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The Roommate

A NaLu Fan Fiction

Chapter 7

"Lucy!?" Natsu called aloud. As the pinkette and his blue exceed companion returned to Magnolia, satisfied with their rewards, (and only a small damage price taken off their 10,000 jewels), Natsu had suddenly heard the scream of his name from an all too familiar voice. He knew she wasn't close, but he sensed her call, as though they shared the same thoughts and so, could constantly hear one another.

He noticed that her voice was afraid. That very realisation shook Natsu to his very core. It's not like Lucy to be afraid. She's a Fairy Tail mage! Natsu fumed to himself. Which bastard hurt my Lucy? They're gonna pay. NEVER lay a hand on my nakama. Natsu warned Lucy's attacker through his mind. The thought of Lucy being hurt infuriated Natsu, and without warning Happy, took off at an unimaginable speed. "Natsu!" Happy called out. "Please, Natsu, slow down! What's wrong?" The Exceed asked. "Is-is something wrong with Lucy?" He asked, tears brimming in his eyes. Natsu stopped and turned to his companion. Happy looked up at his fire mage friend, only to notice the seriousness in his face. He knew that yes, Lucy was in trouble, but now was no time to cry. She needs us! Happy shouted to his mind. Before Natsu registered his friend's movements, he was scooped up, and Happy was lifting him up into the sky and towards Magnolia at a speed Natsu had no idea his friend was capable of such speed.

Natsu knew that this was no time to admire his friend's speed. This was the time to hurry and save Lucy, the one person he treasured most.

"We're coming, Lucy!" Natsu screamed. "I'm all fired up!"

"Aye!"

W-what? Where am I? The Blonde mage wondered to herself. She suddenly felt a throbbing pain shoot through her head, only to notice that her head was resting on a cold, cobbled floor. This isn't my room. Wait, are those, bars? I'm in a dungeon! She realised, a shock to her system. It was only then that the memories of merely hours earlier came flooding back.

Ando…Ando kidnapped me! She remembered. She ran up to the bars and pulled at them with all of her might, in hopes that they may have been old and weak, and she had the strength needed to break them. She had no such luck. At that point, Lucy noticed a figure in the corner. She felt every hair on her body stand on end as she heard his dark laughter. A disfigured man revealed himself out of the shadows with an evil grin on his face. "You seriously think you could get out of that with your bare fists alone?" The man laughed in a sinister tone. "Please! I have more power in my little toe than you do in your full body!" He laughed, clearly enjoying the hurt on Lucy's face. "Look," The man started, changing to a serious look on his face. "Master wanted you here, unharmed. So, before you start banging on the bars or, well, being a general annoyance, consider the fact that I'm the lowest member of this guild, so a small punishment wouldn't mean much to me if it meant hurting you for disturbing me." A chill was sent down Lucy's spine. "So, shut up, you dumb bitch. You'll be collected soon, Until then, go sleep or something that doesn't involve me." The disfigured guild member began to walk away, before he heard Lucy's voice once again, causing him to grow even angrier. "Y-you said you were in a guild. I'm guessing it's a dark guild, and Fairy Tail battled plenty before. Though this place isn't somewhere I recognise. Which guild is this?" Lucy asked, not even a trace of fear left in her voice, only curiosity. This question made the dark guild member turn, snatching his curiosity. He smiled darkly at her question. "We are Night Wolf." He said proudly. "Of course you haven't heard of us. We're planning on taking over the world without anybody noticing. Everybody battles the largest dark guilds, assuming they're the cause of most conflict, however, they never notice the guilds like ours. Hey, you're an official guild member and you hadn't even heard of us, so we must be doing something right!" He beamed. After a moment of taking in his reply, Lucy grew angry. This took the man by surprise. "So, you're trying to tell me that you're trying to take over the world without making your guild known? What's wrong with you!?" She screamed in anger. "You should be proud of your guild! You should wear your emblem with pride, you shouldn't be hiding it! You know what? You're not even a guild, never mind a dark guild!" Lucy was truly angered by this guild's motives. I am a proud member of Fairy Tail, and I want the world to know that! She told herself, proudness bubbling up inside of her.

