Shattered (Fairy Tail)

2: Lucy

Natsu's P.O.V

The women called out my name. That name that always rang in my ears as my masters yelled at me. She didn't look like she was here to hurt me, but I have learned not to judge the masters. To others they can seem like normal people, but to me they were a nightmare that came to life. I finally looked up seeing a girl with blonde hair and a boy with black. 

The women stepped close to my cage door nearing me, but I ran to the back corner on my hands and knees much like an animal. The heavy metal chain clinged on the floor in my desperate need to get away. The women stopped in surprise. 

"Natsu - "

"Please. Leave me alone." I choked out. The girl resumed coming closer to me and unlatched the door to my cage. My breathing picked up and I seemed not to get enough air into my lungs. After the blonde was about five feet in front of me, she slowly swung her bag off her shoulders and placed it on the ground in front of herself. I was waiting for some kind of weapon to come, but instead a white cloth exited the pink bag. 

"Do you remember this Natsu?" she asked me. I looked down at the white cloth and stared closely at it. The texture of scales was familiar but I couldn't tell where it came from. It seemed like it was just locked away into the depths of my mind. 

"I." For a moment that was all I could say. The man in the back sighed with an angry tone to him. The raven haired man came closer to me with narrowed eyes. 

"Oh come on. Stop with this whole woe is me routine. Let's go flame brain." he said coming closer to me. I returned back to my corner with scared eyes. He was coming to get me and there was no where I could hide. Tears welled in my eyes as he grabbed me by the wrist. 

"GRAY!" The women yelled. "Knock it off. He's obviously confused." Then man tsked and then let me go. "Now go upstairs and keep the others from leaving just yet." she told him. He obeyed her. He must be her slave, if he wasn't then he wouldn't listen to her. That also means that this girl is a master and is here to enslave me. 

"A new master." I muttered. The women looked back to me with a look of irritation. Then she took a deep breath and looked back to me. 

"Natsu. I need to know, do you remember anything?" she asked me. 

"Like what?" I asked tilting my head. 

"Like your scarf, the guild, Happy, Gray, Lisanna . . . . me." All of the things she just told me was a mystery. I couldn't think of what this girl meant, but I could still feel it hidden in the back of my mind. For her answer I brought my hands up to my head. She looked down in sadness but then changed it to a fake smile. "I guess that means we're going to need to get your memory back. Until then, my name is Lucy." 

I took a small step towards this Lucy out of pure curiosity. Why would a master decide to interduce herself? Lucy took a small step towards me, but this time I didn't try to run and hide. I stayed completely still, but I didn't let my guard down. Then suddenly something made me jump. 

"Erza stop it." the male voice from before announced. 

"NO WAY! NATSU IS DOWN HERE!" yelled a female voice. Then from down the hall was a tall scary looking women. Her hair was the color of blood and her outfit shined like the sun setting on the battlefield. The fear rose back up in me as she ran up to me. Once again, I retreated back into the safety of my corner. 

"Erza stop." Lucy got in front of her with her hands extended and her back to me. The red haired women skidded to a stop at Lucy's death glare. For a moment it was deathly silent. 

"What is it Lucy?" The redhead asked.

"You'll scare him." Lucy said. 

"What are you talking about?" 

"He's frightened and confused. As long as we crowd him, he won't have a chance to remember us."

"What is that supposed to mean? Natsu has amnesia?" 

"Seems like it at least. He doesn't even let me come near him, let alone get the chain off of him." The redhead looked to me and then back to Lucy's face. 

"Don't worry, I can help with that." Erza pushed past Lucy and came to me. My back was flat against the stone wall, there was no way of escape. A sword appeared in her hand making me fall back in fear. It swung down towards my head and I closed my eyes trying to bear for the pain. The chain clanked to the floor now split about two feet away from my neck. The rest still dangling down. With her free hand the red haired women grabbed the remaining chain and pulled me out of my cage. 

"Erza?" Lucy asked. 

"Let's go." the red haired demon replied. They pulled me as I resisted the way they were taking me. Through the stone wall passed all of the blood soaked cages, and out of the trap door. Lucy had to push me up the ladder while Erza pulled me just to get me out of the basement.

When we left the place that I have been held in for so long, I was greeted with new people that I have never seen around the Demon Hawk guild house. Not very many people were still up here because Lucy, the raven haired man, and the red haired demon all came back up with me. 

Suddenly, all eyes were on me. I fought the chain and skidded to a stop exactly where Erza had taken me. Everyone had their mouths dropped open and there eyes wide. No one spoke, no one said a word. Until a voice I knew very well laughed out loud. 

"HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! YOU IDIOTS THINK HE'S WORTH SAVING!! Good luck, he's my most trained pet, plus he isn't one of your guild members anymore." I looked over to see my master. A large stocky man with shaved down hair and a Demon Hawk guild mark stamped on his forehead. It struck me in the gut when he noticed me, even when he was tied up. 

These people had caught my master. 

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