Road to the stars

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Lucy yawned she was tired they'd been walking throughout the night to get a head start to Freesia Town several hours away. She wanted to at least have Natsu's birthday present on her when he caught up with her because she was certain the moment he caught up with her; he wouldn't let he out of arms reach for a long time. If that happened shopping for his present would become quite a chore indeed. 'Fate I know this is probably a touchy subject but… you mentioned you had a brother once…' Lucy thought.

Natsu, Erza, and Gray continued while Juvia escorted Lisanna back to the Guild, but not before being slapped around by Erza and gave her a tongue lashing. Natsu still seemed a bit freaked out by Lisanna's actions. He'd told her he didn't like her like that anymore… then again did he really ever? Hum he honestly was sure on that one because he hadn't really thought about it. Two things were clear to him one he was crazy for Lucy and Lisanna was gunning for him. She made that clear! He sniffed at the air as they walked through Acalypha Town; judging by the scent she hasn't been there for ten hours. They had to keep moving!

"My brother… he was the sweetest kid. He reminded me a lot of my parents. He had my father's spiky hair, but it was a bright blonde like my mothers. He had my mother's eyes and nose, but my father face shape and childish grin. Personality wise though he was my mother…" Fate began; her voice sounded so far away to her. Lucy felt the need to close the distance. Lucy stared at the road ahead as the gates to the town came into view. Her heels clicked when the gravel met up with concrete. Happy woke with a yawn as he stretched out on Loki's shoulder before hopping over onto Lucy's head. Lucy brought up her right hand lightly scratched at his right ear softly with her fingertips.

He purred under her touch making her chuckle and then she felt something it was strong whatever it was for her to sense it from this distance! She felt a strong yet familiar pull tugging at her heart strings. "In order to explain about him I'd have to tell you about my parents." She began as she organized her scrambled puzzle she called her thoughts. 'I have nothing but time if you're willing to talk about it.' Lucy thought; she'd been quite curious about her parents as well. The only things she knew about them really was that they died leaving two children behind in this world. You can tell by the way Fate talked about them that they were very good parents at least up till those last two years.

"Back when my mom was young she was destined to reach higher than a normal person could reach, but she walked away from it… long story short she jumped into battle with a monster she couldn't handle with her level of power and because of that she almost died." Fate told Lucy as Lucy sat down in front of a restaurant letting Happy eat his fish while she and Loki ordered some food. Lucy fingered through the menu, but her main focus was on what Fate's story. "She'd gotten slashed on her lower abdomen and when the doctors finally got her all bandaged and cleaned up. They gave her the bad news; the slash had nicked one of her reproductive organs…"

"I'll have a number five please." Lucy ordered whatever her finger had stopped on when the waitress came around. Loki began his flirting antics more than likely to try and get a free meal. "It completely diminished her reproductive system. He told her kids would be impossible. My dad said mom cried for weeks. Regardless of my mother's child producing problem my father stayed with her." Fate chuckled sadly before "I distinctly remember him saying he loved her more than himself. Then I came along years later. They'd both been shocked and extremely happy; and my birth much later went without a hitch." Fate told Lucy.

Lucy smiled slightly at the thought of Fate being a miracle child certainly does explain her name! "My mother was told she could absolutely not get pregnant again and that if she did it would claim her life at birth. Years and years passed and my mother became pregnant again although they were both ecstatic; they both became very worried. Because just after I was born they married and became soul mates! My mother now had very difficult choice to make! She had two choices… one keep the baby and die; letting insanity slowly claim the father of her children's life or two abort the child and live…" Fate told her.

Lucy froze as she picked at her food 'She chose one.' Lucy thought sadly. "Yes, but not without consulting my father about it. He made a promise that if the worst happened he'd make sure we were taken care of. After my mother died giving birth to my brother like the doctor said she would; my father ran to his office and got to work. In those two years I never knew why he never left his office until after we found him dead. I found all our information neatly placed in a box with my name written across it, just under the information there was documents of a bank account that was once my fathers and mothers that he'd split into two. One for me and one for my brother." Fate said wiping at her eyes.

