Lucy's eyes opened to yet another unfamiliar scene. After she had run away from home, it had been one hotel after another as she continued to move around, afraid of her father's far-reaching influence getting her caught and shipped off back home.
It wasn't that she didn't have a destination; she did. Fairy Tail High, a high school for aspiring artists of all kinds. Lucy had spent the months before her escape researching this prestigious school; it had top-quality courses in dance, music, art, poetry, theater, fashion design, and creative writing. Fairy Tail High was the one place Lucy could achieve her dream of being an author. It was the one place she felt that she could possibly fit in at.
Lucy slid out from between covers that were not the silk she was used to, instead a rough, coarse wool, meant more for warmth than comfort. However, in a way, she liked them more; they were a reminder of her long-awaited freedom.
Stumbling to the bathroom, Lucy took a quick, cold shower to wake her up, and wrapped herself in the not-so-fluffy white bath towel the cheap hotel provided, before walking out of the bathroom to get dressed.
She had brought just enough money to get by on, using some to purchase some clothes that weren't the huge frilly dresses she had grown up wearing. She used the rest for food, hotel rooms, and bus tickets.
In the first couple of weeks out in the real world, Lucy had been surprised at how much stuff cost. For clothes, she had had to settle for thrift stores and sale tags, and for food, fast food and complimentary hotel breakfasts.
After getting dresses and packing up all of her stuff, Lucy prepared to head out. She checked herself in the bathroom mirror really quick before she left. Blond side ponytail: check; blue crop-top and jacket: check; make-up: check. Being poor was no reason not to look good.
She stopped at a coffee shop for a muffin and some coffee before making her way to the bus stop. Today was a special day, because it was the day that she finally reached the town of Magnolia.
The long bus ride was torture. Lucy was ready to be there; ready to start being herself. Now that she was almost there, it felt as though even though she had run away from home a few weeks prior, she wouldn't be truly free until she reached the school of her dreams: Fairy Tail High.
The bus eventually screeched to a stop at her destination, and Lucy hopped out of the door with her suitcase in tow, ready to start her new life.