*A/N: Hey sorry for the super long wait. I spent the weekend with the hubby; believe me if ur guy is a gamer and bought Diablo on Monday/Tuesday then you would have done the same. I made this chapter twice as long as usual to make up for it though, but back to normal next chapter. I was aiming for fluffy moments this time and I hope I succeeded well enough. Thank you as always to those who continue to follow my story. I hope you I was able to touch you a little bit. Anyway, on to the long awaited chapter...*

Book One: Lucy's Slumber

CHAPTER 3: Medicine

A few days later, Lucy and her mother were outside busily working on their garden. They had planted various types of flowers already and they were currently deciding on special garden accents.

"What if we placed a lovely fountain at the very center of the garden? Of course, we will have to take out some of the things we've already planted, but that's okay," Layla said to her daughter. A few moments passed before Layla realized that Lucy was not paying attention. Layla studied her little Lucy.

She seemed distracted, brows furrowed deep in thought about something and Layla suspected she had not heard a word she had said. Layla had noticed that something seemed a little off with her daughter lately. Mirajane had said she did not have a clue as to what the problem could be, but the woman suspected the young girl was hiding something from her. Layla trusted Mirajane and thought of her as a daughter. She was very responsible and level headed for someone her age, which was why she had introduced her to Lucy to act as a companion for her when it became clear Lucy could no longer go outside.

"Mama," Lucy said pulling Layla away from her own distracted thoughts.

"Yes, Lucy?"

"Mama, are there other families on the estate? Like in a village?"

Layla was startled by the question and for a moment considered not responding. How could Lucy possibly know about the village? Layla sighed but she could see no real harm in answering her. I bet Mirajane let something slip. "Yes, Lucy. Your father has many people working for him. The people have families that we decided should be close by so we made a kind of village for them, to make them feel at home. Why do you ask?"

Lucy shook her head. "No reason." Lucy was not sure if her mother knew about her incredible eyesight and that she could see this "village" she spoke of from her bedroom window. Lucy was about to ask her mother the question that had been burning in her mind concerning something a little pink haired boy had planted into her mind when Mirajane called out to them.

"Lady Heartfilia, your guests for tea have been spotted entering the estate. Would you like to prepare for your appointment?" Mirajane asked.

"Oh, of course. Thank you, Mirajane. Please, call me Layla," she said smiling at the young girl who simply blushed in response. She turned to her daughter, "Lucy, do you want to go inside now?"

Lucy's eyes opened wide, "No, mama, I promise I feel fine today so I want to stay outside."

Layla gave her a sad smile. Lucy looked anything but well. She was too pale and too skinny, but Layla simply could not deny her what was probably her only happiness right now. "Very well. Mirajane, would you please stay here with Lucy and bring her in when she is ready? Perhaps the two of you could trim the hedges or plant some more seeds," Layla said gesturing to the materials.

"Of course, my lady," responded Mirajane bowing slightly.

Layla shook her head, smiled, and turned to head towards the manor.

When Mirajane was certain Layla was heading towards the manor and she was out of ear shot, she turned to Lucy and whispered, "Lucy, do you want to go somewhere?" Instantly, Lucy's troubled thoughts were forgotten at hearing the invitation.

"Of course!"

Mirajane smiled, "Okay, little one, come on. It's not too far. There is someone I want you to meet." Lucy smiled excitedly.

Mirajane led her through the bushes and headed towards the trees of the nearby woods. When she reached a small clearing, she turned to Lucy and said, "Wait here, okay? Don't be afraid. Someone will come here and just try to be nice." Mirajane held out a finger, "Promise?" Lucy nodded and crossed fingers with her. Mirajane headed out into the trees leaving Lucy by herself.

Lucy shivered a little, the silence of the woods both comforting and scary at the same time. She sat down in the dirt and waited quietly for someone to come. Suddenly, she heard the snapping of branches and she turned in the direction the noise had come from. She could easily make out the figure, but her eyes began to cloud with anger as the image strongly resembled someone she did not like. She was so caught up in her anger that she did not realize when the boy was sitting down in front of her.

"Hey," the boy said quietly.

Smack!

Lucy immediately slapped him without a thought. She thought the boy would yell at her or complain, but instead he put a chubby hand to his cheek and looked down with sad eyes. "I know. Do you feel better?"

