Keeping Promise

PROLOGUE

A young girl laughed hysterically, sitting on a bright pink carpet. Her room was quite big with white walls and floor with a circle pink carpet just peaking a ways from her large bed that was white with a touch of pink pillows and blanket with a pink over hang. There was a white see through curtain into a walk in closet. The entrance had a golden knob on a white wood door. There were two windows on both sides if her bed in her round room, they were tall and narrow.

A small little boy beamed up at the girl, he looked younger than her. She was a blonde with big brown eyes with pale skin and a heart shaped face. The boy had cherry blossom pink hair with dark forest green eyes and a tanned body.
"Luki!"the boy giggled.
"No Natsu, it's 'Lucy',"she said, pronouncing her name.
"Luigi?"Natsu tilted his head.
"Lucy,"she corrected putting her hands on her hips.
"Luce!"
She sighed,"Fine, you can call me 'Luce',"He giggled more,"Natsu, you've been here a few weeks now, but I never asked. How old are you?"
"Seven!"he held up the numbers on his fingers.
"I'm eleven, that means I'm in charge of you~"
He huffed in little fits of anger,"Don't worry, I'll be a good mother to you. I shall raise you good!"she states making him clap.
"Luce, you're really strange,"he stated bluntly.
"Strange? Well, that's good."
"How? "
"Because it means I'm different from anyone else, if I wasn't I'd be boring. I'm glad I'm strange, you are too Natsu, be proud of it."
He nodded as she smiled.
The door if her room opened to a tall blonde man who looked a bit like Lucy.
"Dada!"Lucy greeted excitedly.
"How are my two children doing?"he asked kneeling down to them.
"We're doing great-"
"I'm not your child,"Natsu stated making the man sigh slightly.
"Well, while you are under the roof of this castle you are apart of our family. We have room for one more family member, being the whole kingdom of Fiore as our nakama,"he stated, Lucy nodded.
"But-"
"No buts!"Lucy declared, hushing him. The man nodded with a small smile.

>few years later<

"Luce!?"an older Natsu called out. He looked to be around the age of eleven, meaning Lucy was about fifteen,"Luce?"
He barged into the round bedroom of Lucy's, also his as well since they shared. Not a lot had changed from her room except the pink was now red and there was dark red curtains over the windows making the room dark,"Luce?"he called for her again, but she was in view.
She sat on the edge of the window, peaking out of the curtain.
"Luce? Are you alright?"Natsu asked, her gaze averting to him.
"Yeah, everything's fine,"she stood up, dusting off the skirt of her dress.
"You're lying,"he stated.
"Believe what you want Natsu, I am fine."
"What did you discuss with his majesty?"
"If I tell you, will you stop pestering me like some child?"
His eyes widened, she'd never been do blunt and harsh towards him. He nodded, his curiosity was peeking,"Father received a threat about three days ago. It stated that if he doesn't do as they say they were to kidnap the Princess, being me..."
"I won't let them!"
"Natsu-"
"Luce, don't worry. I'll make sure to kick the guys butt!"
She sighed, letting herself smile with a small giggle,"I hope you will protect me well."
"Indeed."
"It's bit discouraging that my protector is shorter than me though."
"Ill be taller than you one day!!"

>few more years<

Natsu ran down the Grand Hall. He was about Fourteen, so Lucy was eighteen. All around him there was fire as he ran. His legs felt like lead as blood dripped from his head, mouth, and nose. He still ran even when he was injured, blocking off the pain.
He slammed open the white door, his right arm hanging limb,"Luce..."he wheeze, falling forward.
"Natsu! What happened!?"Lucy caught him. He grabbed onto her arm.
"R-run..."he coughed.
"Natsu-"she stopped hearing shouting, screams, and explosions. She closed the door, putting the chair at her desk under the handle. She drug the teen boy across the floor, pushing his weak body under the bed.
"L-Luce?"he wheeze more, grabbing her wrist weakly.
"Shh, just stay here and be silent. I'll be fine, just promise you'll stay alive through this,"she spoke, holding his hand.
"Luce-no!"he coughed more.
"Natsu, I'll see you again one day, I promise-"she gasped hearing footsteps and a loud bang.
"Luce, just run... Please!"he begged.
"I can't, if I did they'd just find me in another location."
"Please, Luce... Please, please... God please!"
"Hiding doesn't mean giving it up, it's to leave to become stronger til you know you can win. Mother used to tell me that before she died, i think that's something I should say now."
"Luce..."
"I'll see you again, Natsu... Remember, I promised. I never break my promises,"she got up just before the door was slammed down.
Natsu watched, unable to move as the men took her away. He badly wanted to spring up and protect her, but his body just froze.
"Lucy... Please, forgive me..."he whimpered, blacking out from under her bed.