Lisanna

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. My head throbbed in pain at the familiar vibrations of my phone that was on top of my night table.

"Hello?" I said rubbing my eyes right before the effects of alcohol hitted me with full force.

"Natsu!"

"Laxus? What the hell." I groaned, placing a hand against my forehead.

"It's Lisanna." Instantly I shot up, demanding, "What happened?!"

While Laxus was relaying to me what happened to my childhood friend, I felt someone stir beside me. Snapping my head to my left, I saw my blonde haired partner snore softly. Trailing my eyes from Lucy's blonde hair to the rest of her naked body,my eyes widened in pure shock once they traveled back to her head.

"Oh shit." I heard myself say before pulling the covers off me. Feeling the cold air hit my manliness, I quickly pulled on some boxers. Laxus snapped, "NATSU!"

"I'm listening!" I hissed while quietly sneaking out of my room."Not so loud, Laxus. Stupid hangover. Anyways, I'll be right there, where's the hospital?"

Laxus gave me the address. After I finished swallowing down a few Alka Seltzer Morning Relief pills and drowning myself with Cana's drink for miracle relief hangovers, I rushed back into my room and quickly got dressed in a pair of jeans and a clean white shirt. Before I could leave the room, I heard Lucy mumble something. Crap! I froze before turning around to see Lucy roll over with a smile on her face.

"Natsu…" When Lucy said that, I reached out to her; brushing away a few stray blonde strands of hair from her face. Leaning over, I pressed my lips against her cheek. "Gomen ne, Luce."

Once I got to the hospital, I hurried over to Lisanna's room, and there I saw her. With her pale soft face all ashen and her eyes closed, I saw what the car accident did to her. Newly formed scars lined her usually clear and unmarked skin, the sight of the stitches sent my heart plummeting as my eyes tried to pinpoint all the damage done to her. With her hospital gown covering most of the damage, I wasn't able to see much, but I knew that the damage was almost near fatal. I stood there stunned, unsure what to do next. How did this happen? Who the hell hit her? More importantly, how do I get back at them? Looking beside the hospital bed, I saw Mira and Laxus sitting together, their faces solemn as they simple sat there and stared at the unmoving Lisanna. When I took another look at Mira, I could tell that she was shaken up, her whole body trembled. Cautiously I asked, "Did you find the asshole?"

"Yes, it was merely a drunken bastard. We checked his background and everything, only works at a supermarket that got terminated yesterday," sighed Laxus just when the surgeon in blue scrubs came.

"Is Mirajane Dreyer here?"

Mira hesitantly got up, asking in a cracked voice, "H-how is Lisanna?"

"Your sister has suffered extreme damage from the car accident. There is intense swelling, and as a result we've used sedatives to put her in an induced coma. This will allow her body to recuperate; we'll keep an eye on her condition, but for now she's out of the danger zone."

We all sighed in relief. Thank goodness. Mirajane thanked the doctor, who warned us, "Your sister may or may not wake up from the induced coma. Even if she does wake up, there's no telling how the after effects will damage her brain."

"We understand. When she wakes up we'll be here to support her." Mirajane said as the doctor nodded; bidding us all goodbye, he proceeded to follow the nurse that called him and informed him of another patient.

"Natsu," I looked up from Lisanna to Mira. "Thank you for coming. I'm sure Lisanna would have wanted you to come."

"You're welcome. It's the least I could do for her, but right now my hangover's kind of killing me. I'mma head back first."

Just as I was about to walk out, a policeman came in with his badge, wanting to talk to Mirajane about Lisanna. I exited the room and headed back to my apartment. Once I got there, I barely noticed that a yellow taxi drove off from the front of my apartment just as I parked my car. I went up the 7 flights of stairs, noting that I would needed a shower after I got home. Once I opened the door to my apartment, I noticed that it felt strangely cold and empty.

"Lucy? You here?" I frowned when there was no reply. I hurried over to the bedroom, only to find no Lucy and none of her clothes were in my apartment. Shit.

After a quick shower, I went downstairs. I shouldn't get too hooked up over that. After all, it was an accident not a mistake. For now I should just focus on the mission. Sliding into one of the wooden chairs, I picked up a stainless steel knife and fork, before noticing that Lucy was staring at me. Once she saw my eyes meet hers, she quickly dropped her stare to the steak on her plate. I frowned at this. It wasn't like her to look away from me, unless something was bugging her.

