Chapter 2: introduction
The night air sent her into over drive as she scurried away from the Heartfilia mansion. "Hehehe, this is exciting!" She knew that this was something she could bounce back from if she was caught, but everything was behind her now. Literally.
If she knew her way around right, this road led straight, with a cross road a few miles up. She would have to go left in order to catch a train. She figured Mongolia would be a nice place to hide out until she could gather enough to move further. Although Mongolia was already so far from here.
"Oh the stars look so lovely... like you mother!" She exclaimed, looking up into the dark blanket of twinkling lights. The smile on her face widened, thinking about her mother. She wondered what she could do without money, or how she would find a place to stay till her father was done searching for her.
A few miles up the road, after stopping to see the view from the lake owned by her father, she made her way through the woods so that she wouldn't be noticed by anyone who happened to come down the road coincidently.
"I dont want to be surrounded by other girls... not by ones who would dislike magic anyway." She mumbled, as the thought of being caught crossed her mind.
The keys by her side jangled lightly, causing her to hold them still. The woods grew darker and colder as she walked. Wishing she had brought a coat, she shivered and watched as her breath rose into the air in a puff of white.
"I hope the train station is open." She murmured to herself as she strode further into the woods. She heard the soft rumble of a train in the distance, following its calming sound. The leaves under her feet gave evident to the middle of fall revealing its true colors, not just on the tree.
The train station lit the forest floor just enough for the blond to see where she was going. Even with the light on the ground, she stumbled and landed on her hands and knees.
"Clumsy." She sighed, getting up and brushing her knees off. "I need to get regular shoes." looking down at her elegant inch heels her father purchased a few weeks ago.
The train station was still open, as the train was at a stand still. The teller behind the window didn't even look up at her. "Ticket to ride is 1231¥, Mongolia is the next stop. Time till departure is 30 minutes." He groaned sleepily. She slid the yen through, receiving a ticket.
"Thank you." She said as she walked towards the trains double doors. Across from the teller's box. The small car felt cold and lonely, she decided the next car would be warmer since its doors were closed. She moved into the car in front of the previous one. Looking around to see her company passenger's, a small blue cat poked its head over the seat to see who had Entered the car.
A cat? Why was a cat on the train all by itself? Walking closer to inspect, the cat had hopped down back into its seat. "Natsu, you're going to embarrass me!" It said from behind the seat. "It talks?!" I said out loud, as a spikey pink head lifts from the seat right in front of me.
"Hey, Happyyyy.. would'ja keep it down buddy? I'm not feeling too good." The pink haired boy sat up, looking as if he was about to hurl.
Lucy was surprised and also curious. A blue talking cat, and a guy with spikey pink hair sat two seats from where she was standing. Her face only revealing surprise, though.
"Huh?" The guy named Natsu turned and eyed Lucy before quickly pulling down the window and hurling.
She scoffed, The audacity. Who would do that so casually to a stranger on the train? "And who are you to insult me in such a disgusting way?!" She squeaked towards the pink haired male, who only glanced at her before hanging himself out the window.
"Sorry miss!" The blue cat blurted, "Natsu here has horrible motion sickness. The train just stopped five minutes ago, so he is still a little sick."
His blue tail flicked lightly, she watched every movement.
"Oh." She mumbled, standing there awkwardly. "Sorry about that." She stood there a little longer. Watching as the guy sunk into his seat, his face pale with sickness. "Nooo, I'm S-sor-orry." He croaked. Barely able to make out the words before covering his mouth again.
The cat sighed, and laughed a little. "Stange thing to see on a train so late at night huh?"
"I don't think I have seen this much strange," She said lightly, watching as the pink haired guy rolled into the floor. "Ever."
"Why are you standing there like that?"
The blue cat questioned her, as she realized that she was indeed just standing there the entire time. "Oh...I guess I was just startled by the fact that you're a blu-"
"Blue talking cat, and a guy with pink hair." He finished her sentence. "Yeah! We know, everyone says that."
"I'm sorry to have been rude, it was just stunning." She gushed lightly, taking the seat across from them. "So how long have you two been on the train?"
"Since seven this afternoon." The blue cat answered her, as the pink haired guy sat up. "It's been torture lady! He told ne the fastest way home was by train instead of flying, he just wants to watch me suffer!" He whined, his slanted eyes drive daggers into the cats soul.
"Fly?" Lucy asked, watching as the two eyed each other.
"Aye!" The blue cat said, holding his right paw in the air before white wings fluttered to his sides.
"WHAAAAT." Lucy gasped. A winged cat?!
The pink haired guy turned and raised a single pink eyebrow. "What's wrong? Never heard of flying?"
