A/N

Hey guys! This is going to be a one shot, but I warn you, it will be a very, very sad one. Because I like drama llama *puts on shades* On a more serious note, I've also decided that my other story is currently on hold. Not that I won't continue it, I just have zero inspiration so if I wrote a chapter for it, it would suck balls.

And also, maybe if you like it, I could turn this one into a more serious story, but we'll start with the one shot!

Prologue

"Mommy, why is that star shining so bright?"

A five-year-old Lucy was sitting outside on a blanket together with Layla Heartfilia. She looked at her mommy, eyes filled with curiousity. The starry sky was reflected in her big, chocolate brown eyes. Lucy's signature pony tail had slipped off and she still had some dessert leftovers on her cheek. Her dress started out as pink, but she played so much today that even Aquarius couldn't clean her without seriously hurting the little girl. Lucy wore a small bracelet, made out of blue pearls, the same colour as the sky had this particuliar night.

Layla looked at her daughter. She couldn't help but smile at Lucy's adorable face. She looked very curious about the story of the lonely star. Although the star was shining very bright, it was also a very lonely star. No other stars were near it. A sad expression came over Layla's face. She hated to admit it, but the star reminded her of Lucy. A beautiful young girl, shining so bright. Lighting up any room, no matter how gloomy people were or how much they didn't like children. And yet, she knew no one of her own age. She had to be careful all the time. Everyone knew who Lucy Heartfilia was. The adorable daughter of Jude and Layla. But no one knew who she really was. How lonely she could get. How much she loved mommy and daddy. How many nights she had spent talking to Michelle.

"Mommy?" Lucy tilted her head a little, so that she reminded Layla a bit of an owl. It made her giggle a bit.

"I'm sorry my dear, I got a little lost in my own thoughts for a moment." Lucy looked confused.

"Don't you remember the story, mommy?"

Layla laughed. "No, silly, of course I didn't. I was just thinking how beautiful the star is. Just like you," she said with a loving look on her face.

"Really mommy? But you are also really beautiful." Lucy looked at Layla, eyes big and filled with tears. "Mommy, I can't find a prettier star! But you are much more pretty than me, but now you don't have a star! I don't want it, you can have this star." Lucy's lower lip started to tremble. She really liked the star, but it suited mommy better.

"Lucy, darling, I thought you wanted to hear the tale of the lonely star?"

"Oh, I guess I do!" She turned her attention to Layla, who smiled.

"Once upon a time," she began, "when dragons were still alive and the Celestial spirits were just born, there lived this beautiful princess, with her mommy and her daddy. She had everything she wanted, and she was happy. She had beautiful golden hair, big brown eyes and a heart so loving she could even melt an iceberg with it. Her name was Aurelia, Aurelia Hartphil."

"Just like me mommy! I also have golden hair, brown eyes and according to people I am also very loving!" Lucy jumped up and down, very excited. "Wait... Is she somehow family from me? Like.. Is she my grandmama?"

"Lucy, dear, just let me tell the tale."

Lucy's cheeks turned red from embarrasment and she mumbled an apology. Layla smiled gently at her and ruffled her hair.

"Now, Aurelia was known all around the world. Everybody hoped to see her once, to talk to her or just wave at her. She was also very loved. She was kind, elegant and very, very brave.

"Now, as you will learn when you are older, boys really like pretty girls. So every boy wanted her hand in marriage. Many, many boys tried to win her attention by doing some very funny things. One of them even put himself in a barrel and rolled all the way over to her kingdom!"

Layla giggled, and so did Lucy.

"Mommy, boys really are dumb, aren't they?"

"Boys are, my dear Lucy, but men are a little bit smarter. They only do funny or stupid things out of love.

At one day, the princess was a bit tired of being in the castle all the time. She was tired of being all alone. Just like you," she added with a smile.

"So she ran away, to a small village. In this village, she ran into a boy. He didn't recognise her, but offered her shelter nevertheless. He offered her food, although he barely had anything himself. This left a great impression on her. Someone who could be so kind to a person he did not know, yet offer him or her anything they need. She had never seen such kindness. Where she grew up, everyone played dirty games. It was a whole new world for Aurelia. She then devoted herself to helping him out.

