Am I dreaming?

"Dream does not come to those who have died."

...oh right, I died.

"Evelyn Helmsworth, I shall allow you to live again, if you carry out my whims."

Who are you?

"I am Ankhseram. You would recognize me as the deity who cursed Zeref Dragneel and Mavis Vermilion."

Zeref? Mavis?

But...those are fictional...

"There is always some truth to fiction. Now, do you accept?"

...yes.

.o0o.o0o.

Lily Heartfilia opened her dark brown eyes that were clouded by sleep.

'That dream again...' She thought to herself.

Well, it wouldn't really be accurate for her to call it a dream. It was more like her first memory in the Fairy Tail world and the last time she had spoken with the deity who somehow managed to get her to be reincarnated as Lucy Heartfilia's older twin sister.

Lily felt her sister snuggle up to her and resisted the urge to sigh.

She should have expected Lucy to latch herself onto her, considering they were the only ones in each other's age group and Lucy was starved for friends.

But it was still annoying to wake up and find that her little sister had sneaked into her bed as if she owned it.

Every. Damn. Morning.

Lily wondered why Lucy even bothered instead of just moving in.

Then again Lucy was only four years old, so this was probably just all a phase to her, right?

One could only hope.

"Wake up Lulu." Lily ordered shaking her little sister.

"Mn, lemme sleep Lili..." Lucy mumbled hugging Lily tighter.

"You are a spoiled kid." Despite her words Lily didn't make a move to escape from Lucy's hold.

It was hard not to get fond of someone who has been around you for twenty four hours every single day in the last three years after all.

Lily closed her eyes, deciding to go back to sleep. It wasn't like she had anything better to do.

She didn't really need to attend the lessons her father arranged for her and Lucy after all. Perks of reincarnation, one could say.

"Hey Lili?"

"What?" Lily grumbled.

"Who's Mavis?"

Lily stilled at the question. "Where did you hear that name?"

"You were talking in your sleep."

"Oh."

"Well?"

"Mavis...is a princess, from a book I read."

Lily almost groaned when she felt Lucy perk up in interest. For some reason Lucy really liked hearing stories from her old world.

Maybe, Lily mused, she should make a career out of writing?

"Mavis was a kind hearted girl. One day, while walking through a forest she stumbled upon an older boy. She had heard rumors about the boy being cursed and to stay away. But Mavis had pitied the boy, for everything he touched withered and died."

Lily yawned.

Lucy poked her as a sign to continue.

"So she befriended the boy from a distant, touching him with her kindness. Enough for him to teach her a spell, a spell that would save her should she ever be in danger. They went their seperate ways. Eventually, the danger came to Mavis and she had no choice but to use that spell. Because it was uncompleted, Mavis was cursed as well."

"Just like the boy?"

"Yes. Mavis wandered through the forest, not making contact with her town in fear of harming those she cares about. Then, one day she stumbled upon the boy again. So overcome by the joy and love they felt for each other they shared their first and last kiss."

Lucy frowned in confusion. "How can that be?"

"Mavis died. You see, the deity who cursed them didn't want them to love for then there would be no point in the curse. So the deity took them away from each other. Tragic story, really." Lily finished dryly, not really caring about Mavis and Zeref's tragic love.

It happened too fast in her opinion, but she could kinda see it anyways.

.o0o.o0o.

"Aquarius, how are you?" Lily greeted placidly as Lucy played with the spirit's hair.

"Fine. Reading again?" Aquarius asked ignoring Lucy's behavior.

"Yep. I do plan on inheriting the Heartfilia business after all." Lily stated in a matter of fact tone.

"You're only four. Yo should have fun, you know?"

"What's more fun than making sure you're rich in the future? Besides there's nothing else to do."

Aquarius didn't respond to Layla's oldest daughter.

Lily had always been the more mature one compared to Lucy after all.

While Lucy was deemed Lucky Lucy of the Heartfilia, said to bring fortune to the business, Lily was deemed the Ace of the Heartfilia, the one said to lead the Heartfilia one day.

But, interestingly enough, Lily and Lucy shared one thing in common.

Their love for magic.

"How about I tell you about the other Zodiac keys?" Aquarius suggested.

Lily and Lucy both perked up.

.o0o.o0o.

"Let's play!" Lucy childishly ordered dragging Lily by the wrist.

"You are the most energy costing part of my life." Lily blandly said, but she didn't pry her hand out of Lucy's grip.

"You love me!

"Why so sure?" Lily raised an eyebrow.

"I just am."

"Cheeky."

Despite that Lily held a fond smile.