Hello Everybody!

Welcome to the Fire Princess, a Fairy Tail fanfic about the mysterious princess known as Seika. To begin our tale, let us travel back in time to age of the Firebird Tribe.

Prologue

High above the hills, reaching towards the heavens, and a kingdom of light shone brightly in the sun. This kingdom, unlike the others, were inhabited by the fierce some Firebird tribe. A tribe well known for it' people who are half human, half avian. With the power to heal, produce and control flames, and the gift of flight, they were a peaceful tribe. However they were very territorial with their area and considered all outsiders as an enemy. Then one day, the war between humans and dragons disrupted the peace. In order to obtain peace again, the firebirds sought help from the humans. But they were betrayed. And this is where our story begins….


She was running….

A girl with dark red hair in a high ponytail and golden eyes. Her red and gold kimono was dirty and torn. In her hand, she clutched a pendant. It was a golden bird.

She was being hunted…

"Search the forest! She could've gotten far. She still a little girl." A voice rang behind her. Footsteps ran behind her as she continued to run.

Her parents died before her eyes…

She brought the pendant closer to her heart, thinking of her parents. The humans knew magic like they did. She watched her father get beaten and her mother helped her escape through the secret tunnels. Then her mother gave her the pendant.

Protect this with your life…

Her mother's last parting words. If she was only here to comfort her running daughter as she ran from the humans.

The kingdom burned to the ground…

"She the only one left. She'll pay a high ransom in the market." The voice said again.

The girl stopped running to catch her breath. She was worn out and tired. She had lost her only family and friends. Her eyelids grew heavy as the smoke covered her eyes.

She couldn't give up!

Sucking in another breath, she continued to run. Not daring to look behind her. Tears kept falling from her face.

SNAP!

She was carried from the ground and was suspended from the air. She didn't watch where she was going and ran right into their trap. Frighten, she tried to break free by struggling. But to no avail.

"You've caused us a lot of trouble little missy. Or should I say young princess Seika."

Her eyes flashed with fright as the men surrounded her. The leader, a stout man with short black hair, smirked at her suspended body from the ground. He held a knife at her face.

"Now that we've got ya, you know what we're gonna do to you?" He asked, daring her to answer. Too scared to talk, she shook her head.

"You're a young firebird capable of healing. You are going to help us beat the dragons in this war we're currently fighting with em. I won't be taking no for an answer either."

Seika scowled and spat at his face. The other men readied their weapons in case she was planning something. The young princess cracked a small smile and glared at the leader.

"I would rather die than give up my powers to your kind. I take it this is how powerful you humans are." She tried to sound brave, without putting fear in her words.

The man tighten his grip on his knife and held it closer to her neck.

"Brave words coming from such a small girl. But I rather keep you alive than kill ya. You are coming with us rather you like it or not." he then noticed something shiny coming from her hand and yanked it out. "So this is where the treasure was. In the hands of the princess herself no less. Now you're really coming with us."

With that, he grabbed the net holding her inside and dragged her across the forest floor. The other men followed as Seika struggled against the net.

Weeks later…

Seika found herself running again, this time, away from her human captors. She smiled and touched the pendant safely nestled around her neck. It would seem that she was always on the run. For weeks, she had stayed in the human's refugee camp and healed the sick with her magic feathers. But thanks to a reliable human, she finally escaped unscathed. The dragons, she decided, were surely to defeat the humans. I hate them all. I hope the dragons beat them. She thought.

Not noticing where she was running, she bumped into someone and fell to the ground.

"Hey watch it! I'm trying to escape!" She yelled, angrily.

The person groaned and got up. It was a boy, a strange one at that. He had pink hair and a childish face. He wore a white scaly scarf around his neck.

"Well you ran into me. You need to watch where you're going!" he shot back.

"Shut up! Like I care if I run into someone! I've always been running from something and it gets me to places faster." Seika retorted.

"Hmph you must've had a rough life." he commented.

You have no idea. Seika thought.

A loud roar interrupted her thoughts as she look back. A large red dragon flew over the humans and blew fire from its mouth. Seika saw the flames and was mesmerized. The boy noticed this and smiled.

"That dragon over there, he's my dad. His name's Igneel and he's a fire dragon."

Seika's eyes widen and turned to face the boy. "That's your dad?! But how?"

"Oh he took care of me and taught me fire dragon slayer magic. But he's the coolest dragon ever!"

Seika saw happiness in the boy's eyes and smiled for the first time in weeks. She held a hand out to him.

"My name's Seika what's yours?"

"Natsu, Natsu Dragneel." He shook her hand and nodded.

"Well Natsu Dragneel, if I run into you again in the future, I hope we can be friends."

"Yeah that would be awesome! I can wait for you."

Seika blushed slightly and sighed. She took off running, not looking back at his face. You and I will meet again, when we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, for you and I will meet again.

Years have passed since I saw his face. I really believe I will see him again. When I do, it will be magical.

18 year old Seika watched the sunset. All those memories from her past seemed to have left her in a sort of daze.

"I've got to stop dwelling in the past. I need to look for any remains of the Firebird Tribe."

A flash of light appeared behind her and a golden pair of wings replaced it. Seika flew into the twilight sky, the world expanding around her as she flew.


And with this ends the prologue. What adventures awaits Seika s she continues her search? Will she meet Natsu again?

Find out next time, my dear readers.