OVA - Their First

Year X773

It had been a rainy day, lightning streaked in the sky and thunder boomed in their hearts. He had been at the cemetery to visit his mother. It had been a year since his mother had died, a month since his father had gone to some personal mission, something about a dragon lacrima. Tears had been streaming down his cheeks, mixing with the rain as he stared at his mother's grave.

She had been there for her father had wanted to speak to somebody. She hadn't plan to go to the cemetery. Her father had sent bodyguards to follow her to wherever she had planned to go in the first place. Wanting to be alone, she had ran off at a random direction, not checking where she was going. For once, she felt glad she looked older than she was, being six years-old but was everyone always thought she was ten years-old due to how she looked, sometimes a twelve year-old with how mature she acted. Not to mention, she was way taller than any other six year-old. It was for that reason that nobody bothered to ask her why she was alone, looking so lost.

Shivering, she tugged her dress closer to her. In her hurry, she had managed to grab only an umbrella and even then, it was useless as rain still found a way to splash on her dark blue dress. After a thought, she leaned forward to take off her dark blue heeled shoes.

Glancing around, she decided to turn around but before she could have taken another step, her eyes caught on a blonde child, no older than 12 years-old, kneeling in front of a grave. He didn't hold a umbrella, but did wore a rather large feminine-looking coat that somehow stayed dry in the rain, so he had been soaking wet. The coat was pitch black, gold specks was sprinkled over the material. The only other detail that could be seen was the creme fur that peeked out the sleeves and the ends of the coat.

She frowned when she saw that there was no adults near the boy. Oh, how ironic it was when she too didn't have an adult near her. Biting her lips, her eyes flickered between the boy and her umbrella. Her decision solidified when she remembered the words her mother had always reminded her, 'Always help others in need,'. Tears pricked her eyes when she was reminded of her mother. With a deep breath, she slowly made her way the boy.

He had been lost in his thoughts, thinking back of the past when his mother had been alive. If she was still alive, would this have happened? His mind asked.

With his enhanced hearing, due to training, he could hear a pair of footsteps approaching but he didn't bother to even throw a glance at the person's direction. He didn't bother even when said person stopped next to him or when she squatted next to him next to him. But when he didn't feel the raindrops splashing on him, only then did he glance up. His eyes widened at the sight next to him.

At a timing when people would avoid coming to this place, a blonde girl was squatting next to him, her that held a black umbrella was outstretched. His electric blue eyes was immediately attracted to her warm chocolate eyes, the same golden shade that his mother had. It took him a couple a couple of seconds before he realized that only he had the protection of the umbrella, the girl had become a wet mess in just that few seconds she moved the umbrella away.

"Hi," Was the only word she breathed out as she stared at his eyes.

As soon as her eyes met his, she was immediately put in a trance, mesmerized by how bright they seemed to glow. Just his eyes alone took her breath away. Blinking in surprise, she snapped out of her trance, quick to continue her introduction when the boy kept staring at her with wide eyes.

"I-I was walking past when I saw you soaking wet… So, um… I thought I could give you my umbrella, you look like you're going to get sick under this rain. What are you doing in the middle of the rain?" She stammered, a light blush creeped on her cheeks.

Cute… A voice whispered in his mind. He took a few seconds to take a proper look of the blonde in front of him. Her golden hair would have been glued to her face if it weren't for the fact that it was tied in a loose bun. Her dress that used to be slightly baggy was now sticking to her skin, showing off her soft curves that would soon be more defined as she grew older. He raised an eyebrow at the sight of her bare feet.

"How ironic… So are you," He didn't mean it for his voice to sound so cold, but he just felt so emotionally tired, "Your feet is bare too, where is your shoes? And why are you here? Aren't you afraid of the thunder, like any other normal girl?"

Feeling blood rush to her cheeks, she huffed, raising her left hand that held her pair of shoes. With a defiant glint in her eyes she muttered on how it was more comfortable going barefoot and how it offended her to be called normal. Her ranting was cut short by a chuckle that had escaped his lips. Her eyes widened as she stared at his laughing face with wide eyes. Being so young, she was confused as to why her heart had skipped a beat just hearing his laughter. She didn't notice the words she spoke until his cheeks was stained a bright red.

"You look better with a smile," Was the words she had whispered.

He blinked in surprise, his eyes darted away as he felt blood rush to his cheeks. Nobody had said that to him, he didn't even realize that he was laughing until the blonde stopped to stare at him with awe-filled eyes. Pressing a hand to his chest, he felt his own heartbeat fasten. Of course, the younger blonde took it the wrong way, leaning even closer. She had placed her shoes next to her, raising her left hand to press it on his forehead. He only watched her with wide eyes, his cheeks growing even redder, his heartbeat grew louder by the second.

"See? You're sick- eep!" At the last second, she had somehow slipped, making both blondes fall backwards. Her umbrella could be seen flying in an arc before landing a few feet away from the blondes.

Time seemed to slow down as they stared into the other's eyes. Their surroundings was forgotten, they didn't even notice how the rain had became wilder as the rain pounded on her back. Neither did they notice how her soft lips had landed on his cold ones. That was how entranced they were into the other's eyes. It took a loud clap of thunder for the younger blonde to realize their position, leaping up with a flaming red face.

