Chapter 10: Help
[Previously:]
A demonic-deep voice echoed in the room, oddly calm and driving chills up my spine, "You come near MY Lucy again, I'll rip you to shreds… Hurt her in any way and you'll have me to deal with. Ever heard you shouldn't mess with a dragon's mate, or you'll never live to see the next day." Glancing up, I saw Lucy run to the bathroom and lock herself in, Natsu snarling with a glare at me. Nodding, I slowly stumbled to my feet and sneakily pulled out the gun in the bag, "O-Okay… I'll stop. I promise… After she's dead!" Pointing the gun toward the bathroom, I shot a couple of times—No sound, or a peep coming from it as I laughed darkly and dropped the smoking gun on the carpet.
Turning back to face Natsu, I gulped hard to see his flames increased in size and heat that things around the room started to melt. His eyes held a killer glint, and both his fists were tightly clenched… Natsu's growl sounded more of a feral animal, and he let out a dragon-like roar that made my ears bleed before charging at me, flaming fist raised.
"Fuck…"
Natsu charged straight at me, growling and fist raised—I couldn't move or breathe… Why was Natsu acting like this? He should've ran into my arms, telling how much he loves me and how I saved him from that witch. Lucy must've done something to him!
I snapped back to reality, Natsu's fist connecting with my stomach as it knocked the air from my lungs once again… This time sending me straight through two walls. If I wasn't a mage, the crash would've killed me, but it just managed to wake up the others. Dust and grabble was everywhere, I couldn't see a thing, coughing a little as talking was heard in the background.
"W-What's happening? Where's Lu-chan?!" Levy screeched when not seeing the blonde, fear in her tone.
"Is Lucy okay? Who's that over there… Oh my, was someone trying to break up Nalu!" Mirajane worriedly stated, before a demon aura took over as she gritted her teeth.
"Salamander, what the fuck is going on," Gajeel growled, standing in a protective stance in front of his mate.
"Yeah, and who the hell is that? They're scent is too disguise… but is that blood I smell?" Laxus questioned, sniffing.
"Who that IS… is Lisanna! She tried to kill Lucy with a dagger—Mira, Levy, go hide and check on her in the bathroom. Please, make sure my mate is alright because Lisanna fired a bunch of bullets through that restroom door before I knocked her across the rooms," Natsu growled, I flinched from the pain and the fury in his voice.
"L-Lisanna did this…" Mirajane gasped in disbelief.
"Mira, come on! We need to go see if Lu-chan is okay!" Levy cried, trying to pull Mirajane out of her trance.
"Be safe Shrimp—Salamander, Lightning-rod, and I will take care of this," Gajeel snarled, cracking his knuckles… Only to screech, a girly-cry echoing throughout the room as lightning crackled.
"Watch your tongue metal-face… Go already, we got this!" Laxus shouted, hearing a door slam… All three dragon slayers growling viciously and facing off the figure in rumble.
Coughing, I stood shakily and brushed off the drywall dust and broken pieces of wood. My vision was disoriented, shaking my head to focus, except I froze in place… Not able to move—There, standing, were three pissed off dragon slayers.
Laxus stood glaring, his tall stature intimidating enough without his lightning surrounding him. But my eyes widen to see a dragon-tail forming, wings stretching from their hidden space, and talons sharpening.
It didn't help that Gajeel's whole body started to turn into pure steel, shadows surrounding him just as dragon features appeared too. Yet, Gajeel grinned… An evil smile upon his face as if this was going to bring pure joy… Teeth appear rather sharp than normal, like knives.
But Natsu… The love of my life appeared the scariest out of all of them—He stood, unmoving, like a predator stalking their prey. Flames danced around his body as dragon wings stretched themselves, horns growing and canines sharpening. His tail thumped against the floor, matching the low-menacing growls leaving his lips—Natsu looked like the King of all Dragons from how he commanded a room without speaking a word. I gaped, swearing to see one of the flames shaped into a crown upon his head before disappearing.
For the first time… I was scared of Natsu, and it didn't help with Laxus and Gajeel by his side. I was frozen, falling to my knees and body shaking in fear. "N-Natsu. Why are you doing this? D-Don't you love me…? I love you! We're supposed to be together. I was supposed to be your mate… N-Not her!" I stuttered, tears sliding down my cheek.
