Don't Just Survive, Live

Chapter One: Something Special

A small, blue haired, girl ran through the forest. Her short blue hair bounced up and down as she ran, tears fell to the ground when she rubbed her eyes.

"Grandeeny!" She cried out. "Where are you? Come back! Don't leave me behind! Take me with you!"

Since morning, her only mother she had ever known had left her. She woke up with no warning, no note, nothing. She was only 4, she needed someone to guide her, teach her, walk with her. But yet, now she was left alone, not knowing what to do, lost.

Suddenly a bush shook in front of her. She immediately stopped running and slowly walked towards it.

"G-Grandeeny?" She sniffled. "Is that you? It's me, Wendy."

No response was given. But before the young girl could say another word, a black wolf with bloody red eyes jumped out behind the bush. It bared its teeth and snapped at her. As the girl walked backwards, the wolf seemed to stalk every step she did. She walked back until her back hit a tree, where she froze in place. Fear overwhelmed her and she couldn't move, no matter how many times she told herself to run.

The wolf growled at her, baring its sharp and deadly fangs. Its claws dragged on the ground as it walked, making it look even more intimidating. Finally, it lunged at her. She couldn't move though, she screamed at every muscle in her body to run, to do something. But all her attempts failed and she was frozen there. All she could do was close her eyes and wait for her life to end. She would never find her mother.

But, when all hope was lost, footsteps could be heard. "Lucy kick!" A feminine voice screamed.

After that, a huge bang was heard and a crackling sound. Wendy managed to open her eyes to find the wolf nowhere near her, but at the bottom of a tree that was cracked in half. She looked over to see where the attack came from and there stood a 9 year old girl with shoulder length blonde hair. She wore a light pink dress with flowers on it and she wore short little brown boots that barely covered her ankles.

Before Wendy could say anything, the wolf howled loudly, calling for backup. The blonde ran over to Wendy and grabbed her arm before running to a nearby tree and climbing up it. Shocked at what just happened, Wendy stumbled forward and hesitated before following. She looked down, half way up the tree to find three more wolves emerge from bushes, all with the girls on their menu. They started clawing and snapping at the tree, some even tried to climb up it but failed.

"We can't stay up here forever, do you see a pond or any type of water?" The blonde girl's squeaky voice asked, helping Wendy up once she was stable on a branch.

"I do know of a lake, w-where my mother used to bathe me." Wendy told her before sobbing, "but I don't know where I am! I'm so sorry!"

The blonde girl widened her eyes, surprised by the sudden outburst. "It's okay, um, we're going to be okay. We are going to find a way to that lake, okay? So I'll need you to think really hard."

"O-okay," Wendy sniffled, rubbing her eyes before looking around and spotting something familiar. "That over there, that's where my momma and I slept, in a cave right next to that big tree. She told me that if I ever was lost to find the tallest tree in the forest, and it'll lead me home."

The blonde followed to where Wendy was pointing and spotted a tall tree that towered above the rest. But it was too far for them to ever make if they wanted to escape the wolves. They were too fast and would easily catch up. But what other choice did they have?

"Come on then, follow me and don't look back." The blonde grabbed Wendy's hand and leaped to another tree near by.

Wendy screamed as she felt like she was falling but stopped when the girl had grabbed onto a branch with her free hand. But Wendy was dangling, slowly slipping from the girl's grasp. She looked down to see the wolves gathering under her and jumping, trying to get a piece of her.

"I'm going to swing you to the branch over there, be ready, I'll tell you when." Lucy then started counting while swinging Wendy back and forth. "Three, two, now!"

Wendy let go of the girl's hand and went flying towards the branch. Out of instinct, she grabbed onto the branch with dear life. The blonde girl quickly climbed up her branch and made her way to Wendy, pulling her up once she got there. She looked towards the tall tree, it was still far away. And there were no trees close enough for them to climb. As she was thinking she didn't realize how low the branch was.

One of the wolves was leaping at the branch, barely missing it.

Wendy was crying as she watched the wolf and tugged on the girl's shirt.

The girl's eyes widened as she saw the wolf jump up again, but she was too slow to react. The wolf's jaws locked onto the branch and it snapped in half. As both girls fell, the blonde was able to twist around so she was hugging Wendy and that she took the fall. She hit the ground hard and cried out in pain. But she managed to get on her feet and put Wendy behind her, throwing out her arms in a protective stance, ignoring the pain in her right shoulder.

The wolves slowly closed in, ready to pounce at any moment, showing their sharp canines. The blonde panted heavily and she thought everything was over. But suddenly she felt a drop of water land on her right hand. She looked up to see gray clouds closing in and she smiled. As another raindrop fell, she pulled out a key and stuck it in a raindrop mid-air.

She chanted, "Open, gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!"

A shining light appeared and a blue haired lady that had a fish tail popped out of thin air.

"A mermaid?" Wendy muttered, amazed.

