Summary:
What would you do if your family betrayed you for no reason?
What would you do if you figured out that you were just used?
What would you do if your 'love' was fake?
What would you do if you were in my place?
Wouldn't you take revenge?
Well... Not in my case... I won't do it... I will stay and protect them! No matter what! Even... If it took me my life...
You will probably ask me "Why would you protect them when you're nothing to them?!"
You want your answer? Then you have to wait and read my story... The story of my abused life...
Chapter 1: My new family, My real family...
(???'s POV)
I was running through the forest trying to escape the guards that were chasing me. When they were out of sight, I leaned against a tree to catch my breath but I heard footsteps getting closer to me and someone yelling-
"SEARCH THE WHOLE FOREST FOR HER! WE MUST BRING HER BACK TO HER FATHER!"
And the rest of them yelled "YES SIR!".
I was scared... I didn't want to go back to him... Not back to that monster... I ran and ran, not once looking behind me.
I was lost. I kept on running until I saw a big building, a really big building. I didn't bother looking at its name or its emblem, I ran to it and when I was in front of the gates I started hearing loud noises coming from the inside. 'What if it's a dark guild? What if they won't welcome me and take me back to my father for the money? How can I be sure that I can trust them..?' Unanswered questions ran through my head.I didn't know what to do, should I go in and ask for help or should I keep on running?
Out of nowhere, I heard the guards chasing me shouting again. 'Crap! I have no choice anymore! Imust get in there to hide from them! I ain't going back! Not in a million years!' Opening the big wooden doors quietly and slowly so no one would notice me, I started planning what to do 'I will stay the night here hiding and then I will escape again in the morning, that way I will be sure that I escaped the guards and the people here won't take me back to him. I hope that it will work...' With that in mind, I quietly ranto a corner of the building and hid behind big barrels, of what seemed from their smell, alcohol.
(Natsu's POV)
I was fighting the pervy Popsicle on a table of the guild and of course, I was winning! I burned off his pants and now he was only in his boxers but no one seemed to be bothered. Well, I ain't really surprised... Everyone got used to his striping habit so no one minded it. I was laughing my head off until a scarlet-haired mage who seemed to be a little mad held the both of us by the ear and 'Shit... We forgot about her!' Was everything I could think about before our beating but I bet the stripper was thinking the same thing.
Time skip: after the beating
(Still Natsu's POV)
After the beating, I was sitting at the bar when I heard the guild doors open quietly. 'No one in the guild opens the doors quietly, not even Wendy.' I turned around and saw a blond haired girl hiding behind the alcohol barrels.
I stood up and started walking towards them when I heard Mira calling me.
"Natsu! Where are you going?"
I turned back around and walked to her, Erza, the stripper and Happy. Once there, I whispered loud enough for them to hear me.
"I saw someone hiding behind alcohol barrels, Imma go check it out. Keep an eye open for anything that may seem suspicious."
After they nodded, I nodded back and returned to my walk to the barrels.
I looked back at my teammates then back at the barrels taking a deep breath before sending the barrels flying around the guild hall catching the attention of the whole guild and hearing a faint 'Ah' from the girl.
I looked down and saw the blond I saw earlier sitting against the wall. Her legs were pulled to her chest, her arms in a defensive 'X' in front of her face.
Now that I take a closer look at her, she has bruises all over her body and some injuries, my eyes widened as I even noticed deep ones that would probably cause scars.'What the hell happened to her?!' That's all I could think about during that instant. Then I noticed something else, she was shaking, not from the cold, but more like from fear. I could clearly see that she was scared of us but... What was she fearing? Being the sensitive person I am about this kind of thing, I couldn't stand seeing her in this state. She just seems so... Innocent...
I walked nearer to her and put my hand on her left shoulder as she flinched. I bent down to her level and looked at her concerned. "Hey, you okay?" I asked her. I don't know why but she seemed... Shocked? Why would she be shocked? She lowered her arms and glanced at me revealing part of chocolate brown eyes nodding softly. I could see confusion in her eyes but what caught my attention was the pain and fear I could see in them... 'In this state, there's no way she could be a threat to the guild so it would be okay if...' "WENDY! COME OVER HERE PLEASE!" And in no time, she was here.
"Yes, Natsu-Nii?"
