Chapter 1

Lucy opened her eyes to darkness. Confused she blinked her eyes several times but nothing changed. After several seconds she could hear the faint beeping of a machine. She tried to move only to realize that she was strapped down to the bed underneath. Panic began to creep in and the worst part was that she couldn't remember what happened. Her mind was completely blank, she couldn't remember where she was or what happened.

She heard faint footsteps coming toward the side of the bed and then felt a hand placed on her shoulder. Out of instinct she jerked away from the hand.

"Sorry to startle you." A soft voice said from her side. Lucy turned to look up at the nurse but saw nothing. She was blind.

"What's wrong with me?" Lucy asked and she could hear her own voice tremble as she spoke.

"Nothing." The voice said, "But can you tell us who you are?"

"Lucy." She told her. The woman didn't say anything for a bit letting an uncomfortable silence fall between them.

"Do you have a last name?" The woman asked. Lucy shook her head, before saying "I'm sorry, but what happened? I can't remember anything." For a second Lucy thought that the woman wasn't going to answer but she did.

"You were in an accident, a bombing incident to be exact. You were one of the few people who survived, though apparently not unscathed." The woman, who Lucy was now sure was a nurse explained.

"Where are my parents?" Lucy asked, desperately hoping that they hadn't been killed. The nurse cleared her throat and then spoke.

"We aren't sure. We were actually hoping you could help us with that."

"What do you mean you aren't sure, can't you run my DNA or take my fingerprints?" Lucy asked on the verge of panic.

"Your fingerprints don't match up with any in the system, as for your DNA we would need the DNA of your parents as well. We've been sure to look in the missing person's data but your name hasn't come up. We still aren't sure who all is missing from the incident. However, it's still possible that your name might come up." The nurse explained to her in a calm voice.

"How many days has it been since the bombing?" Lucy asked leaning back against her pillow.

"Only three, as I said we are hopeful that your name will come up." The nurse said. "But I need to quickly run some tests, so can you please try to give me all your attention." Lucy nodded but didn't look at the nurse.

"Ok, first question. Can you see anything?"

After a week, the hospital hadn't made much progress. Almost all the missing persons from the bombing had been confirmed, whether they were dead or alive. The nurse who Lucy came to know as Mavis seemed to have wholeheartedly dedicated herself to Lucy's care.

Mavis always brought Lucy her meals and made sure that she got outside each day. Lucy's memory and her blindness didn't get any better but they didn't get any worse. Which according to Mavis was a good sign.

It was a sunny day or Lucy thought it was, when Mavis came to Lucy's room not in her usual mood. Even though she couldn't see Lucy could tell from the way Mavis was acting that she was upset. Instead of her usual upbeat chatter Mavis was quiet as she helped lead Lucy out of her small room.

"What's wrong?" Lucy asked once they got outside.

"Nothing." Mavis said a little too quickly. Lucy wanted to ask what was really the matter, but decided not to. Instead she pretended not to hear as Mavis sniffled slightly as she opened the gate to the garden.

"Excuse me!" Yelled a voice from behind them. Mavis didn't appear to notice and the voice yelled again. "Um, Miss Vermilion." The voice said again, this time much closer.

Lucy felt Mavis's grip tighten on her arm, their sign to stop.

"Sorry." Mavis apologized to whoever had been following them.

"No big deal." The voice, a man's answered. Lucy felt Mavis turn around and quickly copied her movements.

"You're Lucy, right?" The man's voice asked. Lucy nodded. Before she could say anything however Mavis spoke.

"You must be Gildarts." Mavis said.

"Yup, that's me." He said. There was an awkward silence and Mavis suddenly seemed to remember.

"You're here to pick up Lucy." She suddenly exclaimed. Lucy heard the man nervously chuckle before saying. "Yeah, I went to the front desk, and they said she was out here." Lucy briefly remembered Mavis telling her that if they didn't find her parents after a couple days, that they would put her in an orphanage for safe keeping.

"I'll sign her out and then you can take her." Mavis said.

"Does she have any bags or things she'll need to take with her?" Gildarts asked as Mavis began dragging Lucy towards the building again.

"Yes, I'll go get them, meet me at the front desk." Mavis said before hurrying off. Lucy could hear Mavis's quickened footsteps as she hurried up toward Lucy's hospital room on the third floor. Lucy wasn't sure what belongings Mavis had in mind but she decided not to mention it.

"I guess we better head in." Gildarts said before walking off. Lucy took several tentative steps forward but she had no idea where she was going. Up ahead she heard Gildarts swear, and a few seconds later he was by her side escorting her to the front desk.

They didn't have to wait very long and Lucy was grateful. As much as she enjoyed Mavis's company she was excited to get out of the hospital.

"Here you go." Mavis said handing Lucy a bag. Lucy felt it, curious as to what was in it. "I got you a couple pairs of clothes and if you would just follow me to this room I've got another present for you." Mavis told her.

Mavis held onto Lucy's wrist and quickly hurried her to another wing of the hospital with Gildarts trailing behind them.

"You remember that test that I gave you the day you first woke up." Mavis asked. Lucy nodded.

"We sent in the results and an answer finally came back." Mavis explained. Lucy heard a door open and then close behind her. Suddenly something wet sniffed her hand. Lucy gasped in surprise and quickly jerked her hand up.

"Relax." Mavis told her. Slowly Lucy lowered her hand and let whatever it was sniff her hand. The word dog suddenly came to her mind and she couldn't keep herself from asking "Is, is it a dog?"

"Yup, a guide dog to be exact." Mavis told her. Lucy reached out and managed to pet the dog on the head.

"What does she look like?" Lucy asked.

"He, it's a boy. He's a white German Shepherd." Mavis told her, and the image of the big wolfish looking dogs came to mind.

"What his name?" Lucy asked.

"Plue." Mavis told her. Lucy crouched down and felt the dog lick her cheek. She rubbed him behind the ears and she felt the dog rest his head on her hand. She couldn't keep the smile off her face.

"You'll need this." Mavis told her before handing her what Lucy assumed was the leash. "Walk around several times, you'll need to get used to it, but it will be easier for you to get around." Lucy did as she was told. She had to get used to walking without someone guiding her but the dog, Plue made sure to stay right next to her.

"I'll go sign you guys out." Mavis told them. She gave Lucy a brief hug before hurrying from the room.

It took them a while but Lucy was able to make it to Gildarts's car without too much trouble thanks to Plue.

"What's the name of the orphanage?" Lucy asked as Gildarts turned on the car.

"Fairy Tail." He said before Lucy felt them pull out of the driveway.