A Falling Star Chapter 6: The legend of Taboo, a fairy tail fanfic

Ugh . Sorry i haven't updated this recently. I've been a little busy with school. Sorry that was a lie. Actually I've been writing another story. Keep an eye out for it. 'Holding onto Memories'

The Legend of Taboo

Moon lit water calmly brushed against the boat. light skimmed across the still surface. Night skies sparkled with tiny, twinkling lights. Lucy watched from her small, circular window in her room, letting the ,strangly soothing, salty breeze brush through her hair.

Suddenly, the door swung open crashing against the wall causing the celestial wizard to almost jump out of her skin. Turning around in surprise, a pink-haired boy swayed in her doorway. With a half empty bottle of rum in one hand and a silver sabre with a red hilt in the other. "Lucy!" the fire mage cheered. Stumbling forward, he moved towards the blonde, waving his bottle and sword in a grand gesture. The stellar mage manages to dodge the swipe from the dragon slayer's new toy.

"Jeez Natsu. Careful where you're swinging that thing. How much have you drunk? You stink of booze." Lucy scolded the boy. In a attempt to move closer to the stellar mage, the dragon slayer tripped over his own two feet, dropping his blade and falling towards the celestial wizard. Luckily, Lucy managed to catch the toppling pink-haired boy before he hit the floor.

"Just a little bit." he slurred laughing. The blonde mage was able to shift the dragon slayer onto her back. Transporting the incompetent boy to the bed used all the effort the girl could muster. Dropping the boy on the bed with a 'umph ', she released a long exasperated sigh. "Lucy you saved me!" he giggled again like a small child.

"What am I going to do with you?" Lucy shook her head in a playful, disappointing shake at the fire mage rolling on the bed. "Are you really that incompetent?" she asked in a joking disbelief. Pulling the blanket of the small chair besides the bed, she draped it over the now horizontal boy. Sitting beside him, she watched him smile that goofy smile. Onyx eyes watched her earnestly, twisting a golden lock of hair around his finger and letting it uncoil again.

"I'm glad you're okay Luce," he muttered. Slowly his warm hands held her boy sat up, unable to hide his disorientation , he swayed slightly.

"Natsu what are you-?" Lucy gasped as the the fire mage leaned closer.

"Shh, Lucy. Just give me a second." Natsu hushed her. Pressing his forehead against hers. The sound of his soft breathes filled her ears as they grazed her cheeks softly. Unfortunately, they also smelled like strong liquor. And to the recovering girl it made her stomach churn. "Lucy. I...I'm really...I'm really happy," Natsu slurred.

"Me too, Natsu. Me ," Natsu pulled back, looking into the stellar mages big brown orbs watching his. As the boy moved in, Lucy closed her eyes, feeling his warm breath on her skin again causing her skin to tingle.

A few moments later, Lucy opened her eyes. Asleep. He had fallen up. Lucy gave her self a small pitying laugh. "What was you thinking was going to happen Lucy?" she sarcastically asked her self, smiling at the comedy in the question.

Giving the boy a small push against his chest, his body flopped down onto the bed. Not even stirring. He was out cold. Lucy pried the dark glass bottle from his sleeping hands. Sniffing the glass' rim, she was almost blown away by the smell. Who knows how much of this strong stuff Natsu had drank.

"Strong isn't it?," a smooth voice spoke from the open doorway. Twisting her head around, Lucy faced the unworldly beautiful woman. Her black whispy hair bouncing just below her shoulder blades. Catching the blonde girl's concern, she flashed her a sympathetic smile. "I wouldn't worry; that boy can hold his liquor. Bless him though; he got caught drinking with the she's most notorious partier." Amira reassured her with a calming laugh. "He may not be so in the morning, but im glad you're feeling better."

"Ah, yes. Thank you. what was it that you gave me?; I feel amazing."

"Just a remedy for healing from the herbs on the island."

"Wow, that is amazing."

"I heard that your friend suffers from sea sickness?"

"Yes, it's quite an unusually bad case. wait! I just thought; I havn't seen him effected by it. Did you give him something?"