Lucy's breathing was rough as she rapidly breathed in and out. She stared at him, not saying a word waiting for him to explain himself. "I am sorry about what I said. I was just trying to be friendly." Lucy let out an incredulous sound. "I know, I know. I didn't say nice things and I didn't really mean them. People don't really think badly of the family there and they really like the lady person that's there. Igneel told me so."

Lucy looked at him, disbelief in her big brown eyes.

The little boy ran a hand through his messy pink hair. "I was being stupid. It's just that… Well, I don't know. I wanted you to like me or something I guess. I just thought that…" Natsu struggled to find his words. Giving up he took a deep breath and said, "Luigi, can we still be friends?"

Lucy wasn't sure if she could trust him, his reasoning made no sense to her. He wanted to befriend me by insulting my family! What was he thinking! She vaguely recalled that Mira had told her to be nice so she figured this is what she was talking about. He might be my only chance at having a real friend. Why not start over? she thought to herself. So instead of telling him off, she asked, "Why do you want to be friends?"

This response seemed to take him by surprise, but it showed for only a moment before he relaxed a bit. Natsu gave her a puzzled look, "Luigi, you're weird but I figure Mirajane likes you so you must be nice like her." He suddenly gasped and put a hand on his mouth. "Don't tell me you're like scared of boys still?"

Lucy smacked him on the head, "Of course I am not scared of boys!"

Natsu rubbed his head, "Yeah, you keep hitting me like that, so I guess not."

"Okay."

"What?" Natsu asked confused.

"Okay, we can be friends. But you have to promise me something."

"What's that?"

"Stop calling me Luigi! It's Lucy! Lucy!"

Natsu rolled over with laughter, "You're so weird, Luigi!"

Lucy got up to smack him on the head, but Natsu was ready this time and quickly got up and started running around. The two played like this for a while with Mirajane silently watching them from behind a tree.

I knew they would be good friends, she thought to herself.

It was a beautiful day and Lucy's mood matched the day perfectly. She had been very happy these past few days now that she had made a new friend even if he was a little rude and messy and careless. Lucy was so happy that she had decided to give Natsu another chance and she was grateful to Mirajane for reintroducing them. Natsu was really nice to her and Lucy felt bad for hiding her true identity from him and for always insisting they meet up in the forest per Mirajane's orders. However, Natsu either never noticed or really cared where they met and for this Lucy was grateful.

"Mira, what are we waiting for? I want to go outside!" Lucy whined impatiently.

Mirajane chuckled. "Relax, Lucy. Someone is supposed to bring something for you today. Besides, you cannot go outside anyway," she reminded Lucy.

Lucy squealed. "Am I getting a present? What is it? Oh, is it those books that I wanted? That would be so awesome!"

"No, no, nothing like that," Mirajane laughed at Lucy's excitement. "We had you measured for some clothes remember? You need better clothing for going outside."

Lucy's face fell. "Oh, yeah I remember that."

Knock! Knock!

Mirajane jumped up from her seat to open the door, and was greeted by a rather high pile of clothing seemingly attached to a pair of legs. "Do you need help?"

"No! I can handle it!" came a soft, eager voice.

Mirajane shook her head and stood aside to allow the girl into the room. The young girl's name was Aries, whose official title was that of Lucy's personal seamstress. Aries, like Mirajane and Virgo, had come to the Heartfilia estate when Lucy was four-years-old. Her previous mistress was cruel and treated all of her servants as if they were trash. Aries was not in good shape when she first arrived and after an unwelcoming encounter with Jude Heartfilia even he tried to control himself in her presence. Even so, Layla had decided that the woman needed a position that would involve as little contact with him as possible. Naturally, she assigned Aries to make clothes for her sweet daughter.

After carefully laying the clothes down on the bed, Aries blushingly smiled and said, "Here you are. I did not mean to take so long but I had so much fun making them I just wanted them to be perfect."

Mirajane smiled. "Aries, thank you so much for making Lucy some new clothes. Remember, it's a secret so don't… say… anything…" she said hesitantly, noticing the anxious Aries kneeling on the floor. "What's wrong?"

"…secret…!" Aries mumbled nervously.

Mirajane noticed that even Lucy seemed to have an uncomfortable look on her face. "Lucy?"

"Um…Mira, you…you really never…um but…" Lucy stuttered.

"What is it?" Mirajane urged with concern in her voice.

