Prologue

This is my second Fairytail fanfic, but I hope you'll like it.

A young Natsu ran at full speed on the gravel road. He was dressed in his red t-shirt along with his brown and yellow shorts, with his brown sandals. Lucy's house wasn't far away now and today was her birthday. The day he promised her he'd take her away from her father. Today she turned eight. He couldn't wait to see his best friend. At the thought of seeing her beautiful smile he couldn't wait at all. Twelve year old Natsu began to run faster and faster. As the large gates of the glorious mansion came into view Natsu shot fire out of his feet and propelled over the gates. He then made his way to climb Lucy's tower. Once he reached the top he climbed through the window and softly crept into her room.

Lucy on the other hand was asleep in her bed. She was beyond tired from the previous night. Her father usually threw an enormous birthday party with a lot of people she didn't know the day before her birthday, because he was too busy working the next day. Lucy could never invite Natsu to any of them, because her father didn't approve of him. Natsu had visited her the day before the party anyways to arrange this surprise with her. They had spent hours talking about where they would go and what they would see. Natsu could barely sleep the previous night because of his excitement.

Natsu crept closer and closer and climb into the bed alongside her. He loved sleeping in her bed sometimes, because her bed was always so comfortable. Lucy smiled as she felt the new heat source. She turned around and crept closer, placing her arms around his waist.

"Morning Lucy." Natsu smiled as he hugged her tighter.

"Natsu you idiot. You snuck in again." Lucy muttered as she kept her eyes closed. Natsu smiled as he hugged her even tighter.

"Happy birthday! I have a surprise for you!" Natsu stated proudly. At this statement Lucy's eyes shot open immediately. She stared straight into Natsu's black orbs. Her big brown eyes lit up in excitement as she realized what Natsu meant.

"Oh I can't wait! Today you're taking me with you and Igneel, right?" Lucy asked as she jumped up straight on her bed.

"That too, but I have another surprise for you." Natsu smiled as he pulled out a small bracelet. It was wooden and nothing special, but it lit Lucy's face up immediately. She got much more expensive presents the previous night before and much more valuable, but to Lucy that small bracelet meant the world. "I hope you like it. I made it myself. It took a couple of tries and Igneel kept saying it stunk, cheeky dragon, but after hours of splinters I finally made a perfect one. It might be a little big, but I figured you would want to wear it when you're older."

"I love it!" Lucy proclaimed as she pulled him into another hug. "You're the best best friend ever!" Lucy stated as she placed the bracelet around her arm. She pushed it up until her shoulder so it wouldn't fall off then she pulled Natsu into another hug.

"I'm glad you like it. Now get dressed while I pack you a bag. We want to get as far away from here as possible before your dad sends his men after you." Natsu stated as he jumped of the bed and dived into her closet. He quickly gathered the few clothes that she could actually wear outside and stuffed them into a backpack. Once he was done he turned around and noticed that Lucy was also dressed in a comfortable outfit.

"I put this one out last night so I wouldn't have to take too long this morning to figure out what to wear." Lucy smiled as she posed for Natsu. The pink haired boy smiled brightly as he noticed that she was wearing his favorite color. Red. Her T-shirt was a nice red while her pants was a blackish color.

"Then we're all set. We shouldn't keep Igneel waiting any longer then." Natsu stated as he threw her backpack over his shoulder and then picked her up. "Watch this! Igneel taught me this move last night." Natsu stated as he propelled himself out of the window with his feet aflame, but when they reached the bottom of the building they noticed that Lucy's father's guards were standing in a fighting stance behind her father. Lucy turned visibly pale, while Natsu gaped at them.

"I should actually look before I leap." Natsu stated with a half hearted laugh.

"You think?!" Lucy stated as she slapped him behind his head. Jude Heartfilia on the other hand didn't like the way it looked at all. His daughter was in the hands of a filthy homeless boy. He was probably kidnapping her or running away with her.

"Lucy! What do you think you're doing?!" Natsu placed Lucy onto her feet and took her hand in his. Lucy wasn't going to stay here even longer, so she didn't have to be afraid anymore.

"Running away father! Natsu and I are running away and you'll never find us!" Lucy stated as tears flowed over her cheeks. She was fed up with him. After her mother passed away he wasn't the same man anymore. He became the complete opposite of what he once was. Money was everything to him now and Lucy was just another object that would gain him more money in the future.

"You will do no such thing! This filthy boy belongs in the ruble. He doesn't deserve your affection or your time! You will go back to your room and stay there. As for this pink haired ruffian, he will go to prison for trespassing and attempt of kidnapping!" Natsu growled at the older man as he stepped in front of Lucy.

"Not on my watch old man!" Natsu stated as he swept his foot, fire-bending as a distraction. The men along with Jude took a step back. The two twelve year olds made a break for it at headed towards the gates.

"After them!" Jude shouted in anger. The men that had regained their composure charged after the two youngsters.

"Natsu, they'll catch us! We're not going to make it!" Lucy shouted in fear. Natsu ignored her statement and picked her up. He propelled them over the gate and as he was in the air he took a deep breath and breathed fire towards the men. Jude's guards blocked his attack with their own fire-bending and shot fire straight towards Natsu.

Lucy closed her eyes as Natsu smirked cockily. The young fire-bender opened his mouth and slurped the large amount of flames, devouring it whole. He then breathed it back at them, but only in the form of blue lightning. The men fell one by one in defeat. Natsu landed swiftly on his two feet. He placed Lucy down gently who gaped at him in awe. Natsu had only told her about his abilities, but she had never witnessed it first hand.

"That's what you get for messing with the avatar!" Natsu stated as he grabbed Lucy's hand once more and ran off into the woods. Jude Hearfilia on the other hand stood in pure rage staring at what had just happened. He let out a bellowing shout that Lucy would never have to hear ever again.

"LUCY!"

Sup guys. This is going to be a crossover in a way, but I'm not going to put it in the crossover section. It's more of a Fairytail thing in my opinion so I'm gonna put it there. Tell me what you guys think? I personally love the idea. Until next time.