What really happened that night:
Lucy and Azazel were walking down the street by the river. They were both laughing and holding hands as they approached her apartment.
"Lucy, I had a really great time tonight." He said
"Me too." She muttered, looking up at him from under her eyelashes a soft blush forming on her cheeks. She looked over at the door to her apartment. "I wish it could last forever."
"Then why shouldn't it?" Azazel asked, spinning her around to look at him. "Why don't we spend every night like this for the rest of our lives!"
"Azazel!" She breathed, flushed and embarrassed "You almost sound as if your proposing to me!" He pulled her in close, wrapping his arms around her while her hands rested gently on his chest.
"Maybe I am?" He teased "What would you say?" Her blush deepened.
"I-I don't know." She confessed turning her head away.
He seemed to come to a decision, and stepped back from her, falling down on one knee.
"Lucy Heartfilia." He said, looking up at her and grasping her hand. She gasped, realizing what he was doing, her free hand covering her open mouth.
"I love you" Azazel continued "and I know this is sudden, but I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. Please, say yes and become my princess for all eternity."
Her hand moved from her mouth to her heart as she clutched it, hearts filling her eyes.
"Oh Azazel! Of course I'll marry you!" She squealed in delight as he picked her up in his arms and spun her around in circles.
Then he set her down and stared greedily into her eyes.
"Soon, with your help, I'll have everything I ever dreamed of." He whispered to her, and it seemed to take her breath away. Slowly he leaned in, as she leaded up; her eyes closed and their lips were just centimeters apart when….
Natsu had been on his way to Lucy's apartment when he saw her blond head in the distance.
"Lucy!" He called out happily to her. As she turned to look at him he finally noticed how close she was to the strange man with the silver braid.
"Hey Luce….What are you doing?" Natsu asked tilting his head to side completely confused.
"Natsu?" Lucy said, also confused. She looked from Natsu back to Azazel and then it was like a glass shattered and she jumped out of Azazel arms, staring at him in confusion.
"Were you guys….were you about to...?" Natsu questioned, horror and mortification filling his face.
"It's none of your business what we were about to do! Right Lucy?" Azazel aggressively rounded on Natsu.
Lucy stared at him, and it looked like she was putting the last piece in some mental puzzle. Her brown eyes focused on the small ring that sat on Azazels middle finger.
"Is that Charm Magic!" She shrieked, pointed to the ring. "Did you put a love charm on me!"
Azazel blinked, stunned.
"Wh-what! No, of course not!" He huffed, but he was a bad liar when ambushed and she saw right through him.
"Oh my god! How could I have been so stupid" She exclaimed hitting herself in the face with her palm. "I can't believe I fell for the same charm a second time!"
"Eh?" Natsu said, still very confounded as his head whipped back and forth looking from one to the other.
Azazel glared at him, processing though what happened. It was a very powerful love charm he was using, not the type you could just snap out of. Obviously if the person under the spell became aware of the magic, it would cease to work. But only a truly powerful force, stronger than the greatest magic, could allow the person under the spell the opportunity to see the truth.
Azazel marched up to Natsu. He had underestimated the bond between the two mages, and now recognized Natsu as a threat to his plans.
"Go away!" He ordered the fire mage. "She's mine now."
Natsu squinted angrily at him.
"She's Lucy" He said, as if informing the other man of the obvious "She doesn't belong to anyone."
"Least of all you!" Lucy said "I barely even know you!" She started to walk over to Natsu, but Azazel caught her arm and roughly pulled her back.
"You are mine!" Azazel told her coldly "You've already agreed to marry me!"
"Well I got news for you pal; the weddings off" She said ripping her arm out of his grasp.
Azazel angrily raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face with enough force that she fell to the ground.
"Get your hands off her!"Natsu yelled, attempting to land a flaming punch in Azazels face. With inhuman speed and agility, Azazel dodged the punch and shoved his own fist hard into Natsu's stomach.
Lucy got to her feet, anger contorting her pretty features.
"Open Gate of the Lion: Leo!" she shouted turning the Key out in front of her and opening a door to the spirit world. There was a flash of bright light and Loki stood facing the silver haired mage.
"You!" Loki roared in shock. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Azazel smiled with evil delight at the celestial spirit.
"Hello Leo, long time no see." He taunted, then pretended to be offended "What, no bow for your prince?"
"Azazel!" Loki said annoyed "You're coming back to the spirit world and your cell this instant! If not willingly, then I'll drag you!"
"I don't think so." Azazel laughed and pulled down the collar of his shirt to reveal a golden necklace in the shape of a crescent moon. Loki gasped.
"No, No that's impossible" He breathed, staring at the pendant in absolute horror.
That was the moment Natsu decided it was time for him to recover. He stood up and socked Azazel in the side of the head, sending him flying into the building and cracking stone.
