VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Hey everyone. The last chapter wasn't as… spiffy as the first so i'm going to make it up to you in this one. Also i know some of you all keep asking for romance but, clearly there is no romance in the description. Sure there will be fluffy moments but, over all i'm concentration on friendship and adventure. Also some people have been telling me not to make this a NaLu and make it something else (Rolu or Sticky maybe even Gralu) Just as an heads up Sting and Rogue won't be showing up until i get to that particular ark. I made them main characters because they'll affect a lot of the plot and will eventually be 'friends' with Lucy. So everyone will have their fluffy moments with Lucy but, overall this is strictly FRIENDSHIP.
Laying face down in her bed Lucy felt hollow. Her father had came in a few minutes earlier. He was like a walking hazard sign. Jude's eyes were like pools of sadness and pain.
"She's dead." Was all he muttered before closing the quietly.
When he was gone Lucy had stayed in that same position, face blank and eyes dull for nearly an hour. Dead? Oh. There wasn't much to process really. Her mother was hurt and so her mother had died. Plain and simple.
Not simple.
And, after an hour of being in a daze Lucy had suddenly hated herself so much. The seven year old held so much hate it had surprised her at first. She had hated herself for not being able to cry and, she had hated herself for letting her father make her believe she had caused it. And, then there was warmth. Lucy realized she could not hate herself and could only do the opposite. That's what her mom did. That's what she would have wanted.
When she was 6 lucy had made a plan to run away at 17. Now that she 7 Lucy made a plan to run away to day. Odd wasn't it? Lucy had thought. Todays date is 7/7/X777 and she was 7 years old. It felt like an omen. Lucy wasn't quite sure it was a good or bad one.
Picking up her favorite blue back back Lucy stuffed what ever clothing she could. Then Looking around hesitantly Lucy made her way to the pantry. She needed food and lots. Lucy was determined to run away. Honshitsu would be with her Lucy though cheerily. Her mother in spirit would to! Hopping down one step at a time Lucy finally made it down the steps.
And just like 2 years ago her father was sitting down, a cup of coffee in his hands. Black. Jude slowly trained his eyes up towards the small 7 year old who looked so much like his recently deceased wife. Too much. He knew what she was going to do but, honestly he felt to broken to protest. To say 'don't leave just stay here and stay away from me.' It's Ok he thought sourly. Jude could see the determination in her eyes as she gained confidence and strode past him, placing portions of food in her bag.
Maybe she would die out there stop haunting me? Jude thought all of a sudden. Lucy? Dead? It made him feel absolutely sick. As Lucy stepped out the door slowly before giving him one more farewell signature Lucy smile Jude could only smile sadly.
"Don't die." Was all he whispered before the door closed. For good? No they'll cross paths again some how.
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Lucy ran as fast as she could from the estate towards the woods. She was ready, she wanted an adventure! Some type of rush! She was free and feeling wild, Lucy knew up in heaven her mother was smiling down at her proudly. Heading even faster towards the large trunk where she first met Honshitsu, Lucy braced herself then jumped. Landing on top of the trunk, no longer needing her pile of sticks to get on top Lucy looked around. "Honshitsu!" Lucy yelled looking around.
Usually Honshitsu would be sitting at the center of the tree waiting for her. Lucy couldn't wait to find her so they could head off. Lucy giggled when she remembered how she once got so exhausted during training, she had curled up and slipped under Honshitsu talon. She remembered how spacious it was under there almost as big as bed. When Honshitsu had found her she gave Lucy an earful yelling at her about how she thought she had accidentally sat on her and killed her. Her voice had boomed like an earthquake and Lucy had wondered if her father could hear the quackings of her dragon locked up in his study miles away.
Tired of yelling out for Honshitsu Lucy sat down. "Where is she?" Lucy wondered out loud. Taking a whiff of the air Lucy tried to sniff her out. Maybe she was hiding and testing her?
Lucy smelled nothing but flowers, and trees. There wasn't the peaceful scent of fresh vanilla, rain and grass. Nope nothing but air.
Lucy suddenly felt the whole world crush her. Honshitsu was gone. She could feel it. "Honshitsu are you hiding from me again? Well I guess i'll just wait until you come out ok." Lucy called out in denial. Lucy suddenly felt lonely and she had never felt lonely in the forest before. "I'll wait."
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Lucy wasn't sure how long it had been. All she knew was that she noticed that she no longer ate the food she had brought but hunted animals. 4 weeks Lucy thought, she knew exactly how long it had been. "Alright." Lucy called out standing up. "I see you're being a little stubborn aren't you. I guess if i can't wait you out."
Throwing on her back pack Lucy marched her way through the forest.
