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It was cold. It was dark. It was cramped. And Lucy was close to dying of starvation. Lucy was thrown into a small closet and the door was locked. Lucy does not know how long she had stayed in the small closet.

Everything was dark, blurry, and Lucy could barely lift her arms without it shaking. Lucy failed to notice the door opening. She also failed to register a sharp kick to her face.

"Time is up. Follow me." Lucy looked up, while holding her face to numb the pain, to see her Father standing in front of her with an enraged expression on his face.

Lucy did not move. She was too weak. She couldn't even move a muscle in her legs. Her Father took it as a sign of rebellion. So he forcibly grabbed her hair and dragged her out into a room.

Lucy was thrown to the floor with a loud thump.

"I will personally teach you a lesson for disobeying." A cold voice with venom embedded in it reached Lucy's ears. Lucy begun to tremble.

Her father walked to a table to grab something, but Lucy couldn't make out what it was. She was too out of it due to lack of food and drink.

Lucy was then flipped onto her stomach, and instantly felt her skin burning. Lucy could not hold in her scream. Lucy screamed as her tears fell.

"Disobey me again, I will make it more painful."

"STOP IT!" Lucy screamed as she bolted up from the bed. Then a hand touch her back and it cause Lucy to instinctively turned around and punched whoever was there. When her fist made contact with whoever was there, she stumbled off the bed and begun to scream as she crawled backwards.

"Lucy!" A voice called out as Lucy was embraced. Lucy panicked as she felt someone hug her. She didn't know who it was, so she begun to try and squirm away, and trying to hit whoever was holding her down, screaming in the process.

"Lucy! Lucy! It's me! Erza! Please calm down!" Erza cried as she was trying to hold down the blonde, taking in the hits from Lucy as she screamed.

It took Lucy a few minutes to let the words sink in, realizing that Erza was holding her. She took a deep breath, while her tears begun to fall down her cheeks.

"Lucy...it's okay." Erza soothed while protectively holding her in her arms.

Before Lucy could say anything, there was loud knocks coming from the door.

"I'm going to answer it. Will you be okay?" Erza said, letting go to look Lucy in the eyes.

"Yeah...I'll be fine." Lucy murmured.

Erza sighed and rose to her full height and went to the door and opened it. Mira, Lisanna, Levy, Bisca, and Cana was at the door with a concerned looks on their face.

"We heard screaming. Mind telling us what it was that woke us up like it was the end of the world?" Mira said, not looking pleased.

Erza sighed at Mira's expression. "Lucy had a nightmare. It's fine now. Go back to sleep." Erza ordered as she closed the door hastily without hearing what else they had to say, locking the door as well so they won't break in.

She walked back to the bedroom where Lucy was...but she couldn't find her anywhere. "Lucy?" Erza called out...nothing. Panicking, Erza looked in the kitchen, her bedroom, and then the bathroom.

She found the blonde in the tub, her knees to her chest, head buried in them. Erza could hear quiet sobbing as she neared the blonde.

"Lucy?" Erza called out with caution.

Lucy did not respond, but she stopped crying.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Lucy shook her head, not wanting to be vocal, or to talk about her nightmare.

When Lucy did not want to talk about it, Erza was thinking on how she should comfort her.

"Do you...want...or need anything?" Erza said...hoping to comfort her in any way.

Lucy did not respond this time.

"Do you want to go back to bed? Where it's comfortable?"

Lucy remained silent and Erza grew concerned. Erza cautiously approached the silent blonde and placed her hand on Lucy's shoulder and shook her a little.

Nothing.

Erza moved Lucy's head...and found out that she fell asleep. How can one fall asleep in a bathtub? Erza wondered.

Carefully, Erza picked Lucy up and brought her back to the bed and laid her down gently. She moved the blanket so that it covered Lucy to keep her warm.

