-CHAPTER 2-

Lucy felt warmth on her as she woke. She could tell that were she was had sun light through her eyelids. So, it hadn't been another trick by the man. Lissana had really been with her and Natsu. There was one more, one who the man had never been able to recrate in his torture. At least not without giving away the lie.

Rouge he was real too.

She slowly opened her eyes and hovering above her face was Porlyusica her signature scowl in place but something in her eyes seem out of place. Lucy would have backed away had she not been laying down the women was way too close.

"Umm Miss Porlyusica?" she tried to give a small smile and hoped talking would back the dragon lady off.

She got no answer. The older wizard just stared for a while longer. Before finely standing back up after what seemed like ages.

"Well she seems okay. She may have tried to soon to get up, she hasn't had any food since we brought her home and who knows when those people last fed her before you were able to find her."

Lucy looked around and found many faces give a huge sigh of relief. She sat up slowly and got a better look at who was there it seemed the whole guild had squished their way in. The room was very tight and the situation seemed to be waring thing on the nerves of the healing mage that all knew hated humans.

"OKAY NOT EVERY STIKIN ONE OF YOU BRATS NEEDS TO BE IN HERE!" she was a flaming tower of rage and everyone started to run away screaming about demon dragon lady. At the sight Lucy started to giggle with her clawed hand over her mouth and then it became a gut busting laugh with her other hand holding her gut. Everyone froze and watched she go from laughter to crying.

Lissana moved toward the bed and wrapped her arms around the weeping girl. "Why are you crying?"

Rubbing her eyes, she looked to her family and smiled. "I'm so happy I can't believe I'm really home. You came for me and brought me home."

As if they weren't going to do that! Everyone had the same thought.

When she started bawling all over the girls all jumped the bed and joined with their own teas. and this caused the master and just about the whole guild laugh cry with her. Excluding only a very few, Rouge and Sting only cried because his mate was, so he later said it hardly counted. Even Gajieel let a tear slip but would never admit it, pummel any who said otherwise.

When everyone calmed down. Master convinced most to leave the rooms Porlyusica needed space to do her exam with out hurting the patient out of frustration. It left Wendy, MaKarov, the Strauss siblings, Erza, Levy, Laxsus and Grey. Her closest family.

Happy had found his way onto her lap as she sat up and she was petting his fur as he slept with a smile and tears in his eyes. Carla decided to get out of the way and hat Happy or Wendy would share anything that happened with her anyway.

"So, child how are you feeling now?" Master asked, hands behind his back with a warm smile. Though she returned it her face was starting to pale.

Her senses were being overwhelming again and it was causing her pain. As she started to cover her ears her wings come out in a whoosh and she used them to try to block out the smells and bright lights and loud sounds.

Lissanna just barely got out of the way in time. Rogue had told them what happed when she last woke so they figured it was to block out the excess of her surroundings that she was now hyper aware of.

The dragon lady tried forcing open the wings and Wendy asked Elfmen and Laxus to attempt this task, while she held her older sisters mouth open for the old healer to pore what looked and smelled like and awful sweet and stick potion down Lucy's throat.

Lucy began to thrash and slammed back down on the bed. Happy flew off her lap and into Mira's arms. Erza and Liss helped Wendy and the boys to hole the blond down. While Porlyusica finished forcing it down the held her hand over the poor girl's mouth so she couldn't try spitting it out.

All the while calmly shushing and with soothing words stated the liquid would help her senses to dull and relive the pain so she may speak and after a while go back to sleep. Lucy still laying down but calm now gave an understanding nod.

"Now I know that everyone will want to hear what happened and while I can agree it will be important for you to talk about everything. The wounds are still very fresh and trying to talk may force you to relive the trauma and that will just hurt you more then the physical pain this experience has caused." The women paused to look at the shorter senior mage next to her. "You must wait to question until she is ready."

Before he had chance to retort she held up her hand silencing him.

