so here's the second chapter. sorry its late i've been busy with school and other stuff

CHAPTER 2

The Handsome Stranger

Nothing was ever the same after mama died. Life was miserable. Day after day I felt like pieces of me were disappearing. After mama died papa started to hit me and day by day it got worse. I wanted my life to get back to the way it was with mama. Papa wouldn't even look at me. I didn't feel like his daughter, I felt like a stranger to him as if I wasn't a part of his life. I felt like I was abandoned and from d alone. Was there anybody in this world that cared for me anymore? I wanted someone to look at me with warm friendly eyes not the cold and hateful glares I get from papa. I wanted someone to hug me and hold me close when I'm sad and someone to laugh with me. Was that so hard to ask for?

When I turned twelve years old I started to attend a proper school. An actual school with children my age! I was so excited. When I walked in the classroom with all those children my eyes lit up.

"H-hello, my name is Lucy Heartfilia and I'm twelve years old." I said as I introduced myself

"Hello Lucy, it's nice to meet you. I'm Mrs Layton and welcome to our class," said my new teacher. I thought everything was going to be great but then I heard whispers in the back of the class. I looked to see a group of girls.

"Ew she's so ugly. Is it even possible to be that ugly," said one of them

"I guess she's a new breed," the other one laughed

My heart shrank .I soon realized that school wasn't anything I read in books. It was horrible. I might as well of stayed at home. I didn't need any more abuse. Maybe I introduced myself wrong. I began to feel self conscious and doubt myself. At lunch the girls would call me names and the rest of the class joined in. Loner, geek, ugly, nerd, day after day these words were sung at me. One day the girls came up to me.

"Lucy you want to be popular and loved by the class like us right?" I hesitated before nodding my head. "If you do everything we say we will convince everyone to hang out with you," honestly I can't believe I was that stupid to believe them. But then again I was desperate for a friend. I soon found myself doing everything the girls in the class asked me for. I was their slave and they were my masters. I would do anything thing for them, their homework even stealing. I had gone low, really low. This went on for four years.

One day I was skipping class with the Celine, Gabby and Samantha. Celine took something out her pocket. It was powdery and white. I immediately knew what it was.

"You got the good stuff," said Samantha.

"Of course I got the good stuff. I just don't go to anyone you know. I have my own personal dealer," replied Celine. They all sat down on the floor and carefully put the crack on a book and took out straws. One by one they sniffed the drugs up their noses.

"Come Lucy, give it a try," said Celine

"I really don't think I should Celine," I said while backing away

"Don't be such a party pooper, we all did it so why don't you," Gabby stated

"o-okay," I said in a hardly audible voice

I had just made my biggest mistake yet. As soon as I did it I regretted it. My nose felt as if it was on fire. My breathing slowed as I was holding my nose. My hand felt wet and when I looked at it I saw a crimson liquid drip from my hands. Blood.

"Omg help me my nose is bleeding!" I panicked

"Don't worry Lu, its normal for first timers. Your nose will soon get used to it," I breathed out a sigh of relief. I knew I should've stopped then and there. Heck I shouldn't of even had started but I was weak and tired. I had bruises all over my body from papa. They were the only friends I had, even if they weren't true friends, they were something and I would anything to keep to keep them.

Every day we did the same thing at the same place. I got addicted to them and I didn't even know. We were getting low on money and we needed to get more drugs and trust me we were desperate for them. Then Celine proposed an idea.

"Hey Lucy, why don't you go out tonight and get us some money,"

"How?" I asked curiously. The phase curiosity kill the cat really comes in handy here.

"Easy, sell your body to the easiest man you can find," she says as if it's the simplest thing in the world to say.

My mouth fell open. How could she even suggest something like that. "y-you can't be serious,"

"unless you don't want to be our friend anymore. Real friends would do things for each other," said Samantha

"but to do something like this just for drugs is insane," I argued back

"It's either you do this or you lose your only friends," Celine hissed

"fine," I said turning my head.

"great we meet up at 11:00pm tonight, oh and Lucy you better not back out last minute or you'll never see us again," Celina planned

We all agreed and took our separate ways. I couldn't believe on what I just agreed to do. Was I really going to go through with it?

