A/N: This story just came to my mind the other day. Hope you guys will like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters.

Priestess of the Stars

Chapter One

"What do you see, Priestess Lucy?"

"It is shrouded. The clouds are blocking the stars today. I'm sorry, but I cannot help you tonight," the blonde lowered her head apologetically.

The villager bowed. "No, no, no, it's quite all right. I'll just come back tomorrow. The winds will blow the clouds west, and the stars shall be bright tomorrow."

"Thank you for understanding."

"No, thank you for all the wonderful things you've done for us, Priestess Lucy." The villager bowed once again with a smile before exiting the Priestess's temple.

The blonde woman closed her eyes, inhaling the sweet fragrance of her tiare flower incense. She opened her doe brown eyes and looked out the window to the covered moon. Lucy frowned, worried. The skies have been troubled the past weeks, and she hasn't been able to get good reading of what was to come other than a brief vision of a screaming horse. She shivered, remembering the sound so clearly.

"Priestess Lucy, you have another visitor. They request an audience immediately, not that you have a choice," her attendant spoke nervously.

"What do you mean?"

"It's an Ishgar knight from the Kingdom of Dragnov."

Lucy raised her eyebrows. Why would a knight all the way from the Eastern continent of Ishgar be in the Western continent of Alakitasia? In Alvarez no less. She sighed. "Send him in."

"Uh, Priestess Lucy? He's actually a woman."

The blonde widened her eyes in shock. A knight as a woman? Now she really wanted to meet this person. "She may pass."

Lucy was then graced with the presence of a scarlet haired woman in full armor. Her long scarlet hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her eyes pierced through her soul with a fire she wished she had.

The redhead bowed respectfully. "Priestess Lucy, I am Erza Scarlett, knight of the Kingdom of Dragnov and the second prince's sworn protector."

"Pleasure," Lucy smiled. "Just call me Lucy. No need to be so formal. Here, have a seat."

"As you wish," the knight nodded. "Then you may just call me Erza."

"Now, what is so important that you had to travel so far to speak to me about?"

Erza pulled out an official document. "Prince Natsu wanted me to personally give this to you." She handed Lucy the sealed document. "He would've just sent it by bird, but there have been incidents of the Alvarez Empire intercepting them."

Lucy sighed. "Yes, Emperor Mard Geer decided to make everyone's business his business, but since we are on holy land, he has no right to do so."

The redhead nodded. "Correct. He has no power over a priestess assigned by the stars."

Lucy opened the parchment, scanning through the document. Her eyes widened. "I've heard of dragons coexisting with humans in Dragnov, but I wasn't sure it was true."

Erza smiled. "I couldn't either, but I've seen them with my own eyes." She paused, staring at Lucy hopefully.

"I thought the Kingdom of Dragnov had their own priestess of the stars?"

"Yes, but she has fallen ill and has been frail for a few weeks. Her body is weak. And since you are the only other known priestess of the stars, Prince Natsu has requested your help."

"I see…" Lucy mumbled thoughtfully.

"Could you possibly save him?"

"If there's one thing I'm confident, it is the power of the stars I was bestowed as a child. I can save Prince Natsu's friend Draco. He is a constellation after all, or as he prefers, dragon of the stars. I can even help their priestess." Lucy smiled up at the redhead. "When do we leave?"

"That's very generous of you," Erza remarked in surprise. " We'll leave tomorrow early in the morning. You should probably find a cloak somewhere because we wouldn't want you to stick out like a sore thumb."

"Very true," Lucy agreed. She stood up, as did Erza. "I'll meet you outside the temple."

Erza nodded. "At the stroke of dawn. I'll have a ship waiting for us then."

"Sounds good," Lucy grinned.

Erza bowed and walked off. Lucy's attendant watched the female knight go in awe. The priestess giggled as she walked down the marble steps of her sacred temple to her assistant and friend, Kiki. She wrapped an arm around the smaller girl.

"Don't you just love women who can kick ass in this era?" Lucy said.

Kiki smiled. "Gives me hope for the future."

"Agreed," Lucy nodded. "I'm leaving tomorrow, and I have no idea when I'll be back. Until then, could you watch over the temple for me?"

"Of course! You can count on me!"

"Thank you, Kiki!"

Lucy leaned over the rail of the ship, gazing at the endless horizon. The sunrise was creeping over the water, and it was one of the most beautiful things she had ever seen. Despite not being an early riser, since she thrived in the night due to her job, she still enjoyed the quiet and peacefulness of the early morning.

"Pretty, right?" Erza commented. "I never get used to it."

The priestess's beige cloak ruffled in the wind as the ship sailed across the sea. She pulled down her hood letting her golden hair fly in the wind. "I couldn't agree more."

"Make yourself comfortable," Erza said. "I'll need to watch these boys and make sure they do their job."

"Thank you, Erza."

She nodded before leaving Lucy to her thoughts.

The priestess sighed, staring at the flying gulls. She was going back to her origins as much as she disliked it. A pained expression flashed on her face when she thought of her father. It had been seven years since she last saw him. Who knows what he'd be thinking now? She shook her head. It didn't matter. She had a celestial dragon and fellow priestess to save.

A/N: So what do y'all think? And hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter