Chapter 1- Lucy, Meet Mystogan

Hello! Welcome to my story! For new readers, you get the edited version! This is a story in which Lucy encounters heartbreak, and because of it turns into a total boss.

Rated T for light swearing. There is some OOCness because of emotional thrill-rides.

DISCLAIMER FOR ENTIRE STORY: I do not, nor will I ever, claim to own Fairy Tail and any affiliated Fairy Tail merchandise. Enjoy!

EDIT 1 [12.30.2015]
EDIT 2 [11.7.2016]

Narrator POV

Lucy balanced along the edge, humming to herself. As she walked, the boatmen gave her the same warning they did every time they saw her; don't fall in!

She continued to gracefully make her way along the channel, and called out Plue to keep her company.

"Open: Gate of the Canis Minor! Nikora!" she chanted, thrusting out his silver key.

Pun puun?

"Hey Plue! Do you want to head to the guild, or go to that new bakery Erza's been raving about?"

Pun puun punpun.

"Guild it is then, cutie!"

For the first time in a long time, Lucy felt at peace. She was at that place in her life in which she wanted something more concrete than Natsu dragging her off on the next random sighting of 'Igneel'. So she went for it. She was getting along like two peas in a pod with all of her spirits; this was due to some serious discussions in the Spirit World, or in Aquarius' case, Lucy finally landing herself a boyfriend.

Hibiki Lates was the perfect guy in Lucy's eyes. He was caring, attentive, and supported her through everything. And boy, oh boy was he a good cuddler!

She continued to hum and walk towards the guild. Once there, she looks to Plue.

"Hey you wanna pop back into the Spirit World? The guild gets kinda crowded these days with the whole end of the year festival."

He shakes and disappears in a blue poof interladen with glitter.

She carefully approaches the guild, and kicks open the door, true to the Fairy Tail style.

But strangely, the guild hall was silent for once.

"What's up with everyone? Why are you so silent?" she dares a glance around the guild, and notes dozens of glares pointed at her boyfriend, "And why is everyone glaring at Hibiki?"

"It might have to do with the thing," Mira spits out, "that he has to tell you, Lucy."

"Hibiki? What is she talking about? Is it the reason that they're all glaring at you?"

"Um... Lucy, I don't know how to tell y- ow! What I mean to say is ... that I am seeing Angel," Hibiki confessed after some not-so-subtle prodding.

"Seeing her?" Lucy was confused. Hibiki wasn't saying what she thought he was. There was no way.

"Oh, don't be a dumb blonde. I'm cheating on you with her! I'm glad that I finally got it out!" Hibiki had went from someone who didn't want his big secret being told to someone who didn't give a fuck and wasn't ashamed.

"I can't believe this..." Lucy sobbed, "I thought that you loved me. Hell, we've been together for almost A YEAR! DON'T YOU THINK THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME?!"

"Don't act so shocked. Who could love you? With all of your baggage and your problems. I was just in it for a good lay. And look, I found a better one."

"You utter asshole!" Lucy wiped her drying tears, and walked up to Hibiki, "I should have never trusted a fuckboy like you! Of course you would eventually screw me over!" She slowly got red in the face, and Hibiki foolishly mistook it for embarassment.

"Oh look, you're embarrassed at your naïvete! Is little Luc-!" Hibiki's insult was cut off as Lucy punched him square in the jaw.

"You're such an asshat! Leave this guild and don't come back! I don't want to see you again! Nor Angel!"

Hibiki tried to get up to talk to Lucy but stumbled under the heat of her glare.

He slowly slunk out of the guild, head down as he recieved numerous insults from Lucy's guildmates. As soon as he was out of sight, Lucy feel to her knees and burst into indignant tears. Erza, Levy, Mira, and Cana rushed to comfort the sobbing girl, surrounding her. They held Lucy tight, murmuring words of comfort. Mira shooed away the masses while Levy simply pet Lucy's hair, and Cana offered her a strong drink to help soothe her pain. Erza automatically shut down that idea and held Lucy to her chest, murmuring sweet, solace.

Lucy's cries slowly toned down, and she got up, still sniffling.

"Thank you guys. I just... I needed a minute after that. I can't believe he would do something like that..."

"You're very welcome Lucy. I can punish him if you so wish." Lucy laughed at the redhead's suggestion, waving her off.

Wendy walked over, and sweetly said, "If I could, I would heal the pain in your heart. But heartbreak is the only thing that I cannot heal. Sorry, Lucy-san."

"Thank you Wendy. I think I needed that," Lucy laughed fraily.

