The Vermillion Institute for Mentally Disturbed Teens.

Mentally Disturbed Teens.

How had she gotten herself here?


After a year on the lam, Lucy Heartfilia had thought nothing could surprise her. Oh, how wrong she was. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined what would happen to her because who in their sane mind would even think that they might be abducted by a pink-haired boy and his blue cat?

She supposed she should be somewhat grateful. After all, the boy and his cat had helped her out of a rather awkward and potentially dangerous situation with some creep in a park. However, she couldn't help but wonder if she was better off fending for herself considering that they had dragged her to a mental hospital. She appreciated the help and all, but that didn't change the fact that he had basically kidnapped her! She knew nothing about the guy or his cat for that matter! She wasn't even sure how he had dragged her all the way to the hospital in the first place! It was almost like magic how quickly they had arrived.

Lucy's mind had been completely blank the entire way there, but now that they had stopped moving, everything was catching up to her. An overwhelming sense of helplessness washed over her. Here she was with some psycho. No one knew where she was. Heck, she didn't even know where she was! What if he was going to kill her, or worse... She stared at the building in horror.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!"

The boy's voice jarred Lucy out of her stupor. She turned to him very slowly.

...

"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" she shrieked.

"WILL YOU QUIET DOWN?" the boy shouted, equally loud. "YOU'RE SCARING HAPPY!"

"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT! AND WHO THE HELL IS HAPPY!"

"Happy is my cat!" the boy gestured to the cat that was currently trembling in fear at his feet.

"WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU NAME YOUR CAT 'HAPPY'? AND WHY IS HE BLUE?!"

"Jeez... so many questions..."

"AND I ASK AGAIN: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!"

"Oh that's easy! The name's Natsu! I'm a member of Fairy Tail!"

Lucy could feel her eye twitch. "Well, Natsu, I demand that you take me back at once!"

"No can do, uh...?" Natsu looked at her expectantly.

"Lucy," she filled in.

"'Kay, well sorry Luigi," ("IT'S LUCY!") "but I can't take you back... Erza will kill me if I'm gone any longer! Why don't you just come join the guild!"

"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY ASKING ME TO CHECK IN TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO LAZY TO TAKE ME BACK TO THE PARK?"

"I'm sure you'll fit in just fine! You're definitely weird enough, Luigi!"

"ONE, IT'S LUCY. TWO, CAN THE GUY WITH PINK HAIR AND A BLUE CAT WHO KIDNAPPED ME REALLY CALL ME WEIRD?!"

"She's so loud, isn't she Happy?" he grumbled, looking down at his cat. Happy mewled in agreement.

"DON'T IGNORE ME!"


Somehow, she ended up at the check-in desk being greeted by a rather beautiful young woman who seemed rather familiar in appearance.

"Oh, Natsu you're back!" the woman said excitedly. "And you've brought a friend!"

"Yo, Mira! This is Luigi. She's gonna join the guild!"

"Uhh, I never agreed to that!"

"My, my," Mira giggled. "Did he pick you up off the street too? So sorry about that! I can phone someone to pick you up if you want..."

"Actually, can someone please just take me back to Hargeon Park? Please?" Lucy asked desperately.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible tonight. But if you want me to call someone-"

"Ah, no. I'll just walk then."

"No!" the woman nearly screamed.

"I'm sorry?"

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to shout. But it's awfully late for a young lady such as yourself to walk all the way back to Hargeon Park! And it'll be hard to get a taxi at this hour... I insist you stay the night. Someone can give you a ride to your house tomorrow morning, okay?"

Lucy was tempted to say 'no', but there was something desperate and pleading in the woman's crystal blue eyes.

"Okay. Thank you."

"Wonderful!" Mira clapped. "Now, if you'll follow me, I'll take you to the common room! And Natsu," she cast a look of warning to the boy, "You're very lucky. Erza won't be back until tomorrow."

"LUCKY!" Natsu shouted. "Hey Luigi! You must be my good luck charm!"

"Tch. Idiot."

"WAAAAH! Lucy, you're so mean!"

"SO YOU DO KNOW MY NAME!"

"Of course! You just look so funny when you're annoyed!"

"JERK!"


When Lucy saw the common room, she was oh-so-tempted to run away. Every particle of her body was screaming, "ESCAPE!"