We all met up in front of the store Heaven's Cakes at eleven pm exactly how we arranged. To tell truth is was scared no that not right I was terrified. I wasn't exactly ready for something like this. The pace of my heart increased as I walked up to the trio.

"your late Lucy," hissed Gabby

"im sorry..." I said sadly

"I thought you chickened out lulu," said Samantha

"Stop talking and lets hurry up and get this over with please, I need my beauty sleep," Celine said looking annoyed. She handed a blue plastic bag to me, "Here go get change, you can't hope to seduce a man like that," I stared at the plastic bag for a few seconds before I hesitantly took the bag and walking to a public bathroom to change. I shivered in disgust. I always hated public bathrooms. I came out in some short shorts and a neon pink cropped tube top and some high heeled boots.

"Great she's ready," said Gabby, "let's get going before it gets too late I'm tired," Gabby wined

"let's go," said Celine

They hid in corner while I walked up and down on the same street. It has been 2 hours. Let me repeat. TWO HOURS! My poor feet in these heels! People were giving me weird looks. I was seriously considering running away and making up an excuse to tell the girls tomorrow. But I didn't want to lose the only friends I had. I didn't want to have that feeling of being lonely. I didn't want to get bullied again. I never want to experience those feeling again. But then again was I really going to do this? At that time I made up my mind. I was going home. It wasn't worth it.

Suddenly I heard a gruff and hoarse voice behind me that took me out of my days. It was a man who looked like he was about in his mid 40's. He was wearing what looked like an expensive black suit. He walked up to me and put his cold hand on my shoulder. I froze in place.

"Hey babe," he said while rubbing his hand up and down my back while I shivered once again in disgust. I could smell the alcohol radiating off of him, "How much do you charge?" he said with a creepy smirk on his face.

"Look imp not what you're thinking so could you let go of me and go find some other woman," I replied sharply. I wasn't in the mood for this. My feet were sore, I was sleepy and I had a headache.

"I don't want another woman , I want you especially when you're looking so sexy tonight, so why don't we go to my place and have some fun," his grip on me tightened. At this point I felt like vomiting.

"Look imp not doing anything with you so why don't we both be on our way," I said while trying to fight him off. He pushed me up against the concrete wall and also pining my hands on it with his own. I felt cold lips brush against my ear.

"You're not going anywhere except with me," he whispered

At this point I started to scream, "Help! Celine, Gabby, Samantha, help me!" I expected them to be coming out the corner and getting ready to tackle the man but to my surprise nobody came.

"looks like your friends abandoned you babe, I'd never abandon you," I was hurt. How could they abandon me like that, but now was not the time to worry about that, I needed to get away from this man.

"someone help!," I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"sorry babe but no one's coming to save you ," he leaned hid head down to kiss me but I quickly moved my head downwards.

"look at me," he said while forcing my head up with his hands. Just as he was about to lean down to try again someone came and pushed him off me.

"your pathetic if your forcing yourself on a girl. Don't you have any dignity. Go home and leave her alone you drunkard," said the stranger. He was handsome his bright pink hair shined in the moonlight and his emerald eyes showed so much emotion.

"looks like we've been interrupted, another time babe," he said while leaving

I turned to the handsome stranger and grinned at him, "thanks for that I owe you one,"

"no problem, it's only natural to help someone in need," he replied

"you would think that, my friends left me here alone," I snorted

"some friends they are," he laughed. We stood there laughing for a while. Truthfully this was the most fun I've had in a while.

"Hey, what's your name?" I asked curiously

"Natsu Dragneel, you?"

"Lucy Heartfilia,"

"Nice to meet you Lucy, by the way what are you doing out so late?" he questioned

"Just walking around with my friends but they left me as you can see," I lied. He didn't need to know what I was about to do. I had just met him and I didn't want him to get that impression of me, "well I've got to go as you can see its late, bye Natsu,"

"Bye Lucy, when will I see you again?"

"only time can tell Natsu," I said while walking away.

so thats it hope you like it sorry for any errors R&R