Lucy looked down at the floor, frowning she broke the news to Mirajane. "Well, you see, Mira, mama came by the other day when Aries was measuring me and asked why Aries was here when she did not order anything. Aries said she was measuring me for play clothes, and I said that you said that I needed them…." Lucy paused not sure if she should continue.

Mirajane paused for a moment. So that's why Lady Heartfilia seemed odd lately. She had been "patiently waiting" for Mirajane to tell her what was really going on with Lucy. Mirajane had hoped to put it off a bit longer, but now she had no choice but to break the news the next time she spoke with the Lady. Mirajane felt incredibly guilty for lying to her face, even though she knew Lady Heartfilia probably had a good idea about what was going on, but now she knew for certain that Mirajane had been hiding something from her. Then again, when wasn't she secret plotting things concerning Lucy's life?

"It's okay. I've been meaning to tell her anyway. Now I have a place to start."

"I am so sorry, Mirajane! I will make you a beautiful new dress to make up for it, I promise!" Aries said earnestly.

"Sure," Mirajane laughed, knowing that Aries would not accept no for an answer.

Conflict easily resolved, the three friends chatted for a while before Aries decided to go back to her sewing room. After Aries was gone, Mirajane took a moment to study Lucy as she tried on her new clothing. To any other person, Lucy's changes would have been invisible, but to Mirajane's ever watchful eyes she noticed just how much Lucy had changed both inside and out. Lucy was happy and gradually beginning to put on a little weight, there was even a faint rosy color to her cheeks. Mirajane wondered if perhaps Layla had also noticed these changes, hence the subtle hints that she was growing impatient to find out what was going on.

"Mira, why can't I go outside today? Natsu will be waiting for me!" Lucy whined picking up where she left off.

"I am sorry, Lucy, but you know your father has important guests coming over today. What if someone saw you? Besides, Natsu is very busy today so you two cannot play together today."

Lucy's face fell. Desperate to keep the girl's good humor going, Mirajane quipped "Why don't we go down to the kitchen and see if we can't learn something new and steal some treats, huh?"

"Really? Maybe I can learn to make something to bring next time Natsu and I meet together!"

Mirajane smiled with relief at Lucy's new found vigor. Natsu certainly did love to eat and Mirajane knew the perfect snack for Lucy to prepare.

The following day…

"Lucy, are you sure you want to bring this with you today? You have not really…" Mirajane was saying.

"Mira! How would I look if after missing a whole day of playtime I finally show up with nothing to show for it? A whole day! I had to have been doing something! Don't you think he will be so happy if I bring something just for him?" Lucy giggled happily lost in her thoughts.

"Lucy…"

"Oh! I almost forgot to pack some juice!"

"Listen Lucy, it's just I am not sure…" Mirajane tried again.

"Come on, come on! He's probably already there!" Lucy grabbed the basket and ran out the door towards the woods to the place where she and Natsu had been meeting.

"Oh dear," Mirajane said worried.

"Don't worry, Mirajane. I put in some rolls just in case," said Virgo.

"Oh, thank you, Virgo. I just hope Lucy won't be too upset."

"Perhaps you should stay with them. Explain that you don't want them to worry about the basket while they are playing," suggested Virgo.

"What a great idea! Well, here goes," Mirajane said turning to leave.

"Poor boy," the maids all said in unison as soon as Mirajane had closed the door.

"Natsu!" Lucy called waving her little hand at the boy.

Natsu looked up excitedly. He had been waiting for what seemed like ages for Lucy to arrive. As she came closer, he sniffed the air.

"Lucy, did you bring something with you?"

Lucy smiled. "Yes! Yesterday, I practiced making curry. I even made rice! I thought you might like to try some."

From the smell of it, Natsu was not so sure about Lucy's words. It certainly didn't smell like curry. "Um…" Natsu started.

"Natsu, Lucy practiced really hard to make this especially for you. I told her it was one of your favorites," Mirajane said giving Natsu such a pointed look that not even he could miss the implication.

"Oh, hehe…"

Lucy was happily preparing a plate for him so she did not catch the exchange between the two. "Here," she said handing him a plate.

Natsu nervously took the plate from her hands. He looked suspiciously at the meal before him that was supposed to be curry rice. Natsu noticed something. "Hey, aren't you going to have any?"

Lucy blushed a little. "Well, actually I cannot have spicy food and Mira told me you like your food extra spicy. Don't worry about me, you eat up," Lucy encouraged him.

