My name is Ushio Hideyoshi my story started at age seven when I ran away from home. I should probably start at the beginning. The Hideyoshi family is one of the most wealthy families in all of Fiore. So as part of one of the wealthiest families my parents had arranged my marriage when I was five years old.I learned about this at age Seven. At that age I also began to realize what this meant for my future so on the night of my seventh birthday I ran away. I ran to the only place that I felt safe, a cave that's and my best friend, Lucy Heartfilia, and I found when we were younger. Lucy and I would go there everyday in the summer and when ever they were sad. Although sometimes we would spend all day there neither of us have ever been there at night. As I was in the cave tears running down my face something emerged from the water. "What is the matter child," a voice Boomed over me. I looked up to see a signed serpent looking creature.
"It is my stupid family," I reply, "they are trying to control my life. I never want to see them again."
"Well child if you need you can stay with me for the night," he said with a smile.
"That would be wonderful Sir," I say returning his smile.
"oh child, " he laughed, " you can call me Ryuu, and I am a dragon not a serpent"
"Ok sir," I return. The day after spending a night in the cave with the water dragon Ryuu Lucy ran to the cave crying.
"Ushi," she cried. We have nicknames for each other she calls me Ushi and I call her Lu. "Where are you," she calls.
"Lu is that you ," I call from across the cave.
"Lu is that you ," I call from across the cave.
"Ushi," she cries running rewards me, "where have you been your whole family has been worried sick."
"Not my father," I add.
"Why do you say that?"
"He made an agreement with another family over who I will marry when I am older," I reply almost at a yell.
"I am so sorry to hear that. So you were hiding in here all night."
"Yes with a very kind dragon named Ryuu."
"Woah that is so cool," she replies with a surprised look on her face.
"Lucy! Lucy where are you," Lucy's mom calls from a distance.
"My mom is calling," Lucy sings, "I promise to visit you every day."
"Ok I guess I will see you tomorrow," I reply. Ryuu trained me to be a dragon Slayer with water dragon Slayer magic. Just one year after I ran from home Lucy stopped coming to the cave. I guess she had some more important duties. After Lucy stopped coming Ryuu took me to a place to train in dragon slayer magic. I was trained for four years in this place. One day Ryuu just disappeared and I don't know why. Ever since that day I have been on the lookout foregone powerful wizards to help me find Ryuu. it has been seven years since my dragon went missing and that is where our story begins.