Hello everyone. Thanks for coming here, in hopes you like it.

First fan fiction here. Not sure if this is any good. (My friends said it's good, so… Here I am.)

I tried to write this in a way that could look like Lucy has not time-travelled and instead just know a lot of things (and is wiser than most people). As chapters go on, it will become more obvious than she knows more than she let on. I could have not said that Lucy time-travelled, but then people would not get interested and say things like: "Lucy's too OOC for me dislike hihihihi heeee." Or maybe not; maybe I'm just imagining things, dunno.

I guess Lucy is a little too BAMF, but, well, she did have the time to train.

Sorry for the long(?) Author's Note, and sorry for my (horrible) English.

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time-loop. / time-travel. / reincarnation.

Papermind

Chapter one:
Lostmind

Natsu grumbles, getting up from his laid down position. Happy is at his side and watches him. He is a little shocked that those girls have attacked him without any reason, but Natsu doesn't give much thought to it. He doesn't really care about them; it's not like their kicks really hurt. Right now, he's just disappointed that this Salamander-guy isn't Igneel. This already happened before, and he's used to this. He'll just have to beat up the one who gave him this false information.

He doesn't bother to dust his clothes, as he knows that at the end of the day they will be dirty no matter what. He takes some seconds to think, and grins at his friend. "Looks like there's nothing here, Happy." Happy agrees with his usual aye. Natsu's stomach rumbles and Happy copies him. "Let's get something to eat!"

They are about to walk away when a voice stops them. "Hey guys," they turn around. There's a girl with blonde hair and big chocolate eyes. "Thank you for helping me out before." They look at each other, uncomprehending the meaning of her words. She seems to realize, because she explains. "That guy before, he had a charm on his rings. It made me follow and adore him unwillingly." She pauses, hears Natsu's stomach, and smiles. "Do you want to have lunch? My treat."

Natsu finds in himself that he quite likes this girl.

"You're not from here, are you?" she asks once they're at the restaurant. Their orders come before she can even finish her sentence. Natsu and Happy are too busy eating to answer; she doesn't seem to mind. "Why did you come here, then? Are you just travelling around or are you searching for something?" She takes a look at Natsu's shoulder. "Are you on a mission?" It looks very much like an interrogatory.

Finally, Happy answers. "We're searching for Salamander," he says simply, as if the answer is obvious. The girl nods pensively.

"Are you talking about the mage or the dragon?" Natsu almost chokes on his meat. He stops eating and stares up at her with wide, round eyes. He's about to ask her about it when she continues. "Since you are a member of Fairy Tail," here she looks at his shoulder again, "I'm guessing you're not talking about the mage."

"Do you know anything about Igneel?" She looks at his eyes, not looking surprised at his lack of patience.

She looks down at her hands, flexing them and looking at the way her blood rushed to some parts while the rest became white. "I don't know much about Igneel." Her hands clench, and she gains a guilty look. "I… I know when most of the dragons disappeared – on the 7th July 777. And I know some of the other Dragon Slayers. I– I'm not really sure. It's been a long time since I've read about it. Maybe I will remember some things about it later on." She looks up, sees their gazes on her, and closes her eyes in a painful-looking way. "Sorry, I'm not of much help, am I?"

Natsu doesn't know how to respond to her guiltiness, so he doesn't address it. "Other Dragon Slayers? What do you mean by that?" he asks. Happy looks as confused as him, momentarily stopping in his eating – it's only one fish, but for Happy it's a true feast.

"Well, you aren't the only one who was raised by a dragon." She takes a moment to look at their incredulous stares, and smiles. "I can't say the exact number, but there is a lot. Not thousands, of course." She gets up, ready to leave as they have finished eating. She has already paid for the meal.

Natsu and Happy – both a little dazed from meeting someone who knows Igneel – thank her, and watch her leave. They don't realize they have let precious information slip through their fingers until it's too late.

Natsu hears about the man pretending to be part of Fairy Tail while he's searching for the girl – he has only realized now that he doesn't know her name. Of course, he's angry that someone is using Fairy Tail's name like that – he knows that no one from his guild is here except for him and Happy – and he searches for the boat the people are talking about. He crashes in, Happy following him closely.

He looks up, and pauses as he sees the girl. His eyes widen, and he opens his mouth to talk to her… when he realizes he's on a boat; a transport. He gags and falls down. Faintly, he hears jeers and mocking laughs, but he's too busy containing his vomit to retort back.

After that, there's a blur of color, and the next thing he knows, he's in front of Happy, who's looking at something at their side. He can smell water nearby, so he looks around, and is surprised to find the beach at his feet. He looks at Happy again, gets confused about his shocked face and looks at the side he's turned to.

Natsu almost stops breathing.

The girl is here. Her blond hair is flowing in a tempest that reminds Natsu of his fire – unpredictable and wild. There's a hurricane around her, the water not even touching her. Her eyes are glaring at something – or someone – that Natsu can't see. It looks like the girl has changed her clothes while Natsu was looking for her, as now, she doesn't have a simple shirt and skirt anymore, but a blue dress. The most shocking thing is that the water is attacking that something, as if the girl is directing it. Natsu knows that water magic exists, but it's the first time he ever sees it.