"That cat ha-"
"Has wings." He finished that sentence too. "Yes, but I'm not an ordinary cat!"
"Not ordinary." the pink haired guy nodded, repeating what the cat said.
Lucy closed her mouth that was hanging open, although her eyes were wide enough by themselves. This land was filled with things she had never seen before, different hair colors, personalities, animals. What else could there be out there?
"All doors are closing! Please find a seat. Mongolia is the next stop in approximately two hours!" The teller called out over the tiny speakers in the train walls.
"Oh nooo..." was all Natsu could muster before the train Lurched forward, sending him back into discomfort again.
"Bare with it Natsu!" The cat chimed, "two hours is only two hours!"
"I hate you.." Natsu muttered under his breath before covering his mouth with a quick hand. Lucy felt bad, she had never experienced motion sickness, but she had ate too much once...no that wouldn't feel the same would it? She sat there, frowning at the pink haired male.
"Where are you headed?" Happy asked, holding a paw up. Lucy looked up quickly, pulled out of her thoughts. "Oh, Mongolia probably. I really don't have a destination." She said nervously, scratching her cheek with one finger.
"Oh! We are headed there too! We just finished a job and now we headed back!" Happy said, plopping down on the top of the seat above Natsu's deflated body.
"Job?" Lucy asked, noticing they had nothing on them but a small tote.
"Aye! We had to go take care of forest trolls who were stealing livestock from the nearby farms."
"Trolls? But they are magical beings! How did you come back in one piece?" She was alarmed, she read of trolls who tore towns apart, stomping on people as they destroyed their homes.
"They were easyy! Of course i wasn't the one doing all the hard work. Natsu took them all down!" The cat pointed to the boy, withering in pain.
"Really?..." she added skeptically, the tone giving it away.
"Hey! Of cou-" Natsu shot up to give her a remark, but was quickly taken over by the motion sickness. "I-...will de-eal with it lat-ter." He groaned to himself.
Lucy was unsure. How did this guy, the same one curled up on a train about to hurl...take down a troll? Trolls to be exact. She didn't notice two men who had come into the car she was in until they began to laugh.
"Look Cevin, a fairytail member passed out on the train! He looks as bad as that guy we beat up earlier." The tall buff hairy man chuckled, his shaggy brown hair covering half his face. His drooped eyes moved to her, tapping his friend on the shoulder. "Look, a pretty lady."
The other man busy laughing at Natsu, his sharp green eyes quickly darted to look at pointed and sharp, he smiled mischievously, light glinting off his bare head as he rubbed the patch of blond fuzz on his chin. "Taking her to the boss might make us a pretty reward, huh?" He said as he strode towards her.
"Stay away!" She warned, standing up to threaten the men. As they moved closer, she watched as Natsu jumped at them. "Get off, fairytail punk!" The buff one bellowed, throwing a limp Natsu across the train car. "Natsu!" Happy cried, flying over to him desperately, avoiding the large mans arms.
The bright eyed man laughed. "How pathetic!" Turning his attention back to Lucy, who was too afraid to speak. "Come girl, i don't have time to knock you out." He grabbed her arm, pulling her out of the seat.
suddenly, The train dead stopped, making everything, and everyone fly forward.
Lucy landed headfirst into the chest of the buffed man. Cevin collided into the squirming Natsu, who let a groan rumble from his throat.
"Damn them idiots!" Cevin croaked pulling himself up, while shoving his boot into Natsu's stomach. "I should have told them to wait up top. I suppose the train driver is aware of our presence now Vonn..." he growled at the large shaggy man pulling Lucy up by the forearm.
"OW! Let go of me you oversized man gorilla!" She yelped, as Vonn threw her over his shoulder, causing her to brush her head against the train car's ceiling.
"Well aren't you a loud mouth?" Cevin purred, touching Lucy's hair. His fingers ran down her cheek, sliding down her neck as slow as molasses.
"Get your fingers off me!" She screamed, flailing her arms and legs. She was scared, almost to the point of instinct kicking in as she drove her finger nails into the large man's hairy skin.
He yelped lightly, smacking her on the bottom. "Now, now little missy, leave that for later ."
The look on her face turned from horror to anger, snatching a key from her side. "Ope-"
A foot rammed into the side of Vonn's large skull, sending him flying back. "Aggghh!" He bellowed, dropping Lucy as he crashed into Cevin.
As quickly as she was dropped, someone else had her again. She looked over to see a head full of pink hair. Slanted eyes peering back at her. "You okay, Lady?" He asked.
All she could gather inside of her, she replied. "Ye-eah."
He gave her a toothy grin.
"Good, 'cause I'm all fired up now!"