This boy had a small farm. Although she had never been to a farm before, she was helping him. He taught her the basics, as well as the names of the flowers. One flower in particular she loved. It was the Magnolia flower. The town was filled with them, hence its name. A beautiful, white flower with many different sizes. When she couldn't help the boy out, she was always in the flower garden. She took care of all the flowers there. It was said that the flowers were like children for her. Especially the water lilies. The princess loved water, she was often seen swimming in a lake with water lilies.

She gave the flowers all of her love, everything she had. The boy and the princess didn't have much, but they were happy. The village people would love to see them get married. However, whenever this subject was brought up, everyone got a very sad expression and refused to say anything. The princess was determined to find out what was wrong. She was very, very stubborn, my dear Lucy.

When she learned he was very ill, her eyes were filled with horror. She then decided he had to come home with her. He refused, saying that he could never take such a gift. But Aurelia said, with the same stern look in her eyes as you have, that she was going to repay the favour. He took care of her, now it was her turn to take care of him. As you know, she was very compassionate and full of love for mankind.

Eventually, he went with her. When he learned Aurelia was the princess, his eyes went wide in shock."

"Mommy, what was his name?" Lucy listened as if she was hypnotised by her mother's words.

"His name dear, was Igneel."

"What a funny name." Lucy giggled a bit, before rolling over at the blanket. She was now laying on her tummy, elbows on the ground and her hands underneath her chin. She looked up to the starry sky, suddenly seeing an astrological sign.

"Mommy, look! Cancer!"

Layla first looked at her daughter, and then to the sky. She saw that Lucy was right and looked impressed.

"Very good, my dear. That is indeed Cancer. Maybe I should call him, so you can tell him you saw him?"

Lucy clapped her tiny hands. "Yay, Cancer! Maybe he can do my hair all pretty again!" Her face looked so excited, it looked as if her eyes would jump out.

Lucy looked at her mother, eyes full of expectations. "Maybe one day I can be a Celestial Spirit mage too.." she said, a bit sad while Layla took Cancer's key and summoned him.

"You called me, ebi?" With a flash of golden light, Cancer appeared.

"Yes dear, my little Lucy has something she would love to tell you."

Cancer turned around to Lucy, who looked sad. He then looked at Layla, who gave him a small nod.

"Lucy-ebi, what is it? Do you want me to do your hair again-ebi?"

Lucy firmly shook her head, but refused to look at Cancer. She could not look at him and knowing she might never be able to summon him.

"Lucy-ebi, I also have something to tell you." Cancer sat down, next to Lucy. "As you know-ebi, we spirits need to have a strong connection and trust in our master. Otherwise we could never be truly happy. Now, we hear a lot of stories from Layla-san about you. Judging from those, you will become a great Celestial Spirit Mage-ebi. We believe in you."

Lucy's eyes widened. "Mommy, you tell them about me?"

"Lucy, my dear, you love them so much, they deserve to know."

At this point, Lucy puffed her cheeks. "But I wanted to tell them. Even Aquarius, she is so pretty even though she is a bit mean to me." Layla giggled.

"Oh, that's right! Cancer! Look! I found you!" Lucy pointed at the stars. "You see that big star there? If you follow that star like this," she moved her finger to show what she meant, "then you will find the other stars and when you then go like this," she moved her finger again, "then there you are!" Lucy looked very proud of herself, and even prouder when Cancer nodded.

"Mommy's telling me about the lonely star up there! Is it true that you were just born then?"

But before he could answer, Layla had closed his gate.

"Lucy, that was a bit inappropriate."

Lucy's eyes went to the ground. "I'm sorry mommy."

"It's alright dear, next time just think a little bit more. Now, do you want me to continue?"

"YES!"

"Alright then. Aurelia and Igneel, or Iggy as she called him, arrived at the castle where she lived. All the servants came running towards the princess and the boy, who both looked very ill.

'Princess, what is wrong? Who is this boy?' Eveyone was worried.

'Take care of him, please. He also took me in, now it is our turn.' The princess coughed, before passing out.

'Aurelia! Please! Hang in there!' Iggy yelled, trying to get to her but his own body betrayed him.