Natsu stole a glance at Mirajane who still had a glare on her face, and then he looked at his plate of "curry" before finally looking up to see Lucy's smiling face. What's a boy to do?

"I am sure it's great, Lucy," he said smiling at her. Lucy's face lit up as she watched Natsu slowly take a bit of his food. She watched as he slowly chewed his food.

He must be chewing slowly to savor the yummy flavors! Lucy thought to herself.

Mirajane was unknowingly holding her breath anxious over Natsu's reaction. She had tasted all of Lucy's attempts and each one was more…interesting than the last.

Finally, Natsu swallowed and said, "Wow, Lucy," Lucy looked at him nodding for him to continue. "This is uh… This is like nothing I've ever tasted before!" Natsu said. He thought it was safe since it was not exactly a lie; he really had never tasted anything like that before.

"Really?" Lucy gushed.

"Yeah, it…um… it has an interesting flavor. And the rice…" Natsu said slowly taking another bite.

Mirajane let out a sigh of relief.

Lucy let out a happy squeal and turned to Mirajane. "See, Mira? I have no idea what you were worried about. Why don't you try some?"

"No!" Mirajane answered quickly. She cleared her throat. "I mean, I had such a big breakfast this morning, Lucy. I could not possibly eat anything else right now."

"Natsu, won't you have some more?" Lucy said already refilling his plate and not really caring about or listening to Mirajane's answer. "I made a whole lot for you!"

"Great!" Natsu said disappointedly. He closed his eyes and let out a small breath, a small silent prayer for his stomach.

After Natsu painstakingly made his way through Lucy's "curry", Mirajane packed up the basket and smiled at the pair to take her leave. "Natsu, I hope you enjoyed your lunch. There are some rolls in the small bag for later." Lucy gave her a look that told her to hurry up and leave. Mirajane had no problem complying. "Well, I'll meet you here in a few hours. Have fun, you two!"

Lucy sighed. Did she have to stay all through lunch? she grumbled to herself. Lucy composed herself before turning to Natsu. "So, what do you want to do today?"

Natsu groaned inwardly. "Maybe you can tell me a story today?" Lucy's mouth fell open in an "O" of surprise; Natsu was not much for sitting down. Natsu noticed her expression and quickly covered himself saying, "Igneel had me working really hard yesterday so I am a little out of it. You said you read a lot of stories, it'd be nice to hear one."

Lucy's head tilted not quite convinced. "You seemed fine before…"

"Oh, well um… I guess having a full stomach made me realize how tired I was," Natsu smoothly lied.

Lucy smiled. "That makes sense! Okay, I know a really good one about a beanstalk and an ogre…"

Natsu sighed contentedly and lay on the grass, gratefully listening to Lucy's story. I am so glad girls talk so much.

Later in the early evening…

"Mira, Natsu seemed so tired today. Maybe the curry was too heavy," Lucy said mostly talking to herself.

Mirajane felt a little bad that the boy would likely be subjected to many failed attempts and wondered about how long he would last.

"Oh!" Lucy cried in triumph. "I'll make some soup and I'll have one of the maids prepare the perfect tea. It must be so hard being an apprentice. I should have thought of that!"

"Sure, Lucy, that sounds like a great idea," Mirajane said truthfully. How bad could soup be?

The following day…

"You brought something today, too, Lucy?" Natsu asked nervously hoping that someone else had made it. From the smell of it, he doubted this very much.

"Yup! I stayed up all night and woke up early this morning to learn how to make you this soup! It's supposed to be really good for you," Lucy gushed.

"Oh, is it?" Natsu said doubt dripping in his voice.

"Yeah, try it," Lucy said with a bowl appearing too soon in front of Natsu's face. He had barely managed yesterday's "curry" and now "soup"; he could smell that it was not going to be quite that great. "Mira said that you do a lot in the morning so that I should not make so much. That doesn't make any sense of course. I would think you wanted to eat a lot of food, right? I mean…"

Natsu listened to her babble as he slurped at what Lucy called soup. He was about to ask her why she wasn't having any this time when it hit him. "OH MY FIRE FLAMES! This is hot!"

Lucy stopped talking and smiled widely. "Do you like it? I know you like spicy food so I put in some extra even though Mira told me not to but I just knew you'd like it!"

