Lucy grew up to be very self-dependent since her dad was a cold, heartless
man who practically forgot he had a daughter. She is constantly
sneaking out and doing rebellious things, like learning magic
and hanging out with friends who don't know
about her background. But what happens when she brings home
a new companion?
This is my first story, so please leave a review! Thanks for the feedback!
{Chapter 1: The Pet Shop}
Normal P.O.V:
Tucked away in a Mansion on the Heartfilia estate, lived a busy man named Jude Heartfilia, and his 16-year-old daughter. They shared their mansion with their maids/butlers/chefs and all that good stuff. The girl's name was Lucy Heartfilia. She had blonde hair that rest on her shoulders and wore it down with the exception of a side ponytail at times. Her eyes were stained chocolate brown, and she had a well formed, curved body. What no one knew about Lucy except for herself, was that secretly, she was a Celestial Mage.
Lucy grew up in the mansion all her life. She was a very lucky little girl up until about the age 10 when her mother, Layla Heartfilia, passed away. Her father, Jude, fell to anger and gained a cold heart since his dear wide that he had loved so very much, had left his world. His daughter reminded him of her every time he saw her, so he chose to ignore Lucy and make the house workers care for her.
As Lucy grew, she came very distant from her father and learned that she had to take care of herself. She planted the thought that if she ever wanted or needed something, she would gain from her own hands.
At about age 12, Lucy had already found ways to get out of the mansion and visit the nearby town to explore, meet new people, and even learn magic from nice, old magic shop keepers. She fell in love with magic and at age 13, she learned how to summon her mother's spirits that she gave to her. Lucy met kids her age from the town, but never got too close to any of them. Her spirits were her only real friends, besides some of the maids back at the mansion.
Lucy P.O.V:
I can feel tiny tickles of warmth on my face. I push my eyelids together harder, then slowly open up one eyes and then the other. The light from the morning sun creeps onto my face through my window. Leaning up and stretching, I look over to my clock to see its 5:36 am. I felt a small smile make its way onto my face as I hope off my bed and out of my pj's. Taking a bath robe and putting it on, i walk over to my dresser to pick some clothes.
'Hmm, what should I wear to town today?'
Grabbing a multi pink-striped tank top and a pair of light shaded denim shorts. On my way to the bathroom, I grab my belt that hold onto my keys. After the shower, I change into my picked clothes and look over at the clock again: 6:17 am.
'Crap! I'm gonna miss the train!'
Attaching my belt, I grab a small bag filled with jewels and rush out of my bedroom. I quickly, but quietly head down the steps and towards the front door. I waved to one of the house keepers, Mrs. Spetto, on my way out to let her know I was leaving...again. She waved back with a warming smile as I opened the front doors, and stepped out, running towards the train station.
Normal P.O.V.
As Lucy got off the train at Magnolia, she looked around and started towards one of the cramped streets that had magic shops. There were shops for enchanted jewelry, foods that did Mavis knows what, magical weapons and all sorts of magic things. Lucy looked at the mages that walked down the road and their different features. Like crazy colored hair, weird clothing, and even strange looking pets. Lucy walked down the road to the end on one of the corner shops. She opened the doors and called out to the man behind the counter.
"Hello Mr. Tenshu! Sorry I'm a little late, I almost missed the train."
The man, or Mr. Tenshu, popped his head out from under the counter to see Lucy, his #1 customer and only . Tenshu is a older-looking man with two sections of gray hair that protrude from either side of is head. He has black eyes and a small nose that resembles a pig's snout. He wears a dark, almost rusty, gold shirt and a dark green hat with a pointed tip that has a yellow star on it's front.
"Morning Lucy! Don't worry bout' being late! I'm glad your here today! I don't need any help this morning since I already set it all up, so why don't you go down to that pet shop down the street. There happens to be a big commotion there. Something about some new rare magical animal."
"Eh? You sure you don't need any help with anything?"
Mr. Tenshu just shook his head and lifted his hands and pushing his fingers out, signalling for the blonde to shoo. Lucy smiled at him, "Thank you Mr. Tenshu!" and walked out the door making her way towards the cluster of people who stood outside the pet shop.
'Is that about the whole new animal?'
