Previously

"I'm Natsu, and I promised I'd protect her," Natsu said proudly.

Lucy Pov

Two days later at school

I can't believe Natsu did that…He says he wants to protect me, but I don't think I need to be protected from Sting… do I?

"Luce!" I heard someone call my name. Speak of the devil.

"Hey!" he said with a big goofy grin on his face. I waved back at him. Then as if he could read my mind, he said, "Luce don't see Sting anymore. I don't think he is safe to be around," he said with concerned eyes. I didn't respond. I mean I just have to be engaged to him.

Natsu waved goodbye and ran off to be with some of his football buddies. I even saw that pig Felix. Well, I guess he can't stop being their friends just for me.

When I opened it, I noticed a letter. It read, "Luce, come meet me in the gym after school. I need to tell you something! It's important. Make sure to come alone! –Natsu." I bet while reading this I had a dumb little smile on my face. People started laughing at me. "She's so pathetic." "Why is she so happy?" So many people were giggling around me, and I didn't know why. I must've looked really stupid.

…..

The day actually went by very quickly. I ate lunch with Natsu, Erza, Gray, Levy, Wendy, Lisanna, Elfman, Mirajane, Joke, Juvia, who was clinging to Gray, Cana, Jellal, and Romeo. Natsu is friends with so many great people. I'm glad that they talk to me too. We laughed about so many things, even I laughed, which shocked most of the people. Natsu explained how I didn't like to talk, but everyone was so happy when I laughed in front of them. It made me feel warm in my chest.

I skipped happily to the gym. Along the way I heard people laughing and whispering, "She doesn't know a thing." It freaked me out, so I tried to be a ninja, like Natsu sometimes.

I backed into the gym and then turned around expecting Natsu to yell, "Luce!" Instead I was surrounded by a bunch of angry people. There were some guys from the football team, a bunch of random people I didn't know, and Natu's fangirls. They quickly surrounded me.

"Stop acting like you're best friends with Natsu, you bitch!" some of the girls yelled. "Stay away from the beautiful Erza, Mirajane, and Lisanna!" a few guys were yelling. "You don't own the school you ugly freak! Go back to being the mute loser no one wants!"

They closed in on me and started BEATING me up. They were kicking, punching, and pulling my hair. I felt blood dripping down my face and saw huge bruises forming all over me. Tears spilled out of my eyes, and I just put my hands over my head and pulled my legs to my chest, hoping it would be over soon. I soon felt my clothes growing damp, and I liked down at my stomach and saw my clothes drenched in blood.

Suddenly, everyone stopped punching and kicking and grabbing. They backed off, and some members of the football team stepped forward. Felix grabbed my hair and pulled me up. "If you don't stay away from them, we'll do much worse," he smirked. He threw me at the ground and laughed. Everybody did. I started coughing out a lot of blood. Some people looked scared and ran away, but most of them just left, laughing and talking with their friends about how they did a "good deed."

I lay there, soaked in my own blood. I tried to stand, but I just coughed up more blood and fell to the ground. I shut my eyes and started screaming. I didn't care if anyone heard me.

Natsu pov

Today I had cleaning duty, and I hated it. Why do the students need to clean when it's the teacher's classroom? I looked out the window and saw a bunch of people walking away from the gym. I curiously walked down the stairs wondering what was in the gym. Just then I heard a familiar scream. Was it Lucy? Luce barely talked, yet alone screamed. But her voice was coming from the gym.

As I walked in my eyes opened widely and I started to shake.

"Oh Luce…" I choked out and ran to her.

Lucy pov

Just as I was about to black out, I was something pink running towards me. It was Natsu… I saw his mouth moving but I couldn't tell what he was saying.

Natsu pov

"I WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOU!" I yelled out, tears streaming down my face. It was all my fault. I should have been there. Luce…