A/N: Hey everyone! So I thought that maybe you would like this modern day AU of the Fairytail ship NaLu! It is a random but interesting idea I had. Hope you enjoy chapter 1 of 20! Yeah! I decided it will be 20 chapters. If I extend it then that's great, otherwise enjoy!
-Prologue-
~Unknown PoV~
I looked around the alley to see if anyone was nearby. I sighed in relief and jogged to the end of the alley, tugging along a long case. I sat in the corner, between a large fence and a stone gray building. I quickly opened the case and took out my guitar. I tuned and tested it, unaware of a person around the corner, listening. I began playing my favorite song and sang the lyrics:
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever want to run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming-
I thought I heard a sweet, brilliant voice singing along, but I dismissed it. So I continued singing.
No you don't know what its like
When nothing feels alright
You don't know what its like to be like me
To be hurt, to feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
Seriously...Is someone singing along? I can't tell. Whatever.
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one there to save you
No you don't know what its like
Welcome to my life
Do you want to be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With the big fake smiles and stupid lies
But deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what its like
When nothing feels alright
You don't know what its like to be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one there to save you
No you don't know what its like
Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy
But I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work it was always there
You don't know what its like
What its like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one there to save you
No you don't know what its like
What its like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what its like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
When I finished singing the song, I heard a small squeak and saw a flash of golden blonde hair. Then she was gone. I scratched my head. That's weird...did she hear me playing? Craaaap... I packed up my guitar and hid it. I knew there would be others coming to try and steal it. And I did NOT trust that blonde girl that just ran off. I slowly began closing my eyes and was almost asleep when I heard small footsteps approaching me. I kept my eyes shut, knowing how important it was for me to be still in case there was someone stronger than me trying to loot me. I peeked my eye open to see big, chocolatey-brown eyes staring at me. I jumped back and she did too. She scrambled away and sighed when she realized I wasn't going to freak out at her. She reached into her pocket and fished out a wad of something. I couldn't tell what it was in this dark alley, but she tossed it towards my guitar case and smiled. "I'm Lucy! Your playing was great! Your voice too!" Then she ran off. What the hell? She just tossed a wad of...I crawled over to the wad of...paper? she threw and I uncrumpled it. ...Oh. My. God...SHE GAVE ME 100 DOLLARS?! I stared at that 100 dollar bill for practically an hour.
~Lucy's PoV~
I hid around the corner to see if the guy I just gave a hundred dollars to was going to pick up what I threw to his poorly hidden guitar case. He seems nice. Unlike the others I've run into...maybe Mr. Makarov will want me to tell him about this guy... I better go find out. I ran towards a dark alley. This alley was practically always empty. It led to a tavern with about three stories, in a forest surprisingly. I walked through and went directly to the bar tender. "Mira, can I speak with Master? Is he in?" She nodded and gestures towards a heavy set of double doors. I smiled and walked to the doors. I knocked. "Enter." Came a muffled voice from the other side. "I found someone you may be interested in. Of course, you will have to see him for yourself. But I think he has...potential..." The small old man nodded. "Thank you for telling me, Lucy. Where did you last see him and what is his appearance?" I smiled. "He had salmon pink hair. A guitar case...Oh! And he had this weird white, scaly, scarf. He was in the alley next to Traingle XXX Store. I think he's camping out there. May be a runaway...or an orphan. I left him some cash. I want to see what kind of heart he has." Makarov nodded and smiled at me. "Smart thinking Lucy. Go find him. See how he reacted to the money you left." I nodded and walked away. I headed back towards the alley I found the scarf dude at. "Hmm...where is he?" Suddenly I was tackled.
A/N: This is all I could write for this update! I'll try to update every other Wednesday for this story. Each chapter is only going to be around 1,000 to 1,500 words. Unless I feel like writing out a lot for some reason. Enjoy this story!