Hi guys! This is the first story I'm ever writing, so feel free to comment if my style or grammar are bad. I want to write a lot more now that I've gotten into Fairy Tail. Reviews are appreciated, and I will hopefully respond to each and every one of them. Also, feel free to request any kinds of story's in this oneshot series!
In the infirmary of Fairy Tail's guild hall, the infamous Black Mage sleeps. Nastu, the brother of the mage, sits idly by, waiting for the day that the mage wakes up. He hears the door to the infirmary creak open, as the famous Titania enters.
"Here again Natsu? I figured you would be home with Happy by now, Its almost 11:00pm"
"I sent Happy home without me. I..just.. needed some time alone, y'know?"
"Of course, would you like me to leave Natsu?" Erza asks
"Nah it's fine, it was getting pretty boring anyways!" Natsu says with a smile, though even Happy would be able to tell the strain put into it. Erza accepts the invitation and pulls a chair out of nowhere, and sets it by the edge of the bed, on the same side as Natsu.
"Do you just keep chairs with you all the time?" Although his face shows confusion, he really isn't surprised by the items Erza chooses to keep in her Requip dimension.
"Why of course, you never know when you might need a chair or 2" Erza takes her seat and the two mages sit in silence for a few minutes until Natsu speaks up.
"Don't you think he should've woken up by now? Its been 2 months since…"
"Honestly, Natsu, I don't know. Its possible that when his curse was lifted, it left him in this state. Porlyusica confirmed that he will wake up, sadly there's no knowing when that will be"
"Yeah" Natsu sighed and laid back in his chair. "Well I should get back to happy, cya Erza" Natsu began to get up, but paused as the red head spoke again.
"Oh Natsu, I actually came here to let you know that we will be going on a job requested specifically for Team Natsu later in the week".
"Alright I'll see you at the guild then" With that Natsu turned and left the infirmary.
2 Weeks Later
Makarov, Fairy Tail's guild master, is sitting down at his desk, answering apology letters for damage done to cities, when someone knocks on his door.
"Come in" He says. The door creaks open to reveal the guilds resident barmaid, Mirajane.
"Master! He's awake. Zeref is finally awake!" Makarov's eyes bulge out of his sockets.
"Really? Have you spoken to him?"
"No, I came to get you right away" Makarov suddenly leap out of his chair towards the door and headed off down to the infirmary, while Mira followed him quickly. When he got to the infirmary door, he opened it slowly, being carful not to startle the mage.
The Black mage was confused when he first woke up. He opened his eyes and the first thing he sees is a girl with a startled face, who then rushed out of the room like her life depended on it, not that it didn't, his curse could act up any time after all.
The door then opened again a few minutes later. He looked over and saw Fairy Tail's guild master walking over. He did a double take around the room, and realized he was in an infirmary. Fairy Tail's, to be specific.
"So, your finally awake huh, Zeref" Makarov said with an intimidating look. Zeref had a look of panic in his eyes. He couldn't feel his death magic, and he was too drained to use any other kinds of spells. Makarov sensed his fear, and smiled at Zeref. "Relax, we aren't going to hurt you, you've obviously been through a lot".
At this Zeref relaxed, but he was still confused as to why he was here in the first place. Then, it was like the old man had read his mind and he spoke again.
"You must be wondering why you're here. Well, Fairy Tail is known for giving their enemies a second chance, and that's precisely what were going to do with you." It took a minute for Zeref to process this information, but when he did, his eyes opened as wide as they could go and he said, in a raspy voice from not using for 2 months,
"Y-You're saying you want me to join Fairy Tail?!" The master nodded his head and Zeref calmed down a bit before realizing something. "Wait a minute, shouldn't I be dead?".
"You should be", Mira came in and joined the conversation, "but Natsu wanted you to stay alive, saying that you should get a second chance. Needless to say everyone, save for a few people, agreed. Funnily enough most of our enemies-turned friends were the first ones to get on board".
"Oh…That's nice, but to go as far as letting me join you? Especially with my curse, it could act up at any moment." Zeref's face showed guilt, more or less telling Makarov that even he thought that was going to far.
