Sunlight streamed through large windows and hit the pale face of a gorgeous blonde. The blonde was the celestial spirit mage Layla Heartfilia, wife of Jude Heartfilia. Layla laid on a large pink bed as her chest rose slowly. Tubes and needles were poked into her once vibrant skin. The door to the large bedroom opened and a middle aged blonde man holding the hand of a 6 year old blonde girl. The man wore a suit while the little girl wore ballet flats with a pink dress.

"Dear, how are you feeling," the man asked softly. He walked over to the bedside chair and sat with his daughter on his lap.

Layla's eyes fluttered open and looked towards her husband.

"Darling. My sweet Lucky Lucy." Layla said as she addressed Jude and the little girl.

"I'm fine dear. And how are you two on this beautiful day," Layla asked as she smiled gently at her family.

"Mommy, Mommy! Guess what! Daddy says Lucy is gonna meet her big brother tomorrow. Lucy can't wait. Aren't you excited?" Lucy said excitedly as she bounced up and down on her father's lap.

Her parents smiled softly at her.

"Yes dear. I can't wait to meet your new big brother. Remember Lucy, although he won't be your big brother by blood, I want you to love him like he is," Layla said, coughing in between her words.

"Mommy, are you okay? You've been in bed for forever! When are you gonna have picnics and tea parties with Lucy again? When can Mommy and Lucy go flower picking in the gardens again?" Lucy asked innocently.

Jude and Layla looked pained as soon as naive, innocent Lucy said this. They knew Layla didn't have much longer to live. With Jude being the owner of Heartfilia Railroads, he wouldn't have much time to spend with Lucy. That's why they had decided to adopt a boy from an orphanage in the nearby town to become Lucy's older brother. They had already decided on one. The boy was 6 years older than Lucy, so he was 12. His name was Sting Eucliffe originally but they decided to drop his last name and give him the Heartfilia last name. Jude was the only one who had actually met him and Jude believed Sting would be the perfect brother for Lucy after Layla was no longer there.

Layla looked at Jude sadly and tears slowly built in his eyes. He hugged Lucy tightly as she stared at her mother.

"Mommy? What's wrong?" Lucy asked, concerned with her mother's sad face.

"Lucy, sweetheart. You know mommy loves you very much and that she'd never leave you alone on purpose, right?" Layla started slowly, trying to break the news to her daughter as carefully as possible. Lucy nodded but she looked confused as to where this was going.

"Lucy. You know how you and I love the stars? Well real soon mommy's going to go to the stars and watch over you from there." Layla said, watching for some sort of reaction from Lucy. The reaction wasn't what she expected.

Lucy beamed. "Really? You're going to the stars Mommy? Can Lucy come too?" Lucy asked cluelessly.

Jude laughed softly and said, "No Lucy. You can't go with Mommy. Really soon Mommy's going to close her eye's and go into a deep eternal sleep like Sleeping she'll go into the stars and watch over you."

"But Daddy, you only sleep forever if you're cursed like Sleeping Beauty or if you're dyi-"

Lucy's eyes widened slowly as she realized what her parents were trying to tell her. She may be 6 but she understood the concept of death. Tears built up in her eyes.

"Mommy? Are you... dying? Mommy! Tell Lucy it's not true! Lucy and Mommy are gonna be together forever! Mommy!" Lucy yelled as tears streamed down her rosy cheeks.

Layla's heart clenched tightly both in sadness and in pain. Her breathing increased rapidly. The machines monitoring her health started going off. The heart monitor line lowered.

"Layla!" Jude yelled in panic and Lucy stopped crying for the moment and stared at her mother in panic.

The doors burst open and nurses and doctors flooded the room.

"Sir you need to step out with your daughter. We'll call you when we have updates" a doctor with grey hair said.

Jude picked up Lucy and walked to the door, trying not to look back. He knew the doctors needed all the concentration they could get. Lucy was kicking her short legs trying to get out of his grasp yelling for her mother. As soon as they stepped out of Layla's bedroom, Jude set Lucy down and got to his knees to make eye contact with her.

"My dear Lucky Lucy. Please don't make this any harder for daddy. We have to be strong for mommy okay? Let's wait out here for the news alright?" Jude said as Lucy started sniffling.

Lucy nodded and Jude smiled gently at her.

TWO HOURS LATER...

Lucy was asleep on Jude's lap as he stroked her silky hair. The door to Layla's bedroom opened. A doctor stepped out with a defeated look on his face. Jude's heart broke as he knew what it meant for him and Lucy.

"I'm sorry Mr. Heartfilia. We did all we could but... your wife didn't make it."