A/N: Hello, everyone! This is my new Fairy Tail story. I hope you guys enjoy it! Follow my tumblr blog: sierraloveswriting for snippets, updates, or just to talk to me!

The characters may be OOC so it can fit with the story.

I'm also naming the chapters after different song titles :D I based this story off the song End of the World by Great Big World. So, I'll be using lyrics from this song in the story.

And yes. The beginning is similar to Madoka Magica. Because it's my favorite show :D

Chapter 1

Writing's On the Wall

How do I live?

How do I breathe?

When you're not here

I'm suffocating

Darkness clouded Natsu's vision and smoked filled his lungs.

Natsu Dragneel could not feel his legs. He heard his younger sister, Wendy, scream in agony. His head pounded viciously. Natsu released a growl as he tried to sit up.

"It's hard to move without any legs." A monotone voice said.

The smoke cleared. In front of him stood a blond girl with two pigtails, and ripped clothes, which revealed her big chest. Natsu knew the girl, but he couldn't call her name.

Why couldn't he call her name?

Natsu trembled as his eyes slowly looked down. His legs were gone. Bloody stumps were left in its place. The girl did not look affected by the grotesque scene. Actually, she looked bored.

"I failed again." The girl took out a golden key and began to polish it with her handkerchief. "I hope you don't remember any of this, Natsu. I'm going to fix this. I really will fix this."

Natsu could not make a sound. He stared at the scene behind the girl. His hometown, Magnolia, was burning to the ground. People were screaming, gun shots rang out, and dead bodies were strewn around him.

And this girl didn't seem to care.

Natsu's blood began to boil. He glared at the blond girl and held his leg stumps as the girl continued to polish her golden key. The girl noticed his glare and smiled sadly.

"Don't look at me like that, Natsu. I really am trying. It's just that you, Gray, Erza, Lisanna, Juvia, Jellal, Laxus, Mirajane- Ugh!" The blond girl went silent and went back to polishing her key. Blood smeared her pink handkerchief.

Tears streamed down his face as he watched the burning buildings crumble to the ground. He listened to the gun shots and screams of agony. Natsu clenched his fist and began punching the ground. He couldn't do anything.

"Okay, I'm ready." The blond girl knelt by Natsu. She smelt like strawberries and soot. The girl ran a hand through his pink hair and down his face. Her fingertips traced his lips lightly. "Oh, Natsu. I won't fail you this time."

The girl leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. Natsu stiffened as she cupped his face between her hands. Her tongue swiped his lower lip, causing him to growl. He instinctively nibbled and sucked on her plump bottom lip. She smiled against his lips then pulled back. Her face was flushed and she had a sweet, innocent smile on her face.

Amidst the chaos, she looked breathtaking.

Natsu's heart pounded and millions of questions thundered through his head as he watched a light emit from her golden key. He heard her whisper "Goodbye". Darkness began to envelop Natsu as he lost consciousness.

How do I live?

How do I breathe?

When you're not here

I'm suffocating

"Natsu! Natsu! Wake up! Wake up!"

Natsu slowly opened his eyes. He wiggled his toes and sighed in relief once he realized they were there. Natsu was covered in a cold sweat. He shivered and sat up.

Wendy, his younger sister, was looking at him curiously. Her long navy blue hair was tied up in two pig tails. She was still in her pink pajamas. Usually, Natsu would be annoyed to be woken up so early, but he loved his sister a lot. She was so sweet. It was hard to stay mad at her for long.

He yawned and rubbed his eyes. "What time is it, Wendy?" Natsu asked.

"5:30. You were crying and making gasping noises in your sleep, It was like you were drowning." Wendy looked away from him. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have woken you up. I was worried."

Natsu smiled. He patted his younger sister on the head. She smiled as a blush covered her face. Wendy sat on the edge of his bed and grinned. "Do you mind if I stay in here? We have to get up in an hour to get ready for school anyway and…"

"Gajeel's snoring is driving you crazy isn't it?" Natsu laughed.

