Hello Everyone! This is my first story and I hope I do it justice! I like a little of everything so I'm not sure how the story will unfold. I have a general idea of what I want to convey but the rest I think it will be how I see it evolving. I hope you can follow me in this journey. Thank you.

Lots of Love,

ReAnne


It's the first day of high school and it's both scary and exciting. Not only because I'm a first year at a new school, but because it wasn't my "zoned" school. I live in a different part of town and was supposed to go to Sabertooth High School, but I was getting tired of the treatment and of the people. I wanted something different. So, I applied for a transfer and got accepted to Fairy Tail High. It was the best day of my life, but now that I'm here I'm a little worried. Different zoning means different people from the other side of town. Meaning I probably won't know anyone. Which is both a good thing and a bad thing. As my dad gets closer, I check myself in the car mirror and make sure that my light makeup isn't smudged and that my hair hasn't messed up. I'm being so paranoid. Ugh! Relax! I start twirling a strand of my blonde hair to distract myself from my nervousness.

"Are you ok sweetheart?" I turn to see my father. He looks just as worried as I am.

"I'm ok papa, don't worry. I'm just a little nervous. But trust me I really want to be here. This is what I want." I say it with enough confidence to put him at ease and he smiles back at me.

"Well, ok. If you need anything you can text us right away and we'll be here for you. Ok?"

"Yes papa, I'll text you or mama if I need anything".

I get out of the car as quickly as I can. I didn't want people to see me coming out of my dad's new Cadillac. It would get too much attention even though that car was, in his words, "Less attention grabbing" than the others. It will be easier when I go home since I'll be taking the bus. I want to be normal, even if that means keeping a façade. No one knows me here and I can be my true self. I am my own person, not just my parent's daughter.

"All right! You can do this! Snap out of it and be strong! You are gonna be awesome!" I think to myself. Well more like trying to reassure myself.

I look at the school and fall in love instantly. Its so big and beautiful. I can't believe that I'm here and that this is my school! "Eeee! I'm so excited". I start walking to the gym like the other students and follow the sign that says first years. The upper classmen just go straight into the main building and side buildings. My guess is that they're going to their classes, since they get their schedules in the summer. Walking into the gym is a little overwhelming, but I love it. It's big and full of banners hanging from the ceiling. District Champs, State Finals, State Champs, wow they have a lot of awards from sports. I find an open space to sit down with my things. There are still students coming into the gym but the line starts trickling down to a few people. Soon enough the half of the gym where we were all sitting gets full. Wow there's a lot of first years coming to Fairy Tail.

I hear a tap on the mic and look up to see a man. He was tall and had a lot of facial hair. His shoulder length hair makes him seem kind of laid back, but I can't be sure.

"Good Morning students! I am Mr. Gildarts Clive, the Vice Principal here at Fairy Tail High! Welcome to your first day in High School! I'm in charge of discipline and assisting our Principal. We expect all of you to do your best and enjoy the next 3 years here. Now for more introductions."

"Hello students I'm Mr. Conbolt, I'm your Dean of instruction. I hope everyone does well in school and pays attention to your grades. No slacking off, got it? This is one step closer to your future so take it one day at the time, but don't forget to have fun and enjoy your youth."

Mr. Conbolt seems a little more formal with his short hair slick back and mustache very well groomed, but his tone of voice gave off a gentle father vibe. I imagine him being very strict when he needed to be but also very kind and involved with the students.

From what I can see they both seem very nice, but I've learned to never judge a book by its cover. I just hope my intuition is right. I hope I don't have problems with the staff. Mr. Conbolt then passes the microphone to a short older man. His hair a snowy white letting me know he's from the older generation to put it nicely. "Good Morning my children" he begins. I turn to see other students and notice half are more relaxed and carefree. I guess they're not taking him seriously. What confused me and for some reason had my anxiety peaking was the other half of the students. They seem nervous and attentive, like if something bad was going to happen. What is going on? Why are they so tense? I hear some students talking a few rows behind me and before I know it, I hear a feedback.

"I said Good Morning my children! I expect a response and not you gossiping with one another"

His voice was strong and with authority. It made me want to runaway. Who is this man? He's scary.

We all respond with good morning, and he continued. "Thank you. I am Makarov Dreyar. I'm Fairy Tail's Principal. HE'S THE PRINCIPAL! I'M GOING TO DIE! EEEEE! I'm freaking out internally. The other two administrators seemed very nice and now I see our principal and I'm worried. "I expect all of you to give your all to Fairy Tail. Study hard, join groups, treat each other with respect. Here in Fairy Tail we're like a family. We are all comrades and believe everyone no matter what deserves to be treated like a friend. In this school that's the only rule I have. Anyone who fails to be respectful will be expelled immediately. Here in Fairy Tail we help everyone develop their goals, dreams, and careers. I hope that all of you utilize your talents freely and have personal growth these years that you're with us. Give it all you got! If you worry about what others have to say or who's watching, you will have no progress. If you follow the "rules" invented to confine your creativity or your dreams you will be stuck alone and unhappy. Don't let people bring you down, don't be afraid. Do what is right for you! Support one another! Follow the path you believe in! Because that's what make Fairy Tail number one!"

Everyone starts shouting with joy and I can't help but smile. I guess I have a long way to go. I judged him before I got to know him, even after I said I wouldn't do that. Ugh! You need to calm down! I'm going to love it here! I can see now that Principal Dreyar is a great man. Strong willed and nice. I can tell he cares about all the students and that speech helped my confidence. I guess the half of students that were serious were just showing him respect. They must be from the feeder school that is zoned to Fairy Tail. They were prepared. I wonder how often he has outburst and if they're worse than this one.

He gives the microphone back to Mr. Conbolt who then goes to explain that they have our schedules ready at the four different tables behind them in alphabetical order. I tense up. Great day one and everyone will know who I am… not what I was expecting. I thought I would be able to get away with it a little longer. Mr. Dreyar goes to the first table with the label "A-G". At the second table there's a man there with light brown hair. I guess he isn't an administrator since he didn't introduce himself. Mr. Conbolt goes to the third table and Mr. Clive to the fourth. Mr. Conbolt turns on the microphone one more time and tells us to line up. "Ok students, those with last names that start with A-G go to table one, those with H-M table two with your counselor, Wakaba Mine. N-S come with me and T-Z go with Mr. Gildarts.

We start lining up and I hurry quickly to be one of the first ones. Go in, get out. That's the plan and hopefully no one pays attention or notices. As I'm waiting in line, I hear people talking with one another about their summer or how they missed each other. I feel like everyone knows each other. I hope that I will find somewhere to fit in. It's my turn and I see my counselor up close. He's seems to be about Mr. Conbolt's age with short brown hair and the faint smell of smoke emitting from him.

"Hey there, I'm your counselor Mr. Wakaba. I help with schedules and career paths. Now what's your name sweetheart?"

"Heartfilia, Lucy"


Hope you guys enjoyed the introduction to this story. I'm hoping I can update Bi-weekly, but don't hold me to it, since I'm still trying to figure out my schedule and how I'm going to work on this story. I'll be using italics as thoughts in the story. I hope it's not too confusing.

This AU timeline will be different than the original story. I'll have Lucy be 16 going into Fairy Tail and the others will be around her age group. If anyone has more question on the ages, I'll try to post on my profile. The High School years will be three, like in Japan, but since I'm more familiar with the American school system it will be a hybrid of the two. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I did proof read but if i missed anything please let me know. Please Review! (constructive criticism please) This is my first story and I hope I do it justice.

Thank you for your support

Lots of Love

ReAnne