A/N: Giving a T.W for the fact that the use of a roofie is mentioned and well we know what they're used for. Nothing graphic though.
Lucy woke up to an empty living room and a sticky note on Yukino's coffee table. Thanks for letting me crash for the night -Natsu. Oh right, she had asked Natsu to stay the night. Nothing happened and Lucy wasn't sure whether or not she was disappointed or grateful.
Instead, they stayed up talking. They talked about their childhood and she told him about how her mom died when she was a child and how her relationship with her dad was improving. She learned that Natsu never knew his real parents he was adopted, but apparently, he has a lost brother out there somewhere.
"Do you want to meet him?" Lucy had asked.
Natsu stared at the ceiling for a good minute before giving her an answer, "I don't know."
Lucy somehow felt closer to him. She liked how easy it was to open up to him, she felt as if he wouldn't judge her one bit. He opened up too. Lucy appreciated the fact that he trusted her enough.
"Lucy," Cana had snapped her out of her thoughts, "Can you bring me some water."
"Hungover?" Lucy asked while handing Cana a glass of water.
Cana smirked at her, "Cana Alberona doesn't get hangovers. She does, however, get dehydrated." She gave the empty cup back to Lucy and threw herself back into the covers. "If you need me, don't."
Lucy had fallen asleep in the clothes she wore the night before, so she hopped in the shower. She decided that she and Cana needed breakfast even if it was noon already.
"What are your plans for tonight?" Cana asked before shoving a fistful of French toast into her mouth.
"Hit up as many bars and clubs as humanly possible," Lucy guessed. She and Yukino hadn't come up with a plan. Last time they did Unofficial they took up the go with the flow attitude. "Will you join us?" Lucy figured that Bacchus would be as busy as he was last night, but she wanted to double-check with Cana.
"Yeah, I'm going to get ready and then head out," Cana informed her.
Lucy was about to respond when she was suddenly interrupted by the front door opening, "I'm back!" Yukino called out, "Oh my it smells delicious in here."
"You want some French toast?" Lucy offered.
"Nah, I went out for breakfast with Sting."
"You also spent the night with him, how was that?" Cana not-so-innocently asked. Yukino blushed at Cana's question, "It was- oh- I- it was nice. It was late when the party ended so I figured staying over would be the smartest thing to do."
"Right," Cana's voice was filled was sarcasm. Lucy couldn't help but laugh.
"Lucy!" Yukino exclaimed, "You're supposed to be on my side."
Lucy raised both her hands, "Nope. Keep me outta this."
Unfortunately, that's not what Yukino had in mind, "Didn't Natsu spend the night here?"
Cana's eyes widened at this new piece of information, "Lucy! You little minx! In Yukino's apartment too!"
Lucy slapped both her friends on the arm, "Nothing happened you perverts. We just talked."
"Oh," Yukino leaned in, "About what?"
"Our childhoods." The answer Lucy gave them seem to shut them up because the Cana and Yukino didn't press her for details or tease her. Lucy was thankful that they dropped the topic. Not that she cared but she felt like sometimes her friends were too nosey for their own good. Besides she'd keep them in the loop, but some things deserved to stay between her and Natsu.
"Anyways," Yukino changed the topic, "What do you want to do while we wait for the parties to start?"
"A nap would be nice." Lucy answered before adding, "But I know that's not ideal."
"Actually, we can nap and wake up later in the evening to go bar hopping." Yukino offered. Lucy loved that idea very much since she still felt like she didn't get enough sleep, "I'm down."
Yukino then turned to Cana, "I'm assuming you'll be spending the day with Bacchus?"
Cana smiled at Yukino, "You know me so well." She stood up and went to get ready
"I'm gonna go take a shower before my nap," Yukino said already making her way towards her room. "Cana you can go first!"
"Thanks!" Cana yelled from the bathroom.
Lucy made her way back to the couch determined to take the best power nap ever.
"I love bar hopping," Natsu confessed.
"Yeah me too," Lucy agreed.
They were currently at the fourth bar of the night. She thought it was just going to be her, Yukino, and later on Cana. Yukino seemed to have other plans in mind. "Sting and Natsu are coming with by the way," Yukino had informed her. Although the news didn't surprise Lucy it did catch her off guard.