"How dare you summon me in a raindrop! A raindrop for Christ's sake!" Aquarius screamed as she used her water to wipe out the wolves.

The wolves yelped and sprinted away, leaving Aquarius and the girls in one piece.

"I'm sorry Aquarius, I really needed your help, thank you." The blonde hugged the pissed off mermaid.

"Tsk, whatever Lucy, just don't summon me in such a ridiculous way again." Aquarius told her before disappearing.

"Yes ma'am!" Little Lucy said before stumbling back to Wendy.

"Are you okay?" Wendy asked, noticing Lucy's troubled state.

Without answering, Lucy collapsed, face first.

Wendy started shaking her, trying to wake her up, but it was no use. She was out cold. "Somebody help!" She yelled, tears trailing down her face. "Please! Somebody help! Grandeeny!"

She tried picking up Lucy but she was too heavy and her knees buckled under her and she got a mouth full of dirt. She sat up and began to cry, what could she do without her mother? She became a burden and got someone hurt.

Footsteps were heard as Wendy sobbed and they were coming closer to the girls. She looked up to see a boy with blue hair and a dark red tattoo across his eye. He wore gray pants and a navy colored shirt with a white collar that went all the way around his neck and the tips of his sleeves were white as well. He wore a green backpack with a red blanket rolled up on top and had some type of brown staff attached to his backpack.

"Are you okay? What happened?" He questioned.

Wendy wiped her tears away and trembled while she spoke, "y-yes, but this girl saved me from some wolves and then fell unconscious. Please help her!" She begged him, still crying as she ran into his chest and threw her petite arms around him.

Shocked, the boy stood there not knowing what to do until he finally hugged her back and tried to soothe her. "It's okay, everything is going to be alright." Once she let go, the boy gently picked up Lucy. "Do you know a place to stay so we can rest?"

Wendy nodded, pointing to the tallest tree. "Over there is where I used to live."

"Okay, let's get going then."

"What's your name?" Wendy asked as they started walking.

The boy was caught off guard. "Jellal," he managed to spit out.

"I like that name, it's pretty." Wendy said cheerfully.

Jellal chuckled. "What's yours?"

"Wendy Marvell."

"So Wendy," Jellal started. "What's this one's name?" He looked down at Lucy who was in his arms, her blonde bangs were covering her eyes, which he gently moved them away.

Wendy thought for awhile. "She never really told me but I remember a mermaid lady calling her Lucy."

"Mermaid lady?" Jellal looked at Lucy's petite body and saw a key in her hand. "So she's a Celestial Mage, there aren't many of those these days."

"Yeah. . ." Wendy mumbled, feeling bad that she was too weak to help her out or even heal her.

The rest of the way they walked in silence. Once they made it to the tree there was a large cave right next to it and a lake as well.

"I'll set up camp." Jellal stated while putting Lucy down.

Wendy nodded and ventured into the cave, noticing her blanket she slept on every night was still there.

Thirty minutes passed until Lucy woke up. She noticed she was next to a camp fire and her dress was dirty and had a few tears.

"Oh, you're awake." She heard a squeaky little voice say.

She looked over to find Wendy staring at her with wide blue eyes.

"What happened?" Lucy questioned as she sat up.

"Well, Wendy got attacked by a pack of wolves and you saved her. Once you defeated the wolves you fell unconscious and collapsed." Jellal told her, eyeing her curiously. "And I found Wendy crying with you on the ground."

"Oh," Lucy said, "thank you."

Wendy shook her head. "Why are you thanking us, you saved me."

"Because you didn't leave me there, in a way, both of you saved my life." Lucy smiled softly.

"No need to thank us." Jellal assured her. "Your name is Lucy, correct? My name is Jellal, and she's Wendy."

"Yes, nice to meet both of you." She nodded and was going to get up but when she moved her right arm, pain erupted.

She grimaced and Jellal quickly was by her side. "How about we all get some rest?" Jellal insisted, putting down his red blanket.

Both girls nodded.

Lucy slowly laid back down, trying not to make any sudden movements to make her arm hurt again. Her eyes shut gently and she folded in her legs, not liking the slight breeze that traveled up her dress.

While everyone was asleep, Wendy woke up due to a nightmare about Grandeeny. She trembled and had tears in her eyes as she made her way towards Lucy and Jellal. Jellal was holding Lucy, both of them must have gotten closer while they were asleep. Wendy carefully made her way in the middle of them, making Jellal's grip loosen. She slipped in between them and closed her eyes with a smile on her face. Something special was beginning to bloom.

I hope you like it ((:
so so so, i dont know who people are gonna end up with and all that. there will be moments with probably most of the boys but nothing major. so tell me who u want to be together and ill think about it and maybe make it happen ((:
also i made this cover a few years back so its pretty crappy, if anyone wants to send me a cover id be glad. but idk how that works like do i give u my email or something ? lol idk

-FLJumper2