It was a dark peaceful night in the kingdom of Fiore, the sky was clear allowing a perfect view of the stars, and the lands have no been destroyed by the children of Makarov the Mage. It was nice and quiet…

Boom!

"COME BACK HERE YOU FIRE BREATHING TWEP!" A young girl with shoulder length scarlet red hair ran after a small pink haired boy outside in their guild's field lands. The boy had eaten the poor girl's well-deserved cake, and now, he deeply regrets that disition. "Erza I said I was sorry!" he yelled at her not daring to stop moving his legs. "I'll get you another one!"

"I'M GOING TO CHOKE YOU WITH YOUR OWN SCARF NATSU!"

Natsu yelled tried to run faster away from the pre-teen. Those teenage hormones can really get to you can they? He huffed and puffed trying to take in as much oxygen as he could. Crap crap crap crap crap crap! She's really gonna kill me this time! He noticed the stars in the sky begin to brighten up more than they should. Is the sky mad at me too? Erza noticed too and both children slowed to a stop. The stars in the sky shined brightly in the darkness, one star glowed standing out from the rest. The kids gazed in awe as the stars seemed to dance, but Erza noticed something odd about the brightest star…

A huff and puff came from behind the two troublemakers, a short old man, and a young shirtless boy with dark blue hair. The red head turned looked over her shoulder "Master look!" She pointed at the sky, the two newcomers joined in on their fascinations. Natsu's eyes twinkled with excitement. "I've never seen anything this awesome!" He gasped. The master looked carefully at the star Erza pointed at. The star seemed to grow bigger and brighter. Almost blinding. The master's eyes widen with realization. "EVERYBODY MOVE!" He ordered as he ran. Erza and the blue haired boy followed, Nastu still was unsure by what they meant. He looked back at the star and saw it coming, and fast. "AAHHHH!" he ran as fast as he could away from his spot.

Crash!

A large blinding light came from crashing to the ground close to where they called home. For a moment, they stayed in place. Speechless. What was it? And where did it come from? Little Natsu came to his senses first. "The guild!" he gasped. He took off once again toward his only home. The rest of the group soon fallowed.

In front of the guild building, was now a huge gaping hole in the ground. Smoke was still clearing from it as guild members began to run outside to check out the crash. Everyone gathered around the hole, shouting out questions rather than asking them.

"What was that?"

"Was this an attack?"

"Is anyone hurt?"

The master of the guild clapped his hands and whispered a small spell, allowing the smoke to clear up faster. Everyone gasped at the sight. A small girl, a bit younger than Nastu, was lying in the middle of the hole. She was knocked out and completely covered in dirt, scratches and bruises. The old man jumped in and held the child in his arms. "Get the infirmary ready! She needs help!" He ordered. Some of the older guild members rushed back inside following orders, Erza jumped into the hole with her master. "What should the rest of us do master?"

"Get Lisanna, Mira, Levy and Cana to help you get her washed up, she needs to get her wounds clean before anything else." He stood up carrying the child in a bridal style. Maccao, a strong member, jumped inside and offered to help carry the girl to the bathhouse. Once everyone was inside and safe, Erza did as she was told and gathered up the other young female Mages to help her. Natsu wanted to help too, but Lisanna had explained that boys couldn't go into the girl's washroom. "Well... Can I see her when you guys are done?"

Lisanna gave a warm smile "Of course! Just let us clean her up and have the Master heal her, and then we can see our new friend together!" She waved before joining her sister and the others.

Natsu sat in the guildhall with the blue haired boy. "Do you think she's alright Gray?"

"Yeah," he huffed "She should be alright with us hothead."

"Gray, your cloths." Natsu simple stated. Gray looked down at his body and realized that he was only wearing his necklace and underwear.

"AHHHHH!"

A few hours later Mira and Lisanna told Natsu and Grey that the girl was all cleaned, and if they wanted they could go see her. Natsu jumped on his feet and ran up the stairs into the infirmary, with the others not far behind him. A blue kitten with tiny white wings sat at the door waiting for him. "Happy!" Natsu smiled at his best friend "Did you wait for us here this entire time?"

