"Oh we've made a mistake. We've lost our minds. We've lost our memories."

How long had it been since she went missing? Was this day 35? or wait... 36 days?

Lucy sat in the corner of the dark room, hand shackled to the wall. He hadn't been down in a week and Lucy was running out of the water he had left for her. She lost track of time and her mind refused to let her sleep. Lucy kept wondering if anyone was looking for her or if anyone noticed she went missing. Doubting that her father would notice, she hoped one of the servants around the house or her tutor would have said something. It was a slim chance because she wasn't supposed to even be alive, but she secretly hoped that someone cared enough about her.

Shifting in her spot, she patted the ground looking for the water bottle he left. Her throat felt sore and scratchy because of how much she screamed and her head wouldn't stop pounding. She was sure there was a cut but because of how dark it was, she couldn't tell. So far, all he had done to her was beat her senseless whenever he came down. At one point she had given up on trying to fight back knowing it was useless. Every time she asked him why he'd done this, he'd just laugh and ignore her pleading requests to answer some of her questions. The only thing he'd answer was the date but he didn't come down daily and her sense of time was screwed up.

Shivering, Lucy pulled her bare legs closer. Her skirt was all tattered and her button down didn't look any better, the two pieces of clothing acting as mere cover instead of actually keeping her warm. Leaning her head against the wall she tried, yet again, to search for something that would reveal her captors identity. She'd never seen his face because of the mask that he wore. He never took it off and he always wore a hood.

His eyes were the only thing that her memory could conjure up and she silently cursed herself for not being able to find anything. Granted he was always hurting her in some way she she was constantly distracted, but it didn't excuse her inability to gain some ground in her situation. Her father would probably yell at her for being like this.

That made her laugh. Here she was on the brink of death and her fathers disapproving words always found their way into her mind. Hell, she was actually fucking kidnapped. She was literally being beaten almost every day and she had no idea if she was every going to see the sun ever again.

The first week she was down here she thought that maybe this was a game to him and so she tried to conjure up a pattern of some sort. She tried to see if there was anything specific that he did or said but after a while she realized there wasn't.

It was just pure, sadistic enjoyment.

Suddenly the door opened and she hissed as the light flooded in. Lucy turned her head away from the light and waited for the door to close.

Instinctively she tried back up into the corner even more, hoping she'd just eventually seep into it and find some sort of shelter, but she knew that wasn't ever going to happen. She listened to his footsteps and turned to look at him. She flinched when she realized how close her was to her, mask mere inches away from her faces. His eyes bore into her face and Lucy felt herself begin to shake.

Immediately she grabbed her wrist and tried to calm herself. Lucy refused to let him see her fear. Her fear is what fueled him at times and she decided if she was going to survive, he wasn't going to let him break her mind.

He dropped a few pieces of bread next to her on the floor and it took Lucy everything she had in her not to grab them right then and there. Like she did every time he brought her something to eat, she'd wait until he left. He never gave her anything big or healthy, just a few scraps and left overs.

Flicking her eyes back up to meet his she watched as reached forward and roughly grabbed her chin.

"Oh Lucy, you're starting to look pale." He sarcastically stated.

Lucy didn't respond.

"The silent treatment, huh." He said, mostly to himself. He then forcefully shoved her back against the wall using the hand that was around her jaw. Lucy bit her tongue in order to keep quiet. Her head had slammed the wall but she was going to let him know that.

He started pacing the room and Lucy watched him closely, never taking her eyes off of him. She needed to watch him if she was going to stay alive. Everything little thing he says and does.

Stopping, he turned to face her. Striding toward her, he grabbed her by the throat and pushed her to her feet. Shutting her eyes immediately after he grabbed her throat she tried to even her breathing. It was erratic and loud.

Lucy forced herself to open her eyes. His grip around her throat wasn't as tight anymore and he didn't seem like he he was going to hit her. Lucy silently wondered if she was a normal 12 year old girl. Normally a girl her age would have screamed and cried at this point, but Lucy didn't feel the need to. Yeah she was scared, but there was nothing she could do at this point except stay alive.

"I think I'd like to try something new." He suddenly said. Lucy gulped and watched as his free hand started unbuttoning her shirt.

