Disclaimer: Fairytail and its characters belong to the amazing manga artist Hiro Mashima. I own nothing but this plot.

Summary: This is a tale of a dragon and his captive princess. Their story might have been told so many times that some might have even forgotten that the real prisoner was in fact – the dragon himself. For even when the princess was imprisoned in the highest tower, the dragon was enslaved to her every call and bidding. He wouldn't have it any other way though, the dragon had surrendered willingly – for it promises sweet torture to those who yield.

- Gajeel / Levy

How a single story began, the lives of people in it, their adventure, and wildest dreams all came to existence because of words. Letters carved in stone and written in ink and parchment enable us to be linked to thousands of realms we have never seen or heard before.

And when everything else fades into oblivion … all that is left are words.

Words linger.

They last.

They transcended through time and live as parts of our daily lives.

That's how prevailing the power of words can be...

In a certain town across the lands of Fiore, a solid script mage didn't realized she was endowed possibly with the greatest enchantment –

For her ability to materialize words out of nothing can be a miracle and a curse at the same time.

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Seven year old Levy Mc Garden held tightly on the worn out pages of her fairytale book. Her grip hardened as tears threatened to fall out of her eyes. She had just finished reading a story about a beast and his beautiful maiden, about their love so immense it surpass even the vilest of curse.

The child sniffed as she closed the book. "If only… if only fantasy exists in reality."

"Oh Levy, be careful of what ye wish for, my child! "An old, short man uttered and she whipped her head at the source of the voice.

"Master Makarov! What brings you here?"

Ignoring her question, he idly waved a finger in front of her. "Spells can be cast just by words. A wish recited out loud can even materialize in front of you. For everything and anything can happen as long as magic and enchantment exist in this realm. Your magic as a solid script mage is a fine example of them."

" My words coming out of book and scripts?" she squealed sounding very eager at this sudden revelation. "Then how about materializing iron dragon, enchanted roses and captive princesses like in fairytales?"

The old mage just laughed as he waved off her enthusiastic questions but she can't help the thrill of making her words – come ALIVE.

Little did she know, the sounds of enormous dragon wings were heard just outside the cottage where she lived.

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Ten years have already passed since that fateful event. Levy grew up into a fine young maiden – her short azure tresses billowing in the wind whenever she ran. With her beguiling innocent face and small stature, she was more often than not, mistaken for a nymph.

However, as demure and sweet as she may look, the villagers chose to call her the "town witch".

Aside from materializing her words with solid script, a single wish - as long it really came from her heart, it can bring trouble or relief to her town. This was why her magic abilities can be considered a blessing as well as a curse.

A miracle yet a mistake.

She was the very embodiment of a living paradox.

Nevertheless amidst the discerning and baleful stares given by the town people – she grew up happily in a loving guild. She might not have her prince charming or a valiant knight in shining armor but she was contented laughing and being just with her love ones. Her life might not have been as exhilarating as any stories or romance novels but one wish actually came true- and it was enough for her to pretend she's living in her own version of happily-ever-after.

For the guild that kindly took her in was called…

"Fairy Tail"

A/N: hope you like the prologue! I know that Levy's magic consist only of materializing words and decoding runes –but I need to add another "magic" to her abilities to make the story more exciting. You'll see why!

I'd like to hear what you think of my story. Any advice and criticism will be very helpful since this is my first attempt . And don't worry, Gajeel will soon enter the plot.