"Aye!" he called in his tiny squeaky voice. The pink haired boy picked up the kitten and opened the door. The other girls have already been in the waiting; the master sat Indian style on a chair and the girl…

Natsu and the others circled around the bed where the girl slept. She was bandaged up all round her arms, waist, chest, legs and her forehead. She was clean enough to get a good look at her, and her hair changed from dirt brown to golden blonde, and her skin was fair. Wow she really was dirty. He looked rather strange at this girl, he felt something in his gut, but had no idea what it was. The injured girl began to twitch.

A soft groan came from her mouth and her eyes began to slowly blink open. Her body was sore, she felt like she couldn't move a thing. Her large brown eyes wondered around the room, trying to make a clear sense of her blurred vision. She blinked a bit more. "Wh-Where am I-I?" she coughed with her soft small voice. She sounded sick. Her vision cleared, she was in a wooden room with supplies she's never seen before, and surrounded by girls and two boys with strange clothing, but one, he was naked. She looked at her body in panic. "W-Wha-What h-happened to me!?"

"Hey kid! Calm down! You're gonna be alright!" Called out the white haired girl. She wore a purple commoner dress with a large purple ribbon in her hair. "You're safe with us." She had a slight aggressive tone, which did not calm down the blonde. "I'm Mirajane, this is my little sister Lisanna." She pointed at a girl with the same blue as and white hair, only shorter and bobbed cut. She gave a warm smile and a friendly wave to the blonde.

"I'm Cana!" Greeted another girl around her age with long brown hair and a yellow ribbon with matching yellow dress "And that's Erza, Levy, Natsu and Gray." She pointed at the remaining children of the group.

"I-I'm Lucy" she tried to speech again. She Sat up straight and turned to the old man who was been sitting quietly in the corner chair. "Hello child, I am Makarov."

"He's our master, but we call him Gramps." Lisanna smiled again.

"You nearly killed us out there!" Natsu yelled

"Is that why you where in such a rush, to yell at the poor girl? She fell from the sky for crying out loud!" Gray yelled shoving Nastu for his rudeness. The two began arguing and giving empty threats at each other shoving back and forward. Lucy looked terrified, she's never seen two people argue like that, well other than Aquarius with her partner. Which reminded her, Where is everyone? She looked around the room looking for a familiar face, she couldn't find one. How odd, her eyes glanced out the window to see if she could see anything… familiar… She looked at the dark sky with a wide eyes. She realized where she was. "Mama…" her voice cracked. Cana, Levy and Erza took their attention away from the idiots and back to the Lucy. "What's wrong Lucy?" Asked Levy.

Lucy's eyes never broke away from the sky. "Mama." She cracked a little louder, struggling while getting out of the bed. She dashed to the window and pushed it open with the little strength she had. "I have to go back!" She cried reaching for the sky. "MAMA!" She began to climb out the window. The master and the children guild members grabbed her and tried to pull her back in. Lucy some how had gotten her arms and one leg out the window. "MAMA! Let me go Please! I have to go back! MAMA!" She screamed over and over again. The youngest, Lisanna, ran out the room and called for help. Maccao rushed in and helped out the children with the blonde. Lucy kicked and screamed trying to escape the man's grip. "MAMA! MAMA! MAMA! MAMA!" She called again. The man pinned her down on the bed while Erza and Mira held her limbs down on the mattress. Makarov placed his hand gently over the blonde's forehead and stroked it. Lucy immediately began to quiet down and breathed softly, drifting back into sleep. The children looked in awe.

"How did you do that master?" Gray asked

"Yeah, what kind of magic was that?" Mira crossed her arms.

"It was a sleeping spell, to calm her down" He explained, still stoking the blonde hair on Lucy's head.

"Gramps, she's weird." Natsu folded his arms over his chest. "She says she came from the sky, what a freak."

"Says the boy whose dad is a dragon." Gray teased. Natsu shot a glare at the bluenette.
"Wanna go Ice Freak?!"
"Bring It Fire Breath!"

"Enough!" Ordered Erza. "You guys are such children! This girl came from somewhere, and we need to find out where in order to take her back. We are not going to get anywhere with you two idiots fighting. GOT IT!" She roared. The two stood still as a rock, and nodded furiously at the red head's demand. The door opened.

