"Lucy?" Natsu asked, worried. "What's wrong, why are you crying?" Lucy and Melody were hugging each other on one of the benches, crying. "It's the anniversary of my mothers death." Lucy said. "Oh Luce. I'm so sorry." "Natsu. We're also going to be leaving for home for about a week. I have to see it one last time. I miss it so much. "O-ok." Natsu stroked her head a bit and left for his home.

He layed in bed at night thinking. "How could I have been so stupid, I had to pick this time, of all times to want to do it. I have to cancel everything now. So much for confessing to Lucy." He turned on his side and tried to sleep. Finally, he was able to close his eyes and fall asleep. That night he dreamt of various things, what would happen if Lucy rejected him, what would happen if Lucy felt the same way. Different scenarios each time.

Natsu woke up early to see Lucy off before she left for her childhood home. "Hey Luce." He said. "Your only going for a week right?" "Yeah, why do you ask?" She said. "Oh it's nothing, I just had a dream that you stayed there forever and never came back." She chuckled a bit. "That is a bad thing right?" Lucy asked. "Of course it is!" Natsu said, pushing her playfully. They hugged and Lucy and Melody left.

Natsu waved and walked back inside the guild. "Hey Mira, can I get a beer?" Natsu asked Mira, walking up to the bar and sitting down. "Sure!" Mira grabbed a mug and poured beer into it. "Here you go." She handed it to him. "Thanks." Natsu said. He handed her the money and drank.

Natsu sighed. "What's wrong Natsu?" Cana asked. "I'm just worried about Lucy, she cried all day yesterday and then today she acts like nothing happened and leaves. What if she never comes back?" "Natsu, don't worry so much. She's coming back, and she's fine. Yesterday was different because of the anniversary. She'll be back in a week and everything will be normal again." Cana said, patting him on the back. "Yeah."

Natsu didn't go on any jobs, he didn't want to until Lucy got back. Happy progressively saw Natsu getting sadder and sadder each passing day. Finally, it was day six, tomorrow Lucy and Melody would be back. Natsu walked into the guild, he didn't have any money so he was forced to go on a job. But he only took a small one to do with Happy. They got back and Natsu got a call.

"Hello?"

"Natsu? It's Lucy."

"Luce? Hey, what's up?"

"Natsu, I have to whisper so my dad doesn't hear me, but, my dad won't let me leave. I don't know what to do so I called you. For the time being he hasn't done anything drastic but he's done stuff like this before and I'm scared for what he's going to do. I don't want to stay here."

"Ok, um. So what do you want me to do, you want me to come get you?"

"Could you?"

"Of course. Where are you?"

"I'll send you the address."

"Got it, alright I'm on my way."

"Happy! We gotta go get Lucy, come on!" "Lucy? Why?" Happy asked, grabbing his backpack. "I'll tell you on the way, let's just get going, it's pretty far away so we gotta go now." "Ok." Happy looked at the address and they left. Natsu looked up directions while they were walking, once he got them Happy picked him up and started flying.

Natsu filled Happy in with what was happening. "...and that's why we have to go get her." Natsu finished. "That really sucks. I hope they're ok." Happy said. "Me too." They flew for another hour when Happy got tired. "I can't fly anymore Natsu. We have to walk the rest of the way." Happy said, gently dropping Natsu. "That's ok, we're almost there anyway. I'll carry you so you can rest."

Happy fell asleep in Natsu's arms while Natsu walked around looking for the right address. "Ah ha! Found it, wake up Happy, we're here." "Huh?" Happy rubbed his eyes. "Oh." Natsu texted Lucy.

N: "I'm here."

L: "Ok."

Natsu sat down. "Ok, I texted Lucy." Happy sat down right next to Natsu and brought out a fish. Natsu was about to doze off when he heard his phone beep.

L: "Are you out front?"

N: "Yeah."

L: "I'm in the back. Go around the left side of the house, there should be a gate that leads to the backyard there."

N: "Ok."

"Ok Happy, its this way." Happy was still gnawing on his fish. "Ok." He said in a muffled voice. They started walking to the back. Natsu's opened the gate. "Lucy?"

N: "Hey, where are you."

L: "One sec."

"Hey." Lucy was pretending to do gardening with Melody so her father would let her go outside. "Jesus! You scared the crap out of me!" Natsu said. Lucy giggled. She walked over to where Melody was. "Mel, let's go." Melody looked up. "What? No! I'm stayin here." Melody said. "Mel, stop messing around, we have to go." They argued for a while.

"Luce..." Natsu said. She didn't hear him. "Luce..." Still nothing. "Lucy!" She stopped and turned to him. He was searching around frantically with a worried face. "Natsu, what's wrong?" He looked up. "I can't find Happy." Just then Lucy's father walked out with beaten Happy in his hand. "Lucy! Dispose of this creature." He dropped Happy to the ground and Natsu sprinted to him.

"Happy!" He cradled him in his arms. "Lucy! Who is this?!" "Dad..." She clutched her keys as she walked towards him. "What have you done?" "Lucy." Melody tried to calm her down. Lucy pushed Melody aside and grabbed one of her keys. She started crying as she summoned Taurus. Her father looked at her in shock.

"H-how did you do that?" She was kneeling at this point, staring at the ground sobbing with her key in her hand. Natsu saw Lucy and rushed to her, Happy in his arms. "Lucy, calm down, Happy is fine. He just has a couple bruises and maybe a couple broken bones, nothing Porliusca can't fix."

"That's not the problem Natsu. The problem is that it was that abusive asshole who did it. My father did this to me for years after my mom died. I would sit on my bed sobbing because he wouldn't take me to the doctor even though I was injured badly. I'm not going to let him do it to you too. I can't let him do it to you too. He's going to feel what he put me through all those years.

Lucy looked up at her dad. "Go Taurus, but only use your fists, no axe."

I hope you guys are enjoying this. I know I can get a bit brutal, and this isn't my best story, but I'm trying to make the best of it.