Subaru's P.O.V

As I stared at Ayato, a memory came to my mind. One that made me feel like I could not forgive him.

"What's wrong with me?" Lucy said as she stared at me in tears. Ayato had hurt her and called her many names and yet she didn't know why she stayed. Neither did I.

"Nothing" She nodded.

"I let him do these things to me. It's my fault. "

"No, it's not. Listen, people like you and so does Ayato. He likes your innocence the most and sees it's easy to take advantage of you." She began to cry harder and hugged me.

"Protect me"

"Heartfilia-sama"

"Please"

As I stated at Ayato I couldn't look at him the same way as before. She gave him everything. She tried everything to make him happy. She even gave him a daughter and he did something so immoral that she ran away for the third time. As I looked at him, the only thing I could say was. "What did you do?"

Lucy's P.O.V

I sat on the train as I tried to figure out why I left. I knew Chiyo was safe since she was just like her father, a vampire, and that his family loved her more than anything but if I would have stayed there longer, then I would not be sure how long I would have last. I was wrong to leave my only child behind of course but it was the only way to keep my sanity and the only way to keep myself alive. I sounded selfish. I had been only thinking of myself.

As I looked at my lap I couldn't help but wonder if she would hate me. Despise of me for me being her mother. My eyes began to water as I thought of the last time I had seen her.

"I'm so sorry Chiyo that I left so early. I promise that when I get the chance, I will come for you and take you home...I promise to protect you. Until then, wait for me."