Lucy began to slowly eat when Loki began staring at her as if asking if something was wrong. "The fortune my father collected for us was easy ten times the amount your father could have had when he married you off to one of the princes to expand the Heartfilia Roadway as he told you…" Fate paused clapping her hands over her mouth hoping Lucy honestly hadn't heard a word she said. Lucy rose an eyebrow as she looked up startled 'H-How did you know that?' she asked distinctly remembering not telling anyone about her and her father's meeting that day. "Um… can I tell when you find me?" she asked hoping to by herself some time before having to tell her this.

Lucy seemed quiet for a long moment tears bubbled at the rim of her eyes 'It's me isn't it…' Lucy thought standing up from her seat dropping some money on the table; telling Happy and Loki she'd be back and to order all they wanted. When she was far enough away she wiped at her eyes with the back of her hand. Before walking around looking for the Magic Shop she'd come here for. "What's you…" Fate asked scared that she might be piecing things together. Her father had told her about her mother's smarts, but she never in her wildest dreams would have guessed she'd piece everything together like this! 'I'm your mother aren't I?' Lucy said Fate gave a long pause before laughing at her accusation. It was fake she could see right through it.

'You just proved it you know… you seem to have my sucky ability of holding a lie.' Lucy told her. It all fit the pull she felt towards Fate whenever she was around or away! How she felt like she knew her even though they'd only just met recently! She walked into the shop smiling when she found the item she was looking for. It was simply a silver necklace with a small cage with a flame in it. She purchased the item and walked out with it in a special sealing box. "I guess I should have known I wouldn't be able to hide it from you for long… daddy always did say you were as sharp as a tack!" Fate said with a sigh.

'Judging by the fact that I'm not pregnant nor have I been I'm guessing your from the distant future?' Lucy questioned as not knowing where exactly where she was heading as she walked passed the towns back gates. She felt something pulling her there. Fate nodded "Yeah…" she replied remembering Lucy couldn't see her. 'So? Finish telling me about your brother?' Lucy told Fate finding herself standing before a large cliff that overlooked the forest area. It was beautiful, but she didn't have time to sit there and survey the scenery.

"Well he was fine until after daddy died… he started hearing voices and the day he went crazy he overheard that he was the cause of both you and dad's deaths. In his mind because he was born he killed both of you; which isn't true because it was you and dad who decided this." Fate told her. Lucy nodded to herself feeling like walking off the cliff with the feeling that was calling out to her. "Lucy?!" Loki's voice came from behind her as she stepped off the cliff…

"Daddy!" a short spiky haired blonde boy lightly knocked on the double doors to the study. Fate his big sister was standing next to him "Go out and play kids daddy's busy!" he yelled from the other side of the door. Fate watched her brother Igneel who'd been named after her late grandfather frown and walk away. Fate stared at the door; her father must be starting to look pretty bad now if he wouldn't come out of his room. Recalling a book she'd read on just what her father was going through. "Take care of him Fate." She heard him whisper from the other side of the door so only she could hear.

She could just imagine her father's sunk in paled face. He'd start hearing voices soon if he hadn't already and one day soon they'll push him to kill himself. Her father was disintegrating from the man she'd known. A servant ran to the door with a plate of food "Master Dragneel lunch is served." The male said sadly at the closed door. He glanced down at Fate that was by his side "Are the kids still around Jim? I can't let them see me like this…" Natsu told the man from behind the door. Jim nodded at Fate who paused staring at the door for a moment "I promise daddy." She said before walking down the hall to go find her brother.

Loki stared in amazement as barely visible path lit up in the sky under Lucy's feet. Loki's touched the barely seeable path before stepping out on it behind Lucy whose feet just seemed to carry her up the path. "Igneel was taken over by an evil spirit not long after he overheard those people talking about how he was the reason you and daddy were gone." Fate told frowning.