Cuffed | A Fairy Tail AU [ nalu ]

Bullet 9 ~ Back To Work

Well I didn't really answer many questions again XD sorry guys. But I think you will still love this chapter ^~^

~•*Lucy*•~

"What the fuck?!" I exclaimed, leaping back from the shattered glass and gaping at the guy who had busted through the bathroom window. How did he even fit there anyway? "Get the hell away from me!" I blasted the hair dryer and used it as a weapon, blowing the scalding air in his face. He sputters and grunts, momentarily stumbling back.

I hit the guy with the hairdryer before pressing the hot metal part onto his skin mercilessly. Natsu ran in just then, yanking the guy back using the back of his shirt, bringing him down to the ground before punching him and knocking him out. "You okay?" He asked, trying to keep a wince off of his face. I noted the trail off blood and I realized he must have stepped on multiple shards of glass.

"Yeah, thanks." I breathed, forgetting my hair was only half dry. "What's wrong with your feet, why are they bleeding?" I quickly ask him.

"The glass kinda blew up in the kitchen too. I think they broke all the windows as a distraction." He explained with a frown, sitting himself on the counter top. "Do you think you can pull the glass out for me? I'm gonna need to wrap it up before putting some shoes on."

I nodded, reaching into the cabinet and pulling out a first aid kit. He winced when the first piece of glass was removed and I quietly apologized. He waved me off, looking lost in thought. "Hey Luce, why were those guys after you? They didn't even give me or Erza the time of day." He suddenly asks.

I paused, my arm extended with the tweezers in hand. I felt my face pale at the question, and I saw him frown with a thoughtful look still on his face, making me wonder what it was he was thinking about. "I don't know." I finally replied tersely. Then I went back to taking the glass out of his feet, my lips tightly pursed.

"Lucy, they didn't even care about me or Erza, but they only came after you. You don't have any affiliation with them do you?"

"Of course not!" I snapped, setting the tweezers down on the counter beside him as I stood up. "I don't have and I don't want anything to do with them! They destroyed my life and I will do anything it takes to bring them down!" I yelled, my eyes welling up with tears of anger, frustration and confusion.

"I'm sorry, but I need to know everything Lucy. They wrecked my house and came here solely for you, I gotta know why! It's a war dammit, we need to know everything."

I ran my hands through my hair as I turned around, taking careful breaths. I finally turned back around after a minute, tears streaming down my face. I had to tell him the truth, at least part of it. He deserved that much. "Natsu, I lied to you." I whispered, pain written all over my face. "The lead on my mother's death never went cold...It was never even opened because they already know who did it--I already know who..."

"What are you talkin' about Lucy?" His face was hard, confusion flashing in his eyes as he looked at me. Guilt welled up in my stomach.

"Jude killed my mom, Natsu. It was Jude." His eyes widened and I was fighting the urge to run and just hide under some blankets.

"Why the hell would you lie to me about something like that?!" He shouted, standing up. In the small bathroom I was already backed up to the wall. I adjusted so I wouldn't hit anything, but I felt slightly claustrophobic.

"Because they told me not to say anything." Tears were running down my face steadily now, pain and regret evident in my voice. "I didn't have a choice Natsu!" He backed away a bit, sitting back down on the counter to give me enough room. He ran his fingers through his hair frustratedly, scratching the back of his head. I could tell he was trying to figure everything out and make sense of it.