Laxus and Gajeel didn't move from their spot, but their growling stopped as Natsu walked toward me. His flames dismissing, head hung low and bangs covering his eyes. My blue-eyes widened, believing Natsu gained his senses as I reached out to touch his cheek lovingly. Only to let out a shriek when Natsu grabbed my wrist, bruising it in the process as a scream bubbled from my chest… Although the grip wasn't painful. It was the fact that Natsu's whole hand was on fire, burning my flesh as tears fell more frequently. Natsu held a blank expression, unamused, it wasn't until he spoke in a demoniac tone did I shiver. "I've heard of you Lisanna… from the memories I hold close. Yet, during those times, Natsu… ME… never loved you more than a sister. And now? All I feel is anger, disappointment, and fear—Fear for losing Lucy, anger and disappointment for you tryin' to cause her harm… So let me make this clear. YOU are not my mate! A dragon knows their mate from the moment their eyes meet, there is NO confusion. And anyone who tries to kill or harm Lucy will be turned… INTO A PILE OF ASH! …You will soon learn why no one messes with a dragon's mate," The last sentence fell out as a whisper, a death's promise lingering in the air. Paling, the next thing I knew… I flew across the room, toward the other dragon slayers as the both of them growled and jumped into the fight.
My screams echoed in the night, birds desperately leaving the forest at the sound.
[Meanwhile:]
(Normal POV.)
Levy and Mirajane banged on the door before bursting into the bathroom, eyes widening at what they saw—Lucy laid on the ground, unconscious and in a small puddle of her own blood. There was a hole and stain in the shirt where her shoulder is, multiple objects destroyed as if dodged. Both gasped, closing the door and running to their blonde friend.
"LU-CHAN! Please, you gotta wake up!" Levy screamed, dropping to her knees in front of her best friend as tears fell.
"Yeah Lucy… Please wake up! It's gonna be okay, you're gonna be okay—Why did Lisanna do this?! This isn't like her," Mirajane cried, scrambling to put pressure on the wound that was still bleeding—Too loose this much blood?! Lisanna must've used magical bullets. The celestial mage groaned but stayed unconscious… Mirajane and Levy stayed on the floor with Lucy in their arms, crying. The two only flinched when hearing Lisanna scream… In all honesty, the girls didn't know what to do—Whoever messed with a member of Fairy Tail was an enemy, and yet, it happened to be sweet-little Lisanna in the line of fire this time.
All of a sudden, Lucy's mating mark started to glow… Heat radiating off her body that Mirajane and Levy hissed from getting burned. The two staring in amazement as the mark's glow travelled to Lucy's injury, the brightness becoming so great that their eyes needed to be shielded. When the light dimmed, Mirajane scrunched in confusion before ripping Lucy's sleeve to see her wound healed. Levy gasped, "The mark healed her." Mirajane shook her head, no time to focus on that, throwing one of Lucy's arms around her shoulder, "We'll figure that out later, come on Levy! Lucy is still unconscious; We need to get to the guild so Wendy can check-up on her." Levy stood with determination, helping balance Lucy's limp body, "Right! Let's go! I can't hear anything, so the fighting must've stopped!"
Walking out of the bathroom, they were greeted with a horrendous sight—The three male dragon slayers were panting heavily, a strange occurrence if it was just them against one person. Their backs were facing the girls, but even Mirajane and Levy could see claw marks and bites… It seemed Lisanna EVEN gave the boys a hard time, the thought seemed odd considering her magic was never on paired.
They stopped as Lisanna stood, the dragon slayers growling at the movement, but her eyes held a special glint when seeing Mirajane and Levy… Especially a knocked-out Lucy. She smirked—Yes, she was battered-up, but Lucy looked as if she were dead. Her body was hanging limp, blood all over her clothes, golden hair painted red and face pale. However, Lisanna frowned to see Lucy was still breathing.
Despite barely standing, she opened her mouth and spat, "I'll be back! Sooner or later, I'll kill blondie! S-She took everything from me… Crawled into the guild's heart and practically replaced me! Lucy stole Natsu from me… and now even my own sister would rather help her than me… I'VE HAD ENOUGH! You WILL be mine Natsu, and I'll make sure Fairy Tail forgets about her existence—This isn't the end… LUCY HEARTFILIA WILL DIE BY MY HANDS!" Lisanna hissed in anger, and then she did something that shocked everyone. Even the dragon slayers took a step back in surprise... Lisanna removed her guild mark as a dark aura started radiating off her. "Dark Magic: TELEPORTATION!" She shouted, and in a burst of darkness… Lisanna was gone. There was nothing left but the feeling and scent of dark magic lingering in the air.
Dark magic… Could this be the reason Lisanna was acting weird? Or was this of her own accord?
