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014 | a nalu christmas

TRIGGER WARNING ONE-SHOT;

"Where is he?" Lucy pondered to herself quietly. The snow fell softly from the gray sky, melting against her warm paled skin. Her brown eyes wandered around the area, trailing over the colorful Fairy Lights that hung from building to building. Soft music played throughout the TownSquare, giving Lucy a warm feeling inside her chest.

It had been a little over a half an hour, and she still hasn't seen sight of the Fire Dragon Slayer. The duo had arranged a big Christmas party in Fairytail, and it was almost time for it to begin. People had yet to arrive, so it was just Lucy looking over the guild until the time comes.

Lucy sighed and leaned against the side of guild, tapping her foot against the snowy ground, it being covered like a blanket by a white sheet. "He's forty-five minutes late..." Lucy began to worry, and she looked up to the busy streets of Magnolia.

"Come on, Natsu.." Just as she had said his name, a shiver was sent up her spine when she heard a branch snap in the dark wood a few feet away from the Fairytail guild. The sun had set hours ago, and it was around nine.

Lucy had the eerie feeling someone was watching her from afar, so she placed a hand on her case of golden and silver keys in caution. Lucy snapped her head to the left when the sound of running footsteps was heard, leaves and snow crunching beneath it's feet.

Lucy pulled out Loke's key and held it by her side, ready for if something was out there.

Just then, a dark figure sprouted from the brush. Lucy let out a quiet cry of terror and chanted, "I summon the, Leo the Lion!" A bright light illuminated from the tip of the key, and Loke appeared in a flash. "It's been awhile, Lucy." Loke said, and at that moment, the dark figure ran across the cobble street and into the light.

Lucy's eyes widened as she had saw a orange and white furry fox run back into the darkness and into the deep wood. Lucy mentally smacked herself for getting frightened over a sly fox.

"Is there something wrong, Lucy?" Loke had snapped her from her short trance she hadn't know she slipped into. Lucy then shook her head. "N-No.. You can go back now, thank you, Loke." The said spirit arched an eyebrow at her, before disappearing in another flash of light.

Lucy returned Loke's key back into her case and sighed, her fingers shaking slightly. "I'm such an idiot." Lucy rubbed her eyes and gave herself a mental pep-talk. Until she remembered; The party! And..

Everyone including Natsu had yet to be seen. Figures, the party starts at ten-thirty. Natsu and Lucy were supposed to be decorating the place, but the idiot was nowhere to be seen! Lucy was about ready to start decorating herself, until something grabbed her forearm and pulled her away from the guild doors.

A yelp escaped her lips, but a hand was clamped onto her mouth and cut her off. She struggled against their hold, but it turns out; She had been too weak to take them on. Her case of keys had fallen off of her belt, leaving her defenseless.

"Stop... Struggling!" A piercing voice hissed, sending chills up her spine. Lucy shook in terror, and before she knew it, they were behind the guild. She was pinned against the wall, a pocket knife held against her throat.

"Measly Magicks User.." He grunted, pressing the blade against her throat harsher. "A piece of trash like you doesn't deserve the power you wield. Your kind makes me sick." He spat on her face.

Tears sprung to Lucy's eyes as the blade dug into her fragile skin, blood bubbling from the cut. He removed his hand from her mouth, a sob followed accustomed from the blonde. The ratchet taste of salt from his palm still lingered in her mouth.