Yori: Sorry I haven't updated it's been a pretty hectic year.

Neko: why's that someone like you has nothing to do.

Yori: shut up that's not true. Tomorrow I'm having a quienceara.

Neko: What's that?

Yori: It's when I turn 15. I'm having a very big party, but I'm very nervous.

Neko: Don't worry it will all be fine.

Yori: Really?

Neko: no I just want to ruin your confidence

Yori: So mean! TMT

Neko: Please read and review. ( Also wish her a happy birthday or she'll cry)

"Who are you?" The young Lucy asked

"My names Gajeel. Now get the hell out of my woods" the young Gajeel told her.

"Your woods I thought they belonged to everyone?" she cocked her head to the side wondering what he meant.

"You heard me these woods are for the strong like me and the weak like you are just in the way." he scowled at the carefree girl not being scared at him.

"Is something wrong mister?" Lucy asked

"Yes Damn it you're supposed to be scared!" he ranted

"You cuss to much. Mommy says that cussing will make your mouth fall off." Lucy giggled at the ranting Gajeel.

"Well your mother is a liar. All grown ups are." he said in an irritated tone that had a small hint of sadness.

"No she's not! My mother would never lie to me!" Lucy defended her mother.

"What was the last thing she promised you then?" he said

"That she would always be with me!"

"Where is she now?" he questioned.

"..." she looked away from him to hide her frown.

"You hear me?"

"Mommy's with the stars now." she wiped her eye that was forming a tear.

"Yeah well HEpromised to come back and i haven't seen him for weeks" he growled. Gajeel was furious that Metallica had disappeared without a goodbye.

"Is that why you are sad?" she gave him a sympathetic look.

"I'm not sad! I'm furious!" he blew the top off his roof, his face full of red anger. The face that reminded her of the time he tried to get her father to remember her birthday or when she tried to bring him to her mother!

"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to get you mad." Lucy was starting to cry and ran away from Gajeel. She ran deeper into the forest.

"Hey!" he called after but she didn't hear him. "Shit that forest is full of Vulcan." he got worried and started following the crying blond.

Lucy ran deep into the woods sniffling and crying. She ran and ran not watching where she was going or caring of the branches and twigs scratching her face and knees.

"I said wait! Come back you stupid girl!" He ran

"No you called my Mama a liar you jerk!" she shouted and ran as fast as her short legs could carry her.

She ran a good distance away before she crashed into something big. Lucy looked up to see the eyes of a Vulcan She trembled in fear at the sight of the monster.

The Vulcan looked at her and when it saw the Childs terrified face it snorted out smoke and had hearts in its eyes.

"Please go away." Lucy told the tall ape beast but it didn't listen to her. All Lucy heard was it calling her pretty than lifted her with its arms.

"Let me go!" She pounded the creatures back but it didn't let go. It took her deeper into the forest. Soon they arrived at a cave. It put her down in the cave then left outside to barricade the door, leaving Lucy all alone in the cold darkness.

'Where am I?' she pondered and got up to explore the cave. The only exit was the barricaded door that was shut locked with a boulder.

"Hey Blondie, are you alive in there?" She heard the familiar voice of the boy from the woods earlier that day.

"Please help me!" she pounded on the door for someone to get her out of the darkness.

"If you hadn't trespassed into the woods this wouldn't have happened." She heard him sigh in frustration. "Okay I'll get you out of there just stand back." she didn't understand why but found out soon.

The boulder was crumbled into thousands of pieces. She stared in awe at what just happened.

"Whoa how did you do that!" she looked at him with stars in her eyes at the man and saw that his face had grey scale look to them.

"It's called power you brat. Now get out of here before it comes back." he turned around to leave but he felt a tug at his shirt. The dragon slayer looked into the blonde's chocolate brown eyes. "Now what?" he gave her an irritated voice that told her to go away.

"I don't know where I am can you please help me out." she stared at him with pleading eyes that would even make a person with a steel heart incapable to say no.

"Fine where are you going?" He gave a sigh of defeat.

"I don't know" she shrugged.

"How can you not know where you are going?" he gave her a questionable look.

It was almost night and Gajeel's been leading Lucy for hours. She tried to get to know him by asking him questions but he would always answer by saying 'shut up'

She was close to giving up but mainly because she was hungry and tired of walking.

"Gajeel-kun, I'm hungry and tired can we rest for the day!" Lucy complained for the fifth time that day.

"Stop whining like a little girl. Eat this then stop complaining." he handed her a little pouch. Lucy opened it expecting to find it full of wild food came such a shock. In the bag it was full of iron, scraps of iron metal.