"I get the council will want her to talk too. But I can't in good conscious make her go through it all in her mind." She looked down at Lucy now. "I know trauma and it must be handled delicately if we force you too soon, you'll get stuck in your despair and the healing of you mind will be set back greatly. While saying this know I don't mean for you to try and ignore this you just have to be ready to talk on your own must happen you have to know that. Also, the information on how they caught you could help find the ones still out there."

Lucy shot up when she heard this looking at her family their forlorn faces told her the it was true.

"Porlyusica!" Makarov snapped.

"Lying will not help her now. Telling her now that the basterds are still out there will keep her guard up and maybe get her to really think about telling everything she can remember." It was Laxus who spoke this time. Leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. "I get it will be hard, but she also has to talk to move past it, right?"

"Not as big a numb scull as you seem" was all he got from the dragon lady.

"I want… I want to talk but…" Her voice became small she was looking down at her hands.

Mira came around to the opposite side of the bed that Lissanna and Wendy were sitting and grabbed one of her adopted sisters' hands.

"You don't have to force it is what we are say." Looking to the master. "Right." She practically hissed at to older man.

"Of course, I don't want you to hurt more. But the magic council…"

"Fuck the dam council!" It was Elfmen snapped this time. "Be a man tell them they shoulda done their fuckin job in the first place. I mean why didn't they send a warning after the first disappearance? Why didn't they search harder for answers? They left it to us to tear through the continent looking for her!" He was turning red. "They knew Lucy was the strongest Celestial Spirt mage in this day'n age but they still didn't let Duran come to us until it was too fucking late. We almost lost another little sister and I had to watch two crying cause of it and see the aftermath of the taken ones body torn to pieces. Bullshit we have coved their asses on so many disasters that they let go too far and they do this shit!"

Everyone was staring in shock at him by now he never really had outbursts like this. Practically shaking from his anger.

"I see one rune knight or any officer from those pompous basterds I'll send them to an early grave. Nothing will stop me from keeping my sister out of their slimy hands. Cuz you just know they will want to experiment and use her for their own gain." He took a breath and looked to the others in the room ending with the master. "If those little shits try to take her it will mean war even if I have to fight them on my own."

The only one who's mouth wasn't gapping was Porlyusica but she still had wide eyes and taken aback by his outrage. While he was always boisterous in his manliness he was still smiles and joyousness.

"No one will take her from us and the whole guild would join the fight should it come to that." Makarov's voice was rough he hadn't thought of the council taking her away, but it was fully in the realm of possibility. They really were some slimy basterds as the young man said.

Giving a curt nod Elfmen left the room, he needed a drink. Something he really got into when Lucy fist disappeared.

"Wow I've never seen him like that." Lissanna said in a whisper.

"Yeah he was pissed." Was Mira's response and Lucy just nodded.

"he is right though." Laxsus said pushing off the wall toward the door himself "They will come for answers. We're lucky they didn't take Yukino from us, not that Sting would let them. Still be ready they will come, and it will be to get answers or to try and take you away." With his warning he left to join Elfmen and Cana at the bar leaving the door open.

Lucy could hear the guild it sounded loud and wild but yet not as it did before she left. It was like she could feel the angxiity from all he guild mates.

Erza was standing right behind Mira not in her armor she had on her blue top and white skirt. Her arms were crossed, and her face seemed worried.

"Do you want something to eat Lucy?" she asked trying not to sound as worried as she looked.

"OH yeah you need to eat!" Wendy jumped up. "We'll go make you a whole bunch of food." She bounded out of the room with the scarlet haired mage right behind her.

Porlyusica did a quick check up and asked the white heard sister to keep an eye on the blond and let her know immediately if they think she should return. Master had giving the older women a handheld lacrima so they could reach her fast if need be.

With that she left and Makarav went to leave as well.

"I'm very glad you are home safe Lucy." He said smiling sadly before walking out the door.

When they were alone the three sisters were quiet for a short time. It was awkward for some reason and it made them sad the two on ether side of her blamed themselves for her misfortune and that just made she want to cry.

