TW: depression, self harm, abuse Lucy Heartifilia belonged to the powerful Heartifilia family. Her father used to ignore her and her mother. He wasn't the nicest of men. When her mother dies she is forced to move in with her fathers "mistress" in the next few towns over. With her recent loss, how will her new life pan out? ships: NaLu (including some JeRza, GaLe, GrUvia) Note: This story can be quite depressing at times. Please tell me if you take this personally and feel like I should change the rating or something, or even if you just want to talk. Cover art not by me (can't find original artist) Completed Continued in part two: "The Red String Of Fate"

Note: Won 2nd place in Fairytail_wattys in Natsu category, and 1st place in Natsu- Best Cover. A compilation of nalu one-shots .. i'll update it whenever i had time hope you like it ♥ DateStarted:02-22-2014 DateFinished:02-14-2015