(A/N:) Hey guys! I am so sorry for not updating in over a month. I can't apologize enough. Seriously, thanks to all of you, I reached well over 5,000 views, so much more than I ever expected to get, and I can't thank all you enough for that. There's one user in particular that I'd really like to thank, and that's icrazypanda360i. If it wasn't for that motivation you gave me, I hate to admit that maybe this wouldn't have been updated. I love to write, but I just couldn't find that motivation I really needed, I was scared of letting my readers down by my writing, and so filled up my time doing everything else. However, I'm back, and I plan to update around every 2 weeks or so, since I'm starting school in a few weeks. I just want to thank you all once again. You are all my motivation, and without you all, I wouldn't be at this stage in my life today.

Thank you, and I'll see you all next time 3.

"Fear is not evil. It's knowing your weakness, and making you stronger."

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The Roommate

A NaLu Fan Fiction

Chapter 8

Almost as if she had been transported into an alternate universe at the speed of light, her entire surroundings changed. The atmosphere grew ever so slightly lighter, despite the dark and ever suspicious Draiko by her side. She took in his guild crest on his right shoulder. Is that what I'll have to wear? Lucy said to her empty self. No! You're not a member of this stupid guild! You're no Night Wolf mage, you're a Fairy Tail mage! She told herself over and over. Besides, why are you giving in? It looks like we have them fooled, so they won't see this next action coming. Lucy smirked as she looked up at Ando, her eyes hastily replenishing themselves with confidence. "Ando! You may think I'm your prisoner, but I should tell you that in fact, you are the prisoner of my spirits and I!" She declared as her hand moved to her belt loop, where she kept her keys in their bag. Her eyes widened as she noticed the fatal error in her plan.

W-where are my keys?

Ando smirked and took a step towards the helpless mage, who's knees had gave in, causing her to crash onto the floor in a powerless state. "Oh, foolish Lucy Heartfilia. Could it be that you are looking for these?" He flashed a sinister grin and he pulled her keys from his pocket. Lucy sat there, speechless. She couldn't even cry anymore. Is this seriously happening? Will I ever be able to leave? Lucy could have slapped her inner thoughts. No! I'll always be a Fairy Tail mage, and nobody can change that! I'll find a way out of here!

Lucy realised that she had to endure her new lifestyle, at least until they trusted her and she was reunited with her keys. Meanwhile, Ando turned to Draiko to give him his next command. "Escort her to her new home. And be sure that she doesn't try to pull any escape stunts." Draiko nodded and lifted Lucy up onto her feet with one swift movement by one strong hand. "In fact," Ando continued "Draiko, I am making you her official guard." Both Lucy and Draiko raised their eyebrows in surprise, Lucy's in horror of lack of privacy more than anything. "You are to stay by her side at all times. That includes sleeping, eating, and regular daily activities. You are dismissed." Draiko frowns as he enquires what seemed to be obvious to anybody with working eyes. "But master, what about…" he looked down at Lucy's hand, and Ando let out a sigh as if to say he had only just noticed. "Ah, yes. How could I forget?" He smiled at Lucy. Lucy cried out in horror as she began to plead "No! Please! Anything but my guild mark! You can take me away from them and my home, but please! Not my guild mark!" Tears flooded her eyes as she sobbed and shook, and Draiko tried to hold her firmly. "Now, now," Draiko tried to soothe "it will all be over in just a moment." With that, Ando gently took her blonde mage's hand, and whispered barely loudly enough for anybody but himself to hear "Dark Enchantment: Imprint." Lucy felt a slight prick on her hand before Ando gently let her go. She looked down at her hand and gaped in horror as she glared down at the same guild mark as what was on Draiko's right shoulder. The dark blue silhouette of a wolf sat on her pale skin. It didn't belong there. She didn't want to wear it on any part of her body, never mind on her most often seen body part. Ando sighed with content as he looked from the hand up to Lucy's disgusted face. "I believe we're done here. Draiko, you understand your command. I expect there to be no issues." Draiko nodded with a emotionless "Yes, master."

With a single hand action, Ando shooed the pair away. Without a moment's notice, Lucy was being almost pulled down the corridors by her new cell mate, Draiko. We can do it, Lucy. We can overcome this. Give it time, hit them when they least expect it. That was the only thought that could race through Lucy's mind as she was led to her new home, her hell.

As the guild doors slammed open, only Gray looked up from his drink to see the person everybody expected to have caused the disturbance. "Oi! Flame brain!" the ice mage began as he stood from his bar stool. "What the hell do you think you're doing slamming the doors like you own the place!?" Gray slurred, which indicated that he was obviously intoxicated to some extent. Normally, Natsu would have stopped to pick a fight with Gray, however, today, he only intended to make a single beeline to one particular person. "Look, I'm gonna knock some sense into your small little bra- WHOA!" Natsu almost knocked Gray over as he sped past the drunken man and straight over to Mirajane, who hadn't yet looked up from her cleaning of the bar.

