A/N: Beware of a tiny bit of OOC-ness.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

Lucy ran, her heart pounding in her chest, her hair whipping across her face and her warm features turned cold by the river of tears streaming down her cheeks. This was it. Her world had ended. There was nobody there for her. Her reason for survival had left her.

Ten minutes earlier:

A grinning Lucy walked into the guild, her hands hidden behind her back. Today was she and her boyfriend's anniversary, and she had bought him a thick, chain bracelet.

As she looked around for the familiar man, she finally spotted him, just doing something so unexpected Lucy's heart stopped for five seconds straight.

Her boyfriend, Gray Fullbuster, was in the corner, wrestling tongues with Juvia Loxar.

She watched it all, the way their lips moved in sync, the way she twined her fingers in his soft, raven colored hair. Ever so slowly, Gray opened his eyes and immediately made eye contact with Lucy. He pulled away from Juvia for a second to whisper something in her ear, and she nodded, getting up and walking, practically skipping, to the bar.

Gray stood and walked over to Lucy, who's mouth was open slightly. She couldn't believe this. It was a nightmare, right? But how could a figment of her imagination hurt so much?

"Listen, Lucy, our whole relationship was just a front so I could get Juvia. No hard feelings, right?" Gray's words brought forth the complete and utter truth.

This was not a dream, nor even a nightmare. This was reality. It could not be escaped, not even pushed away. Gray wasn't really her's.

"R-right," Lucy choked out, swallowing the lump in her throat as she felt the tears about to fall. "E-excuse me." She turned around and calmly walked out, despite her shaky legs. As soon as the doors closed behind her, she broke into a sprint.

As she ran, her vision was blurred by tears and to top it off, the clouds opened up and released a torrent of rain. She could barely see where she was going, so she didn't notice she had tripped and fallen into the river until the cold water filled her lungs. She attempted to swim upward, but stopped as soon as a a searing pain jolted up her leg. Her ankle had shattered. Unable to swim, she slowly sunk, watching the fading light above her until she slipped into unconsciousness.

She never noticed the large figure swimming towards her.

"When is she going to wake up?!"

"Calm down! She nearly drowned for God's sake!"

Lucy slowly awoke to two arguing voices close by. As soon as she blinked open her lids and blinked against the bright light, she coughed up a bucketful of water. The two voices silenced and she looked around to see and old woman reminiscent of Porlyusica and a man with sandy blonde hair and dark eyes looking at her with concern.

"Wh-where am I?" she asked, her voice hoarse from the water she inhaled.

"You're in the realm of the dragons, dear. You've been asleep for two days," the old woman said.

"Dragons?!" Lucy immediately shot straight up like a rocket, looking around with wide eyes.

"Yes, dragons. I'm Grandine and this is Igneel," the old woman, Grandine, said gently.

"Grandine and Igneel...?" Lucy echoed. "Like... Wendy and Natsu's..." She trailed off as she saw Igneel nod. "But how?"

"A few dragons have the ability to change their appearance to a human's. Trust me, we're really dragons," Igneel assured her.

"Wait... how did I get her in the first place?" Lucy asked.

"Xemnas found sinking in the river. He transported you here."

"Xemnas...?"

"The dragon of water."

"Oh." Lucy looked down, when another question came to mind. "Why am I still here?"

"It's a long story. I'll tell you after you rest," Igneel replied.

"O-okay..." Lucy laid back down and closed her eyes, once more drifting into sleep.

Slowly blinking awake, Lucy looked around and nearly jumped out of her skin when she didn't recognize her surroundings. She was in a crystal cave that reflected the light that came from a single candle, making the room well-lit. There was no visible entrance, but she realized she had been laying on a soft blanket. She looked around once more and saw a large, white dragon curled up on the floor. It looked to be fast asleep. Its wings were soft-looking, and something about it seemed familiar to Lucy. As she watched it breathe, the dragon woke up and yawned, looking at Lucy.

"Ah, good, you're awake," Grandine said, blinking sleepily.

Lucy nodded numbly, still shocked by Grandine's appearance.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to this appearance. Let's go; Igneel's waiting." Grandine stood and moved to one of the walls. She pressed one clawed paw against it and pushed. What was once a wall was now a short, glimmering cave entrance. The dragon made her way down the tunnel, emerging out the other side with Lucy not far behind.

What Lucy saw astounded her. Dragons circled and wheeled around in the sky. There were caves everywhere, each different from the rest. The one closest to them was made of volcanic rock with a gaping opening. In front of it lay a red and tan dragon watching the sky.

"Igneel, Lucy's awake," Grandine called.

Igneel turned his head to greet them. He looked Lucy up and down and then pat the ground lightly with one paw. "Come one, sit," he told her. He watched as the blonde came over and sat beside his massive paw, looking up at him.

The fire dragon took a deep breath before telling Lucy what she needed to know.

"Ever since the birth of dragons, there have been dragon guardians. There were once four families that protected the dragons, but three were killed off by the demons. The last remaining family was the Cross family, and in due time, only one member remained. She then married and the Cross name died out. That woman was your mother, Lucy. You are the last remaining human with dragon guardian blood."

"That's why you brought me here? But why choose now to bring me here?" Lucy inquired.

"There is a war coming, Lucy. A war that puts the existence of dragons and humans alike on the line," Igneel stated gravely.

"But, I'll need training, won't I?"

"Yes, Celeste will be your mentor but all the others will pitch in. Well... All but three..." Igneel's words trailed off.

"What three?" Lucy asked.

With a sigh, Igneel listed three dragons, "Acnologia, the black dragon, Nova, the shadow dragon, and Viesa, the light dragon. They disappeared some months ago."

"Disappeared? As in, no trace of them?" she asked.

"Yes. Now, enough chit chat. The dragons are gathering. We must introduce you," Igneel said, standing and bringing Lucy up with him.

He walked forward enough so that he was on the edge of the cliff situated in front of his cave, and Lucy cautiously stood beside him, keeping one hand on his scaly foreleg in case she slipped.

A/N: I gave Lucy such a boyfriend complex at the beginning, huh? Any if you liked this chapter, review and tell me if you want me to continue it :)

I'll probably continue it anyway, but I want to know if enough people like it so I can put more effort into it~