. Whatever had rubbed her ears felt really good. Like… really good.

She had woken up a bit ago when she had sneezed. But she couldn't open her eyes for some reason. They were really heavy with fatigue. She was a bit aware of what was going on in the room, and noticed that the heat that she had grown to love was in front of her instead of behind. And that particular heat was pretty close to her face.

The smell of apple wood and spiced cinnamon invaded her senses. She subconsciously took a deep breath. She decided that this was going to be her favorite smell. Besides Lavender. She was pleased with the mixture of those smells. It made her feel calm and relaxed.

However, this mostly confused Lucy. Just what was he doing?

She had wanted to try and open her eyes again to look at him, but something, maybe her instincts, told her to wait a little bit longer. She obliged and waited, wondering what the dragon slayer was going to do. She twitched slightly in surprise.

He had just started rubbing her ears. It had startled her. She wasn't expecting that at all!

Although she was surprised, she felt the warmth of his hands and practically melted at his touch. It was really comfortable and relaxing. She might have to start making this a thing. She suppressed a sigh of comfort and focused on his hand movement. It was like a massage. Her tail involuntarily started to flick against her leg.

She was deeply enjoying the treatment Natsu was giving her. She couldn't stop the overwhelming relaxation that coursed through her body. Her mind started to wonder for a bit. Thinking about what happened during the mission.

She was suddenly caught off guard when he accidentally rubbed them a little bit too roughly. An extremely intense feeling of electricity erupted within her body. A low moan escaped her throat, causing her to curse in her head. What the actual hell just happened? Since when were her ears that sensitive?

Lucy bit the inside of her mouth in an attempt to stop herself from blushing.

She felt the warmth of his hands fade away quickly, she almost felt disappointed that he stopped. She decided to take that as her cue to open her eyes. She kind of wanted to see Natsu's reaction.

When their gazes met, they couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.

Moreso for Lucy because she had to act like she had just woken up… and totally wasn't enjoying what he was doing to her ears.

Lucy was nonplussed when she saw a completely red and spooked Natsu. She stifled a giggle. Natsu looked so innocent and guilty. She snickered in her head, it might be worth teasing the dragon slayer as pay back for stopping right? She wouldn't be the bad guy in this sort of situation!

But first and foremost, she needed to fully wake up.

She slowly sat up, still on her side as she blinked away the rest of her sleepiness. A yawn hit her, using her hand to cover her mouth. She couldn't stop herself from stretching her limbs. Some bones popped and cracked, much like how Natsu's did.

She groaned a little in satisfaction. That felt nice, stretching her limbs like that. Her ears flattened on her head as she started to pat her tail. She felt a small tickle in her nose, which turned into a crazy itch before she sneezed twice in a row.

She couldn't believe what she saw in front of her after that. She stared at the golden particles hovering in the air. She was confused and blinked when it started to dissipate before glancing at Natsu.

He was still frozen in place, his eyes trained on the golden particles that disappeared. He bit his lip slightly.

Lucy was still curious about what just happened. Looking at Natsu, it seemed like he already witnessed this happening. So she guessed the first time she sneezed, he saw the glitter in the air?

She figured she would save that thought for another time. She wanted to continue her little game. She slowly stood up, a playful gleam in her eyes. They glowed a dull Amber, bringing out her brown eye color. They glimmered softly out of mischief, causing Natsu to bite his cheek.

This woman was doing too much to him! What should he do?! He watched as Lucy tilted her body forward a bit before walking.

Lucy walked over to Natsu, redirecting her gaze to the drawer behind him. She could use this. She just has to walk past him. She grinned in her head.

As she walked over, she side-stepped him, giving him a small glance. She lifted her tail just enough so that it brushed against his face. She muttered under her breath, knowing the dragon slayer could hear her. "You should play with my ears more often. It felt nice."

Natsu felt like he was in a dream when Lucy said that. Her scent when her tail brushed against him was putting his senses on overdrive.

He almost fainted from the anticipation she was creating. He could feel his inner dragon growl darkly in pleasure. She was teasing him. He knew she was. And he completely didn't mind that at all. It was worth it.

He honestly had half a mind to grab her and keep her there in her room. In her bed. Tied up in nothing but her underwear.

Natsu sucked in a breath quietly, trying his best to muffle it. His hands dropped to his side, fists clenching in an effort to regain self-control.

Lucy noticed that her actions actually did something to him. She almost felt prideful. That she herself was able to make the rowdy dragon slayer like this. She hummed lightly as she swayed her body. Her tail swayed back and forth with her, she was pleased when she heard him muffle a groan. Natsu felt Enchanted when she looked back slightly. Lucy could see his eyes darkened considerably.

She had absolutely no idea what she was doing. She was trying to act like a character she read in a novel once. It almost seemed like she was trying to seduce him!

And honestly… Maybe she was. Her face was burning red at her own actions. Just what had gotten into her? Natsu was dense! He doesn't like her like that. And there's no possible way that he was enjoying this… Right?

Lucy made it to her drawer finally. She decided to do one last tease, knowing the dragon slayer was looking. She pulled out a lacy, bright red pair of underwear. Her hearing was trained on him, trying to see how he would react.

Natsu was doing his utmost best to not go against his instinct when he saw her pull out the underwear. This woman was going to drive him crazy. He cursed the blonde in his head and scurried to the bathroom. His pants were starting to become really uncomfortable. It seemed like he was probably going to have to please himself again, but paused with a thought.

What if Lucy's senses had enhanced? He paled. Why didn't he think about this before? If she did, then that means…

He groaned in frustration. That woman was really playing with his emotions. But… He loved how she was tempting him. Egging him into doing something to her. He adored her display of dominance.

He took a deep breath. As much as he wanted to get his member taken care of, he couldn't do it in Lucy's home like that. He gritted his teeth. This was hard. What should he do? Take a cold shower or something? Or should he go home and take care of his little problem there?

He took the liberty to go to the sink and splash some water on his face to clear his mind. He tried his best to readjust his pants. He might head home first to deal with this. He just needed to make some excuse and keep his cool… He couldn't let her know that she caused this reaction within him!

He opened the door nervously, still debating on what his next actions should be. And how he should face his best friend. That was until he saw a figure standing right next to him. He promptly almost had a heart attack.

Lucy was leaning next to the door with a somewhat concerned look, looking at Natsu who was holding his chest against the wall. She went over and put a hand on his back. What was wrong with him?

"You okay there Natsu? Er… Did I do too much? Do I need to go call for Wendy?" His response was his face bursting into flames. Literally.

Lucy screamed in horror, "Natsu! Oh My god!" She panicked a little, rushing him into the shower. She pushed him in hurriedly before turning on the water.

The flames on Natsu went out in an instant. She was utterly stupefied at what had just happened as she watched Natsu thoroughly get soaked from the water. His hair sticking to his face. He wanted to die so much. He slowly covered his steaming head in embarrassment.

'Please kill me…'

Lucy and Happy couldn't stop laughing at Natsu while they sat at the table, eating some waffles, bacon, and eggs that Lucy made for everyone. Or well, for herself and Natsu. Happy was eating his morning fish.