At that point during her lecture, both Lucy and the guard heard another door open in the dungeon. Another man appeared from around a corner. This man was the complete opposite to the lowly ranked guard. He was muscular and looked as though he could crush Lucy without even touching her. It was his eyes. They were onyx, but nothing like Natsu's. His had a slight tint of a blood red colour to them, only enhancing Lucy's fear of him. She could feel his magic oozing from his pores. Don't mess with him, Lucy. He's not like the other guy. She decided. "Lucy Heartfilia, am I correct?" He asked her, his voice emotionless. She simply nodded in reply, and he opened her cell, and handcuffed her before she could even think to run from the enemies. "You're coming with me to see the master." He said, merely glancing down at her. "Thanks for watching her, Wardeen." The man said to the guard, who Lucy had learnt was named Wardeen. The new man led her up and out of the dungeon, and towards the office of Night Wolf's master.

Lucy didn't get to see any other guild members. It seemed that Night Wolf's guild was simply masses of spiral staircases, as her new guard simply had to take her up one long and tiring flight of stairs. Unlike with the other guard, Lucy didn't dare to ask her questions. She could barely breathe without the fear that he would throw her down the flight of stairs, or murder her there on the spot. He doesn't seem like the type to be afraid of getting his hands dirty. She thought to herself, scaring her mind a little more.

They finally arrived at a large arched door after what felt like an eternity of walking up the spiral staircase. Ideally, Lucy could have done with some water and a rest, however, she knew that she was definitely not about to receive such service from a man as menacing as this man now with her. The man opened the arched door, and dragged Lucy inside, leaving her clueless and fearing for her life.

The room was black, apart from two candles lit in the two far corners of the room. They merely made silhouettes around the room. Lucy noticed that the candles lit up the silhouette of a man, who was sitting in between the two candles. The room was deadly silent, until the sitting man spoke, shattering the quiet.

"Lucy Heartfilia." He recalled. Lucy's eyes widened at the voice. This could only be one person. Using her full name? Of course. "Ando!" She declared. "What am I doing here!? Get me out!" She screamed in frustration. Ando simply laughed at her weakness. "Ah, Lucy Heartfilia. How I have awaited your presence in my guild, Night Wolf, for so long. You know, your mother was a celestial spirit mage, too." He smiled at her, hiding something truly sinister underneath. "Don't you dare speak of my mother, you have no right!" She shouted. How does he know about my mother? Who is this guy? "You see, I am merely in my twenties. I am not the creator or this guild. Oh no, that would be my father's line. He created this guild. He invited those who wished to devote their lives to underground evil to join this guild. Though, regardless of how many members joined, he was never satisfied." He told Lucy, pausing to allow her to take in what he was saying. "What does this have to do with my mother?" She demanded, catching Ando and the guard, unexpectedly. "Now, now, Lucy Heartfilia. We will come to that in due time." He replied calmly. "Where was I? Ah, yes. My father showed no interest in his increasing amount of members. He only wanted one mage. Do you know who that mage was, Lucy Heartfilia?" He asked her, waiting for a reply, or even a reaction. He received no such thing. "He wanted your mother, Layla Heartfilia." Lucy's eyes widened at the declaration. Before she could question Ando, he continued on. "My father wanted Layla Heartfilia for her talent in her magic. She was a celestial mage spirit. My father devoted his time to studying into your mother, from where she lived, to her daily routine. He had his plans on how to retrieve her. Though, there was the accident." Ando sighed, and even shot Lucy a slightly sympathetic look. Of course. Lucy realised. They're talking about her death. "Fortunately, for us," Ando continued, "She had already given birth to her offspring. You, Lucy Heartfilia." He smiled darkly. "By the time I was fifteen, my father passed away due to exhaustion. Without hesitation, I took over the role of being master. Of course, there were objections, due to my age, however, I had the power of an experienced mage, and so I shut up all who objected." He grinned in satisfaction. "Life got even better when I learnt that Layla Heartfilia's daughter could also use celestial spirit magic! So, I waited until you were older, so that I could approach you as a potential love interest. However, when I saw you earlier, and you were without that annoying pink haired idiot, I decided that then was the right time to capture you. And I did it!" He shouted in satisfaction. During his victory celebration, Lucy stood and thought to herself. Why does he want a celestial mage wizard? It must be for something important, since they've been after a one since way before my mother died. It no longer pained her to admit that her mother had passed, however, she strongly disliked talking about her in such a horrible environment. "Answer me something?" She asked Ando. Instead of rejecting any questions, as Lucy expected, he simply smiled and awaited her questioning. "Why do you want a celestial spirit wizard?" She asked curiously. Ando laughed and happily replied, "Well, you probably won't know this, but there's another gate key, which was made by one of the God's." It went without saying that this shocked Lucy completely. She had not expected this. "This is the key of Space. It is said that this spirit can change time as we know it! If we really thought it through, we could take over the world! All we need is this key, and a celestial spirit wizard who is strong enough to use it. And if my sources are correct, you've earned yourself a respectable amount of keys, yes? So you should be powerful enough to use this key, Lucy Heartfilia!" Lucy was a wreck of emotions. She was disgusted that they would try to use her mother like this, and herself and she was angry that they would treat the spirits like some 'freaks in keys'. On the contrary, she was almost flattered that they came to her. Though that would never change her mind. She had to protect all her spirits, and who knew if they were even telling the truth?

