{Natsu POV}
"I haven't seen her, why?"
I sighed. "Thanks."
I sat back down, my chin in my hands. Mira-chan came over and handed me a cheese-stick.
"Mira-chan? Have you seen Lucy?"
"Lucy? Hm...She went on a job...But she should be back soon!" She said. Then she tapped her chin worriedly. "Now that I think about it, she hasn't been back in a while, and it's a fairly easy job..."
"How long has it been?" I asked. I already felt guilty that I didn't know she went on a job.
Mira-chan opened a big binder and flipped a few pages.
"Oh! It's been 3 days..." She said, closing the binder. Her face was filled with worry.
"You don't think something happened to her, right?"
"I can't be sure about that, Natsu..."
I was really worried. Lucy was missing for three days, and we barely realized today.
"Should I go find her?" I asked. "I can go with my team."
"I think you should." She said, nodding.
I walked over to my team. "You guys."
"We heard." Erza said, standing up. "Let's go."
I nodded. We got the location of the job and walked to the train station. Before I could do anything, we were on the train, and I felt sick. If Lucy were here she would have patted my back...
"Have some water, Natsu-san." Wendy said, giving me a cup. I drank it, but it didn't do anything. "I'm sorry, Natsu-san..."
"It's-It's okay..." I said, another wave of nausea washing over me.
When we arrived, we looked around, hoping to see Lucy. Instead, we found a whole bunch of people building buildings.
"Ah, are you here to help us?" A woman asked. "We're sorry, we already received help a few days ago."
"Can you describe this helper of yours for us, please?" Erza asked. "She might be someone we're looking for."
"Ah! She had blonde hair, and had her hair tied to one side, and the other one had pink hair...and she wore a maid's outfit, for some reason..."
Wendy gasped slightly. "Lucy-san and Virgo-san!"
Erza nodded. "Thank you."
We walked away from the area.
"So she finished her job..." I said. "Where would she be? Why--"
"Asking questions isn't going to help find her." Erza interrupted. "We need to more information. Should we go to the train station?"
"What would we find there?" Happy asked.
"People who may have seen her, or records of her buying a ticket or something." Carla answered. "Let's go."
We walked to the train station, and looked around. Erza walked up to the booking clerk.
"Excuse me..."
"Hello! Are you here to book a ticket to a train?"
"Uh, no, actually. I was wondering if you saw one of my friends who came by three days ago..."
"Three days ago?" She asked, tapping her chin. "Hm..Well, I didn't have a shift that day, so I can't give you that information..."
"Ah..."
"I'm sorry!"
"It's alright, thank you..."
We sat on a nearby bench.
"Kyah!" Wendy squealed.
"What? What's wrong?" Carla asked, flinching. Erza and Gray stood up as well.
"S-Sorry, everyone..." Wendy said, her face flushed. "Something poked me..."
Her hands were rubbing her bottom. I looked at where she was trying to sit. I gasped.
"Is that..."
The sun made them glow, and one of them was sticking straight up.
"That's..."
"Those are...!"
"Lucy's keys!"
{Lucy POV}
What the...I actually fell asleep?
When I opened my eyes, I looked around, but couldn't see anything. A material was covering me from seeing.
A blindfold...?!
I tried removing the blindfold, but my hands were tied. My calm and confused mind started to turn into one of panic.
Ok, stay calm Lucy. Stay. Calm. Breathe. Breathe!
My breathing started to become uneven. I felt vulnerable, and I didn't like it.
"Aww, are you scared?"
I looked around.
"Who...Who's there?!"
"Blondie..."
I stopped. My entire body started to shiver as something started to touch me slowly. It wasn't a hand...it definitely didn't feel like one. This familiar, soft yet rough feeling...
Hair.
I flinched as it suddenly grabbed me. I was lifted off the ground.
"Ahhh!"
Something grabbed my blindfold, and ripped it off my head. I squinted at the sudden brightness. We were in a small, dusty alley.
"Guess who?" A voice asked, stroking my chin. I shivered. I looked around, and gasped.
"W-Where--?"
"You already know where, Blondie..." Flare said, tightening her grip on me with her hair. I winced.
"F-Flare--"
"Hm?" She asked. She was facing me away from her, so I couldn't see her or anyone behind me. "The burn is holding off well..."
Hair wrapped around my right hand. I winced, my entire body shivering. I tried grabbing for my keys, or my whip, but both were unreachable.
"Ah, your keys are gone." Another voice said. "You are completely defenseless."
I gasped.
"Well then, should we go show your guild what we caught today?"
I squirmed around, trying to free myself. I suddenly swished around in the air, until I was back to back with Flare herself. Flare's hair stroked my face. I unconsciously let out a whimper.
"Blondie..."
"L-Let me go!"
Suddenly, a mist covered me. It didn't do anything to me. As they walked out of the alley and in the open, I started screaming for help.
"Help! Anyone! I'm being kidnapped! Please, help me!" But no one batted an eye.
Why...Why are they ignoring me?
I took a deep breath. What were they doing? Why me? What was Raven Tail DOING here? And why was everyone ignoring me?
What...What is going on?
