My very first fanfic ever, but don't be afraid to judge harshly. I appreciate all reviews and criticism and if you have any good character ideas, PM them to me and I might use them(and give you credit, of course). Let me know what you think!

Side note, if you have already read the first chapter you may notice slight variations. Nothing too dramatic, you won't need to reread it to understand the other chapters.

It was an average day in the guild of Fairy Tail. Several tables were reduced to ashes and twice as many chairs frozen or sliced. The ground was covered in the ruminants of shattered beer glasses, while a card mage was happily licking up the frothy remainder of the spilled beer. The master openly drooled over Mirajane, who was bending over and intent on picking up the intact glasses. All the while, Lucy Heartfilia sat at the bar clicking her pen against her forehead and trying to complete her newest novel.

Click….. "OI, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT ME AND JUVIA, FLAMEBRAIN."

Click…click…. "YOU HEARD ME, ICE PRINCESS."

Lucy sighed loudly and dropped the pen to the floor, the noise unnoticeable to anyone over the ruckus. As much as she wanted to be able to write her novel in the guild and draw inspiration from her surroundings, it was futile. She was tired of working at her desk in her house; she never got any inspirations from there. Lucy balled her hands against the bar, a determined look coming over her face. "I'll go on a mission by myself, there's no better way to get an inspiration than that!" Lucy thought to herself. She brushed the hair that fell in front of her slim face, and happily made her way home. If she was going to go on a tough mission by herself, she needed a good nights rest before picking out a mission tomorrow morning.

Somewhere Outside Fiore….

The hungry tendrils of the hellish flames burned throughout the city, reaching towards the sky in attempt to burn the heavens. The lone silhouette stood outside of the city, eagerly wanting the flames to reach their impossible destination. The figure turned away from the fire, knowing the flames would soon spread to their location. The shadow of the figure danced alongside the young human, ever growing and shrinking from the wrath of the flames. They turned towards the sky and looked at the twinkling heavens in jealousy. They sighed, and continued on their way.

"Lucy, are you going to kill me when you find out?" The young girl whispered to herself, hugging her small tattooed covered waist, feeling the rough outlines in the runes that were brutally carved into her years ago.

Back In Fiore…

Lucy rolled out of bed groggily, forgetting everything for a few seconds. She rubbed her eyes slowly, and suddenly sat up straight. What was that noise? She turned her head towards the source that was emanating that sound, and was unsurprised to find a snoring Natsu. She grinned evilly to herself. She stealthily crept towards the kitchen, the uncarpeted kitchen floor stark cold against her bare feet. She opened the small freezer and her hand closing around a small cube of ice from the ice box. She hurriedly tiptoed back to the bed, but stopped when she realized Natsu was no longer passed out on her bed. But….Where…? Suddenly, a figure swooped up from behind her, stealing the ice cube from her dainty hand. Before Lucy had time to process what was happening, the ice cube was transferred from Natsu's hand to opening of the back of Lucy's shirt. And it was…..FREEZING. Lucy screamed in horror, desperately hitting her back and flailing around in an attempt to get the ice cube out. Natsu roared in laughter, falling to the floor crying tears of laughter from watching his team mate suffer from his hand. Suddenly, Lucy stopped moving. In fact, she collapsed to the floor. Natsu shot up, instantly appearing by her side.

"LUCY, ARE YOU OKA- was all Natsu managed to get out before something very cold was transferred to the front of his shirt. Natsu looked down at Lucy terrified, who was evilly smiling in content and revenge. Lucy and Natsu switched places, with Lucy laughing on the floor and Natsu flailing around in horror. Eventually, the ice cube melted from Natsu's extreme body heat, but that did not make the ice cube any less cold.

"N-Natsu," Lucy gasped from laughter, before eventually calming down, "Why are you here?" Natsu stopped pouting in the corner, and excitedly turned and faced Lucy. He grabbed her hand, and smiled innocently.

"Let's go on a mission Lucy! I found the perfect one, and the reward is double your rent! That means we still have some money left for foo-

"I can't." Lucy said, looking ashamed. She kept her eyes on the floor, but when Natsu didn't respond she peeked up from her lashes at him.

"How come?" Lucy looked at Natsu, but he didn't seem upset, but instead he just looked curious.

"I need to go on a mission by myself." Lucy took a big breath before continuing, allowing her to accept she was doing this. "I am trying to write a novel, but I can't get any inspiration from anywhere." Lucy gestured tiredly. "I feel as if I go out on a mission by myself, I'll be able to draw some inspiration and write a new bestseller!" Lucy smiled at Natsu, who eagerly returned the smile.

"That sounds like a great idea! If you want, I could still help you pick out the mission." Natsu said while standing up, and reached a hand out to Lucy. Lucy gratefully accepted the gesture, and nodded in agreement. They both walked down to the guild while Lucy cheerfully talked to Natsu. However, Lucy was oblivious to the hidden sadness Natsu had of getting rejected. After all, it was the three year anniversary of their first mission together and Lucy had forgotten.

Keep in mind this chapter is more of a summary than anything. The other chapters will be more detailed and overall, just better.