Hello hello there! People, I am officially a happy person. It doesn't mean I wasn't before, but you all that reviewed, favorite-d, followed or even read my last chapter made me happy! Thank you so much, you all writers know what that means for me! So I found these amazing stories this week, check them out: Diner Girl- a wonderful NaLu story that is like the Cinderella one and The Unluckiest- NaLu again, super interesting, I can't wait for the next chapters! Oh, and btw… um… this is kinda embarrassing… I don't exactly know how to make that line you know that separates like two paragraphs. Um… so, I was hoping you would PM me and tell me how to… um… make? it. Please do! So this is all, I think… Ah, and I changed the summary by the way. Enjoy!

''Are you sure?'', Abban asked Lucy, who was standing outside with a package in her hand. She nodded in response, but not so determined herself. ''You know you can stay a few more days if you'd like. It's not like we're kicking you out.''

''It's OK, Abban. It's my fault this place ended up like this.''

She looked around, at the burnt area.

''No, it's not. He didn't know you were here, he just passed the barrier and… came here. It's not like you called him or anything.''

''It is my fault that all those people died… it is…''

She buried her face in her free hand.

''And all those houses… It was all because I was too careless and let myself be caught…''

Abban didn't insist anymore. He know any argument will only force the girl to feel even more guilty. He looked at her deeply.

''What are you going to tell Ama and Jack?'', she asked lightly.

''The truth, of course. The crazy man came here and burnt this place down, but fortunately, out house was protected and no one got hurt.''

''No, I mean… about me…''

''I will tell them that you felt better and decided to leave. I won't say it was your fault, if that's what you mean.''

She looked away, in the distance.

''Thank you for keeping me here. I hid enough and I am thinking of starting a new life, away from… him…''

She was talking about Natsu, of course.

He took her bandaged hand and crossed their fingers in a kind and friendly manner while he smiled sadly.

''I am sorry I let you be hurt. It was a pleasure meeting you. I hope we will meet again, Lucy Heartfilia.''

She returned his tired smile and nodded.

''It was a pleasure meeting you, too, Abban Zeth Wouters. You are the kindest vampire I have ever met and I think they all should see you as a guide. May you have a peaceful life… without me…''

She took her hand out of his while she was stepping further. Then she left. Abban looked at her body getting smaller and smaller in the distance. ''Hikari…'', he whispered.

Actually, Lucy wasn't feeling better at all. She was feeling even worse due to the punches she got the other night. She could feel how the fever was slowly growing and she felt herself weak. But her determination was big and her aim was worth it. She decided to follow Abban's example and to start a normal life, to go back at her normal life. She would go to a hospital the moment she entered the city. And seeing how a vampire would be able to live a normal life, she knew she would also be able to.

The way to the city was a long and tiring one. Since all that meant transportation had been turned into ashes, she had to walk all the way on foot. She hoped she would meet a farm on her way and she would borrow at least a donkey. But how would she be able to pay for it? She had nothing. Probably not even home, in her apartment where dad usually sent her money for rent and for the rest. But she knew she was on the list of the victims of the fire. She knew everybody would be sure she was dead. But this could have a good side. If nobody knew she was alive, then she could start a new life for good, probably far away, somewhere where nobody she knew would find her and where she would start working; and since she would be forced to give up on her studies, she will probably do farm chores. She imagined how, with the money she would earn, she would hire someone to help her build her own house. She would start writing and sell her books, make more money. And, in a few years, she could even build up a family. She smiled sadly. This looked like a wonderful plan, but will she able to accomplish it? She must be first able to get to the city. And until then, she had a long way to go.

She walked with only a few stops until the nightfall, and then she fell beat on the ground. She kept panting until she rested a little. Then she rose up and looked for a place where she could eat the poor dinner Abban packed for a few days and finally fall asleep. Looking around, she only say ruins. Spotting something that seemed more like a piece from a house than the rest did, she walked towards it. She found it pretty comfortable and after she cleaned up a little, she sat down and opened the package that had gotten heavier and heavier with every mile she walked. She tried to only eat a little, but it was so tempting. And so, after she was done, her stomach was still growling. It wasn't difficult to fall asleep after that. She covered herself with the little clothes she also got from Abban and fell asleep.

