BlackLynx17: I have two new stories, mainly NaLu, with all the couples of Fairy Tail that I'm willing to write about in the process. None of them are complete. None of them have more than three chapters written out. I received a message, or review, saying that someone wanted a preview of my new stories and that gave me an idea. I haven't been working on one specifically, usually both, and that is getting me nowhere, so I'm letting you fans vote! I will be posting up both of my new stories with a one chapter preview! What I want you fans to do is read them both and review for your favorite and whichever one gets the most reviews by... the end of the week? June 19, 2017. That is the one I will focus on! You can review for both if you like. Does everyone understand?

Now this is just a preview. A single chapter. I will be keeping it up so I can update it when I finally finish writing it completely, so don't expect constant new chapters. I haven't finished writing this story. Read both. Review for favorite. I will do everything in my power to speed write and complete the one that wins. If I get far enough where I feel like I'm at a good pace, I'll start posting up chapters, but most likely when I finish writing completely because I hate writing week by week. It's annoying.

Thanks for reading! I hope the best story wins!

*NOTES!

- Stories names may change

- First chapters may change because first draft

*fairy dust gets thrown up in the air*

Fairy Lives

*fairy dusts starts to shimmer down*

Chapter 1

*hacking like crazy because I'm allergic to glitter and dusts*

"You sure it's a good idea for you to attend the ceremony as well?" Gray asked absentmindedly, trying to find where his shirt had disappeared to in the room.

"You say it like it's a bad idea." Jellal informed, letting Freed fuss over straightening his clothes.

"I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I'm just asking if you think it's a good one." Gray repeated.

"I'm just like one of you, aren't I? The mark suddenly appeared on me as well; I need to find my partner just like everyone else." He answered.

"Yeah, one of us. Only difference is you're the prince while we're low lever soldiers," Gajeel replied, his voice taking up a sort of snide undertone as he glared at the ceiling.

"You all don't have to be here, you know. You should be getting ready as well. The event is quickly approaching," Jellal stated, putting his hand over Freed's shoulder to stop the man, notifying him that he was all right with the way he looked.

"We are ready," Natsu snorted, offering a toothy grin.

Jellal turned away from the mirror to notice them all wearing their warrior armor, weapons secured to their sides, their wings raised up elegantly pointing upward. His friends never drop their postures unless truly relaxed or drunk out their minds. He then looked down to himself, in his suit of silk, his expression turned sour at the contrast.

"You think I'm a bit overdressed then? Will it be obvious that I'm not some normal fairy? I don't want them thinking I'm royalty right off the bat; I want to get to know the real me more before she finds out about my… status…"

"If that's all you're worried about then the answer is pretty obvious," Alzack started, catching the attention of everyone in the room. However, it was Mest who put the puzzle pieces together and finished his sentence.

"Pose as a soldier."

"Show her how manly you really are!" Elfman announced proudly as Freed looked annoyed having dressed Jellal to have his efforts all go to vain.

"That's not a bad idea," Jellal inquired, before seeing all of their relaxed faces. "Aren't any of you nervous? This is a sacred ceremony to meet your life partner. Aren't you the least bit concerned of who it'll be?"

"Not really," Mest replied, raising a shoulder for an easy shrug.

"If you ask me it's the girls who should be more concerned since there is more at risk for them than us," Gray emphasized, using his fingers to comb his hair back.

"Yeah. They need to join with us to get their wings and we're the ones who will instantly know who we belong with," Natsu tried to input, as if everyone in the room didn't already know that.

"Plus, we are the ones who have to do all the work, wooing them or whatever," Gajeel grumbled bitterly.

"Trust your sight," Alzack encouraged, patting the prince on the back. Jellal took a deep breath, before nodding, striding toward the exit to change into armor, deciding to go along with his friend's plan.

"Can we just not go?" Lucy asked, pouting to herself as she arranged the flowers properly.

"We can't just skip a sacred ceremony, our marks of wings have appeared on our backs," Levy tried to soothe with facts, but it only seemed to make the blond even more ticked off. "Plus, it's romantically pleasant."

"Trust the sight, you'll meet your ideal fairy in a matter of sun positions. Most girls dream of this moment their entire lives," Bisca informed, helping around with the decorations as well.

"He better be an utterly amazing and gorgeous man for me to accept him," Evergreen said with a huff, setting the food out.

"This is just sexist and dumb, I mean, we have to walk in all pretty and dressed up and whatever guy approaches us we just have to accept him as our life partner and then make pleasantries for the rest of the night as if everything is just fine and dandy," Lucy tried to hone in her point, sighing as she left the flowers alone, too exasperated to concentrate.

"It's tradition," Juvia reminded, taking over Lucy's work.

"I feel bad for Wendy, she's so young but she got her mark so early. What if the guy that claims her doesn't approve?" Mirajane asked with a sad sigh.

