AN: Hey people! So this is my first fanfic ever so be nice. I appriciate your reviews and tell me if I'm doing anything that should be fixed.

Summary:

What if Fairy Tail didn't have Lucy? Instead, taking her place was a girl named Kei. Being a dragon slayer is tough when most of the people she meets are out to get her. Abandoned by her "father" 7 years ago, Kei travels to Magnolia in search of a place where she belongs. On her way she meets a young dragon slayer wizard who may be just what she was looking for.

I don't own Fairy Tail, it's a great anime and I just wanted to write something about it…

(Sorry for the third person, I don't usually write in third person but I wanted to give it a try.)

Chapter 1

Riding on the train was so boring for Kei. The 15 year old girl blankly stared out the window waiting to see the upcoming town, Magnolia. "Hey, Natsu, you think we'll find Igneel in Magnolia?" a voice from another seat in the car asked. Kei had a bad habit of eavesdropping on random people she's never even met before. She sighed and breathed on the window and started to draw in the mist. Her finger slid over the wet foggy glass as she drew the fairy-like symbol of her favorite guild. "Man, I really want to join Fairy Tail." She said dreamily. When 15 minutes passed and the town didn't show up Kei began to eavesdrop again. 'Who was this Igneel guy anyway?' she thought. 'That name sounds so… familiar.'

When the train stopped, Kei was the first person off of it. "Yes I'm off that stupid train!" she exclaimed pumping her fist in the air. Some people passing shot her annoyed and slightly worried looks. Kei hated trains because she had a huge case of ADD and a little bit of ADHD, maybe more of ADHD. She couldn't sit in one spot for too long unless she was super tired or sick. She fixed one of the straps of her backpack and walked out of the train station.

It was almost noon and a lot of people were wandering around through the streets. The girl walked down a busy street looking for someone. "Dang, how am I supposed to find one wizard out of all these people." She asked herself. He was a famous wizard who used fire magic that couldn't be sold in magic shops (a lot like her magic). Kei quietly hummed to herself, trying to distract her from the crowded street. Suddenly a lot of people started to run in one direction. 'What the heck?' she thought. A large group of people, specifically women, formed in the middle of the street. "Oh my gosh, Salamander is really here?" a teenage girl Kei's age said running by with her giggling friends. 'Salamander.' Kei thought narrowing her eyes.

She managed to wedge herself through the crowd of swooning women and giggling teenage girls. When she saw the center of attention she frowned. 'Jeez, this guy is nothing like Salamander. He's using a charm spell to get this kind of attention anyway. I highly doubt he uses lost fire magic.' Kei thought. Someone suddenly shoved past her knocking Kei off of her feet onto the ground. "Damn fangirls." She snarled. "Hey, you need help?" A person asked holding out a hand. Kei looked up and saw a teenage boy smiling down at her. He had pinkish-red hair and was wearing a white scale-designed scarf and a red jacket over a small black and yellow-rimmed vest that was open and showing his bare chest. "Um, I'm fine thanks." She said quietly feeling a little embarrassed about him wanting to help her up. He shrugged and walked away, disappearing into the crowd. Kei was about to get up before another hand shot out in front of her. She looked up expecting to see the teenager again, it wasn't. Standing in front of her was the lame excuse of the wizard. He smiled, thinking Kei was going to fall under his charm spell. "Please, let me help you." He said in a silky voice. Kei noticed the crowd of girls had shifted and all had their eyes on her and the man. She slowly held out her hand knowing his fans would have a fit if she didn't. He pulled her up and wrapped his arm around her waist. "What a pretty little girl, you could have gotten hurt from that fall. I am going to find the person who pushed such a delicate woman and teach them a lesson!" he said. "Um, no I'm fine. You can let go of me now." Kei said gently pushing him away. "I cannot do that, I must pay you back." "For what?" "For being so beautiful." He answered. Okay, now this was getting weird. "Please let go of me, I have somewhere to be." She lied trying to get away but the man tightened his grip on her. "Please, I'm very busy." She begged continuing to struggle. "But why, do you have any idea who I am?" He asked. 'Great so he's narcissistic.' Kei thought. "He's the dreamy Salamander." A girl said swooning. "Hey, why don't you just let her go?" a voice said from the crowd. 'Wait, I know that voice.' Kei thought looking in the direction the voice came from. The crowd of girls parted and standing there was the pink-haired boy Kei met earlier. 'Oh great…' Kei thought frowning 'Now I look even weaker.' "Who the hell are you?" Salamander asked. "Oh, no one." The kid said shrugging. "Good, then I suggest you mind your own business and go away." Salamander said the teenager suddenly shot an angry glare at the man. "I right, I'll leave after you let that girl go, she doesn't know you and she doesn't want you touching her like that." He said. "Do you know her?" Salamander asked tightening his arms around me. The teenager didn't answer for a few seconds. The man laughed "Just as I thought." "She's my friend. Isn't she Happy?" The boy said to a blue cat that was sitting on his backpack. "Aye!" the cat said. "That's a huge lie!" Salamander hissed. "Alright then." The boy said before he started to sprint towards Kei and the man. Kei shrieked when the teenager grabbed her and yanked her out of the man's arms before he could realize what was going on. The crowd of girls started to panic and run away. "I suggest you just get out of here and leave these girls alone with your stupid charm spell." The pink-haired boy hissed pushing Kei behind him protectively.

