Hey guys! now this is the first story i have EVER posted online (or anywhere else for that matter) so i do hope that you enjoy it! please leave your thoughts on the story and if people like it i will post weekly on a Friday afternoon (If i have time) My code name is Katara Devine, which is a name of a character from one of my other stories. well, here it is:

The girl with the key and the boy with the flame (realistic)

Chapter 1

THE GIRL

There once was a girl, a 15 year old girl to be exact (16 soon), and her name was Lucy Heartfillia. Her mother had died when she was very little and she was left in the care of her father. When her mother, Layla, had passed away, it seemed that his heart hardened and it was rare for him to look at Lucy with frowning or looking at her with a sick expression on his face. It was because she reminded him too much of her mother, and whenever he thought of her he still felt pain crawl up into his chest. She was homeschooled and her father never let her leave the mansion (they wear quite rich) so she didn't have many friends at all. It wasn't until her 16th birthday that her life began to become a little interesting.

"Happy birthday Lucy dear!" smiled one of the maids as Lucy was readying herself for her early morning lessons. "Thank you Nina." Lucy returned her greeting with a warm smile which soon faded away as she continued down the long hall. Truth was she hated her birthday. It wasn't different from any other days. She didn't get a birthday breakfast, lunch or dinner, and she also had no say in which lessons they did. Although music was her favourite, no one in the mansion was skilled enough to teach her any instrument, so she stuck to singing. She sung 24/7, or really, whenever she had the chance to. But this birthday had one thing different about it, just one thing, and that one thing was the thing that changed her life forever.

"Lucy darling." Her father spoke as she entered the library. "I thought I might find you here." He reached into his pocket and hesitated a bit before pulling out the object hidden within. "This is from Layla –er- your mother." He handed it to her and as soon as she grabbed hold of it he walked away in a huff leaving the library and made his way to his study (she guessed, he was always in there) and moments later she was left alone in the giant room with nothing but the small box that her father had just handed her. It was a light blue covered silk wrapping, with a silver sparkled ribbon tied into a bow on the very top holding it all together. She took in a deep breath before sitting down at a nearby desk and opened it trying hard not to tear the beautiful wrapping. Contained within, was a golden key. It was an odd shape, and she had never seen any like it. On the holder of the key, was a small symbol of the zodiac sign cancer on it (for she was born on July). Lucy picked it up and examined its fine design and features. She soon realized that hidden in a tiny slot at the bottom of the box was note covered in fine print:

My Dearest Lucy,

I'm so sorry that I couldn't make your 16th birthday, but I knew that I wouldn't live to make it. Within this box is a key, it's certain to have your zodiac sign on it, just as I had planned it to have. I had my own key when I was your age, and it was only thanks to a wonderful blacksmith that I had met that had the skill to create legendary items that had extraordinary effects. This key that you now possess has been granted the power to open any door on earth. Do use it wisely.

I love you dearly. Mummy xoxo

Once Lucy had finished reading the letter she found that she had shed a few tears that were now rolling down her cheek. "Oh stop it you baby." She whispered to herself as she wiped them away. "Mum wouldn't have liked that fact that I cried on my birthday." After a few minutes of wiping away tears and crying a fair bit more she had decided that she wasn't going to waste away her birthday on chores and lessons. "Im going for walk." She spoke aloud, not particularly for anyone to hear but it was more of a statement to herself. She knew that if she left by the front door people would see her and bring her back to the house before she had a chance to explain herself. So instead she left through the window at the far end of the library. And as she jumped through that door, and as she ran quickly into the forest that surrounded her house, she knew not of where she was going, or why she was going in that direction. It was as if her instincts were leading her on. And as she ran she gripped the small golden key in her left hand, she dint know why she had brought it, and she didn't know what she was intending to do with it. But already her life was beginning to change, already she was on the path that was made for her so many years ago.

And that's it for today! Usually they are longer but iv'e only had around 15 minutes to work on this one. Hope you enjoyed it! Bye! :D