"Your curse is gone Zeref" Zeref was shocked to hear this, and wanted to ask something, but Makarov cut him off. "I will explain later, but so you know, Fairy Tail's doors are open to everyone, friend or foe. In fact, a good amount of our newest members were all enemies at some point" Makarov said. He hopped up on a stool, so he could be eye level with Zeref, and proceeded to hold out his hand.
"So, Zeref, do you accept our invitation to you? Will you take our hand and allow us to pull you back into the light?" Zeref took his hand. That one action told Makarov everything he needed to know.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail, Zeref Dragneel."
With Team Natsu
"Ugh! Why is this job taking so damn long!" Natsu complained. The team of mages had taken a job that included beating a dark guild, but ran in to some… inconveniences.
"You expected us to know this dark guild had multiple bases!" Gray yelled to Natsu from somewhere in the battle. Team Natsu was currently in the fifth, and last of the bases owned by Dancing Thorn, a dark guild that's been making a name for itself throughout the west side of Fiore.
"Quit fighting you two, or you'll be my swords next target!" Erza yelled from above them. She was using her Heaven's Wheel armor, and was taking out mages by the dozen.
"I'll just take them out all at once then! FIRE DRAGONS ROOOOAAAR!" Natsu was getting fed up with this, and just wanted to get back to the guild.
"Done singe us while your at it!" Lucy shouted, as she was extremely close to getting hit by the flames. All of the dark mages were knocked unconscious, and were currently being tied up by Erza, so they could be apprehended once the magic council arrived. Suddenly, Erza's communication lacrima started glowing.
"Hey Gray, finish tying up these fools, Mira is contacting me" Erza said. She threw Gray the rope she had and fished the lacrima out of her pocket. "Hello, Mira, has something happened at the guild?"
"Yes actually, something has happend. You guys need to get back to the guild as soon as possible. Zeref woke up a few minutes ago and we're going to make the announcement that he's joined Fairy Tail when you get back!" Erza was shocked to hear this news. One, that Zeref was finally awake, and two, that he accepted to join Fairy Tail.
"Did you just say Zeref woke up!" Natsu shouted and ran over to the requip mage.
"Huh?" The rest of the team looked towards Natsu and Erza, all with shocked faces.
"Yeah he woke up a few minutes ago. Makarov is helping him get his bearings and then we're going to make him a member of Fairy Tail in front of the whole guild" Mira told them. Everyone's shocked faces slowly turned into smiles.
"Thank you for informing us Mira. We will return to the guild immediately. Come everyone, the magic council can deal with the rest here!" Erza shouted. Team Natsu made it back to Fairy Tail in record time (Erza may or may not have threatened the conductor of the train to go faster than usual), and went strait to the infirmary in order to help Zeref get ready for his introduction.
In The Infirmary
Makarov was explaining to Zeref about the side effects of his curse being broken.
"So Zeref, you need to ensure that you remember, you cannot use your death magic anymore. It was taken away with the curse. You can still use your other magic of course, but if you find yourself in a bad situation remember that you can always get out of it the way your used to".
"Yes I am aware, the problem is that I don't really have any other main magic that I use to fight. I have fire magic of course, but that's really the only other damaging magic I have. I also haven't trained in it much, so its not very useful". Zeref's face had a sad look on it, and Makarov could tell he was worried of what people may think of him.
"Don't worry Zeref, I'm sure you'll find the right magic suited for you" Makarov tried to comfort him, as best as you could comfort a 400+ year old ex-evil wizard. "Also you will now continue to age, though this side effect I'm sure you were hoping for" At this statement, the infirmary door slammed open, and Team Natsu walked in.
"Zeref you're finally awake!" Natsu yelled. Luckily the infirmary was sound proof, or the entire guild would have heard the news, and not have had it been a surprise.
"Natsu?" Zeref said softly. He was sitting up, resting against the back of the bed, with his arms crossed in front of him, having previously been paying attention to Makarov who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Hey bro! You really had us worried there for a bit. You were asleep for like a year!"
