Yoo minna! It's been quite a while since I updated any of my fanfics so I (finally) decided that it was time for some story writing :D I've been pretty busy lately so yer... I'm writing this instead of doing my homework that is due tomorrow so I'm already pretty much screwed anyways :l
In the Prologue of this story I had made Layla's last words 'activate...hi ga nobori...Lu...cy...' It was just something that popped into my mind at that moment so the words don't really mean anything much but the true reason to why Layla said that will be revealed later cause I don't wanna spoil what I had planned ( - 3 - ) ON WITH THE FIRST CHAPTER!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail because I am not as awesome as Hiro Mashima!
Chapter 1: Stormy Nights
Tonight is the night. She was finally going to escape this hell prison of a castle. She had planned this epic escape for a while now and it is finally going to be put into action. Some of the guards and maids, that had been forced to continue working here after the 'tragic murder' of the former King and Queen, are helping the young mistress find freedom from the clutches of her.
"I'm expecting you to be up and ready tomorrow morning at precisely 6am to fix my breakfast as usual. If it does not suit my taste then... you should know what happens next if that were to happen" snickered Angel as she locked the door to the room that Lucy was currently in.
As Lucy lay motionless under the safety of her blankets, she listened intently to the fading footsteps of the witch and her body guards. There was only the ticking of her clock and the soft drips of rain on her window sill that could be heard now, she threw her covers off of her body and quickly but quietly got out of bed. She grabbed a backpack out from under her pillow that contained a small first aid kit, some money and some clothes. She then quietly walked over to her closet and opened it slightly, just so she could fit her fist into it, and proceeded to pull out a dark green beanie. She pushed the closet closed again and looked in the mirror at herself.
As she put her beanie on, she tucked all of her golden locks into it so that it couldn't be seen. Her attire consists of fingerless leather gloves, navy track pants, a pair of high rain boots that the ends of the track pants were tucked into and a black long sleeved hoodie that her (escape helping) maids had prepared for her. She looked around her dark room that she had been sleeping in for the past 11 years. It was really the only place that she had some privacy in. Her eyes landed on the window, the rain had gotten heavier and you could barely see the crescent moon behind the dark thick clouds. At least the rain would help her escape and camouflage easier. There was a flash of lightning and Lucy flinched, bringing her hands up to cover her ears just in time for the delayed thunder crash to echo around the room.
Lucy never liked thunder because it scared the living daylights out of her ever since she was young and she had never gotten over it. But this wasn't going to stop her from running away from the witch. She glanced at her clock that hung on the wall to her right and nodded to herself. 'They should be just about ready by now' she thought to herself as she walked towards the window.
She popped the lock open and slid the glass up, the rain splashed onto her face and clothes. When she looked down from her fourth floor window, she saw that the 'escape plan' team was there and had already blown up the inflatable mattress for her to land on. She lifted herself onto the ledge of the window and took deep breaths to calm her racing heart. She closed the window and leaned against the wall for balance support on the tiny ledge. She also doesn't like heights.
Looking down again, she saw the team waving their arms to her, signalling that the coast is clear and that she could jump. So she did, without hesitation because she knew that she would have chickened out if she had stayed on that ledge any longer. It was a really strange feeling to be jumping from an amazing height in a storm. The wind was gushing in her face and the water droplets felt like they come out of the ground and falls to the clouds, a reverse effect. It felt like forever until she finally landed on the mattress and one of the team members called Erza helped her to her feet.
"Thanks Erza." Lucy gave her friend a hug.
Erza smiled sadly and hugged back saying, "Lucy... please be safe. We will cover for you if anything happens."
"Lucy..."
"Lucy-san!"
"Lucy-dono..."
They each bid their mistress a farewell and a hug as they left to continue their work for the 'witch'. Erza waited until the farewells had been said until she was left with the princess in the rain.
"Lucy, here is four days' worth of food and water, a map and some extra money." Erza handed the goods to Lucy as she put them in her backpack. "Now go before they find out that you are missing!"
"Really... Thank you Erza! I owe you so much!" Lucy gave Erza one last hug before running off into the darkness of the forest that she had been running through 11 years ago.
Although the rain was covering it, Erza let some tears free as she walked back to her post that she was assigned to guard that night. 'I wish you the best of luck Lucy' Erza thought as she looked worriedly out the window at the storm.
Lucy's boots were dirty with mud, the puddles splashed as her boot connected with them. The rain was only getting harder and harder by the minute and the thunder was getting more frequent.
It had probably been about 3 hours since Lucy had started running through the forest but she was absolutely exhausted and was walking with her shoulders slouched. She could hardly breathe so the humid air and pouring rain wasn't doing much help. She was way beyond drenched and was hoping that the plastic she had wrapped around her backpack was doing a good job of keeping the bag and its contents dry. She knew that she wound get a fever after this, if she ever did get out of this.
A few more hours later, Lucy was on the verge of collapsing. She was cold but hot at the same time and she knew that she had a bad fever. Too tired to pay any heed to the thunder anymore, the rain wasn't as heavy anymore but it was still pouring. She didn't see the root in front of her and her legs finally gave in as she toppled over panting. She was lying on her side breathless as her thoughts ran through her whole life. Just as she closes her eyes slowly, she sees a pair of boots walking slowly, thank god or she would have been drenched with mud as well, towards her. She can't keep her eyes open anymore and she slowly fades into darkness. The last thing she sees and hears is pink and a soft 'Hey! Hang in the-'.
... I present to you... CHAPTER 1! :D Please review and tell me what you think of it hehe I really had a hard time thinking about what I should put in this fanfic so I hope you enjoyed it! Bet you are all looking forward to the next chapter ;D Wanted to make this longer but I couldn't think of anything else to write and sorry of there is any bad grammar :l until next time! JA NE~!