Erza stepped back to look at Lucy sleeping. She wondered what made Lucy so afraid...that it caused Lucy to hit her countless times. Erza was sure that she may have some bruises tomorrow from Lucy's punches. Erza didn't mind though...it was nothing compared to when she had lost her eye...

Erza made to be careful when she slipped into the bed to lay down next to the sleeping blonde. She glanced at Lucy and studied her face.

Her eyes were puffy from crying, cheeks red from crying. Erza wondered what her dream was that made her so...afraid...so freaked out...she wanted to protect her.

Erza again wondered why she was...so set on protecting her. Was it really because she sees herself in Lucy? Was it really because of that? And why is her heart racing when she thinks about it? She needs to get it checked out.

Erza took a deep breath to calm her racing heart and draped her arm over Lucy waist and gently moved her to a position where Lucy's head was on Erza's shoulder.

Erza wrapped both her arms and held her tight, but not too tight, and let her eyes droop.

The next morning, Lucy woke up and found herself sleeping in Erza's chest. Blushing, she looked up and found Erza still sleeping.

She remembered waking up from a nightmare and freaked out...then Erza comforted her...then...was she in a bathroom? She couldn't remember. She was too clouded from fear and drowsiness.

She tried to get up...but couldn't. Erza's arms were wrapped around Lucy tightly, not letting her move and inch.

Lucy sighed. Hopefully Erza wouldn't get too mad at her for waking her up.

"Erza." Lucy softly called out.

"..."

"Erza." Lucy said a little louder.

"..."

"Erza...please wake. I want to get up." Lucy moved as much as she can...hoping that it would wake the redhead from her deep slumber.

Erza then opened her eyes and stared at Lucy. "Morning" Erza mumbled, still tired.

"Can I get up?"

Erza then blushed, realizing their position and let Lucy go. "Sorry. You had a nightmare last night. I was comforting you."

"Thanks." Lucy knew she was lying. She remembered falling asleep in the bathroom...

"Shall we go to the guild?" Erza asked as she rose from the bed, still blushing.

"Sure." Lucy half-heartedly replied.

20 minutes later, Erza and Lucy were at the guild, and everybody else was already there. They were greeted as they made their way to the bar.

"Lucy!" A voice called out.

Lucy turned and found Levy walking over to her.

"Lucy. What happened last night? We heard screaming from Erza's room." Levy said, a little concerned.

"Oh...I just had a nightmare...I'm fine now." Lucy reassured...noticing that in the corner of her eyes that Erza was still behind her, silently watching my exchange with Levy.

"Want to talk about it?" Levy asked, wanting to help the blonde.

Lucy hesitated. "Maybe later?"

"If you want to talk about it...I'm all ears." Levy smiled.

"I'll think about it."

Then Lisanna walked next to Levy and smiled.

"Sup guys. Lucy, you ok?" Lisanna asked.

"Yes, I'm fine.." Lucy said, sighing.

"Anyway, want to go on a job?" Lisanna asked. "You haven't gone on one yet."

"Job?" Lucy questioned.

"You need money in order to pay the rent for you apartment or house...for foods and clothing. " Levy explained.

Lucy had not thought about money. She didn't need to, especially since she came from a wealthy family. Lucy felt guilty...for not telling them where she came from. Master Makarov seemed to be the only one that knows.

"So want to go?" Lisanna asked.

"Lucy will not go without me." Erza cut in.

"Oi! Erza! You are not going anywhere with my little sister!" Mira screamed as she approached them.

"Mind you own damn business!' Erza shouted back as they bumped heads violently.

Lucy watched them, thinking how old it had gotten with them fighting all the time.

"Stop fighting you two! How about you come too Mira!" Lisanna said, trying to break up the fight.

"I'm not going anywhere with this slut" Mira glared at Erza.

"I could say the same thing to you too!" Erza shout back.

Lucy sighed. "Are we going or not?"

"Yep." Levy said cheerfully. "We just have to sneak out." Levy whispered to Lucy and Lisanna.

