(Based off Fairytail manga and TV series, This story doesn't belong to me, it was written by a friend of mine who wanted to share it so I cant take the credit ^_^ Please enjoy)
Heart of Iron
Chapter one
A sigh escaped a small blue haired girl as she closed the book that was in her hands. She put it in a pile of books that she had read and replaced it with a new one. Once again she let her eyes trace the words on the page and got lost in the story. Commotion in the guild never bothered her, as long as she had a book in her hands the surroundings didn't matter; she could be in the center of a fight and still not move. Today the guild was quiet, most of her friends went on some missions with their teams and haven't returned yet. "Jobs are getting together," She said to herself absent minded. It is true that with Fairy Tails reputation; tougher requests are coming through, most of them take a week or two; maybe more to accomplish; but the rewards are very good. She was taking a brake from missions, she was too tired to go anywhere apart from the guild. Jet and Droy always suggest what jobs they could go on, and in the end it was always her that carries the whole mission on her shoulders. She was getting stronger; but she doesn't have an unlimited amount of magic, she is human after all and she needs to rest.
Come to think of it; she hadn't went on a solo mission in ages. Something simple would put her mind at ease; and she would be able to continue her book afterwards. Carefully closing her novel she stood up from her seat; taking her books in her arms and bringing them to a shelf that was made specifically made for her books. When they were neatly put away the bluenette walked over to the request board. Her brown eyes scanned the requests. She couldn't find a single mission that would suite her, so much for trying. Disappointment spread her face. She knew that she wouldn't get another chance to get a solo mission because her two team mates would beg to come along with her. "Levy, can you come here for a moment," the blue haired girl turned around as she heard her name being called by Mira. She walked over to the bar where the take over mage was standing; cleaning some of the wooden mugs. "Is something wrong Mira?" The white haired mage didn't utter a word but handed the petite girl a piece of paper. Levy took the paper in her hand and read it over. Levy's brown eyes went wide and a smile formed on her face. "I thought you might like to take this as a solo mission," Levy couldn't believe her luck; a simple translation mission in the next town for 90,000 jewels. "Thank you so much Mira," "Any time," Levy neatly folded the request sheet, put it in her satchel and started to make her way out. Levy remembered something so she looked over her shoulders. "Mira, could you keep my solo mission a secret from Jet and Droy? I don't want them to worry about me," The take over mage understood and nodded. The blue haired girl said her thanks once again and stepped out of the guild.
The journey to the next town was a pain; three and a half hours. All Levy had to do was walk through a forest to get there. It was really bright out so she didn't have anything to worry about. She took her time walking through the forest and enjoying the natural surroundings, the sounds of birds and the gentle breeze. She loved to travel by foot, but if she had to then she would go by train or carriage. After hours of following the dirt road she came to an opening where the trees started to split up, leaving room for anyone to walk by. When she walked through those trees she saw her destination. The town was slightly run down but it as full of life. The towns people were talking to familiar faces that they spotted along the way of their errands, children were playing together; their laughter was heard all around the town and levy couldn't help but smile.