"Master, there are some guards outside waiting for you, it's about the girl."

The old man followed the curly haired guild member down. Mira looked at her sister and shot a look. Lisanna nodded, knowing what it meant, she ran after the master and his under one of he tables down stairs. She was close enough to listen, but far away enough to not be caught. At the door, stood several knights talking to gramps.

"Sir, can you direct us where exactly is the child. She is a danger to our world and must be stopped."

"She's not here, I can assure you."

"There where eye witnesses to confirm the child is here, and she was falling out a window."

"That was my grandchild Lucy, she's been extremely sick, and did not want to take her medicine so she tried to fly out the window!" gramps laughed, "I know I'm a mage and all but my poor grandchild isn't, but she insist that she is! Poor dear!"

"I see… Can you tell me what direction the child headed sir?"

"Of course, she was a bout 15 years of age and ran to the woods up north."

"Thank you sir."

Gramps walked back into the guild and closed the large doors behind him and hurried up the stairs to check on the sleeping child. Lisanna tiptoed to the door, her ears turned in to a rabbit's and held them to the door. She could hear their whispers loud and clear. "The old man is lying, we know for a fact, that that girl was here, and she's but a child." Spoke the captain.

"Yeah, I heard no more than 11."

"So the plan is to stay hidden, as soon as they release her, we take her. Just as the Phantom guild ordered, understood?"

"And if they take too long?"

"Tear the place apart, and find her. Give it till sunrise."

Lisanna gasped. She transformed her ears back to normal and raced up the stairs to warn the others. She pushed the door open and took in a large breath. "They know master! They want to take her!"

Makarov stood stunned. "So they've learned." He placed his hand on his chin thinking of a plan. He glanced at the sleeping child, she was important to them for some reason, and she fell from the sky… She looked so peaceful in her sleep, while Natsu stood hovering over the girl studying her curiously. What powers must this girl contain in order to be wanted by a dark guild? The short old man took another glace out the window and saw a towers from afar, an old abandon castle with a rather dark history, convincing people it was bad luck to be in. "Cana," the young girl looked up at her master "I want you Levy and Lisanna, to go and tell the others to prepare to fight, while you take the children down to the cellar. Including yourselves. Mira, go get your brother and ask him to help us with the girl, the rest of you, follow me. I need a small team for this." The team scattered at their orders. Natsu ordered Happy to stay with the girls. In no time, Mira's brother Elfman was carrying the sleeping girl, following Makarov, Erza Mira, Natsu and Gray out of the guild through the back entrance. The girls carried supplies such as cloths, food and medicine, and the boys kept watch of the street for guards. The group moved swiftly from alley to ally, avoiding as many people as they could.

Finally after sneaking though the entire town, they have reached the open farm fields, there was their ticket to freedom. They ran and ran as fast as they could. The movement of Elfman's running woke the blonde in his arms. "W-what?" she blinked. She looked around, recognizing almost all of their faces, "Where are we going?" she asked innocently. The old man stopped, as did the team. He turned around and smiled at the girl.

"Some where safe, I promise. Elfman, you can put her down now, you, Gray and Erza join the others and protect the children. Natsu and Mira can help me from here." The three nodded and turned back obeying their orders, while Mira's jaw was on the ground with a red face.

"That's not fair master! I am so much stronger than Erza and Elfman! I should be the one helping!"

"Yeah gramps what's the big deal!? Why does Ice freak get to go!?"

"Enough!" the old tired man yelled. "I need to help out this poor girl, she's with us now, and we protect our own. I need back up to be looking out for the both of us and you two are my safest bets! Understood?!"

The two looked down in silence.

"Good. Now, come now Lucy, we've have only a few more miles lift."

The team looked up at the large dark gothic castle, it was old and crumbling down and half destroyed. No one dared to go near this place, it as in the middle of a Maze Forest, it was nearly impossible to get out alive from these woods, and if you did, it might not be where you want to be. It was an enchantment placed that tonight would be in their favor. Inside, the place was destroyed, and abandoned. Old skeletons scattered everywhere with their cloths still draping from their dusty bones, the furniture broken or tossed everywhere, and the curtains have fallen from the large wall tall windows. "This will be your new home until we can make sure you are no longer wanted. Understood?" Lucy looked down at the marvel floors, it has seemed that this has happened before, so she was well aware of the situation she was being put in. And how long it was going to take for her to be free again. "Natsu will be here taking care of you and looking out for you until then."