Making her way to one of the thousand of train stations her family owned Lucy hopped on by climbing on top then sliding through the window. Placing her bag and stuff neatly by the window Lucy smiled. "I'll just seek you out."
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Lucy looked at her growing ring of keys. Aquarius, Cancer, Taurus, Crux, and Horologium.
The first won she had been to was a place called CloverTop they sold all types of hats and rings. And, Taurus was found ironically on a cow farm in a town called Maratosus. Over all it had been at least 5 months since she had left home. 5 months since she had seen Honshitsu. 5 months since her mother died.
"Hey you."
Looking up Lucy pinpointed the gruff voice to a short stubby man.
Hobbling over to the small cafe Lucy had momentarily took refuge in, he sat down across from her.
His hair was slicked back with layers of grease and his nose was flat and long just like a diving board. "You're a mage ain't ya?" The man spoke again squinting his already pinched closed eyes even more if that was even possible. "I've got a job for you if you're interested."
"As in paying?" Lucy questioned. If it was paying she'd take it in a heart beat. Jobs that offered money… hm maybe she could get use to that.
"Well of course. 49,000 jewels to be exact." The man said again, shaking his head wildly almost smacking Lucy with his nose. "I need you to to take out a violent gang in Wonton, their call themselves Band Arms." Lucy quirked an eyebrow at the name.
"Yeah the names really weird but, the gang is dangerous."
"Ok… what exactly do they do?" Lucy asked.
"Well they terrorize the citizens night and day, When they first came they were just lowly mages passing by until they learned of the Book of Georgione. It has very intense magical properties and is said that if read one will gain all power, apparently it was one of Zeref's magical weapons. The mages learned of this and used the books power. Ever since then they have practically taken over, threatening the lives of anyone who gets in the way.
Lucy shivered, one of Zeref's magical weapons? Lucy wasn't sure if she could do even possibly come close to defeating anyone with Zeref connections. Then again why not? Hadn't Honshitsu taught her how to be strong? The first dragon slayer technique she had ever learned was how to roar.
"Roar in the face of danger. Literally." Honshitsu growld.
Lucy only frowned. Roar? She wasn't a lion.
"Why must you grate at my patience little girl!" Honshitsu bellowed flipping her head up in her usual disgusted look she gave Lucy whenever she got mad at her.
"Hey i'm not the one using all these metaphors!" Lucy whined crossing her arms. She had slowly started to get use to Honshitsu not explaining stuff and just expecting her to know how to do it.
"You- never mind. Remember when you first ate a spirit?" Honshitsu asked crossing her talons like fingers.
"Tree." Lucy mumbled under her breath smirking. Honshitsu's non exsistant brow twitched.
"That was your magic. All you need to do is channel it to your center." Touching the center of Lucys chest with a claw nearly as large as a bed, Honshitsu nodded as if realizing she had said something worthy of remembering.
"I see." Lucy nodded her head slowly. Gathering her energy, Lucy closed her eyes focusing on it intensely.
It was weird Lucy noted. It felt something like a flame at first, flickering and nipping in her center. Slowly it grew like a cyclone within her, like a whirling storm snapping and crackling wanting to be channeled somehow.
"Let it out Lucy." Honshitsu chided from the sidelines.
Lucy wasn't exactly sure how she was going to do that. All she knew was that the feeling was growing larger and larger. Containing the power was slowly getting harder to do. Lucy suddenly felt the low warmth of power sliding up her throat, it was scratchy, coarse and defying all logic gentle.
Lucy turned to Honshitsu in panic. Opening her mouth to ask her how to let out the magic safely, all at once it rocketed out of her mouth like a geyser.
The magic surged through her like nothing she ever felt before. When the torrent of magic consisting of golden orbs aka spirits, leaves, branches, and rocks all tossed in a mini tornado of Lucy's blue tinted gold magic hit Honshitsu on one of her large biceps it disbursed.
"Good! Weak but, good for your first try!" Honshitsu bellowed.
Lucy smiled brightly jumping up and down in her success.
"Miss?" Snapping her attention back to the old man Lucy smiled.
"Don't worry Sir! I'm the type to roar in the face of danger! Literally!" Lucy smiled. "No dumb thugs can stop me!" Lucy cheered. She might just be seven but, she was one tough cookie.
"All right girl. Two train rides to the south from here and you'll reach the town. Come back here when the jobs done to collect your pay. I sure do hope your bite is worse than you bark." The old man smiled getting up from his seat across from her.
"Wait do you not live in that town?" Lucy asked confused.
"No way! Well i use to but, not any more. Those thugs have done some real work on that town." The old man said sorrowfully running his hand through her thin graying hair. "I'm Lucy enough to have got away…" He sighed.
"Don't worry. You can count on me!"