When she reached her clients address she lightly knocked on the wooden door. As Levy waited patiently she could hear shuffling and mumbling coming from the other side of the door. When the door opened; the young girl was greeted by a middle aged woman who looked to be around the age of forty. Levy took out the request sheet from her satchel and showed it to the woman. The moment her eyes caught sight of the sheet; she gave Levy a warm smile. "I'm guessing you're the fairy tail mage that answered my request," Levy nodded and the woman moved slightly to the side to allow her to come inside. The first thing that she noticed was that the house was a mess; chairs toppled over, shattered glass all over the floor, papers all over the place and pieces of clothing here and there. "Sorry about the mess dear, I had an... unwelcome visitor this morning," levy's eyes went wide as she looked at the now sullen woman. "Oh, I'm sorry," The woman shook her head, she didn't want this girls sympathy. "Don't be sorry dear; things like this always happen in town, even though this is the first time it happened to me. My name is Maria," she extended her hand to the blue haired girl who accepted the gesture. "I'm Levy," "It is a pleasure to meet you Levy, now, about the request,"
Maria started to lead Levy through different rooms which were also in a heap. When they got to a bedroom; Maria took out a piece of paper from a secret compartment in the drawer and showed it to Levy. "My ancestors left behind a note which is written in some sort of ancient language. My great grandmother, grandfather and even my father tried to translate it; but failed. Its existence is beginning to irritate me, if I threw it away then it will trouble me even more. I want it translated, I want to know what it is. That is why I sent requests to numerous guilds; in hopes that someone would help me," Levy looked at the piece of paper, It was indeed in a language that she didn't recognize; but she will try her best to solve it and help Maria to uncover the truth. "I will try my best Maria,"Her cheerful voice caught the woman off gaurd, but smiled. "You sure are enthusiastic about something that my family line had extreme difficulty solving," "That's what makes it interesting," Maria couldn't believe Levy's attitude toward this, but something was else apart from the blue haired girls attitude was bothering her. "Levy, how old are you?" Levy's smile was replaced with a look of pure confusion, "Umm, I'm seventeen," Levy could see the colour from Maria's face drain, and it looked like she was... having trouble breathing? "Are you ok Maria?" The woman burst out laughing, alarming the blue haired girl. "What?! You're so short for someone who is seventeen," tears of amusement were streaming down her face; and she whipped them off. Now Levy was annoyed but she soon brushed that feeling off. "You're not the first to say so," Levy mumbled to herself; the woman heard her and giggled. "Oh, I'm not?" Levy shook her head, "No, you are the second," Maria found this girl very amusing, but she had to get back on topic. "Now, back to the job at hand. I don't know how long it will take you to translate; there is an inn in town and I am willing to pay for your stay. There is also a library in this town, I believe that the books will aid you,"
Levy thanked Maria and left the house and headed to the inn which Maria was kind enough to give the directions to. The inn was nothing fancy, it was simple and rather nice. The man at the register gave her the key and Levy wasted no time to get to her room. When she unlocked the door she stepped inside and took in her surroundings. The room was small, a single bed in the centre, a wardrobe and a bathroom in the next room. Levy put her satchel on the bed and started to walk around the room, looking around. She opened up the curtains and looked through the window. She got a lovely view of the town, small houses and shops in line with each other; and in the distance Levy could see the forest opening from where she came. She glanced around the room one more time and decided to head down to the town and look around, the room was boring. Grabbing her satchel once again she left the room and started to make her way to the library to get started on the translation.
When she got to the library, Levy was a bit disappointed; It was small for her liking but she had yet to see what books there were. Looking through the shelves she focused her gaze on the titles, hoping to find something on ancient languages. After two hours of looking through the stacks of books she only found four on the topic she was looking for. She was right; this library is a disappointment, but four is better than nothing. She walked over to a table in the corner of the room and put her books down, taking a seat; she took out her pen and notebook, ready to wright down some notes. Levy opened up the first book she found and started to compare the letters to the ones that Maria had given her, there was something similar about them, but not quite what she was looking for. Writing down some notes she opened up another book and started to look through it. Hours went by and Levy was still nowhere near translating the note. The only thing that she figured out was that different letters from different languages were all merged in Maria's ancestors ancient tongue. Levy sighed as she scanned through the opened books in front of her. She practically read over the same books five times to make sure she didn't miss anything.
Levy let out a yawn which snapped her out of her thoughts about the translation. Turning around; she glanced at the window, it was dark. Levy let out a groan and started to pack up her things. Taking a hold of all the books; she walked over to the registration table. "Sorry ma' am, would it be alright if I could borrow these books?" The old woman at the counter looked over Levy and took out a large, dusty book and placed it in front of the petite girl. "Can you please write your name, guild, age and where you are currently staying," The bluenette took out her pen and wrote down all the information needed. When she was done she walked out of the library and started to make her way back to the inn. The town was very quiet, giving Levy the chills. She hated being in the dark, especially in a town or city. The thought of an unknown presence somewhere in the darkness is what scared her the most about the dark. A sigh of relief escaped her when she saw the inn. She jogged over to the door and went inside. The warmth of the inn overwhelmed Levy, and it made her drowsy. Walking upstairs to her room she put the books on the night stand; and fell face flat on the bed. She didn't have the energy anymore so she allowed her eyes to shut close; and she fell sound asleep. She would get to work in the morning.