"it's not your fault, you know?" Lucy said finally breaking the silence. "If I hadn't let what Natsu said get to me so much and run off those people wouldn't have got me and taken me to…"

"IT's not your fault either!" Lissanna jumped up interrupting Lucy and startling Mira. "You of course got upset what he said was mean and totally wrong you've always been strong and getting stronger every day!" Her fists sat her side she stomped her foot. "Who else could call fairy law besides first and master not even Erza could get close! You brought out the king of spirts and saved all of Erthland. Pluss you have a huge hart that all ways put others first. I'm sure everyone in the guild has been supported by you at least once when they thought no one would." She was now crying. "I hate him for saying those things to you he was wrong in every way and he just a big baka and I'll never forgive him."

She was bawling now and jumped when the other girls stood to wrap their arms around her.

"Thank you Liss-nee, but I know he never meant to hurt me." She soothed the crying sister. "I really believe he was trying to look out for me. All the dangerous missions that we had been on he just couldn't say that he wanted me out of harms way any better. He has always been there to see those times and maybe he wanted to keep me from having to push my limits like that."

She held Lissanna away for a moment "Don't hate him he is a baka but he isn't malicious and I could tell when I saw him he feels really bad that his words hurt me and that it lead to me running away and ending up…" she gave a pause to gesture to herself. "Like this."

"See our Lucy is so kind!" Mira exclaimed crushing both her younger sisters to her.

"Now that that's been said. How long have I been home?"

They sat back on the bed with a Strauss on either side of her.

"Well you have been home about two weeks." Lissanna answers.

"But it feels longer because you were sleeping and not waking up. We thought that once all the infections and wounds healed you would but that happened quickly, and you still slept. So, we took turns sitting with you talking and reading, like Proylusica told us to. She said you might hear it were ever you hid inside your mid to be safe from what was happing to you." Mira's voice died down when Lucy started to shake. Her bangs covering her eyes.

"How long did they have me?" at this the other mages frowned.

"It was a year before we found you. Elfmen was right when he said that Duran should have been aloud to warn us sooner. He was actually very upset that he didn't go against them and worn you without permission. He came after we got you back and nearly broke a wall when he saw you." Mira gave Lucy a smile. "One more person you caring hart helped and you didn't even realize. We haven't seen him since he stormed out in a rage screaming about heads rolling at the Magic Council. We have been worried that he may have done something stupid and gotten thrown in jail."

"Right! None of us can blame him for following orders we all know how messed up those geezers are." Chimmed in.

"Look at the whole thing with Jullal." Erza said bring a huge tray of food followed closely by Wendy with an equally lager tray.

Everyone tried not to look to sad at what the reequip mage said. Knowing the pain that came with bring up her first love. She hadn't seen him in years and according to Erza the last time she did see him he told her to forget him and move on with her life. It was still a sore spot, but she was trying to move on.

"We got you all kinds of regular and magic-based foods. Freed said you may not be able to survive on normal food alone anymore so you should try it all." Wendy sang as they set the food on the bed.

Lucy's stomach growled loudly as she looked at all. It was enough to feed all six dragon slayers. "Thanks for the food!" She cried out and dug right in with such vigor Mira and Lissanna both jumped out of her way and stood in awe with the other two girls.

It didn't take her long at all to eat it all. Fire, lightning, metal, balls of light, shadowy stew and whatever it is Wendy ate all the time. Pluss some magic infused ice and plants and very raw meats. To top all it a huge strawberry smoothie, her favorite treat.

By the time she was done she looked worn out so the girls thought she should get some rest. When she started to look scared of being alone Lissanna and Wendy decided to lay on both side so she could sleep soundly.

Mira and Erza left the three sleeping, they figured that both Lissanna and Wendy had to be tired since they, like most the guild had been spending most their time sitting up with Lucy while she slept or waiting in the main hall waiting for her to open her eyes. For the past two weeks everyone was awake and worried. Before that no one slept being too busy searching for the blond mage between them.