Natsu was pouting to himself, blushing and hissing for them to stop laughing at his misery. "Come on guys! It's not that funny!"

Happy snickered, "You loooooooove her!"

"SHUT UP HAPPY!" He grabbed the cat and rubbed the exceeds head with his fist. Happy started to whine and squirm.

Lucy couldn't stop laughing at their antics. She shook her head and started to eat some of her food. Her ear twitched. Happy sat back down on the table after he escaped from Natsu's grasp.

"Hey Natsu? We should head over to the guild soon and see if Master has any updates!" Happy munched happily as he glanced at Natsu. They still needed answers. He remembered Wendy mentioning something about some sort of seal on Lucy.

Natsu was shoving food into his mouth, only stopping long enough to answer the exceeds' question. "Yeah. We should head over soon, plus we should see if Wendy found out anything about…" Natsu paused a little. Lucy still didn't know what Wendy had discovered. He didn't want her to panic.

He thought carefully, figuring out how he should word what he wanted to say. He leaned back into his seat, " … About Lucy's headaches. And tell her that Lucy started to sneeze stardust!"

Happy agreed. The stardust thing was strange though. When he heard about it, he thought Natsu had hallucinated what he saw, thanks to yesterday and laughed at him. That was, until Lucy sneezed loudly, causing the duo to look at her. Happy's mouth dropped in awe at the sight.

He blankly thought to himself that the whole thing with Lucy was weird.

After they finished eating, Lucy went to her room to get changed. Looking at herself in the mirror, she glanced at herself. She looked adorable with her ears and tail. She looked at the clothes that she had put on and hummed curiously.

She was wearing an orange and yellow tank top with a blue denim vest. A blue skirt was around her waist along with some white shorts underneath. On her feet, she had put on her brown combat boots. Keys and whip attached to her belt.

Her tail wagged a little in thought before she hiccupped. A poof sound followed soon after and saw that it had disappeared. She frowned. She was going to have to figure out why they kept coming out when she sneezes, and why it goes away when she hiccups.

She shrugged. May as well worry about that later.

Lucy put a part of her hair into a ponytail in the back, before braiding a few strands together. She tied it with a silver and purple ribbon. The rest of her hair flowed down her back. Honestly, lucy started to adore her hair. It looked so much better and prettier than her typical blond! She twirled around once, admiring herself in the mirror before Natsu called for her to hurry up.

She huffed in irritation. What was with them rushing her anyways? She quickly made sure that everything was set before walking over to the door.

"You're sneezing stardust now?" Gray was starting to think that whatever Lucy was going through was some sort of joke. Or curse. Maybe that monster did more harm than good to the Celestial Mage. Lisanna played with her fingers. There was a lot going on.

The fight with the monster was scary as it was, and now this is happening to Lucy. She watched Lucy with guilty eyes, she had felt bad about the whole thing during the mission. The fact that Lucy sacrificed herself to help her replayed in her mind.

Erza held her chin as she examined the girl. She didn't understand what was going on with her. Was it because they haven't paid any attention to Lucy recently? And that they just never noticed anything wrong with her? Or maybe something dangerous happened to Lucy when she got eaten… What happened to Lucy when she was eaten by that beast?

Wendy was checking on Lucy's health. Making sure that she didn't miss anything important last night. She sighed a little in defeat. She was glad that Lucy wasn't sick anymore, but the thing she found last night was worrisome. She had hoped a little that she imagined that seal.

She stepped away from Lucy and turned to Makarov, who was sitting on the bar drinking, "Master? Um.. Yesterday, I had found something wrong with Lucy-san last night. It would explain the headaches that she was having recently."

Makarov focused on Wendy. He silently glanced at her thoughtfully. "What have you managed to find Wendy dear?"

Wendy took a deep breath and began explaining to everyone what had happened last night.

"Last night, Happy sought me out and told me that Lucy was in danger. When I went over, she was suffering from a really bad fever. And I was told that her headaches had returned. It seemed like it got a lot worse. While I was trying to bring her fever down, I felt something was stopping me from using my magic. It… almost felt like my magic was being sucked away when I tried to use it for her headaches."

Wendy discussed that it took her close to two hours to bring Lucy's fever down, because it felt like her magic was being sucked out of her body.

She had to take 20 minute breaks to successfully stop her headaches. It was really difficult for the young dragon slayer. She wanted to bring up that there were a lot of barriers that she had to bypass in order to help her, but decided against it.

Lucy sat there puzzled. She had no recollection of this fever. She just remembered the intense migraines that she had felt before she blacked out.

Makarov was intrigued. He himself was aware that there was something wrong with the spell engraved into Lucy. He wouldn't be the master if he hadn't sensed it first. Besides that, Lucy's mother had mentioned it to him once before as well. He glanced at Lucy, noticing how deep in thought she was.

He then nodded at Wendy to continue her report.

Wendy timidly glanced over to charla, who gestured for her to continue. She mustered some courage and spoke up, "Um… I managed to figure out what it was. And it turned out that it was some sort of … forbidden seal." After she finished, she looked around and saw their stunned expressions. She cleared her throat, "There's a dangerous type of magic on Lucy. If we don't somehow get rid of it, It might be possible that Lucy will… forget about us?"

Wendy didn't feel right with Lucy losing her memories. She was going to do all that she could to help her!

"WHAT!?" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. A forbidden magic was casted on Lucy? Who would do such a thing? And what was their goal in doing so?

"It must have been that monster we fought the other day! Lucy was eaten after all… So maybe she got it when she-" Erza smacked him, "Lucy herself has stated that there was nothing except for those monsters in the stomach. And for the record Gray, that monster didn't use any magic or curses to begin with."

Gray rubbed his head. Why did he get hit? He was simply suggesting that it might have been possible…

Lisanna nodded her head, "Yeah. But Lucy wouldn't have been in that mess if it wasn't for me not moving…" Lisanna glanced at Lucy, "I'm sorry about what happened during that time Lucy."

Lucy waved the girl off, "You have no reason to be sorry Lisanna. I'm just glad that you're still with us. Better me than you, you know? You have friends and family here that wouldn't let this slide if something happened to you." Lucy gave the girl a tired smile. She didn't blame Lisanna for what happened during the mission. If it was anyone else, I'm sure that they would have reacted the same way. The thing was seriously freaky to look at.

Lisanna retorted, "But you have family and friends here too Lucy! As much as I appreciated your help, you can't sacrifice yourself like that!" Lisanna was fuming mad. Lucy was so simple and really focused on protecting others.

Lucy was stunned. She knows that she has friends, but Lisanna actually has relatives that had missed her. She doesn't.

Lisanna walked over to Lucy, angry tears in her eyes, "You have to promise me that you would never do that again! Don't you ever believe that sacrificing yourself will solve anything okay? We were all seriously worried and the others turned violent once you had been swallowed. You don't understand how much I hated myself for not getting out of the way when I had the chance."

