Hey minna! Ana-chan here. I'm back with Nalu week prompts.
My Nalu week will be a collection of AUs.
Hope you guys like it!
World 0 - The lone boy and the star (Bonus day 1 - Shine)
In a city far away, lived two brothers. Two brothers who had lost their parents not long before the beginning of this story.
The older brother was clever and had an outstanding talent to magic studies, but he could not go to the famous magic academy because he had to take care of his younger brother.
The younger brother was a normal child, a happy-go-lucky and kind boy. But he didn't have friends. He was so lonely because the other children knew of his misfortune and none wanted to be friends with an unfortunate boy.
So one night, when Natsu the lonely boy was feeling really sad and solitary, he wished for a friend. He asked the stars for a friend that would see him the way he was, instead of seeing just his misfortune.
The stars took pity on the boy and decided to grant his wish and soon a star was sent to the boy.
Natsu saw the shooting star and chased after her until it landed. When he got to the place the star fell, he was surprised by the view.
There was a girl with short blonde hair and she seemed to be sleeping. At first he didn't understand what was happening there, then he realized the stars had granted his wish.
The girl woke up and looked around. Then she saw Natsu.
"Where I am? Is this the lower realm?"
He didn't know what to answer. He had no idea of what was that "lower realm" she talked about!
"We are in the forest east of Mildian. But I have no idea of what is this lower realm you're talking about. By the way, I'm Natsu. Nice to meet you!"
"Mildian? So this is the lower realm! Well Natsu, I'm Lucy. I hope we can be friends." She answered with a soft and radiant smile.
From that night on, they became friends. Not long after that fated day, they became the best of friends. But Lucy knew that someday she would have to go back to the sky and leave her best friend.
And that day finally came. She tried to hide that for a long time, but now she had to tell Natsu.
"Natsu, there's something I have to tell you."
"What is it, Lucy?"
"My time here... It has ended. I have to go back." She said with a hint of sadness in her eyes and voice.
Natsu had no words. Lucy was his only and best friend! Why did she have to leave him?! They spent just one year and a half together, so why?
Then she started to shine. She looked at her hands with tears falling from her eyes and then looked in Natsu's eyes.
He was sad, the tears already falling from his eyes. In his last attempt to make her stay, he hugged her desperately.
"Please Lucy, don't go!"
"I have to Natsu. It's not like I want to go either!"
"Then promise me! Promise me we will meet again, no matter how long it takes!"
"I promise, Natsu. It's a pinky promise!"
And after she promised him, she faded completely. He saw the golden lights that were left from her body and kept that promise in his heart.
But the world sometimes is unfair and cruel, and the poor boy fell to a terrible illness. His brother was desperate, but the boy kept his bright smile on even when he was feeling awful. That day, he asked a single question weakly.
"Zeref-nii, do you think she's waiting up there?"
Although it really hurt him to answer that, Zeref put on a forced smile and made himself give his brother a reassuring answer.
"She promised, no? So, I'm quite sure she's waiting for you up there, Natsu."
That same night, the lone boy went to the stars, but not before telling his brother to keep living to his fullest.
Says Zeref that on the nights that the stars shine the brightest, he can see his brother and his star friend playing in the sky, as they tell the world they can never be separated from one another.