Past, Present, No Future

By: Shigure Hakuya

Daylight came as Lucy stretched her body while leaning on a tree trunk. It has been a hellish week since Lucy came to Magnolia from Crocus. The reason how she reached here, Aquarius.

At first, the child is quite hesitant whether to enter Fairy Tail immediately or have some time for herself. After all, this timeline is wholesome different from her previous life. And she decided to carefully plan out things first, courtesy of Capricorn before at the Heartfilia Konzern.

Sorting things out, she went to a nearby lake to cleanse herself. Somehow, she is used in having her small body in bodies of water, and she feels revitalized whenever she exposed her body in fresh water. Perhaps, this is the result of having Nature as her main magic.

This day is pleasant since she can hear the tweet of the birds above. She rinsed herself and dried at the sunlight. Instead of her usual pink dresses, she wore a green jacket and brown cardigan shorts. To start the day, she went in the wild and sought for fruits as breakfast. Finding for one isn't hard since she can find a wilting apple stem then bring it to life. Its easy as cake, she thought.

After the breakfast, she now went out towards the town square. Her wild instincts told her to duck immediately as a whooshing wind came to her. She saw a blur of white as the source of the wind crashed at a nearby tree. A groan can be heard as Lucy's ear perked at the owner of that familiar feminine voice.

"Aw shit, I lost sight of that bird!"

And its now Lucy's cue to speak up.

"Are you okay?" She said with her hand stretched out towards the person. The person only said an annoyed 'huh?' as the person stood up with wobbling knees, probably dizzy from the sudden impact on the tree. As a support, Lucy made a small stem into a trunk to prevent the person from falling.

"Thanks, uh, your name?" The person said while rubbing her temples with her small hands. Lucy spotted the color of the nails and this completes this person's identity.

"I'm Lucy." Lucy said while looking straight to the person's soul. That white hair that's in a ponytail; that rude stare; that skimpy clothes; and that icy blue pupils that seem to pierces through one's soul; this person will be definitely her.

"Then thanks, Lu-shit, my name is fucking Mirajane Strauss."

Then this leads Lucy to go back once again in the warm embrace of her family.

When Lucy arrived at the doors of Fairy Tail, she was greeted by the sight of child versions of her friends and she mentally chuckled at how small they are; ironically she is also small too.

A small Natsu Dragneel fighting with small Gray Fullbuster while small Erza Scarlet is fighting with small Mirajane Strauss. A small Lisanna Strauss and small Elfman Strauss beside, avoiding the fights. Lucy also saw small Cana Alberona at the counter, waiting for a certain someone while looking at the guild doors. It seems that Levy McGarden isn't here, probably at a mission, inside.

"Oho! Looks like we will have another family member! What's your name young one?" An old voice said to Lucy as she did her best to hold back her tears when the face of her father, Makarov Dreyar, greeted her eyesight. She straightened her back and smiled.

"I'm Lucy, may I join this guild?" Lucy said as she felt herself in cloud nine. I'm home, she thought. The others seem to notice Lucy as they went to her, smiles on their face.

"Hey, what's your name?" Natsu said while looking at her excitedly. Erza followed suit as she held her hand out for a handshake. Lucy shook it happily and said, "I'm Lucy, please take care of me!"

Thus the first day in the guild began.

Lucy held out her right hand as she looked at the gold Fairy Tail stamp fondly. She traced its edges as she remembered the former pink Fairy Tail stamp there. Lucy is too happy to even comprehend what she really feels right now. It's pure bliss.

"Hey Lucy, what's your magic?" Gray said to her while lying his head at the counter, playing with some ice figurines made by him. Lucy looked at Gray as she stood up.

"Come, follow me outside." Lucy said cheerfully and Gray stood up immediately, with Natsu and Lisanna following them, hand in hand. Lucy caught a glimpse of their hands as she smiled sadly. To shake of the feeling, she now skipped towards the doors of the guild, with the others running after her.

All of them sat at the grassy field near the guild as Lucy grabbed a stem and planted it at the ground. The others seemed too curious at what Lucy will do as the three of them only sat quietly in front of Lucy. Lucy now grabbed a small sharp object from her pocket, surprising the others.

"O-oi, what you're doin'?" Natsu said while pointing at the sharp object, Lisanna and Gray also saying how dangerous it is while holding a sharp object. Lucy only gave them a small smile as she felt the object pierce her delicate skin, earning some frightened shouts from her friends. "Don't worry, it didn't hurt a bit."

Even though Lucy said it to them with assurance, there is still a lingering scare from them, seeing that Lucy hurt herself to show her magic.

Lucy now felt the thick, red blood fall on the ground as a very small amount of magic left her body. A light green light pierced their eyes as they all saw how a lifeless stem received life from a certain blonde hair child. The stem turned into a beautiful rose plant as Lucy picked a new stem from it.

"I'm the one who made this magic. I named it, Nature." Lucy said with a forlorn expression as all of them only said a small 'woah' while looking at the healthy rose plant. The plant has white roses; it's beautiful. Lisanna is the one who recovered from the shock as she immediately grabbed Lucy's hand in hurry, avoiding the cut.

"Your magic is amazing, Lucy! But does it really needs your blood?" She curiously said while wiping Lucy's bloody hand with her pink handkerchief. Lucy only thought for a second as Lucy nodded to her. Lisanna only gave a nod as a response.

The four of them went back to the guild as Lucy now went beside Erza, who is currently eating cake. Erza greeted her as Lucy greeted her back. From now, the two of them decided to share a room since Lucy is currently new and Lucy needs a friend to be with.

"I heard from Natsu that you made your magic, is it true?" Erza said while eating her strawberry. Lucy nodded at her and showed Erza her pouch, which contains Lucy's key. "I'm also a Celestial mage."

"Oh, that's cool. My magic is named 'The Knight' and I can requip armor and weapon." Erza said with a proud face as a sword appeared at her hand and Lucy innocently gave an amazed look. As usual, Erza never fails to impress Lucy. Just like before, Lucy looks up to Erza and considers her as her older sister.

Night came and the two of them are currently lying on the soft bed in a room in Fairy Hills. With Lucy in her comfy clothes and Erza wearing her purple PJ's. The two of them talked about things as exhaustion hits the both of them.

And the day ended with an explosion at the Heartfilia Konzern.

To be continued...