Chapter One: Lucky Lucy Heartfilia
Lucy sat alone in her spacious room. The roof expanded well over the head of the young blond girl, and yet still kept going higher. Flipping the pages of Sorcerer's Weekly, Lucy was the happiest she could be in this prison. She sat on the luxurious bed with her back against the wall and set down the magazine. She thought to herself, why must I be restricted to this property, waiting on the edge for my chance to run? Why must I be refrained by my father in this jail? Though, its not a jail. It's my home. It was her home. Mother. I cant believe its been almost six years since she passed away. I miss her every day. As Lucy's thoughts remembered the once fond times throughout the Heartfilia household, a tear escaped from her lashes, falling silently on the cover of her reading material. Her soaked eyes looked from the magazine to her gate keys, then out her window to the landscape that was Heartfilia property. What if I go past those mountains. Will I be free? This was not the first time running away had crossed her mind. Lucy glanced at her gate keys and summoned Lyra, the songstress. Having a friend to comfort her, as well as to sing a lullaby, Lucy felt as if she were strong enough to endure another day while her eyes shut.
The sun reached through the window to the face of the sleeping Lucy, stirring her awake. Lucy sat up and yawned. She looked around the room and felt as if she were not home. I have a feeling that today, something is going to happen. Her feet touched the floor and maids rushed in, fixing her for the day. Once they were done she thanked them, although not quickly enough seeing as they were already out the door. They had more important things to do. She examined herself in the tall mirror, shaking her head. Nothing will change. Lucky Lucy Heartfilia will never change. She felt a pit in her stomach while her eyes looked away from the mirror and towards her door. Walking over to it, she turned the handle. As she walked out the door Lucky Lucy Heartfilia's heart had a sudden change. I would love to change though. What if I could. What if I could do something to change myself?
Her thoughts lingered throughout her lessons. Business wasn't the interest on Lucy's clever mind. She was plagued with thoughts of being a runaway. What would she do? Would she just leave for the nearest town? How would she make money? Where would she live? The moment her teacher and friend let lessons end she rushed back to her room. Maybe I could really do this. She tore off her suffocating dress and replaced it with a blue and white jacket along with her blue skirt, accessorized with her gate keys and whip. She felt energized and confident, more so than ever before. She felt prepared to leave. Leave behind her father that never was a father, and leave behind her mother's memory. No. She wouldn't leave behind her mother's memory, she would take it with her, remembering her mother in her heart.
Today really was going to be the day that shifted Lucy's life. She had grabbed her suitcase and emptied her savings, which she was proud to have earned herself. She didn't say a word to her father - he wouldn't care. He never has cared truly for his daughter, not that she can remember anyway. Lucy stood at the unopened door before her and had a single regret. She would not say goodbye to all the people in her life that took care of her, raised her and treated her like a friend, not a master. If I do, thought Lucy, they would convince me to stay. I don't want to stay in this place anymore! I want to live my own life! Go on adventures! Hey, I might even write a book, anything besides being stuck here. With that mindset, Lucky Lucy Heartfilia opened the door and set out to the adventures she hoped to have.