Hi!
I decided to write Solitary in third person, so I could write things that happen in both Natsu's and Lucy's head. I think it's better than switching POVS.
I really hope you're going to like it! Enjoy reading and please review! I really need your advice :) Sorry for my grammar mistakes, English isn't my vernacular, but I'll do my best! This chapter will probably be kinda long because Lucy's situation will be explained and I wanted a part of her first day, so she had a friend, at Fairy Tail Academy in the first chapter, but the other chapters probably won't be this long.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Fairy Tail (sadly...) Hiro Mashima does.
Kaire
Chapter 1 A new friend
Little Lucy was trembling in fear while sitting in a corner in the big living room of the large Heartfilia estate. Her knees were pulled up against her chest and her arms wrapped themselves around them. Her small figure was almost invisible in the shadows. The lights went out a long time ago, and when she looked at the scene in front of her, she knew they wouldn't turn on again. Her father laid on the ground, surrounded by pieces of glass from the shattered window behind him, but she didn't look his way. Little Lucy's wide eyes were fixated on her mother. Her silky long golden hair, her beautiful features, her kind and warm chocolate brown eys, exact copies of her own. Tears threatened to fall from little Lucy's eyes when she saw the man, who kept himself hidden with a long coat, holding a knife against her mother's throat.
Little Lucy's father lost consciousness due to loss of blood and Layla Heartfilia's porcelain cheeks were covered with tears. Her delicate hand stretched out towards her daughter and little Lucy sobbed when she read the words her mother's lips had spoken. She looked at her mother and saw, behind all the pain, love and affection in her beautiful eyes. Layla closed her eyes and little Lucy understood the gesture. She closed her own and when she reopenend them, she saw her beloved mother's limp body on the cold ground. Her chest didn't rise anymore and her skin was white. Little Lucy ran to her side and grabbed Layla's hands. They were cold and lifeless.
The hidden man was gone and little Lucy was left on her own, crying heartbreackingly, with her unconscious father and the body of her dead mother. Never in her life had she felt so alone, so heartbroken, so lost. She cried till the ambulances came, carrying her father away to take care of him. Many nurses approached her, but the girl refused to leave her mother's side. Everything was dark now, pitch black. In an unhappy, dark world, her only light was taken from her. The lights never switched on again.
"I'm so sorry, Lucy. Don't cry, my angel, smile. Smile for me."
Lucy sat up so quickly that she fell of the bed, her sweaty body hitting the ground with a loud thud.
"Just a dream, just a dream," she mumbled to herself. Ever since that night, the dream kept returning, scaring her again and again. Every time she had the dream, she was reminded of how her life had changed since then. When her father returned from the hospital, he barely looked at her. When she tried to get his attention, to talk to him, he would ignore her and when she kept asking him things, he would scream at her, telling her to go away. He always said he didn't have time for her stupid stories, but she knew he didn't want to listen to her stories, to listen to her. He became a coldhearted man with no interests in anything but money. It tore her apart that he treated her like this, and she missed the warmth of a family. She felt alone and useless. She remembered when her father had thrown the riseball she had made for him on the ground and shouted that he didn't need her stupid riseball. It was her birthday that day, and she couldn't even remember how he was before her mother died. Suddenly, one of his shouts came to her mind.
"It's your fault she's not here anymore, all yours!"
Lucy knew her father blamed her, so she avoided him. He only talked to her when he needed something, which was not very often, en always treated her like a stranger, far from the way a father was supposed to treat his only daughter. Her thoughts then lingered to her mother's last words. Smile for me...
She couldn't help it, she missed her mother too much. She had turned into a loner. The biggest bullying target and she had no friends except for her doll, Michelle. She hid her beautiful body behind baggy clothes, and her beautiful face behind big glasses and a strict knot. She hardly smiled or talked and everyone felt disgusted with her. That thought brought up the nerves that were tickling her stomach for weeks now. Tomorrow, she'd go to a new school; Fairy tail Academy. She was afraid of being bullied again, and she knew no one would want to be friends with her. She hated herself for being so weak, but she couldn't help it. 'That must be why the dream came back again...' Lucy thought. The dream always kept returning when she was nervous or scared. She looked at the clock and got back to her feet. 01.41 AM. She had to stand up early, so she better get some sleep.
Lucy twisted and turned and no matter how many sheep she counted, it took hours before sleep finally made her eyelids close.
The next morning, when Lucy was ready for school, she closed the big gates of the Heartfilia estate behind her and waved at mrs. Supetto, her favourite staff member, she was a bit old and actually a grandmother to her. She turned on her heels and walked into the direction of Fairy Tail Academy, or FTA. Her stomach hurt because of all the nerves that were jumping in it. Maybe she could get a friend... Don't get your hopes too high, Lucy.
Lucy's breath itched and she stared at the building in fron of her in awe. It was HUGE. The FTA emblem stood high and proud at the top of the building, screaming for her attention, signaling that this was her new school. Lucy gulped. Imagining herself getting lost in all the halls, she stepped threw big, double doors, which were the entrance. The school was beautiful. Classic, cozy, colourful and gentle. The school made her feel warm inside and there was no tension in the air, not a single bit. Everyone wore smiles. She made her way to the office, following bords which hang on the ceiling, directing her through the school. The hallways were crowded with people but, for once, she didn't feel uncomfortable. She already loved Fairy Tail. Lucy reached a wooden door with the words 'office' on it. She knocked politely.
