*A few hours later*
Lucy quietly collapsed on her bed… well, matt.
She didn't know where Natsu was but he was supposed to have been escorted back by now.
"Oh well." She sighed, moving her hair away from her face before turning on her side.
She wasn't quite sure why that girl in the library had acted so… strange towards her. She wanted to learn about these sprits and who they were. Why did that mermaid look like the one she'd imagined so long ago? How does a kid think up a celestial spirt?
So many questions…
Too many.
She didn't like not knowing what was going on anymore, but right now was the wrong time to think about it. She shut her eyes and tried to focus on falling asleep.
*1:15 am*
The blonde woke to the faint sound of the cell door creaking open as the cold draft that floated into the room. She sat up quickly, expecting to see Natsu so she could interrogate him on where he was, but Natsu was already sprawled asleep next to her.
Lucy's breath hitched as three men emerged from the darkness dressed in black, with their faces covered. She instinctively moved back away from them but two of stepped forward and grabbed her, lifting her up and carrying her out of the room. She had attempted to shout but her voice was muffled by a gloved hand.
Natsu woke just as they dragged her through the door. He saw the sheer panic in her eyes as she looked at him, begging for help. He stumbled forwards reaching for her hand, but it was too late… the heavy door slammed closed.
The draft had gone now… but Natsu still felt the cold. Not the same as before though, this was a different cold, an empty, alone, freezing kind of cold.
She was gone.