Now there was more than just trees and animals in the woods. In the woods there was a small house surrounded by a garden and living in that small house was a young woman called Lucy. Lucy was an orphan, many years prior she had been found and taken in my kind and gentle woman called Mirajane who raised her alongside another child she had taken in called Brandish. As the girls grew older they began helping Mirajane out around the house with the cooking and the cleaning. They loved Mirajane, seeing her as the only mother either one of them had ever known and she in turn loved them as her own children.

Mirajane had always wanted a family but she was barren meaning she could never have a child biologically. She had been so heartbroken by these news so you can imagine her joy when Lucy and Brandish came into her life. She loved and cared for them deeply but she was very protective of them especially Lucy.

Now Lucy was a very bright, cheerful, and creative woman with blonde hair that was as fine as spun gold and radiantly sun kissed skin, and she moved so elegantly that it was like sunlight was bouncing off of her entire body. However she als possessed a curious spirit and a desire to see the world which would often lead her to trouble especially when she reached maturity.

"Lucy come back!" Brandish called after the blonde. "We're not supposed to go that far! You're going to get us into trouble again!"

"Where's your sense of adventure Brandish?" Lucy asked. "Don't you ever want to know what's out there? Beyond the little house where we live?"

"No." Brandish said.

"Why not?"

"Because it's not safe."

"Well we can't be safe all the time. I don't know about you but some day I'm going to go out and explore the world, maybe even meet a handsome, rich, and kind gentleman."

"Aren't you happy here with us?"

"Of course I am but I'm curious about the world."

"Curiosity leads to trouble you know."

"You're such a worry wart Brandish." Lucy chuckled before running further into the woods.

"Lucy come back!"

But Lucy did not listen to Brandish's concerns. She only continued onward until she reached a tall and strong tree. With a smile, she climbed up the tree and when she reached the top she looked out at the world below her. The world was so wide and big, filled with many things that were unknown to her. What would she give to be able to see those things up close.

Suddenly her enjoyment of the incredible view was interrupted by the sound of Brandish screaming. She quickly climbed down the tree and found the Brandish was being attacked by a strange man.

"I already told you I don't have any money!" Protested the green haired young woman.

"You expect me to believe that?!" The crook said not believing her.

"Leave her alone!" Lucy demanded.

She quickly ran to the green haired woman's aid. She grabbed hold of the man's arm and tried to pull it from Brandish's waist.

"Stay out of this wench!"

He knocked Lucy back but the force seemed to trigger something because in that instant a powerful gold light came blasting from her hands and it hit the man, burning him and causing him to drop Brandish then run off in fear.

Alone the two young women looked at each other in shock over what had just transpired. At first they were completely speechless, unsure of what to say and what to do at the moment. Finally Lucy broke the silence by asking Brandish:

"Are you okay? He didn't hurt you did he?"

"No. I'm alright but what was that? What did you do?"

"I don't know. Did that really happen?"

"It must have because it scared away that thug."

Lucy looked down at her hands. For a brief moment she saw them glow in a warm, gold aura which frightened her.

"What's happening to you Lucy?" Brandish asked.

"I don't know. I just don't know."

"Should we tell Mirajane?"

"No...Not yet. You know how she'll react, she'll panic. Let's wait a while before telling her about this."

"I don't know if that's such a good idea. You know how much Mirajane hates it when we keep secrets from her, especially when it may regard our safety and health."

"I just want to think about how to go about this. I don't want to scare her so much that she'll never let us go outside again."

"Oh Lucy, Mirajane would never do that. She's protective of us but not so much that she would deny us freedom to the outside world "

"I'll tell her tomorrow. I promise, for now I just need to think about all this."

"Okay. As long as you plan on telling her, now let's go home it's getting dark."

They went back to their little house where they were served a hot and tasty dinner by their loving mother figure.

"You girls were gone for an awfully long time." The white haired woman said. "Did anything interesting happen?"

"No I just got caught up in looking at the view from the trees." Lucy said which wasn't a lie completely.

"Yes a view can be such a beautiful thing. So beautiful that if you're not careful you could get swept up in it." She smiled. "I remember once, I saw a view so wonderful that I never wanted to stop looking at it."

"What was it?" Lucy asked.

"It was of a crystal blue lake, who's vsurface shimmered in the sunlight while geese and swans floated about it and bright green land surrounded it. It was the most beautiful land I had ever seen and for awhile just thinking about it made me happy but now when I remember it, it makes me sad."

"Why?"

She became silent, as if she had said something that she didn't mean to say. As if she had just triggered a very sad memory that she wanted to block out of her mind so very much.

"That's a story for another time Lucy." She sighed. "Girls, finish your supper I...I...I need to water the garden."

Mirajane stepped outside where her garden of flowers bloomed and she watered them with water from her pot and the tears she shed from her eyes.