"Mira! I need your help now!" Natsu demanded. Mirajane looked up, her eyes slightly shocked by his forwardness. It isn't like Natsu to be so strict sounding. Mira thought to herself. Deciding not to keep the pink haired male waiting any longer, she placed her smile on her face. "Sure, what's up, Natsu?" She asked. "Where did Lucy go before when she left here?" He almost screamed in agitation and impatience. Mira tapped her forehead as she thought for a moment. "Well, she wasn't on a job or anything." She paused, before recalling the events. "Ah, yes! She said she was going to go home for a pampering day- Natsu, why are you running? Natsu!" She called from behind the bar, but Natsu was already leaving the guild as full speed, Happy close behind.

Before he could even sprint up her stairs and into her home, Natsu noticed several workers moving furniture. Lucy's furniture. Natsu's insides were engulfed in flames as he stormed over to a man holding a clipboard, directing men with different items of furniture into a large van. "What the hell are you doing!? STOP MOVING HER STUFF!" He screamed angrily, confused. The man with the clipboard turned to the dragon slayer, clearly bored and annoyed. "And who the hell are you? Her boyfriend?" He asked, already impatiently waiting for a reply. Natsu decided to use his brain, and considered the possibility that maybe, if he pretended to be her boyfriend, they'd listen. So, without putting too much thought into his answer, he hastily replied "Yeah, and what the hell's it to ya?" Natsu asked back, even more agitation to his voice. The man's eyes widened and he called the workers to a halt. Natsu decided to take this moment as an opportunity to ask some questions. "Where the hell are you taking her stuff?" The worker with the clipboard shuffled awkwardly as he levelled his eyes with Natsu. "Look, man. I'm sorry, but we were paid extra to say nothing to anyone. You ain't getting a peep outta me, or any of these other guys, for that matter." The man answered, obviously uncomfortable with Natsu's dangerous stare, yet still trying to hold his pride. That changed immediately after Natsu's body erupted into loud flames and his mouth let out a wild snarl. The worker answered, constantly shaking and stuttering whilst doing so. "L-Look man, I d-d-didn't know you were that S-Salamander guy, I-I'm s-sorry. Please don't hurt me!" He begged, and Natsu's face only softened slightly, not enough for anyone but himself to notice. "T-they paid us! The dark guild! They paid us to go collect all her junk and throw it away somewhere! I'm sorry! P-please d-don't hurt me!" Natsu smirked slightly at the small amount of information. "A dark guild, huh? When will those assholes notice that they're no match for Fairy Tail?" His smile slowly vanished as he turned back to the helpless worker. He assumed Salamander was asking him, and so answered hesitantly. "I-I don't know man! We were just p-paid to do the job for those N-Night Wolf guys!" He finished, almost bursting into tears, whilst the other workers crowded together in horror, watching Natsu's enflamed body continue to burn. "Night Wolf, eh?" Natsu's face lowered into a frown. "Never heard of 'em! But they'll pay! After all, nobody hurts my nakama!" "I-I thought she was your girlfriend?" The man asked, looking as though he immediately regretted it after seeing Natsu's eyes pierce into his. Natsu blushed slightly at the thought of Lucy being his girlfriend, however nobody would see over the inches of fire surrounding him. "O-of course she is! But that has nothing to do with you!" He replied protectively, as though they had broken through an emotional layer Natsu wasn't aware existed. He looked down at the man once again, and ordered that they put the furniture back in the exact order as it originally was. They all submitted out of true fear, and Natsu sprinted off back towards the guild to demand Mirajane for more information.

"Night Wolf, you say?" Mirajane thought to herself for a few moments, before looking as though she'd remembered something helpful. "Ah yes! Night Wolf, a dark guild formed fairly recently actually. It's based within the Chamber Forest." Natsu felt a weight lift from his chest, thanks to Mira's information. "Where is the Chamber Forest, Mira!?" He asked, sounding more impatient than he would have liked, due to her constant kindness towards him and every guild member. "Keep heading West, and pass through three towns, and after the third town, Gonola, you will come across a forest darker than any you've ever seen. It's impossible to miss, Natsu. Night Wolf is in the centre of there." She let out a deep breath. "Is there anything I or any of the guild members can do to help, Natsu?" She asked. Of course, she was worried about Lucy, and would have loved to help. However, she understood that this may have been something Natsu had to do for himself. After all, he and Lucy had something special, even if neither of them noticed it. "Thanks, Mira, but you've already helped me so much. I can do this on my own, after all, I'm from Fairy Tail!" He beamed. Mira laughed, and sent her best wishes to Natsu and Happy before the two ran out of the guild doors, not leaving a second behind.

"Natsu, will Lucy be okay?" Happy asked, worry clouding his voice. Natsu grinned for a moment, before determination filled his face as he carried on sprinting. "Of course, Happy. She's from Fairy Tail, and she's our nakama. My best friend." He smiled to himself. Lucy was his everything, and he had to protect her. W-wait! My everything? Natsu, what the hell is wrong with you? He shook his head as if to clear the thoughts from his head.

"We will protect you, Lucy."