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Lucy watched as the dragon slept, his chest slowly rising and falling. They ran for hours, and he needed rest. Lucy laid her back against the soft grass, she didn't need sleep, but it always helped pass the time. Her eyes drooped, and she let herself succumb to sleep, but it wasn't a dreamless one.
Lucy's body quaked with fear as the screams of her family and staff filled the castle. Vampires were swarming killing everyone on site. She hid in her bedchamber in the large closet filled with all her elegant clothing. She held her hand over her mouth when she heard footsteps in her bedchamber. Her heart raced, and her body trembled when the closet door squealed open revealing a man with black eyes and black hair. His fangs are glinting as the candlelight reflected off them. "Princess Lucy Heartfillia its a pleasure to meet you."
"Why are you doing this?" Her voice shook.
"You family owed us something's and they didn't pay up. Now, what should I do with you?" He moves towards her, and she tried to back up but her back pressed against the wood. "You are quite a stunner." His eyes flicked back to the door, her keys. She forgot her keys! How could she be so stupid to forget her only source of protection? "A celestial mage too. Your power is not to be underestimated. I could use someone like you."
"I won't help you." She screamed when he grabbed her arm forcing her to stand, her body pressed into him, "I don't think you'll have a choice." She screamed and thrashed against him when his teeth pierced her flesh. His cheek pressed against her shoulder as he drank from her neck. He pulled away and bit his wrist, "drink it!" He demanded as he pressed the bleeding wrist to her mouth. Making her choke on his blood. Tears slid down her face. Once she swallowed in one swift movement, her neck snapped. Lucy gasped and jolted awake. Her breaths were ragged, and she pressed her hand to neck. Natsu groaned and looked at her, "what's wrong?"
"Nothing, go back to sleep." She said. Her dead heart seemed to race. She envied the other immortal creatures none having to suffer death other than Vampires. She didn't try to go back to sleep, so Lucy watched Natsu sleep. She wondered what his dragon form looked like. He slept so peacefully, and he looked like a child. So young and full of life only to be cursed with immortality. An immortal life could be beautiful if they didn't live in a world that constantly pushed away magical creatures away and forced them into hiding or if some lived amongst humans they were spat at or killed for just being who they were. No one chose this life it wasn't their fault, it was all genetics and curses that formed long ago never to be changed. Dragons were beautiful creatures never had to adapt to be trapped in human skin. She remembered those days when the last of the magnificent beasts morphed new skins to hide who they were to survive. Igneel was one of the lasts before they all went into hiding while the new young dragons took the form of dragon slayers who found those magnificent beasts. She wondered where they all went, probably north in a faraway land that even the eldest creatures didn't know about.
Lucy kept watching until the morning sun began to rise her stone hidden between her breasts warmed as if saying it was safe to be out, I'll protect you.
It was her mother's that she took from the demolished house she called home and found and had a mage with script magic create her sunstone. So she could walk along the humans, no longer a nightwalker after five years of being forced to hide away until Midnight trusted her to walk among them in the day. Natsu groaned as he stretched, his skin rippling as red scales shimmered in the light before fading away into human skin.
"Morning Luce. Oh my god, it's morning!" He shot straight up looking Lucy up and down. "Why aren't you burning?"
Lucy smirked and pulled out the pink stone, "this allows me to be in the sun. I'm not a nightwalker."
"Oh, well that's good. I don't want my new friend suddenly combusting."
"I don't want that either, trust me. We should get going there are hunters in these woods searching for us."
Natsu tilted his head, "I hear em' let's get going then." He held his hand out, and Lucy took it, the warmth making her shiver. Lucy was so cold, but then again she was technically dead.
The dragon slayer, Natsu led her through to Magnolia. The town she visited years ago, it had rebuilt itself.
"Have you ever been to Magnolia?" Natsu asked her.
Lucy felt dreadful her; she had with Midnight who decided to destroy it for fun. "Once, it was a long time ago."
"Oh, do you know anyone?"
"There weren't a lot of people left when I was here." She left it at that. Natsu glances her way; the silence answered the reason why loud and clear. He knew the history of Magnolia, how a coven of vampires destroyed the town like it was nothing. She was there, maybe even took part in the slaughter but he wouldn't judge, everyone does something they regret.
People waved at Natsu with smiles on their faces; it was bizarre to Lucy. "Do they know what you are?"
"Some, most think I'm just a mage with Fire magic, and I'm just part of a guild that doesn't discriminate. Fairy Tail is a legal guild, so most people are fine with it and stand behind us. We help them."
"I know. I remember when Fairy Tail started and other guilds. I was five when guilds were recognized by the law and how they swore to do good. All though, the dark guilds rose up too and caused a lot of trouble."
Natsu whistled, "man you are old."
Lucy shoved Natsu making him fall to the ground, harder than she anticipated. "Hey!"
Lucy smirked, "that's what you get for calling me old."
"Aye, the guild isn't too far."
Lucy swallowed as they walked through the central part of town. "There's a lot of heartbeats."