Lisanna grinned as she agreed to the plan. Lucy agreed as well. Levy giggled as she ran to Cana and whispered something to her. Then she came back and led them to the back of the guild.

"Don't we need to find a request first?" Lucy asked, realizing that they had not yet picked out a job.

"I had already picked on out. I picked the easiest one for you Lucy!" Lisanna smiled as she handed Lucy a flyer.

Lucy's first job, and she was determined not to mess up. She can only hope that Erza will not flip out, realizing that she went missing.

~Meanwhile, at the guild~

Erza was literally flipping out, flipping all the tables, all the chairs, trying to find the missing blonde after realizing that she went missing.

Erza had knocked all the guys out in frustration when they did not tell her what she wanted to know.

Mira was watching her temper from the distance, snickering at her behavior. Cana appeared next to her, whispering something in Mira's ear.

Mira's smirk grew wider and wider, as a plan was forming in her mind. She told Cana not to say anything and continued to watch Erza lose her mind.

Erza was holding Natsu by his scarf, screaming at where Lucy was, and Natsu was cowering in fear, telling her that he did not know where she went. Frustrated, Erza threw Natsu behind him like a piece of clothing and approached Gray. He was thrown over her shoulder as well when he did not know where the blonde was.

Mira was smirking. She wanted Erza to struggle, watching her struggle was almost as fun as beating her up.

Mira walked up to Erza, who was red from frustration, and gotten her attention by speaking, "I know where she is."

Erza immediately snapped her head toward Mira. "Did you hurt her? Did you steal her innocence? Don't tell that you did something to her. If you did I swear that I will kill you!" Erza rambled.

Mira was amused. "I will tell you where she is...if you tell me something."

Ezra formed a tick on her forehead. "It depends."

Mir leaned in and whispered into Erza's ear, "Are you in love with her?"

"No." Was Erza immediate answer.

"Hmm...I wonder when you will stop lying to yourself." Mira said, leaning back.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I'm being serious here. How do feel about her?"

Erza looked at Mira in confusion. Feel? "I'm afraid I do not know what you are talking about."

Mira sighed. She leaned in closer. "Do you feel nervous when around her? Do your heart race when around her?"

Erza though about. Yes. She had experienced them when near her. "Why do you need to know?"

"I want to help."

"Why?"

"Because the situation is funny." Mira smirked.

Erza sighed, and walked away from Mira, clearly fed up with her nonsense.

"Guess you don't want to know where Lucy is then?" Mira smirked...grinning wider and wider as Erza stopped and glared at her angrily.

"Mira...if you don't tell me right now...I will kill you." Erza glared at Mira with a murderous look.

"Wait, stop it!" Cana jumped in, realizing the murderous atmosphere between the two. "Ezra, Lucy is with Lisanna and Levy at a really safe and easy job. She is fine."

"Cana! I said to not say anything. Things was just getting interesting!" Mira stomped her feet.

"I don't want two dead friends!" Cana shouted back.

Erza walked to Cana, back facing her, and placed a hand on Cana's shoulder "Where are they?" Erza spoke in a cold tone.

...

Lucy's job was to take care couple of kids while the parents were out. Who knew that wizards could also babysit for money. After completing their job, they were on their way back to their guild.

"What do you think Lucy?" Levy asked.

"Really easy and simple." Lucy answered.

"Most jobs are less simple and requires fighting." Lisanna added.

"Is that so?" Lucy said.

"Do you still want to talk about your nightmare?" Levy asked.

"You can always talk to us about it." Lisanna smiled.

Lucy sighed. "It was just a nightmare about fire...being burnt...nothing else." Lucy did not want to talk about her torture, even to Erza. It was too...gruesome to talk about.

"Does it have to do with when you freaked out when you saw Natsu's fire?" Levy asked.

"Perhaps...it brought some similar memories from my childhood." Lucy muttered, looking down as they walked.

Levy and Lisanna looked at each other first before looking back at Lucy.

Levy was about to say something, but then was ambushed by a group of hooded people.