She woke up in the middle on the night because of the cold. She could feel how the winter was approaching on her own skin. She threw a short look around, noticing how the cinder looked a lot like snow in the moon light that managed to sneak through the clouds. And despite that, it was pretty bright around. Her look stopped upon a tall silhouette in the distance. She thought it was a piece of rock like the rest, so she didn't give much thought to it. She cuddled under the covers trying to warm up and closed her eyes. But then, she gave another look to that silhouette, but it was gone. She frowned a little, wondering if it was a human. She started worrying and dark thoughts fogged up her mind and took control over her head. She imagined what would happen if that was a man, and if he saw her, a woman, alone, sleeping in a human-less place like that. This definitely looked like a dangerous situation, and, because of that, she wasn't able to sleep at all the rest of the night, worrying and staying overly sharp. But nothing happened. She saw the dawn was approaching and because she wasn't sleepy anymore, she decided to eat her breakfast and walk on her way. She opened the little map Abban gave her remembering all he taught her about the landmarks that should help her be sure she was going the right way. She prepared herself to go, but when she rose up, she suddenly felt her head getting much too dizzy. She waited for a while trying to get used to the situation that she suddenly had to walk after a night without much rest and such a poor breakfast.

In a few hours, the sun was shining weakly through the ruins and through the clouds, lightening her way. She found it difficult to walk much, but fortunately, she soon reached a bunch of people who seemed to be searching through the ruins. Maybe for copses, she didn't know, but when she asked for a cup of water, they shouted telling her to go away. So much for fortunate. It seems like not all the people are kind as Granny Ama and Grandpa Jack. She kept looking at them kicking rock after rock for a while. One of the men looked at her with creepy eyes, measuring her from head to toe.

''Look, mark, we already told you we don't have any water, just go on your freaking way!''

She flinched at the insult and at the same time at his look piercing her body.

''I'm not a beggar! I just asked for a cup of water, but it seems I am troubling you too much.'' She said walking away half scared half angry.

''Oh really? Have you looked in the mirror lately?'', the man said.

''I-I had to sleep through rocks over the night…''

The man grinned in a way that gave Lucy chills and she knew what he was thinking.

''Good day.'', she whispered loud enough to be heard then left.

In an hour, she was already beat. She sat down beside a borderline, that, surprisingly, hadn't been affected by the fire, and rested her back on it. She closed her eyes for a moment, realizing she was getting sleepy. She was dressed in one of Abban's thick jackets and a pair of Ama's a little thinner trousers. It suited her, in a way. The shoes were her own shoes, that that red-haired girl hadn't taken.

Without knowing, she fell asleep. In her nightmares, she was burning in an ice-cold fire. She was falling and crushing in a bunch of rocks, she was being eaten by huge dragons, she was drowning in blood and she was dying in the lack of oxygen while someone tried to kill her. She suddenly woke up with a flinch, realizing she was panting easily and sweating. She could still feel that someone's burning hands on her neck.

Lucy looked around, trying to remember where she was. It was night. She has slept for so many hours! She rose up fast, feeling every inch in her body ache. Her stomach was growling, but for some reason, she wasn't hungry. Well she was, but in a different way. Not only food would make her stomach stop growl. She rose her package and realized there was also a bottle of water beside it. She stared at it, thinking that those men from earlier maybe took pity on her and decided to share. She smiled sadly, then left, walking on her easily lit by the moon way.

The next days, even though it had been difficult and painful, she decided to walk in the night time and rest in the daylight. She guessed it was easier for her this way because of her turning into a vampire. And so, in the eighth day of her travelling, she finally reached the city, that hadn't been a victim of the fire. The was she looked and smelled and felt made her stop right before entering the civilization. She wondered what to do. Would she sneak into a house while the owners weren't at home and take a shower? No, that would be really… ungraceful. Before she knew it, she only walked a little inside the city, and then fainted in the middle of the street. This was a pretty harsh and sudden change for her and she was at her limits.

But before saying she was just unlucky, think twice. People panicked for her and sent her to the hospital, where she would finally rest in a soft and pleasant bed. So, wouldn't you say this was going just according to the plan?

There, this chapter is pretty short, I'm sorry about that. So, I hoped you enjoyed! The next one will come out tomorrow, I think… and hope. Please review and PM me telling me how to make that line! Pleaseee! Ok… it's exactly 2000 words with AN!