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"Hmm~ Hmm~ Hmm~"

"Oh it looks like the soup's almost ready", I lowered my wooden spoon into the pot, and raised some soup into my mouth for a little taste test.

'Hmm not bad….but it feels like it's missing something..'

"Oh! Darn it! I forgot the seaweed!", I said as I face palmed myself.

"How could I forget one of the most important ingredients?", I asked myself as I peeked out the window. Darkness covered the streets around my house, which meant that all of the stores and public places were closed for the day.

"Aww..how am I supposed to get seaweed now? I can't just replace it with another ingredient", I sighed as I extinguished the fire under my boiling pot, causing it to slowly stop boiling.

"I guess I'll have to go to the shore near the Jarl's castle and search for some", I mumbled as I wrapped my pink scarf around my neck, and grabbed my house key off the table.

"I should probably take my sword just in case", I said as I took my skinny silver blade off the rack on my wall.

I didn't really know how to use a sword, but it was still pretty scary looking. I've driven off some bandits with it just by lifting it up to the sky. I guess that's what you call luck, because if they actually tried to fight me, I would be dead in a millisecond. There is no way that I can hold my ground with somebody that has a weapon. They will automatically win, I'd rather surrender than die.

But if I can scare them off, then I'd rather do that.

"Well I guess I better hurry before it gets even more dangerous outside"

I exited out into the chilly cool air of the night. Hoping that I wouldn't be attacked by anything, because Magnolia…..

…...is a pretty dangerous place.

"Dad where are you going?", I asked as I reached out my little hand towards his gigantic figure. He looked down and smiled his toothy reassuring grin at me.

"Don't worry Natsu, Daddy will be right back. I'm just going on a little vacation", he said calmly as he ruffled my spiky salmon colored hair.

I couldn't help but smile back.

"Okay! Make sure to bring me lots of souvenirs!", I cheered as I gave him one last hug, before he exited out of the doorway and into the cruel world.

Several years later I found out that he lied to me.

He didn't go on a vacation, nor die he come back.

He was killed while on a mission.

I never got to see him again.

But in a way he did bring me back souvenirs.

They gave me his scarf and his dagger…...and to this day I still cherish them with all my heart.

I promised that I would never forget him.

Never

The moon glistened over the beautiful dark blue lake, as I arrived at the shore. It gave me a somewhat peaceful feeling in my stomach. I didn't know how to describe it, but it was reassuring.

"Yosh! Time to look for some seaweed!", I encouraged myself as I crouched down near the calm tide. I could see my reflection through the shining water. It made my blonde hair look even more magical than it already was. I couldn't take my eyes off of it.

That is until I heard a soft moan of pain next to me.

"Uhh…"

My attention immediately focused on the noise next to me. I wasn't going to take any chances.

I unsheathed my sword and slowly made my way over to the noise.

"Who's there?", I called out.

Silence

"I'll have you know that I'm armed! So come out already!", I yelled trying to put on a tough act.

"...H-Help…..", the soft voice called out weakly, almost as if they're voice was breaking.

'Help? Could it be…..that somebody's injured in the water?'

I sheathed my blade and rushed over to the voice. The dark atmosphere made it pretty hard to see, so I kept my hand out in front of me.

"Where are you? I can't see you", I mumbled as I kept waving my hand everywhere, until I felt a rough hand on my arm.

I looked down and saw the silhouette of a man on the ground. His lower half was in the water, while the other half was sticking out of it.

I crouched down to get a better look at him, and that's when I felt my heart twist in fear.

"Oh my god…"

The man's face and salmon colored hair were covered in dried up blood.

He also had a gigantic gash on his forehead, which led me to believe that he was shot with something.

"D-Don't worry! I'll get you some help! Just try your best to stay with me!", I cried out as I tried to lift him up.

He was way too heavy for me, I couldn't get him out of the water.

I was starting to panic.

"Hang in there! I'll get you a doctor!", I shouted uncontrollably as I continued to try to pull him up.

No budge

'What am I going to do?! I can't lift him up! At this rate he's going to die!'

I did the only thing I could do.

"HELP!", I shouted with all my might, hoping that somebody would hear my plead.

"PLEASE SOMEBODY!"

And just like that, God had answered my prayer.

I heard a bell ring along with the sound of paddling.

"Oi! Miss! Are you the one shouting for help?!", I heard a scruff voice yell.

I slowly raised my head up to see a gigantic fisherman on his boat slowly approaching us

My eyes lit up with hope.

"Y-Yes! Please help! This man h-he's injured!", I cried out as I pointed to the now unconscious man in front of me.

"He is?!", the fisherman asked as he quickly hopped off his boat, and made his way over to me. His face immediately turned worried once he saw the unconscious pink haired man in front of him.

"Oh no! This isn't good! We need to get him to a doc asap!", he said as he shrugged the man over his shoulder.

"Know any doctors in this town Miss….."

"Lucy, Lucy Heartfilia, and yes I do"

"Alright then Lucy lead the way!"

"A-Aye!"

I just hoped that we would make it in time.