Lucy in Underland

Summary: This wasn't the escape she had been looking for as she stared at the crumbling wall, the flames making quick work of her only form of protection. She was pretty sure this isn't how Alice was greeted when she fell down the rabbit hole. LaLu

A/N: So I definitely don't own Fairy Tail and most certainly not Alice in Wonderland that inspired this. Roughly based off the classic tale of Alice, I'll leave the character guessing to you. I hope you enjoy this AU-ish fic, so please leave a review! I tried to put this up before but I lost motivation. But I have it again so please let me know what you think!

Chapter 1: Into the river and onward to Underland

With a sigh, the blonde pushed herself away from her writing desk, staring out her window with a sense of loneliness clawing into her. How long had it been since she embraced what the world had to offer her? With a thick swallow she stood, her feet betraying her determination to go out. Where were the days that she dreamed of adventure? Chocolate brown eyes caught sight of the picture frame on her bedside table, a woman smiled at her from behind the glass. How could everything have gone so wrong?

"Oh Mama…" The blonde whispered, her heart clenching as she forced herself to look away. With a quick glance at the clock she gasped, "Where has the time gone?"

Already the late afternoon sun hovered on the horizon, drawing her attention further to the fact that she had allowed herself to dally. With practiced ease, she grabbed the cardigan from the back of her desk chair and her handbag from her table before running to the door, slipping in her black heeled sandals before dashing into the hallway of her apartment. But just as she closed her door she caught sight of something blue, but it moved too quickly for her to get a good look.

With a shake of her head she took off again, taking the stairs two at a time. She sprinted through the streets, her heels clacking against the cobble stone as she took a detour to a small shop made of wood, an odd icon with wings pinned above the door.

"Good afternoon Lucy!" A young woman chimed from behind the counter, a polishing cloth in hand, "What can I do for you?"

The blonde, Lucy, smile in return, feeling her heart lift at the blue eyed woman, "Afternoon Mira. I was hoping those flowers had come in."

A look of understanding cross through the woman behind the counter and her grin turned mischievous, "Of course! Master!" Lucy felt her eyebrows furrow, never sure why Mira would refer to anyone in such a way.

"Yes Mira?" A short man in a yellow jacket appeared from the back doorway, his toothy grin flashing at Lucy when he saw here, "Well hello dear. How are you?"

"I'm well Makarov." Lucy nodded, smiling at the old man, "Have the flowers come?"

"Why yes they have! One moment," Makarov laughed, turning to Mira to whisper. Mira disappeared, reappearing moments later with a large bouquet of flowers in her arms, "Thank you dear. Here you are Lucy."

The blonde went to reach for her purse when a gentle hand landed on her shoulder, drawing her attention to the sympathetic eyes that watched her, "Don't worry about it Lucy. It's on us." Mira smile down at her, tucking the flowers into her arms.

"Are you sure?" Lucy glanced at the delicate bundle of flowers, lilies and small blossoms fluttering slightly in an invisible breeze.

"Of course! Now go! The sun will set soon! You're going to be late!" Makarov prodded, giving her a way as Mira pushed her from the store.

With a curious look back quaint little shop, Lucy shook her head, again catching sight of something blue that she just could make out, "Weird…"

Muttering under her breath about work and not having enough time, the blonde woman took off down the road, her feet hitting the cobble quickly. The small hill that loomed ahead of her gave cause for pause, dread pooling in her gut. Small hands clutched the bouquet, feeling as though she were once again a small girl. Steeling her nerves, she marched on, entering through a dark set of gates and up the hill, shoes digging into the soft grass.

It wasn't long before she stood in front of a carved angel, sun illuminating it from behind, making it as radiant as the figure from her memories.

"Hi mama…" Lucy looked down at the names carved into the stone base, one hand pressing against the delicately, as if memorising them, "Hi papa…"

Carefully placing the flowers down, she allowed herself a moment of peace, no worries of the business weighing her down. Her only thoughts on the two names engraved on the cold stone.

Layla Heartfilia. Jude Heartfilia.

Loving parents.

Gone too soon.

A sudden pain shocked her in her chest pulled her from her thoughts, forcing her blink rapidly to avoid her vision from blurring, her throat clogged with emotion, "I miss you both. I'm trying my hardest to keep everything going. But I wish…" Lucy hesitated, feeling the breeze dance through her hair, "I wish I could have travelled like you wanted me to. To go on an adventure like you both did."

Defeat hung in the air and she hugged herself. Losing one parent was hard, losing the other when their relationship hadn't been mended… that was harder. And there had been no one there to say it wasn't her fault. To take the guilt away.

"I just…" Lucy whispered, her voice catching when the speck of blue strode behind the statue of her parents' grave, "What the…"

As quietly as she could, Lucy snuck around the grave, eyes widening at what she saw, "A blue… cat?"

The creature in question turned to her, eyes wide and full of curiosity, "Do you have fish?"

With a shriek Lucy fell backwards, slamming into the unforgiving ground. She panted in shock, eyes wide in horror as she looked around to make sure she was alone, rubbing her eyes to banish the illusion. But when she turned back and the blue cat was still there she gulped, watching as it sat on the grass and licked its paw.

"You… you just spoke. You're a talking cat!" She accused it, pointing a finger at it. The cat however didn't take the accusation well and stood up on its hind legs, crossing its front paws.

"Of course I talk you weirdo! And my name isn't cat. It's Happy!" The cat, Happy, gave an indignant huff before peering at her carefully, "So… do you have fish?"

Lucy blinked, not sure what to make of the situation, "I must have fallen asleep. That's it. So… this is a dream!" Smiling to herself, she turned to happy, one hand pointing to the edge of the hill that dropped off into a sheer cliff that dropped into the ocean below, "There might be fish down there."

Happy's eyes brightened, his paws digging into the ground to propel him to the ledge quickly, "Where? Where?"

His high-pitched voice caused her to laugh as she stood, brushing herself off as she followed him. Carefully looking over the edge, she pointed down, not noticing how Happy wove himself between her legs.

"Down there? Can you see any?" She asked, realising too late that he had pressed himself into her legs, throwing her off balance on the steep cliff edge. Happy jumped after her as she screamed, body slipping from the hill, her skirt fluttering madly in the wind as the water rushing to meet her.

"No! But we will once we're down there!" Happy cheered, white wings popping into existence behind him.

Lucy saw the flat surface of the water shine like a solid wall and covered her head with her arms, eyes shut just as her scream was cut off by a sudden rush of water.

Her head swam from the impact, her lungs already straining from being under the ocean. The darkness encroached, her limbs heavy as she sunk deeper into the sea.

She was falling.

Down…

Down…

Down…

xXx Lucy in Underland xXx

I already have a few chapters of this sitting around so I figured I'd put it up anyway. Hope you liked it! I love Alice in Wonderland (Especially McGee's Alice) and thought it could work well.

So far, it's obvious Lucy is Alice. Can you guess who the others will be?