Year X361

"Are you sure about this?" A sweet voice rang out.

The sun was going down over a hill. The grassy fields was empty, an exception of two people standing in front of a large open gate, a blonde woman and a black haired man. The blonde wore a simple pink dress with pink shoulder cape, her feet was bare. The man, on the other hand, wore all-black, his white toga and gold details being the only exception. The voice came from the blonde who was carrying a bundle, a baby with tufts of blonde hair could be seen. Her bright green eyes watched as her parents spoke in hushed tones.

"I'm sure I'll be fine for four hundred years," The black haired man whispered, his left hand hand rose to caress the baby's face, a diamond band could be seen on his ring finger. A fond smile made way on his face when the baby giggled.

"Zeref?" He glanced up at the sound of his name, he frowned when he saw tears pricking the corners of her green eyes, "Promise me… Promise me to never let go of the light,"

"Mavis, what are you-" Zeref tilted his head in confusion.

"Promise me!" She snapped, her eyes showed how desperate she felt.

It was then did Zeref realised what she was trying to say. His black eyes softened into a warm chocolate brown as he gazed at his wife. Of course she would worry about someone else instead of herself. Though he found it annoying, it was one of the reasons why he loved her. It showed to him that not all humans was selfish. He was glad that he had actually followed his heart for once.

"Of course, Mavis. Keep safe, would you?" His question made Mavis smile mischievously.

"You know I'm always safe, the Fairies is helping to guard me and Lux." She grinned when the baby, Lux, mumbled random words as if to show agreement.

"If you say so… Well then, goodbye- Ow! What was that for?!" He snapped at the last part as Mavis hit his head.

"Zeref Vermilion, how many times must I say that it's not goodbye, it's 'See you later'. I just know we will be back together," The blonde huffed.

"Yeah, Yeah. See you later, Mrs. Vermilion," With that, he kissed the blonde for a few seconds.

It was hard, but he allowed himself to watch as the love of his life walked into the gate. A bitter smile tugged on his mouth as he felt tears pricking on the corner of his eyes.

It was only 300 years later did he find out what had happened. Mavis had been forced apart from Lux, the gate dropped her off a hundred years too early. That wasn't all, instead of being a twenty year-old, she was changed into a six year-old, forced into slavery for a couple that was dead. She didn't mind it one bit as she still had everything she needed. Sure, she wasn't treated with any respect, but her heart didn't allow her to hate or blame anyone. It had only been a few months before they were attacked by the enemy guild, Blue Skulls.

Six years forwards, she had met three other people who was after the Tenrou jade, Tenroujima's treasure. Before she knew it, she was challenged, something she had won. Despite winning, the treasure had still ended up being lost. With the help of the other three and 'Zera', she finally walked off the island. It wasn't long before she bumped into her husband, the latter was shocked at her new appearance but still recognized her.

It was hard, but Mavis managed to stop Zeref from chasing the guild that had the guts to try to harm her, settling on only helping her teach her new found friends magic. He was immensely proud when his 'students' managed to beat Blue Skull. They had even opened a guild, 'Fairy Tail'. One of the members, Yuri Dreyar, even managed to impress a dying lightning king dragon. Said dragon had blessed Yuri with lightning dragon magic before leaving as a large lacrima, an emblem that would soon be known as 'Fairy Tail' could be seen floating in the middle.

He was again glad that he had taught Mavis black magic, completing her training as one needed ten years to master said magic. If he hadn't, she would have been cursed again and be stuck as a thirteen year-old. But she was still stuck with not being able to age after she reached the age of twenty, just like himself, becoming an immortal.

Just thinking of the Ankhseram curse made the couple smirk victoriously. They both had been cursed for saving the town they lived in. They were of course, with no doubt, upset but they didn't regret their decision. It wasn't long before Mavis had found out a way to rid them of the curse, but it turns out that one will have to die for it to work. Keeping that a secret, they tried out but to her surprise, both lived. Their love for each other was too great that instead of killing her, it killed their curses. A few years later, they were married with a baby on the way. They were proud, having 'defeated a god but knew that it wasn't over, leading to the use of time travelling.

On the year Lux was supposed to arrive, they were once again angered as their precious child were taken away. They knew right away that it was the work of the god they were fighting against. So, for the next fifteen years, they had searched high and low. It was hard as everything about her was changed. Her appearance, her magic, her name, though her new name still had the same meaning, and even her scent. But still, they managed to find their child… unfortunately, at a timing that they would rather avoid.

Year X776

At Magnolia's graveyard, all could be heard was the sound of raindrops hitting the soil and loud claps of thunder. A 15-year-old girl wearing an expensive-looking black dress, a black belt slung across her waist held keys, could be seen. Her feet was bare. A black umbrella was fallen next to her as she allowed herself to be drenched in the cold rain.

In front of her was two grave stones, the ones her eyes was glued on. 'Layla Heartfillia' and 'Jude Heartfilia' was the names engraved in the stones.

A gust of wind blew through, her wet light blonde hair moved slightly but her dull brown eyes remained glued in front of her. The few people who had walked past her had casted her concerned glances, her skin slowly palen as time went by. But they didn't actually bother helping her.

The bush next to her rustled, the only indication that the blonde had heard was the slight flinch she had barely held down. Did the killer decided to come back to end her too? She shivered, biting her lips. The voice that rang out made her freeze, her breath caught in her throat.

"Are you sure about this?" a slightly deep sounding voice asked.

"Yes! What kind of parents would we be if we can't even protect our own daughter? Come on! We've been searching for her for far too long!" a sweet voice rang out.

