"Why'd we kidnap her again?" Angel said.

"She's gonna earn us so much money!" Midnight replied excitedly.

"It took me a while to recognise her face." Midnight added as something creaked making it clear he was moving.
"She's awake." Cobra growled making more creaking sounds.

Suddenly the blackness was pulled from over her head.

Lucy opened her eyes to see a brown sack on the floor next to three pairs of feet.

She tried desperately to stand up, only to discover she was bound by rope. She tried to yell and cuss but she was gagged by a mouldy tasting rag.

"Are you sure she'll be ok?" Angel said pulling a disgusted face as she looked Lucy up and down, taking in all the cuts and bruises and dirt that covered her as she squirmed on the floor of the carriage.

"What do you mean?" Midnight said blankly.
"Well… look at her." Angle said wrinkling her nose.

Lucy half sat half laid at their feet being swayed by the carriage. Her body ached and felt abnormally heavy, not to mention her blurred vision.

Her hair hung over her eyes stuck to her forehead with dirt and blood.

'How did I get such a mess?' she thought her eyes half closing.

"She'll be fine. I'm sure." Cobra hissed as the carriage came to an abrupt stop.

"Let's get her in the cell." Midnight said opening the carriage doors to reveal a long dark hallway.

As soon as the doors were opened an ice cold wind filled the air making Lucy shiver uncontrollably.

Lucy whimpered in protest as Cobra picked her up roughly and flung her lifeless body over his shoulder.

All Lucy could see was the grey stone floor and walls as he took her down the hall, she bounced lightly on his shoulder shivering more and more.

'It's so cold!' she thought.

She tried to curl up in a ball for protection but mostly to keep warm as Cobra moved quickly through the icy air of the hallway.

He stopped quickly tugging the rope off her, before pulling a lever of some sort.

"Oi." His voice had become an incredibly low snarl, "Keep this one alive!" he spat throwing Lucy onto something warm and soft, before turning and grabbing a rail that rattled as he pulled it down and a heavy steel door slammed shut.

She was trapped and alone yet again.

Well at least she thought she was...

A few seconds later a small white light emerged from the darkness. Lucy opened her eyes wide as she tried to shuffle away but she froze with shock as the soft "ground" began to heave, sinking in then puffing back out again slowly.

A pair of glowing onyx eyes appeared right in front of her face accompanied with a low growl.

Lucy was pushed gently by invisible hands onto the freezing stone floor, her teeth chattered uncontrollably as tears began to form in her eyes.

She hugged herself whimpering helplessly.

Just then a warm hand came down on her shoulder and gripped it tightly. She flinched squeezing her eyes shut, not really wanting to find out what was going to happen to her.

Suddenly two arms pulled her up and placed her back on the softness. It was all around her, the warmth hugged her tightly.

The blonde wasn't exactly sure what was going on as all she could see was black now the light had disappeared, but she felt safe, encased in the heat.

She could hear breathing close to her head and wasn't sure whether it calmed her down or frightened her more but after a little while her eyes were sore and struggling to stay open so eventually she drifted off into the darkness.

***The next day***

Dull light shined through a small barred hole in the ceiling.

Lucy's eyes snapped open as groans came from behind her.

"Ughh heavy…" a voice complained quietly, making Lucy jump.
She looked around the plain grey room. In the top corner a blue mat was laid out on the floor obviously as a makeshift bed. She couldn't see anyone in the room so she stood up shakily and slowly walked over to the door, until she caught sight of herself in a tiny mirror on the wall.

She made her way over to it and stared at herself. Her hair was ragged and dirty and her face looked tired and bruised.

She stepped back, sighing at her reflection as she always did.

"I look awful…" she mused brushing her hair back from her face.
"Yeah, you do."

Lucy jumped as she saw the owner of the onyx eyes staring at her in the mirror. She spun on her heel to look at him.

"Who are you?" the blonde asked staring at him as he stood with his hands behind his head. His pink hair was spiked and messy and he wore a dark open vest exposing most of his chest.

"I'm Natsu! Who are you?" he grinned, showing a pair of tiny fangs as he leaned against one of the grey walls.
"L-Lucy.." she replied quietly.

He looked her up and down, "Hhmmm… I'm gonna call ya Luce."

"What is this place…?"She murmured.

"I'ts some kind of prison… it's where the Oración Seis kidnap people and keep them here sending out a ransom." He answered, his smile dropping to a frown.

"You have to wait until someone pays to get you out!" he growled, "I've only been here a few days and I've taken out a lot of their guards already!"

"Wait, s-so it was you… the growling f-from last night?" The little blonde squeaked.

"Well… it was kinda weird to have a person thrown on me while I was asleep." He said.

"Wait t-that w-was you I laid on!?" Lucy stuttered going red.

"Yeah, you're heavy Luce." Natsu nodded not fazed at all by her blushes.

Lucy scowled, "I am not!"

"…and weird." He added matter of factly.

"I AM NOT!" she shouted.

He laughed lightly, "Yep, definitely weird."