NaLu: Just Experiments

CHAPTER 25: My History

(Lucy's POV)

I don't understand. Why are they all looking at me like that? "What?" I ask innocently. "You're the daughter of Jude and Layla Heartfilia....the multi-trillion-aires?" Natsu looks at me completely shocked. "Well, apparently. I found out just now, before I came in. I'm worth like $900,000,000,000,000,000 or something like that." I say casually, trying not to make a big deal out of it, "Wait a minute. You're the ones who lied to me about it. Shouldn't you have known all along?"
If it's possible, they're mouths just dropped even lower. "No way! I had no idea! We all thought you were an orphan." Natsu stares at me. "Um..no. I guess I'm not. And stop staring! It's starting to freak me out!" I whine. They didn't know? How could they lie to me about something they didn't know about? No, they're lying. It's one of their tricks. I look at they're wide eyes again and have trouble convincing myself their confusion isn't genuine.
     "Lucy, I know this is a rough time for you and all, but can you at least tell us where we stand. One second you're angry and the next you're just sad." Wendy mumbles, fiddling with her fingers. I have a feeling she does that a lot. "Guys...I just...you see I'm..." I try but can't seem to organize my thoughts, "I don't know. I've been told a few...things... about you guys, but so far you seem to be clueless about what what you're supposed to know all about!"
     "I just don't know what to think. Zayn says he loves me and has answered so many questions for me that I've grown to trust him with almost everything. Then I have all these memories of being really close to you guys and I have this feeling that I can trust you. It's just that the things you tell me and the things Zayn tells me don't match up, at all." I sigh, getting frustrated.
     "I'm afraid we can only tell you the truth. We can't force you to realize what the truth is. All we can do is hope you make the right choice." Erza says with pity. "No pressure." I mutter. "Did Zayn say he was gonna see you again soon?" Wendy asks me. "Well he said he would see me tomorrow." I answer. "Where have you been going?" Gray asks. "First, he takes me to a lab to..." I trail off.
I don't think I should tell them I'm taking medicine. If they really are poisoning me like Zayn said, I don't want them to know I'm receiving the cure. "I don't want to tell you what we do in the lab." I say, "Um, after the lab we go to Zayn's office and talk. Usually he answers my questions."
"Lucy, what do you think is happening to you?" Natsu asks. Oh boy. "Um, well..." I decide just to get it over with, "I think, or I've been told, that you guys are drugging me and making me forget what the truth really is. Apparently you have lied to me since the day we met. A long time ago I was stolen from my parents by...well..you. My parents searched for me for years but couldn't find me. Whenever you kidnapped me, you brought me here. I was going to be the first of many super humans. I cried and wanted to go home but you wouldn't let me. Then one day, you got so tired of hearing me cry that you erased my memories."
"You told the scientists to tell me I was an orphan and that I was somewhere called the Indigo Project. You wanted me to trust you so you came in one by one, disguised as fellow experiments. At first, you just wanted to keep an eye on me, but soon you saw how powerful I was becoming. You decided that you wanted to be powerful too and had the scientists give you powers too. Wendy came in last because you wanted me to feel especially close to her, and you had to wait for our ages to be just right."
"Eventually my parents gave up, but Zayn....Zayn never lost hope. He knew I was out there somewhere and vowed to find me. He looked so hard that one day he did. He said he was a scientist and joined the Indigo Project. He tried to come to me as often as possible and soon found out you erased my memories. Restoring them became his first priority. He's worked so hard for me." I tell them. I think back to the long talk we had in his office and smile. He's actually really funny and nice.
"Anyway...where was I?" I ask, "Oh right, I remember. So Zayn worked to find a way to restore my memories, but one day you guys found out who he really was and didn't want me to remember anything. So you fed me ideas of ways to escape. You made me think it was my idea, and we escaped. Zayn was furious you got away with me, and immediately searched to get me back. As Zayn and I were talking he said, based on the memories I have, you altered my memories again while we were gone. He said you made it seem like we went to your parents house and had fun together. That's why I keep having flashbacks to happy memories with you."
"You also made me forget all of Zayn's kindness towards me and instead made it seem like he was always mean to me." I stop, trying to keep the bitter anger out of my voice, "You made it seem like I didn't have anyone to trust except you. He said you wanted to use me, for my money, for my body, and for anything else I could give you. Now, Zayn is starting to restore my memory. He says he wants us to be together. He wants to return me to my parents." I say, desperately fighting the tears. I don't want to show any emotion until I know the truth.
"Well, that's about it. That's all he told me so far." I conclude, looking up. There. I did it. You know, that's a lot when you say it all at once. I guess my history is more complicated than I thought. Natsu is looking down with his fists clenched, Wendy is looking at me with wide, sad eyes and her mouth slightly open, Erza is staring at me like I've been beat up, a single tear glistening on her cheek, and Gray is staring at the top of his cage, expressionless.
That's not quite how I thought they would react. I mean, I found out what they did to me. Didn't I? I know everything. Shouldn't they be mad? Zayn said I was in a cage for my own protection, so they couldn't get to me. But so far, they aren't showing any aggressive behavior. "Um...guys?" I ask hesitantly.
Natsu's head snaps up. His eyes are blood red. "Natsu?" I ask, scared. He steps forward and I step back. "No...Lucy..." He mutters, his head twitching. "Natsu stop it!" Wendy tugs on his arm, trying to keep him back. He doesn't seem to notice her and keeps moving forward. "No...can't....control.." he walks to the side of his cage, his whole body shaking, "Lucy...don't....believe...can't....control.."
His arms shoot out and grip the bars of his cage while Wendy begs him to stop. "Natsu, what are you doing?" I ask him. At this point I'm completely terrified. Zayn was right. He said they would be angry and aggressive, especially Natsu. "Lucy!!!" Natsu yells.
I scream when he throws his cage door open. "Natsu!" Wendy, Erza, and Gray yell in unison. He steps out as an alarm goes off. Red lights give the room an eerie glow, and Natsu bends over. He moans and slams his fist against the ground. Then he looks at me with big onyx eyes that must have a whole galaxy in them. Wait, weren't they just red? I gasp as his eyes flick between red and onyx, back and forth.
"Lucy..." He groans. "Natsu..." I say, still scared. Stupidly, I step forward and bend down so we are on the same level. Natsu moans and looks at the ground again. "Natsu..." I repeat. His head starts to twitch again and he looks up, revealing his red eyes. Oh no. I push myself back with my feet as Natsu crawls forward. He pushes my cage door open, and I curse myself for leaving it open.
"Lucy..." Natsu mumbles, inching closer. Soon he is an inch away from my face. My back is up against the bars of my cage, and he has a hand on either side of my head. "Natsu..." is all I can say. I'm so scared. I don't know what to think. Zayn was right, but is this really him?
Soon Natsu's breaths even out, and he stops twitching. His eyes change back to onyx too. I hear the door open and see people rushing in out of the corner of my eye. Natsu looks at himself and his position, confused. "Lucy?" he asks. "Natsu?" I answer.
I see people yelling at Natsu, telling him to get off me and come out of my cage. I see Wendy being held by a guard. I see people filing in from the doors. But Natsu doesn't seem to notice any of them. He just stares at me. I don't have enough time to react when his lips crash into mine.