In that moment her resolve broke and her mind snapped.

"S-stop." Her raspy voice pleaded while her body began to shake. She knew where this was going but she never expected him to be this heartless.

Her pleads were useless so she tried to push him off but she was too weak. Nonetheless she kept trying to fight.

She wasn't going to give in without a fight.

Lucy's eyes fluttered open and she looked around the room. She could feel hot tears threatening to spill as she recalled her dream again. It was more a memory than a dream but that was the day Lucy hated the most. Bringing her hand up, she covered her mouth to keep from She felt like she wanted to puke every time her mind remembered that day.

Suddenly feeling troubled, Lucy realized she couldn't remember anything or why she was asleep.

Mentally slapping herself, she realized she was in a hospital yet again. She examined her body to see if she was in any pain, before she sat up. Satisfied that she seemed fine, she pushed herself up and looked around the room. She was in the same hospital room she was in last time except instead of the empty room she woke up to last time, this time it was filled with people.

Her friends to be specific.

Some of them were asleep in the chairs that were around the room and she found Gajeel and Gray sleeping on the floor with their backs against the wall. Natsu however, was sitting in a chair next to her, with his head lying down on the edge of the bed next to her arm. She felt her face heat up and suddenly everything that just happened escaped her mind.

He was dressed in his Halloween costu-

Her eyes widened when she realized what happened. She was at his house for Halloween, along with everyone else. Looking at everyone, she realized they all had their costumes on. She, however, was in a hospital gown.

Bringing her hand up to grip her head, she closed her eyes and let everything settle in.

He was a mere two feet away from her.

He had found her.

He was at Natsu's house.

Lucy felt her stomach flip. This was not happening. She was so stupid. She was so so so stupid. Lucy had put everyone in danger. That monster knows where Natsu lives and probably knows about everyone else. He's probably been watching her this whole time. That day in school- she wasn't going crazy.

Lucy wanted to puke.

She was so consumed with her thoughts that she didn't see Natsu wake up until she felt him pry open her hand, which was gripping the sheets, and lace his fingers with hers. She snapped her head to look at Natsu and felt her eyes soften.

He was rubbing his eyes with his free hand and yawning. The one holding her hand was firm and warm and she found herself tightening her grip in return. Natsu's eyes finally found hers and she felt her heart flutter.

"Natsu," she breathed.

Smiling he returned her grip. "How're you feelin' Luce?"

"I'm alright." She lied with a tight voice.

As if he knew she was lying, he frowned and furrowed his brows. "Please don't lie." He whispered.

Suddenly she felt guilty. He looked so worried and tired. They all did.

"How long was I out for?" She asked, dodging his statement and looking anywhere but him.

'Have fun trying to get out of this one' he suddenly said, sitting on her windowsill. She glared her shadow friend, cursing his terrible timing.

"Two days." he began, "Lucy, what happened?" he asked quietly, tightening his grip on her hand and trying to get her to look at him.

Lucy opened her mouth trying to find the words to answer him but she couldn't. She didn't know how to tell him. How to tell him that she was in some sadistic bastards basement for four years or that she didn't know if her father was alive or that she was the reason everyone was in danger now.

"I-" she began but someone cut her off.

"Lu-cy?" Gray said while getting up from his spot on the floor. He rubbed his eyes and then walked over to sit on the edge of her bed. "Hey, how do you feel?" he asked while scratching his head.

"I'm-" but she was cut off yet again.

"LUCY" Levy yelled before jumping on the bed. Lucy let out a squeak and let go of Natsu's hand to steady the blue haired girl. Levy threw herself around Lucy while Lucy awkwardly tried not to collapse on the bed.

"Oh my god I was so worried! Natsu said you just collapsed after handing out candy to one of the neighborhood kids." Levy quickly said, while pulling back to examen Lucy's face.

Blinking she glanced at Natsu, realizing he hadn't told them about him. She gave him a small smile and he nodded his head slightly.

Suddenly, everyone seemed to be awake and crowding around her bed, asking her what happened and if she was okay. She assured all of them that she was fine but even she could hear how forced it sounded coming from her mouth.

