She had always been alone. It had been her unfortunate lot in life to lose her mother at an age when she could hardly remember her. Her father tried his best in the face of such devastation, but eventually became an unapproachable man who also ended up disappearing from her life. In her stead she had been raised by her mother's loyal friends and servants, though to Lucy Heartfilia they weren't servants at all. They were her teachers, caregivers, and most importantly, they were the closest thing she had to family, however, they were all celestial spirits. It was because of this small detail that Lucy had few relationships with humans, and only really with those that kept her parents' mansion in working order. She didn't mind though, she was just as close to them as she was to her celestial friends.

She was the sole heir to the Celestial Queen's throne, making her the princess of the Celestial Spirit Realm. Unfortunately that title didn't entail her any special powers, and as far as politics go celestial spirits are actually quite peaceful and rarely needed any "queenly" intervention. To her knowledge, the Queen was really only needed when it came to matters that dealt outside the spirit realm. Lucy had been fortunate enough that during her lifetime the Celestial Spirit King was acting as regent until she was ready and willing to take her mother's throne therefore, she had never really had to perform any of those duties herself. Lucy was however quite special, for she was the product of a celestial being and her human lover. It was uncommon for humans and spirits to have romantic relationships, though it certainly wasn't unheard of. What was truly unorthodox was for them to get married and produce a child.

Lucy Heartfilia was said offspring. Her parents had met long ago and had fallen deeply in love. They decided to follow their hearts and be together always despite the differences in their realms and lives.

Lucy had no idea why she was suddenly thinking of her parents' history. Her mind was definitely in the clouds today, and apparently while she was off in her own world her body had subconsciously steered her to the great mansion's two storied library. It had been a long, long time since she had been there on a whim. She decided to take full advantage of her free time and she pushed one of the giant double doors in.

The library was well light, with bookshelves that lined the walls of both floors and they all reached to the top of the ceilings. On the far side of the library, opposite the double doors, there were giant windows that made up the wall in that part of the library. She always found solace among books, and she wondered internally why she hadn't been here in a while.

Lucy breathed in the scent of the library deeply as she started browsing through the bookshelves. Despite her love for all books it was to her utter dismay that she still wasn't familiar with every single book in this library. She ran her hands over the spines of the all the books she saw with no particular book in mind when she came across a peculiar title. Celestial Alliance it read. Huh, interesting she thought. She had never heard of a celestial alliance before. Curiosity got the best of her and she carefully slid the book out of its niche on the shelf.

Opening the book, Lucy saw that on the front page there was a neatly hand written note telling its reader to also look into several other books for more in depth history and references. According to the note these books contained vital information about the supposed Celestial Alliance. Intrigued, she went and gathered all the required books and even some old manuscripts. She carefully put the old papers neatly around her and quickly began reading, quite eager to find out about this mysterious Celestial Alliance.

The alliance had been forged for the protection of both realms and all those that inhabited them against the wrath of Acnologia, should he ever return. It had been many centuries since the dreaded Dragon of Desruction had laid waste to the kingdoms of Earthland. Then, as legend goes, he just vanished and the only proof of his existence was the ruin and sorrow that he left behind. It had been prophesized long ago that when the celestial realm and the human realm were united in one body that the feared and dreaded Acnologia would return and only by the bonds of true, unadulterated love would he be vanquished.

Taking it upon themselves, the leaders of the humans, the spirits, and the dragons devised a plan to better their odds. They decided to have the celestial princess, in whom both the celestial and human worlds collided, and the dragon prince fall in love. By doing so, and with the armies of Earthland behind them, they could finally be rid of Acnologia once and for all, but it was not to be. Not long after the alliance was forged disaster struck for all involved and their plan and the alliance was all but forgotten.

Along with the books and documents that detailed the alliance and her betrothal, Lucy found a thick envelope with her name elegantly written on the front. It had never been opened and the wax seal was still intact, figuring that it could only belong to her she carefully ripped open the envelope. Inside she found a letter in handwriting that she had not seen for a very, very long time, and accompanied with the letter were odd golden keys with markings that were all too familiar to her. She began to read the letter, tears already pooling in her eyes.

My dearest daughter,

If you are reading this know that I love you and I'm so sorry that I can no longer be with you. I wished for us to have a long and happy life together and that I could show you my world as well as your father's. We knew from the moment of your birth that you were special and unique, for there has never been anyone quite like you, my darling. You are the child from a union of both the spirit world and the human world. You are truly blessed, my child. But know that with this blessing comes a heavy burden, for your birth marked a time of peril to come. Within your lifetime the monster Acnologia will return and it has been foretold that only by your bonds of love will he be vanquished.

My daughter, it was never my wish to do so and I ask your forgiveness now, but in light of these words we betrothed you to the strongest ally possible. It was never our wish to take away your right to love and choose our own partner. Please know it was the hardest thing I've done as Queen of the Celestial Realm. You are to marry the son of the Dragon King Igneel, it is our hope that you two will learn to love each other and through your bonds of love we will all be saved.

I've enclosed 10 of our 12 strongest friends' keys. May they help you on your journey and in this battle.

I will always love you my Lucy.

Hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter! I have a lot more written out, but I'm so new at this, that I'm not sure if I should even type it out. Let me know what you guys think please! 3