"It was only 2 months Natsu, not a year" Happy said. He flew over to the bed and sat along the head board.
"Yeah, whatever, doesn't matter how long he's been out for because he's awake now!"
"Speaking of being awake, don't you think it's about time we announced the news to the guild" Erza said.
"Yes, I believe it is. Although I do need to be sure. Are you ready to meet the guild Zeref?" Makarov asked. He could tell Zeref was nervous as he thought it over for a minute, but eventually nodded his head. Smiles spread out across the room as Natsu helped Zeref get out of bed.
Makarov hopped off the bed and trotted over to the door. He exited and made his way to the balcony of the guild hall. The rest of team Natsu were right behind him, this time including Zeref. They all stood near the edge of the balcony, hiding Zeref from view of course, as Makarov glanced back at them, giving the signal that he was about to begin.
"Alright listen up brats, I have an important announcement!"
In The Guild, 2 minutes earlier
The rest of the guild members could see Team Natsu quickly make their way into the guild hall, and towards the back. A few tried to greet them, mentioning they were back a little early than they thought they would be, but were ultimately ignored as the team made there way to the infirmary like their lives depended on it.
"I wonder what's up with them" Levy said. She had wanted to talk to Lucy about a new book that she read, but decided to wait until later, given the determination they had to get to their destination.
"Juvia certainly hopes there is nothing wrong, especially with her Gray-sama" Juvia's face showed worry.
"Well whatever it is, it seemed serious" Laxus said. "They were going strait to the infirmary" The Thunder Legion, who was standing with him, nodded at his statement.
The guild continued to chat about what they think could have happened, when they heard the guild master from up on the balcony.
"Alright listen up brats, I have an important announcement!" Makarov shouted. Everyone went silent and listen to him, thinking it could be about what was going on with Team Natsu, who was standing behind him. "As you all know we have had a guest resting in our infirmary for the last 2 months!" At this the guild nodded, a few understanding where this was going.
"Well, he has finally awoken, and has accepted to join us! He will become a part of our family, therefore a part of our daily lives, from this day onward! Everyone, feel pleased to meet the newest member of Fairy Tail, Zeref Dragneel!"
Zeref walked out from behind the mages. The guild all had shocked faces, which eventually turned into smiles, and cheering. If you looked closely, you could see the few tears, as well as the smile on Zeref's face from finally being accepted.
The guild then proceeded to have a party afterwards, congratulating Zeref on waking up, and being a part of the family. A few people were on edge at first, namely Gray, for obvious reasons, but eventually warmed up to him and were happy that he was there.
Once the party died down, and only a few people remained, Team Natsu decided to call it a night, and were somehow able to convince Lucy to let them stay in her apartment for the night, claiming that they should have a sleep over to continue to celebrate Zeref's first night as a Fair Tail mage. They were on their way to her place when the silence was broken.
"Where are you gonna live anyway Zeref?" Lucy thought to ask.
"My place of course!" Natsu yelled, loudly for the middle of the night, I might add.
"Hell No!" Lucy shouted in Natsu's face. "You don't even sleep in your own house. You'll probably end up dragging him to my place every night!"
"Actually, at the moment, living space shouldn't be a problem. Master Makarov offered me one of the spare rooms in the guild" Zeref spoke up
"Oh, well I guess that works out then" Lucy said. She was secretly happy that she didn't have to share her apartment with two people, but would still let him stay there if he didn't have anywhere to go of course.
The team reached her house and made them selves at home. A little too "at home" for Lucy's preference, but she was used to it by now. Everyone soon got ready for bed, the entire day being exhausting, for more than one reason, and congratulated Zeref once more on his new status. Not as the Black Mage Zeref, but as the newest member of Fairy Tail.
Wow. Okay. That took a long time to write. The process actually took 3 days, with the amount of writing hours clocking in at about 4 or 5. Im really happy to get it done and have already begun working on the next chapter. Once again, feel free to request different oneshots based around the storie's topic, and comment on my writing style. Please, nothing to offensive, but I love to hear where I could improve in my writing.