"He sounds like a lawnmower and airplane engine combined! I can't believe I can hear him through the walls. Mom gave me earplugs. They help a little." Wendy rummaged around in her pocket and showed her brother her pink earplugs.

"Sure, you can stay. I'm going to try to go back to sleep." Natsu lay back down on his pillow. He felt Wendy get on the other side of his bed. She tossed and turned several times before getting settled.

"Can I play with your Nintendo 3DS?" Wendy asked in a soft whisper.

"Last time you played with it, you threw it across the room when you lost the game. Not a chance, little sister."

"Jeez!"

After several minutes, Wendy fell asleep. Natsu stayed up. He was too afraid he would dream about the town he loved burning down and that beautiful, mysterious blond girl. The dream felt so real. It really felt like that girl had kissed him. It really felt like the smoke was suffocating him.

And why couldn't he speak?

Eventually, it was time to begin the day. After waking Wendy up and sending her back to her room, he began to put on his school uniform. He looked at his tie in disdain and then threw it on the ground. Natsu looked around the room for his scarf, but he couldn't find it. Sighing, Natsu went into the kitchen where his dad, Igneel, was cooking breakfast. The aroma wafted into Natsu's nose and caused his mouth to water. Igneel was the best cook.

"Good morning, Natsu. Did you sleep well?" Igneel asked his son.

"Yeah, I slept fine. Do you know where my scarf is?"

Igneel put eggs, sausage, and toast on Natsu's plate. "Hmm, I don't know. You didn't have it on yesterday."

Natsu figured it must be at school. He hated not having his scarf with him. His dad bought it for him when he was five and he's worn it ever since.

"Natsu, go wake your mother up. Oh, feed Happy as well. You wanted a cat, so make sure you take care of him." Igneel chided.

"Alright, alright." Natsu sighed and went to his parent's room. His mother, Grandeeney, worked late into the evenings and it took a lot of hard work and effort to wake her up the next morning. Wendy was already in there, attempting to wake her up.

Natsu strolled over to the window and pulled back the curtains. Grandeeney groaned and rolled out of bed. Natsu and Wendy chuckled at their mother's bed head. "Good morning, Mama. Breakfast is almost ready. C'mon! You have to get to work on time." Wendy and Natsu pulled their mother up and escorted her to the bathroom.

Eventually, the Dragneel family sat down ate their breakfast together. Grandeeney was pouring her third cup of coffee when it was time for Natsu and Wendy to go.

"Where is Gajeel?" Wendy asked.

"Oh, your cousin has a cold. He's staying home today." Gradeeney answered.

"Ugh, who cares about him? Let's go Wendy." Natsu said disdainfully as he pulled his little sister towards the door.

"Have a good day kids! I'll see you later!" Grandeeney and Igneel called as their kids rushed out of the house.

"Bye! Love you!" Wendy called back.

Natsu and Wendy walked together halfway until Wendy departed with her friends. Natsu didn't see his friends on the walk to school. He then remembered that they had basketball practice this morning. The tournaments were about to begin again. Natsu was a star basketball player for Fairy Tail High School, but he suffered a shoulder injury a month before winter break began. Natsu's physical therapy was going great and he expected to be perfectly healed by the time the tournament started two weeks from now.

Natsu's head began to pound. He was suddenly reminded of that horrific dream with the girl and his missing legs. He blushed as he remembered the kiss they shared. Why was he reminded of her? That damn girl who did not care the city was burning and people were lying dead around her.

Once Natsu got to his classroom, he began to talk to his friends Erza Scarlet, Jellal Fernandes, Lisanna Strauss, and Gray Fullbuster. Well, he didn't consider Gray his best friend. He thought of him as a rival. They were always competing, despite being on the same basketball team. Everyone considered them their star players, despite their many disagreements on and off the court. Natsu even had to admit that Gray's skill was incredible. When they worked in unison, they were unstoppable.

"Hey, I heard Lyon was the star player over at Lamia Scale High. Rumor has it that they already have a spot secured in the tournament." Jellal told Gray.