"W-what is this?" she asked the boy who looked at him.

"What there's nothing wrong with this. Look," he took a sharp scrap and plopped it in his mouth. "see."

"Stop Gajeel your going to break your mouth!" she slapped the metal out of his hand earning a growl in response.

"Will you stop that." he smacked her hand and pushed her away. She looked at him as he picked up the piece on the ground wondering what she did wrong.

"I'm sorry." Lucy meekly said

"Stop it with the sorry it makes you look like a baby." he said with a mouth full of metal.

The two finally rested for the night. The stars were out and Lucy tried to name all he could.

"Hey how can you eat the metal without breaking your teeth?" Lucy managed to get the courage to ask.

"Why it's none of your business." he told her adding more wood into the burning fire.

"Because you're my first friend and I want to know everything about you!" she gave him a cute face that would be like saying no to a puppy.

"Look it here girl, I don't need friends." he said his eyes never leaving the burning fire.

"Really, But everyone gets lonely so everyone has friends." she told him.

"Well I have all I need."

"What is that?" she asked him making him pause a moment

"You don't know what it's like to be lonely." he stated he looked back at her to see she had teary eyes.

"I never knew that we could have so much in common." she sniffled using her sleeve as a tissue.

"S-shut up, we have nothing in common!" His face was red with embarrassment and moved away from Lucy.

"Then can you tell me what your story is?" she looked at him like she was expecting him to tell her a bed time story.

"Only if you first tell me why you are in these woods." he sighed in defeat knowing if he said no the blond would cry and complain.

"Deal," she eagerly nodded then took a deep breath. "I came here because I promised mama that I would find a home where I can be happy. So I ran away from my Papa since I know he won't notice I'm gone for at least a year." she said on one breath.

"Is that it?" he looked at her while she nodded "What kind of Mother would send a child to the wilderness by herself.

"Mama told me that Aquarius would protect me as long as I treat her as family." she held out a golden key to him showing him what she was

"So you're a mage to?" he questioned

"Of course" she puffed out her chest and hit it with a fist, and then she realized, "Does that mean you're a mage to Gajeel-kun?"

"Stop it with the Gajeel-kun! And yes I am a dragon slayer." he said with pride but then his eyes were filled with hurt.

"What's a Dragon Slayer." she cocked her head to the side with confusion.

"That means a dragon taught me to use magic that has the power of Iron." he said with a scary face that made Lucy yelp with sacredness as she hid her face in her hands.

"Wow! That sounds awesome, can you show me?" she looked at him after she recovered with a laugh.

"No." he simply said then laid on his side his back facing Lucy.

"Why not!" she pleaded

"Because it's late and unless you want another Vulcan to chase after a tired you then I suggest you go to sleep.

"Fine." she grumbled and laidback down to realize how tired she was and fell to a quick slumber.

Mean while Gajeel was not asleep and once he made sure she was in a quick slumber before he picked her up. He followed the trail of her old scent all night. The sun was going to come out soon. He found the place where her scent had come from and went up to the front door.

With a free hand he knocked on the heavy oak door which was opened by an old butler.

"Yes how may I help you." he looked at the boy then saw the sleeping figure. "Lucy-Sama!" he ran outside and with the mention of her name others rushed outside.

They took Gajeel to their master's office. Gajeel looked around with all the fancy stuff lavishing the house.

"The Master is ready to see you." the same butler came out to bring Gajeel inside the office.

"Leave." Judo Heartfillia instructed the butler to leave which he did.

"What do you want old man I don't have all day." Gajeel rudely said

"Don't try my patience boy." He said with a crude voice, "What I want to know is how you came upon my daughter."

"Your little princess was in the woods and I just happened to pass her." he simply said with an annoyed look in his eyes.

"Very well, leave now I have nothing else to say." He sat down and started filling out paperwork.

"Is that it? No 'if she got hurt?'" Gajeel said. Jude gave no reply and continued on.

With a sigh Gajeel left the mansion up to the gate. On his way there he passed a monument. he stopped to stare at it for a while and noticed what it said

Layla Heartfillia

X777 7, 7

Beloved to the people and the stars

May she rest in the heavens of the sky

He noticed that the day the princess mother had died was the day Metallica left him.

Gajeel looked back to the house to see an open window with the sleeping blond. He started regretting what he did but knew he couldn't go back.

Going back would mean he would show weakness and he couldn't afford to show that now that he was on his own.

1892 words the most I've write so far without me words. also cthis is part of their past

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