Walk Away(Fairytail AU)

Prologue

Natsu-Past

When I thought my life was over and the light was completely gone. All I could see was darkness; my life choices; my last breath; my last actions. I didn't regret a thing. I was thankful that I could die like this, but why?

My conscious slowly slipped and slowly my reasoning faded away . 

My previous life faded away.

The light came back.

'No.' My relief and peace was disturbed, replaced with confusion. I wanted to stay in the darkness and see where these peaceful thoughts take me. Why is the light growing? I want to stay!

My eyes opened so suddenly. My senses became so vivid once again. That dream-like state was no more.

I panicked, "Where am I?"

"It worked." his voice echoed. I could hear it so clearly. The voice was different, but I still recognized that voice. "Zeref?"

"How is this? I was dead!"

"I brought you back to life." He seemed tired... as if he were drained, but in the moment my anger blocked me from seeing this.

"I... didn't wanted this!" I snapped at him. 

This isn't what I wanted.

"Why?" he asked silently, almost disappointed. His onyx eyes met mine with just as much confusion as I had. I couldn't answer him, even if I knew the answer to that question. Everything had started to scatter and my senses shut down. The darkness I had wished for, came back... but it wasn't the same.

***

Lucy-present

I sighed as I ran my hand down the frilly dress, trying to smooth out the wrinkles. I never liked such fancy, constricting things, but it is practically a uniform to me.

I sighed once again as I tried to remind myself  it is just for a few days before 'father' leaves on 'business' once again. That's the way he lives after all; business before family always.

I walked down the halls, running the fingertips of my left hand against each and every object it could touch. The cold walls, the morbid paintings, the vibrantly patterned vase... that vase was one of my mothers' favorite things. 

I miss her. I wish she was still alive, she would never allow father to control me like this, she would fight for me.

I wish I was more like her. I wish I could fight.

I sighed once again as I continued the walk towards father's office. I walked slowly, carefully and silently, trying to avoid the inevitable. I don't want to do this, I don't want to be near that man, almost as much as he wants to be around me.

As I round the final corner I see a sliver light from his office hitting the wall across from it, before I even saw the two big doors that are always kept under lock and key. I raised a brow and pursed my lips slightly in confusion.

That door is never open, even when he is 'home'.

That's what alarms me first.

What I saw was the second thing, to arouse my suspicion.  

What I heard next though...

Is what made me run.

***

Natsu-Past

"Natsu." Why does my cheek sting? Why does my head hurt? Why am I still alive?

I raised a hand towards my pounding head, feeling something rough on my hands. I slowly peeled open my eyes, seeing black symbols running all around me, trapping me in the middle of them. 

I felt odd.

I heard Zeref breathe a sigh of... relief? I turned towards my left careful not to smudge the symbols, that now explain the substance on my hands.

I stared wide eyed at Zeref confused. 'Why does he look so weak?' I looked around the room only to see it was a mess, symbols of black everywhere. 'Were we attacked after I passed out?'

"What happened?" I asked. Confusion the only emotion that seemed to make sense to me right now. Ironic.

What he said next was what scared me the most.

"YOU."

***

Third person

Jude Heartfilia paced up and down as he panicked. Where was she?

It had been three days after his daughter ran away. He thought she would have returned by the end of the second day realizing that she had done something foolish, and continue being the silent, perfect and obedient daughter he thought her to be. 

Clearly he didn't know his daughter.

With the last of his hesitation disappearing he did what he thought necessary.

"Hello... Salamander?... I need your help tracking and retrieving my daughter."

***

Happy? 

Well you shouldn't be.

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Hey Guys (and Girls)!

So this is the first peek at our new book... Walk Away!!

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