Chapter 14. targeted

It was almost dark and Lucy was having a hard time figuring out where exactly Natsu had told her to go, she ran down a seemingly abandoned street. Looking at all the houses they really started to look the same.

Laxus's house should be here lets see one, two, there that should be it. Lucy took a step forward.

"Hey girly what's a hot number like you doing so far away from everyone. All alone are we?"

The voice came from the shadows in an allyway. Lucy instinctively reached for her keys

damn it she cursed in her head dress, party, right she had left them at home.

"It's a scary feeling isn't it that moment when you realize your helpless."

Lucy was angry this is the last thing she needed right now some jerk trying to feel her up or whatever. Lucy crossed her arms looking unphased at his comment. The man took a step out from the ally.

"That mark that's from Fairy Tail you wouldn't happen to be Lucy heartfilia?"

Lucy's mouth dropped in shock who was this guy i dont remember seeing him anywhere before and how did he know my name?

"And here I thought I would be patrolling the city for days but lucky enough you've come to me."

"who are you?" Lucy was starting to feel uneasy about this situation.

"I'm not all that important, you however are a very wanted girl within our little guild. I can't believe my luck that I found you first."

"What do you mean wanted? and by what guild?"

"Easy you've pissed off someone very high up in the guild and now he's sending us out for revenge."

"Revenge? Who did I?...when?" Lucy was racking her brain trying to figure out what was going on here.

The man stepped fully into the street "I should think that was obvious because of you he's now lost his freedom and you were supposed to be an easy target."

Oh shit Kane's words came back to her your guild is on a completely different level so I have heard and therefore became the target of my guild. Start at the bottom and work your way up you know destroy the weakest link first. "you can't be, not from his guild."

The man in front of her gave a toothy grin "bingo!"

He lunged for her but she ducked and started to run, she hadn't made it too far before she was tripped up. I'm sick of this crap Lucy couldn't understand why all this had to happen to her. The man had thrown a ball and chain that was now wrapped up in her feet she struggled to free herself but the man had made it over to her before she was able to escape. He grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled her up Lucy screamed very loud from the pain. She then got a hold of herself and clocked the guy right in the jaw she heard his neck crack as he dropped her. She was able to remove the chain this time and attempted an escape once more but again she didn't make it. She had barely got her footing before the guy gave her a kick in the ass sending her flying forward skidding along the concrete. Lucy could taste blood.

Really again with the bleeding what is wrong with people?

She stood up in time to dodge the incoming attack he had his chains whirling in the air when he came at her again. Lucy backed up and hit the wall of the building her eyes widened crap she had just thought to try and duck when she was shoved hard right into the wall. She peeked out of one eye to realize she had been shielded, she heard a familiar voice.

"I swear to god woman if I have to save your fine ass once more I'm locking you up."

"Laxus!" Lucy wanted to say a million and a half things "Laxus I'm so sorry for..."

"Hey Lucy maybe we can talk about that another time huh, like after I've pounded the shit out of this guy."

Lucy remembered what the man had said "oh right Laxus he's from Kane's guild."

Laxus turned to her "you sure?"

"Yea."

Laxus faced the guy with a huge grin "unfortunately for you I wasn't able to beat the life out of your guild mate so I'll just be going twice as hard on you."

It wasn't long before Laxus had him striped of his weapon, he landed a punch that sent the assailant flying across the street he hit the opposite wall hard he crumpled to the ground as dust settled Laxus walked over and grabbed the guy by his neck.

"Damn you and your guild you let everyone know they're not going to touch Lucy until they've went through me first!"

He drove his point home by slamming the guy's face to the ground and sending a surge of lightning through his body. Laxus got up and looked up to where Lucy was he walked over and grabbed her hand

"let's get out of here."

As they made their way back Laxus looked over at Lucy "I think it's pretty bad that I can recognize your scream."

Lucy blushed "if I had of brought my keys I would have crushed him myself."

"Of that I have no doubt." Laxus looked at her they had stopped walking "so what did you come chasing after me for anyway?"

"Laxus I wanted to apologize again for everything I've done and to thank you for everything you've done. The things I said in the guild the reason was because I thought Natsu was in love with me I didn't want to hurt his feelings so that's why I had to say those things but I was mistaken. I thought he was the one who came for me but I remember everything now and it was you, you stopped me and carried me back and you..."

Lucy paused and touched her lips she blushed then looked away. Laxus who had still been holding her hand held her chin in his free hand,

"are you complaining?"

Lucy shook her head fiercely.

"Good!"

Laxus turned her head and kissed her again this time he didn't rush it, he took it slow waiting for a response from her. Lucy finally came out of shock and kissed him back they stood there as long as they could before they had to break for air.

"Does this mean I haven't been beating up all the bad guys for nothing?" he raised an eyebrow at her.

Lucy smiled then shrugged as she started walking back to the guild with Laxus still holding her hand.