"It's okay, I'm sure it'll all turn out fine," Wendy tried to sound optimistic, but truthfully, she was also plagued with the thoughts ever since she found out that she had seen the mark too.

"It's not unheard of, but the results never turned out quite nicely in the end. We're all modern, civilized fairies, and have been raised in a new era though. He'll surely be more open minded about it," Mirajane went on, smiling sweetly over her explanation, before it turned more sinister. "And if he doesn't, the rest of us will have a little chat with him until he approves." Wendy laughed nervous, patting the girl's arm to calm her down.

"That's another thing! 'Claims', we aren't objects to be claimed!" Lucy announced, only to be silenced by Levy and Juvia.

"And why is it the one who's most concerned about getting her wings staying quiet, hm?" Evergreen asked, quirking a brow at the fairy who was currently balancing on a branch to get the decorations that had to be hung up on higher positions. She jumped off the branch when she was done, landing gracefully on her feet.

"I don't see any reason to complain since we must go along with the ceremony either way," Erza informed, joining the group.

"You're only being compliant because you want your wings and be the first female fairy to join the military ranks," Evergreen said with a wave of her hand, as if the entire notion was a waste of effort. "You probably don't even care who you get paired up with."

"I have a goal, what's so wrong with that?" Erza asked, not really seeking an answer, as she looked to the rest of her group of friends. "Do you guys have any idea what you'll do after your joining? You'll be allowed to take up more independent lifestyles then."

"I'll be in charge of the archives," Levy began.

"The water supply and river management," Juvia informed. Even if their wings wouldn't sprout until after they joined with their other half, their abilities were made apparent after a certain age.

"Dust keeping," Lucy said with a pout.

"I want to be the next queen!" Evergreen exclaimed, but then sighed sullenly. "But if not, then maintaining our elderly works."

Levy looked excited that they might be working close in their fields, but Evergreen shrugged her off.

"Clinical work," Wendy said cheerfully.

"Scavenging," Bisca said with a smirk, proud of her abilities with a weapon.

"I was offered an organizing position for the royal family," Mirajane said modestly, though seemed pleased as the group clapped happily for her.

"Enough about this, let's back to the real concern at hand," Lucy interjected, trying to get them back on topic.

"Why are you so against the choosing ceremony?" Juvia asked, tilting her head to the side curiously.

"Because even though my dad chose my mother, she was never happy with him. If that's what will come out of my life after the choosing ceremony I rather not do it at all and stay single and wingless my entire life," Lucy informed, gritting her teeth from frustration.

"You can't just miss it." Levy was about to go on, until Lucy stopped her.

"Yeah, I get that. However, can I get a little support here? Can we at least promise not to be too easy and go along with it as if it's not a big deal? This is the rest of our lives we're talking about here, at least get the guy to see that they can't do as they please with us and that we are our own individual fairies and we can keep our own back straight, and won't take any of their crap?" Lucy asked the others, her eyes pleading with them. "I don't want to live the same life as my mom and I most definitely don't want any of you guys feeling it either. Please, if not for me, then for your own selves? Don't give in too easily?"

They seemed to take her point of view into consideration, and nodded, seeing as it was a legitimize argument. They smiled as Lucy sighed in relief, and hugged her, telling her how they'd have each others backs if the guys didn't treat them the way they deserved to be treated.

It was only a matter of time before they were to be chosen by their other halves.

Background Information:

This is not an original story by me. I found this on archive of our own website called Like A Fairy Tail by Sadz0012. It only had one chapter and had been abandoned for over two years, so I decided to pick it up and start working on it because I loved the idea of where this story could head. I did message the author about the story, but never received a response, and again the author hasn't logged in for over two years, so it's safe to say that that person has abandoned it. I don't normally pick up discontinued stories, but I loved this one so much I couldn't help but want to give it a good ending.

The first chapter is almost the exact same as the one she wrote, I tweaked a few details to make it more understandable for what I had planned. The author originally had planned to use all the couples in Fairy Tail, that's a lot though so I'm narrowing it down to the basics. NaLu. Jerza. GaLe. Mendy. Gruvia. This will mainly be NaLu because I want to reconnected with my favorite couple, second will me Mendy because I love Mendy, third Jerza because I like the set up for them in this, fourth Gruvia, and last GaLe because I don't really support the couple all that much. I just write about them because of popular demand.

Summary: There is a ceremony for the young fairies of Magnolia where female fairies have to enter to find their partners and get their wings. Not everyone is always happy with who they end up with though and some fairies hate the idea of the ceremony itself. Incomes our favorite couples! Spoiler alert, none of them are happy with who they end up with! Can they learn to love that partner though? Review and see!

Please remember to review for your favorite story and check out the other one, Fairy Tail Hotel. May your favorite one win!