"I-I'm fine." She repeated, quieter this time. She looked down at her hands and gripped the bed sheets once again.

"I'm fine." She whispered before letting out a whimper. She didn't deserve any of these people. They were all too kind to be around someone like her and Lucy felt so guilty for getting them involved in her mess. She tried so hard live out the rest of her life alone but things were out of her control.

She didn't want to cry in front of everyone so she hugged herself, bending over and pulling her knees up to her face to try and bury her face.

She needed to separate herself from them. Show him that she was never friends with them. Maybe he'd leave them alone if she wasn't with them. He'd just go after her then.

"Lu-" but she cut whoever tried to talk off.

"Go." She whispered. "Please, just go home."

No one moved as they listened to her dry sobs. "Please, please, just go home and get some rest." She repeated, louder this time. Lucy wouldn't meet any of their eyes, refusing to see how betrayed they most likely looked.

A hand suddenly grabbed one of hers. "We will not leave you." It was Erza who spoke. "You are our friend, one of us. Whatever it is that you're going through, we will not abandon you." She firmly stated.

"If you think we're just gonna go, then you've got another thing coming." Gajeel stated from behind them. "Like Erza said, you're one of us. Like hell we're just gonna let you sit here when you're hurtin'."

Lucy felt her lip quiver. How could she have been so lucky to end up with such amazing people?

She rubbed her eyes and looked at everyone. They were all smiling at her- Levy was wiping away some tears along with Juvia- and none of them looked hurt or angry. She let out a sigh and looked towards Natsu, who was reaching out his hand for her to grab. She took it and laced her fingers with his.

'Tell them. Now.' the voice in her head pleaded.

Gulping, she closed her eyes and let the words flow.

"My real name is Lucy Heartfilia," she began. She heard a few gasps while Natsu's hand gripped hers tighter.

"Heartfilia... as in the famous Heartfilia Konzern?" Levy quietly asked. Lucy nodded in response.

"I didn't know Jude and Layla had a daughter," Jellal commented. At the sound of her mother's name Lucy felt her stomach churn but she ignored the feeling anyway.

"After my mother died, my father... he changed. He shut himself up in his office and decided to hide me from the world for whatever awful reason," she continued. "I never attended a school so I had a private tutor and by the time I was 12, I was studying at the level of a college graduate. I was never allowed to leave the house and the only friends I had were the house servants."

"So one day I was feeling, I don't know, angry? I wanted to go read in the park so badly. So so so badly. I hated reading in my room and I wanted to be around other people- new people." Her voice cracked and she could feel tears threatening to spill but she held them back. "And so I snuck out of my house and ran to the nearest park. I was so happy I did something for myself for once that I was too blind to see a man standing by the tree, watching me." Her voice felt tight and so she closed her eyes to keep from looking at anyone.

"I s-sat down on one of the benches and began reading. It was such a nice day out." She whispered. She felt herself shake. Telling others this for the first time made her feel unsafe. Her trust in people was so little and she was so scared it would be broken again.

"I d-don't r-really remember what happened after that. The next thi-thing I knew I was waking up in a dark basement with my hand shackled to some chains." A tear slipped down her cheek and she quickly wiped it away. She pulled her bandage wrist out of Natsu's hand and started unwrapping her bandage. She needed to show them that this was real. She needed to convince not only them, but herself that she wasn't crazy.

She held up her fleshy wrist with the scars reaching from mid hand to mid forearm.

"This happened l-last month. When I finally managed to escape." Lucy whispered before putting her arm back down.

She heard a choked sob and gasps and her stomach started to flip.

"T-That would mean... Four years?" Erza breathed. Lucy numbly nodded.

Lucy didn't tell them about the abuse or the starvation and she sure as hell was not going to tell them about a few other things. They didn't need to know the horrifying details.

"On Halloween, he came to Natsu's house." The tears were streaming now because this was the part she hated most. "I-I'm s-so sorry." she hiccuped, "If I had told s-someone may-maybe this wouldn't have h-happened."

Natsu was now sitting on the bed next to her. He cupped her face in his hands and began wiping her tears away. "You have nothing to apologize for," he stated.