The pink haired boy tilted his head at his foster grandfather. He placed his hands on the boy's shoulders firmly and looked at him with a serious face. "She's our nakama now, protect her at all cost." The boy nodded. Nakama was the most important thing to the guild, if the master is asking him to guard the girl, he'd do it with his life. Mira rolled her eyes and scrolled at the two.

"Oh please, he's just a little kid. He's not gonna do much gramps!"

"Mira." He faced his 'child' "I know you don't see it now, but this boy is her only hope. We are only here to guide him. Now, lets get going." He turned his attention back at the two young kids in front of him. "We will send one or two members every two weeks to check up on you two and restock in supplies."

He began making his way out the grand entrance, Mira walked up to the blonde and handed her the clothes and food. "Here ya go kid. We don't want you to be in rags and a nightdress all the time. Men will thing you a harlot." Lucy's eyes glowed as she gave a smile to the white haired mage. She bowed in respect.

"Thank you Mirajane-san. You are a very kind person to be giving me such gifts."

Mira's eyes widen. Kind? No ones ever called me that before… She gave a genuine warm smile to the girl. "You are very welcome Lucy." Mirajane followed her master out the door and closed it behind her.

Natsu turned at the girl and shrugged. "Whatcha wanna do now Luce?"

She looked up at the giant hole in the ceiling; it must have been blown off by some attack ages ago. She could see the twinkling lights in the navy sky shining brightly at her. "I just want to go home." Natsu looked at what she was stairing at.

"In the sky? Is that where you're from?"

"Yes…"

He looked back at the girl. Her face looked so broken hearted and defeated. Tears began to swell up in her chocolate brown eyes; Nastu looked around and found a torch. He bend over and lit the tip on fire with his hand, while with the other reached for Lucy's. She looked a little taken back, her hands where already so full and now she was also holding the boy's hand? Was this a custom they had down on earth? "Come on Luce, I have an idea." He gave her his signature grin. She smiled back.

The two children wandered around the gloomy castle for a while, until they reached a flight of long stairs that seemed to go on forever. It curled up higher and higher up into the never-ending sky, Lucy could tell how high there where through the small window they have been passing. She got more excited with each step they took, it was like with every step brought her closer to her home. Finally, the two kids reached a large wooden door, it was already half open and was bitten off at the bottom. The salamander pushed the door reviling a large circular room with a queen-sized bed, it's maroon sheets where untouched, with matching curtains to two window in the room. It also had a mahogany wardrobe. "This is the highest room of the tallest tower. So you can be close to the stars." He smiled. Lucy set her cloths in the wardrobe and made her way to the window. Never in her short life have people treated her with such kindness or hospitality. Maybe not all humans are bad… he turned around and made her way to Natsu.

"Thank you." She leaned forward and gave a quick peck on the check. Both of their faces turned a bright red that would put Erza's hair to shame. She quickly pounced on the bed and curled into a small ball. Natsu laughed and did the same right next to her. The two faced each other, they didn't have much to say…

"Why are you being nice to me?"

"What do you mean? You're nakama now Luce, one of us. Why wouldn't be nice to you?"

"Luce?"

"I like it better than Lucy." He grinned "Why do you ask weird questions?"

She shrugged "How long do you think we'll live here?"

He returned his shrug. "I dunno, but as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you. I'll protect you no matter what." He smiled with a determined face "That's a promise!" the two smiled sweetly at eachother, not even her mother was that protective of her. It felt... nice.

The two snored softly the rest the night.

Natsu felt the early morning light hit his eye lids, telling him to wake up. He gave loud annoying groan blinking his coal eyes awake. He scanned the room re hardly recognized, memories from last night began to pour into his brain. Girl falling from the sky, the weird feeling, Lucy? His eyes glanced around until they found the blond child tiptoeing against the window pain starring up into the sky. She still had her bandages on, but ware A sky blue commoner dress Mira had given her the night before. "Luce?"