"Any time, Lucy-san."

"Thank you all. I'm fine now." Her tone wasn't very convincing, but everyone let her think that they believed her lie.

LUCY POV

Why can't anyone see that I'm crying on the inside?! Someone help me! My innermost, weak self cried; the forefront of her mind quickly shut down that small voice.

I mingled with everyone, laughing as I saw Plue dancing with Happy. Vijeeter was dancing along with them, awing them with his weird-ass moves. I chuckled again as I watched Mira and Freed do their kinda-sorta-ish flirting. For how much Mira loved to match-make, when it came to her love life she was dreadfully lonely, and terribly awkward. She didn't think she had enough time for a relationship, but Freed seemed to change that. Bickslow was being the usual pervert with his babies repeating everything he said. Master was ogling the girls, Jet and Droy were growling at how close Levy was to Gajeel. Gray and Natsu were having one of their normal fights. Erza was eating her cake peacefully, until the two idiots accidently knocked it over. She went overboard as usual and started a guild-wide fight.

Ahh, I missed this. I have been spending so much time with that two-timing jerk Hibiki that I wasn't around the guild as much, and I missed out on all of the craziness, I thought, smiling faintly.

"Lushy, what's with the weird smile on your face? It's really creepy…" Happy said, a weird smile on his face.

"Shut it you goddamn cat! My smile is not creepy!"

"Whatever you say, Lushy." He cackled as he flew away, taunting me from mid-air.

"Come back here, you asscat!"

After about a half hour, Lucy gave up on trying to find the rude feline, and slowly made her way back to the guild, humming a soft melody. When she got the guild, the sweet music coming from her abruptly stopped.

"Hello? Anyone? Why aren't you guys answering me? MASTER?!" Lucy screamed as she saw a heavily cloaked figure making his way to the Master, whose head was lolling, and body going lax from drowsiness.

Lucy acted without thinking.

Sneaking up behind the man, she summoned flueve d'toiles. She then wrapped it around his neck, just tight enough to make the skin a light ruddy color. With her captive mostly immobilized, she went to draw Sagittarius' key, but was thrown off of the muscular bloke. He whipped around, cloak fluttering and unsurprisingly touching the dark mask covering his face. She got Sagittarius out in the nick of time, just have time to give him instructions before she had to duck and attack. He fired, effectively pinning the adversary to the floor. Forgoing the summoning of Taurus' key, she pressed it against the man's neck.

"Touch him and I will have my spirit rip you to shreds," she whispered menacingly.

"Lucy! How are you still awake?!"

She jerked her head towards Master, and away from the man she currently had pinned to the floor. "Master?!"

"How did you counter Mystogan's spell?!"

Wait... Mystogan?! [crickets] WAIT WHAT I JUST PINNED ONE OF FAIRY TAIL'S STRONGEST?! Lucy screeched in her mind, practically loud enough for the men around her to hear.

"What...?" Lucy half-turned to Master, still straddling Mystogan.

"It has been some time since someone pinned me..." Mystogan whispered, voice rough from disuse.

"You're a S-class, Lucy."

"What?!"

"You did just defeat one of the best wizards in Fairy Tail without sustaining a single injury. And you countered one of his most volatile spells. On another note, how did you do that?"

"Err, when I was younger my mother wanted me to be able to hold my own against attacks like that, so she taught me how to counter the most powerful of sleep, paralysis, and emotion control spells. Nothing deserving of S-class, surely." Lucy was still hyped on adrenaline, but was hesitant to believe in herself.

"Interesting. I'm referring to the fact that you completely distroyed him in one-on-one combat."

"I'm not that talented. Just acting on instinct to protect my family."

"If that was instinct, then we can have... someone train you to do that naturally," Master said with a smirk.

Mystogan POV

The one named Lucy was straddling me. Beneath my mask, I started to blush at the compromising position.

Lucy didn't seem to be affected, as she was absorbed in her conversation with Master. Master got a knowing look on his face after he said someone had to train her. I groaned inside my head, cursing the short man and his cleverness. He was going to try to match us up and make me train her. Not that I was complaining. She was a wonder to look at, with her golden hair and chocolate eyes. NO! Bad Mystogan! She is your family! I sighed quietly, but Lucy heard it. She turned to me and looked me in the eyes, not bothering to get off my hips.

"Mystogan, what's wrong?"

"Hmph." I muttered, struggling to keep to my silent ways with the bombshell on top of me.

"Myst~ogaaaaan!"

"Master?" I said with extreme wariness.