"Anyone would have reacted the same way in that kind of situation. It wasn't your fault. Plus, you were trying to protect a child too." Lucy gave Lisanna a hug. She didn't hate the younger strauss. But Lucy couldn't make that promise to herself. How could she even make that promise in the first place? She was bound to help protect the people she held dear to her. She would fight tooth and nail for them.

Lisanna herself knew that the girl wasn't going to make that promise. It was inevitable to begin with. But she didn't want Lucy hurting herself for no reason. The blonde was going through enough as it is. She didn't want to see Lucy be alone anymore. So she can't hurt herself like that!

Lucy gave a small sigh of defeat. She understood her intentions in wanting her to remain safe.

Wendy twitched slightly, interrupting their conversations, "Lucy-san is right. You weren't at fault in that situation. I wasn't there, but within those few months I've known you, you have a good heart Lisanna-san."

Lisanna looked around and saw everyone agree. Tears sprang to her eyes. Lucy gave her another tight hug, comforting her. That was her biggest fear, and seeing Lisanna go through it was nerve-wracking. Lisanna returned the hug, stating that she was thankful that she helped her before going to her sister to help out at the bar.

Wendy cleared her throat once more, "I don't know what caused it to appear, but when I was looking at it before, it seemed like this magic had been placed there for some time."

Everyone thought to themselves silently. They really didn't know how to react. This whole situation was becoming more of a mystery, and they haven't gotten any actual answers.

They all turned to Lucy who returned to her seat. She was blankly staring into space. She looked really exhausted.

'So the reason why I started having these headaches were all because of some magic from a long time ago? It doesn't make any sense! Just where did this come from?!' Lucy rubbed her forehead. She could feel a headache forming, this time, from overthinking and attempting to process the information that was being thrown at her all at once.

Natsu noticed that her nose was twitching a little. He watched as she sneezed for the fourth time today. The stardust, which had been identified earlier thanks to Natsu, exploded into the air.

Lucy didn't care when everyone gaped at the particles. A small whimper escaped from her unknowingly. She was panicking on the inside, trying to find reasoning in this sort of situation. Her silky ears were pinned to her head out of frustration.

What did she do to deserve this? She tried to think of any reasons as to what she might have done, resulting in her receiving the seal. But the more she thought about it, the more absurd her thought-process became.

Natsu placed a hand on her shoulder. He could see some steam escaping her ears, as well as the fear and frustration that appeared in her eyes. His heart hurt as he looked over Lucy's face. He never liked seeing his friends in pain.

Hell, he never liked seeing her in pain, so you can imagine how much this was hurting him. His inner dragon whimpered softly.

Natsu bit his lip in thought, trying to think of what he could do to put the girl at ease. He turned to Wendy, "Is there anything that we could do to figure out what this is? And why this is happening to Luce? Maybe it could be connected to her recent changes?"

Wendy pondered to herself. It was possible that the seal may have been connected to Lucy's new powers. But they needed some sort of evidence that points towards that possibility. Maybe they could ask Levy and Freed for help? Or maybe even seek out Porylusica-san?

It seems like Wendy wasn't the only one who thought about it. Erza hummed to herself in thought, "For now, maybe we should go find Levy and Freed. They would probably know more about this spell that Wendy had brought up."

Happy pitched in as well, "Aye! We should also find Porylusica! She's a master healer isn't she?" Gray and the others agreed.

Porylusica, despite being a mean old lady in the mountains, would honestly be their best bets right now. She has gained a lot of knowledge she had picked up throughout her years, so it's highly probable that she would know something about this.

Makarov thought about it with a serious expression on his face. Admittedly, He already knew about the magic on Lucy, because Layla mentioned that she had placed a sort of spell on her to keep her safe. But he didn't know what it was exactly. She wouldn't tell him anything. He wished he pushed a little more for details just in case something like this were to happen.

He rubbed his mustache. For now, they were going to have to figure out what this was.

A humorless tone filled his voice, "I agree on this matter. This must be kept quiet for now. So don't go blabbering to the entire guild, on account to Lucy's privacy. Erza, I want you to go and find Levy and Freed." Erza nodded in acknowledgement, "Wendy and Gray, you two will go seek out Porylusica. Do whatever you need to do to bring that old boar- Er.. Ahem. I mean… Just do what you can to convince her to come by the guild to help."

Everyone decided to ignore that comment he made and ran off.

Makarov then looked at Natsu, Happy and Lucy. He noticed how Natsu was doing his best to cheer the Celestial Mage up. He was patting her head softly while talking to her. Lucy was hugging Happy silently. Simply allowing Natsu to touch her.

Makarov cleared his throat once more, gaining their attention, "For now, you three should go up to the infirmary and wait there. Let's go."

Natsu and Happy looked at each other. They were starting to get really antsy about what might happen later. Natsu grabbed Lucy's hands slightly and started to help her up, "Come on Luce. We'll figure this out together!"

"Aye sir! Don't worry Lushie! We're here with you, things will be okay!"

Lucy smiled at the duo, appreciating their optimistic perspectives. She hoped that what they said just now was true. This whole thing was really starting to get to her in a bad way. She frowned at herself. She just hoped that someone would explain to her what was really happening to her.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, the first group that showed up was Erza's. Leading the way into the room, she addressed the two mages behind her, "Master is going to need your help with something important. The issue involves Lucy. I will bring you up to speed."

Levy and Freed nodded. It was unusual that Erza needed some help. Moreso that she would even seek them out. What was going on?

Erza took the time to explain what was discussed earlier.

Levy and Freed were stunned at what they were hearing. This sounded really bad.

Levy saw Lucy sitting on the bed and gaped at the animal parts on Lucy. Many questions darted across her mind, wanting to ask but not knowing what to say. She felt really guilty when she had forgotten about the Celestial Mage. There were times that she noticed Lucy sitting alone, but her guilt would stop her from approaching.

Someone behind her cleared their throats, scaring the petite woman. She spun around and saw Gajeel giving her a hard look. Gajeel heard what Erza was saying. He knew that Levy wanted to somehow find a reason to talk to Lucy again, in order to make things less awkward between them.

He crossed his arms and grunted, gesturing his chin towards Lucy, "Go on shrimp. Say what you need to say."

Lucy was confused and chewed the inside of her lip. She felt a little sour when she saw Levy. Since she was another one of her closer friends, it stung when she didn't bother to interact with her. She stared at Levy with a semi-guarded look.

Levy was afraid of Lucy being mad at her. She was afraid that they would become too distant to be friends again. She knew she was in the wrong, and she couldn't stop the intense guilt that ate away at her. Levy opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She didn't know what to say to her. "Lu-chan…"

Lucy felt awkward when Levy called her nickname. It's been a bit since she heard it. She squirmed in place, "Levy."

Levy was stunned a little. She didn't say Levy-chan. Nor did she sound friendly!

Levy felt an overwhelming sadness rest in her heart. She stared at Lucy before she started to cry, alarming everyone who was present in the room.

