I was 1 years old. When it all started. When the dragon king took me in. His name was Kingdor. I had been abandoned by my parents in the forest. That's when Kingdor found me. All alone and crying. He picked me up with a clawed hand and brought me up to his face. I guess you could say he was my nakama. My life. My everything. When I was old enough he would take me and we would soar through the sky everyday. I loved the feeling. And I still do. I had been living with Kingdor for eight years. He taught me speech, culture, magic. Kingdor taught me everything. Then. One day. Kingdor just disappeared. I was nine years old when he left. The day before, he had never said a word about it. It was as if he just got up and left. Left his home. Left his friends. And most important of all. He left his daughter: me. My name is Gem. My last name is unknown. All I have from my past before Kingdor took me in is the necklace that hangs around my neck. Ever since Kingdor left, my life hasn't been the same. It never will be. Let me tell you about my past.
Flashback
I had come to the clearing to find that it was empty. I went to walk forward and nearly tripped. Looking down, I saw something that looked like one of Kingdor's silver scales. I picked it up and realised it was. "K.......Kingdor?" I said as I looked around the clearing. No answer. I ran to middle of the clearing. "Kingdor?" I shouted. Again no answer. I looked all around me in search of Kingdor, but with no avail. "Kingdor!" I screamed. I fell to my knees and looked down at the ground as tears fell from my eyes like rain. I leaned back so I was sitting on my butt and hugged my knees to my chest. I sobbed over the loss of the one who had taken me in when I was abandoned. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up through the gaps between strands of my hair into the eyes of a boy with scarlet hair and a scarf that had a scale-like pattern. "Why are you crying?" The boy asked.
Later that night
The boy had made a small campfire that we sat around to keep warm. I told the boy about what had happened. "That's what happened to me. His name was Igneel. He disappeared today, too." The boy answered. ""How old are you?" I asked. "9. How old are you?" The boy asked. "9." I said. " What's your name?" I asked. "Natsu Dragneel. What's yours?" Natsu asked. "Gem." I said. "You don't have a last name?" Natsu asked. "Not that I know of." I answered sadly. "My last name is Dragneel, since I was named after Igneel. The gneel part is for him since it's the last part of his name." Natsu said. "Huh." I said. "Hey! Since you were raised by Kingdor, why don't I call you Gem Spirdor! The dor part is the last name of Kingdor!" Natsu exclaimed. Natsu smiled a big, goofy but kind and caring smile. I couldn't help but smile with him. "Sure." I said. Natsu pushed my blonde, shoulder length hair out of my face. It was always in my face. "You know, you shouldn't let your hair cover your face. You should keep it to the sides. That way, people can see your beautiful smile." Natsu said. I thought about it for a minute. "I guess I could try it." I said. I took a thick, long strand of hair and put it on the other side so that it crossed my forehead. "Like this?" I said as I showed Natsu. "Hm. More like this." Natsu answered as he tucked my hair behind my ears. He leaned back to admire his handywork. "That's much better!" Natsu said and smiled his goofy smile once more. "Thanks!" I said as I smiled with him. "We should get some sleep." Natsu said. "OK. Goodnight." I said. I crawled into my sleeping bag and fell asleep with thoughts of Natsu and Kingdor in my mind.
Next morning
"Mmmmh. Natsu?" I said as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. "*snore*" Natsu snored loudly. I giggled as Natsu flipped over with a smile on his face and continued snoring. I got up and went into the forest to find some food. I came back to the makeshift campsite Natsu and I had made the night before with my arms full of apples. By that time Natsu was awake. "Morning, sleepyhead." I said, smiling at him. "Morning." Natsu said as he stretched and yawned. "Here." I said as I handed him an apple. "Wow! Thanks!" Natsu said as he took a big bite.
One day, Natsu left to find Igneel. He said he'd be back in a week. I stopped believing that Natsu would be back when two weeks had gone by without his return. "Natsu." I said, crying, my knees hugged to my chest. I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up into the eyes of a boy with shiny, spiky black hair. "Why are you crying?" The boy asked. At that minute I saw a shimmering image of Natsu with his hand on my shoulder right beside the boy. More tears came to my eyes as I saw the boy that understood my suffering, my pain and my love for the dragon who raised me. "W-wait! P-please don't cry! I'm sorry!" The boy said. "It's not your fault. It's just that..." I couldn't finish my sentence. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." The boy said. "Can I ask you something?" I asked the boy. The boy nodded and sat down beside me. "Have you seen a boy walking around? He's the same age and height as me." I asked the boy. "What's he look like?" The boy asked. "He's got scarlet-pink hair, a scarf with a scale-like pattern and a sleeveless vest with the front name is Natsu Dragneel." I said. "I don't remember seeing anybody like that. Sorry." The boy answered. "It's all right. It's just that he went looking for someone and he hasn't come back. He said he'd be back in a week. It's been two weeks already. And now my heart is broken because of it." I said. "I could stay with you until he returns." The boy suggested. "I nodded. "What's your name?" The boy asked. "Gem Spirdor. What's yours?" I asked the boy. "Gray Fullbuster. How old are you?" Gray asked. "9. You?" I asked. "9." Gray said. "Thanks for staying with me, Gray." I said. "No problem!" Gray said, smiling. I smiled back at him. That was the start of a beautiful friendship that would last forever.
End Flashback