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The sounds of the city washed over the blonde as she strode down the street. The car horns, the adds and the sounds of millions of lives mingled in the night air.

'Useless fools.' The girl thought back to her meeting erlyer and nearly spat. 'What dose that jerk think I am, some common assassin? Asshole wouldn't know a Wetgirl from a needle!' She glared at the gangers that were following her, almost hoping for a fight, she turned into a cemetery.

The attack was sudden, but predictable. The moment she was out of sight of the the road they surrounded her.

"Well well well, look what we have here." Said the leader, gesturing with the bat in his left hand. "A pretty young lady on the wrong side o' town. Don't you know it's dangerous on this side girly?" He asked

'You have no idea.' The blonde thought as she weighed her options, and made her decision.

"P-please, leave me alone, if you don't my father will have you arrested." She said in her most fearful voice all the wile praying for them to try something.

"Do you think the cops still come here?" One of the gangers grinned cruelly. "I ain't seen them in a long time."

The girl was quickly growing bored with these pathetic hoods, play time was running out, and annoyance was taking its place.

"Now make this easy and drop your bag. Or-" the leaders head head snapped back and he fell like a tree.

"Let's get somthin straight." Growled a new voice. "If a girl says back off you back off, basterds!"

The wet girl grinned, she knew that voice, and knew it well as the voice of her partner.

"Natsu!" She yelled as she whirled to face the pink haired moron. "That was my kill!"

"Sorry Luce!" He shouted back. "I forgot you like to play sometimes!"

"Luce?" Said the one from before his eyes growing wide. "You don't mean Lucy the Star do you!?" He squeaked.

"Duh." Lucy's eyes rolled, "Who elts dose that moron follow like a puppy?" She growled.

The gang was stunned, for a moment, then almost as one they broke and ran. All but one little girl who held a knife.

"Skat kid!" Natsu said as he approached.

"Gimme your money, Now!" She yelled.

Lucy studied her, she had dark blue hair with a thin heart shaped face, she was also trembling.

"Brave little girl aren't you?" Natsu sneered.

"Shut up!" The girl yelled as she charged.

She was fast, really fast, if Lucy hadn't grabbed her, she would have stabbed her pink haired nakama.

"Fast little kitten arnt you, what's your name?" Lucy asked. Lifting the girl to eye level and surreptitiously taking the knife.

"Let go!" She shouted, struggling.

"Not till you tell me your name."

"Wendy! Now let me g- " Lucy dropped her, and the girl scrambled to her feet, only to be snatched up again by Natsu.

"You said you'd let me go!" Wendy screamed at Lucy.

"I did. What Natsu dose doesn't involve me in any way. We've found that to be helpful from time to time."

"Damn you!"

"Now what's your talent?" Natsu asked.

Wendy stilled, "My what?" She asked.

"What made you move so fast?" Lucy rephrased for the girl.

"What are you talking about!"

"You moved almost as fast as Luce. Which is about as fast as starlight." Natsu spoke almost reverently of his partners ability.

"I did?" Wendy was so surprised that she stopped struggling.

Lucy shot a look at Natsu, and he silently replied.

'We should take her with us' Lucy's look said

'We should test her first' Natsu's shot back

'Why bother, you saw her too'

'True but we should be sure'

Lucy's answering nod was all the permission Natsu needed as he set Wendy down.

"All right, here's what we're gunna do." Natsu said in a 'do it or die' voice."Luce is going to test you for magic-"

"Magic!" The girl screeched. "But magic is evil! I'm not evil"

"Horse shit." Natsu spat. "Magic is as evil as an old ax. It's a tool and a weapon. But never at the same time."

"Curses are evil!" Wendy shouted.

"Curses arnt magic." Lucy's voice was sharp as a razor. "Now shut up and hold still." She put her hand on the child's forehead and began to search.

"Damn." Lucy said softly.

"Well?" Natsu asked. "How strong."

"As strong as I am at least, maybe a little less than you."

"Seriously!"

"As a heart attack."

Natsu looked at the girl in his arms with surprise.

"Your coming with us." He told her.

"Like hell I am." She snapped.

"Were elts would you go, you don't have any parents do you?" Lucy asked heartlessly. "Atleast were we're going there's food and a warm fire."

Wendy looked at the two and knew her life had changed forever.