I glance around at my surroundings. Something doesn't feel right but I don't know what. I shrug my shoulders and follow after Natsu and Lissana. A few more minutes slip by and I still can't shake that eerie feeling. I must be over reacting.

"Hey Lissana, after we finish this mission do you want to take a mission with me and Happy?" Natsu's energetic voice reverberates through the town. My heart clenches, I'm supposed to be Natsu's partner.

"Sure Natsu I'd loved to." Lissana replies.

I should give up on Natsu. It's obvious that he will never return my feelings. Maybe I should find someone else. Someone that will protect me and love me, someone that is my best friend, someone like Natsu. No! I need to get over him. He likes Lissana. They deserve each other. I'll find another. Maybe Gray? But Juvia loves him and I know she would drown me in her water lock if I were to go after her Gray. There is always Loke... but he likes Aries. I sigh in defeat. I guess I'll just stay alone.

I wipe my eyes clean of the fresh tears that had started to form. I'm just hurting myself if I continue to long for Natsu. I must stop. I gaze up at the two in front of me. Natsu has his famous grin on his face, the same grin that makes my knees go weak and heart race. If only..

My train of thought is cut of all of a sudden as the three of us are trapped in a black dome. The sights of the town and sky are taken away as darkness surrounds us. The eerie feeling creeps inside me once again. I knew something was wrong.

"What the hell!" Natsu yells. He looks ready to fight.

"What's going on?" Lissana questions. My hand automatically latches onto my keys.

"I have no idea and I don't like it." I whisper back.

A demonic laughter echoes in the darkness sending shiver down my spine. Appearing out of nowhere a lean man with light brown hair and bright blue eyes smirks at us.

"It is so nice to finally be able to fight the great Salamander. I am Cole." He stretches out his hand towards Natsu and flings him to the other end of the black dome.

"Natsu!" Lissana and I shout to him.

"Heh, that was nothing." He crouches and wipes his mouth on the back of his hand.

"I'm all fired up." he launches himself at Cole and flames ignite on his fists. A battle of punches and kicks begins between the two. I look at Lissana as she glances at me we nod, a silent acknowledgement that we will jump in if he needs help. Which I doubt he will. As I'm about to look back at the fight. I glimpse someone behind Lissana.

"Lissana behind you!" I warn her. But I'm to late. A tall muscular man with fiery red hair hold an unconscious Lissana in his arms.

"Don't touch her!" An angry Natsu shouts, taking his attention away from his own fight and runs at the man holding Lissana. I start to run to her as well but I am stopped by an arm that wraps around my waist.

"Oh you aren't going any where Lucy." A husky voice whispers in my ear. I go to pull out my keys to summon one of my spirits but he snatches them out of my hand and throws them out of my reach. I'm defenceless. There is only one thing I can do now.

"Natsu!" I scream out his name hoping he will come to my aid. He stops he advance to Lissana and looks at me. I feel the voice of the man who holds me vibrate through my back.

"Who will you choose Salamander? You can only save one, the odds are against you." Natsu looks at both of us weigh up his options. I look at the floor knowing who he will choose before he has even decided. I thrash in my captors arms trying to get free. His grip around my waist tightens. I take a final look at Natsu and see his back facing me as he runs towards Lissana. The last piece of my heart smashes into tiny shards like delicate china dropped from a table. I stop my thrashing.

"That's a good girl. Lets go." Tears slowly glide down my cheeks as my captor and I disappear.

Natsu POV

I look back and forth between Lissana and Lucy. I can save them both, I have to. I gaze at Lucy and see her eyes down cast. A feeling I've never felt before stirs in my chest. I tear my eyes from Luce and run to Lissana. She needs me the most. I punch the guy holding her in the face and catch her before she falls to the ground. I look back to Lucy trying to think of a way to save her. But before I can even try, she vanishes from my sight. Taking away the black dome and the other two guys. The last ting I see are the tears cascading down her face.

"LUCY!" Gone. She...she's gone.

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