"L-Lu-chan! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have ignored you like that… I should have stayed with you during the whole party and kept you company, but everything with the celebration and Lisanna returning and-" Gajeel was flustered. He didn't expect the shrimp to suddenly start bawling.

Levy sobbed into her hands. She had hurt Lucy's feelings because of her ignorance! How could she even continue to call herself her best friend?! Levy sank to the floor, apologizing over and over again to the flustered Lucy.

Lucy cut off the small woman with a soft, yet firm, hug. Watching her best friend break down like that didn't sit right with her. She could be made later, but Levy needed comfort.

Lucy had some tears in her eyes, "It's okay Levy. I can't be mad at you even if I wanted to. It's understandable that you were excited about Lisanna," She pulled back and awkwardly gave Levy a pat on her back, "I'm not mad Levy. Much. But I'm just glad that you're talking to me now."

Levy cried some more, laughing joyfully at the fact that Lucy forgave her. She tackled her blonde friend in a tight hug. Lucy's tail wagged furiously, causing people in the room to chuckle. Lucy blushed. She tried her best to stop it, but it just kept going. She patted Levy's head with a light smile. It was good to get her friend back.

Everyone smiled at the two girls. They were glad that they made up in the end. Gajeel snickered before telling Levy she did a good job before walking away.

After the heartwarming scene, Lucy was instructed by Erza to sit back down. Lucy gave her a nod and went back to the infirmary bed that she was sitting on before. Natsu gave her a reassuring grin, making the girl sigh in relief. Natsu was glad that she somehow made up with Levy again.

Freed started to write some symbols in thin air, creating a ruin around Lucy as a safety precaution. Meanwhile, Levy was getting some extra info from Erza so that she could understand what she might be dealing with. "Lucy has recently discovered that she had another hidden power that seemed to have been sealed away. We've been told that she's been experiencing extreme migraines and that Wendy ended up finding some sort of forbidden seal that was placed on her head."

Levy frowned. There was a forbidden seal on Lucy? She's going to have to be quick in figuring out just what it is. The sooner she has some answers, the better.

Lucy was nervous as she sat there. She didn't feel right as the magic invaded her body, poking and prodding at everything. But she knew that this needed to be done. She herself wanted to know what spell this was.

Something deep inside of Lucy growled in annoyance. It was buried deep within her heart. It felt disturbed and antsy. It didn't like the foreign magic that was trying to dig deeper then required.

Freed stood off to the side, he wasn't skilled when it came to research. That was more of Levy's thing. He simply set runes around the room in case something happens. He watched as Levy did her thing, asking Lucy some questions and deciding to push some of her magic into her. Just to test out a theory she ended up developing.

Right as she did that, Levy turned white. She collapsed to the ground, laying in a fetal position as she attempted to catch her breath.

"Ah, Levy! Are you okay?!" Lucy looked at Levy anxiously, she could feel something had absorbed the magic that Levy attempted to push into her system. Freed ran over with Erza and helped her up.

She winced. Just what was that? It felt like something nearly depleted her magic. She glanced at her hands, realizing that it was shaking slightly.

"Master." Makarov had just walked into the room when he heard Freed. He glanced up at him. Freed took a deep breath, "It appears that this has become more serious than we thought. Levy nearly had most of her magic sucked away from her. She was close to getting the Magic Deficiency Disease."

Levy leaned against the wall exhaustingly. That was strange, she had checked, but she couldn't find anything until something caught her attention. Right before she felt her magic get sapped away from her, she noticed a small silver magic circle that appeared where her hands were.

Levy did her best to catch her breath, "Wendy was correct when she said she had found a seal. But there's more to it than that. I felt that there was something more to this forbidden magic than we are taking credit for."

Natsu felt his nerves tighten, "What's that supposed to mean? What's wrong Levy?"

Levy looked at the people in the room, before looking at Lucy. She gave her a helpless glance, "It seems that it had been placed on Lucy's memories. When I was looking around, it seemed to be placed in the Hippocampus and Cerebellum parts of her brain."

Levy looked at Lucy with worry, "I remember reading this up in a book once. I don't remember much of the details because I saw it on a whim. Given where it's located and what's been happening to Lucy recently, I can safely say that this might be a spell called Memoria Obfirmo. In other words-"

"Memory Lock." An annoyed voice rang out throughout the room. "Seems like someone was desperate enough to attempt to seal this girl's memories away for good. Enough that they casted this wicked spell."

Everyone turned to the new voice. "Porlyusica!"

The old woman had her arms crossed as she stared at Lucy. Everyone moved out of the way as she walked towards her. Lucy looked up at the woman. Memory Lock? Why did that sound familiar to her?

"Girl."

Lucy jumped, pulling away from her thoughts, "Y-yes Ma'am?"

"How far back can you remember?" Lucy didn't understand the question that was asked. What did that have to do with anything? As if knowing that Lucy didn't understand her question, Porlyusica spoke up once more in irritation.

"Answer my question child! I do not like to repeat myself to humans!"

Lucy did her best to think about her past. It took a bit of time but she was able to remember everything she had experienced from ages 3 up right before she turned 10. After that… What happened right before she turned 10?

Porlyusica hummed out a question, writing something down, "At what age child, did you forget everything that has happened to you up until now?"

Lucy blinked, subconsciously answering her question, "I remember everything up to before I turned 10. After that… I… I don't remember anything else… It's all foggy to me."

Makarov didn't understand what Porylusica was trying to do. He thought to himself. If he didn't know any better, he would think that she was trying to figure out when the spell was casted on Lucy. And why.

The old woman glanced at Levy who was standing next to Erza. "Did you find, or notice anything while you were examining this girl?" Levy hesitated. She did, but she didn't think it was anything significant. She decided to tell her what she found.

"I found out that this seal was placed within her Hippocampus and Cerebellum parts of her brain. And…" She rubbed her arm, "Well, when I tried to push some of my magic into her earlier, I noticed that a small white magic circle appeared where my hands were… Then it just nearly depleted my magic." Levy bit her lip worriedly. She was hoping Lucy was going to be alright.

Porlyusica wrote what Levy said in a notebook and a grim expression appeared. You could tell that the news was bad, because she tsked and marched over to Lucy while putting up some barriers.

She gestured over to Wendy, beckoning her to come over quickly. "Wendy my dear, I'm going to need your help for a minute." Wendy was nervous as she walked over, a bit curious as to what the old woman wanted her to do.

Porylusica then glanced over to Natsu, who straightened up quickly upon eye contact. "Boy, I want you to hold her down. I want you to hold her down as much as possible once I begin. You are to not let up no matter what, do you hear me dragon slayer?"

Natsu's heart wavered. He nodded hesitantly. What was she going to do to Lucy that required him to have to force her down?

He walked over and looked down at Lucy, who looked back at them nervously. She didn't like how the woman said it. She subtly grabbed Natsu's hand, squeezing them tight in comfort. Natsu felt his ears turn red. He coughed to cover up the redness that was creeping up on him.