Mira walked behind the bar and Erza sat between Laxsus and Cana. Mira brought out a good bottle of whisky and two shot glasses. She poured and handed one to Erza downing the other. The strait-laced, mage looked at the offered drink for a full minuet before shooting it back like a champ much to the surprise of her fellow mages at the bar.

Mira smirked before giving them both another and some to those around them.

"Dam Erza didn't think you had it in ya." Barked Laxsus. Throwing back his shot.

"Yeah, when did you start drinking?" Cana asked after slamming down her glass for Mira to refill.

"shortly after we left to find Lucy we had been out there for a long while. Really stressed hadn't been stopping unless to eat." She pauses for another shot. "So, we were in this town and had beat up what we thought would be an informant but it was a dead end. We ended up solving a problem for the town and the people were so happy they held a big party. They…" pointing at Elfmen and Mira. "said it would do no good to not eat and sleep sometimes puss unwinding would give us clear heads." Another shot. "So, we staid for the feast and they offered drinks and without thinking I took it."

"Oh yeah it was great, she got soo smashed. We lost track of her and found her in the square in one of her sillier armors trying to pick a fight with a statue." Mira Laughed and Elfmenhad a smile as he looked down at his beer.

"It was the closest thing to fun we had all year. Had a good laugh." His voice was sad, but the smile stayed. As he said it Evergreen hugged his arm and put her head on his shoulder.

"Anyway, the town sent us off with a bunch of their brew and I got a taste for it." Erza said her face matching her hair at the embarrassing story.

Laxus gave the still red-faced mage a pat turned rub on the back that both Mira and Cana took note of it. But he did see them. They looked to each other with an evil glim in their eyes.

"I even made a contract with the town for them to let us sell their whisky here at the guild. Its' a good deal for us and gets the towns brand name out." Mira said showing the label on the bottle.

"So, how is Bunny girl doing?" Gajeel asked while looking at the whisky label. He was not subtle, and they knew it had to be talked about.

Those who had been in the room gave a sigh. The guys took a long swig of their beer and the girls took yet another shot.

"She didn't really say much but she doesn't seem too different. Thankfully." Mira said. "She has so much to come to terms with now, it won't be easy. I mean how can she learn to not be overpowered by sounds and smells?"

"I can help her with that." Laxus offered. "I'm more worried about her state of mind. Or what'll happen if the guys who got away try to come get her or the council." He rubbed his face with a grown.

They sat in silence for a long time. The guild was starting to empty due to the late hour. Everyone felt better about going home since Lucy had woke up. They even started going on missions again.

"We protect and help her in any way we can." Grey walked up with Juvia right behind him.

"Indeed, Lucy needs us to be strong as she no doubt will try and be." The water women said nodding her head.

"Sitting around and moping will do her no good." With that he didn't wait for a response walked past with a nod of farewell and Juvia gave them a small wave and fallowed him home.

"I still can't believe they got hitched. I mean he barely even noticed her then bam married." Cana said into her overly big mug of beer.

"OH, SHIT WE FORGOT GREY AND JUVIA'S ANIVERCIRY!" screamed Mira, making the dragons cover their ears.

"Holly shit not so loud." Laxas said.

"I doubt they care. They probably forgot about it themselves." Erza said taking a drink of Laxus's beer, one more thing that even Evergreen saw. Laxsus did even care just drank from it as well like it didn't happen.

'What the hell is that?' the three girls thought at the same time.

"But their one year was what, a few months after we all split up to look for LuLu. So, their two year is like three months away." Ever said with her finger on her chin looking up. "Maybe we can have a party."

At this Mira squealed clapping her hands and jumping. Causing the dragons to scowl and cover their ears again.

"WE have to throw a big party to celebrate them and Lucy being back!" she was beaming now her eyes glazed over as she thought of party plans. Since she was out if its Cana reach over the bar to grab the whisky to poor another round of shots.

