When Lucy Heartfilia, Fairy Tail's beloved celestial spirit mage, makes a deal with a powerful time-controlling mage after doing her a favor, she finds herself in an alternate future, where Layla Heartfilia is still alive. Lucy, at first, is happy to have her mother back, but what if this future is too different? What if this future won't let her keep a promise she made to Natsu?

Lucy Heartfilia is hiding under the alias of Lucy Filia, burdened by her mother's death and father's cruelty. Her smiles aren't as bright as they used to be. Natsu Dragneel acts like a jerk because he's broken inside. Too many people have left him. These two enemies push their pasts aside, to face the future, realizing the other isn't that bad after all. A/U