Chapter 2
Lucy Heartfilia led a very lonely and silent life with her Father in the family estate for 14 very long years. Finally on her 17th birthday she ran away from that much neglected life to try and find her dream job to become a mage. This was the last thing her mother ever taught her and the very last thing she had to remind Lucy of her mother where the keys which she does magic with. It had seemed that her mother wanted her in that sort of work and so she had stolen or bought (without her father's permission) the wizard magazines' this was her highlight of many years in that dismal prison her father had the arrogance to call home. Her father had made her resolve stronger through the years of mistreatment and should not be felt guilty off. He had become selfish and pig-headed possibly because of the money going straight to his head.
Lucy had made a bold decision. The first in many years which didn't include; what should I wear today, or should I go down to dinner or should I stay here and sulk. Unfortunately Lucy didn't exactly think through her plans. In all the magazines they never told you where the guild halls were, and so finding herself doing many jobs. Her waitressing job was the best by far except for how demeaning it was, and finally she had to quite. It would seem one of the customers where getting a bit too friendly, so much so they found him in her laundry... After finally losing the stalker she dabbled here and there in many jobs until finally she had enough to buy a new key, and afterwards she promised herself she would go and find a guild. For her it would be either Phantom or Fairy tail that she'd really like to join though she doubted she'd actually get in either.' There's obviously some kind of test you have to go through. A high magical one' she thought when entering the mage shop 'Magical Necessities' The shop was crammed with bits, bobs, dohickies and widgets with a variety of colours. You couldn't exactly call it cosy as things that where there looked uncomfortably and stuck out right. After several minutes of fighting with invisible coat stands and self shavers, she scrapped past the section to find a quit orderly and clean desk with a variety of cards, rings, keys and other daily magical items. The man behind the counter proceeds in welcoming Lucy with a grin,
"What's up with your kind of industrial wilderness at the front?" said Lucy a bit out of breath
"Oh, do you like it? It's my new burglar alarm" he grinned back 'maybe he's going senile' she thought as he tried to sell her an antique clock that could tell you that your either a girl, boy or water buffalo. Then a mysterious man turns up right behind Lucy.
"Hey, Albert do you have any new enchanted weapons? My subordinates are missing some" he said his voice rather rough while shocking Lucy as she ducks behind a box of magical reading glasses.
"Sure Cap, wait a minute young lady"
Lucy stay's behind the counter still a bit too frightened to move.
"Here you go Cap, you still waiting for that girl to come? You smooth bastard" He said with the same grin, and passing something heavy over the counter.
"Thanks." He whispers as he disappears from view.