Lost Magic

Lucy's POV

I've been resting in my apartment since I had the—wait. What even was that? It's not a memory and Natsu told me that my body was there the whole time so I couldn't have been teleported. Could it have been vision? But I'm not like Carla, I can't see into the future.

Can I?

All of the sudden, I am back at the cell. I am burnt, bruised, and beaten. I sway on my feet.

"No..." I whisper in fear. "No. Not again."

Silence.

I look around. There's no one here. I release a breath of relief. Then, a pink-haired girl walks in.

"Oh? You're awake?" She asks. "You should've told me," her voice dripping with false compassion. An evil smiles appears on her face. "I would've started torturing you again sooner." My eyes widen and I back away from her, gripping the bottom of my tattered shirt.

"W-What do you want f-from me?" I ask, curious and scared at the same time.

"Personally, I don't want anything, but the guild master wants you dead."

"D-Dead?" What? Why? Who would want me dead?

She nods. "Yep." Yep? Yep?! I am going to die, and all she says is yep?!

"Why?" I ask. I want to know, but I'm dreading the answer. The pinkette puts a finger on her lips.

"It's a secret." She puts her hands behind her back.

Wait. "Then why am I still alive?"

She raises her eyebrows. "You don't know?" She asks, surprised. I shake my head. she crosses her arms over her chest.

"You're going to die anyway, so I'll tell you. My guild master wants you dead, but before you die, we need something from you." She tilts her head, white headband holding her pink hair out of her face. "Your-"

Suddenly, I am back at my apartment, sitting on my bed.

"W...What?! My...? My what?" I fall backwards on my bed, frustrated and confused. What do they want? I close my eyes. Maybe I'll take a nap...

I look around. I am in Hargeon. I notice an outline of a guy sitting on the ground; the rest of him is just a shadow. Why can't I see him clearly? Why does he feel... important? Who is he? And for some reason, I feel grateful to him.
"Thanks!" I tell him.
"Huh?"
I hold my hand out to him. "I'm Lucy, nice to meet you!"

All of the sudden, I am standing in the middle of a street. Rubble and debris is everywhere. I can tell... this place experienced true tragedy.
Out of the blue, I feel something on my face. I touch it and realize that it's tears. Why am I crying? I look over and see the same shadow of a boy from before. I don't know why, but I have this urge to just... touch him. To know that he's real, that he's alive. I run over and hug him from behind, burying my face in his back.
"What's wrong, Lucy?" He asks.
"Nothing. Just a feeling." Seconds pass. "Thank you."

I open my eyes to see a certain pink-haired idiot staring at me. My cheeks start to heat up as I notice that his face is only inches from mine. Is it just me or do his cheeks have a tinge of pink on them, too? I ignore it as I cock my head to the side.

"Natsu," I say threateningly. HIs eyes widen as he realizes what I'm about to do. "Lucy," I glare at him, "Kick!" I yell as I kick him forcefully into the wall. Natsu sits on the floor, pouting at me.

"What did you do that for?" He whines.

"Oh I don't know..." I say. "Maybe because YOU'RE IN MY APARTMENT!"