Now, they were taken into custody, taken care of and all the doctors did the best they could to make them better. But sometimes, people cannot get better. The princess and the boy were not allowed to have any contact. But one day, Aurelia decided to visit Iggy.

She sneaked out of her bedroom, being very quiet. She didn't want to get caught, of course. Whenever she had to cough, she tried to be as quiet as she could. So, she made it to Iggy's room, who also looked terrible. However, as soon as she walked in, his face lit up.

'Aurelia...' His voice was nothing but a faint whisper, word filled with love. 'You came for me...'

She walked towards his bed and with her hand she cupped his cheek. 'Of course I came for you, silly,' she spoke with a soft voice and moist eyes. His body temperature was absurdly high and she knew he had only a few months left, at best.

'Iggy, I want to ask you something.' The princess had a stern look in her eyes. 'What is it, Aurelia?'

'Do you love me?' She asked."

"Love? Mommy, is she asking him to marry her?" Lucy looked both very excited and scared. "Please tell me he said yes. Please mommy, pleeaaseeee," Lucy begged her mommy.

"Dear, I'll finish the story for you, okay? Then you will know.

'Do you love me?' Igneel looked very surprised. The princess, the girl he had lived with, the girl who took care of his flowers, the girl who cooked for him, who made him laugh, who made him feel warm, asked if he loved her?

'Yes, of course I do! You are amazing, who wouldn't love you?' He spoke those words, meaning them all.

'But do you... Well.. love me?' At this point, she was crying. 'Because I love you. I want to spend all my days with you. I want to hold your hand. I want to take care of you every day. I want to see your smile every day. I want to be there when you cry. I want to walk with you. I want to laugh with you. I want to be silly with you. I want to be with you.' After this, she looked away.

'Dear... Of course I love you.' Igneel slowly cupped her face and brought his lips towards hers. When they met, they felt like they could take on the world.

Many months later, when they had gotten married, the princess was about to give birth. Everyone was very excited about this, a new princess.

'Push, Your Highness, push!' all servants said. 'Push!'

And so she did. After many, many hours, a baby girl came to world."

"Aaaaah, what a pretty story mommy. It's beautiful."

"Shhh darling, it's almost over. I'll tell the last part. So, the new princess was born. But, she was born dead. The name they wanted to give her was Lucy. When they learned that their already much beloved daughter was born dead, they didn't want to live anymore. The Queen was devastaded. Aurelia locked herself up, cried all night long and refused to give anyone access. Igneel's once so kind face turned harsh. He never spoke more than three words.

So Lucy, dear, this very, very bright star appeared just after the first Lucy was born dead. The King and Queen may have lived longer, but they never were the same. They had another baby, this time a boy. And although he brought them very much happiness, there would always be a hole in the hearts of eveyone in the kingdom.

When the King and Queen eventually died, the people from Magnolia town sent a lot of flowers from Aurelia's garden. Ever since she left, they would keep her garden beautiful. What was the most beautiful were the many, many Magnolia's on their funerals.

Instead of burying them, the tombstones were put in a lake. The same lake where they had first met, the same lake surrounded by Magnolia's and water lilies.

And the star has been given the name Lucy. For she is a lonely child, never even born. She never knew anyone in her short life, but was already loved by everyone in the kingdom. She would shine bright, had she lived."

Lucy was very quiet after her mother had finished the story. She kept looking at the star, it seemed as if she was torn. Finally, she looked up at Layla.

"Mommy, is that why you and Daddy named me Lucy?" she asked, with a very serious expression.

"Yes dear, because ever since, no one in the family ever dared to name their child Lucy. And yet, here you are. Shining as bright as the lonely star. Me and Daddy are very proud of you."

Layla put her arms around her daughter, and kissed her forehead. They stayed like that for a very, very long time until they fell asleep, with the bright star watching over them.

A/N

Okay, so I've decided to split it up in two different chapters. The next chapter is going to be a whoooooooooole lot longer. Also, don't mind me for maybe messing up some of the details or coming up with my own backstory for things.

Please leave me a review, I got this idea and I don't know if you'll like it or not.

Also, I'm a sucker for high school AU's so if you read a good one, please do tell me!

Anyway, I hope you liked the prologue and I'll see you guys next week! *yells at herself to make sure she has the chapter up by next week so you don't have to wait*