The sun was blazing in Magnolia. The young silver-haired girl thought as she hung another dress on the line. Her mind wandered as the wind blew her hair into her face. She sighed as the cool breeze caressed her skin and proceeded to hang another piece of clothing.

"DRAGON KINGS FIST!"

The girl barely missed being seared by the flames and jumped out of range. She stared in horror as the clothes went up in flames. Her shock turned to fury. She clenched her hands at her side and her blood began to boil. This was the third time this week.

"Uncle Natsu!" "Why do you keep doing this?" The cherry blossom haired fire-breather continued to grin as the girl scolded him for once again burning the laundry. She stopped in her tracks. "What are you smiling about anyway?" Natsu's eyes closed and his smile widened.

"That's the first time you've been able to dodge me." "You're getting better." The girl couldn't help but grin back.

"Yeah, well I'm not the same little girl I was five years ago."

Let's back up a bit.

The girl with the silver hair is Nayuri Vermillion, the daughter of Mavis Vermilion and Zeref Dragneel. Her mother could have given her either family name but she discussed it with Zeref and they agreed to have her take her mothers name. Ten years ago, Mavis was kidnapped by a group of Devilslayers called Devil's Bane. The group was seemingly led by a former member of Fairy Tail, Gray Fullbuster in order to kill her father and uncle but there was another sinister shadow behind everything. Lucifer is what he called himself. He showed up out of nowhere and took her mothers magic and used it to harm everyone. Nayuri had been watching from a distance and saw the whole thing. She ended up taking lethal damage from an attack meant for her mother but was revived later on with the dormant power inside of her known as Fairy Heart. Lucifer was defeated by Mavis but managed to escape. Since that time, nobody has heard anything of the man and despite extensive research, they still knew next to nothing about him.

Ever since the incident Mavis was always worried about Nayuri getting hurt. To say that she was overprotective would be an understatement. She never let her leave the guild really, even with supervision. When it was time for her to start going to school, she kept her back and decided to home school her. She didn't even know she had any magic until a certain incident five years ago.

Natsu and Gajeel were training while she cheered them on from her spot in her favorite tree. The two men got a little overzealous and a stray blast of Natsu's fire missed Gajeel and flew in her direction. She wasn't ready for it and it seemed she was about to be burnt to a crisp when she felt a warm feeling spread through her body. A blast of golden light erupted from her body and extinguished his flames. The surge of magic was too much for her to handle at the time and she passed out. She woke up later on in the guilds infirmary and overheard her mom yelling at Natsu and Gajeel.

"What were you two thinking!" "I swear to god if anything had happened to her you two would have wished you were dead." "Now, what happened?" Natsu was the first to speak up.

"We got careless and a stray blast headed towards her." "I wasn't able to get there in time but there was this flash of light and then she fell out of the tree." Nayuri heard the sound of someone falling to their knees in the other room and leaped out of bed. She rushed into the waiting room to her mothers side.

"Mommy?" "Are you okay?" It took a little bit of effort but she finally responded.

"Nayuri, go to your room." "I need to discuss something with Uncle Natsu."

"But…"

"Just listen to me, young lady!" Mavis hadn't meant to shout but her emotions were going haywire at that moment. She saw the tears start to form in the little girl's eyes. She took a second to calm herself and then took her daughters hands. "Im sorry for yelling but please just go to your room while your Uncle and I talk." Nayuri wiped the tears from her eyes and nodded before heading out the door. She didn't know what they had discussed but after that day, her mother had gotten even worse with the overprotectiveness. It got to the point where she kind of started resenting her a bit. Not too long after that, Natsu left her a note to meet him by the lake alone. She was curious so she decided to do as he asked. When she got there however, it was not what she expected. As soon as she stepped into the clearing a fireball came flying at her. She held out her hand instinctually and that familiar feeling from the other day took over. She saw the light this time as it deflected the fireball back at its caster. She stared at her hand in wonder. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of clapping. She looked up into Natsu's grinning face.

"Not too shabby kid."

"What was that?" Natsu gestured for her to sit down and began to explain. "So let me get this straight, there is an unlimited supply of magic within me called Fairy Heart and it used to be the most powerful magic weapon of Fairy Tail?"

"I dont really know all of the details but, yeah that pretty much covers it." "Your mom didn't want you to know about it." "She says it will put a strain on your body and is too dangerous for you to wield." Nayuri rolled her eyes.

