Always in the dark ( NaLu ) <3

Chapter 12

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CLIFFHANGERS, CLIFFHANGERS EVERYWHERE! HAHA, I'M EVILY TAPPING MY FINGERS TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. AND, YES, I KNOW 'EVILY' ISN'T A WORD. BUT IF THE SHOE FITS... I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SO MUCH POWER, I USED TO NOT UNDERSTAND WHEN WRITERS SAID THAT ON HERE, BUT NOW I DO AND IT'S AWESOME! WELL, HERE'S CHAPTER 12 >:)

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NATSU*

Natsu and everybody else had searched the house for hours. They had checked most of the cells in the basement, but all of them were empty. Just as they'd suspected. It had taken so much time. And there was no reason to believe that they would ever find Lucy. Or the thousands of other children. But still, Natsu searched on.

NATSU* p.o.v.

It's been 5 years, since Lucy disappeared. I still look for her. Some of us gave up. The moment Gray found out, he wanted to help. He still comes searching with me sometimes. But not like he used to. These days, I feel like he comes with me just to talk me out of looking so hard. I don't know why I keep searching. For all I know she could be dead. Maybe it's because I need a purpose now. I failed high school. I barely show up at the guild I've dreamed of joining since I was a kid. Fairy tail. I almost feel dead.

I have this connection. This gut feeling that she's still alive. And I will keep looking for her.

"Natsu, you honestly need to take a break. You're searching almost 16 hours a day. I understand, we all want to find Lucy, but this has to stop. It's been 5 years. I think it's time to accept that-"

"I will never stop searching." I said intensely to Erza. Gray probably put her up to this.

"The police are doing all they can. But there was barely any record of the Heartifilia's. It's not up to you alone. You barely even knew her." Erza explained.

I didn't care. She was to important. Those imbecile cops couldn't find Lucy if she was 10 feet in front of them. I was not leaving this up to them. And I knew Lucy better than I knew anybody else. It didn't matter if I'd only known her for... About two weeks. I shook my head, it didn't matter.

"Alright," I said. "I'll calm down about it." I lied.

"Good." Replied Erza as she got up and walked away.

There's no evidence of anything. Lucy's old house, if that's what you call it, was sold. And for some unanimous reason, the cells in the basement had disappeared. The window in the backyard was even gone. It's even harder to look for clues now. But I'll keep looking. I'll keep looking until I find her.

LUCY* p.o.v.

I waited for the response. Disorientation magic, many years could've passed. My hair was so long. Dr.Johnson wasn't answering.

"How old am I?" I asked again, angrily. I was half expecting the pain to come, I was after all, not cooperating.

"17." Replied Dr.Johnson. My heart sank.

5 years. These people, whoever they were, took away another 5 years of my life. It hadn't felt like 5 years. Maybe 5 hours. But it was all coming back to me now.

How many times had I sat in that chair? What had they done to me? 5 years. After 7 years of solitude. Why me?

"I'm not supposed to give you this information." She admitted sadly.

I nearly said thank you. But she had done nothing but wrong for the passed 12 years of my life. I doubt she would even release me now.

I lay down on the floor and stared at a spot on the wall across from me. Somehow, in the midst of all this pain and suffering, I drifted off to sleep.