Lisanna and Levy immediately took their fighting stance. But Lucy paled. She knew who they were. They were the ones that would torture her when her Father was not in the mood. They were much crueler than her Father...She was scared. She wanted to run away. She did not want to go back.

"Took us awhile to find you girl." One of the hooded figure spoke, stepping forward.

"What are you talking about!?" Lisanna shot back.

"You mean she had not told you? Very well then. I'll shall tell you." The man said.

Lucy trembled and Levy noticed this. Lisanna was too busy focusing on the men that surrounded them.

"Lucy Heartfilia. Your Father had told us to bring us back." The man said, smirking.

Lucy collapsed to the ground, covering her ears. "No...no...no" Lucy repeated it, tears swelling up.

"Lucy?" Levy was now concerned.

Lisanna took her eyes off the surrounding men and looked at the trembling blonde. "What's wrong Lucy?"

"No...no...no...I don't want to go back..." Lucy muttered as she was breathing quickly.

"Lucy!" Levy cried, trying to bring Lucy back from her panic attack.

"He even offered 15,000,000 to bring you back. I couldn't pass up the offer.." The hooded man continued, snickering evilly.

"15,000,000!?" Levy and Lisanna cried, and looked at Lucy, who was still trembling.

"Lucy! What is he talking about!?" Levy said to the blonde. The blonde did not respond.

"Men! The job was to bring her back...but we don't have to give her mercy..." The man smirked, the men did the same as they readied their stance and dashed forward.

The first attacker punched Lisanna and the other used an earth magic to send Levy away. Then the third attacker used lightning magic and struck Lucy, who screamed in agony.

"Lucy!" Levy and Lisanna cried, trying to get back up so they could save their friend

...

Erza ran as fast as she could. She can only hope that Lucy would come back without being ambushed. Considering that her Father was an abusive type, there is a chance that he would try to bring her back. That's why she couldn't leave her alone.

Then she heard screaming. She immediately knew that it was Lucy.

Erza ran even faster to reach where they were. Arriving, she noted at least 5 hooded figures. 4 of them surrounded Levy and Lisanna, who was unconscious. And the other was torturing Lucy, who was screaming.

"LUCY!" Erza screamed as she summoned a sword and impaled the guy that was torturing her. She did not care if she killed him. She would not care as long as Lucy was okay.

Then she was surrounded by 4 hooded figures that was surrounding the other girls who was still unconscious.

"Erza!" Mira finally caught up. "Damn, why did you run so fast!?"

"Wanna help me with this? Your sister is unconscious because of these men."

Mira looked around and saw her sister knocked out cold, covered in dirt and bruises. It didn't take long for Mira to snap and do her takeover magic.

"Let's take out these bitches!" Mira growled, wanting to kill these hooded figures.

10 minutes later Erza and Mira was able to defeat the men. Mira went to her sister and Levy to see if they were okay. Erza went to Lucy's side to see if she was okay.

Lucy, however,  was not. There was a large blood puddle beneath her. Her left leg seemed bent, her right arm looked broken, and has a black eye.

Erza checked her pulse. She was still alive. But at this rate, she won't be. She needs medical attention immediately.

"How's Lucy? Lisanna and Levy are fine." Mira said, walking up to Erza.

"She's dying. She needs medical help. ASAP." Erza was shaking.

Mira shoved Erza gently and looked at Lucy's condition. "Where is she bleeding? We need to wrap it in something.

"Think she can be saved?"

"Yes. We need to bring her back to the guild immediately."

"Very well. But how can we carry them?"

"I can take care of Lisanna and Levy. You take care of Lucy."

After Mira gave Lucy a quick bandage to her bleeding wound, Erza picked her up, bridal style and headed for the guild, with Mira in tow, who was carrying both Lisanna and Levy.

Erza was angry at herself. She allowed Lucy to be tortured. She promised...and she broke it...she was frustrated and angry...she wanted someone to hit her....

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