"Ahh! You annoying peasant!" Azazel screamed, holding his head. I guess I'm going to have to test the pendant sooner than I thought, he said to himself
He lightly touched the moon shaped necklace. "Loki; attack him!" He ordered, pointed at Natsu. Loki's eyes squinted in pain as he tried to resist. The veins in his arms were popping out because he was clenching his fists so tightly.
"Loki, are you okay?" Natsu questioned his friend before Loki rounded on him. Before he knew what was happening, Regulus Impact sent Natsu flying.
"Lucy run!" Loki shouted desperately "He's controlling my actions!"
"Silence" Azazel ordered and Loki screamed in pain as he again tried to break the princes hold.
"No!" Lucy gave heart wrenching cry for her friend, then she said with determination "You'll pay for that! Open gate of the archer: Sagittarius!" at the same time Azazel order Loki "Get her!"
Loki grabbed Lucy, pinning her arms to her side as she tried to squirm out of his grasped. Suddenly Sagittarius appeared, quickly taking in the situation. He aimed an arrow at Loki's chest and was about to let it fly when Azazel tapped his pendent once and the horse-man froze.
"Sagittarius!" Lucy cried, realizing bother her spirits had lost control of themselves.
Loki's arms tightened painfully around her.
"Ahh! Help me!" Lucy cried out realizing how helpless she was.
Natsu flew out of nowhere, jumping out of the way as Sagittarius arrows flew in his direction. His foot made contact with Loki as he kicked him off of Lucy.
Natsu grabbed Lucy by the neck and pulled her to him roughly to him, narrowly pulling her out of the way of the flying arrow. They were coming in a ferocious volley that they both couldn't dodge, so Natsu hugged Lucy close and attempted to shield her body with his. An arrow caught him in the leg and he screamed in pain.
"Enough of this." Azazel said irritated, he turned to Lucy, who was trying to support Natsu. ""If you won't give me your heart, then I'll have to take it."
Azazel turned to Loki, giving him a silent command. The Lion spirit stared back in horror, shaking his head and trying to fight though the pain.
"No, I can't. Not Lucy!" He whispered brokenly, already knowing that he couldn't fight the pendants power.
Sagittarius aimed another arrow at Natsu, who lunged at the horse-man tackling him. They wrestled on the ground and Natsu was so distracted by this that he didn't seen Loki making his move. Lucy tried to run, but he caught her and spun her around.
"Lucy" He moaned, hands shaking "I'm so sorry"
Lucy looked disturbed as she began to understand that this was her end. He was going to kill her. She tried to give him a look that said she didn't blame him, and would have assured him out loud if she hadn't been so terrified. Just because she had guessed it was coming, didn't stop her from being shocked when it happened.
Loki shoved his hand into her chest and heard her bones break and her flesh tear. There was a spatting sound as hot red liquid dotted his face and gushed from her chest. The blood rhythmically flowed down his arm to drip onto the street as her eyes flew wide with shock.
"Lucy!" Screamed Natsu.
"Natsu…" She whispered and her eyes looked off to the side at him, a soft smile on her lips.
Loki removed his hand and stared at the bloody appendage. Within his fist was a ball of wispy blue light that moved and shimmered in the night air.
Natsu ignored him, racing to Lucy and catching her before she even hit the ground.
"No, oh Lucy no!" He moan, trying to stop the bleeding from her chest with his bare hands. Her eyes looked up at him with a vacant expression as her heart slowly pumped the life from her.
"Someone help!" He screamed, but no one came. Sagittarius went back to the spirit world in a flash of light while Loki continued to stare at the blue light in his hands with awe.
Got to stop the bleeding. Natsu told himself, trying to think of something. As a last resort he lit his fist on fire and attempted to cauterize the wound.
"Common Luce, stay with me" He pleaded. He could feel her heartbeat get softer and softer, until finally it stopped all together.
"No!" Natsu sobbed, burying his head in her shoulder. Not again! Not after what happened to future Lucy.
He was oblivious to Azazel coming up behind him and placing a hand on Natsu's pink head. A dark haze consumed Natsu, and a second later he fell over unconscious.
"Did you kill him?" Loki asked.
"No" Azazel shook his head proudly. "It will be so much better when his own guild dose it for me. I took his memories, so he will be unable to follow us or interfere with any more of my plans."
Loki swallowed "Please, can we go now? She is still so weak." He was tenderly cradling the little ball of blue light as if it were a child.
"Wait a minute" Azazel walked over to Lucy's body, and grabbing one arm, he dragged it over to the river's edge and kicked it in.
"Now we can go." He said, and the two celestial wizards disappeared, leaving Natsu unconscious in the streets covered in blood.
End of Part 1
(A/N: SPOILER- Lucy will be a central character in part 2 (In other words, she's maybe not as dead as you think.)