~Prologue~

"Mama! Papa! Look, I'm so fast!", a young girl squealed as she ran in the garden. Her golden blonde hair was whipping the wind as she ran, her warm chocolate brown eyes shined with happiness and a huge smile plastered on her face. Her parents chuckled as she played. Jude and Layla Heartfilia. Then their chuckles died down and everything went black. All except one. Lucy. She looked around looking for her parents.

"Mama? Papa?"

Nothing.

"Mama?! Papa?!"

Nothing.

The poor girl's eyes welled up with tears. Then she broke down. She sobbed for what seemed like hours. Then she heard familiar voices. "Lucy". Her mama and papa. Her head whipped up instantly and once she saw them, she smiled. She stood up and ran towards the couple, but after a few steps, Layla covered her mouth and coughed harshly. Lucy stared in shock as Layla removed her hand, showing blood coming from her mouth onto her hand. Layla looked up and smiled sadly. "Goodbye, Lucy", Layla said as she fell. Lucy's eyes widened and she wanted to run to her. But, she just couldn't. Lucy unconsciously dropped onto her knees and sobbed even more.

Then the darkness faded away. In it's place was a hospital. A blonde ran through the halls of the hospital, blood ruining the innocent image of herself. Her below-the shoulder hair damp with blood. " PAPA!", she yelled when she saw her father on a stretcher being brought to the emergency room. When she reached the door of the room, the nurses held her back. "PAPA! DON'T DIE ON ME! REMEMBER, WE STILL HAD TO GO TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK FOR MY 17th BIRTHDAY! W-WE HAVE TO VISIT MAMA TOGETHER! REMEMBER! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME TOO!", she yelled. She watched the heart monitor as she struggled to get out of the nurses grip. It seemed as though everything was in slow motion. The monitor got slower and slower. Just before it went out completely, she saw him mouth one word. "Sorry". Those were Jude Heartfilia's last words to his daughter, Lucy, before he, too, left her. Lucy fell to the ground an let out an ear piercing scream.

"NOOO!", Lucy screamed as she sat up from bed. She was breathing heavily with sweat on her forehead, making some hair stick to her face. When she calmed down she flopped onto her bed. " 7 years since mama died, 1 month since papa died from an accident and 1 month since I owned the Heartfilia Company", she muttered with a sigh.