Thankfully things between her and Natsu weren't awkward anymore. So far, they'd taken two of their free shots together. Not to mention since Sting and Yukino were practically stuck to each other that left Lucy and Natsu alone, to outsiders it would've looked like this was two couples out for the night.
"I say we head to the club!" Sting loudly proclaimed.
"Those two are inseparable," Natsu noted
Lucy and Natsu were leaned up on a high table watching Sting and Yukino dance. "It's kinda cute, kinda gross," Lucy responded.
Natsu let out a hearty laugh. Which, Lucy loved, well love is a strong word, more like she enjoyed hearing it. "Exactly," Natsu stated, "Like if I were in a relationship, I would give my girlfriend her personal space."
"I can see where you're coming from, but I mean I can't blame Sting. Yukino is just so pretty. I wouldn't be able to keep my hand off her if I were her boyfriend," Lucy took a swig from her drink, not knowing why she's share something that weird with Natsu.
He gave her a look, "You're weird, Lucy."
Lucy lightly shoved him, "Shut up."
"I'll be back, I'm gonna go get another drink. You want anything?" Natsu asked while pointing in the general direction of the bar.
"No thanks," Lucy raised her cup, "Still working on this."
"Got it," Natsu said before disappearing into the crowd.
Mother nature then decided to call, she hadn't broken the seal yet and knew that if she peed now, she'd have to constantly pee. Fuck it. She walked up to Yukino, "I'm going to the bathroom," Yukino nodded at her letting Lucy know that Yukino heard her.
On her way back from the bathroom Lucy was interrupted. "Hey, I'm Bora," the guy who stepped in front of her told her.
Lucy tried to sidestep him, but he blocked her. She sighed, "Hi Bora."
"Dance?" He asked.
"No thanks," Lucy politely declined his offer, "I need to get back to my friends."
"Oh c'mon, one song won't hurt."
Jeez, he's persistent. Sadly, Lucy knew how to quickly deal with guys like Bora. By giving them The Lucy Kick. Sadly, Lucy didn't want to get kicked out.
Lucy took a deep breath, took a big swig from her drink, she would need it, and gave him her best I-wish-I-could-kick-your-ass smile, "I guess one wouldn't hurt." She made sure to emphasize one.
Lucy swore she picked the worst song so she agreed to one song. Why were these songs so long? Why was the DJ letting the whole song play? It felt like it has been playing forever. Lucy had noticed that Bora was quite the dancer which was refreshing. Guys her age usually had no rhythm.
When it finally came to an end she attempted to leave but Bora flashed her puppy eyes. She rolled her eyes and continued to dance.
"Aw, you're the best!" He cheered in her ear.
Bora tried to get handsy, but Lucy kept dragging his hands up, "Stop it."
Should've known that persistent Bora wouldn't get the message. Lucy tried saying stop again, but she suddenly felt like she was in one of those slow motion-like dreams.
Her mind started flashing red lights. Danger. She needed to get away from him now before it was too late. Lucy tried to walk away, but she felt like she was walking against a very strong current. It didn't help that Bora pulled her back. Lucy felt her eyes tear up; this cannot be happening. Let me go, she wanted to scream, but it felt as if her mouth failed her, it wouldn't move. "Stop," Lucy weakly managed.
Bora smirked at her and went in for a full-on grope, "But Lucy we're going to have so much fun."
Lucy slowly shook her head and she felt her body go limp. This didn't bother Bora one bit since he was able to keep her standing. "Oh, you want to fuck eh? Alright then, let's go home."
Bora managed to take her outside where he was met by a very pissed off Yukino, Sting, and Natsu.
"Let her go," Natsu demanded.
"This is my girlfriend guys. She just had too much to drink," Bora told her friends.
Lucy weakly lifted her tear-streaked face and caught Natsu's eyes, help she silently pleaded.
Suddenly Lucy was in Sting's arms and there were cop lights.
Lucy woke up to the worst headache ever, she wanted to drop dead. Not to mention these florescent lights weren't helping. It was then that she realized where she was, the hospital. Which then brought in a flood of memories, or at least what she remembered before she blacked out. Lucy started sobbing.
