A/N: This story is pretty AU. Magic is still present but guilds are not, sort of; you'll see. In this universe, the Fairy Tail characters will be in a giant academy/highschool that revolves around magic. Somewhat inspired by Boku no Hero Academia and Harry Potter!
Currently don't know the pairing, leaning towards NaLu but I've been requested to make a harem by a bunch of people.
Summary: There is nearly always a hierarchy in every system of society. This was no different for Fiore's Academy For The Gifted; a school where teens possesses magic in their veins. Natsu, a homeschooled boy, finally enrolls in the academy in hopes that attending will help him achieve his goal.
Tags: Natsu x Lucy or Harem, OOCness, Strong/Powerful Natsu.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or the cover image! All rights belong to their rightful owner! I own this idea thooooough!
Fiore's Academy.
Chapter One: The System.
Thousands of students marched past our favorite pink-haired teen as he took in the huge area. Natsu shuffled around and stared around in awe, "Kami, this place is huge!"
As he continued examining his surroundings, Natsu frowned, "Why did Gildarts send me here? I told him I wanted a challenge and he sends me here? It's not like I want to join them… but I do have to give credit though, it sure is pretty here."
Gildarts, the man whom his father had entrusted Natsu to was as much as a father figure as Igneel was. Natsu tilted his head, could Igneel count as a father even though he was what he was and he did what he did?
"Nah, of course he's my dad. Silly me for even thinking like that." Natsu murmured to himself.
All though Igneel left Natsu, at least he gave him to Gildarts. Up until Natsu was seven, he had trained with Igneel day in and day out. But for some reason that his young mind couldn't fathom, Igneel had told him there was an urgent matter he had to attend to no matter what. At the time, Natsu was bitter about his father leaving him but over time, he realized that whatever Igneel had to do, it must have been important.
Although Natsu would have liked to thought that he came to conclusion on his own, reality was Gildarts was there to guide him to the thought of the importance of Igneel's… whatever the hell he had to do.
Thankfully, Gildarts was someone who Natsu got along with really well, otherwise Natsu would have ran away the minute he had to himself.
But, he didn't, and he would be forever grateful to his guardian. Not that he'd ever say that aloud, but because of Gildarts' guidance, he was now the person he was today and he could safely say that Igneel would be proud of him.
Under Gildarts' tutelage, Natsu continued his training rigorously… and honestly, if he were to enroll in the government, he would like to think he'd be top brass in terms of raw power alone pretty early on in his career.
He may have been pushing it a little.
But he most definitely wasn't planning on being a rune knight like all these other people around him. You see, Fiore's Academy For the Gifted was indeed an academy focused on skills and magical prowess, but they also groomed the most promising students and mages to become rune knights.
Natsu would rather have followed in Gildarts' footsteps if he had to choose for a career. But there was that ultimate goal of finding Igneel once and for al-
"Get everything you need here! Everything you need to know, want, and need about this academy is right here! You can get it all the information you need in this brochure for 100 jewels! Ladies get discounts for showing me cleavage- ahem! I mean intelligence!"
Natsu swiveled his head towards the rather loud shouter with curiosity. His gaze fell upon a rather dimunitive child with-
Natsu marched up to the odd looking boy with a kind smile, "Excuse me little boy, are you lost?"
No wait, that child had grey hair and a wrinkly face!
The "child" grew an oversized tick mark on his balding head as he turned to face the prick that was poking fun at his height, "little boy? LITTLE BOY!? DO I LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BOY?!" came the roar of aged anger; indicating that the owner of the voice was most definitely not a little boy.
Natsu blinked in surprise for a few seconds before his eyes widened, "Well I mean, you're like what- 3 feet tall, so yeah; in a way, you do look like a little boy."
"Do you know who I am gaki (brat)?!" the small man demanded.
"A very confused man child?" Natsu retorted cheekily with a grin on his face.
"I AM AN ADVISOR OF ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB- IF NOT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB OF THIS SCHOOL! I WILL DESTROY YOU IF YOU DISRESPECT ME-"
"Advisor of this school's most successful club- Oh! You're Makarov?!"
"Aha! So you heard of the most charismatic man known as Makarov Dreya-"
"Gildarts told me you were a pervy old man who likes touching teens' butts!" Natsu cheerfully interrupted.
"NOT TEENS! SPECIFICALLY YOUNG BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS- Wait! Your Gildarts' boy?" Makarov eyed the boy carefully; apparently, according to Gildarts' words, this boy was a powerhouse and would surely be a notable name soon.
AKA: more trouble.
But then again, this grinning idiot didn't really seem like much to him…
Natsu frowned, "You guys talked about me?!" his frowned then turned into another grin, "Of course you guys talked about me! I'm gonna be the best mage out there sooner or later!" Natsu boasted.
Makarov scoffed, "You've been spending too much time with Gildarts my boy! Come! Let's get you situated!"
With surprisingly hidden strength coming from the 'man-child', Natsu felt himself being dragged towards an undisclosed location. However, instead of protesting like one would normally do, Natsu simply took in the sights of the school whilst being dragged.
