Panthera
Rating: M
Pairing: LokexOC
Series: Fairy Tail
A/N: Yes. I know Lions and Tigers don't mingle in the wild due to different habitats, and only live together in zoos, but just bare with me. I'm going to try and keep the canon events from Fairy Tail in this story, but not focus on them, as my OC will will not participate directly in these events. ( I feel slightly weird rewriting canon with an OC just randomly stuck in there.)
Prologue
A loud roar echoed, waking the young woman. Sitting up, she noticed she was in a large field. The vastness of the field was incredible. It seemed to go on forever. Looking up to the sky, the stars shown bright. There were so many. Like a blanket of them stretched across the sky. She could even spot a few nebulae. Since when was the sky this clear? She heard the roar once again, startling her.
"Hello?"
No reply.
"Someone?"
Nothing.
Where was the noise coming from? Was she in danger? She didn't feel as if she was. Running her hand through her long white hair, she sighed. "Well this is just creepy..."
Feeling a presence near her, she quickly turned around to come face to face with a lion. It was huge! The lion stared at the young woman, and slowly approached her, sniffing.
"Um...hi?" She said. "I'm Val...er...Valeria." Why was she talking to a lion like it could understand her? She really had stayed up too long planning her trip the night before. She was definitely delirious.
The lion decided she was no danger to him, and nuzzled her hand, wanting her to place it on his head. She felt his purr shaking through his body.
"Oh. You want me to pet you?" she smiled. Running her hand through his mane, the lions purrs became stronger. He was such a beautiful creature. So majestic, and strong. The lion continued to rub against her, showing he was friendly.
Suddenly, she heard another roar. Looking to her other side, walking up to her, was a tiger! It was smaller than the lion, with a snow white, and black coat. The tiger, which she deduced was female, also walked up to her, begging to be pet. How were such beautiful creatures in a place like this? Hey, at least she wasn't alone...
Valeria watched as the tiger walked up to the lion, and nuzzled him. The lion nuzzled back. Were they each others mate? They looked happy to see each other, loudly purring. She smiled. It was kind of sweet. Damn animals had a better romance than she had ever had. She huffed.
Suddenly, a dark black substance shot out at the tiger. Where the hell did that come from? She growled loudly, trying to bite at her captor.
"No!" The woman screamed, reaching out to the beast. She couldn't allow this to happen She already felt a connection to them. The lion jumped in between them, sending a glare toward Val. He wanted her to let him handle this.
The large lion roared, and charged toward the tiger, clawing at the mysterious substance, trying his best to set his mate free. It wasn't working.
"No! Please! Let her go!" Valeria yelled. She wasn't sure who she was yelling to, but it was her automatic reaction. "Please!"
The tiger was continuously pulled into the darkness.
"Don't!"
Letting out yet another loud roar, the lion started to glow. She had to shield her eyes it was so bright. It was breathtaking.
Suddenly, she felt her body shake. "Miss!?"
Valeria opened her eyes. She was on a train.