He gave Lucy a reassuring smile, looking at the older woman as he rubbed his thumb around the back of her hand in circles. This action seemed to relax the blonde's nerves as she sighed to herself.

Porylusica then looked at Makarov. They seemed to communicate with their eyes before the master sighed in defeat. "Alright you old boar. Come on Brats! We need to give them some privacy." The group looked at the people in the room before leaving. Makarov was one of the last people to leave the room. "You too Happy. I will be in my office. Thank you for coming all the way over here to help Lucy, It means a lot Porlyusica."

Happy pouted and looked at Natsu. He just nodded at the exceed, telling him to listen to the old man. Happy saluted before leaving the room. He may as well go confess to Charla again!

The woman hid a smile and waved the master away, "It's not my business. I simply came because those humans were going to keep bugging me to death." Makarov chuckled before leaving. Now he had to go deal with some trouble in his office.

Once everyone left the room, she turned her attention back to Lucy. "Now that those other humans are gone, I'm going to explain to you all what we are about to do."

Wendy and Natsu nodded. Porlyusica walked to the foot of the bed and stretched an arm out, she glowed a faint yellow. "Memory Lock is a very complicated spell." She stretched her hand over Lucy's head, a lime green magic circle appeared. It was silent for a bit as Porylusica closed her eyes, concentrating on what she was doing.

She stopped after several minutes, "From my observations, it seems like the seal had weakened a little bit ago. The memory lock is capable of also sealing away one's magic and their memories of how to use it. However, Lucy is a special case. Because it has weakened, it would explain the new magic that is now coursing within her veins."

"What do you mean?" Natsu was beyond confused. He didn't understand what she was talking about.

"It means that Lucy-san had another power that had been sealed away. However, despite it weakening, Lucy has yet to remember anything about her past."

Porlyusica was a bit surprised that Wendy understood.

"Correct. Lucy has had her dominant magic sealed away at a young age. The reason why she's having these headaches that you told me about is because the Memory Lock itself is falling apart. As of recently, Lucy had managed to use these powers of hers for the first time. Isn't that right?"

Natsu and Wendy looked at Lucy. Natsu wondered. 'So then, that means she really DID do something to that monster.'

Lucy herself understood what Porylusica was attempting to say. It made a lot of sense that she was experiencing this because it's weakening. But that doesn't explain why she can't remember anything. If it's weakening, she would have remembered something by now right?

She bit her lip, unsure if she should tell them what happened inside the monster. She herself still couldn't comprehend what she had managed to do. She took a deep breath, breathing in the medicinal aroma of the room. She focused on Natsu's scent before speaking.

"When… When we took that mission two days ago, I was starting to experience headaches during the fighting. It stopped after a bit when I saw Lisanna almost get eaten alive. So… after getting eaten, I remember that my head felt like it was going to split into two from the intense pain. And then… I ended up using a magic that I never heard of before. After that, I blacked out."

Porylusica was intrigued. She gestured for her to continue.

"I remember my body moving by myself, and shouting out these spells. But what does that have to do with-"

"You can stop right there Child. You've already answered my question."

The old woman waved over to Wendy, telling her that she could start using some of her magic. "We are going to start now. So Wendy, I want you to use some magic to try and ease Lucy's pain. You may attempt to numb her before we begin," Wendy was confused. Why would she need to numb Lucy?

She didn't think much about it as she raised her small hands, holding them out readily.

"Natsu, remember what I've said before. No matter what happens, keep Lucy on this bed!" Natsu blinked. He didn't like the sounds of this. He hesitated and glanced at Lucy. Lucy was nervous herself, but she gave him a nod. He lightly placed his hands on her shoulders. It was enough so that it wouldn't hurt her.

The three of them looked at Porlyusica curiously. What was she trying to do here?

The woman stared at Lucy. They stared at each other before Lucy broke contact first.

The old woman murmured under her breath, "We are going to attempt to Unseal this Memory Lock on Lucy. There is going to be a series of barriers that I will need to bypass in order to get to the core of the magic itself. No matter how bad this gets, I want you two to remain focused at all costs."

She then gave Lucy a hard stare, full warning in her voice as she addressed the Celestial Mage, "And Lucy… I will say this once, and only once, So heed my words wisely. Do not, and I repeat… Do NOT, Fight it. It will be a little uncomfortable and maybe a bit painful. But you mustn't fight me child. If you end up fighting my magic, it will become very dangerous for you, and you will end up losing control of your abilities. Do you understand me?"

She nodded. Lucy wanted to hold someone's hand. She was a bit frightened by the warning. "It's okay Lucy-san! I'll do my best to keep your pain to a minimum!"

Natsu nodded, "We're here Lucy. Nothing will happen with us around! You can trust us with that!" Lucy gave them a nervous smile. Porlyusica cleared her throat, "Alright child. I want you to relax your mind. Follow my instructions. Close your eyes and try to breathe."

Lucy followed what the older woman said. She closed her eyes, doing her best to clear her mind. After about 10 minutes of doing so, Lucy was feeling a bit tired. What was she doing? Just as she was about to say something, an immense amount of pressure and unimaginable pain erupted from her skull. She felt like she had died, gone to hell, came back, and then was tortured over and over again.

The most gut-wrenching scream filled the room. It was so loud that members of the guild could hear it. Natsu and Wendy flinched and shivered. They themselves felt like they could feel her pain with how she was screaming.

Wendy started to sweat as she tried her best to numb down the pain Lucy was feeling. But it seemed like nothing was working! She felt tears in her eyes, momentarily covering her ears in fright.

Natsu was just as shocked. Her body jerked upwards, flinging Natsu off temporarily. He was dazed as he listened to the desperate pleas for help. Lucy was tossing and turning in agony.

Tears poured out of Lucy's eyes as she continued to shriek. It was heart-wrenching for them.

Lucy was shaking non-stop as she did what she could to make it stop. 'What are they doing to me?! W...why does this hurt so much! I want it to stop! Someone make it stop!'

Lucy was starting to resist, she didn't want the magic to continue to hurt her. She knew that Porylusica said not to, but it was hurting too much! It was going to drive her mad! She couldn't stop her body from tossing and turning hopelessly. She needed to escape!

"NOOO! STOP IT! PLEASE STOP!"

Natsu's heart seized as he returned to reality. He jumped to his feet and threw himself at Lucy, doing his best to pin the hysterical blonde down, "LUCY! LUCY STOP! Ouch... LUCY!"

Wendy was horrified at the sight. She couldn't register anything else but how white Lucy was turning.

"AHHHHHHHH! HELP ME!"

Wendy had tears in her eyes, on the verge of crying herself. The screaming was frightening her, and she very much wanted it to stop.

Porylusica gave her a hard stare, sweat forming on her forehead. She looked like she was struggling, "Don't you stop Wendy, Just a little more! Hurry!"

Wendy rushed back to Lucy's side, using as much of her magic to make the pain go away. But it almost seemed like it was making it worse, because Lucy started to scream even louder.

