Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time at the bottom of the sea there lived the glorious race of the merpeople. The merpeople were known for being exceedingly beautiful, astonishingly powerful, and for being led by their kind and powerful King Makarov. They also at one time had a beautiful Queen who ruled alongside him but she unfortunately was crushed by a human ship. This had left him with a deep seeded hatred for all of mankind declaring them an enemy to the merpeople. Though the king still remained a fair and kind ruler to his people and not all was lost from his life. For from their treasured love he and his wife had begotten seven beautiful daughters.

The oldest was Erza a mermaid with long beautiful fiery red hairy and a tail to match. She was very protective of her sisters having a constant concern for their safety and happiness. This also lead her to be overprotective at times particularly to any boy that would come within ten feet of any of her sisters. However despite her rather tough exterior she was actually quite feminine even with her interests in battle and weaponry. And due to this interest she worked and trained very hard and was now a general in Makarov's army, who was quite proud of his daughter's skills.

Next was Mira, one of the most beautiful of the sisters, though all were quite stunning, and the motherly figure of them. Mira had long white hair and a magenta tail. She had a very caring personality almost always putting everyone else above herself. Though she also had a secret warrior side and wild temper. Her skills actually rivaled those of her older sister making her quite a force.

The third sister was Cana, a sister known for being quite a partier and drinker. Her hair was long and dark and her tail was a sky blue. She also had a way with cards, being able to predict the future for others or just in general. Though she did many things a princess was not supposed to do she still cared deeply for her family, willing to do anything for them.

Fourth in line was Lucy, a blond beauty with a lovely pink tail. She was very sweet and was a great writer as well. She also cared very deeply for everyone in her life and had a knack for summoning spirits. She was quite powerful and was ready to defend her people and family to the bitter end.

The fifth sister was Lisanna who had neck length white hair with a pearly white tail. She was very similar to her sister Mira but a bit more sassy. She had affinity for all things that were cute and cuddly but her power could turn those things into a force to be reckoned with.

Levy was the sixth in the line of sister's and had shoulder length blue hair with a golden yellow tail. She was a big book worm and loved to read absolutely anything. Her magic was very based on that as it allowed her to make words literally come to life and have the effect they described. She may have been the smallest of the sisters and seemed rather weak but on the inside was quite powerful.

Then last and most certainly not least was the youngest Juvia. A pale girl with dark blue hair and a shimmering blue tail to match. She was rather shy when it came to strangers but secretly was very adventurous. This at times could give King Makarov great amounts of grief for while he loved all of his daughters he loved Juvia particularly. For she was the last thing his wife ever left him and had almost died with her mother so he became rather overprotective of her. Not to mention she reminded him so much of her from her beauty, her kindness, her gentleness, and most of all her singing voice.

Of all the people in the sea Juvia has the most beautiful singing voice. It could calm the stormiest seas, make the hardest of men cry, and enchant all with its sound. Though one of the greatest things she inherited from her mother was her power over water. She could make great spells from it weapons, waves, and just about anything she could imagine.

However in her free time something that Juvia loved to do, was collect things that fell from the human world. This had been her obsession for many years for it was a place she longed to see. Luckily for her it was almost her sixteenth birthday which meant she could go to the surface and see the world above, much to the Kong's disdain. He had already had a hard time letting the other sister's go there but letting Juvia go was nearly impossible for him to do.

Actually the surface visits were a tradition her father wanted to ban entirely due to his wife's death. However it was a law and tradition as old as the first kings of the merpeople that those who reached their sixteenth year would be given the right to see the world above at least one time. Though one thing they were absolutely forbidden to do was come in contact with a human. They were not to speak, touch, or do anything that would affiliate them with mankind..

Now as for Juvia she was so unbelievably excited for her visit to the surface especially with all that her sisters had told her. She was told of the great blue sky and the great hit yellow orb that lit it. They also told her of the land and its beautiful buildings and plants especially of the flowers. They even told her about the people and how they would move by putting the great sticks below their waists in front of them instead of swimming around with tails. How she longed to see it always asking her older sister's questions about land.

"Will you please tell me about life on land? Like what do they do, what do they wear, what do they look like, or can they do magic like we can?" Juvia asked her older sister Lucy as they got ready in their bedroom.

"Well I'm afraid I can't really answer any of those as you know father doesn't permit us within an ⅛ of a league of land." Lucy responded sadly wishing she could answer her sister's question.

"But come on there has to be something on them. Levy, you would know are there any books on life in the world above?" She asked her other older sister who was sitting next to her.

"I'm sorry Juvia but all the books with info on humans were banned and sealed somewhere else." Levy explained sadly to her excited sister.

"But why?" Juvia wondered innocently.

"You all know exactly why, because of those awful humans your mother is no longer here with us." Aquarius said as she swam in.

Aquarius, their rather foul tempered and protective nursemaid then came in. She had been with them for as long as any of them could remember. She was very pretty and powerful having been a good servant to the royals for many years.

"That is why we keep no information or records on them." Aquarius made quite clear.

"No need to fear though baby sister it will be your turn to go to the surface very soon and see it for yourself and we are going to party it up to celebrate your birthday!" Cana who pounced from behind on her little sister.

"Please don't do anything over the top. You know I don't need anything for my birthday but you guys and father. After all we live for three hundred years and 16 is a small number compared to that."

"But it's still your birthday and everyone deserves to be treated special on their big day." Lisanna, who was at the corner mirror, told her sister.

"Yeah not to mention Erza is in charge of it as usual and you know how she is." Lucy said while giggling at the memories of all of her other sister's parties she planned.

"Ugghh but she knows I hate being the center of attention especially in large crowds."

"Well she just what's to show you she loves you and this is just her way of doing it." Lucy said as she wrapped her arms around her sister

"Well I guess but I gotta get going now."

"Where do you think you're going young lady?" Aquarius asked in the way a suspicious parent would.

"Collecting, like I do everyday."

"Honesty girl you know you give your father a heart attack every time you go out there and alone without any protection no less."

"I'll be fine, I know my way around our ocean. Good bye!"

With that Juvia grabbed her seaweed bag and swam off waving goodbye to her sisters and Aquarius.

"Honestly that girl is nothing but trouble at times." Aquarius said as she rolled her eyes.

"Well there's no changing her, she's a free spirit." Cana laughed.

Meanwhile Juvia swam out into the open ocean till she came upon a field of shipwrecks. As she was exploring the shipwrecks below finding everything from forks, candelabras, and event art.

After spending about an hour going through the field of sunken ships Juvia went to her secret grotto. Her grotto was a secret place where she kept all her treasures and knick knacks since she technically wasn't allowed to have them. Though amongst all of Juvia's things her favorite item in her treasure trove was a black marble statue of a handsome man with beautiful hair, muscular but slender body, deep thinking eyes, and a face that made her heart melt like butter. At times she wondered if this statue was of a real person, if so she wanted to meet him.

Juvia admired the statue a bit more and then put all the treasures she had collected that day. She had specific places for everything seeing as she had many things. After putting away all her stuff she left her secret grotto and swam back home.