Lucy's eyes widened as she looked around her new home. It was a condo that was twice as big as her old one, and the furniture looked three times as expensive.

Then she wondered.

"Are you going to be paying me enough to pay for all of this, and my living expenses." Natsu sighed as he walked over and took a seat on the black suede couch.

"Most people who work in my mafia usually work in the cafe, and you're going to be one of them," before Lucy could protest, he held up his hand, silencing her. "Also, I'll be paying your rent, so you won't have to worry about that."

"Why?" she asked not attempting to hide her confusion.

"The fuck are you talking about?" Lucy sighed as she sat on the other side of her new couch.

"Why are you doing all of this?" Natsu simply rolled his eyes as he took a cigarette and lighter from his back pocket. He offered one to Lucy but she declined.

"What, you don't smoke?"

"No. I already have enough shit trying to kill me." He shrugged as he placed the stick in his mouth. As he did this Lucy took her - Natsu's - dagger out from her pocket. For some reason she enjoyed admiring it. She liked to guess where each scratch and dent came from and imagine the pink haired devil going on adventures with it. Then after that she'd imagine all of her future adventures with it. She was taken out of her stupor when a cloud of smoke was blown in her face. She groaned and looked at Natsu. "Didn't you learn not to take things that don't belong to you princess." Lucy scoffed as she twirled the knife in her hand.

"This has belonged to me ever since you attempted to take my head off with it," she paused and then looked up at him with an icy glare, "And don't ever call me that again… You don't know anything about me," And with that she left the room to go check the rest of her new home.

Natsu sighed as he put the cancer stick back in his mouth. He couldn't understand why women were so complicated. One minute they'd love you and the next they're trying to rip your head off, and by far Lucy was the most complicated and intriguing women he's ever met. "Heartfilia," he called calmly as he rose from the couch. He waited as she came from the back, making sure he could hear each and every footstep she took. When she came out, she had her arms crossed over her chest and was pouting.

Hm, so this was her childish side.

He quickly pulled a phone from his back pocket and tossed it to Lucy. She fumbled a bit at first but caught it. She looked at the phone in her hands and then threw the mafia leader a confused glance. "What's this for?" Natsu sighed as he walked towards the door.

"That's your new phone. It has mine and everyone's number on it so if you need anything you can just call. If I don't give them to you directly, I'll send assignments to you over the phone," he placed his hand on the doorknob and looked over his shoulder. "And speaking of assignments you've got your first one tomorrow. I'll be expecting you in in my office by 8:30"

Lucy sighed as she ran her hands through her hair. What the fuck did I just get myself into.

The blonde woke up at 7, finished eating breakfast by 7:30, was dressed and ready to go by 7:45 and was now walking to the cafe.

Ever since she was young, she would read or walk to clear her mind. When she was young doing those two made life seem the slightest bit normal. When she went on walks, she enjoyed to see people enjoying their day to day lives. Sometimes she'd see to people hopelessly in love with each other on a date or see a small group of friends enjoying some time with each other. She'll admit that every now and then she'd feel a small pang of jealousy, but she always got over it just as quickly. Sometimes you just have to focus on the things you have instead of the things you don't have. Maybe she didn't have much, but she sure as hell was lucky to be alive.

She took her headphones out her ears as she looked at the cafe. It was currently 8:25. I better get inside before the demon calls. She mused as she opened the doors. As soon as she was back in the kitchen, she was met with the smiling face of Mira; who she found out, was Lisanna's older sister. They looked similar enough, but their temperaments couldn't more opposing. After giving her greetings to the smiling waiters and waitresses and chefs she made her way to the base. She took a deep breath as she put her hand on the doorknob. "Let's do this Heartfilia."

When she entered the room she was met with the sight of Natsu lounging in his chair with his feet resting on top of his desk. She cleared her throat to get his attention and said man groaned in response. "I know you're here goddammit."

"Well you sure do have a funny way of showing it." She said as she made her way inside the room. Natsu took his feet off his desk and sat up in his chair. At least he looks respectable now. He stood from behind his desk and walked in front of it.

"Your assignment is pretty simple. I just need you to pay an old friend a visit. His name is Sting, he just took control of a petty little gang called-"

"Sabertooth," Lucy interjected. Natsu chuckled and nodded.

"Correct, the cocksucker thinks that now that he's taken over Sabertooth he stands a chance against me. Now, I want you to pay them a visit and put Sting back in his place. I don't want you to kill him, but I want him to know that you can." When he finished, he turned back to his desk and pulled a gun - more specifically a Makarov - out of a drawer. He tossed the weapon to Lucy and said girl inspected it in her hands. She smiled and shoved it in her belt.

"That seems simple enough, when do I leave," The pinkette sighed as he sat back down in his chair.

