BlackLynx17: Hello everyone! I got this idea from a dream of mine, I don't remember what happened in the dream, but it was late in the night and I started thinking about all the different universes Natsu and Lucy could be born in. Would they still be together if the circumstances were different? What if someone kept bringing them apart? So this is how this story became born.

It's a very sad story, so if you don't like it feel free to leave. This is about their journey of trying to be together every step of the way. I believe them to be true soulmates, so this story is a bit of proof about that. I'm making it according to Japan's history, I know reincarnation works in many different ways, but in this story the two of them are always born back in Japan every time unless I decide to do something different. I'll try to follow Japan's history line, but not all of it may be true or not since I found it on the internet so please don't message me I'm wrong about this history because I know I might be wrong and that will just annoy me.

This story about them is the beginning. I looked up about how Japanese people came to be and how Japan was created and found a lot of theories, so the one I chose, which was the easiest for me to write about, is how Chinese natives migrated from China to Japan becoming Japanese. The first part of the story takes place on the boat ride there.

I know it's something different from my usual style, but I've never written something truly angst before and wanted to give it a shot. I do hope there are some who enjoys this story, although it seems hard to believe. Thanks for reading.

A different life.

A change.

There are some people in the world who are happy and completely content in living their normal lives, their everyday lives over and over again. There is nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong at all.

That's only one part of people though, there are others who don't think of it as enough and want more. Something greater, something different, it all depends on the person. For these two people, they are in the second category. One wants something greater in life, wants to do something better with their life while the other... the other just wants a change.

They aren't the only ones who packed up everything they owned and went to leave. A lot of others decided for a change and went to migrate to another place, another world it seemed like. It is on this ship that two people happen to meet each other, one for change, the other for something greater.

The boat ride was a bumpy one to the new world making one man sick. He ran from the bottom levels all the way to the top and hung his head over the railing, barfing out whatever he just ate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner overboard.

"Seasick?"

The man lifts up his head and turns it over, seeing that he isn't alone on the top deck. He sees a woman standing there a few feet away from him, bundled up tightly in her clothes because of the chilly evening, her long blonde hair flowing in the wind. The man gulps and nods his head before he hurls out again out into the sea.

The woman walks over to his side and starts rubbing his back in small circular motions. It actually helps him feel better and he is able to lean back up, smiling lightly as he turns around and rests his backs on the railing.

"Thank you madam."

"No problem, I think I'm one step away from throwing up just like you. The fresh air seems to be preventing that though."

The man looks up at the woman and her smiling face as she gazes up at the sky, "excuse my rudeness for not introducing you sooner, but my name is Natsu."

The woman looks down at the man looking up at her, "Lucy, it's nice meeting you."

"You too... so, wanted a change?"

Lucy blinks, tucking her hair behind her ear, "excuse me?"

"The reason why you're on this ship, everyone here only has two reasons why they've boarded this ship. Either you want a change or you want a different life."

"Oh, I don't think it's only two reasons, there could be many reasons why everyone here is leaving. My reason happens to be that I... I feel like I can do something better with my life, something greater, so that's why I left with my family. We all want to do something better."

"Oh... well that's a good reason to leave, a real good reason to leave. Wow... something greater... and here I am just bored of the everyday life back home. So then Lucy, what do you think we're going to find in the unknown land and how are you going to make it better?"

Lucy walks over next to Natsu, leaning against the wooden railing just like he is as she looks up at the sky again.

"I don't like thinking about what this place is going to be like because that's one of the reasons, isn't it? To find something new? Something unknown? Whether to look forward to and love or regret? That's all apart of the journey and I don't want to spoil that part of it."

"I see... well that's a little boring, but I understand what you're saying. You want it all to be a surprise... I don't know about you, but I really feel like it's going to be someplace beautiful."

Lucy giggles a little, "yeah, I have the same feeling. When we land... it's just going to be breathtaking. Honestly I have no idea what I want to do with my life or how I'm going to make things better, but I just know when I get there I'll know what I'm suppose to do."

"Well then I can't wait to see what you're going to be in the future. Hopefully in this new land we'll be neighbors or something."

"Yeah, I would like that. If you excuse me I'm getting a bit chilly out here now, but I'll see you again later Natsu."

"Yeah, I'll see you again later Lucy."

Lucy smiles and bows before heading back under the deck. Natsu watches her walk away before standing up, taking in a huge inhale of fresh air before entering back under the deck after her.

The two of them ended up being best friends on this voyage, everyday the two of them meeting up with each other on top of the deck to talk. It made the journey seem less stressful and better for the both of them, a more fun adventure now that they both had someone to talk about it with.

One evening though Natsu planned a special night for them to out and watch the stars together. He made sure he prepared for everything, snacks for if they get hungry and blankets just in case she gets cold. The sun started setting as he leaned against the railing and waited to hear her come over to him; the ship roared over a sudden wave and Natsu went flying overboard.

It happened in the dead of night in an area where no one was guarding under, since he had wanted privacy between the two of them, so nobody knew he went under.

Lucy waited out on the deck for him for two hours before thinking he had forgotten about her. Only on the next day when she didn't see him at all did she realize that he was missing and must have gone overboard waiting for her the last night. He wasn't traveling with any family or friends, so no one had noticed his absence but her.

On the day the boat finally found land her breath was taken away at the view, tears coming to her eyes as they fell down her cheeks.

"It's beautiful... Natsu."