"So gramps, how do you know the old man?" Natsu casually asked.
A tick mark appeared on the head of the headmaster of the school as he glared at the blatantly rude boy.
"Your old man actually attended this school! And I'll have you know that I'm actually not that old-"
"What! Gildarts went here?! You know I've always meant to ask, why didn't he end up as a rune knight?! Cause man, I know I can wallop a punch but that motherfuc-"
"Language!" Makarov cried out, "Dear Mavis that man has influenced you too much!"
"HA! Like that man can influence anything but his dick; that horny bastard can't affect my state of mind-"
"You're right."
"Thank you! Finally someone sees that I am the superior-"
"You're worse." Makarov deadpanned.
"Oh… well that's rude."
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"Do you even know how this system works?" Makarov finally asked as he looked at the teenager across from his desk.
Natsu gave a thoughtful look before answering.
"Nope."
"You're telling me Gildarts taught you nothing?"
"Meh, basically that every student that excelled in this school ended up being a rune knight for their careers and you get a license for various stuff." Natsu shrugged.
"All though that is the wide perceived notion, it does not necessarily hold true for every case Natsu-kun. As you should know, Gildarts isn't exactly a rune knight."
"Most definitely not," Natsu agreed readily.
"Instead, he took his own avenue after he graduated and he is now one of the most sought after contractor today." Makarov continued.
"So that's his title huh. He never told me exactly what his title was. In fact, he rarely told me anything…" Natsu's eyes glazed over as he reminisced over bugging Gildarts for any details about his job. All he got as an answer was about how much of a badass the elder man was.
Makarov sighed, "I assume he sent you here with little to no information."
Natsu gave a cheery smile again, "Yup!"
"Alright, get tucked in cause I'm probably gonna be explaining for awhile." Makarov spoke sullenly.
Natsu frowned and held a hand up, "Wait! Is this explanation a need-to-know basis? Because if I can avoid sitting and talking for more than a minute, I'd rather do that…"
Makarov glared at the boy, "Yes! It is a need-to-know basis! The small aged man practically hissed.
Natsu groaned before shifting around in his seat for a few seconds. After finding a comfortable position, Natsu gave the old man a thumbs up.
"Alright, ready when you are!"
"Earthland today revolves heavily around magic. Fiore's academy cultivates the humans gifted with the ability to use etharano to become a productive member for the society-"
"Sounds like an unethical science experiment."
Makarov smacked his face, "Let me dumb it down for you; this school is meant to train the best mages in their arts and help guide them down the right path; morally and ethically."
Natsu nodded showing he was following along.
"Bringing in the mages with the best potential bred a rather healthy and intense competition. Because of this, events were created to measure the powers of mage in a more less lethal and controlled environment. In turn, this led to formations of clubs, or as the students like to call it; guilds."
Naruto crossed his arms as he took nodded with a thoughtful expression, "So, school gets mages that have the best potential. Said mages wanted to show off their prowess and ended up creating guilds to participate in the events?"
Makarov nodded once, "Yep."
Natsu looked at the smaller man, "So where do you fall into all of this as the advisor? You said you advise a pretty successful guild."
Makarov internally cheered, if he played this right, he could get him to join Fairy Tail, that would be a huge boost for them. Not that they really needed it but if what Gildarts said was true, this boy could potentially shift the balance of power into whichever guild he chose to join, if he chose at all. "That's right! As an advisor, I help coordinate battle tactics, competitions, and various other aspects to the guild. This guild is one of the best, if someone were to join, it would mean that they're one of the best!"
Makarov didn't say anything else, he hoped that Fairy Tail's reputation and prerequisite would tempt the boy to join. This tactic stemmed from the boy's earlier words about him wanting to be the best. But much to Makarov's surprise, the boy remained indifferent and looked rather bored.
Perhaps girls?
"Not only is this guild extremely powerful, but the girls are super attractive too! Seriously! All of them are busty and beautiful!" Makarov said with a slight edge of hysteria.
Natsu yawned; he knew what Makarov was trying to do. But he wasn't actually that interested in being the strongest mage around. Sure it was something he was striving for, but in all actuality, he had a goal that he prioritized far above of simply being the strongest.
But no one needed to know about that yet.
"So gramps! Any other guilds out there?" Natsu asked while picking his ears in a bored fashion.
Makarov flinched nervously, this was not how it was supposed to go. If Hades or his son got their hands on Gildarts' charge-
Makarov shuddered to even think about it; If Natsu was everything Gildarts made him out to be… Mavis that'd be terrible. Actually, it would be terrible if anyone were recruited into Hade's or Ivan's club.
"Well none really worth mentioning… did I tell you our guild is fairly successful in tournament and our members are benefitted with various licenses?" Makarov finished with a bit of hesitancy.
Natsu perked up at the last few words, "Is that including the hunter license?"
Makarov gave the boy in front of him a calculative look, "Yes… why?"
Natsu gave an excited look, "Where, how, and when can i join Fairy Tail?!"
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A/N: End of chapter one! I know it isn't really exciting or super comedic or action oriented at the moment but give it a couple chapters! If ya'll want!
Bless ya guys!