It was dark, so very dark. She couldn't remember the last time sunlight had filtered into her underground cell, light that she used to bask in, to let it fill her with energy. That energy was gone now, physically, mentally, and magically. She couldn't even summon an orb of fire to illuminate the damp corners of her prison. Of course, why would she? It was just another painful reminder that she couldn't get free from this place. Her stomach growled, but she knew that her food wouldn't come for a while. The dry bread she was served didn't placate the gnawing in her stomach any way, and the cloudy water she was given did nothing to sooth the dryness at the back of her throat that made her cough up blood. She shivered slightly as the dry air blew through the earthy walls, and curled up into a more fetal position. The chains connected to her ankles rattled as she did this, and as she moved to her straw bedding, her wrist chains caught on their hooks, causing her body to be jerked in the other direction. She growled, flicking her pink-red hair out of her face. However that revealed the faint outlines of scales on her cheekbones, not like anyone was here to see it. She moved to the far wall, the one with the window slits, and the one furthest away from him. Leaning against the moist soil, she sighed in exhaustion, the only escape these days was in her dreams.

The sound of pounding footsteps shocked her out of her daze, they were moving, closer and closer to the window slits. She scrambled up from her sitting position, yanking her thin nightgown out of the clutches of the straw. She stood on her tiptoes and peered out of the small slits, having to paw away a lot of dirt before being able to see a pair of sandled feet running towards her. A new sound reached her highly sensitive ears, a girl, a rather teen-aged girl from the high frequency, was screaming. After a few seconds she found that the girl was screaming a name.

"NATSUUUUUUUUU!" She screamed in fear, her cry getting louder. She must be falling toward the ground, from some sort of tall height. That would be the best explanation to why she was getting louder by the second. The feet ran past her and a boy, perhaps 17? Yelled back. She heard the feet push up from the ground and catch a something, or someone.

"LUCCCCYYYYY!"

A thud from where the boy had yelled, and for a few seconds all she could hear was exhausted breathing. The boy mumbled something, but she couldn't decipher what it was. The girl giggled softly, moving slightly. As this transpired, something flew to the general direction of where the two of them where.

"Ok guy's they will be coming for us soon! We've got to get out of here!" A rather high pitched voice said, but it was rather boyish. A white feather blew nearby the slits, she wondered where it came from. She plucked it from it's position on the ground, then listened to the scrambling of two people getting up from the ground. The girl spoke quietly as their footsteps walked nearer to her prison.

"Thank you, Natsu-san." she could hear the embarrassment and sadness in her tone, tears threatening behind that small thank you.

A low chuckle from the boy, she heard the rustle of clothing and guessed that he had grabbed her hand or something along those lines,"You're welcome, Lucy, Now come on! We can't let those goons get you again!"

Two pairs of footsteps ran past, and she craned her neck, trying to get a glimpse of who these wizards were. They had to be wizards, who else would dare break out of the Phantom Headquarters? But... She felt strangely...attracted toward the boy, something in her mind had snapped when he had spoken, something that spoke to her deeper nature, to her very core. The power that she hadn't let loose in such a long time stirred, and her spirits brightened slightly. However, now that lightening presence was gone, the boy wasn't going to help her. Realizing this fact, a single tear slid down her cheek, sizzling on her heated skin. Sadness took over once again, fading away all other emotions. The stirred magic began to settle, and so did her memories. What was her name again? She couldn't even remember anymore, didn't want to remember her wonderful past in the skies.

Iris...wasn't she Iris?

/Authors Note/

I'm taking suggestions for pairings, although there will be both NaLu and NaLi in here, I want to know who I should incorporate. This is taking place during the Phantom Arc though, so Erza/Jellal wouldn't seem logical, unless if I drag it into that arc...

Well, just let me know what you want!

I'll try to update every few days or so, I'm writing a lot of fanfictions at the moment so...

Disclaimer~ Don't own Fairy Tail, or anything else in this story besides the plot