Hey, everyone! I decided to rewrite this, since I look back and see how poorly written it was, before. This should be a bit more lengthy for your average first (new) chapter, but here you go. And I've enhanced the plot a bit, so enjoy!

Here you go!

Lucy Pov

Month 1

I woke up drowsily, the fatigue from partying so much pounding in my aching head. It was as though my heart was beating in my brain. Th reason for the party was obvious. Even I was glad. She returned. Lisanna Strauss. She was a cute girl, in my opinion. She was pretty, and seemed kind, though I never got to really meet her. Even Natsu, the dense idiot, would most likely fall for her. If he hasn't already, of course.

But, throughout the night, I felt something tugging in my chest, and felt as though someone was watching-no, glaring at me. It continuously sent chills down my spine. Especially when I hung around Natsu. It was like a second Juvia was acting up, as though it were me and Gray conversing.

I groggily rubbed my eyes, sitting up from my bed, gazing at my clock. The screen read 9:30, so I decided I would get prepared for the day. I gathered my clothing and undergarments, hobbling in a sleepy daze over to my bathroom. I placed my outfit on the counter, and turned the faucet on my bath. The warm water spurted out, and I let it run until the bathtub was full. I disrobed and stepped inside, sitting with my legs drawn to my chest.

I grasped the vanilla shampoo bottle, squirting some of it onto my golden locks, mixing it in. Then, I took my strawberry and cherry blossom scented body wash and spread it over my silky smooth skin. Suds were produced from the light friction, and I scrubbed any and all dirt off of my body.

After all of the suds were off of my body, I drained the water and rinsed myself off completely and stood up. I wrapped my fluffy pink towel around my body and began drying myself off. I stepped out of the tub carefully, then walked over to my clothes and put them on quickly.

I wore my usual blue and white combo outfit, AKA my blue and white top with my blue skirt. My belt was secured in its place on my waist, holding my keys and whip. I left my hair untouched, leaving it down, as I had been doing as of late.

Sighing as I wandered off and out of my apartment, I strolled down the stone road and greeted the townsfolk as I went. As per usual, I hopped on to the ledge near the river and summoned Plue. The small shivering snowman followed beside me as I made my way over to the Guild.

After about 5 minutes, I arrived, Plue having gone back to the Celestial Spirit World on the way. I opened the large doors slowly, peeking inside a bit, just to make sure that a table wasn't going to come flying out of nowhere, just to hit me in my forehead, as it almost always does.

Once I had confirmed my safety, I hastily stepped through the threshold, sighing in relief as no furniture was airborne. I bade everyone a nice, "Good morning!", only gaining a few responses. This perturbed me, but I simply shrugged it off as some people having a bad day. Probably because they had lost another bet against Mirajane or Cana. (Trust me, it happens way too often.)

I sat at a bar stool. I was even more perplexed now, then ever before. (And trust me, I've seen many strange things. Have you seen Natsu wearing a ballgown? I get shivers down my spine just saying it.) Mira didn't even look at me, simply ignoring my presence at the bar. I even tried calling for her, but she shrugged me off, as though I didn't exist.

I felt a shift in the air in the seat next to mine, spotting Cana in her usual attire. She gave me a smile and a wink, then called Mira's attention over to her. Mira smiled and came to take her order, once again ignoring me.

"Hey, Mira. Can ya' give me a strawberry smoothie, please? I wanna see if helps with a hangover." she lied. I gave her a thankful glance.

The day went by with me and Cana chatting away about whatever was on the intoxicated mage's mind. But I couldn't help the lingering feeling of glares directed my way, though I ignored it.

That was my mistake.

Month 2

I went through my daily routine, more hesitant than usual, to get out of bed and over to the guild.

Today, I wore a pink shirt with small ruffles in the front middle. It had a small bow on the collar, and I wore a black skirt beneath, my belt and keys, as usual, hanging off of the side of it.

I made my way over to the guild, Plue accompanying me along the way, again. As I arrived at the guild, however, something felt more off than last month. I waved at Cana, who noticed me immediately, unlike the other Fairy Tail members. She gave me a bright and drunken smile, my smoothie already in front of her.

I had my daily chat with her, complaining about my life, as she did so as well. She complained about not having enough money for booze, me ranting about my rent payment.

Then, she came up with an idea that we should go on a mission. Only a couple of days ago, Team Natsu and Lisanna had gone on a mission without me; the mission was supposedly supposed to take about 2-3 weeks to complete, so I was alone for a while. They weren't even the ones who told me. It was Cana, who was the only one who ever acknowledged my presence.

