AN: Hey guys! My name is Jay Nara and I will be your author for today. (introduction tooootally didn't sound like a waiter introducing themselves)
So this story starts a few months or so before Tenrou, like a lot of other cliche 'Lucy gets kicked out' or 'Lucy feels betrayed and abandoned' fanfics. Does our fandom have a specific name for these types of fics? Anyways, I will be following the other arcs up to the Tartaros arc, but there will be major changes. Obviously. I just wanted to get these things across before we start this so that I won't have to deal with pms and reviews saying "Oh, but that didn't happen! This and that happened and I'm gonna shut the fuck up now before you force me to suck someone's dick".
ALSO! The pairings in this story will rely on YOU guys. I already have the few main pairings in mind, but I will be announcing when polls for a certain character's romantic interest will be up. I already have pairings for Lucy, Wendy, Juvia, and Ultear, so no need to send pairing suggestions for them (unless you wanna cause some drama cuz I'm always up for that ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)). Again, I will be announcing when I will be needing pairing suggestions for certain characters so be sure to check my ANs and vote on the polls that will be up on my profile.
Without further ado~
The Celestial Mage
Prologue
Lucy Heartfilia expected a lot of things to happen in her life.
When she was younger, she expected herself to gather enough courage to runaway from home and leave her life behind. She expected to see Fiore without restraints or restrictions, without the invisible chains she once had. When she was finally free, she expected to use her magic without the fear of her father catching her. She expected to join a guild and the life threatening missions a free mage could take. Heck, she had even expected having to fight her father for the freedom she had long since yearned for.
But out of all the things Lucy expected, this wasn't one of them.
It had been five months since Lisanna returned, five months since Natsu and the others began pushing her aside. She didn't mind at first. If her supposedly dead bestfriend came back to life, she would've done the same. So she let Team Natsu be, gave them the space they needed (and wanted) to catch up with the youngest member of the Strauss clan.
It wasn't as if she were alone. She had her spirits and, if her mother had taught her anything, it meant that she was never alone.
Aside from her spirits who she knew were always at her side, she had others. Levy, Wendy, and to her shock and pleasure, Juvia. It was strange how the water mage was once part of the guild that swore to drag her back to her father's doorsteps. Stranger than that was the fact that they, in the few months they've spent talking and getting to know one another, had become friends. And how precious of a friend Juvia truly is to her.
She spent most of her days with the three blue-haired women (girl in Wendy's case). She talked to Levy about her novel and the newest books that have found their new home on her shelves. She trained and took missions with the timid and shy Wendy. She got to know Juvia and cheered on for her as she continuously, ceaselessly pursued Gray.
She lived, day in and day out, watching as Team Natsu left on another quest, Natsu dragging the reluctant and exhausted Lisanna with them. Once upon a time, she was the one in her shoes.
She, Lucy Heartfilia, former heiress of the Heartfilia Konzern and wizard of Fairy Tail, once fought through hell and high water just to be free from her loneliness. And though her heart ached to be in her (rightful) place beside them once more, she just watched on as they left, forcing herself to accept the solitude they have give her.