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Format:

Italic = Past events

Bold = Special things to remember

Norm = Narration

*…* = Sound

'….' = Thoughts

"…" = Talking

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Transformation

Natsu growled standing protectively in front of Lucy's fallen form. Flames crawled up his arms as his anger turned into rage, showing off as his veins began to pop up from his skin on his forehead and arms. The man who stood before him was none other than Lucy's father dressed in his usual business attire. Two men stood behind him with spiked clubs in hand; behind them stood a much younger man that looked to be about twenty years old.

Natsu's eyes slowly shifted from each of the men keeping an ear on the girl laying on the floor behind him. He was worried about her. What had they done to her?! When she hadn't been at the Guild to meet up for their quest he'd thought maybe she'd overslept so he came to get her instead, he found this situation. His dark eyes drifted towards his teammate laying on the cold floor before darting back to the strange group of men before him.

"What did you do to Lucy?!" Natsu said with a low dangerous growl as his eyes stared at the man far in the back though the question was directed to his teammates father. The young man about his age covered in jewels from head to toe. Natsu glared at him burning holes into his body with his gaze like a cigarette to paper. They all laughed simultaneously at him; Natsu tightened his fists they could all hear the loud sickening pops that his fisted hands made.

It was her father who spoke up first, "She wouldn't come willingly; that daughter of mine is so stubborn! She was much more obedient before she ran away at sixteen. I am her father and she will do what I say when I say it!" he spoke. Lucy twitched unnaturally on the floor crying as her hands found their way to her stomach; she herself curled into the fetal position. He father looked amused at his daughter who was fighting the effects of the magic cast upon her, "If she had listened to me the first time I spoke to her; it would have never come to this!" Her father proclaimed.

Natsu's head was bowed, causing a dark shadow loomed over his eyes, "I said what did you do to her?!" He said his voice rising with each word spoken as flames licked at the air around him. Natsu found himself taking great pleasure in scaring the pants off of jewel boy hiding off in the back. The young man's two so-called bodyguards stood in front of him clubs held out, but they were shaking like a leaf. Natsu stepped forward; it was so quiet and eerie! It made the group of three take a step back while Lucy's father stood his ground.

Lucy's father tugged at the front of his tan suit as an attempt not to look Natsu in the eye while he spoke, "I'm taking back what is rightfully mine bo…" he was cut off before he could finish what he was saying by Natsu's hand catching him at the throat. The older man choked within his tight hold as he lifted Jude off his feet with ease. Lucy could kill him later if she so desired; right now he didn't give a damn! Natsu slammed her father into the nearest wall still holding onto the man by the neck. He could hear some of the wood snap at the harsh impact.

Natsu's glare stayed fixated on Lucy's father; the man that should have been her protector! His hate spilled out suffocating the once composed man causing his to shake in fear, "You have 5 seconds… before I fry you to a fucking crisp!" Natsu warned dangerously igniting his arm that was holding the well-known business man. The two men with clubs on Mr. Jewel's command swung their spiked clubs at Natsu's turned back; they looked down at the clubs in horror when they suddenly shattered as Natsu swung his free arm back. As a resulting effect, he'd smashed the weapons to pieces on Lucy's usually clean floors, "Don't think for a moment that I forgot about you boys." He told them having yet to take his gaze off Lucy's father.

The ignited flames crawled licked up Natsu's skin and just before the flames could reach him, "W-Wait!" Jude yelled shutting his eyes when he felt the heat closing in. Jude Heartfilia was shaken as he reopened his eyes to find the flames still very much there, but no longer moving closer to him.

Natsu's free hand's knuckles cracked as his grip on Jude tightened in acknowledgment of the man's readiness to speak, "Start talking!" Natsu demanded demonically. He wanted to kill him in the worst way possible for puting Lucy through pain! Hearing a creak from the wood under his feet Natsu stomped causing flames to shoot across the floor from his heels creating an active firewall, effectively cutting the other men off from approaching Lucy's fallen form. Natsu felt his blood boiling, 'If only I hadn't…' he thought, flashing back to that night. Natsu shook his head from side to side. No, he couldn't do this… Not now!

"W-We put a curse on her!" Jude blurted out currently trying to crawl up the wall to get as far from Natsu's flames as he possibly could. Natsu's hand began to shake at his words; his eyes were widened. Fearful, worried, even scared; the emotions crossing his face made Jude almost want to laugh at him and he probably would have had he not been in this pyro lunatics hold.

Natsu ear twitched hearing the others make a move for Lucy again; he spun on his heels chucking Jude Heartfilia at the group making them collide with a loud smack. Natsu gained an angry dark demonic aura about him as he stepped closer. The wooden floor was burnt and charring; he'd have to repay Lucy for the damages later… When Natsu stopped in front of the pile of men he raised his foot up high driving his foot down on their piled forms causing them to gasp in pain, "What do you mean a curse?! What does it do?!" he interrogated crushing the heel deeper into Jude Heartfilia's back. This in turn also put more weight on the other three as well causing all four to be in a painful heap of misery together on the floor.

Before anything could be said though an ear piercing scream reached his ears. His heart jumped into his throat causing him to drop what he was doing and dart to Lucy's side immediately! A bright blinded him stopping his actions. He covered his eyes from the harsh light that suddenly engulfed the entire room. When the light dissipated and the dots cleared from his vision. Natsu slowly let his arms drop from covering his face. He was surprised to find Jude and the group of three long gone, but he was even more surprised to see Lucy sit up. His dark eyes widened in horror…

Lucy's clothes slipped off of her being far too big for her now; she looked at the only other person within the big room curiously. Her eyes scanned Natsu who was taking slow unstable steps towards her, "Lucy?" the name left his mouth softly. Natsu shook his head slowly from side to side in distress as he unconsciously took another step closer, 'No,' he thought as tears built up on the rim of his eyes, 'please no…' he continued.

The small blonde girl cocked her head to the side curiously, "Do I know you mister?" she asked staring at him with big brown innocently confused eyes. It had been such a simple question… A simple question that brought the Fire Dragon Slayer to his knees and had him pulling her close to his chest; holding her tightly as he cried into her naked shoulder. "H-Hey mister, are you our new butler? Mister? Why are you crying?" she asked questioned; she didn't know why… but for some strange unknown reason. She felt safe… She felt like she was home?