"What's wrong, Lucy?" I heard myself asking as said person looked up once more from her ruined mashed potatoes and mumbled something I couldn't quite hear. "What?"

"It's nothing, just wondering about something."

"Like? Come on, Lucy. You did say that nothing's changed between us." I pointed out while cutting up my medium steak. She mumbled something under her breath again.

"Mumbling isn't going to get us anywhere." Lucy looked up again, only this time she glared at me. "How ironic."

"What?" I asked confused. I was only asking what was bothering her.

"The fact that you are asking me what's wrong, when I asked, you shut me out." It suddenly hit me. She means that conversation earlier. I rubbed the back of my neck nervously before giving up. There was no way I could win in an argument with an angered Lucy, so I spilled the beans. "I think I saw Lisanna."

I looked back to her, seeing her face pale slightly and turn into a worried look. I couldn't blame her. After all, it has been a few months since her coma. "Lucy?"

"Natsu." That expression soon changed as she asked in a serious tone, "What the hell happened today? It's been months since the accident. They proclaimed that she's still recovering. There's no way she could be up and walking."

"I know that, but I saw her with my own eyes… I think. It was someone who looked liked her, but with brown eyes." Lucy opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by the sound of my phones ringing. Reluctantly, I got up and went to retrieve my phone. I picked up the phone, "Hello?"

"Natsu, can you meet me at the Agency?" Said Gray abruptly, and for the first time I was actually glad he called.

"Why?"

"Just get your ass over here, you dumbass. I'll explain it to you when you get here." Okay maybe I wasn't that glad. I bit my tongue to prevent myself from saying anything stupid, but damn, Gray got on my nerves.

"Now, stripper?"

"Yes now, you stupid flame head."

"Alright, I'll be over there as soon as I can."

"Good." After I pressed the end button I looked towards Lucy who sighed and said, "We're not done here Natsu, when you come back I want answers."

I flashed her one of my cheeky grins before going over to Lucy, who knitted her eyebrows in confusion, "Wh-"

I silenced her with a quick kiss on the lips before smiling and heading out the door, "Bye, Luce!"

Cana's left hand hastily tapped the keys of the keyboard while she drank her last cup of coffee with her right. That's when she heard the doors of the lab that she was working in slide open, but didn't turn away from her computer to see who it was.

"Hey Cana." Instantly recognizing the person's voice, Cana greeted Max by raising her empty cup. "Could you get me another cup, Max?"

Max nodded before taking the almost empty cup and peered into it. "Coffee?!"

Cana continued to place the finishing touches on her analysis. "Hm?"

"You're drinking coffee?!" said the sandy haired man, thinking that the simple idea of Cana (the woman infamous for her massive drinking habits) to drink coffee was ludicrous. Nevertheless, he walked over to the coffee machine on top of the farthest table from the analysis equipment and got a cup for himself in the process.

"Yeah, got a problem with it?" asked Cana, annoyed by the fact that the stupid printer downstairs wasn't working.

"No, just surprised. I've never seen you drink anything other than beer." Max commented as the brunette sent her analysis to Lucy via email before turning to face Max. "Max, what are you doing here? I thought you worked in the filing department."

"I do, but I came to get Laki's analysis report." answered Max while he searched Laki's desk for her report. Cana packed up the things that she needed for tomorrow and told Max, "Well, it's getting late. I'm out for the day! I'll see you later, Max."

"Okay, don't sleep in late!"

"I won't!" laughed Cana before getting into the elevator. As soon as she left the building and on to the nearly empty streets, the brunette felt a cold chill in the air that sent the alarms in her mind ringing loudly. Run. Run. Whispered a voice, Cana looked over her shoulder, but saw nothing. She quickened her pace feeling more anxious with every passing second, only to crash into another woman when she turned the corner. Cana said. "Sorry, I wasn't looking."

The black haired woman waved it off, and walked away. Cana continued to walk home, still feeling someone watching her. She glanced left and right, still no one was in her sights. Even when she had stopped by a market, the brunette still felt a pair of eyes on her. Now she wasn't the type to carry a heavy gun or a pair of iron knuckles like a certain bluenette's partner, but the brunette always had something just in case for these types of situations. While she dug through her purse for her wallet, Cana slipped in a small syringe with enough propofol that could very well knock a person out in seconds with a good iota of it into her sleeve before handing the clerk the money for her beer. While the brunette looked out the window, it had started to pour. Cana sighed in despair at the sight. First, she was being tailed now this. What was a girl had to do to get a peaceful after work environment? Grabbing one of the pocket umbrellas that was next to the register, Cana told the clerk to add it to her purchase. She exited the store looking both ways, carrying her beer in one hand and holding the newly bought pocket umbrella in the other.