She looked over her shoulder and gave a warm smile. "Good morning Natsu." she turned her attention back at the sky. Natsu tilted his head in confusion.

"Why are you looking up there Luce?"

"The stars, I'm looking for them."

"Well," he scratched the back of his head not really knowing how to break the news to her "The stars are only there in the night Lucy."

"Night?" she turned and looked at him with a confused expression. "What's night?" Natsu climbed out of the large bed and walked to the window. He pointed at the sky. "You see the ball of fire and light? That's the sun, it gives light to everything, and it goes down. When it does another ball of weak white light comes out and that's when the stars come the sun is out, it's called day time, and when it goes down, it's called nighttime." Lucy awed in amazement and looked up at the clouds.

"Clouds."

"Yup." he looked at the girl with a weird look. "You're a weirdo you know that? Who doesn't know what Night and Day?"

"We don't have Day time where I come from." she looked back at the pink haired boy. "We only have night, but it's a night that isn't as dark as the Earthland's."

"What do you call where you come from?"

"We call it the Spirit world. It's a world where pure humans can never go."

"Then can I go some day when we find a way back to your home?"

"huh?"

He gave her a mischievous smile "I'm not full human!" he chuckled. Lucy was still dumbfounded. Natsu took a few steps back "Watch!" he held his palms in a cup shape in front of her. A small fire began dancing around in the middle of his palms. Lucy looked amazed. She's seen things like that before, but never up close.

"You can use magic?" she gasped "How?"

"My dad Igneel taught it to me. He was a dragon." her eyes sparkled with excitement eager to hear more about it. He looked at her weird again. "You actually believe me?"

"I came from the sky and was born in a different detention." she stated bluntly. He shrugged it off and nodded in agreement.

"So are you a spirit."

"Well no..." she sighed. "I'm actually-" Natsu covered her mouth and began sniffing he air. He stood alert and dashed to the door.

"Stay here! I could smell someone coming!" He closed the door and locked it behind him. Lucy's heart began to race, she rushed to the other window to see the entrance of the castle. She could see two knights standing outside the gates about to wonder inside. Did 'He' send them here? She couldn't hear their voices, but they looked rather angry and frustrated. Natsu soon showed up with a brave stance. He looked like he was yelling at the knights. The seemed to be laughing back at him. Lucy's face grew angry, she didn't like people making fun of her friend. Suddenly Natsu banged his fist together and put his hands to his mouth. A large tornado of smoke and fire flew out of it. "WOW! That's so cool!" she squealed. The guards ran out terrified away from the fire. They whipped out the swards and began attacking. The pinkette struggled a bit to dodge, but managed enough to burn the knights with a few more fire blasts and fire balls. After a little while, the knights ran back into the maze forest. Lucy heard the door open, an out-of-breath 12 year old collapsed on the floor. "Natsu!"

"I won..."

She rushed to his side and helped him on the bed. "Are you okay? Where did they get you? are you hurt?"

"No..." he shook his head. "I'm just not use to so much exercise before breakfast."

"Do you want anything?"

"FOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDD"

She gave an annoyed expression. "Fine." she sighed. The young blonde made her way down stairs to the room where they hid the supplies boxes. She grabbed a box of food and wandered around the halls looking for the kitchen. After about 20 mis of walking she finally found it. She didn't have much experience, but she's help Aries and her mother back home everyday before the uprising. She peeled and cut a few vegetables, poured them into a pot filled with water and added a few dried chicken legs. She heard a few foot steps from the hall. "Natsu?" the fire mage poked his head inside. "Can you turn the wood on for the pot please?" he nodded happily and snapped his fingers, sending out a small spark on the wood. After a few minutes of string, Lucy found two bowls and served for herself and the boy.

"Where did you learn to cook Luce?"

"My mom and Aries back home. She was one of the few spirits who liked me." she slurped on her stew.

"You never told me what you where." he said gulping down four spoonfuls at a time. Lucy looked down at the the bowl with sad eyes. Natsu took notice and stopped eating. "What's wrong?"

"I'm half human."