My first official go at completing a fanfic so I hope you enjoy. Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, or any of its characters.
Chapter 1: Introduction
It was already midnight in Hargeon. Moonlight illuminated the empty, silent streets, and the night sky was embellished with luminous, radiant stars. The townsfolk were all in their warm homes, sleeping without a care as the guards patrolled throughout the town; making sure that the streets were kept in a state of serenity. Occasionally, the towns blissful silence would be disturbed by the hooting of fully woke owls, or the faint sound of singing crickets. Nights like these were the epitome of peace. Even the ocean waves near the port were tranquil and almost motionless.
While somewhere, residing near the port of Hargeon. A mysterious cloaked figure stared out into the ocean; captivated by the moons clear refection on the ocean's surface. The mysterious figure pulled down it's cloaked hood, revealing an enchanting, golden haired woman. The woman's eyes were a soft, light chocolate brown; while her mid-back length hair was an effulgent, golden colour. The moonlight that emitted from the night sky, shined on the woman's face; perfectly highlighting the woman's elegant features.
The woman stopped staring out into ocean, and looked down at the one golden key in her hand that glowed in the moonlight. Her eyes grew cloudy as tears threatened to fall. She clutched the lone key and held it near her heart. "One day… one day…" She whispered as she closed her eyes, effectively ridding the tears that were building up. A minuscule but visible smile crossed her face. 'It's time for me to get going'. Murmuring something under her breath, the golden key held in her hand dispersed into thin air.
Walking away from the port, she looked back and took one final glance at the sight that had captivated her. With a small, sorrowful smile, she pulled up her hood and slowly walked away. 'Fairy Tail, get ready to meet Lucy Heartfilia'.
As the sun burned brightly throughout the streets of Hargeon. A certain pink haired dragon slayer was currently locked into battle, a situation of life or death. Natsu currently faced against his most challenging enemy to date, one that was simply unbeatable. His inexorable, motion sickness. "Happy, help me!" An almost passed out Natsu begged, as Happy carried and flew him off the train. The train station was filled with a moderate amount of people, and the majority of those people stared at the pink haired dragon slayer with pity; the other half simply pretended to not see him.
Once Natsu recovered from the effects of his motion sickness, he set off for the warm streets of Hargeon, in search for the one they've been calling salamander. "Why couldn't we have walked instead of taking the train?" Happy looked at a sighing Natsu with a smirk placed upon his face. "Because you jumped onto the first train you could find when Krov told us about salamander being in Hargeon" Happy's small smirk turned into a full blown smile, and then to an out loud laugh. Happy's comical laugh blended in with the idle chatter of passing townsfolk; although in comparison, Happy's laugh was the more detectable of course. Natsu glared at a laughing Happy, "Oi, it isn't funny you know! And I had to hurry here just encase salamander left"
"Excuse me!" Natsu and Happy turned to where the voice came from, to find that the almost void street was now filled with a horde of women. The assumed leader of the horde stepped forward; moving her light brown, shoulder length hair out from in the way of her eyes. The woman gave the duo a dumbfounded look as she twiddled her thumbs. "Did you just say salamander? Do you know him?" The woman smiled at Natsu as she tilted her head. Unsure of what to do Natsu gave an absent minded nod. "Okay" The woman gave a light-hearted chuckle. "Well then... GET HIM!"
Natsu's eyes widened in astonishment. Within seconds, the all female mob became enraged; looking as if they were all about to kill. Natsu's mind went blank. The only though he could gather... RUN! "HAPPY RU-" Looking down at his side, Happy was no longer there. "I'm sorry Natsu!" Natsu watched as his furry companion flew away, leaving him to fend for himself. "HAPPYYY!"
In Magnolia
'For 70,000 jewels, this place isn't half bad'. Lucy looked around her new found apartment, exploring each room attentively. Her new apartment was fully furnished; With the walls being a soft cream colour, and the floor being a light woken oak. The apartment already had your everyday standard furniture: a bed, a table, a few chairs, and a wardrobe. Although this kind of room wasn't Lucy's usual style, she was okay with having a home like this though; it wasn't to bad.
Once Lucy was done scrutinizing her apartment, she started to unpack her belongings when she suddenly paused. Thinking of her apartments lack of security, Lucy decided to place magic runes around her new home. She stood in the middle of the room and held both of her arms out in front of her. Mumbling an unknown sequence of ancient words, a large, silver magic circle, appeared out from under her. Lucy had done this spell many times before; so she knew the spell was completed when a script of words, briefly covered her apartment walls before fading away. Lucy sighed, using another magical incantation she knew to transport her possessions from her pocket dimension.
'Okay Lucy. Time for you to unpack'. Assorting her belongings into categories, Lucy moved ornaments and other owned items across the room; each into a place where Lucy deemed acceptable. And slowly, piece by piece, the apartment was coming together just as Lucy had wanted. Simple, but elegant. The wooden interior was occasionally broken up with a small, golden or silver ornament; giving the room a shine of colour. The tall plant by the door into her room was also a nice touch. The last thing Lucy had to unpack was her clothing. Luckily for her, this wouldn't take to long due to her clothing collection being quite small. She didn't need a big collection though. She was happy just with just having the essentials; if she needed anything, she could always go out and buy it.