"You leave in about fifteen minutes. There's a car behind the building that you'll take to his hideout. I sent the address to your phone, and it's about a 10-minute walk from the address to the hideout." As he finished, he tossed the keys to Lucy. "As soon as you get back to the car from your assignment call me. Are we clear?" he said as the blond began to walk out of the room. She looked over her shoulder and put her hand over her heart.

"You almost sound like a concerned boyfriend. I'm touched," she teased as she put her hand on the doorknob. Natsu simply rolled his eyes at her childish behavior.

"Just get the fuck out of my office and do your job". Lucy chuckled softly as she gave a mock salute.

"Yes, sir," and with that, she left his office.

An excited smile crept across her face as she tied her hair in a loose ponytail. She was behind a tree that was several feet in front of the hideout. There were two men in front of the door when she got there. Luckily, they didn't see her when she ran behind the tree. Her smile grew as she grabbed her Five Seven, she got from Alzack and Bisca from under her belt. She never knew how much she missed the feeling of the cold metal under her fingers and the adrenaline that coursed through her veins.

Any other time she would've went in from the back, but what was the fun in scaring him if she could just walk in through the front door. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She quickly turned from behind the tree and shot. She watched as one of the guards fell to the ground with a bullet in between his eyes and smirked.

Looks like he hasn't lost her touch.

The other man looked from his fallen comrade and then to Lucy. He snarled as he reached for his gun, but before he could do that Lucy put a bullet in his head. She blew the smoke from the gun and rolled her shoulders back.

She specifically told them not to put a silencer on the gun, she wanted Sting and his groupies to know she was coming.

Suddenly about ten men came out of the door. Looks like the shows finally beginning. She thought as she checked her ammo. She had 10 bullets left in this round.

"Okay boys," she said as she held her gun in the air. "I've got 10 bullets left in this round. Unless you bastards are gonna let me reload it's enough for all of you to get one each," when she finished one of the men snarled at her; showing his yellow teeth.

"Like a bitch like you ca-" before he could finish Lucy shot him. She smiled bitterly and brought her gun back down.

"I advise you all to watch that b word. You really don't want to make me angry," Almost instantly all of the men had their guns pointed at her. She sighed.

She really hated men. They never seem to learn.

When they started shooting, she quickly ran behind one of the two cars that were in the empty lot. She took a deep breath. "9 bullets, 9 men." She attempted to look over the car, but was immediately met with on onslaught of bullets. She chuckled when she ducked back behind the car. "Let's just get this over with." she gripped the gun tightly in her hand. She looked at the car on the other side of the lot and wondered how many shots she can get out before she got there. "There's only one way to find out."

She ran.

As she ran onslaught began again. She positioned the gun in front of her. Bang! One fell to the ground followed by a string of curses. She looked to her left and saw one man reloading. Bang! That one was his own fault, who the fuck reloads a gun in the open during a gunfight? They shot at her feet and she took several steps back. Bang! Bang! Two more fell. 5 down. She dove behind the car and took deep breaths. She quickly crouched and shot twice. "Make that seven." she said as she failed to wipe the grin off her face.

She didn't know how much she missed this; the feeling of power you feel with a gun in your hands and the triumph you feel when an enemy fell. This was her drug, her addiction, and she found herself loving every second of it. She licked her lips and savored the adrenaline running through her body.

She looked from underneath the car. The three men were still there and waiting for her to show her pretty little head again. She positioned the gun under the car and shot one of the men under the car in the foot. Fortunately, when she did this then man panicked and shot one of his friends and killed him.

Lucy stood up from the car to see the last two men looking like complete and utter bitches. One was cradling his foot while the other was begging for his life. The blonde couldn't help but shake her head, some people were just pitiful. Although he didn't deserve one of her bullets, she shot him anyway, his existence was getting on her nerves. When she looked at the other man, he looked like he was about to piss his pants.

"Tell me where your boss is, and you'll die a lot sooner than later. And trust me, that's a good thing coming from me." His eyes widened in terror and he began to nod furiously. She couldn't stand people like him. People who would rat out their loved ones just so that they could get what they wanted.

She hopes that if she ever sinks that low Natsu will put a bullet in her head.

"Boss is the only one in the building, h-he sent everyone out when he heard the gunshots. The Boss is all the way down in the basement." Lucy smirked. On the bright side men like him make her job a whole lot easier.

"Thanks," She said as she pulled the trigger. Just as the gun was about to shoot, he wrapped his hand around her wrist and pushed it upward; causing her to shoot up in the sky.

"Last bullet bitch," the man spat. Lucy smirked. She quickly reached in her boot and pulled out the Makarov Natsu gave her. The man gave one last look at her before she shot him in the head.