She passed them all out but Ever didn't drink her, she made a sour face and pushed it away and everyone besides Elfmen saw it.

"What the hell is up with you?" Cana asked the fiery girl. "You haven't drank with me once since you got back and you were totally sick the other day."

"Yeah you never once ordered sushi since we got back and its your favorite thing to eat." Mira added out of her party daze.

The girl in question started to blush.

You've been drinking a lot of milk too. I saw you this morning." Erza chimed in. "You hate anything that isn't peach tea or alcohol."

"Now that you mention it, she's been skipping out on training lately too." Laxus gave his team mate an odd look then noticed that while she was looking down and red Elfmen was sitting straight up looking stiff but not at anyone at the bar.

Laxsus gave a big sniff in the girl's direction as he did she jumped and if posable her boyfriend got even more rigid.

"Holly shit!" he jumped back from the bar and walked around behind her giving a closer sniff right in her neck.

"Hey man back off!" The male take over mage had snapped out of his stupor to shove the lightning mage away.

"What's going on?" Erza asked as Laxus sat back down next to her. Taking his beer back from her a chugging it with a smile.

"Fairy girls knocked up." Gajeel stated matter of factly. Contuinuing with his own drink.

"WHAT!" Screamed the three other girls. Erza right into Laxsus's ears causing him to fall right out of his stool.

"Fuck guys, with the yelling." He said from the ground. Erza blushed and helped him back up.

"Yeah I'm pregnant." Her face still getting red. "What about you two, huh!" she stammered pointing at the blond and redhead who had been acting odd for weeks.

"Don't change the subject. First tell me about baby Everman!" Mira huffed hands on her hips. She seemed excited but mad at the same time. "When did it happen? How long have you known? When were you going to tell us? Who else knows? Do you know what you're having? Are you going to let me throw you a baby shower?"

"Wow sis breath." Said Elfmen.

"While on the road when we ran into each other during our Lucy search. Our teams met up to plan more. It was like three months ago." Evergreen started.

You're three months and I'm just now hearing about this!' Mira exclaimed.

"Women you need to quiet down you are going to make my ears bleed." Gajeel growled while Laxsus shook his finger in his ear closest to her.

"Anyway, I figured it out when I was late the next month and we didn't want to tell anyone until after the first trimester. But then we had found Lucy and it didn't seem all that urgent to say anything. Only the hag knows. We want the sex to be a surprise. We can make the baby shower part of the Fulbuster anniversary and welcome home Lucy party. Oh, and we are having twins."

She waited for this information to sink in. the dragons watch Mira wind up covering their ears before she could explode.

And boy did she. She jumped over the bar hugging her brother and his girlfriend. Then rubbing the baby bump, that know everyone knew about it was kinda there. She had started waring flowy dresses and since she was always girly and constenly changing her styl no one thought much of it.

Mira was still jumping and squealing when Gajeel finally stopped her holding her down by her shoulders on the stool he had been stting on having a hard time. She was still bouncing when.

"Okay so Erza tell everyone about you boinking Sparky so we can toast that as well then move on." As Cana said nonchalantly. Then said girl choked and Laxsus spit out his whisky is a very exaggerated fashion for a good three seconds.

"How did you know!" He yelled.

"Laxsus!" Erza's face was so red her hair looked pale in comparison.

"Dude you two are sharing drinks and I have seen you try to leave up to your room not at the same time. I mean come on she lives over in Fairy Commons and when she goes her excuse is talking to the master. Late at night seriously and once he was still at the bar with me, we knew for sure then." Cana was so matter of fact it was almost like she wasn't three sheets to the wind already.

Mira was mumbling about grey eyed red heads and brown eyed blonds. Gajeel had made his way be hind the bar to poor more drinks.

"Wait is that were you disappeared to when we met up with the Thunder Tribe?" Mira had come out of her stupor and Gajeel handed her a fancy purple and blue drink. Liss and I figured since we let Elfman go see Ever the three of us could get a drink but you weren't in your room. You were with him?"