Natsu's tongue burned so much he couldn't talk so instead he nodded and continued to make his way through his soup.

Why me?

The next day…

"I made meat buns today, Natsu," Lucy said happily. "I thought that it would be a good snack to have on our walk. What do you think?" She held out one of her "meat buns" to him with a smile that made Natsu incredibly uncomfortable.

Natsu looked at the suspicious blob in Lucy's hand. *sigh* another painful day…

"You really don't have to bring me food every day, Lucy…" Natsu started still staring at the blob.

"Don't be silly! It's lunch time and you have to eat something," she said stuffing the bun in his mouth.

Natsu nearly barfed on the spot.

A week later…

"Humph, you must really like this new play mate of yours," grumbled an older man.

Poor Natsu was busy puking up Lucy's latest "lunch" outside of the home he shared with his master Igneel.

"This is nothing, kid, just wait 'til you're older…it only gets better," Igneel said gruffly as he gave a big BUMP on the boy's back.

Natsu's face went even more green and he was not sure if it was the thump on his back or the thought of having to stomach more of Lucy's cooking.

After weeks of torture, Lucy's cooking finally began to improve and Natsu could finally hold down his lunch. He was still cautious even after Mirajane assured him that she would have Lucy focus on just a few meals at a time until she improved, but she could do nothing for him in the meantime. Meanwhile, Natsu knew Igneel was not so secretly enjoying the sight of him coming home sick every afternoon. "Karma" Igneel called it, but Natsu did not get it.

Mirajane had decided that perhaps he needed a break from the torture despite the progress and suggested that Natsu teach Lucy a skill as a distraction.

"Hey, Luigi," Lucy punched his arm in response but Natsu barely felt it accustomed to the attack. "I was thinking that maybe I could teach you something."

Lucy still had a scowl on her face from him messing up her name even though she knew he did it to bother her. Still, she couldn't help her burning curiosity. "What kind of something?"

"Well, during my off time as an apprentice, I learn how to fight with some of the other boys in the village," he began.

Lucy frowned. I thought he spent all his free time with me she pouted to herself.

Natsu chuckled somehow aware of her thoughts. "Relax; I began long before I met you. I practice more at night now that's all. My master said it would help me with my aggressive ways to help calm me," he said rolling his eyes.

Lucy didn't think him at all aggressive but then she was still learning new things about him every day. Then she remembered that he was very impatient with what he was learning and thought this must be what he was really referring to.

"It's kind of hard though I guess I am too impatient." That, Lucy could believe. "Anyway, I thought you might like to learn a bit."

Lucy thought for a moment, skeptical about his offer. How could he teach her something he wasn't good at himself? But Natsu was quick to answer her unspoken question. "There are some really quick, simple moves that can be used in defense, you know, in case something happens. They should be simple enough for you to learn."

"Well, okay. If you're sure you know what you're doing Natsu…" She thought for a moment. "Nothing would happen to me, you know?"

"Then you have nothing to worry about, do you?"

Lucy laughed and gave in to his demand.

After a few hours of practicing, the two plopped down sweaty and tired in the grass. Their breaths were ragged; Natsu did not go easy on Lucy and expected her to learn quickly. Lucy had no idea how she managed to keep up.

"To…mor…row…" Lucy huffed "…we do…something…less…tiring…okay?"

Natsu gave a kind of grunting noise that Lucy took as affirmation.

She rolled over, her breathing still heavy. She put a hand to her chest, took more deep breaths, and then heaved out, "I am going to teach you about the flowers and the trees. Not in the garden, but here in the woods, okay?" Lucy collapsed again the effort of her words tiring her.

Natsu groaned inwardly but figured this would be much less painful than learning about Lucy's experiences in the kitchen.

A few days later…

Lucy and Natsu were currently walking through the woods. It was already pretty late in the afternoon, but Mirajane never came for her so they continued their day together. Natsu was not in a rush to go home and neither was she. Natsu continued to teach her how to fight and Lucy continued to teach him about the wonders of nature, which Natsu didn't really mind.

"Hey, Natsu?" He looked over at her.

"I was wondering…" Lucy paused.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" he urged her.

"Well, it's just that… Well, I was just curious…. Well, um…" Lucy stuttered.

"Come on, Luigi, spit it out." Lucy smacked him on the head. Natsu laughingly rubbed at his head.