"Can you heal her, please? She's injured pretty badly..." I trailed off looking at the young dragon slayer but also stealing secret glances at the blonde haired girl.
Our healer looked at Blondie and smiled before looking back at me nodding.
I thank her with a smile as I looked back at our guest smiling at her "Follow Wendy to the infirmary so she can heal you, you don't have to be scared of her." I reassured her. As I was getting back up, she took her hands away and smiled at me, one of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen actually.
"Thank you" Is all she said, more like muttered if you ask me though. And I didn't need more than these 2 words to understand that she had an angelic voice. I looked at her eyes again expecting to see the same look she had earlier but I was surprised when I noticed that they had changed. I didn't see fear anymore, but I saw relief. I don't know why, but I felt glad that she didn't have fear anymore. I have this feeling of relief when she's happy or relieved. My heart raced when I saw her smile and I could feel my cheeks heat up when I heard her voice. What the hell is happening to me?! Nevertheless, I still gave her that famous toothy grin of mine and helped her up hiding my blush with my scarf.
She looked around her and so did I. We saw smiles on the faces of every member of the guild. After that, she bowed down thanking me again.
"Thank you umm..." She looked back at me while standing straight up again, a nervous look on her face.
Oh yeah... I totally forgot to introduce myself... Oops?
"Oh sorry! I forgot to introduce myself. Heh.." I say rubbing the back of my head awkwardly.
"It's quite alright sir but oh! Where are my manners! My name's Lucy Heartfilia, nice to meet you " She introduced herself as she put her hand out in front of her.
"Natsu Dragneel. My pleasure!" I shook her hand smiling but she had to be healed. "You should go with Wendy now, we will talk later." She nodded and followed Wendy to the infirmary.
I let a sigh of relief escape my lips as I look at my friends walking back to them. Erza was the first to break the silence "So what happened exactly? We saw what happened but couldn't identify some things or what you were saying."
"Well, I don't know how or why but she has bruises all over her body, some injuries and deep ones. Like really deep. When I looked at her in eyes the first time I could see pain and fear. She was even shaking and when I called Wendy to heal her and I smiled at her, she was shocked but I couldn't see the fear in her eyes anymore, I saw relief instead. Oh, and her name's Lucy Heartfilia." I told them as they just nodded.
"Let's go see how she is then." Popsicle proposed.
"Alright\Aye" Erza, Happy and I answered. And with that, we went to the infirmary.
(Lucy's POV)
I followed the little girl, Wendy as I heard Natsu call her, and we arrived at the infirmary. I sat on a bed when I saw a blue\green light coming from her hands as she knelt in front of me. So that's healing magic huh... That means that she must be a Sky dragon or god slayer. Well... I think...
While I was lost in my thoughts, I could feel my energy coming back to me, my injuries weren't hurting anymore.
"Thank you, Wendy. You can stop here, I don't want you to waste your energy on me. I'm a lot better now." I told her smiling.
She smiled back but she didn't stop as I told her to. "Don't worry Lucy-san, I'm not wasting my energy on you. You're my friend now and I will do anything in my power to help you. Okay aaaand... Done! You're all healed up!" She responded with a smile on her lips. I was shocked but returned the gesture thanking her again as she stood back up.
The infirmary door then forcefully opened revealing 3 figures. I could see Natsu walk in, behind him a scarlet-haired girl in armor and a raven-haired boy in his... Eh... Boxers...
"Hi there Lucy, my name's Erza Scarlet and this is Gray Fullbuster. Lovely to meet you." The red-haired girl said.
"What she said." The raven-haired one stated.
"Likewise Erza, Gray." I say with a smile.
"So Luce, why did you come to the guild? And more precisely why sneak in here?" Asked Natsu raising an eyebrow.
"Luce? Is that a nickname?"
"Yup! I just created it for you! Do you like it?"
I slowly nodded smiling slightly as I answered. "Yeah, I do, but anyways! You see... I was chased by my father's guards and I had nowhere to hide and I was scared that I ended in a dark guild and that you would send me back to him, so I decided to hide here until morning and then search for a place to stay... Now that actually sounds stupid... I should have guessed someone would have noticed me." I explained rubbing the back of my neck in embarrassment.