"Not a chance. That tournament spot belongs to Fairy Tail. I'd die before I let him have it." Gray responded.

"Hey, Natsu. You'll be ready for the tournament, right?" Lisanna asked.

"Yeah, of course I will! It was all thanks to your encouragement, Lisanna. " Natsu said. He suddenly blushed and looked away.

Ever since Erza told him that Lisanna had a crush on him, he hadn't been able to look at her. Lisanna was his best friend. It would be too weird if they dated. Natsu did not want to hurt Lisanna's feelings, so he tried to act like he normally did. Lisanna didn't seem to notice his weird behavior.

"Alright, everyone! Take a seat! Class is starting!" Their homeroom teacher, Mirajane Strauss, said. Natsu still found it weird that his best friend's sister was teaching their class. Natsu used to be a little hellion growing up and Mirajane hated him for several years. Now, Mirajane was a kind, endearing teacher. Natsu couldn't believe he was terrified of her when he was younger.

"We have a new student today. Please, come in!"

Natsu's heart dropped.

The girl from his dreams was standing in front of him.

"This is Lucy Heartifilia. Please make her feel welcome to Fairy Tail High School!"

Everyone clapped except for Natsu. Lucy gave him a pointed glare. Natsu was taken aback. What did he ever do to her? He should be the one angry! This strange girl from his dreams was glaring at him.

"Erza," Mirajane began. "You will be showing Lucy around today. And I want everyone to make her feel comfortable here. It's hard to begin school during the second semester."

"Yes, Ma'am." Erza replied.

"Okay, then. Lucy, take a seat next to Loki." Mirajane pointed to the empty seat in the front row next to the handsome orange haired man. Loki gave one of his signature winks as Lucy sat next to him. She wrinkled her nose and looked away.

Class dragged on and on and on. Natsu kept staring at Lucy, blocking out Mirajane's teachings. He needed to know more about her. His dream came back to him vividly. The smoke, fire, and the kiss. Natsu's face heated up. He really needed to get a grip. Maybe Lucy wasn't so bad after all. He had a bad dream. It had nothing to do with his life.

After class ended, Gray, Lisanna, Erza, and several others crowded around Lucy and began to ask her various questions. Lucy did not look interested in socializing with her new classmates. She had an indifferent air about her.

"Why was that girl glaring at you, Natsu?" Jellal asked him.

Natsu watched as Lisanna touched Lucy's hair and squeal about how long and beautiful it was. "I don't know. I've met her somewhere before."

"Where?"

"In a dream. I met Lucy Heartifilia in a dream."

Jellal looked at him like he was crazy. He shook his head and gave Natsu a small smile. "A dream, huh? What were you doing in this dream of yours?" He smirked and nudged Natsu with his elbow.

Natsu's face turned red. "Nothing like that, you stupid pervert. We just…" Natsu trailed off. He didn't even know what Lucy was doing in his dream. She said that she would fix it. Fix what exactly?

"Never mind. I'm positive. I've never that girl in my life. She's probably disgusted by my pink hair. That's why she was glaring at me." Natsu laughed.

"Natsu…Dragneel?"

Natsu looked up and saw Lucy standing next to him. Up close, he could see that her eyes were a chocolate brown color. She looked beautiful. She was not covered in burns or ash. Lucy Heartifilia looked completely normal.

"Yeah, what's up?" Natsu asked. Butterflies darted around in his stomach.

Without a word, Lucy pulled his white scarf out of her bag and placed it on his desk. She glared at him. "Be careful next time. If you lose this scarf again, there will be dire consequences."

"What?"

"Oh, by the way, stay away from Laxus Dreyar. He's not worth the trouble."

Lucy walked back to her seat and sat down. Natsu and Jellal stared at Lucy in shock.

"What the hell was that about?" Jellal asked. "Are you sure you've never met her?"

"I'm absolutely positive."

A spark was set in motion.

A/N: Hello! I hope you guys enjoyed it! More will be revealed next chapter!

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Published: 6/29/16