It was sunny day. Blue skies, cool breeze, and everything couldn't to be anymore perfect for little, blonde-haired girl. She was in her favorite garden. In the garden had flower beds of roses, daisies, irises, and (you name it,)they have every single flowers you could even imagine. Ancient, Greek-style statues decorated beautifully. Butterflies flew within wind. The clanking sound from her tea had quiet down. She waited for any signs that her precious person will be show up for their tea party. As the minutes goes by which seemed to be hours.

"Mama ? Where are you?" Little girl cried.

" Honey, I'm right here" woman's voice echoed through the garden.

Little girl heard it. She ran with the all energy that her tiny body can contain. The muscles in her legs burned, her stomach dropped to bottom pit. She felt sick. She kept going until the clouds darkened. Drizzle started falling. She finally find her mother but she was lying down on bed of Lilies.

"Mama, why are you lying down?" Girl whimpered to her mother.

Pale woman just simply smiled at her daughter. Her golden hair became dull, it wasn't shiny, lively as it used to be. Drizzle turned into down-pouring rain. Her dull, yellow hair strains stick to her face. Woman's hand touch her face. Mother and daughter stared into each other's eyes. Mother begins to move her thumb in circular motion on her daughter's cheek.

" I love you very much, my dear, sweet baby. I will be always be right by your side, watching you even if you can't see me . I want you to remember that no matter what happens..." Woman paused, tears streaming down her face.

" ...I'm sorry, Lucy." Mother finished her speech. Pulling her daughter in her arms, cradling her like baby.

"Mama? What do you mean by that? Why are you sorry?.. Mama, I.."

" Shush, my sweet baby. Go to sleep, I will keep you safe and sound."Mother sang.

" Mama?"

" Sleep, my baby. I will be right here, to keep you safe and sound." Mother continued singing.

Lucy's eyes slowly closing. Everything fade into black. Rain didn't feel cold to her because her mother was holding her . Strangely, when she saw the image of her mother before she fell asleep, her blood run cold.

*FLASH* *RUMBLE*

*FLASH* *RUMBLE*

Lucy jerked awake. She slowly opened her eyes.

Thunderstorms resounded in vibrating air. Another flash came, causing her to flinch. She looked around in the dark room.

Realizing that she had blackout, she went to kitchen. As she entered the kitchen, she started looking through cabinets. She opened one of cabinets and found flashlight. She turned it on. Bright light came on, causing her blind for seconds.

Blurred vision in her eyes, she was crying.

" Damnit..." Lucy wiped her eyes. Sniffed the air slightly, causing her feel burn in her throat. She looked down her hands. She tried to wiggle her hands but she couldn't. Her hands were shaking too much.

"Mother... Father..."

Down-pouring rain fell on a grave. Group of people dress in black, weeping and wailing in sadness. There was young Lucy standing front of her mother's grave. Her father didn't even show up for her mother's funeral. Lucy and others listened to preacher giving his speech.

"Here lies Layla Heartfillia. She was wife and mother. We will forever remember her in our hearts. God, Bless her. Rest in peace, Layla." Preacher spoke in strained voice.

Young Lucy was only one that wasn't crying or wailing. The blank look on her face, she doesn't know how to feel or what she was feeling now. Only thing she knew is that her mother was gone. She felt absolute nothing. There was no more warmness, smiling face of her mother, her singing, and all of it is gone.

"Shit" Lucy muttered herself as she forced herself to walk back to her bedroom.

The sound of thunder have gotten louder. Her legs were like dragging heavy lead. Her eyes starts to dropped. She felt so tired.

She doesn't want to remember of all this.

"Father, I made you some rice balls." Young Lucy smiled at her father.

Her father ignored her and continued with his work. Young Lucy frowned at this. She really want to impress her father. She wanted to be happy again but this time that she determined to make her father happy. She saw how her father was depressed and mourned her mother's death.

"Father.." She tried to hand the rice balls to him. Suddenly, the hand slapped the plate out of her hands. Man loomed over her tiny figure. He slammed his hand on his office table.

"Enough! I don't have time for your foolish things! If you have time making these garbage then use them for your studying." His voice boomed, and he glared at her.

