Lucy's POV
"What color are your mother's eyes? And hair color?" Stein asked. "Her eyes were golden brown, and her hair was blonde." I said. "Were?" Kid asked. I took a deep breath. "Mama passed away due to illness when I was ten. I'm sorry Kid." I said, looking away from him. Before I knew it I was in a hug. "It's not your fault, so don't apologize for it." He released me and went back to his spot by Liz and Patty. "Enough about that, why did you want to know what our mother looked like?" I asked, turning to look at Stein, who was turning the screw in his head. "Well, as far as I know Grim Reapers don't tend to have red eyes, like you do. But then again, I could be wrong." He explained. "Red eyes? I don't have red-!" I stopped myself as I looked into the mirror. He was right. My eyes had gone from their usual golden brown to a shade of blood red. Not only that they were dull, and my pupils weren't visible. "Well this is new." I said. "Actually, no, it's not." Papa said. "What do you mean?" I asked, turning to face him. "You see, you were actually born with red eyes, not brown. Although, they weren't clouded over like that." Papa said, poking between my eyes with his finger. "Not only that, but you also had the abilities of a weapon and meister. But, sadly Layla had them sealed away." Papa sighed. "Why would she do that?" I asked.

"I think it would be better if I started from the beginning. About four years before you were born, I was pulled through a portal, much like the one that brought you here. When I came through the other end, I landed on your mother, Layla. At first she thought I was attacking her, so she delivered a kick so powerful it threw me at a tree twenty feet away. After about three years we married, and then we had you. You were such a wild child as a toddler, going around playing pranks on poor Miss Spetto and the others. When you were six parts of your body randomly changed into weapon form. Eventually we got it under control, but you still couldn't transform on your own. Around the same time you began to see souls and would accidentally release bursts of compressed wavelengths from time to time. Thankfully no one was ever hurt. After Kid turned a year old another portal forced us back to the DWMA." He explained. "Why didn't it send Lucy?" Kid asked. "Lucy may be a Grim Reaper, but her abilities as one were not present when she was a child. However they were present since day one for you, even in appearance." Papa said. "Anyways, I suppose some time after Layla married Jude, thinking Kid and I were dead, she sealed away your powers as well as any memories that anyone, including herself, every had of us. After that you were recognized as Jude Heartfilia's birth daughter. Layla's reasons were most likely grief or fear that your abilities would get out of control and cause massive destruction." Papa finished. "Or, to keep me from looking for someone I would never find, like Natsu did." I said in a monotone voice. "Who's Natsu?" Maka asked. "A man I never want to see again." I replied, a slight growl erupting in the back of my throat.

Soul's POV
Whoever this Natsu guy is, he must have done something really bad. But Lucy's growls are really scary! I could feel my blood run cold at the sound, and I have a feeling so did everyone else.

Death Room POV
'DO NOT ANGER LUCY!' Everyone thought while said Reaper looked at them with a questioning look, but chose to shrug it off.

Lucy's POV, Later that Day
It had been decided that I would stay with Kid until I could start taking missions and find a place of my own. Kid lived in a small mansion with Liz, Patty, and now, me. It was symmetrical from the inside-out, which I understood was because of Kid's OCD, which didn't seem to bother me as much as it probably should. My room was at the end of the hall across from Kid's, on the second floor. The walls and floor were black and white, with red door jams and window frames. There were glass doors that led to a balcony that faced a forest, with black curtains tied back neatly. At the end of the room there was a queen sized bed with white sheets, a black comforter, two large black pillows and two smaller white ones. The bed had black curtains that were drawn back as well. There was also a desk, wardrobe and a bookshelf, all of them being black. There was a door that led to a bathroom. It had a toilet, sink and mirror, shower-bath and a cabinet with black and white towels in it. There were other necessities as well, sorted neatly in baskets on the shelves. I landed on the bed with a soft thud. "Feel free to rearrange the room to your liking. Dinner is at 8:00." Liz said as she left the room. I made my way over to the wardrobe, opening the doors. Inside were several outfits, thankfully in my size. Most of them were standard DWMA uniforms; a white long-sleeved button-up dress shirt, black miniskirt and a black jacket with a black ribbon. What got my attention was the black overcoat. The trim on the sleeves and along the edges were a bright gold color, resembling Natsu's. The tail flowed freely like a cape, reaching down to my ankles.