"Typical"

"I don't really agree with her though." "Power is only dangerous to the user if they don't know how to use it."

"What are you telling me all of this for Uncle Natsu?" A mischievous grin spread across her Uncle's Face before the ground exploded beneath her and a pillar of fire surrounded her. Of course she knew her uncle would never hurt her but there was also nowhere to go. Suddenly tiny fireballs started breaking through the walls. She fumbled around and somehow managed not to get hit by any. The walls disappeared and she was left staring at an amused Natsu. She leaned over trying to catch her breath.

"What the hell Uncle Natsu, are you trying to kill me?" She stood up straight and stretched out her back. As if from out of nowhere she suddenly felt her head start to spin and stumbled. Natsu was there to keep her from falling. "Thank you" He nodded.

"Right now you are using your magic unconsciously." I noticed it earlier but ever since the incident the other day, you have been constantly emitting ethernanos." "I realized this and thats why you are here." "From now on I am going to be training you as a Fairy Tail Wizard!"

She didn't know it back then but those words meant more to her than anything. If she had one wish, she would have wanted them to come from her mom. She was distracted by her own thoughts and wasn't prepared for Natsu's next attack. He swept her legs from under her and came down on her with and Iron Dragon King's Fist. The flames dissipated and he stopped before the hit connected. She didn't realize her magic had acted on its own to protect her again. She cursed herself for losing focus and reeled it in. Natsu helped her to her feet. They both then erupted into a fit of laughter. It was a warm moment for both of them but it was short lived.

"What is this?" Mavis had come outside to see what the commotion was about. Nayuri wondered if she had seen everything. The glare from her mother said all it needed to. She definitely saw everything.

"What do you think you've been doing with my daughter?" Mavis was furious. She showed no mercy as she scolded Natsu for being reckless. He tried his best to give her a good explanation but Nayuri knew her mother. She had already decided he was in the wrong and nothing would change her mind. Her blood boiled as she listened to her mom drone on about how hes supposed to be protecting her and how she told him not to say anything about her powers. She had had enough.

"It isn't just Uncle Natsu's fault!" "I went along with the plan too." "I wanted…" Mavis' face softened as it always seemed to with her daughter.

"Honey, go get something to eat while me and your uncle talk…"

"NO" Her power exploded in an outward cry that destroyed a table nearby. "I am tired of you acting like I am made of glass." "Uncle Natsu told me if I didn't learn to control my magic, that one day it would consume me." "The only reason we started training in secret five years ago is because you refused to, because you were too scared to let me be myself!" Nayuri knew she should probably stop but every emotion she had been feeling was overwhelming her and she needed to get it all out. "You make me feel trapped, like I'm your property and not your daughter." "I'm glad someone actually took the time to make me feel like I was part of a family because my mother apparently doesn't love me enough to…" Her last words were interrupted as a loud smack echoed around the room. Nayuri's hand reached up to touch her cheek which stung from the hit. Tears started to form in her eyes. Mavis' face was filled with horror at what she had just done. She reached out to try to comfort her but she smacked the hand away and ran off. She reached her room and shut the door behind her. Her mothers face flashed before her. She knew that her mother was sorry for what she had done but it still hurt that she actually hit her. Little hands grabbed her own and she jumped from the unexpected touch. She looked up into wide light grey-blue eyes.

"Why are you crying Yuyu?"

"Maka, what are you doing in here?" The young girl ignored the question and wiped away her tears with her little fingers. Nayuri couldn't help but smile and picked the little girl up in her arms. "Where are your mommy and daddy?"

"They said they needed some privacy and told me to come find you before heading to their room." Nayuri's cheeks flushed scarlet and she had a little trouble hiding it. "Whats wrong Yuyu?"

"Nothing!" She giggled and swung her around playfully. "Want to play a game?" The little girl nodded excitedly. "Okay, you go hide and ill count to ten then come find you." Maka giggled and ran out of the room to hide. Nayuri sighed and gazed out the window at the setting sun. It was in that moment that she made her decision. She packed a quick traveling bag and put on a black hoodie and short grey shorts. She opened a window and leaned out enjoying the brisk dusk air. She only hesitated for a moment looking back into the hallway that the little girl had just left out of.

"Sorry maka," she thought and followed through with her plan. She leaped out the window and started on her path. She had no idea of the adventure she was about to embark on.