"Well we have known each other a long time we were just going to hang out, talk and then we started to drink, then one thing led to another…" She stopped to drink the strawberry daiquiri Gajeel handed her.

"Wow metal head you got a knack for mixen drinks" It was Laxsus weak attempt to change the subject.

"Sorry man that won't work once the fortune tell has the demon on to something it wont drop till its done." Was all the lightning dragon got, with his next beer.

"So that was the first time and how many times since then because we have been home just over two weeks how is it only Cana and apparently master know." Ever questioned.

"I knew." Gajeels back was to the group, grabbing ingredients for Cana's sex on the beach. Mira pushed her drink to the side and reached over the bar and started pulling the man's hair then shook him side to side.

"Why do you not tell me these things!" she wailed at him then gave his head a shove and sat back down to pout. "You never tell me any good stuff; don't know why I hang out with you."

"I never tell because you didn't ask and it's not my business. And you hang out with me because I'm the only one really helping you around the hall and bartending when you go sit with bunny girl." His response sounded bored as he finished Cana's drink.

"He is a good bar tender knows what someone wants before they ask. Think you found a second calling." Cana said raising her drink to him.

"SO, to recap my brother and his girlfriend are having a baby, Erza and Laxsus have started dating, we missed Grey and Juvia's anniversary. Oh, and Bixslow and Cana have been dating too, we haven't talked about that." Mira huffed slumped over her drink. "On top you knew this all and kept it from me." More pouts toward Gajeel who just shrugged.

"OH yeah but everyone knew about me and Bix. It ain't like we were trying to hide it. We've had sex in both bathrooms here and the pool changing rooms." The card mage said dreamily. "He is soo good with that tongue."

"Okay no more info please his is like our brother we don't want to know any more than we do since when you guys do it in those bathrooms its during open hours." Ever cringed as she said this.

"Yeah you should stop that kids come in here to meet the mages they look up too. They don't need to hear you scream about his big cock and your tight pussy." Laxsus said into his drink looking kind of green. Cana didn't stop smiling dreamily.

She stood then saying good night and walked out the door wondering out loud if a certain Seith Mage was back from his mission yet.

"That girl is all kinds of crazy." The black-haired mage behind the bar stated as he cleaned glasses and they watched her leave.

"If they have baby's they will be pretty but so very crazy." Mira said nodding her head.

"He wants to ask her to marry him." Laxsus said as he stood to leave.

"What! You can't be serious, how do you know?" Erza asked looking up at his giant crooked grin.

"He asked me to help him find her dad to ask for his blessing. Then he had Ever help him find a ring."

Ever looked to her gal pals apologetically. "He told me not to say in case it got back to Cana. He wants it to be a surprise. She is good for him she, like Lucy is not afraid of his magic and she loves those lil totems. I've been rooting for them for two years."

"They've been together two years!" everyone at the bar said, besides Laxsus and Elfman who knew.

"Oh yeah it was only once they got back for the search that they didn't hide it anymore." With that said she was leaning her head on the bar looking exhausted.

"We should get you home my love we have an appointment in the morning." Elfmen stood and swooped the small pregnant mage into his arms. "We'll see you tomorrow sis." He gave his manly nod the Gajeel and Laxsus. While ever meekly wave and passed out right then.

After they left Laxsus was still standing over Erza. Basically looming. Making her blush again.

"Yes Laxsus?" she held her drink in both hands on her drink in front of her as she looked up at him. He had a predatory look, but it was off putting due to the smirk on his face. It looked sinister and made Mira and Gajeel think the red head was in for a long night.

"He wants you to go fuck Red." Gajeel said stepping away from her swing.

"It's not like you need to sneak around there's only us here. So, go up to his room get busy." Mira said standing and giving her friend a side hug then started helping with clean up.