Natsu's heart was in his stomach as he nearly got hit in the face a few times. He cursed to himself. He couldn't hold her down with his arms anymore, she was moving too much for him to have a proper hold. He climbed on top of her, trying to use his body weight to keep her still.

Porlyusica started to sweat more as she strained to find the base of the seal. She had managed to get by most of the barriers, but this last one she was at almost seemed impossible for her to break. She closed her eyes and focused as much as she could, attempting to block out the shouting.

She heard people at the door trying to open it, asking what was happening to Lucy.

"DON'T COME IN, DAMN HUMANS!"

Gray and Erza burst into the room. They were looking around and saw Lucy was glowing a dull amber. What the hell was going on with Lucy?

Everyone in the room almost paused in what they were doing. There was heavy magic that was forming in the air, swirling around them. The magic made the air tremble violently. Lucy was still squirming before she stopped. It was like she was frozen stiff. Her eyes slammed open.

The last thing Natsu saw while he stared in horror was the terrified and tearful look in her eyes before they burst a bright golden, amber tone. He could see the subtle hints of silver specks glittering in her eyes. You couldn't see her pupils or irises anymore.

Her eyes started to glow a harsh amber. It glowed ominously and the next thing everyone knew, A sudden explosion of magic erupted from the blonde. A distorted growl erupted from her mouth. She snarled in anger.

"ARGHHH! GET OFF OF ME DAMNIT!"

Natsu was thrown against the wall harshly. His head collided, causing the wall to dent in a bit. Natsu groaned in pain.

Wendy yelped, covering her face as she was sent flying backwards. Gray and Erza were thrown back from the force of the shockwave. Natsu stumbled getting up, he saw some black spots before shaking them away. He saw Wendy get thrown back and rushed for her, catching her before she collided with the ground.

Porlyusica was pushed back a bit, still on her feet. Her arms covered her face from the magic-induced wind that spiked around Lucy.

She sensed something was coming and jumped back as a hidden force slammed down where she stood. Porylusica jumped over to Natsu and Wendy. She cursed in her head. The memory lock was stronger than she had expected. Erza and Gray groaned. "What the hell is happening to Lucy?!" Gray bellowed.

Erza suddenly requiped one of her swords and got into a fighting stance. This somewhat confused the others, what was Erza doing?!

"Luce?" Natsu spoke up, causing everyone to look where Erza was glaring at.

Lucy was standing up now. She was slightly hunched over, growling in anger as she glanced up. Her hair covered a bit of her face. Sparks and stars started to escape her body, swirling around her like a violent storm. Her hair and tail fluttered with the wind.

They noticed that she suddenly had a set of claws on her hands. Baring her teeth, Lucy got into a position that looked like she was going to pounce. Her right hand shimmering in a golden white light. Sparks crackling around her hand every so often.

Natsu and the others, along with Porlyusica started to see that something was terribly wrong. Lucy opened her mouth. This wasn't good. This was NOT good.

"GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW! GO!" Porylusica screamed at them in a disturbed and hurried tone.

"W-why?! What's happening to Luce?!" Natsu didn't know what to do. He kept his eyes trained on Lucy. Wendy shivered in his arms. She felt like she might die today.

The old woman answered him harshly, "The girl lost control, Get Out Now! She's going to attack!" Erza and Gray rushed forward, grabbing the two dragon slayers and booking it towards the door.

Before they could exit, Lucy released a loud howl. It sounded furious and sinister. Magic rushed out of her mouth. Almost like wind or soundwaves, they weren't sure. But they didn't have the time to marvel at it as it shot towards them like a hurricane.

"Oh shit-"

"CELESTIAL WOLF-SLAYER HOWL!"

Makarov was rubbing his head in his office. Sitting in his big chair, he sighed. "For the last time, I can't do anything to help you two right now. I'm doing my best to help your sister Kane. Faye. Why don't you two go back home and return tomorrow?"

Makarov glanced at the two children in front of him. One of them was sitting quietly in a chair while the other jumped up in anger.

The boy, Kane, jumped up onto his desk and growled, "We've been waiting since forever! We finally found Lucy-Nee! Why won't you let us see our sister old man?!"

The girl, Faye, whined. Her little ears flattened sadly. She really wanted to see Lulu…

Kane saw his little sister and frowned. He gestured over to her, "Look at what you've done you bastard! Faye is going to cry now!" He jumped off the desk and ran to his sister. Giving her little pats. Faye hugged her stuffed animal, tears shimmering in her eyes.

Makarov didn't know what to do. These kids sought him out yesterday. That was his first time meeting them in person. He never would have imagined that Lucy had younger siblings.

"Look. I have the best person that I know helping Lucy with her memories right now. So I will need you all to be patient with me. Nothing bad is going to happen-"

Right before he finished his sentence, there was a sudden boom that echoed through the area. Thus scaring the crap out of the two siblings. Faye started crying because of the loud noise. Kane shook, "W-what was that?"

Makarov was going to tell them not to worry, that it was probably just the members fighting one another again, but paused.

He felt a dangerous and strong magic nearby. He didn't know why, but it felt familiar. Where did it come from? He heard screaming coming from outside of the door.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

"AHHH!"

"SOMEONE GET THE MASTER! HURRY!"

"LEVY LOOK OUT! SOMEONE SET A BARRIER! LUCY'S GONE MADE!"

Without warning, the office door was ripped off its hinges, causing the children to scamper away in a hurry. An injured Lisanna and Levy were there, panting heavily.

"M-MASTER! LUCY! IT'S LUCY!" Lisanna shouted anxiously.

The kids perked up. Lucy? What was wrong with Lucy?

Levy spoke up hurriedly, "S-she lost control of her magic! We need help! Natsu is trying to hold her off right now!"

"WHAT?!" Lisanna and Levy were alarmed when they heard a young voice shout in shock. They turned and saw a boy that looked a little like Lucy. He had a panicked expression on his face. A young girl was hiding behind him, a shocked expression was plastered onto her tiny face.

The Little girl pushed the boy out of the way and looked at the girls with a worried expression.

"Where is Lulu?!"

"W-wha-?"

"WHERE IS SHE?!" The tiny girl growled angrily. They needed to hurry and stop Lucy! She stared pointedly at Levy, who stuttered in bewilderment.

"Ah, um… S-she's downstairs… ?"

The young girl didn't hesitate as she spirited past the and out of the door.

"AH! Faye! Hang on! Wait for me damnit!" The boy that was pushed aside rushed after the small child.

Lisanna and Levy were trying to process what just happened. Lulu? Who was Lulu?

They looked at Makarov, who simply faced palmed. "Let's hurry up and help out those brats."

It didn't take long for Kane and Faye to reach the chaos that was happening downstairs. Many of the guild members were off to the side, being protected by a barrier. From the looks of it, most of them had been injured horribly.

In the middle of the guild, Natsu and Wendy were facing Lucy. "Sky dragon's roar!" Wendy launched at Lucy, pushing her away from Natsu. Lucy flipped in the hair, snarling at the small girl. She snorted before circling her arms, "Howling razor storm!" A burst of sound waves and blade-shaped wind rushed at Wendy.