A very disheveled Yukino woke up and immediately hugged Lucy. "Sshh," Yukino cooed, "It's ok, you're safe." Yukino planted a kiss on Lucy's head.
Yukino held Lucy until the last teardrop, "I'm gonna go tell everyone you're up, ok?"
Lucy grabbed Yukino's hand, "Wait what happened last night? The last thing I clearly remember is running into you guys. Everything went black after that," her voice cracked the end.
Yukino ran her hand trough Lucy's hair. She explained what happened.
After Bora had given them that bullshit lie, Natsu completely lost it and attacked him. Yukino and Sting caught Lucy. Sting was about to jump in, but Natsu had told him to let him handle it. The cops were called by onlookers. Paramedics arrived, Natsu was placed in the back of the cop car along with Bora in another. Yukino explained to the cops what happened, and the paramedics took Lucy to the hospital. At the hospital, Yukino had texted Cana to let her know what happened and Cana rushed over. There they tested her, and they found the roofie drug in her system. Sting covered Natsu's bond. Unfortunately, someone paid for Bora's bond too.
"A police report was filed, but they need your statement. You should press charges," Yukino lastly added.
Lucy nodded, "Yeah I will. You can go get them."
The door opened quickly after; it wasn't her friends on the other side. It was a police officer.
"Ms. Heartfilia, I'm here to take your statement on what happened."
Lucy straightened up in her bed and recalled her night to them.
The officer tapped his pen on this board, "I'll be frank with you Ms. Heartfilia, the chances of him going to jail are low."
Lucy was taken aback, "Why? He committed a felony"
"You interacted with him," the officer responded.
"And that's a good reason to get drugged?" Lucy shot back.
"Listen, I advise you to press charges and we'll do everything we can to get him arrested we can't guarantee it though."
"I'll press charges," Lucy declared.
"Wonderful," he scribbled something down on his board. "We'll be in touch," he told her before leaving.
Lucy was about to let out a frustrated scream before her friends interrupted, "Oh, hey guys!"
Natsu stared at her in disbelief before running to hug her, "I'm glad your safe," he said into her hair. She hugged him back, "Thank you," she whispered.
Fortunately, the hospital discharged her soon after she woke up. She decided that she and Cana would still go back home that day. Yukino tried changing her mind, but Lucy didn't want to overstay her welcome.
"Lucy I wouldn't mind. Just please stay an extra day to catch up on sleep," Yukino pleaded.
"Nope. We have classes tomorrow."
Yukino facepalmed, "You're impossible."
Lucy simply shrugged, "Thanks," and went back to packing her weekend bag.
This weekend sucked and Lucy just wanted to get back home. Back to familiarity. Back to the apartment that she shared with Levy and Cana. She looked forward to class, it would distract her from what happened.
She didn't realize she'd been crying until Cana came up beside her, "You ok?"
Lucy wanted to say yes but her body betrayed her, she shook her head and turned to hug Cana, "I just want to go home," she said through tears. She didn't even notice that Yukino joined them, turning it into a group hug.
"I'm sorry," Yukino apologized, "It's my fault. I should've gone with you to the bathroom. I should've noticed you didn't come back immediately."
"Yukino it's ok, what happened last night is no one's fault," Lucy reassured her, "Well besides Bora. Just don't blame yourself."
Yukino weakly smiled at her, "C'mon let me drop you guys off."
"How are you holding' up?" Cana asked.
"Better than I thought," Lucy confessed, "I guess I realized how lucky I am that he didn't end up succeeding."
Cana placed her hand over Lucys', "I hope he chokes."
Lucy let out a very loud laugh, "Yeah, me too."
Cana got comfortable in her seat, "Now, let's try to get some sleep."
"I like that idea a lot."
A/N: Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, faced, & followed. Honestly, every time I get a notification it feels fake because wow people enjoy it, so again thank you so much. ALSO about what happened to Lucy, I want to make it very clear that I'm very anti-victim blaming. The fact that we have to go to extreme lengths to just stay safe is fucking ridiculous. Never feel bad about seeming rude, your safety comes first. See you guys in the next chapter.