My Savior

Chapter 6

Lucy's POV

It's been almost two months since the incident, and Jackal has slowly begun to open up. It's almost like the war between Fairy Tail and Tartaros never happened.

"Hurry, it's an emergency!" One of the frog, things, shouted. He almost ran over me before noticing me and stopped to blabber about something, he spoke too fast for me to hear.

"Please sir, calm down. I can't hear what you're saying" He nodded and took some deep breaths.

"IT'S AN EMERGENCY! ONE OF THE PRISONERS HAVE ESCAPED!" A image of Jackal flashed in my mind.

"What? Which one?" Please don't let it be Jackal.

"Kain Hikaru, one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory" Thank god it wasn't Jackal. Speaking of which I should probably start working on his food or he'll be mad.

-Timeskip-

"What the hell took you so long!" I just arrived at the prison cell and was greeted by a irritated, and probably hungry, Jackal.

"It's nice to see you too. Here's your hamburger" I said and handed over the plate.

"Thanks, by the way. What's all the commotion about?" He asked, gave him a confused look before I remembered his good hearing.

"Oh, that. One of the prisoners has escaped, his name is Kain Hikaru I think"

"Shouldn't they try to find him instead of making a ruckus about it?" Jackal said before taking a large bite of his hamburger.

"Yeah, but this is the council we're talking about. They're probably just going to ask a guild to do it in their stead" I said before bursting into laughter. Which Jackal also joined in on. After a few minutes of chatting and laughing we were interrupted by a cough.

"Lucy, we have a favour to ask you" Mest said. I looked at him confused before asking what kind of favour.

"We want you to capture Kain for us. You've battled him before, correct?"

"Yeah, but not alone. I had Natsu with me. I have no chance of beating him all by my-"

"I'll go with her!" Jackal butted in, and swung his left arm over my shoulder. I couldn't see his face because of his hair but I'm pretty sure he's smirking.

"Absolutely not. You're a prisoner as well and shall be treated as such" I'm a little opposed to the idea of letting Jackal outside, but challenging Kain on my own... No way!

"Um, Mest? How about Jackal come with me after all. I mean, he's fully capable of defeating Kain on his own. While I on the other hand, don't stand a chance" I said while giving Mest a innocent look. After a little staring contest he finally gave in.

"Fine, but only because we don't want to lose a valuable wizard and guard. But remember, if he escapes or hurts someone you'll be the one to take the punishment" He said and opened the prison cell. After we had walked out he told us where the guards had spotted him not too long ago. When me and Jackal finally reached the place where Mest told us to go, it was early in the afternoon. It was a little lake beside a aside forest.

"Can you smell anything?" I asked Jackal who was sniffing the air.

"Yeah... The air is so fresh!" He shouted before running around like a mad man and screaming stuff like 'fresh air' and 'freedom'. I sighted before speaking up.

"Could you please stop running around and screaming like a idiot! We've got a job to do yah know?" I scolded him. But instead of taking things seriously he gave me a huge grin instead, a happy one. Not like his sadistic one.

"Come on. It's been forever since I've been outside, let me at least enjoy myself a little" He said before running into the forest.

"Yeah, yeah. But don't forget about the mission!" I shouted and followed him into the forest. A few minutes later my legs gave in and I had to stop running and try to regain my breath.

"Jackal!" I shout, but he's nowhere in sight. Dammit, now I have to search for two criminals. As if one wasn't enough. I was about to start running again when I suddenly felt a presence behind me.

"Well, well. Look what we have here. Have you finally decided to become my bride?" I slowly turned around only to come face to face with the only one I definitely didn't want meet right now.

"Huh? What makes you think that I would ever want to marry you?" I asked while tying to keep my cool. After my comment he started crying and screaming like a child.

"Why do you have to be so mean to me? Why can't you accept my feelings for you?" I was going to run away when he suddenly stopped crying and looked at me with mischievous eyes.

"If I can't get you to marry me willingly I just have to use force. You remember Mr.Cursey right? I've still got that string of hair that I took from you all those years ago" I don't know what creeped me out most, that he still want me to become his bride or that he's kept a string of my hair all this time. Before I knew it my body moved on its own, Kain made me to strange poses in what felt like hours. But when he made me do yoga poses, I screamed. Not because it was embarrassing, but because it hurt so damn much. Lately I've been so out off shape and this didn't help at all. But then, finally.

"Lucy!" Jackal's scream echoed through the forest before he arrived to the place where I was.

"Jackal!" I shouted back at him, but suddenly I got a bad feeling.

"How dare you cheat on me, you're the worst wife I've ever had!"

"Wife?" Jackal questioned.

"I'm not your wife, never been and never will!" Chubby seemed shocked before taking a strange stance. It didn't look like a fighting stance, but more like a throwing stance. Then I remembered what Natsu and Happy made me do. Oh, no.

"Take this!" He shouted before throwing me in Jackal's direction.

"Jackal! Out of the way!" He swiftly avoided and took hold of me from behind.

"Damn, either you've been training damn much, or that doll's powered you up like crazy" He said with a pained voice. I was about to complain but Chubby interrupted me.

"How dare you two be all lovey-dovey in front of me. Just because you're a couple doesn't mean that you can cuddle in the middle of a fight"

"We're not a couple!" Both me and Jackal screamed.

"I'm not allowing it!" Chubby screamed and moved the doll, and before I knew it I had turned around and kicked Jackal between his legs. And by the look on his face, it must've hurt like hell.

"Sorry" I said before my body started attacking him. Luckily he avoided them all, before yelling.

"Baku Rasen!" I could see an explosion spiral in the corner of my eyesight. I regained control over my body and collapsed because of exhaustion. But before I hit the ground I felt Jackal's catch me and carry me on his back.

"You've done enough, rest for a bit. Fatso won't wake up for a while, so it's safe to leave him until the council comes here to retrieve him" He softly said before starting to walk back, it didn't take long before I relaxed and before I knew it I had fallen asleep.

Jackal's POV

I finally reached the gate that led to the prison, but before I had the chance to go in I was greeted by the last person I wanted to see.

"How did it go?" Mest asked as he approached us. He saw Lucy on my back and looked at me suspiciously. I simply rolled my eyes before speaking up.

"Don't worry, she's sleeping. That Kain guy really wore her out. By the way, he's laying somewhere in the forest. Beat up, of course" I smirked, before turning towards the gate once more and started to walk towards the prison.

"Where are you going?"

"To my cell, where else. Girlie here can rest on the mattress if she wants. Not like I care" I shrugged and continued walking.

"Why are you suddenly so obedient? Have you maybe fallen for Lucy?" I stopped dead in my tracks.