"Come in!" was the cheerful reply. Lucy opened the door and looked around the room. There were a couple of bookshelfs, filled with dust, so the books were probably untouched. A large wooden desk with a leather chair filled the middle of the room en there were two chairs in front of it. There were plants, lightnings, drawings, everything but a person.
"Down here, young lady!" the same voice as before said. Lucy lowered her head and right in front of her was a very, very, very, small man. He had a mustache and white hair.
"Ehh... Are you the principal?" Lucy asked. The man gave her a wide smile and Lucy couldn't help but feel comfortable around the tiny, old man. He seemed nice.
"Yes, my dear. I'm principal Makarov, now how can I help you?" The principal flashed her another grin.
"Ehm... I'm new here, sir. My name is Lucy Heartfilia and I would like to know where I could get my schedule," Lucy said politely.
"No need to be so polite, my dear, but you can pick your schedule next door. Ask for Mirajane Strauss. I was expecting you and told her you would come. She will give you your schedule. Well, I hope you're gonna like it here, Lucy, and have a nice day!"
"Thank you, sir, you too." Makarov chuckled again and Lucy walked out of the room. Next door, huh? When Lucy the room entered, a beautiful white haired female with sparkling blue eyes looked up and smiled at her. She was absolutely stunning.
"Oh! You must be Lucy Heartfilia," the girl said.
"Yes, I am. Are you Mirajane?"
"Yes, here is your schedule. I hope you like Fairy Tail. And you can call me Mira, It's shorter." Mira handed Lucy a piece of paper and after thanking her, she left the room. In the hallway, she bumped into another student, a man to be precise, and she would've fallen down if the boy didn't grab her arms. He was warm, she noticed.
"I'm sorry, are you OK?" the boy asked. He let go of Lucy and she whiped the invisible dust off her uniform. Lucy looked into his eyes, and saw that they had a deep, onyx colour. He wore a white scarf with black scales and his hair was... pink?! What a weird colour. Did he dye it, Lucy wondered. Well, never mind.
"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks," Lucy muttered and the boy grinned at her. He's actually really handsome... Stop it right there, Lucy! What the hell are you thinking?
"Good. Well, see ya!" the boy said and he runned off. Lucy stared after him confusedly, then shrugged and decided to look at her schedule. She picked the paper with the names of the students in her new class and read the first ones.
Levy Mcgarden
Natsu Dragneel
Gray Fullbuster
Erza Scarlet
Laxus Dreyar
Lisanna Strauss ... Wait, Strauss! Mirajane's sister? Lucy became excited, hoping Lisanna would be as nice as Mira. She continued reading.
Elfman Strauss
Juvia Lockser
Gajeel Redfox
She was interrupted when she heard a loud noise. The school bell was ringing, a sign for her to go to class. Lucy rushed to the other side of the building, where her first biology lesson was, and barely made it in time, and everybody was already sitting when she entered the class. She saw a short white haired, blue-eyed female, must be Mira's sister... she thought. Her eyes scanned the classroom and noticed there was only one available place. When she walked to the seat, she could feel stares on her back, pricking her, and bowed her head, knowing what all her classmates were thinking about her. Luckily, they didn't open their mouths, because the teacher, mr. Clive, kept a close eye on his students. Lucy took a seat and looked at the petit, blue haired girl next to her. Behind her were two boys, a black haired one and the one she bumped into earlier this morning. He grinned at her. She smiled back hesitantly, wondering why he would smile at a person like her. Lucy then noticed that the bluenette next to her was reading a book. She managed to read the title. Wuthering Heights. One of her favourites. Lucy was so surprised that she spoke.
"Is that Wuthering Heights? It's my favourite!" Lucy exclaimed. The girl looked up and blinked, then, a wide grin spread across her face.
"Really?" she said. "Oh my god! Mine too!"
We spent the whole lesson whispering to each other, happily chatting the hour away. Lucy was so happy, she hadn't felt so good and happy for a long time. She notices that mr. Clive just smiled at them, before going to sleep and letting the class chat with a warning. The boys behind her had gone to their friends and so did the girls in front of her, so they were alone. They didn't mind bluenette's name was Levy and by the end of the lesson, Lucy and Levy became really good friends. They shared the same interests and felt comfortable around each other. Lucy felt a warm glow in her chest, and for the first time in years, she smiled. And it wasn't a fake one.
She made a new friend. She made her first friend.
It's a little dramatic isn't it? The whole story probably will be, but I had to do some explaining in this chapter, otherwise you don't understand the story, especially when you don't know Fairy Tail (Tip of your life: WATCH FAIRY TAIL! You'll definitely get obsessed with it, just like me :)) This chapter is kinda long, I don't know if all the chapters will be this long, but I don't think so. In the end, I kinda rushed threw it, but I thought, for the first chapter, it was long enough. I was satisfied when Lucy got her first friend, so I decided to do the rest in the next chapter. I kept writing 'I' when I was supposed to write 'she'. I'm used to writing in first POV, 'cause I prefer it. Well, I try to upload a chapter every week, most likely on saturdays or sundays, but that depends on my homework, but I'll try my best! I hope you liked it and that you continue reading.
Please review!
Kaire
