Keeping a Piece of Me

Chapter 1: A Failed Assassination

Lucy woke up knowing something wasn't right. First off, it was about 1 in the morning. Second, she could hear men, who didn't sound remotely like anyone at the guild, talking.

"Shouldn't we just kill her while she sleeps? What if she's a mage?" A low raspy voice asked, Lucy labeling him 'Male number 1'.

"'Te boss woulda' told us if she 'er a mage," Male number 2 said, his voice not quite as raspy, but definitely a baritone.

"Better not take any chances." Male number 1 said, his boots thumping against the hardwood flooring as he made his way over to her bed. Lucy could hear her heart beat in her ears as adrenaline shot through her.

"But I wanta' kill 'er!" Male number 2 argued.

"Next time, I promise." Male number 1 said, his voice much too close for comfort. Lucy's eyes then shot open, immediately rolling over to dodge the knife that was about to be shoved into her chest.

"Whoa." She muttered, seeing the knife shoved into her mattress. She made eye contact with male number 1, his crimson eyes shining in surprise. Lucy then socked the man in the face, making him stumble backwards into male number 2.

She jumped up on her bed, not expecting the man to pull out a magic gun and point it at her.

"I wouldn' move, if I 'er you." Male number 2 said, now glaring at her. Lucy's eyes flickered to her dresser for a brief moment and spotted her keys, carefully putting her hands up.

Without as much as a warning, the man suddenly pulled the trigger, a blue magic circle appearing in front of the gun. She immediately leapt to the side in an attempt to dodge the attack. The bullet ended up shattering her window, thankfully missing her.

The man wasted no time in repositioning the gun and firing again, surprising the blonde. She let a scream escape her lips as a white hot pain erupted from her shoulder.

Biting down on her lip, she pushed herself off the floor before tucking and rolling, dodging another bullet.

"Kill her already!" Male number 1 shouted to the other, obviously annoyed with how long this was taking. The other male grunted in response as Lucy ran to her dresser and grabbing her keys.

Another bullet impaled her back, causing her to scream in pain again. She could suddenly see stars as yet another bullet went into her side.

"What is up with your aim?" The crimson eyed man asked the other, giving Lucy the time to pull out a key.

"O-Open! Gate of the Lion! L-Loki!" She yelled, swinging the key down. Immediately, a bright light accompanied by the sound of a bell was seen and heard. Her orange haired spirit leapt forward at the two men, surprising them both.

"Regulus Impact!" The lion spirit yelled, slamming a huge ball of light into the two men as their eyes widened in fear. A moment later, the two intruders lay on the floor of Lucy's home in a useless heap. Lucy coughed, seeing small droplets of blood as her vision faded for a moment.

Loki returned to her side, looking over the wound on her shoulder carefully. She hissed in pain as he tried to move her gently.

"Damnit! Why didn't you call me sooner?" The male asked, picking the shaking woman up.

"C-Couldn't get to m-my keys." She said quietly, her breathing now becoming labored. Loki felt worry and concern surge through him as he cursed again, jumping out her broken window and running to Fairy Hills.

Thank you so much for reading! This is my first fanfic on here, so I really hope you enjoyed!

I really suck at writing fight scenes and crap, so I hope the whole gun scene wasn't too awful! :3

Feedback is always appreciated, and I won't complain about constructive criticism, so fire away folks!

Anyhow, until next time my loves!