"Oh, I guess they're right so..." she didn't finish her sentence because of Laxsus throwing her over his shoulder. Without a second glance he used his inhuman speed to run up the stairs. "Night guys." Her voice flouted down to them and then the pair heard a door slam.

"Holly shit that was a lot in under an hour." Mira said sweeping while Gajeel went around to the table flipping the chairs onto the tables.

"I kinda knew it all but I guess it could be if you didn't know." He dogged her shoe without even looking. "and here I thought we were going to be best friends." He mock pouted to her then had to run from her while she chased him with her broom.

She was yelling at him about him keeping things from her. They were so busy, one laughing and dodging and the other winging and yelling. That they didn't notice three heads pop out from the hallway to watch them.

"So how long has this been going on?" the blond asked.

"not sure anything is going on." Said the silver haired girl with air quotes at the end.

"Sure looks like something from here." The youngest blue haired observer whispered.

"I don't think I've ever herd him laugh like that. Like ever." Said Lucy.

"He has been hanging out with her, helping around the hall and since then she hasn't been as sad." Lissana offered.

"He helps to get her mind off things. He is closer to her then anyone. Even Juvia said so and she and Levy seem really happy for him cuz they beside you where his only friends." Wendy added.

"I was worried he had no interest in anyone. At first, I thought he and Levy, but she laughed and said he just wanted to look out for her. Also, she just isn't interested he doesn't read like ever." Lucy mussed.

At this point they decided to sneak into the kitchen for a late-night snack. The pair supposed to be cleaning didn't even take note and the three younger girls were able to grab sweets and chips and drinks for their makeshift sleep over in the medical room Lucy was living in.

They spent the night chatting about what the herd as they watched the bar. They had been there since the first scream. So much was happing and Lucy as so happy her family was able to still move forward with life even with them being so consumed with their worry over her.

She could feel everyone's emotions now. She figured it out after she woke the second time. It was intense, but being the fast learner, she is she got a hang of focusing it right away. And if she didn't focus it on someone it wasn't overwhelming like her hearing and sense smell. She was concerned over those.

As she sat in the dark room listening to two of the surrogate sisters she could never live without now. She thought about how lucky she was to now have such a big loving family. She loved them and they equally loved her.

The Strauss siblings basically adopted Lucy and Wendy, they even live with Lissanna and Elfman. Mira lives in one of the rooms on the third floor of the guild. Though now it sounds like Ever is staying with them now.

She was sitting on the windowsill looking up at the stars. She was beyond happy that she made it out of that place alive. Looking down at her hands and legs she started to tear up. It had taken a lot longer to retreat into her mind where so she would no longer feel the pain last, she remembered that didn't seem like a dream she still had her limbs.

She remembered being ambushed and trading herself for Yukino. Then after the first black out that must have been a surgery, she met a man about her age who looked like she did now. Like a rag doll put together with spare parts. He put her threw all sorts of torture she never knew why.

After the third or forth she still had her limbs, but his torment started before she would wake. Making her believe she was back at the guild. She always caught on fast though it made his physical abuse much worse. After she tried to make him think it worked, she locked herself away so deep when she did wake up, she really was home and had been gone for over a year.

Porlyusica was right it had been traumatic but the thought that at some point she would be found and that her family would save her. She was happy when Lissanna told her she was strong. If it were not for the strength, she gained from coming to this guild and meeting all these crazy people. Because of it a totally mind breaking trauma didn't feel as bad as it could have been. She was alive and home she knew it was all because that basterd could never replicate him and he was one of the first people she saw.

Often the hallucination or dream world had Lissanna or Mira and always had Natsu saying sorry. Apparently because she really wanted him to be. How ever the guy never could get Rogue right it would give the dream away. Of course, something or another always would but Rouge gave it instantly. She didn't know why.

She thought it was because of how she looked at the shadow mage. Hugging her knees, she thought about the red eyed young man. He was strong and silent and chivalrous. He amazed her, but he would never be with her. Especially now that she was a monster.

How little she knew.