Wendy gasped before summoning some wind and launching it at the storm Lucy casted. Natsu grunted into standing up and tossed himself at Wendy, successfully getting the both of the out of the way.

Lucy darted forward. She swung her leg downwards in a circle. Both Wendy and Natsu jumped away, but Lucy continued and followed up with her grabbing Wendy and tossing her to the side. Wendy hissed when she slammed into the floor.

"Wendy!"

Natsu glanced back at her, checking to make sure she was alright. Wendy was getting up carefully. She rubbed her head and winced. That must have hurt. She used a bit of her magic to heal herself. She ran over to Natsu, casting some defense and offense magic on him. She also quickly healed him a little too.

"Thanks Wen! Just let me handle Lucy! Make sure that everyone is okay!"

"But Natsu-san!-"

"Please Wendy!" Natsu blocked an attack from Lucy. He rammed his foot into her, making her fly away. He ran forward, fists blazing as he started to throw punches at her.

Wendy was anxious but agreed. She didn't want to hurt Lucy even more than she was already. That's why she hadn't tried to use any serious magic. "T-then I'll support from the side! Be careful Natsu-san!"

"Natsu! Be careful! She may be on a rampage, but that's still Lucy! We need to knock her out!" Porylusica called out. She was holding her arm. She didn't know what caused her to react the way she did. She was doing her best to try and dismantle the spell, but there was that one barrier that she couldn't get passed.

It seemed like while she was busy figuring out how to destroy that, she ended up disrupting something in Lucy, causing her to lash out violently.

Natsu got kicked in the face, and then was slammed into the air. He grunted in pain. He did his dragon wing attack, causing Lucy to back off. She hissed at the pain the fire did, causing Natsu to wince.

He landed on his feet, breathing heavily. He didn't know how to proceed in knocking Lucy out. He didn't want to. Hell, he didn't even want to fight her! But if anyone else did… he wouldn't be able to handle it!

"Lucy! Talk to me please!" Natsu called out. He jumped out of the way of a howl. He was starting to get tired. What was he supposed to do? He tried again.

"Luce! Answer me dammit! I know you're in there somewhere!"

He rushed forward, unleashing a fire dragon's iron fist on Lucy. Lucy realized she wasn't fast enough to dodge, so she crossed her arms to block it. The hit connected and sent the girl flying, but she somehow maneuvered her body so that she landed on all fours.

"Nice try. But I'm going to kill you now! WATER PIERCING FANG!"

Lucy glowed a sky blue before concentrating the aura around her legs. She crouched. Before anyone could figure out her next moves, She suddenly disappeared. Natsu stared wide-eyed at how fast she was moving. It damn there looked like she wasn't even touching the ground as she leapt towards Natsu.

Natsu cursed before rolling out of the way, "Fire Dragon's Roar!" He blasted a stream of fire towards Lucy, only to stop midway when Lucy appeared above him. She had flipped over the fire, smirking dangerously. Her foot, which was now covered in water, slammed down heavily on Natsu's head. Forcing him to follow the force towards the ground. He bounced up after hitting his head. The water sliced through his skin, making him scream in pain.

Lucy in that moment followed up with a tornado kick. Her foot connected with Natsu's head once more, sending him spinning towards Gray. He collided, landing heavily on top of his rival. They groaned in pain before Natsu was dragged off. Natsu's head was aching as he was brought to Lucy's face.

Lucy purred in his ear, "What's wrong dragon boy? … Is this too much for you? I'll make sure you feel nice and Broken soon enough❤. Dominating you is sooo much fun~"

She bit his ear. It was thrilling. Teasing the Dragon like this. She Loved It. He's so helpless beneath her. It just makes her want to control the dragon slayer.

Erza came out of nowhere and slashed at Lucy. Lucy was caught off guard and snarled. "Celestial Gravitation Overload!" Everyone was pinned down by an overwhelming force. This caused almost everyone who was trapped to scream in pain.

It really hurts! It feels like their bodies will be crushed! Hell, they felt like they were being electrocuted as well.

Natsu felt his Dragon roar angrily. Natsu himself started to feel humiliated at what Lucy was doing to him.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" He lit his body on fire, making the girl jump back and chuckle teasingly, "Ouch. Did I touch a nerve there Dragon Boy? You almost scolded me with your flames you know. That's hot, but right now isn't the time babe~."

Lucy put her hand on her hip. Tail swaying lazily behind her. She brushed her hair back, showing her whistling in surprise. She gave Natsu a dirty smile, licking her lips as her eyes roamed. He looked sexy when he was pissed.

She walked in a circle around Natsu, glancing at his form.

'He seems pretty pissed.' she mused. Getting the dragon all hot and bothered was worth it. She needed him to fight more seriously. She wanted to see just how Dangerous he could get.

She heard a small voice in her head. 'Please stop this!' It said. Lucy tsked. Why was she trying to say something now? 'STOP!' She pulsed.

Lucy subtly grabbed her head. She was trying to gain back her control. Lucy knew she was doing wrong to her guild members, but something in her snapped when Porlyusica was messing with the seal.

She wanted to have a bit fun first. She was still angry that she had to undergo that sort of torture after all. She wanted to let herself go just a bit longer before she had to restart from the very beginning in learning her powers.

Natsu was in his dragon force. He couldn't act nice to Lucy anymore. She wasn't acting like the Lucy he knew and Loved!

"LUCE!"

He rushed forward, body blazing. "GIVE ME BACK LUCY!" Lucy herself paused in confusion. She found herself blocking just as Natsu tried to hit her, "Wolf Shield!" Her tail grew enough that it covered her body. She hissed when the fire burned some other fur.

"HEY! Watch it you asshole! That hurt!" She flipped backwards, arms spread as she lowered them, "Celestial Gravitation!" The air got heavy right after she said that. Natsu slammed to the ground, groaning at the pressure pushing him down.

Lucy snickered and ran forward, she lifted her leg, "Celestial Axe Kick!" Her leg that was raised above his head shimmered with razor sharp stars. The golden particles sparked to life as they swarmed her Leg.

Just before she swung her leg down, two little voices broke the tense environment.

"Stygian Wolf Howl!" A burst of Inky black wind and red particles came from her right. Lucy leaned to the left, hissing when the attack grazed her skin. It felt like thousands of tiny, paralyzing needles scratched the skin that had been hit.

She felt her arm go a bit numb and she held her arm in pain. The howl had kicked up some dust, restricting Lucy's vision considerable.

"Natura Wolf Strike!" Another voice rang in the air. A tiny body darted towards Lucy, Tiny claws appearing from her fingers. She leapt up, swiping several emerald like slashes that flew towards Lucy.

"Ayla!"

Lucy crossed her arms, flying as the slashes assaulted her body. She couldn't see what was going on!

A very squeaky voice was heard vibrating through the air, "Okay Faye!" She could hear the voice take a deep breath. "Fay Storm!" Everyone that wasn't blinded by the dust could see that a doll in the air transformed into a pretty iridescent, Fairy-looking bow. It looked really beautiful and elegant. White wings were decorated on the ends of the bow. The string shimmered like water in the light.