"Okay," Lucy said annoyed. She relaxed a little and gathered her thoughts. "I was thinking about what Mira told me about you when we first met." She stopped walking and sat in the grass. "Natsu, what does Mira mean when she said Igneel took you in? Is that when it was decided you would learn a trade?"

Natsu was surprised at her question and for a moment he was speechless. His usual cheerful demeanor escaped him and he too fell down in the grass to sit beside her. Lucy immediately felt guilty at his silence and change in mood. "I am so sorry! That was thoughtless of me. Just forget…."

"Igneel…" Natsu cut her off. He paused and Lucy stared attentively at him. "Igneel saw me wandering around one day and that same night he found me collapsed. I don't know why, but he took me home with him. He says I didn't have anything but the clothes on my back; he says I didn't talk much at first either. After a while, I guess he realized that no one was coming for me. He said 'You're going to be my apprentice and learn my ways. It will take some time so get comfortable." Natsu gave a weird laugh that Lucy knew held little humor. "It was his way of saying he'd look out for me or something. I didn't have a name yet, he just kept calling me boy. That day happened to be the first day of summer, so that's how I got my name. He rarely uses it though. I've been with him ever since."

Lucy felt a pain in her chest and fought to hold back her tears. "Do you remember anything before that?"

Natsu shook his head. "When Mary came to my house to tell me to apologize, she said I could make memories of my own…with you." Natsu sighed and brushed at his hair. Lucy just stared at him so sad for this boy with no past and no real family. She and Igneel were all he had. She made a decision.

"I am not sure if you know yet, but my name is Lucy Heartfilia. I am the daughter of Lord and Lady Heartfilia, the owners of this estate. I am sorry I didn't tell you before, but Mira told me I had to keep it a secret. When I was three years old, I was very sick and I just never got better. I am not sure why, but I don't think anyone really knows that I am here. Before I met you, I stayed in my room all the time and I didn't really talk to anyone. I feel better than I have in a long time, but…" Lucy took a deep breath, tears stinging her eyes, "I don't think I'll live for much longer, Natsu. So, I am glad that I met you. If I were to die tomorrow, I would die a very happy girl," Lucy finished and gave Natsu her best smile.

Natsu just stared at her with anger clouding his features. Lucy dropped her smile. "I am sorry I didn't tell you. I really don't know why I couldn't; I mean it didn't even make sense to me that you didn't know who I was…"

Natsu grabbed Lucy in a tight hug. "Don't ever talk like that again!" he growled softly in her ear.

"Eh?"

Natsu squeezed her even tighter in his arms. "You're just a kid, okay? You're my friend, Lucy, if you think I am going to just let you go…" Natsu pulled out of the embrace and held Lucy at arm's length. "Listen to me! Me and you, we're going to be friends for years and you're not going anywhere. We're going to make a lot of memories together, you hear me? Always…you and me," Natsu said this last part softly before bringing Lucy back into his tight embrace.

Lucy was stunned at this other side of Natsu that she had never witnessed. She had a feeling that it was a first for him, too. She also felt that this was something that he would never do again, so she took it deeply to heart. She wanted his words to be true so badly that she returned his hug, the pain of his embrace lost on her as she was so shocked by his words. He said my name! He's never said it before. I will live and keep my promise. Please, I want to live!

"You and me always," Lucy promised him with tears in her eyes.

Quietly looking on from behind a tree, Mirajane wept silently to herself. She would have never thought that Natsu had such a tender side, and was ecstatic that the two had come to care for each other so much even if they did not quite realize it yet. Watching the two of them, she knew this moment changed everything for Lucy and Natsu as wiped away her tears, calmed herself, and began to think furiously of a plan. This won't be easy but…

I have to help them keep their promise.

*A/N: I hope this wasn't too long! So what did you think? I was going for sentimental but it's a little hard since they are kids after all. For the record, Natsu is older than Lucy but I have no set age for him at the moment. I hope this chapter was worth the wait! I am leave for vacation on Monday and won't be back until the following week. I have started the next chapter but I am not sure if I will post next weekend or not. Depends mostly on where we are and whether there's free internet lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next chapter will feature some new members of the Fairy Tail gang. Well new in this story anyway...

Next time in The Secret of Fiore: Lucy's Awakening: What...Mirajane has a dark side? And Lucy proves she's a tough girl after all, or does she?*

Stay tuned!