"B-But if, if I had said something sooner he wouldn't have seen you all. I thought one-once I escaped it would be over," she choked out. Her eyes widened in fear when she realized it wasn't even close to being over.

"Lucy this is not your fault." Levy whimpered, crawling up beside her and Natsu. She ignored everyone's protests to her apologies. If any of them got hurt because of her, she didn't know what she'd do.

"I can't- no. I won't let anything happen to you guys." Lucy stated before covering her mouth with her hand to try and stifle her sobs.

Suddenly Levy was hugging Lucy and Natsu was gripping her hand. Everyone was watching and Lucy felt so vulnerable as she let her tears fall.

"And you can bet we won't let anything happen to you either." Gray said firmly, causing Lucy to cry even harder.

Lucy flicked on the lights to her apartment and closed the door. She wanted to just jump into her shower so badly. She had been asleep for two days and her hair was starting to look greasy. She threw her jacket on the table along with her bag and started taking off her shoes.

"Hello, Lucy." A cold voice welcomed.

Lucy felt her heart stop as she turned to face the voice. Taking in a sharp breath, she looked at her captor sitting on her window ledge as he watched her. He had the same mask and clothes on as when she saw him at Natsu's. His soulless eyes bore into her as he lazily stood from his position.

She stumbled back as she had done many times before and tried to push herself into a corner, trying to seep into the wall to find shelter.

Of course that never worked.

Reaching for her bag, she attempted to grab her phone to call someone. Her hands were shaking so badly that she was unable to pick anything up, dropping her bag instead of holding it.

Within seconds he was standing in front of her. He towered over her and suddenly flashes from her worst days ran through her mind. She didn't know what to do. Lucy had no clue as to how he managed to enter her house or how he'd known where she lived. Her mind raced through everything he could possibly know and Lucy wanted to double over. Her stomach was not on her side today.

"Nice place," he began. Lucy could only stare in horror as he reached out and grabbed her throat, tightly, and laugh. "God, do you know how easy it was for me to break in here?"

Her shaky hands tried to pry his away from her throat but she felt weak.

He leaned in close and suddenly she could feel his hot breath next to her ear. "Do you know how much easier it would be for me to break into your little friends houses?"

Lucy's eyes widened in fear as she stared out the window from behind him at the bright city. She felt like crawling in a hole and hiding forever.

"D-Don't you h-hurt th-them." She tried to threaten but her voice came out weaker than she expected, breath erratic and short.

The man only started laughing. "Oh no no no Lucy. You've got it all backwards," he began.

"You're the one I wanna break." He finished. She again attempted to pry his hands away from her throat but she failed.

"I won't do anything with you... for now. Just know that you belong to me." He said before releasing his hold and letting her fall to ground, gasping for air and coughing. She placed a hand on her throat as she lay on the ground trying to reach for something that could help her.

"Eventually, you'll be with me again." He simply stated before closing the door behind him and leaving Lucy on the floor. She couldn't stop herself from coughing and she knew she needed help as soon as possible. She couldn't function properly, mind too focused on how much fear she was feeling.

Managing to pick herself up she grabbed her purse and threw open the door. There was no way she was staying alone for the rest of the night. Coughing, she flew out onto the street and made her way down to a house not too far away from hers. It was pouring out but Lucy didn't really care, she just needed to find a safe place.

Reaching the house, she banged on the door and leaned against the wall, trying to catch her breath.

After a few moments a sleepy Natsu threw open the door and she watched as his eyes widened in fear.

"Hey Natsu," her raspy voice stated before she stumbled into his arms.

EEP! Hello everyone :)

I have another chapter for all you faithful readers :D

This one's a bit longer than the last and I really hoped you enjoyed this one. Wow a lot happened in this chapter... From here on out things will be slower so I have more time to explain, but I really wanted to get everyone finding out about Lucy and her captor ASAP. Thank you all so much for reviewing and reading. The reviews make my heart happy because you guys are happy about my work and gah I can't believe people actually like reading my stuff :o

Oh yeah the quote is from Two Door Cinema Club/Are We Ready (Wreck)

I hope everyone has had a lovely day.

-Mad