The dragon slayers snarled but stopped when smelling their mates nearby, Natsu the first to turn when smelling blood mixed with his mate's scent. "Lucy!" Natsu shouted, eyes widening and rushing to his mate just as Mirajane and Levy gave out in exhaustion from dragging Lucy's body. The fire dragon slayer didn't waste time to pull Lucy into his arms, Gajeel and Laxus heading to their own mates to make sure the girls were alright… Natsu felt pure relief when seeing that Lucy was still breathing.
"She's alright, but we need to go to the guild for Wendy to inspect her—Lucy was on the bathroom floor, I think L-Lisanna used magical bullets. A-And we thought that maybe she was… S-She wasn't moving," Mirajane choked on her words, not able to speak anymore as Laxus pulled her into a hug when tears fell. Levy, knowing the difficulty it was for the eldest Strauss, she continued, "Natsu… Lucy managed to dodge all but one, she was bleeding from the shoulder area. Then, her mark started glowing and she felt boiling hot! We had to close our eyes because of the brightness but when we opened them, Lucy was healed! I-I think though, if it's alright, we should go to the guild like Mira said… Wendy needs to check on her, if we leave now, maybe we could make it in time before everyone leaves for the night."
Everyone nodded in agreement, despite the dragon slayers being uncomfortable with the fact that their mates will be around other people. Natsu picked up Lucy bridal-style, Gajeel and Laxus doing the same with their mates since they'll travel faster in dragon form. The guys planned to fly to the guild, immediately breaking the safe house's windows as they spread their wings and launched themselves in the sky. Lucy, being unconscious, was fine with the height… Natsu had a tight hold on her anyways—But as for Mirajane and Levy.
Well… Let's just say the two girls were screaming their asses off, hurting Gajeel and Laxus sensitive ears and squeezing their heads too tightly, blocking their sight. Natsu was the calmest flyer, ahead of everyone… If Lucy was awake, she'd see two struggling dragon slayers in the background tryin' to stay in the air and not fall.
[Fairy Tail Guild:]
At the Fairy Tail guild, it was normal for everyone to be up this late… Although it wasn't as rowdy as usual. Most of the younger generation were still feeling down since the male dragon slayers took the girls.
In the middle of the guild Team Natsu sat at one table, even Juvia and Panther Lily joined them—Erza was poking at a strawberry on her cake, while Gray sat in silence. The ice-mage was not stripping or getting into fights anymore, in fact, he hardly spoke unless it was Erza. Juvia was next to him but even so, she didn't glance or fawn over him… Providing comfort from afar. Happy sat on top of the table, staring blankly at a bowl of strawberries and spicy-chicken that had gone cold, missing Lucy and Natsu. Panther Lily was trying to put on a tough expression but failing and Carla sat in front of Wendy with a cup of tea, having not drank a single drop. Wendy stopped crying a long time ago, but sometimes, you could still feel the wind blow stronger before disappearing like it never happened.
At another table were Jet, Droy, Cana, Elfman, Evergreen, Freed, and Bickslow. Team Shadow Gear was currently cryin' over a painting of Levy that Reedus made. While Cana wasn't drinking, rather fingering an emergency card that had a Chibi Lucy on the front who kept smiling at her. Elfman wasn't saying mad, angry at himself for letting Laxus take his sister… It didn't help that he hadn't seen Lisanna in a while either. The Thunder Legion has been sulking ever since Laxus left them again.
Master Makarov was at the bar, drinking in celebration at the fact that the guild was repaired once again. The night was semi-peaceful, until Wendy's ears twitched when screaming was heard in the distance as it got closer.
"Everyone, GET DOWN!" Wendy's sudden shout caused alarm, especially when she used a giant blast of wind to send everyone off to the sides so they wouldn't get hurt. Instinctively, the youngest dragon slayer jumped in the nick of time and stumbled where Team Natsu was thrown. Everyone was confused at the wild change in Wendy, however their eyes widened when the screams got louder, and six figures crashed through the guild's roof. Landing right where Team Natsu was sitting a few moments ago.
Master Makarov spit his drink out, eyeing the new damages to the guild… Those… THOSE BRATS!
There was dust everywhere and blocking everyone's view from the intruders, but once it settled, they all gasped. Standing in the middle of the guild was Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus… Mirajane and Levy's feet finally touch the ground. However, what was most shocking was the one in Natsu's arms. Lucy was pale and unconscious, blood tainting her clothes and Natsu looked around. His eyes held fear, sadness, and worry as they quickly scanned the guild until landing on little Wendy. Their eyes locked in just a moment before Natsu fell to his knees, pulling Lucy closer to him as tears showed.
"Help her Wendy… Please."
