Hello fellow Fairy Tail readers!

I haven't written a story in a while so I'm asking for all of you to bear with me.

Just warning all of you right now that this story is gonna take a bit of a turn. I'm looking at this from a different perspective and all I ask is for you to respect that. I will accept constructive criticism, but flames are just harsh and mean and can really discourage a writer about what they're writing and that's just wrong.

So with this story I've decided it to be Natsu/OC. I apologize to all NaLu fans. It's not that I don't like Natsu and Lucy being together, I'm just looking at this from a different point of view. And I'm not trying to completely replace Lucy in every way possible, such as saying the exact same lines, because let's face it, that would be completely pointless. There are going to be twists as well and maybe some more characters added on later, I'm still trying to decide.

So I hope you guys at least give this story a chance and if you find that it's not for you, then that's okay. Not everyone's going to like it and I accept that, but please don't be mean about it.

Thanks guys! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, wish I did though because then I would totally be living that kind of life, but anything you don't recognize, such as a character, then that is mine!

It was a cold night, but that didn't stop the seventeen year old brunette from sitting on the roof of the building in which she lived in.

After the rough day she had, the girl felt relief breathing in the cold night air. The caretaker of the building, which was an orphanage, kept yelling at her at every little thing she had done. It was always 'You're not doing it right, Elaina' or 'Those dishes aren't clean enough'. Sometimes it was a rough grab of the arm that left bruises or even a slap to the face.

Elaina couldn't fathom why the caretaker, Miss Riley, even singled her out. Was it because she was jealous of Elaina? Was it because she managed to smile despite the conditions in which she lived in or the abuse she took? Or was it because Miss Riley was jealous of Elaina's brown hair and green eyes? Many of the younger girls said Elaina was very pretty, like a princess. Elaina could only guess because she was never going to stand up for herself.

Elaina never stood up for herself against anyone, not even to the younger boys, who mocked her quite often.

Elaina lost her parents in a house fire when she was just eight years old. The death of her parents caused her to be even more quiet and shy than she already was at that age. And for that, many of the children made fun of her, usually calling her names, such as Mute.

Elaina sighed again, seeing her breath in the night air. She pulled her hoodie closer to her body to keep out the cold. She looked out into the dark, wishing she could be anywhere but at the orphanage. She wished she could be living a life of adventure, much like the anime/manga series, Fairy Tail.

She came across the anime once while she was on the internet and immediately got hooked on it. Suppose it was the moral of family and friendship prevailing over all that drew her in, she mused.

It wasn't just that, but also the action that was involved and the characters. One of her favorite characters was Natsu. The way he always stood up for his friends made Elaina smile.

Truth is Elaina was a bit jealous of everyone in Fairy Tail, despite how stupid she thought it was considering the show wasn't real. They were orphans, or so it seemed, and they still managed to find people who accepted them and cared for them. Elaina didn't have that.

She lost both her parents and landed in a poorly conditioned orphanage where people were nothing but horrible to her, with only a few exceptions. She didn't really have any friends or anyone to care about her.

Elaina sighed again before standing up from her place on the roof. She stretched before letting out a yawn.

"Time for bed," she said to herself before climbing into her bedroom which she shared with three other girls, two ten year old twins and their six year old sister. Amelia, Ophelia, and Julie were the only three at the orphanage that didn't have a problem with her.

The boys were all younger than Elaina, being the oldest kid living at the orphanage, and rather immature. The girls were just as worse, if not more. They ranged from Julie's age to Elaina and were rather chatty and liked to gossip. So they usually talked about Elaina whenever she was in the room. Ophelia said that they only did that because they were jealous of how beautiful Elaina was, but Elaina had her doubts.

Elaina quietly changed out of her clothes and into her pajamas, a simple T-shirt and shorts.

"Goodnight, girls," she whispered to already sleeping sisters before kissing them on their heads. Those three really were like her little sisters and made staying at the orphanage a little bearable, not a whole lot, but a bit.

Elaina crawled into her own bed and took a deep breath while staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to come to her.

God, I wish my life was a bit like Lucy's, she thought. No matter what life throws at her, she still has so many people who love her. I'd like something like that.

Then she closed her eyes for the night.

All right so there's the prologue. I hope you enjoyed it. I'm already working on the first episode of the anime and I hope to have it done as soon as I can, but bear with me please because I go back to college tomorrow night and classes start on Monday.

Anyway, reviews are always welcomed!