"Hurry up, Lucy! We're going to be left behind!" "I-hah... I'm... C-Coming! W-Wait f-f-f-or me!"

Natsu placed his hands on his hips as he watched his best friend waddle towards him. "Geez, Lush-ey" Saying her name through his toothy grin, the young male watched with a smile as the blonde finally caught up to him. "You need to train more."

Lucy glared up at him while resting her hands on her knees. "You wouldn't know, dumbhead. You're not fat like me." Sighing, she looked from the hill pathway from where they were standing. "Look! Gray and Erza are waaaay ahead of us!" She worriedly looked at her friend. "Y'know you can catch up to them if you want. I'll follow along!" Smiling, Lucy made the negotiation.

His black eyes twitched in the anticipation of challenging Gray, his all time rival, to a race, but shook his head in disapproval as his answer - "Nope." She deadpanned. "What." "I'm waiting for you." His voice firm, he stamped his foot to prove the point. Lucy puffed her cheeks out. She knew her friend was stubborn when it came to these things, and honestly it did make her feel a lot better about her form knowing that he genuinely cared for her, but she hated to hold him back from his adventures.

Lucy shook her head. "No you're not. You, Natsu End Dragneel, are getting your big fat dumb butt over there with Gray. You're gonna fight him, and win. Promise?!" She screeched, holding out her pinkie to seal the deal. His eyes wide with shock, Natsu blinked twice before breaking into his signature smile again. "Promise... BUT-" Sealing his own finger around his friend's he narrowed his eyes again as he proposed his condition.

"You're gonna hurry after us, so we can all have fun together." That being said without bothering to stay for an agreement from Lucy, Natsu dashed down the hill, the dirt flying up in his wake.

Lucy gasped before sighing. That idiot.

And slowly, she jogged her way down the hill to meet her friends who were already at the finish line.

XOXOX

"I'm home, daddy!" Lucy called as she shut the door of the apartment, her backpack jiggling with the key chains it fashioned on it's many zippers. "Welcome home, sweetie!" Her father's voice seem to come from far away, as the sound echoed from the hallway. He must be in his room.

Setting her lunchbox down on the kitchen counter, Lucy began to unpack her bag to clear the leftovers of the meal away. Washing the remaining spoons, forks, and dishes along with her lunch containers, Lucy began to dry the materials at hand. "Huh... That's strange... Why does the kitchen feel so..." Opening the cabinet where all the silverware should be, Lucy met with an empty wooden drawer. "...Empty."

"Dad? Daddy? Where are you?" Still holding a spoon and a plate, along with the dishrag, Lucy began to walk into the hallway, making her way to her father's room. "Daddy? What's going on? Where are all the spoons and forks?" Opening the wooden frame she stepped inside. "Daddy?" Jude was currently jumping on top of a gigantic suitcases attempting to close the bag, three other colossal luggage packs besides him, already shut.

"Oh, hello, Lucy! Don't worry, we'll be leaving in around..." As he jumped up to land on his rear atop the bag, the briefcase closed with a "snap!" just as he looked at his watch. "Five minutes!"

Lucy furrowed her eyes together. "What do you mean, dad?"

"That's right! I didn't tell you - sorry about that. We're moving to Freesia!" Lucy gasped. "Freesia Town?! Why so sudden? Are you pranking me or something, Daddy?" Jude scratched his head, crossing his legs on top of the gigantic suitcase while doing so, giving his daughter a confused expression. "Now, why would I do that? It's not April Fools day y'know; that was last week."

Lucy stomped her feet. "But, daddy," she whined. "Why are we even moving in the first place?! Shouldn't we have more time to prepare? And school's still going on! What about..." Mid-sentence she stopped herself with a gulp. "...W-What about Natsu?"

Jude began to attempt to push the baggage onto it's wheels as he answered. "Well, my dear, I'm sorry but Natsu will have to wait until you come back. My workers had decided to throw me a surprise party for the 25th anniversary of the company, and gave me a check for $180,000! It's not alot, but they've also already bought us a house in any location we wanted, and I thought it'd be better than a rented apartment! Fiore city is a good place! Very quiet residents, but a stable community." Smiling to himself, Jude finally flipped over the large rectangular object, only to have it fall over on the other side with a gasp.

Letting out a yell of agony, Jude groaned as he grabbed his head into his palms, oblivious to the sad shadow casting over his daughter's face.

"That being said," He grunted as he continued his previous work, pulling the big suitcase up till he finally rested on it in accomplishment. "Our flight is an hour and a half, but it'll take some time to get there at rush hour. Let's go, go, go!" He clapped his hands together, making a shooing motion at Lucy to push her along. "Go pack your things! I've already got everything here settled. I know you're excited, so the sooner you pack the sooner we leave!"

Lucy slowly exited the room, hearing her father's laugh behind her. This was way to sudden. How could her father be so oblivious to her feelings?! What about her friends?How could she explain this to Natsu?! Erza!? Gray?! Would she even get a chance to say good-bye?

Losing hope, Lucy began to tear up as she began to pack her bags, preparing for the move.

XOXOX

Natsu had decided it would be nice to play with Lucy some more to show off his new ball Zeref had brought home. He had come back from his middle school before to surprise the pink haired boy with a new bouncy air ball with a fire dragon design on it, and it was the most coolest thing the little 9 year old had ever seen. Therefore, the wish of showing Lucy before anyone else.

She was his best friend, cheering him up no matter what happened, and that's why he loved her (Not in that way. Yuck. Don't make him barf.).

Bouncing along the ball, being way of any puddles of mud or stray water on the sidewalk, Natsu began to walk to Lucy's house. It wasn't that far away; the two lived in the same neighborhood - their houses just around the corner. As he walked, Natsu grinned to himself as he imagined Lucy's reaction of happiness. She didn't really favor sporty things like running, so playing with a ball was just in her aisle.

As he turned the corner, Natsu was surprised as a taxi cab came zooming by. The tinted windows failing to show the pair of people inside to any outsiders, but Natsu always had a great sense of sight, and when the sun's rays shone on the glass it helped. The quick vague image of his best friend, Lucy, looking down in sadness as her father rode besides her. Some giant luggage bags tied to the top of the car, and some simply stuffed inside. Whatever it was, they were bringing a heck load of stuff with the-

Realization dawned to Natsu as he walked down the road to see a "For Sale" sign on the apartment that used to belong to his best friend.

"Lucy?!" Natsu whipped his head around, running back around the corner just to see the yellow cab pull out of the neighborhood. "...L-Lucy..."

A/ns: That's a wrap for the prologue! It'll get fun from here on out! This and my other story will be the two fanfictions that will be having a continuation on this account until one is finished. One-shots will be written in the future maybe, but until then, this will be my top priority since it'll be more fun to write, and it'll be a quick maybe... 5 chapters? Thanks for reading!