"Would you train Lucy? She just went through a terrible heartbreak. And she needs time away from the guild." He looked to Lucy, searching for confirmation. It was just like him to shoot first and ask questions later. She silently nodded, a sad, but determined look in her eyes.

"I will train her."

"Lucy, how long do you think you will need to train?" Master asked her, knowing that I probably wouldn't answer.

"Mystogan?" Lucy said as she looked curiously at me.

"Based on your current level of magic, I'd say a year to two years. Possibly longer. You are not weak, but you are not at the S-Class level yet. Probably around Natsu's level, but your magic is less destructive." They started looking at me weird. "What?!"

"I think that is the most I have ever heard you say," They said in unison.

"What?! I talk!" I tried to defend my honor. Tried being the operative word.

"Not around us." That unison stuff was starting to get creepy.

I looked at Lucy. The position we were in was starting to effect me, and not in the way you want a girl to notice. Was she really not embarrassed about it?! I looked away, a heavier blush dusting my cheeks.

Lucy POV

I was so embarrassed about sitting on Mystogan's lap for so long! It took everything I had not to blush. I felt like if I moved then I would draw the Master's eyes to what was going on. I really didn't want to do that.

"Whatever." Mystogan's voice sounded... strained?

"Anyway, Lucy, I suggest that you go home and pack enough clothes for a year to two."

"Right." I got up off of Mystogan, pulling the arrows out of the ground and giving him a hand up. Once he was up, I let go off his and left the guild.

Makarov POV

I was giddy. Mystogan and Lucy were like that for so long! I don't believe either of them thought I noticed. I was so telling Mira.

I watched Lucy walk out, ogling her like I normally did with all of the gorgeous ladies in my guild.

"Master." Mystogan growled.

I tore my eyes away and looked at him sheepishly. At least Gildarts and Laxus inherited my perviness. The other S-Class mages were Erza, who wouldn't know romance if it hit her in the face; Mira who was a fellow matchmaker; Laxus was an arrogant perv; Gildarts was an old man whose had more affairs than he can remember; and Mystogan was… Mystogan.

He started to walk away.

"Oh, could you wake them up?"

"5... 4... 3... 2.. 1." He counted down as he faded into mist.

I knew I would be seeing him again. Like, soon. The others slowly woke up, cursing Mystogan yet again.

"Why does he insist on doing that every time?" Erza said.

"I wanna fight that guy!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Will you chill it out fire breath?" Gray sneered, always ready to fight Natsu.

"What'd you call me?!"

"You heard me!" Their bickering slowly fades out, replaced by the other member's complaints.

"What a jerk."

"Why does he always have to do that?"

"That guy is a real jerk."

"Shut up you brats! Mystogan has his own reasons for doing what he does!" He yelled, indignant his own children's foolishness.

"Why are you defending him, Gramps?"

"BECAUSE! Like I said, he has his own reasons. Now, clam down you angry red lobsters."

"Master! I'm done pack-... since when was everyone awake?"

"They just got up."

Cue the idiotic response. And... now!

"Wait, you weren't under Mystogan's spell?!"

She looked to me, and I shook my head.

"I was out of the guild. Guess, um, that I missed Mystogan..."

"Lucy! We've got to fight that guy!"

"NATSU! Are you insane?! You don't have to just fight every flipping person you come across. Get that fact into your thick skull!" Lucy yelled, all of her pent-up anger surfacing.

"Jeez, Luce. Calm down."

"Lucy, I think it is best you say your goodbyes." I said, if only to get her away from Natsu. I could feel her power fluctuating and I think the other S-Class Mages felt it, too. Erza looked troubled. Mira looked somewhat scared, Laxus was merely amused and Gildarts was just checking her out; a smug look on his face.

"Okay Master." She sighed and went over to Levy.

You could see that Levy was about to cry. Lucy just talked to her in soothing tones as she fought the tears threatening to spill over.

"Mira!" I called to Mira, a gleam in my eyes.

"Yes Master?"

"I have a couple for you."

She scooted forward. A smile was on her face. "Who?"

"Lucy."

"And who?"

"Mystogan."

"What?!" She screeched. I covered her mouth.

"Keep it down!"

"Hmp hmm h ph pmph ppppph hmpg pa phmple phm pmh?" (Why would I keep it down when there is a couple out there?)

"Because!"

Lucy POV

I was soothing Levy when I felt a scary presence behind me. I turned around to see Mira adorned with her matchmaker smile.

I gulped.

"Heyyy Lucy."

What will Mira do to Lucy? Stick around to find out!

~Brit