So many beating hearts of human blood. Her gums ached as her fangs tried to push through, she was fighting instincts.
Natsu slowed his pace and threw his arm around her, "I won't let ya kill anybody."
"I'll go out into the forest tonight and hunt. I shouldn't have drunk the human blood the other night. It's a horrible craving, a drug."
"You survived off of animal blood?"
Lucy nodded, "it was tough getting used to. It doesn't make me strong though; human blood is the real stuff. It makes you stronger, but your cravings are horrible."
"How did you get past the cravings?"
Lucy looked down, and she whispered, "you don't. It's always there eating away at you." Nasu watched her, the heaviness of what she has to live with. Lucy's steps faltered when the large guild hall stood over them, it was huge! The magic power that seemed to leak from behind the doors made her want to run.
"Come on Luce; they will let you join."
"Are there any other vampires?"
Natsu frowned, "no, you will be the first."
"Right, I guess we will see." Natsu threw his arm rounder shoulder and kicked the door open, "I'm home!"
"Hey, flame brain, what did I tell you about bringing home strays?"
"Lucy isn't a stray; she's my friend."
A white-haired woman came up to Lucy with a smile, "Hello Lucy; I'm Mira. Would you like to join Fairy Tail?"
Lucy swallowed the burn, down forcing it to the back of her mind, locking it deep inside. "I would; it's nice to meet you."
"Okay, we just need magic type if you have magic and your species." Mira wrote Lucy's first name, "oh and what is your last name of you don't mind me knowing."
Lucy forgot How through guilds were; it was only to make sure no one suddenly went missing. A way to keep them safe and if one went rouge, they would easily be found by the council.
"Heartfilia, I use celestial magic, and I'm an uh Vampire." She whispered, vampire as if it was a bad omen.
Mira only hesitated but shook it off with a smile, her heart beating just a little faster same with those who could hear their conversation.
Mira pulled out what looked to be a stamp, "where would you like your guild mark and what color?"
"On my hand in pink please."
"Welcome to Fairy Tail, Lucy."
"Yo, Luce!" Natsu waves her over to a group of people, "Lucy, this is Gray and Erza.
"It's nice to meet you, Lucy." The redhead said, pulling Lucy in her arms.
"So what are you?" Gray asked.
Lucy looked at Gray and crossed her arms over her chest, "vampire."
"You brought a vampire to the guild where children are?" Gray said, his tone was harsh.
"She won't hurt anyone."
"Well, then how many innocents have you killed?"
Lucy snarled, nothing human about it, "I don't drink and tell."
Erza stepped between them, "enough. Everyone is welcome in Fairy Tail even Vampires." Some guild members began to stare, the silent judging making Lucy feel alienated among them.
Gray sighed, "I'm sorry. I haven't dealt with trustworthy vampires before."
"No worries I drink mostly animal blood. But I understand there are many vampires not to be trusted. I know from experience." Her hand reached for her necklace the warmth always making her feel like her mother was there, watching over her.
Gray day back and kicked his feet on the table, "so how did you uh..."
Lucy met his eyes, "die you mean? How I had vampire blood in my system at the time of my death?"
"You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I'm just curious." Gray quickly said.
Lucy met Natsu's gaze who only stared at her, waiting to hear her answer. He was curious himself, how a young girl had to lose her human life.
"I was eighteen when I was forced to drink blood, and then he snapped my neck. The sound of bones breaking will forever haunt me."
Erza took her hand, "I'm sorry you had to go through that. It must be scary trying to figure out this life on your own."
Lucy smiled, "it's been around four hundred years, but yes, it was terrifying."
Erza smiled, "fascinating, what was it like back then?"
"I watched the end of many eras, the formation of legal guilds and how dark guilds came to be, the moment dragons began to evolve into their new forms known as Dragonslayers, and the rebirth of the land when fires demolished them. That was always my favorite, seeing how the earth always healed its self."
"Were you ever part of a guild?"
Lucy frowned, Midnight started Osion Seis when guilds began to be more well known. It was a vampire guild or better known as a coven. "Once, not my proudest time period."
Natsu blinked at her, "why?"
Lucy looked at her hands, so much blood had covered them on multiple occasions. The guilt was unbearable sometimes. Gray cursed, "it was a dark guild, wasn't it?"
"It is a dark guild, and I've been running from them for a long time."
"It is fine Lucy; the past is the past. You don't need to share anymore. Right, Gray?" Erza asked.
"Yes!" Gray squeaked out. Lucy had to admit, Erza was terrifying even if she was only a mage.
Natsu tilted his head, "why are you running from them? If you left the guild, then you are free to do that right?"
"No, it was my coven, the leader is the one who turned me." They were silent then. Letting the information she revealed about herself sink in.
Lucy looked around; everyone was so happy and carefree. What if she brought the wrong people's attention on this guild and put everyone in harms' way with hunters. She didn't kill the man she fed on but still, humans were deathly afraid of her kind.