It was total chaos. Total, complete chaos. As soon as she, Natsu and Mira stepped into the room, a chair flew past her head and nailed Natsu in the chest. The impact sent him flying into the door.

Completely unfazed, Natsu leapt to his feet, fists raised. "WHO THREW THAT?! I BET IT WAS YOU GRAY! FIGHT MEEEEE!"

Another boy halfway across the room became visible. "Why should I waste my time with an idiot like you, Flame Brain?"

"QUIT JABBERING ICE PRINCESS AND FIGHT ME!"

In an instant, Natsu had crossed through the small battlefield and punched the guy in the face. What followed was a frenzy of punches and kicks that destroyed everything in their path.

"S-shouldn't you stop them?" Lucy asked Mira nervously.

"Hm? Oh, no. Natsu and Gray are just having a little fun! Besides, that's Erza's job..." Mira said the last part so quietly, Lucy wasn't sure if she heard her correctly. "Oh my! I don't think I've even properly introduced myself, have I? I'm Mirajane Strauss. Long-term patient at Vermillion's and Vice-Commander in Chief on occasion! I also run the front desk!"

"Mirajane Strauss... Mirajane... St- OH!" Lucy exclaimed. "I knew you looked familiar! You're the Mirajane Strauss! The model!"

Mirajane smiled kindly. "Ex-model actually. But I assume you're familiar with my work?"

"Of course! I can't believe I didn't recognize you before! You were always featured in Sorcerer Weekly!"

"My, my, doesn't that name bring back memories?"

"But how did you end up here...? No offence, but it seems a little... well, you know."

Mirajane laughed. "Yes, I know. It is a little crazy here, isn't it? But to be honest, I quite like it here! We're all one big happy family!-Oh! Natsu, be careful with that vase!" The woman was completely ignored by the pinkette.

One person in the fighting crowd took notice. He was an extremely muscular man with stark white hair, the same color as Mirajane's. He towered over everyone in the room. He bellowed, "NATSU! BE A MAN AND LISTEN TO MY SISTER!"

"SHUT UP AND FIGHT ME ELFMAN!"

A shot of pink bolted across the room, but was stopped half-way by a dark figure. The boy from before, Gray, had grabbed Natsu by the hood of his red sweatshirt and pulled him back. "DON'T IGNORE ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT, ASH FACE!"

"HEY LUCE! HOW'RE YOU LIKING THE GUILD?"

Lucy fought the urge to duck as the boy barreled towards her, dragging Gray along for the ride. He stopped right next to her, Gray still hanging off his sweatshirt.

"Uhh, Natsu? You have something on your hood..." as she began to point out Gray, she froze.

"Gray, your clothes..." Mirajane whispered urgently.

"Huh?" The boy was still regaining his balance. He looked himself up and down. He was clad in nothing but a pair of navy blue boxers. "Oh. How'd that happen?"

"PUT SOME CLOTHES ON YOU STRIPPER!"

Lucy began to feel her head spin, and it wasn't from seeing the boy shirtless (...though she had to admit: damn!). No. The problem was, that this was all becoming a little too much for her in one day. Kidnapped, brought to a mental hospital, tossed into the middle of a battlefield. Everyone was shouting, quite a few people here lack proper clothes. It was all too much. She began to feel faint and she stumbled.

Before she could hit the ground, she was enveloped in a sudden warmth. Someone was supporting her. It was quieter. Worried voices surrounded her. The sensation of being carried. Had the fighting stopped? She hadn't eaten all day, had she? When was the last time she'd slept in a proper bed? Oh... how she wished for a proper bed. Like someone had read her mind, she was became surrounded by fluff.

Before she really fell asleep, Lucy had one more odd thought.

'What a crazy first day.'

Wait.

First day?

Huh.

She'd have time to ponder her brain's choice of words later.

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A/N: So, this is my first multi-chapter Fairy Tail Fanfic. Honestly, this idea has been swirling in my head for the past year. I mean, seriously, if the Fairy Tail members lived in the real world, they'd all be in a mental hospital. I hope no one is too OOC... I haven't watched the show in a while, but I keep up with the manga. Yes, this will eventually be a NaLu fanfic. Yes, it'll probably get darker in later chapters. Yes, I will try to keep it rather Happy. No, I don't own Fairy Tail. Yes, I'm aware I have problems because I'm currently writing fanfiction. If you have any advice for the fic, feel free to write it in a review. I love constructive criticism.