Faye gripped it, pulling back. An arrow appeared in the bow, matching the bow. Feathers were placed on the back with a light pink ribbon tied to it.

The tip started to glow an intense cream color, flowers and feathers swirled around it.

She flashed her eyes, vines erupting from the ground near Lucy. She let go, sending the arrow flying. It went by so fast that it created a sonic boom. The flowers and feathers turned into little explosives and blades as it soared through the air.

Lucy looked up in shock at the arrow. She tried to move, but felt that she was pinned. She looked down in surprise to find vines wrapped around her body, "Shit-"

The arrow was directly in her face by the time Lucy looked back up. She felt the arrow explode in her face, piercing her straight through. She looked down, seeing that a lavender kind of smoke started to rise. The flowers and feathers cut deep into her skin, while her senses were enveloped by the smoke.

She tried to gasp for air, air that wasn't contaminated by the smoke, but it was too late. She noticed that It smelled really sweet. So sweet and viscous, that she could take the candied smell on her tongue. It was almost like poison.

She glanced up, seeing too small humans a few feet away from her.

She felt herself slump down to the floor. She struggled to remain conscious. Her vision started to blur. Her magic that was trapping everyone lifted. Natsu jumped to his feet. He stumbled over a few times as he ran over to Lucy. He could see her eyes return back to normal, only, they looked dull and empty.

Natsu landed on his knees, holding her up as he quickly started to burn the vines off. Somehow, Lucy could feel the rage that she was consumed by disappear slowly.

Whatever happened to her during that time she was angry, it was now over. Whatever got into her system helped her gain back control.

She felt a lot of pain assault her body and head. She noticed a set of trembling, warm arms holding her tight. Whoever it was that grabbed her, she mouthed a thank you before fainting.

When Lucy woke up again, she realized that she was tied down to a bed. Vines wrapped around her arms, legs, and torso. She groaned, headache hitting her. What happened?

Lucy blinked at the light. It was bright. It bothered her a little. She turned her head and flinched when she saw Natsu sleeping next to her. Well, he was sitting on a chair at least.

"Are you awake now?" Lucy jumped a little, turning her head the other way. She saw Porylusica staring down at her with a blank expression. Lucy didn't remember exactly what happened. She just remembers the pain.

"... W-what happened? D-did you manage to get rid of it?" Porylusica didn't know how to answer her question. She didn't want to tell her that she somewhat failed, and that she ended up hurting almost everyone in the guild. Knowing how the members of this guild is, she wouldn't be happy about this.

"Porlyusica?" She felt something wasn't right. She looked at Natsu and noticed how beat up he was. It looked like he had to get a few stitches. His head was bandaged up, along with his arms and stomach. He looked like he went through hell and back.

She then noticed that she was also bandaged up, if only a little. Her muscles were very sore as well.

"What did I do Porlyusica." Lucy wasn't asking. She was becoming desperate. She doesn't remember anything that happened. Why was Natsu beaten up like that? What's with the vines? She was being held down for some reason. She must have done something!

"Please tell me!"

The old woman looked at her with a heavy-heart. "Child… As much as I don't want to tell you…" A voice beat her to it.

"You ended up attacking everyone in the guild." Makarov walked into the room. A serious expression was resting on his face. He waved his hand, "You can let her go now."

The vines on Lucy slowly started to slither off of her. Lucy slowly sat up cautiously. She kept an eye on the elders. Unsure of what was going on. What did he mean I attacked the guild?

Porylusica sighed heavily. "I know you're confused and afraid. But listen to what we have to say." At that moment, she was hoping that they wouldn't tell her anything in the end. She didn't want to know. She looked at Natsu who was still asleep. Just what did she do to everyone?

"When I was trying to undo the Memory lock, I got stuck undoing the last barrier. Unfortunately, it seemed like I had hit a nerve while I was working on it, and it somehow caused you to react violently. It almost seemed like I had disturbed something that was resting within you."

Makarov brushed his mustache. "You ended up hurting everyone in the guild during your rampage. Natsu took the brunt of your attacks in order to keep the others safe." Makarov walked over to Lucy who flinched.

"He really tried to not fight back. But it was becoming too much for him to handle."

Lucy was silent. She desperately tried to recall the incident they were talking about. But nothing came up.

Makarov understood and brought out a lacrima, "I know. I managed to capture some of the fighting." He used some of his magic to activate it.

Lucy watched in horror as she watched herself attack the guild. She watched herself hurt Wendy and taunt Natsu in a dirty way, causing him to grow angry. She couldn't look away from the video. She couldn't look away when she saw the terrified, hurt, and angry expressions on their faces. Lucy shook.

What had she done? She could feel herself starting to get agitated. She was getting agitated because she couldn't remember anything! She started to feel afraid of herself. She was afraid of this new power. She had hurt the people that she held dear to her. She hurt Natsu! Wendy! Levy and Lisanna!

SHE HURT THEM ALL!

Lucy covered her face, mumbling in a trance due to extreme shock. She stared wide-eyed through her fingers at the ground. She felt someone try to touch her. She flinched, backing away from them. She hugged herself, curling in on herself to appear smaller.

'I'm a monster… What did I do? What have I done? Why?... WHY?!' A growl of fury and sorrow erupted from her. She was panicking. She didn't know what to do.

Porylusica tried to calm the girl down, "Lucy! It's not your fault. Calm down!"

"No! I-I hurt my friends! Why did I do that?! WHY?!"

Lucy covered her head. What has she done?! Tears poured from her eyes as she started to loathe her very existence. What was happening? Why did I do that to my Nakama?!

A warm pair of arms circled her, wrapping around her tightly in an attempt to provide some comfort form of comfort. Lucy froze. The familiar scent of Apple wood and spiced Cinnamon hit her.

"Natsu…"

Said person was hugging the blonde for dear life. He was so scared when Lucy had fainted. He was so scared. "Luce… You're okay…" Elephant tears fell from her eyes like a waterfall. Why?

Natsu smelled the salt in the air. He knew she was afraid and that she was crying. "Luce. You aren't at fault. No one is blaming you about what happened. The old man and Porylusica talked to everyone about it, and they understood! We aren't mad!"

Lucy's hair fell over her eyes. She shook and gritted her teeth, trying to stop herself from crying again. "Let me go Natsu.. I… I don't think I should-"

"NO!" Natsu shouted.

He'll be damned if he lets her go. He knew exactly what she was thinking about doing. He knew what she was feeling, who wouldn't? She was going to try and leave them. She might even try to quit the guild!

He might never be able to see her again! He can't let that happen!

He turned her around. Lowering his head, he slammed his lips into hers. He bit her bottom lip as he hungrily kissed the blonde. Blood leaked from where he bit her, he lapped it up. This caused the girl to blush a dark red.

He purred darkly, his dragon taking over for a split second as he whispered into her ears.

"You won't escape from me Luce. You wouldn't be able to once I'm done with you."