When the Rain Falls | A Nalu

Alive

Natsu

I sat in the same spot that I have been since Lucy got taken. She's gone. She always gets taken from me, but why? Why Lucy? She's just like any average girl. I grabbed my knees and clutched my pants, feeling my eyes water in frustration. 

"Lucy!" I sobbed, and violently trembled.

"Natsu, listen," Gray grabbed my shoulder.

I know you're hurting but we don't have the time to be sulking. In every passing second, just think, Lucy could be getting tortured, interrogated or even worse so please, losing Lucy would effect not only you, but the rest of guild. So Natsu, let's hurry and follow that aircraft before it's too late."

"You're right, Gray." I stood up, with my head still down and clenching my fists into a ball. I looked up with my tears rolling down my cheeks and my eyebrows furrowed from guilt and hatred. Who ever took Lucy, is going to face me, face to face.

"Let's go."

Lucy

He slipped my sleeve off of my shoulder and kissed my skin gently. I backed away slightly, feeling uncomfortable.  

"This will be over soon." His voice caused me to flinch.

"Please don't do this." I pleaded.

"I must, I will be your husband-" 

"I am not marrying you, Natsu's brother, I will not." The air got cold and my skin became clammy. It was quiet, and the silence filled the room. I could just barely hear his breathing. 

"How do you know of Natsu?" He said as he fiddled with a little strand of my hair. I flinched at the sudden contact of his fingers.

"I...I'm part of Fairy Tail and you will not get away with this! Natsu will-" Suddenly I was pushed onto my back and staring into a baby faced man.

"Oh really? Natsu can't save you even if it was possible. He won't make it past the guards, if anything, he will be captured and slaughtered in front of the whole village and I will be the one doing it. Anyway," He said inching closer to my face.

"That's the plan and you're my bait, you're going lure him here and because of you, you will be the one who murders my brother. Oh but don't get me wrong, we will still be getting married even if thing's do and do not go the way I wanted it. What's your name?"

"I will not-" He harshly grabbed my face.

"What's your name." 

"Lucy!" I said crying from when my father grabbed my cheeks earlier. My flesh now officially bruised with finger prints.

"So you're the one who is so very precious to my brother." He connected both my wrists together above my head with one hand and fondled with my shirt in the other.

"This is perfect."

"Let me go!" I screamed.

Natsu

"There's the aircraft just ahead! Do you see it Natsu?"

"I do. Whoever took Lucy is going to get burned!" I ran ahead of Gray towards the large castle looking building.

"Natsu! Wait!" I stopped and sniffed the air. The aroma smelled of thick sweat. Not Lucy's. I closed my eyes and concentrated on picking out a familar scent. I sniffed in mounts of air and then it hit me. Vanilla. It belonged to Lucy for sure but there was also another familar smell. It was almost like my own, why is it with Lucy? I pointed my nose in the direction of the scents and opened my eyes.

"Gray, she's that way." I said pointing in the left direction.

"Kay! Let's hurry!"
I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, I hoped Lucy was okay, please be okay.

Lucy

"Let go of me! Ple-please!! I can't!" I cried. He put both of his legs between mine.

"Stop squirming, you're making this difficult." 

I stopped for a short second and stared into the dark room. I turned my head to the side and stared at the door. 

"Good girl." He unbuckled my belt and pulled my pants down slightly. I continued to stare at the door, watching shadows pass from the other side. 

Natsu's here...I can feel his presence. His magic power. Feeling a sudden relief, I opened my mouth.

"NATSU!!!!!!" I screamed as loud as my vocal cords would allow me. A hand covered my mouth and footsteps came behind the door.

Natsu

"NATSU!!" I stopped running and stared down the hall that the voice came from. My muscles soften and my head began to spin. I found her. I found Lucy. I stumbled from door to door: opening, checking and closing it behind me. After five doors, I stopped at the sixth one. Her aroma filled my nostrils. She's in here. I put my hand on the door and put my forehead on it. 

"Lucy..." I whispered. I turned the door knob and opened it slowly, listening to creaking of the wood frame. I threw the door open and her scent hit me like a pound of bricks. After the door was fully open, I was left staring into complete darkness.