So, off we went, on a mission that Cana had picked out. It was a 25,000 jewel reward, and the only job was to babysit a couple of kids for a day. I had Cana tag along, but told her that she could cruise around town for the time being, as she wouldn't be a good influence on the children. She agreed, of course, not wanting to pass up the opportunity to get paid for doing no work whatsoever. But, she double checked with me if she could really go, which I answered with a nod.

I had began walking in the direction of the house that the kids I would be watching were, humming a soft tune. Eventually, the melody had become words, and I sang a slightly sorrowful song to myself, unaware of it, despite the attention I got for it.

Once I had reached the building of residence, I gave a knock to the wooden door in front of me and waited for an answer. After a moment of silence, the door creaked open.

I smiled brightly at the woman who answered. She had a light brown shade of hair,-that was about shoulder length-which was tied back in a bun. She wore a gray-ish pink dress, with poofed shoulders and full sleeves. Her eyes were a warm honey gold, with slight flecks of green and red.

She opened the door wider, seeing my guild stamp and allowing me entrance. She had a nervous smile on her face, but she was still very pretty.

"Andrew, the babysitter is here!" she called, leading me over to the living room. It wasn't grand, but it had this homey feel about it. A tall man who was around 6 1/2 feet tall steeped through the doorway, from-what I assumed was- the kitchen. He had raven hair, which was just out of the way of his stunning blue eyes.

"Hello. You must be Lucy Heartfillia of Fairy Tail. My name is Andrew Arganacia." He extended his hand, which I shook.

"Oh! How rude of me; I still haven't introduced myself! My name is Ameli." the wife spoke, bowing. I curtsied to the semi-nervous woman.

Andrew chuckled slightly, "We are thankful to you for accepting this request. Most mages nowadays wouldn't bother even looking at a babysitting job. Imagine if they could catch a glimpse of what our kids are li-"

"WELL, I suppose it is time to go. Come on, DEAR." Ameli-san interrupted, emphasizing a few words here and there. She dragged her husband out of the door, looking almost worried, as if her husband was telling me top secret information.

"Bye; I'll be sure to take good care of your kids!" I shouted, waving as they disappeared into the distance. Upstairs, I heard a pair groggy groans and the creaking of a bed, then a set of two footsteps.

"Oi, who are you, Blondie-Nee-Chan?" a sleepily pissed off voice inquired loudly. I turned, only to see two blue/green eyed and red-eyed boys.

The rest of the day was a near nightmare.

~TIMESKIP~ THREE MONTHS LATER~ (I am NOT telling you about the job until a later date.)

No POV

Lucy and Cana chattered on and on about who would be the best couples in Fairy Tail, Cana way past the point of drinking herself stupid, lost in the conversation due to her drunken stupor.

Lucy felt slightly saddened when the topic was love. She had a first love at age of 7, before her mother died. In fact, it was her mother who introduced her to them. Yes, them. She was attracted to three village boys, but they ran off, and she was depressed. Especially because her mother died after they had disappeared. They were living with her until July 7th, X777.

The first boy was called Akuno Logia. He had black hair with bluish tints and blue eyes that reflected sorrow and agony, like he had witnessed the apocalypse. He wore black pants and a blue shirt, and he was often very quiet. He was usually calm, but if you were to anger him, he would give you a glare that could probably kill you. Lucy wouldn't be surprised if it did.

The second boy was named Weiss Logia, Akuno's brother. He had light blond hair, which was almost white in hue. His eyes were a deep gold, which was the exact color that Lucy imagined the gates of Heaven would look like, or like an angel's halo. He seemed to have a short temper, but he was kind and funny, even though he would call Lucy nicknames, like "Shorty" or, "Princess".

The third, and last boy was named Skia Durumo. He had shaggy black hair that extended to his shoulders. His eyes were a black-ish red, and he was quite pale. Lucy could remember that he treated her so warmly, and even though he rarely smiled, he would always smile at her and pat her head. Weiss would always be shocked, screaming about "Hell freezing over!" because Skia had shown emotion. An argument would then start, even though Skia was usually very reserved.

Lucy chuckled a bit, remembering one of the arguments, where Weiss and Skia began throwing chairs at each other, and they had accidentally hit Akuno with it.