" B-b-but father.. It's .." Young Lucy stuttered, trembled in fear.

"Get out!" He sneered at her.

Young Lucy stepped back, and ran out of her father's office. She ran to the garden where she and her mother used to spend time together. She fell to her knees, she looked down. It was her birthday. But yet her father didn't do anything, all he did was hurting her right now. She felt so alone. Her father seems to hate her and her mother's dead. Sobs racked her body.

She cried for first time since her mother's death.

Lucy didn't exactly walked to her bedroom, more like she crawled. Since her legs felt so heavy, she just lie on floor and started to crawl. She doesn't give a shit about anything anymore. She could just sleep on floor for all she care. She might to wake up with sore back but who gives a fuck about it?

The groan left her lips. The arm covered the part of her face to hide herself from lights made by thunderstorm. She heard faint sounds coming from her phone. The smile on her face appeared.

"That's bullshit! Why do you care!?" Thirteen years old Lucy yelled at her father.

"Do not use that tone with me, young lady!" Father screamed at his daughter, slapping her in process. She looked at him in shock, holding her redden cheek. Tears filled her eyes. How could he do that to her? She glared at him with hatred.

"I HATE YOU!"

'SLAM!' The sound of slamming door echoed. Leaving man whom she hated, all alone in his damned office. Once again, she ran. But this time, it wasn't her mother's garden. She panted heavily, her eyes darted around. The realization dawned on her, she wasn't at her home or anywhere that she aware of. The old, weary path front of her, it's seems to leading to somewhere far from the life she was living.

She started to follow the path. It felt like hours to her but she wasn't exactly sure how long she had been walking. The path had faded long before she arrived small abandoned house. As she entered abandoned house, she sneaked around inside the house. Finally she reached the very end of hall, she entered into the room with chair in middle of room. She sat down on the chair. She looked up to see the window. The sunlight shined though the window. She closed her eyes.

" Twinkle,Twinkle star..."

Lucy picked up the phone had been ringing for while. She peeked and saw that it was him. For first time, she felt happy, even relaxed. She punched in quick.

' Hey , Dumbass. What are you calling in middle of night for?'

The rely came quickly after her message.

' Says "the weirdo ", why can't I check with my Bestie?'

'What? I'm not weirdo! Don't you think that I could have been sleeping?'

' Well, you're awake. Why does that matter?'

Lucy rolled her eyes at his comment.

'Ugh.. Never Mind. Aren't you tired?'

' Dragons don't need a sleep. They are for weaklings.'

The smile tugged her lips. She stared at it. His obsession with dragons never had changed since they first met. Then she felt her phone ringing, she looked down to see the message.

' Anyway, I was wondering that do you want to hang out later? We can go to your favorite ice cream place. ;) '

Her heart throbbed at how sweet he was. She couldn't help but to think that he had some kind of mind-reading telepathy. He seemed to know what to say and make her feel better like just right now.

"...wonder what you are..." As she finished, she opens her eyes and she saw something pink. She was frightened and surprised by someone front of her. When she fell, she took a hit towards her back of her head. It was painful. But she noticed that it was pink-haired boy that who like her age. Somehow she was shocked by his hair color. She was confused by what was happening.

" Who are you!? What are you doing here!? When.." Young Lucy sputtered.

"You're weirdo." Pink- haired boy grinned.

"Wha.. I'm not weird! Pinky!" She retorted.

"Huh?! What the hell are you calling Pinky? My name's not Pinky! It's Natsu. Natsu Dragneel."

" Oh...um.. Lucy. Lucy Heartfillia." She shyly replied.

Lucy sat down on her bed. She giggled for bit and send the message to him.

'Sure! Let hang out!'

' Great! Then we have a plan.'

' Well then Goodnight, Natsu. I'm kinda tired.'

' Oh, okay. Goodnight.'

' Yeah. Night, bye.'

' Good night, Lucy. Have a sweet dreams.'

Lucy lied down on her bed. Putting the phone on counter beside her bed, she shut her eyes tightly. The words echoed in her mind.

Have a sweet dreams.

~Hii, Everyone!~ I hope you guys like this story. I'm having a lot of fun writing this story so far. Next chapter will revealed Nastu's past too.

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