After a few blocks away from the market, she pulled out her pocket mirror and saw the reflection of one of the most dangerous men who was wanted by the Agency, Bluenote. Caution ran through her veins as well as fear; that's when Natsu's words at her father's funeral came back to her. A great man taught me these words, fear… It's to know you own weakness… To become stronger and kinder than anyone else... That is what fear is. I can't do this alone, not against someone that dangerous. Gotta call someone, and fast. She thought while getting out her phone, but felt someone grasp her wrist tightly. The forensic scientist didn't need to turn around to know it was Bluenote. Cana quickly turned around and jabbed him in the chest with the syringe, pushing in the liquid. That expected body slump never came as the man grabbed the syringe, throwing it to the ground. No fucking way. She thought, too slow to get away from the incoming man who grabbed her wrist, pulling her to him in a choke hold with one arm crushing the air out of her, and the other supporting it.

"Do you really think propofol, would work on me? I had enough of that in my day. You really shouldn't struggle, wouldn't want to end up like your father." chuckled the man darkly. No way in hell I'm going to die here. Not after he said that. The brunette struggled in his grasp once again, but as soon as he pressed something cold and matal-like to her temple, Cana froze, registering in her mind that it was a pistol pointed to her head. Quickly, with her instincts on fire, she went down, and swung out her leg, knocking her enemy onto his back, then ran for it. Bluenote got up and reached out for his gun before pointing it at the running figure in front of him. The gunshot pierced the cold silent rainy streets of Magnolia. The assassin got up from the cold wet concrete went over to his target and picked up her phone, dialing his boss's phone number, and his code number. Within a few rings Bluenote heard his boss's voice, "Bluenote."

"Master Hades," he greeted as his master on the other line asked, "Did you finish her off?"

"She's bleeding to death as we speak," said Bluenote in a monotonous voice, staring the blood being washed away in the heavy rain. Master Hades commented, "Good, best to nip the bud before it grows. Now I want you to meet me at the Magnolia hospital."

"At a hospital?" he grimaced. It wasn't that he disliked hospitals; it was just strange to meet his boss at a hospital. "Bluenote."

"Alright!" Without another word he walked away, leaving the dying brunette in the cold rain.

Hades sighed after ending the call with Bluenote. That boy… "Hades."

"Yes?" The old grey haired man turned to the young black haired man sitting beside the person in the hospital bed. "Did you bring it?"

"Here." Hades handed the man in the suit a syringe filled with a specially made medicine. "Are you really going to use this on her?"

"Of course," replied the black haired man taking the small IV tube and inserting the liquid in the syringe into the white haired woman's IV. The duo waited a few moments before the woman in the hospital bed started to twitch her fingers, her face crunching in confusion as the man beside her held the woman's hand that was closest to his. "And with this, all the game pieces are set."

Slowly but surely, the woman's eyes opened, revealing blue eyes filled with confusion. "Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital, my dear," said Hades as the white haired woman blinked in confusion then turned to the black haired man for some answers. "Why?"

"You protected me from that car," replied the man next to her. "Thank you. If you don't mind me asking, what is your name?"

"My name?" The black haired man nodded as the white haired woman's mouth turned into a frown before she spoke, "Lisanna…I think."

"That's good start," commented the black haired man before Lisanna said, "It's nice to meet you… um I don't think I got your name… Mister…"

"My name is," the man paused for a split second, "Zeref. It's a pleasure to meet you too, Lisanna."

The pair shook hands while Master Hades watched and wondered what kind of 'game' Zeref was going to play with Lisanna.

I do apologize for the lateness of this chapter especially due to the fact that now I can only come on the internet on the weekends because the internet I have at home isn't working along with the fact that I have finals coming up. Depending on whether I'll get my internet up and running again may affect the updates of these stories. Do take some time to review; I really do enjoy every review. =)

As a clarification the person Natsu saw in chapter 7 wasn't Lisanna... maybe