Author note: Hello everyone! Welcome to my first "long" fan fiction. I am hoping to actually make a plot line with character development and events that occur in a comprehensive manor :D wish me luck! I am super nervous about this haha. Well here we go, thank you for reading.
Summary: Set in Earth-Land where magic isn't a known factor of life, its use is only practiced by, well, fairies. Lucy is a changeling child not knowing of her ability to use magic or her background, until the day she meets Natsu and he shows her what it means to embrace magic.
She walked down the worn dirt path that twisted between the ancient gnarled trunks of old oak trees. The wind kicked up and rustled the amber and russet painted leaves; a few broke off on the chilly breeze and began their decent to the ground. Her breath curled in the brisk air, tendrils of wispy smoke escaped from her mouth as she tried to tame her blond locks that rebelled against the knit hat on her head. It was late November, surprisingly leaves still stubbornly clung to the branches of the trees. The sun was just dipping below the horizon and it cast the sky in to glamourous hues of deep purple, orange, and creamy pink.
She clutched the books she had just borrowed from the library closer to her chest and quickened her steps. It wasn't fear of being alone in the woods that bothered her; quite to the contrary she loved the woods that circled her home town, but rather the cold that bothered her. She looked up to the inky black sky high above her head and managed to glimpse a few little specks of light between the branches. Smiling to herself she slowed as she stepped into an empty paved court. House boundaries lined the little street that they had cut into the woods, no street lamps were around yet, so she could stare up at the night sky without any hindrance. The stars shone back at the young girl, twinkling faintly and reflecting into her eyes. Her smile was almost as brilliant as their light. The moon shyly peaked its bright head over the horizon behind her just as the sky was darkening enough to see pale ribbons of galaxies and clusters of stars. Looking at the night sky always took her breath away.
A shiver broke the reverie. She turned her face away from the heavens and continued on her path home.
Magnolia was a busy populated city, Lucy's house resided just on the northern outskirts in a quaint part of town. The local ferryman would greet her every morning as she went about her errands, the land lady would stick her head out of the bottom floor of the house to nag her for payment about once a month or so. Everyone was relatively sociable, considering that most people had lived in that part of town for generations. Lucy was only a bit new to town, she rented the top floor of the land lady's house. Paying a pretty penny to have a cute living space right by the inlet took a toll on Ms. Heartfilia's wallet, so she had to earn a wage at a local pub house. She had moved to town about two years ago, leaving home from her… unpleasant father at the age of six-teen, she now thought herself fairly capable earning a modest living, being out on her own.
She climbed the wooden stairs to her apartment, the wind nipping at her exposed hand as she unlocked the door and clambered through.
"Whew, I am home at last!" She called to no one in particular. She immediately dropped her bag of food on the floor and toted her library books to her kitchen table. Sprawling her findings across the flat surface she smiled to herself. There on the table sat a couple books on novel writing, Lucy had been working on a story for the past few weeks, only to hit writers block. The prospect to find new inspiration made her excited!
She retrieved the food she had set on the floor and sat herself down at the table, flipping one of the books open. The quietness of her apartment weighted on her mind. She shifted in her chair uneasily, feeling alone.
"Come one Lucey! You have been living alone for ever, don't let a bit of quiet get you nervous." She jumped in her seat as she heard a thump outside the house. "Gah! I can't take this." She reached for her phone when there came a banging at her door. Hair and nerves frazzled, Lucy shuffled over to the door, peeking through the shades suspicious of her nightly visitor. She pulled the door open to show a short girl with bright blue hair.
"Levy! Come in!" Lucy held the door open for her good friend.
"Thanks! The power is out at my house so I brought over some wine and snacks, mind if I spend the night, haha?" Levy asked as she kicked off her shoes by the door, also letting her bag slide off her arm.
"Not at all, I was just getting creeped out all by myself." Lucy sat at her table. Levy walked over with two glasses and popped open the bottle of red wine.
Levy smiles behind her glass, eyeing the books on the table. After her sip she asks, "How goes the writing?"
Lucy visibly deflates, "Ugh, I have been at a block forever. And I really need something to help me pay rent, other than just working at the pub. A good book deal would be amazing." She twists a pencil between her fingers as she smashes her cheek into her palm.
"May I?" Levy holds out her hand for Lucy's work. She knows if there is anyone she would want to edit and give her suggestions, it would be her best friend. Lucy hands over her rough copy. She then takes a good swig of wine as she prepares to spend the night reviewing her work.
And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed, let me know what you all think of it. I tried to end on a place that wouldn't be too exciting hopefully I can find somewhere to go from here. It was just Levy and Lucy this chapter! I might try to introduce Natsu next chapter. I will say I am a fan of a capable Lucy figure, so if I get farther into writing this I am sorry if I end up making her too badass and out of character. I will try not to! Also if you have ever read the book Tithe by Holly Black this is kind of a similar idea, but she isn't the first author to write about changeling fairy children so I will not say this is all based off of her work. Once again thanks for reading, I do not own any of the characters, obviously! See you all soon :P