Glancing out through the window, Lucy couldn't help but notice how dark it had become. By now the sun had already set and the moon was halfway to full peak. Checking the time on her small sized, wooden clock, Lucy hummed. 'Looks like I've got enough time for a bath... and maybe that new book I've been waiting to read'. Lucy got up from her bed and ran the taps for the bathtub. 'Maybe I could read a little bit of that book now while I wait for the tub to fill'. Walking over to her five shelf bookcase, Lucy's fingers ran along each book until finding the one she sought. 'Ah, here it is'. Lucy examined the majestic book held in her hand. The cover of the book was a deep, royal purple, with a fine gold trimming around the edges. The title of the book, Celestial Portal Theory. The pages of the book were tinted a cream colour. Lucy noticed that some of the book's pages also had minor rips and creases in them. 'Just adds character'.
Three pages in and Lucy was deeply immersed into her new book. Time flew as Lucy continued reading. Figuring it was time, Lucy peeped into the bathroom to check on the tub. 'I'd say that's done'. Lucy walked back into the other room, putting her new book as well as her notes, onto the coffee table. You see, Lucy doesn't only read through her new books, she also makes notes, deciphering each and every word and sentence. Well... she does on informative books. Not so much her fantasy novels.
'Ah, guess it's time for my bath'. Lucy stripped out her clothing and slowly submerged herself into the baths waters. Letting the warm water soothe her body. Throughout her bath, Lucy couldn't help but reflect more on the book, Celestial Portal Theory. 'So far, the book's showing real promise, and if I'm able to grasp and understand the books context, then I'd be able to expand my magical knowledge even more... and maybe even my own magic'. Coming to the decision that it was time, Lucy proceeded to get out of the bathtub and wrap a large, cotton towel around her body. Lucy had always enjoyed her bathing time. It allowed her to reflect on things that had been on her mind in further detail.
Already dried off, Lucy slipped on her under garments and crawled into bed. Sinking into the comforting mattress beneath her. Lucy had come to the sensible decision on reading the book tomorrow; she needed to be up and early tomorrow for her trip to Fairy Tail.
Lucy looked at the ceiling. envisioning what her day at Fairy Tail would be like tomorrow.
"Lucy... Lucy..." The voice gradually growing louder. Lucy instantly opened her eyes. 'Where am I? What am I doing here?'. Examining the area surrounding her, Lucy slowly started to panic. She was currently standing in a hollow, dark, leaden village, with a pale, milky sky overviewing the sombre area.
Lucy was bewildered, noticing how the village was void of any life form; with the exception of her. "Excuse me! Is anyone here?" Lucy started to walk; coming to the conclusion that It'd be best to look around and look for any sign of life. 'Wait... can I use magic here?' Lucy stopped where she was and tried to summon her key. 'Nothing...'.
"You know... it's so funny watching you look lost like that old friend" Lucy glared. Realising who the voice belonged to.
"I thought I told you to stop entering my dreams old man..." Lucy hadn't had a visit like in quite a while, roughly having five in total; her latest one being three years ago. "Are you going to show yourself or what?" With that, the whole village dissipated. Leaving behind nothing but a solid ground to stand on .A blinding white light flashed in front of her; making Lucy cover her eyes with her arm.
"Good to see you again old friend" Lucy opened her eyes. Finding an absurdly huge, humanoid giant, towering over her. "It's been a while, hasn't it"
Lucy looked at the celestial spirit king."Yes. it has..."
The king looked at Lucy with a expression of disappointment on his face. 'Is she still upset about them? Or could it be about that?'. "You know... if it was up to me I'd tell you, but it's a law in the celestial realm we all have to abide to"
"I know you would... but it just irritates me that you know but you cant tell me due to one annoying rule..."
"I can't really tell you where your spirits are, or who might have their keys... But I can tell you this. They miss you"
The spirit king hated seeing Lucy look so sad. He could still remember seeing the look of despair on her face, from three years ago. It honestly broke her when they were taken from her, but slowly, bit by bit... she was getting better. Five years ago, when it happened, Lucy had lost all hope of ever seeing them again. She cried, and she cried every night, letting her tears fall till they no longer came out. And between losing them, losing her mother, and her emotionally neglecting father. Lucy had given up on happiness... and that's why the spirit king had to intervene.
"...But that's not why I'm here"
Lucy looked at the king with mild curiosity in her eyes. "W-why exactly are you here then?"
"I'm here to give you this" Materializing a book out from thin air, the king handed Lucy the book.
The book held softly in her hand, Lucy let a small smile cross her face. "Thank you, I-"
"Hahahah!" Lucy stared at the spirit king as he laughed, but soon her stare turned into a light glare. "This is a dream remember" The spirit king sensing Lucy's annoyance, choose his next words carefully. "But don't worry. I'll have the book delivered to you by a 'close' friend"
Before Lucy could say anything, the spirit king vanished and the room flashed a bright white.
Hearing the ring of Horologium's alarm, Lucy slowly opened her eyes, Lucy sat up and yawned. 'Morning already... well I guess I should get dressed and get going'.
Authors Notes: So that's chapter one finished, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you continue to read the stories other chapters (when I post them). Also, I'm open to ideas regarding Lucy's love life. I have nothing planed for that so... yeah... suggestions are open. (Note: this is just an introduction to the story so sorry if you find it slow). Comments appreciated.