I really hope you all like this story! I'm not really sure what made me come up with this idea. I guess it doesn't matter how as long as I did, right? Anyways, I do not own Fairy Tail. Enjoy!
"Gray!" Ur yelled. He paid her no mind. Gray opened the front door. "Don't walk away from me!"
"I'm going for a walk," Gray snapped. He slammed the door in Ur's face.
Hands in his pocket, he walked to the opposite side of the rode. He always liked walking along the wall. Something about it was comforting. He pressed his hand to the cool rock. He sighed in relief and started walking. He only got a few steps, though, before he heard something. He froze. It sounded like someone was crying. Gray pressed his ear to the wall. A girl was definitely on the other side, crying. It was faint, but he heard it.
"Mama," he heard. The voice sounded sad and tired. "Please save me." Gray's heart shattered into a million pieces. Saver her from what? Curiosity getting the better of him, Gray grabbed the top of the wall. He bent his knees slightly, and jumped. He moved his arms to support him. His eye's widened. On the other side of the wall, was a garden.
Beautiful Sakura trees lined a cobblestone path. A pond stood near the wall, and the outline of another was off in the distance. Flowers of all kinds sprinkled the ground. Hedges divided the grounds into sections. Bird bathes were positioned throughout, along with feeders. Even though it was nighttime, butterflies and birds were flying around.
Not too far away from the wall, Gray saw stairs. He couldn't see what they led to. Not thinking clearfly, he jumped the wall. The grass below him was so soft, he wasn't sure if it was actually grass. Wonderful aromas filled his nose. His feet started moving.
As he climbed the stairs, he looked around. Arches stood proudly above him. Different flowers and veins were laced around the thin metal. The most beautiful trees he has ever seen lined the path. The rocks on the path looked to be made of granite. At the top of the stairs, stood a gate. He slowly opened it.
Color spilled from every inch of the place. A small pond sat directly in front of him. In the center, a few metal fish circled around each other. Water poured from the top, creating a fountain. Gray slowly walked around it. Two beautiful Sakura trees stood at the edge of the small area. In the middle, a hammock was strung. He gasped when he saw a body. He hadn't heard it before, but she was crying.
'It must of been her,' Gray thought. 'How did I hear her, though?'
Gray slowly walked over to her. She was wearing a pure white dress. It flowed to her knees. The sleeves reached her wrists. There was no defined waistline. Her feet were bare. Curly blonde hair laid across her body. The ends landed on her hips. Her back was to Gray.
"Why are you crying?" Gray asked. He regretted asking the moment the words left his mouth. He wasn't suppose to be there, so why would he make his presence known? He had forgotten all about his fight with Ur.
The girl gasped and sat up. Slanted bangs fell across her face. Gray was got lost in her deep brown eyes. Was it just him, or did her eyes have specks of gold?
"Who are you?" she asked. Gray snapped back to reality.
"I'm Gray," he replied with a dry voice. He really need a drink of water. All the moisture had left his mouth. The girl was truly breathtaking. Was this what the wall was hiding?
"Why are you here?" she asked. Her voice was smooth and calm, even though she was freaking out. Why was there a person standing in front of her?!
"I, uh, heard crying. I guess I came to look." He laughed nervously. No matter how hard he tried, Gray couldn't look away from her.
"You heard me crying?" she asked. She wasn't sure where he came from so she wasn't sure how he heard her.
"I was talking a walk and heard you from beyond the wall," Gray explained. The girl gave him a confused look.
"Wall?" she asked. Gray was shocked. How did she not know about the wall?
"You don't know about the wall? It's right over there. It's about a foot taller than me." The girl tilted her head to the side.
"Do you mean the edge of the world?" she asked innocently. Gray tried to contain his laughter.
"Edge of the world?" The girl nodded. "What made you think that was the edge of the world? The world is way bigger than that!"
"Father told me that was the end of the world. He said there isn't anything else aside from our estate," the girl explained. Gray suddenly felt sorry for her. Realization hit him.
"Have you ever left this garden?" he asked.
"No," she said. "My servant bring me food and extra clothing. I have a small house with a bed, bathroom, and sitting room within the garden. Father has his own house, but he said that's all that's in the world. He's never let me leave the garden to go to his house, though."
"What about your mom?" Gray asked. He remembered her crying "mama" earlier.
"She died when I was born." Gray's heart shattered once again.
"Why were you asking her to save you?" Gray asked. He realized, once again, that he shouldn't have spoken.
"I'm so lonely. Father won't visit me, and my servant has to go back to Father when she is done taking care of me. Father said we are the only three people in the world. So, where did you come from?"
"Oh my god," Gray said. He didn't know what else to say. "What do you eat?" Of all the questions he could of asked, he chose that one. Way to go, Gray.
"My servant brings me a loaf of bread in the morning. I eat that throughout the day. I drink the water from the fountain behind you." Gray didn't know how much more he could take.
"What's your name?"
"Lucy," the girl said.
"What's your last name?"
"My name is just Lucy." Gray wanted to meet the man who only gave his daughter her first name, only allowed her to eat bread, and told her that the garden and his house was the only places in the world.
"What is your father's name?" Gray asked.
"Jude."
"Last name?"
"He never told me his name. I've hear my servant say something about getting back to Jude. That's the only reason I know his first name." Gray thought a moment. Where had he heard that name? He would look it up when he got home. Home.
"I need to go," Gray said.
"Wait," Lucy pleaded. "I want to know about this other world." Gray chuckled.
"It isn't another world. It's the same one. There is only a wall between you and it. How about I come back tomorrow? It will be summer, so I won't have school."
"School?"
"You have a lot to learn." Gray turned to leave. "Don't say anything to your servant, okay?"
"Why not?"
"You obviously weren't suppose to know about anything. It will be our secret, okay?"
"I understand. I'll see you tomorrow, Gray. Come after the sun is at its highest. That's when my servant doesn't come back."
Gray smiled and left through the gate. Tomorrow afternoon, he would get to talk to Lucy again.
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