The Other Heartfilia Child

My Saviour

All of this story will be through Luke's P.O.V

It's been a long time since Lucy left, but I've stopped counting the days realising that she won't come back. I don't see father anymore, I don't see the servants anymore either the estate feels so empty. Father became a workaholic and I'm almost a hundred percent sure the servants have been laid off. I wonder if Lucy's forgotten about me by now, I wish I could've gone with her. I was lost in my thoughts wandering the barren halls when father's voice called for me for the first time in months. I rushed to the main entrance, I haven't seen father since Lucy left he looks warn out with his scruffy beard. He waves me over, he's with two people in lab coats and once they see me they get this crazed look on their face. Father ruffly grabs me and throws me over to the two crazies.

"There now where's the money" I tense, is father selling me off? No, no no no. This can't be happening.

"Of course, this is business after all" a briefcase was thrown infront of my father who immediately bent down and grabbed it, he then just walked back into the house like he didn't just sell off his only son.

"Alright kid time to go" I was dragged out the house, tied up and shoved into a magic mobile. I was still in shock so I didn't fight back. Days passed before we finally came to a stop, we were in the middle of no where. A small white box something akin to a hospital that was surrounded by forest, no clear escape not that I'm strong enough to run anyway. My buyers drag me out the magic mobile and into my new prison, although back then I never knew how much torture it would truly be. Once inside I was tied down to an operation table and left with only one of the psychos. He walks over to a small cabinet and opens it to reveal rows upon rows of brightly coloured liquid in needles and bottles.

"Which one to begin with, oooh, so many options!" this guy really is insane. He picks up a needle with hot pink solution inside. Then approaches me, he holds up the needle and begins preaching something about a man called Zeref and how I will one day stand by his side forever. He stabs the needle into me not caring how much it hurts and quickly injects whatever substance is in there. At first nothing feels different then an excrutiating pain surges through body and I can't stop the screams that rip out of my throat, it doesn't stop until I pass out.

It's been two or so years since then and the tests and training never let up until they deemed me complete and stored me away to locate Zeref. I haven't seen the outside since the day father selled me off. So when one of my psycho buyers came down to my 'room' as they call it, it's really just a concrete cell no bed nothing, with such an excited look on his face I was absolutely terrified for what might come. I was dragged to the outside I didn't know what to expect, but I didn't expect what I actually saw. A man of average height, black hair, black robes and a scared look on his face. When he saw me his face became even more scared. I mean I understand why he would look at me that way, my arms are covered in injection scars and the bandages around my neck don't look great with the warn out expression doesn't look great.

"Lord Zeref! Thank you for finally gracing us with your presence, we have a gift for you" I was thrown and dropped at the ground near his feet, he took quick steps back. This guy is Zeref, with the stories that were practically engraved in my brain I expected something more... stict or scary. The bandages on my neck are roughly taken off revealing the words 'Curse Protection' which seems to make Zeref take another step back.

"As you can see my lord we have created the perfect being to stand beside you for as long as he lives" he explained as if we were in a normal store and a customer asked about one of the products. Zeref grabs the robes near his heart and starts muttering things like 'stay away' or 'don't come any closer'. Of course not heeding his words my buyers got closer to him in pseudo concern. Then black mist began appearing from Zeref and before I knew it everything around Zeref was dead except for me, apparently those psychos experiments worked after all. I don't know what came over me but I ran towards Zeref, jamp at him and wrapped my arms around him, then I just broke down and started crying. This seems to shock Zeref, I guess he didn't expect to see me alive either. He embraced me as well holding tightly as if I would disappear if he let go.

"You're still alive, your alive" he kept repeating this over and over. I kept repeating thanks until we both calmed down. He let up his grip so I did too and sat next to him, he wiped the tears from his eyes and looked up at me.

"I'm very sorry that this happened to you because of me" he apologised, but I just shook my head.

"It's not your fault that some people are insane and anyway you saved me from the hell they put me in. You're my saviour and I don't know what I could do to thank you" he seems taken aback by my response and I slightly chuckle, it's so easy to shock him.

"This may be a bit much of me to ask you but could I travel with you, my name is Luke Heartfilia by the way" I stand up and hold my hand out for him. I takes it and stands still holding my hand.

"My name is Zeref Dragneel and I would be delighted to have you by my side, it has gotten quite lonely" with that we began to walk, hand in hand like if we let go the other would disappear.