"Not specifically. Some of the boys we picked up suffered from it too."

"How did you help them?"

"Ginger."

"Ginger?"

"We had ginger ground into the timbers of this ship. It helps hide the effects of the sea sickness whilst they're aboard."

"Wow. how do you know all this?'

"I grew up in a apothocary dreaming of the sea...and the stars."

"Stars have always been my favourite things to look at." Lucy smiled, running her fingers through the passed out boy's mane.

"You two have a good relationship,"

"Yeah. Natsu's always there when I need to be saved."

"Like a knight," Amira mumbled to herself.

"Huh?" Lucy perked up hearing quiet speech come from the woman.

"It's a shame you landed on taboo."

"How so?" the stellar mage became intrigued. Pulling up the old, wooden chair, which creaked when she sat, she . Catching the big brown orbs full of excitement, she couldn't help but tell the tale.

"Have you ever heard of taboo island before?"

"I don't think so,"

"Exactly."

"Huh?" Lucy watched the woman with utter confusion.

"No one has ever heard of it because Taboo island can only be found when it wants you to find it."

"When it wants?"

"Yes. or so the legends say,"

"Legends? could you please tell me one?"

"There are many legends on taboo. However they all circulate around one main one."

"Which ones that?" "The grand legend of taboo island. would you like me to tell you?" the woman almost laughed at the obvious question she just asked to the blond girl who was sitting on the edge of her seat.

"Of course,"

"Very well." Amiga gave a light chuckle.

"Long ago, A plague fell upon the locals of this island. It killed many of the villagers and other beasts. The villagers cried for nights after nights as their numbers perished. A girl of young age, (about 17) decided to try and save the villagers. She climb to the tallest point on the island. The mountain was a taboo. Never to be climbed or it would anger the Gods and death shall rein upon the island. However, along with her came a hunter from the village. He protected her from any harm that would cross their path. After 7 days of climbing with no food or water. The girl reached the peak. She cried to the Gods to save her people. She did so for 3 years. Finally, a single God came. The God of the stars. The God told the girl if she wanted her people saved then a sacrifice would have to be made. She would have to sacrifice her life to the stars. And she agreed. For lives she would save her life was small payment. The God could feel the girls wishes to save the villagers and saw she would happily give her own life to do so. The God denied her offering. Instead, the God pulled a gateway of rock from the floor of the mountain. And the girl suddenly changed. Her dark hair turned gold, her blue eyes turned brown. The God had seen her heart's purity. She was given the power to open the gate of the stars and summon the God. The God warned her for every wish she made a sacrifice would inturn would have to be given. The hunter had sworn to the God that he would always protect the girl. And so he also was changed. His plain brunette hair had turned a salmon pink. This is his mark as the knight protector. He had the power and the will to always protect her. Two stars were given to the girls. These two stars would help her to open the doorways to the gateway. Only she could open the gateway. The girl saved the village and inturn they had to always stay on this island."

"Wow. That's was amazing." Lucy breathed in awe.

"It certainly is."

"So what became of the girl?"

"The girl and her knight protector died. The girl removed the stars in her heart. For her time was up in this world. She gave the stars to the villagers and told them to give them to the next star key when she arrives. Without the girl the knight protector could not survive long in the world."

"So they just died?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Yes they did. however..."-The stellar mage perked up-"...Their souls were said to wait until and new star key was born along with their knight protector. Then they would return to taboo."

"Do you know if they ever were?"

"They probably don't have the memories of the past star key and her knight. But they'd be drawn together and then to taboo."

"Wow."

"Its just a silly old tale i got told as a child." Amira dusted it off, as well as herself and left the room. Lucy laid down on the bed next to the sleeping dragon slayer. She felt exhausted.

"Some bedtime story that was," she puffed to herself. Suddenly a hand flew over her chest. Natsu. Pinned down by his arm she wasn't getting up anytime soon. She had been in this situation too many times. His warm face buried into her neck, holding her tightly. Giving up almost instantly, she too fell asleep in his arms.

Outside the door stood the pirate captain and his wife. "Tomorrow is the ceremony." James muttered. "And we have both the star key and the knight protector."