"Look, Ando. I'm flattered that you want my help, but I'm not interested in this. Besides, is this even real?" She paused, and then thought maybe she sounded interested if she left the conversation on that note, and so continued. "I don't want any part of this, so I'll be leaving no-" She couldn't finish her sentence, as the guard from earlier grabbed her and spun her back toward Ando. She had forgotten that guard was even there. She shuddered at the thought of getting on his bad side. "Listen to me, Lucy Heartfilia. You don't have to come with us. You can always leave. Though you'll have to listen to my bargain, as I won't let you go without a consequence, of course." Shit, I wasn't expecting this. Lucy hesitated as he paused, then decided to go on. "Here's my bargain. You either join Night Wolf, and together we'll search for the key, and rule the world, allowing pure evil to take over," he smiled, "Or, you can leave, but bearing in mind the consequences." He finished. "C-consequences?" She asked. Ando beamed at the thought of the consequences. "Oh yes, Draiko, show her the viewing lacrima!" He demanded the guard holding her. Draiko…so that's his name. She thought. Draiko held the lacrima in front of her, and it soon began to project a close up live stream of Fairy Tail. "You either join us, or face watching every last fairy get slaughtered from our guild members."

Lucy gasped at Ando's harsh words. She looked back towards the viewing lacrima. From the outside, it looked quiet, but Lucy knew that on the inside, it would be filled with drunken guild members, happy and free. She thought nothing of it, until she saw the hundreds of men standing around the guild, every man armed with weapons. At first, Lucy showed a hint of worry, but then simply laughed out loud. "They're Fairy Tail! Those men won't hurt them!" Ando smirked. That may be true. When the fairies are all together, they're strong. However, we'd slowly kill them off, one by one." At that point, a different live stream showed up on the lacrima. Lucy almost fell over in shock. A girl was tied to a chair by both her arms and legs. Tears were streaming down her face, leaving her eyes puffy and swollen. She had a large bruise forming on her face and her clothes were tattered, and her tied up, blue hair was messy. It was Levy. It wasn't only Levy. A man stood by her, holding a knife merely centimetres from her throat. "We'll start with her." Ando smiled. "Leave her alone!" Lucy screamed in horror. She could not let anybody get hurt because of her, especially not her best friend! The guild had already put themselves at risk in the past, and she wasn't going to let that happen again.

I either join this guild and give up Fairy Tail, or be the reason my best friend and guild were killed. I have to do this. With a sigh of defeat, she turned to Ando and closed her eyes, her head facing the floor.

"Fine. I'll join your guild. Just leave Fairy Tail out of this." Almost immediately, the man on the lacrima dropped the knife and immediately let Levy loose. The picture changed back to the Fairy Tail guild, where the men began to clear out. So that's it. No more Fairy Tail. No more Erza, Gray, Wendy, Levy, Mirajane, Happy. No more Natsu. A single tear fell down her cheek, and Ando gently wiped it away. Lucy couldn't even move. She'd lost all willpower. Ando smiled at her, and she felt ill to the very pit of her stomach. Ando put his hands together and stared Lucy straight in the eye.

"I welcome you, Lucy Heartfilia, Night Wolf's newest guild member."