"But what if she hates us?" he snapped back.

Hate who? The blonde thought as she stayed as still as she could. Her hands flew to her keys as she nervously glanced around.

"It's better than leaving her alone! Anyways, I brought the stamp," The voice sounded too excited for the blonde's liking but at the same time, made her feel calm.

"You what?!"

"It's still my guild," was the female's response.

"What if Makarov finds out?!"

"He knows,"

A soft smile creeped on the blonde's lips. She found that she rather liked the conversation between the two. It sounded like her parent's conversation when they were… alive. It only took one thought to bring her mood down again as she gazed at the graves sorrowfully.

Her mother, Layla, had died 5 years ago and that was all it took for her father, Jude, to break down. He had turned cold towards her for 5 years and tried to sell her in an attempt to salvage his company.

She had found out the cold, painful truth that she was never truly a Heartfilia, she was adopted. That had been what forced her to run away, a decision she would soon regret. It had been only 6 months when the news reached her, he was murdered.

Unlike the books she had read, she didn't cry, not one single tear came out no matter how hard she tried. That made her feel terrible, leaving her wondering if her heart too had turned into a block of ice. She just felt tired, she didn't know what to feel or do. Should she move on, find her real parents? What she didn't know was that her answer will be answered sooner than she thought it would.

Her attention was stolen again when the voices became louder, she could her two pair of feet walking towards her. She closed her eyes, hoping they weren't anyone she knows or an enemy.

"Of course he knows…" the man muttered darkly.

"Aww… don't say it like that!" the child huffed, "Oh there she is! Lucy!"

Her eyes snapped open, twirling around to face two familiar-yet-not-familiar faces. The man with black hair, a tuft popping up his head, wore black robes. A white toga was slung over her shoulders. He looked nervous as his black eyes flickered between her and the blonde woman standing next to the man.

The blonde, though, was the one who had caught Lucy's attention. Her soft blonde hair and bright emerald eyes made her feel warm. She felt familiar, as if she had met her before. Just like her, the woman's feet was covered by nothing. She had donned on a simple strapless pink dress with a pink knee-length cape. A pair of wings was clipped on her hair and was surprisingly dry-looking even though the rain was pouring. Actually, both of them looked too dry when they were standing in the middle of rainstorm.

Her emerald green eyes shimmered with tears, she lifted her rather small hands to cover her mouth, which was being tugged into a fond smile. In the next couple of seconds, the woman spent it on studying the blonde teen standing in front of her.

Lucy glanced around to confirm that they were really talking to her. But before she could speak, the blonde ran and jumped and pulled her into a tight embrace. She barely managed to stay standing. She froze when she felt the woman shake, warm tears landing on her hair. The child could be heard mumbling something, but Lucy couldn't figure out what she was saying as her voice was muffled by her head.

Her head started to throb, as she searched her mind as to who was these two people standing in front of her, one was hugging her while the other was just watching with a fond smile. She decided to stop when pain was too much, focusing her eyes towards the blonde who was still hugging her. Taking a deep breath, she gently pushed the woman away from her, the woman only stared with confused and hurt eyes. It was shocking to Lucy when she felt pain to see the woman upset. She blinked slowly, feeling her eyes burn and her the pounding in her head continued.

"She doesn't remember me…" The woman mumbled sadly, Lucy had a sudden urge to hug her but just pushed it down.

"Mavis, you're scaring her," The black haired man muttered, pulling Mavis to his side, his eyes held many emotions, none was positive.

He barely stopped his eyes from turning red, still angry at whoever took his child. He shouldn't have to do this. At least not to his own child. It hurt him to see the fifteen year-old glance between them with confused eyes. His heart felt as if it stabbed multiple times when he saw her eyes. The last time he had seen her, she had beautiful dark emerald eyes that had a reddish hue to them. If looked in certain lighting, it would've looked as if you were staring at the sky as the gold specks comes into view. But now, it was just a dull brown. Sure, it still had the gold specks. It just wasn't the same. He was thankful for that was the only part of her appearance that had changed.

"Who are you and how do you know me?" Lucy managed to speak, her vision started to get blury as she fought against the pain erupting in her head.

"Ah, sorry. I forgot to introduce ourselves," There was a hint of bitterness in the woman's voice, "As you probably know, I'm Mavis Vermilion and this Zeref Vermilion, my husband."

"Vermilion…" Lucy whispered under her breath. Why did it sound so familiar? Not having heard her speak, Mavis continued with her introduction, taking a deep breath before glancing at her husband for a brief moment.

"I know this will be shocking, maybe you will even be angry at us but all I ask you to do is to listen to us," Mavis continued when Lucy slowly nodded, "We are your real parents- Lucy?!"

It was then did Mavis notice the pain her daughter was going through. Her arms immediately shot forward to catch the blonde teen who was now swaying. She watched with horror as Lucy started coughing, blood splattered on her hand. It was quick but she saw her eyes flicker between green and back to her brown eyes. Not knowing what to do, she looked at her husband, he was having the same reaction.

"Zeref!" Her voice seemed to break him out of his stupor as he raced forward, arms out to carry his daughter in a bridal carry.

Not able to say anything, he managed to balance the small teen with one hand, his other reached out to grab his wife's. He didn't have to say anything for her to understand what he was asking for. Extending her other free hand, she released her magic to surround the three. With a bright flash, they were gone from the graveyard.

Author's Note

Hey! I just had this idea randomly bugging my mind for quite a while now, so I decided to just write it. In this story, Zeref is a Vermilion and not a Dragneel, just wanted to point it out if you get confused.