A second pass, multiple cries of pain echo and Natsu blinks.

The water stops, the girl relaxes and Natsu gets up from his half-crouched position. She turns her head to look at him and smiles – in relief? –; she runs to him. "Hello again, Mr. Fairy," she greets. Natsu doesn't know why she calls him a fairy, but he's too busy getting excited over her powers.

"Show me again!" he asks with wide eyes and a large grin. Happy joins him in his excitement, pleading along him to make her show her magic again. "Show us!"

She laughs sheepishly, scratching the back of her head. "I would, but the magic council's army is coming and…" she trails off, looking behind her in worry as they begin to hear some soldier shout. "It seems like I've got to go." She turns around, and without waiting for him, runs away. "I'm sure we'll meet again!" She waves at them.

Natsu and Happy both watch her go again, unable to move.

They still don't know her name.

"I'm back!"

Mirajane smiles, glancing up in time to see the guild's door hit the wall violently. Natsu and Happy are back. She doesn't have the time to greet them, as Makao beats her to it. "So Natsu, did you find anything?"

Natsu's smile drops. He's not sulking, but he's not smiling anymore. "Ugh…" he mumbles, and Happy glances at him from his side. "It wasn't Igneel," Happy says, when he sees that his partner won't answer. "But we found someone who knew things about dragons!" His voice is jolly and bright.

"Oh really?" Mirajane walks to them, as most of the guild turns their eyes on them. "And what did that person tell you?" After taking a look around, noticing that there wasn't any stranger, she adds, "Where are them?"

"Aye!" Once again, only Happy answers. "She said that there were other dragon slayers!" The information sends the guild in a silence; eyes widen and limbs freeze in their movements. "She knew that Igneel disappeared on the 7th Ju-something 777 – along with the other dragons." The others are still too shocked to react. "We didn't get her to tell us more." Before anyone can ask why, he continues. "The magic council arrived after she beat up some bandits."

Deciding he was better off not knowing about what had happened, Makao doesn't voice the question dying on his lips. He grins and takes a sip of his sake. "Well with the luck the two of you have, you'll probably meet her again soon!" Natsu perks up, and after some seconds of thinking(?), smiles.

"Yeah!" Both exclaim.

Suddenly, Natsu's eyes become starry. "She had amazing powers too!" Happy nods frantically, his eyes gaining the same stars of excitement. "It was like: whoosh! Waa! And swoosh!" Natsu mimes the movements he remembers, and Happy copies him.

Laughter resonates through the guild, happily making fun of the duo's stupid dance-like moves.

"Excuse me, miss." Levy turns around, sensing that the person is addressing her. "Could you please tell me where the Fairy Tail guild is?" Levy blinks and dazedly nods in agreement. The stranger smiles in relief, her features softening as her face brightens up. "Thank you very much."

Levy takes a moment to process what has just happened – what she has agreed to do –, and finally does. "O-of course, it's nothing." She gives an uneasy laugh, and begins leading the girl to the guild.

As they're walking toward the guild, Levy wonders if she should start a conversation. She doesn't, in fear that the stranger ignores her.

"Oh," she glances up as the stranger's voice suddenly rises again. "I forgot to tell you, but the name's Lucy." Lucy smiles – and Levy feels something slither through her body, it's warm and welcoming. She doesn't know why, but she feels a certain familiarity in the foreign girl's company; it's a pleasant feeling.

"I'm Levy." She returns the smile. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she can feel that a new, soon-to-be strong bond has formed – she ignores it for the moment. "So, why are you here Lucy?"

"Oh, I'm searching for someone." She gains a faraway look, and she falters in her steps. "I think his name was…" There is a long pause. Levy isn't sure if Lucy is trying to remember or if it's just to put emphasis on the name. "Natsu." Lucy's voice as she says the name is soft, barely a whisper. There are so many emotions in this simple name that Levy almost stops breathing.

"Natsu?" she echoes. She blinks and nods. "I never thought anyone would be searching for him – well, except for the magic council." Lucy laughs gently at her side.

Soon, they arrive. Levy hesitates in telling Lucy about the – almost – violent behavior of her comrades, but the confident the blond has keeps her from saying anything (the tiredness in her eyes throws her off – and she is afraid for her health, as she is sure it isn't good to forgo sleep –, but she tries to ignore it). Levy opens the door, surprised in seeing that no fight broke out while she was gone – to be honest it's almost a miracle.

"Hey Levy," Droy greets. Jett is already at his side, greeting her too. "You didn't take long." Levy nods, remembering that she had walked out to go to the library.

Lucy enters after her, her light steps stopping the commotion that had gradually began forming as Levy entered. Everyone's eyes are on her, but she still looks confident. Her own eyes roam around the room, and she smiles as soon as they fall on Natsu and Happy.

"Hey guys," she greets, walking toward them as if she doesn't see the faces turning to follow her every move. Natsu and Happy's faces are frozen in disbelief. "I was searching for you two."

Natsu's mouth open, but it takes a few seconds for sound to finally come out. "You're…"

Lucy's lips curl into a gentle smile.

"Nice to see you again."