As Lucy got closer she saw a man standing on top of a wooden crate, making himself stand above the noisy crowd. "Please, Please...Ladies and Gentlemen!," The crowd started to silence and more faced looked up to the man. He began again, "My name is Mr. Petto, owner of the Magnolia's Magical Pet Shop, or MMPS for short! As you have all heard, the rumors are true. I have received a new magical animal! Quite extraordinary I might add!"
The crowd started to move closer to Mr. Petto and ask him too many questions for him to count.
"What can it do?"
"Where is it from?"
"Can we touch it?"
"Now! Now! I do have some unfortunate news. Because this creature is so rare, we only have one in stock."Said Mr. Petto as the crowd started to whisper and shout things like,"Well, who gets it?" and, "How much are you selling it for?"
Mr. Petto silenced the crowd again, "I have decided to sell it in an auction since there is only one! The person with the highest bid wins the creature!" He then stepped off the crate and turned around to pull a sheet of a fairly large cage that was sitting right beside the MMPS door. The crowd gasped and starred in awe when they saw the wild animal. Lucy's own eyes widened as she looked at it. She rubbed her eyes and looked again in amazement. It was a dragon... well it looked like one. Only smaller... a lot smaller.
It had a mixture of red and maroon scales from the top of it's head, to the end of it's surprising long tail. The bottom half of it was colored a light beige color. It's wings were folded and rest on top of its back. The claws were obsidian black and very long. It was keeping still, till the curtain was pulled and the dragon had flinched a little at the sunlight after being under the sheet for too long. It's eyes were onyx shaded and looked around in curiosity. If it weren't for the blinking and the regular movements of breathing, it would have appeared as just a statue of a dragon. The silence and everyone's sight had returned to Mr. Petto as he spat out, "I'll take the first bid at 50,000J!"
"75,000J!" a voice in the crowd said.
"100,000J!" another spoke.
"150,000J!" The prices were getting higher and higher by each bid.
"500,000J" one voice rang out as everyone turned to the man who had just announced his bid, acting like it was nothing to him at all. You could hear some gasps and "wow"'s, but everyone else was silent. Without anymore bids crying out, Mr. Petto started, "500,000J going once..."
Then, Lucy snapped out of her stare as she looked back at the dragon, then to the man, then to Mr. Petto to get a grasp on what was happening.
"...going twice..."
Mr. Petto's voice caught Lucy's attention again. And without realizing it, Lucy had shot her hand up and yelled, "600,000J!" She recieved glances and stares from everyone, including the man with the previous bid. Lucy stood there awkwardly and made eye contact with him. He didn't looked shocked like the rest, instead he put up his hand and shouted "800,000J" without breaking the eye contact. Lucy was amazed for a moment, he was just throwing away money... well not really since it was a freaking dragon!
Lucy opened her mouth a bit, then bit down on her lip as she debated with herself.
Lucy P.O.V:
'Should I?...No, father would get too suspicious if that much money disappeared. And i wouldn't want him finding out I spent it on a dragon...'
Mr. Petto started again, "800,000J going once... going twice..."
Everyone was looking at Lucy. Would she make a move? She felt really weird under all the stares and whispers, and the guy was still watching her...
"Is she going to bid?"
"Did she say anything?"
'...Hell, who cares!'
"1 Million Jewel!" Again, she received even more looks and whispers. Besides that, the man widened his eyes and looked as if he was trying to understand what was happening.
"1 Million going once...going twice..."
People looked at the around and at the man too. He had his head down and could do nothing but sigh in defeat.
"...Sold! To the young blonde in the back!"
'Oh no... what did I just do?! Did i just buy a dragon? And for 1 Million Jewel too?! Oh Mavis! Dad's gonna kill me!'
Lucy was shocked by the sound of applause as she looked up and realized that Mr. Petto was calling her up to the front. She walked through the clapping people and reached the front to talk to the man.
"What's your name deary?"
"Huh? Oh, Lucy."
"Well, Lucy, congratulations! Shall we head inside to fill the paperwork?"
"Oh, uh... yea"
How was that?
Any thoughts or questions?
Any ideas about my writing so far?
Was it too long, too short, or pretty okay for a first chapter?
This was my first story, but I honestly don't mind any suggestions
or any kind of tips! Thanks for reading!
I'll try to get the second chapter out soon! Promise!
~ Lily ~