Welcome to Taking Flight! I've been a fan of Fairy Tail for quite a long time and I've always loved writing stories for it. This story is one of my newer ones and I hope to make it one of my best. I'm sorry if my updating schedule is awful, I'm busy with college and work, but although I may not be updating all the time, I'm working hard on writing the next chapter.
I hope you all enjoy this story!
July 6th 777
"Mama! Mama!" A young girl, no older than the age of three shouted as she ran towards a large blue dragon. "I did it! Lookie!" She exclaimed as she took in a deep breath. "Water Dragon Roar!" A tornado of water erupted from her mouth and towards the dragon. When the attack closed in, all the creature did was hold up a hand to stop the attack. The little girl let out a huff in frustration. "No.. I thought I did so well!"
The dragon smiled softly. "You did very well. But did you expect the attack to do any damage after you only just learned it?"
"Well.." The little girl muttered. "Maybe.."
Scooping the girl up in her hand, the dragon chuckled. "Come on, Felicity. I love the enthusiasm, but be realistic."
The young girl, Felicity, frowned, plopping down in the dragon's hand in frustration, but didn't say anything against the dragon's statement. This was the dynamic the two had, the same as any other mother and daughter. The only difference between these two, was that the mother was a dragon, and the daughter, a human. The dragon, Aquafina was teaching Felicity the art of Water Dragon Slayer Magic. Sometimes Aquafina believed Felicity pushed herself too hard to learn the ancient magic, however, she knew nothing would make her stop. Felicity didn't just want to impress her mother, but her brother, Rogue, as well. Rogue, being two years older than her, was much better at his own magic than Felicity was. He was being trained by the Shadow Dragon, Skiadrum and learning the same kind of magic as Felicity, only instead of water, he was learning Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic.
Felicity had been training for months to do the Water Dragon Slayer Roar, but today was the first day she managed to complete it properly. Needless to say, she was disappointed that she hadn't grown stronger, or at least grown to be an equal to Rogue. This fact was obvious the Aquafina, but she never wanted to mention it to the young girl, fearful that it would hurt whatever confidence she had left.
"Mama," Felicity began, looking up at Aquafina with a frown. "When is big brother coming back? I miss him.."
"Do not worry, you'll see Rogue in tomorrow." Aquafina explained, patting the child's head. "Just be patient."
Felicity grumbled. "I want big brother.."
Aquafina chuckled, setting the child down atop a pile of leaves. "I'm sure he misses you greatly. Now the faster you fall asleep, the sooner you'll be able to see him again."
"I guess.." The child sighed, rolling onto her side. "Night night, mama.."
"Goodnight my child.."
The next morning, Felicity's eyes fluttered open and she sat up, stretching her arms into the air. She brought her arms back down and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Mama?" Slowly, she got to her feet, looking around the area. "Where you go?" She ran between the trees, her breath becoming frantic. "This is not funny!"
Hours had passed before the young girl finally gave up her search. Her lip quivered as she plopped onto the ground, her eyes bursting with tears. "M-Mama! Big b-brother!"
From between the trees, Felicity heard movement so her head popped up to find her big brother standing before her, sadness in his eyes as well. "Big brother!" She exclaimed, getting to her feet and throwing herself into Rogue's arms. "Where's Mama?! I want mama!"
Rogue frowned, seeming to be holding back his own tears. "I don't know.. Skiadrum is gone too.."
Felicity's eyes widened. "We're alone? Where we supposed to go? Are we gonna.."
Before she could finish, Rogue pulled away from their hug and ruffled her hair. "We'll be okay. I promise I'll keep you safe. We're going to be just fine."
The two of them were left on their own to take care of themselves, but with each other by their sides, they both had to the courage to do it. But would they continue to have that courage forever? Only time will tell. The one thing they both knew was that they wanted to do it together.