Lucy the Dragon Slayer

Chapter 1

Lucy Heartfilia lost her mother at a young age. Her father, overrun with grief, no longer wanted his daughter. He couldn't bear looking at her face so like her mother's. He did the only thing he could think of, he abandoned her in a forest far away from the Heartfilia Mansion.

Acnologia had been admiring the damage dealt after destroying an entire city surrounded by forest on all sides. It was a very secluded city, one that won't be missed. In all honesty, the people of this city were all dark mages any ways. His destruction could be considered a good deed for that alone.

That's when he caught the sound of a wailing child somewhere far off, deeper in the forest. He sought after the loud noise, glad for his keen sense of hearing. As he closed in the child he heard another creature. It was a Vulcan.

Acnologia picked up speed and found the creature looming over a small girl curled into a tiny ball. The Vulcan was about to strike the child with his fist when Acnologia attacked the beast.

His claws ripped right through the Vulcan with little effort, killing it immediately. The corpse fell with a loud thud to the ground.

Slowly, to avoid scaring the child further, Acnologia approached. The little girl lifted her head slightly, her tear-stained face making her look as pathetic as the mighty dragon thought humans to be. However, he felt a slight pull at his chest; this terrified child warmed his cold heart. He wanted to protect her.

"Hello," he spoke in the softest way possible. The girl jolted back slightly at the still gruff tone of the dragon. "It's alright, child. I mean you no harm," he reassured. He brought his face closer to her, with the least menacing face he could manage.

She slowly lifted her shaky hand away from her body and gently laid it on his face with a small smile. This brought a smile to his own dark face and warmed his heart further.

"What's your name child?"

"I'm Lucy," she said surprisingly steady. "Lucy Heartfilia. Who are you?" Her tiny voice only wavered slightly from the crying she had been doing earlier.

"Well, Lucy Heartfilia, I'm Acnologia. Now, can you tell me where your parents are?" Her smile vanished immediately and a fresh bout of tears gathered in her eyes. Her lip began trembling as she fought to hold back the sobs.

Acnologia's heart stopped for a second. He upset her and didn't know what to do. He caused her to cry and that simply was not acceptable. Just as he was about to speak to her, she cut him off.

"M-m-my mama died and–" she stuttered out, "–papa brought me here and hasn't come back. Why did they leave me?" She sobbed some more, flinging herself at the dragon before her. Her little arms wrapped over his muzzle in a hug.

"Don't cry, Lucy Heartfilia. I'm here now, I won't leave you," he rumbled out. He brought his hand up to wrap over her back in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. It appeared to work as her sobs turned to quiet whimpers.

He thought she fell asleep on his face, but then he heard her whisper softly to him. "Thank you," was all she said.

He was content with her lying on his face, but he realized he needed to find shelter for the two of them. He was going to raise this abandoned girl as his own. 'She will be the strongest dragon slayer to live,' he thought proudly with a new found determination.

This is a fine forest, well secluded. I could raise her here.

He began searching for a suitable place in the forest that they could call home.


Author's Note:

I honestly don't know what I'm doing with this story. I guess if people actually like this story and want it to go somewhere, I'll continue. Otherwise, I won't. This was a story I started at like one in the morning, so yeah... Also, I'm not caught up with Fairy Tail, so there may very well be mistakes with events and such. Oh well. And no, I don't own Fairy Tail, why you might think that, who knows. I won't say that every chapter though. Let me say it once more, I don't own Fairy Tail. Now you know.

If there are any mistakes, they are mine and mine alone. Feel free to point them out to me. Feel free to send hate, advice, suggestions, etc. I want your honesty, whether it's harsh or not. Your reviews can help me as a writer. I strive to do my best. I'm an AP English high school student afterall. If I'm constantly making mistakes, let me no for future reference. Thanks.