"That explains why you were hiding but not why the guards were chasing you." Gray raised an eyebrow seeking an answer.
Oh yeah... I forgot about that. Stupid me. "That's because I ran away..." I replied looking away knowing what's the next question.
"Alright, but why did you run away?" A blue flying talking cat asked this time. Wait... A BLUE FLYING TALKING CAT?! My head snapped towards them.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?!" I asked pointing at the strange creature, backing away on the bed.
"Oh, that's Happy! An exceed and my best friend! Every Dragon Slayer has one!" The salmon haired boy stated grinning.
"Oh... Hehe... Hi Happy and for your question, that... Will be a story for another time..." I said looking at my fingers while playing with them, a weak smile on my face.
And, dumb me JUST remembered what Natsu said... My head --again-- snapped to face him as I yelped in surprise. "YOU'RE A DRAGON SLAYER?!"
I heard him laugh at my statement "Yeah I am *calms down* Erza's a Requip magic user, stripper here is an Ice Maker\Devil Slayer magic user and Wendy's a Sky dragon slayer. By the way are you a wizard or not?"
"Mhm yes, I am. I'm a celestial wizard and I have 10 zodiac keys."
"YOU'RE A CELESTIAL WIZARD?! THAT'S LIKE THE RAREST MAGIC EVER!!! AND YOU HAVE 10 OF THE 12 ZODIAC KEYS?!" All 5 exclaimed and it was my turn to laugh this time.
"Yep I am and yes I do. Here." I take out my keys and put them in Natsu's hand so they can look at them. "See?"
"Wow... That's so awesome Lucy-san!!" Wendy finally spoke amazed with her eyes sparkling like a kid on Christmas. I just smiled softly at them.
Time skip: after they got back to the guild hall and introduced the rest of the guild to Lucy
(P.S. Lucy still doesn't know that they are the Fairy Tail guild. She just knows that they are a normal guild.)
(Still Lucy's POV)
Everyone here is so kind and sweet, I really like them all. I was sitting at the bar when Natsu came and sat at my right. I looked at him as he was talking to Mira and my eyes widened as they landed on his left shoulder, recognizing the emblem, THE Fairy Tail emblem, the guild I always wished to join, the guild I admired so much since I was a little kid, the guild my.. My mother wanted me to join. I frown as I remember my dear mother but smile again as I remember that I am in the guild of my dreams!
"Hey, Natsu?" I get his attention, sounding pretty excited in my opinion.
"Hm? Oh, yeah Luce?" He said as he turned towards me, a curious grin on his face.
"Can I join your guild?" As I asked my question his eyes started to sparkle as he took my hand and held it tightly before dragging me with him the master's office.
"OLD MAN!" Macarov flinched as Natsu kicked the office door open "Can Lucy join the guild?"
"O-Of course my child *smiles at me after recovering from the shock* just go to Mira and let her put the guild mark on her."
"Thank you, master." I thanked him with a sweet smile while bowing.
"There's no problem at all dear. Oh, and welcome to the family!" I heard him say before Natsu dragged me with him to Mira where I got my guild mark on the back of my right hand in salmon, like Natsu's hair.
"Now you're gonna be my teammate Luigy!"
"IT'S LUCY!!" I screamed a tick mark on my forehead.
"Gee, okay. No need to yell! Other than that, will you join?" He questioned again while rubbing his ear.
"I would be honored to be your teammate Natsu." I couldn't help myself but smile at him, one of my brightest smiles.
I have this feeling when I'm around him... I feel like I wanna stay with him all the time...Like I wanna smile for him... Like I wanna spend my whole life with him... Just... What is this feeling...?
I push that thought aside for the meantime because right now, I wanna be happy with my friends, happy with my new family... My real family...
[Edited: The 26 of March 2019]Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying the story so far! Geez and to think that I thought that the first chapter is gonna be short XD Then I thought wrong XD I never expected that one! AND IT TOOK ME 5 HOURS TO TYPE ALL OF THIS XD!Anyway, I wanted to say that I don't know when I will update or if it's gonna take long or not but I will try my best for you guys to be happy and just so you know, I start school the 25th of September 2018.I'm 14 and English isn't my original language so I hope I didn't do a lot of mistakes in there... Sorry if there are any mistakes!See ya next time! Bye everyone!