"S-Sorry," She stuttered, her eyes was on anywhere but the boy who just took her first kiss.

Blinking slowly, he slowly lifted a finger to trace his lips. It had been his first kiss too and he would be lying if he said it wasn't great. He stayed still for a couple of seconds before springing up, following the other blonde's actions. Then, he still had his innocent mind.

"I-It's fine. Are you alright?" He risked a glance at her face only to glance away when their gazes met.

"U-umm… I'm alright," She answered, standing up to get her umbrella, pushing it into his hands, "You better get home before uh… before you really get sick,"

But before she could even take her leave, he started speaking again, his words made her freeze.

"I'm here to visit my mother," He whispered but the girl heard him clearly.

Her eyes softened, but they held no pity nor sympathy, only a type of pain that the boy saw every time he looked in the mirror.

"So you're in the same situation, ey?" Her words made had made him snap his eyes on her.

After so long, he had thought only he had the luck to have a childhood like his, but clearly not judging by her words. Usually, he would just scoff and walk away. But with this girl, he was, for once, curious.

"What do you mean by that?" He spoke slowly, not wanting to offend her, not when he was starting to like her.

"My mother… she died too and since then… I just don't know," She muttered darkly, glaring at the ground under her, "It's been some time since I've been allowed to use my magic…"

Frowning, he lifted his coat of him before gently placing it on the girl's shoulders. He didn't know why he did that, neither did he know why he allowed the next few words to escape his lips.

"Then come to Fairy Tail," He blinked after he realized what he had said.

"Fairy Tail?" She gazed at the boy with questioning eyes.

"Uh… it's a guild for mages and I'm in it. I'm sure you will be allowed to join and maybe get help," He struggled to find words as he had never done this before, "I'm Laxus by the way, Laxus Dreyar. What's yours?"

"Lax…?" For some reason, she couldn't pronounce his name properly, but he didn't seem to mind.

"And uh, I'm… Lux! I'm Lux!" She had to quickly to think of another name, not wanting for the blonde boy to know of her heritage.

It had been long since she had a true friend… Also, both names had the same meaning, there is no harm in doing so… right?

"Lux? Just Lux?" He raised an eyebrow when she blushed a bright vermilion again. "Well, do you accept it?"

"Sure! I'll be sure to come back!" She excitedly grinned.

Slipping his hand into one of his pant's pockets, he took out two crystal rings.

"Well, just to make sure, let's make promise rings!"

He laid the rings in his palms before using his lightning magic to carve some letters in the rings. Taking a long look, he smiles with satisfaction before handing the girl a ring that had 'Lax' carved on the outside of the ring while he kept the one that had 'Lux' carved. He smirked slightly when the girl gasped she had seen that there was another carving on the inside of the ring. To say he was proud of his work would be an understatement.

"V-Vermilion?" She stuttered.

"The same shade when you blush," He mused, chuckling when she did just that. Carved on his ring was his family name, 'Dreyar', "Plus, you look like somebody I know with that last name,"

He wasn't joking, if she had green eyes instead of her brown, she could have been a carbon copy of Mavis Vermilion, first master of Fairy Tail.

"Well, I need to go now, be safe!" He exclaims before walking away, not pausing even when she shouted.

"But what about your coat?!" She tugged on the coat while she stared at his back.

"You said you'll come back, right?" He continued after she slowly nodded, "Then give it back to me when you do! I'll be waiting!" Was all he said before he left using his lightning teleportation.

Blinking in surprise, a soft smile tugged on her lips as she put on the ring. It was then was she set on joining 'Fairy Tail'. The guild her first crush, her first kiss and her first real friend was in. To say she was overjoyed would be an understatement, she was glowing in happiness.

"Lux Vermilion… I-I like it," She whispered as she too left the place.

"Lucy!" A worried voice exclaimed, a pair of hands shook her shoulders, effectively waking her up.

The pair of hands stopped shaking her when a pained groan left her lips before she cracked an eye open. Hovering above her was a worried Natsu, a grin tugged on his lips when she glared at him.

"Lucy's alive!" He shouted at a certain direction while helping the blonde up.

Following his eyes, she found the rest of the tenrou group already standing, talking to some other guild members. She blinked in surprise, wondering what had happened to Droy, the originally slim man was now on the plump side. Not to mention, they looked years older. A sudden thought invaded her mind when she noticed that a certain person was missing, snapping her eyes on Natsu.

"Laxus, where is he?" She anxiously questioned, her eyes returning to the group of people, scanning to see if she had missed him.

"Oh, him? He had left as soon as he woke up. Why?" Natsu looked confused as to why she was asking about the blonde man and why she looked so disappointed.

"Um… nothing, just asking," She coughed nervously, following Natsu on the boat.

"Weirdo," The pink head snickered before taking off, trying to escape the wrath of the blonde.

Author's Note

I know this is an early update but I happened to chance by this while I was looking through the stories I have written. I just had to post it, after tweaking some parts, thinking that it fit in this story really well. This is just extra, to fastforward that seven year skip. Do comment what you think, I would like to try improve this story as much as possible ^-^ Well, until next time, bye~!