"Ni, Erza, have you seen Happy?"
"He's with Carla and Wendy on a quest. They should be home tomorrow."
Lucy furrowed her brows. "Who is Happy?"
"He's our friend, an exceed."
"Amazing I haven't seen an exceed in a long time. Some still come to the earth land?"
"Many, they have a little colony in Fiore."
"Amazing! How have I not known about this?"
Natsu patted her shoulder, "it's okay for women your age you tend to be left out of the loop."
Lucy shook her head. "women my age? I may be four hundred years old but-"
Natsu held a finger, "four hundred and eighteen years old."
"Natsu do you want me to drink all your blood and leave you for dead or will you stop insulting my age."
"You won't hurt me."
Lucy quickly grabbed his arm twisting it slightly, "one more comment and I'll break your arm."
Natsu let out a strained "Okay. I'll stop." And Lucy let go.
"So Lucy where are you staying?"
"I have no idea. I need to look at some places, I had an old mansion in crocus and Heragon, but I don't have a place here. I never came back, too many bad memories. But it's nice to see it happy and completely rebuilt."
Natsu thought for a moment before smiling wide. "You can stay with me for now!"
"I guess I can do that until I find my place." Her hunger flared at the scent of fresh blood. Mira had cut herself on a piece of glass, Lucy couldn't remember the last time she drank any type of demon blood, but she did, however, remember the wicked taste that made her taste buds tingle. She grabbed the table to hopefully ground herself, the wood groaning.
Natsu sniffed the air his eye widening a bit, "Are you okay?"
Lucy swallowed, the burning sensation returning only seconds later. She could do this, ignore the bloodlust. She's lasted fifty years before without a relapse. But, the human she drank from had stirred the beast within, it was only twenty years, or she thinks it was before she relapsed on that human and well Natsu.
"I think I'm going to go for a hunt in the forest. Especially if I'll be in close quarters with you." She closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet smell before leaving. I can do this, she repeated in her head. She'll conquer the thirst again and abstain from it, although, maybe a few more sips of the Dragonslayer's blood. Lucy shook her head; he's off limits too she told herself.
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Lucy's face paled as she looked around Natsu's house. "Natsu your house is filthy! Do you ever clean up after yourself?"
Natsu scratched the back of his head. "I don't have any guests over I'm mostly at the guild."
Lucy pulled a gold key from her key ring, "open, the gate of the maiden, Virgo!"
"Princess, is it punishment time?"
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Virgo will you help Natsu and me clean?"
"That's so cool! What other spirits do you have?" Natsu asked excitedly.
"Ten gold keys and a couple of silver. I've been around for a while, and I only need two more gold keys to have all twelve zodiacs."
"I will get right on it, Princess." Lucy helped Virgo clean and by the time they finished with Lucy's vampiric speed they were sitting down on the now visible couch.
"Anything else Princess?"
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Virgo you can stop calling me princess. But no, you can go back. Thank you for your help."
Natsu, sighed as he leaned back. "Your spirits are weird. Can they do anything cool?"
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Virgo is an interesting one, but I love all of them. We've all been with each other for centuries and never broke our promises."
She rubbed Aquarius' key gently, her first gold key that was passed down from her mother. She wished they had killed her too so that she could be with her family again.
"Can I ask you what it's like?"
Lucy turned her head to Natsu. "What do you mean?"
"Being turned, no aging, and you know drinking blood."
Lucy nodded, "cold yet I felt like I was on fire. The moment you start waking up, it's agony my neck was broken, but I was able to feel it snap back in place. Plus I die one way and suddenly wake up which is always fun." She said sarcastically. "But the aging part is kind of boring. I don't get to grow old and have children like had planned and living for as long as I have it's lonely. I at least have had lovers, friends, and my spirits."
Natsu quirked an eyebrow, "lovers?"
Lucy shrugged, "I don't kiss and tell or should I say bite and tell." Natsu barked a bellowing laugh making Lucy laugh. If she could be out of breath, she was sure she would have.
"So were you in any other guilds other than the dark guild?"
Lucy smiled softly, "once, I haven't thought of them in a long time, but it was a small guild which was my mistake. Midnight, my creator, killed them all because they "took" me away from him."
Natsu's lips tugged into a frown, "you aren't property."
Lucy looked down had her hands: the very hands that were once covered in blood. "I'm his technically. He's my sire or as humans put it, creator. I will never get away from him unless he is turned to ash."
Natsu's hand went aflame, "I can easily do that. No one, not even a vampire should be a piece of property."
Lucy felt her dead beating heart flutter, "Natsu, I can't ask you to do that. He's powerful his magic will protect him. You should rest, it's getting late. Plus, I need to go get a bite." She winked as she stood before leaving in a blur. Natsu looked down at his hand that was still burning, and he swore to himself that he would help Lucy be free of Midnight. He paced for a while before he decided Lucy wouldn't be back for a while; she was a creature of the night after all. So, Natsu climbed in his hammock and succumbed to the never-ending abyss of sleep.
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