After taking a quick shower I headed down to dinner, the first real meal I've had in a long time, then said my good nights and went back to my room. Deciding that I could use my space for other things I re-quipped my books and photo albums out onto the bed, and began putting them on the shelf. I picked up the last photo album and went through it, remembering all the good times I had with Fairy Tail, which led to remembering the bad ones, which led to me crying myself asleep, clutching a picture like a lifeline.

Kid's POV
Before bed I decided to check on Lucy. The light was off so I assumed she was asleep, and was about to walk away when I heard muffled crying. I quietly opened the door and crept over to the bed, where I found Lucy shivering. As I covered her with the blanket I carefully took the picture out of her hands. In it she was standing in front of a building, wide smile across her face as a pink-haired boy danced with her, a fake uninterested look on his face. Turning the picture over I found a note that read: 'Me and Natsu'. A photo album sat on the edge of the bed, open and turned over. Picking it up I found an empty spot and put the picture away.

As I went through the pages I noticed something. This book featured two people: Lucy and Natsu. And in every single picture, whether they were covered in injuries or just having fun, they had wide grins on their faces. In some of the photos Lucy's clothes had disappeared, and Natsu had given up something of his to cover her up. The inside-cover of the book read: 'Me and my best friend'. Even though it said 'best friend', I could tell just by looking that they were more than friends. But going back to what Lucy said earlier, something happened. "Natsu...why?" Lucy mumbled. After putting the book on her desk I glanced at the titles of her other albums: Team Natsu, Fairy Tail, Heartfilia family, and so on. But I wasn't going to snoop, so I left the room, closing the door behind me.

Two Weeks Later, Lucy's POV
For the past two weeks Maka and Professor Stein have been tutoring me, teaching me everything I needed to know. When they weren't teaching I was in the school's library, tucked away in a fort of books. Thanks to my Gale Force Glasses I cut reading time down, and now have a complete education on the history of this world, called Earth. Today is my first day in class Crescent Moon. "All right everyone, before we begin I have an announcement. A new student will be joining our class, come on in." Professor Stein said, gesturing for me to enter. I took a deep breath and walked in. "Introduce yourself to the class." He instructed. "My name's Lucy Death Heartfilia, and I'm a weapon." I said, taking a bow. I kept a glare on my face, no way am I gonna repeat what happened at that guild. There were a few nervous hellos and waves. Kid, Liz, Maka, Soul and Tsubaki seemed to understand what I was doing, and played along with the act. "Take a seat so we can get started." Stein said. For most of the lecture I doodled on my notebook, since I technically the only reason I was taking classes was so I could go on missions and become a Death Scythe. "As you all know today is annual Super Written Exam, and there won't be any cheating this year, alright?" Stein said, glaring at the students in the class. Once the sheets were passed out he started the timer. "You have one hour. Begin!"

After Classes, At the Announcement Board, Lucy's POV
Maka and I tied at first place. But that wasn't what surprised me.

'Teaching Qualification Exams Results: Name: Lucy Death Score: 100% Rank: Substitute Teacher; Junior Combat Instructor, Anti-Magic Course for EAT Students'

I heard murmurs in the crowd. "Death? Is she a Grim Reaper?" "Isn't that the new kid?" "I heard that she's a weapon." "Do ya think she'd go out with me?" The last one got on my nerves. I walked over to the boy and glared at him. "No, I wouldn't go out with you." I said. "What's your relation to Lord Death?" A girl asked. "Are you a Reaper?" The questions kept coming. "My relation to Lord Death is none of your concern, and yes, I am a Grim Reaper." I said angrily. "You're a weapon right? You wanna be my partner? You're hot, so I won't mind the temper." A huge guy said. "Excuse me? There's no way I'm gonna team up with anyone who judges people by their looks! Especially not you!" I replied, pointing an accusing finger at him. "Oh really? You won't be my partner? You'd best change your mind girlie!" The guy retorted. "And if I don't?" I asked. "You're not going to be hot anymore after what I'm gonna do!" The guy yelled, aiming a fist at my face. Before it hit I grabbed his wrist. "You know, it's against the rules to fight without the observation of a teacher, so how about we get one and take this outside?" I asked, glaring at him.

Thanks for reading! I'll try to get the next chapter out tomorrow. Until then, see ya!