Fear of the Innocent Flame (a Nalu Fanfic)

Prologue: Intro to Lucy Heartfilia

Author's Note:
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No One's POV *2 weeks before the present day*

In a remote area of land with only one building visible, there lived a girl that goes by the name of Lucy Heartfilia. She is around the age of 18.

The building is actually the Heartfilia's mansion on their acres and acres of land. They are a rich family.

The mansion is owned by her father, Jude Heartfilia. Jude was a kind man who loved his daughter and his wife, Layla Heartfilia. Layla is a beautiful woman with blonde hair and chocolate, brown eyes. Lucy is a spitting image of her mother.

Lucy's father was the one who makes the money to finance their life style. He works a lot, and it sometimes gets in the way of things.  But he really does love his family.

Lucy is currently sitting, alone, in the living room. She has a stressed expression on her face. It is probably because her mother has fallen ill recently and she is not going to get better.

A doctor told them, "Your wife and mother, Layla, has had a stroke that has severely damaged a lot of her body functions..." the doctor paused, but another doctor continued to explain the situation.

"I believe she will only have two days before her heart will fail... I am sorry," he choked while telling them this heartbreaking news. This is the type of news doctors hate to tell there patients' families.

Jude's eyes were blank as if he was not even comprehending what the doctors were telling him. He was in denial. Lucy understood and turned to the doctors, tears building up, "Thank you for all your help, doctors." She forced a small smile on her face while leading the doctors to the front door.

As Lucy closed the door behind them, she slid down the door and let all the tears out that she had held back. She curled up into a ball so no one can see her face. After a good while of crying, she got up and searched for her father. I need to talk to him and check on how he is doing with all this going on, she thought to herself.

Lucy entered Jude's office, hoping to find him there. He is always in his office which kinda upsets Lucy. She doesn't want him to be cooped up in here; instead, he should be out in the real world. She has always wanted to leave this house and start her own adventure.

The only reason why she hasn't left is that she knows it would make her parents worry about her and her father forbids her from leaving. Which makes her quite angry since she feels like a chicken stuck in its prison of wires.

Lucy, still looking for her dad, starts to call out, "Dad where are you! I want to talk, but I can't find you!"

As she says this her father finally calls, drunkenly, "I'm right here baby! *Hic*" She heard his voice coming from the kitchen. Much to her surprise, he was chugging a bottle of wine with an already empty bottle on the table.

"Why are you getting drunk!? Right now is not the time for that. Mom needs you to be strong for her!" Lucy exclaimed with rage, dripping from her lips.

Jude was enraged by his daughter snapping at him like that. He wanted to punish her for her behavior. With a lot of force and speed, he grabbed the bottle on the table and slammed it against her right arm. The bottle broke into many shards, some sticking in Lucy's, now bleeding, arm.