Flashback~~

"You damn bastard! You got your stupid Fruit Loops in my damn cereal!" Weiss shouted as he munched his cereal indignantly. He flailed about in emphasis of his dislike towards the new taste.

Skia threw the book that he was reading a moment ago at the blond's head, hitting him square in the forehead. "Don't curse in front of Lucy-san. She's only young." he scolded. Weiss only grew angrier at the fact that Skia had inflicted a sting of pain in his head. (BADAM-TSS)

"You piece... of... SHIT!" Weiss screeched haphazardly as he chucked the chair he was sitting on at Skia, who caught it while his back was to Weiss. The back of the chair had hit his spine a little, which caused it to send a slight tremor of pain that resonated in his bones. He turned very slowly towards Weiss, who grinned in supposed victory. That expression had instantly became one of absolute fear; Skia was not one that you would want to mess with. Skia had turned around with a demented grin, which had reminded Weiss of his brother; he gulped in terror.

Meanwhile, Lucy had been sitting in another room with Akuno, sitting about and lazing off while watching some lacrima vision. Lucy sat with her feet upon the armrest and Akuno with his head beside her feet.

Suddenly, a chair flew through the air, heading towards where the couch was. Lucy retracted her feet from where the chair had landed...

...on Akuno's head.

Lucy, who knew of Akuno's temper, had retreated to the corner, cowering in fear. Akuno slowly lifted the chair from his face, bangs shadowing his eyes and hiding his expression. He tilted his head upwards a bit more. Lucy gulped. He had a manic expression on his face.

"Oh, Skia~~... Weiss~~~..."

The said duo swallowed thickly in utter fear, shivers running up their spines.

"I've found you..." he whispered.

Lucy decided that she did not want to remember further.

Month 5

Lucy had always been curious as to why Cana still conversed with her. Everyone else had forgotten about her. Sighing, she decided to indulge herself in conversation with the drunken magician. Though, she felt something releasing her heart. She felt tears prickling at the corners of her eyes.

"O-Oi, Lucy, what's wrong?! Lucy?" her card wielding companion called.

Lucy shook her head, smiling sadly and suddenly hugging Cana. She sobbed on the brunette's shoulder for a while, Cana hugging her back. Neither even knowing why she shed tears.

Month 8

Screams of fear rang through the air. We ran in horror from the feared Acnologia. Something about the name reminded me of something, but I dare not probe further, now. I only came along because of Cana. She needed a partner, and I knew of her "secret". But she probably can't tell him. There won't be a chance if we all die.

Suddenly, two arms grab me, hot and fiery as the owner of them.

'Odd,' Lucy thought, 'Why isn't there a fluttering, or a skip of my heartbeat like there used to be?'

She hadn't thought further of that, since there was a bigger issue at hand.

She hadn't noticed it for a moment, but...

...Why was she in the air...?

She screamed as she realized that the fire dragon slayer had thrown her at the deadly beast that was rampaging through the island.

She was slammed on the creature's back, instinctively clutching on to the spikes spurting from its back. The creature roared, nearly deafening the blonde. He flailed about, causing the blonde to release her hold from his spikes.

She shrieked in fear and pain as she collided with the ground very painfully; a loud smack resounded as she left a dent in the ground.

Acnologia was about to stomp on her limp and frail figure, but the apocalyptic dragon had caught a glimpse of her.

Cana cried out in fear of Lucy being crushed.

"Lucy!" she shouted. Erza and Mira held her back, shaking their heads.

"She's not worth it." they told her, causing Cana to struggle further.

That did it for the dragon. He was going to obliterate this island. He was going to take her with him. It didn't matter if he killed them to protect her. He had to. For them. And for himself, too.

The island had not remained.

Unfortunately, neither did she.

Jui: So, did ya'll enjoy? I'm planning on changing the plot, and the pairing. I just wish that I could find more of the pairing.

By the by, do you have any suggestions for what I should do after the "Teardrop's Last Stand" arc? If so, please leave a review.

Lucy: That arc makes me cry...

?: Oh~~... so I'm going to be paired with Lucy~~?

Jui: It's not just you...

Sting: Yeah, so shut up!

Rogue: Hn.

Jui: *pats Lucy's shoulder* Good luck, Lucy-Nee.

Lucy: *sweatdrops*... Wait... what do you mean "Good luck"...? You're going to be here with me, right?... Jui...?

Jui:*Nowhere to be seen*

*Door slams shut*

Sting Rogue and ?: *smirk*

Lucy:*backs into corner, boys following* JUUIIII!