"You okay? Sorry about that creep." The teenager said. "Thanks I was going to take care of it but I didn't want to make a scene." Kei said quietly. The boy laughed and rubbed the back of his neck "He tends to make a scene without trying." Happy, the blue cat, said. Kei laughed "If I'm going to thank you properly, I should at least know your name." she said. "Oh, my name's Natsu." He said. "Well thank you Natsu, my name's Kei." Kei said with a smile. "So I heard you wanted to join Fairy Tail." Happy said. "Oh, you heard?" she said blushing and running her fingers through her silver and blue-streaked hair. "Happy overheard you when we walked by on the train." Natsu said. "So that was you? I heard you were here looking for your friend Igneel." Kei said. "Yea." Happy said. "We thought that Salamander guy would be him. But he turned out to be a huge jerk, what a waste of time." Natsu said folding his arms over his chest. "Not to be weird or anything but I think I've heard that name, Igneel, before." Kei said. Natsu looked up at her and raised an eyebrow. "Is he a… dragon?" Kei asked. "Where did you hear that?" He asked. Kei looked down and twisted a strand of her hair nervously. "My father, I mean the one who raised me told me."

"Well thanks for the help, hope I see you again." Kei said with a smile. She stood up and walked away leaving Natsu and Happy behind. She sat down to rest on a park bench perfectly placed in the shade of a large tree. She sighed and quietly dug around in her backpack. Kei took out an old faded piece of paper and unfolded it. Scribbled on the paper was a sketch of a dragon and a little girl next to it. She sighed and she started to burn the old brown paper; with her bare hand and blue fire.

"So I see you're a dragon slaying wizard." A voice said behind Kei. She jumped up throwing her backpack over her shoulder and dropping the burning paper. Standing behind her was Salamander with an evil smirk. "What the hell are you doing here?" Kei asked backing away from him. "I was just passing by and I wanted to apologize for the way I acted back there." He said placing his hand on his chin. "Well too bad, 'cause I don't forgive that easily." She remarked turning away and folding her arms over her chest. "Well would you make an exception if I told you I was a member of Fairy Tail and I could get you in?" Kei's violet eyes widened and she looked over her shoulder. "Really?" "Why not, but for me to get you in you must attend my party tonight." He said. "Fine but I'm just going so I can get in Fairy Tail." She said stubbornly. "Good, it's going to be held on my yacht, wear something that would complement you." He mused before he turned and walked away. She stared back at him with a glare 'What a creep.' The girl thought. Kei wandered into a dress store looking for something to wear. 'I hate shopping, especially when it's for clothes. I don't even look good in dresses.' She thought shuffling through a rack of party dresses. 'I guess I'll wear this one.' She thought after she tried on a green silk dress.

"Hey Natsu, isn't that that boat where that Salamander guy is having his party?" Happy asked. Natsu looked over at the boat and quickly looked away with his hand cupped over his mouth. "Don't mention boats or I'm gonna be sick." He mumbled. "Oh right." Happy said. "Wait wasn't Kei going to that party?" "Where'd you hear that Happy?" Natsu asked. "I followed her after she left remember? She seemed like a kind of person that had a lot on her mind so I wanted to follow her." Happy said. "She also knows about Igneel." Natsu added. "I don't like that Salamander guy. You think he would hurt her?" Happy said. Natsu narrowed his coal black eyes in the boat's direction. "Maybe, I'm a little worried." "So am I, we could go save her if… you didn't have a problem with vehicles." Happy said. Natsu quickly turned away. "Aw man, why'd you have to go and remind me?"

"I'm very glad you could show up tonight; and in that beautiful dress too." Salamander said taking a sip of his champagne. Kei swallowed nervously and fiddled with her hands in her lap. He looked at her from across the coffee table and raised an eyebrow "You look so nervous." He said. Kei bit her lip and looked up at the wizard. "Maybe… a little." She said quietly. 'Something about this doesn't seem right.' Kei thought. "Here, why don't you have a sip of wine?" Salamander said holding out his hand and hovering in front of it were droplets of liquid. 'Weird… but I'll just go along with it so he can get me into Fairy Tail.' Kei thought slowly parting her lips. Suddenly a familiar smell wafted into her sensitive nose. Kei stood up and slapped the droplets out of her direction. "How dare you!" she snarled. Salamander smirked "What on earth could you mean?" He asked. "Sleep powder… you were trying to drug me!" She growled lowering her glare. Salamander placed his hand on his chin and smiled "You're vigilant, makes you more favorable." He said standing up and snapping his fingers. Suddenly a group of large men walked in with unconscious women draped over their shoulders. "What the, what's going on?" Kei said with surprised and worried eyes. Salamander smirked "You and all of these girls are headed to the island of Bosco." "What! Bosco is a slave island! Is- is that why you have all of these girls?" Kei said utterly surprised. "Of course, it was an easy way to earn a few jewel." Salamander said. Kei's mouth dropped open "How could you, you make girls fall for you with a cheap charm spell and then you turn them into slaves? That's lower than scum! You're a Fairy Tail member?" She shrieked. Salamander narrowed his dark eyes and snapped his fingers. "What a nuisance, get her." A man approached Kei and she started to panic. He grabbed her arms and started to pull her away. "Ah let go of me!" she screamed and tried to get away. Kei's arm lit up with blue fire and the man who grabbed her arm cried out in pain and stumbled backwards. "So it's true." Salamander mused. "You really are the blue fire dragon slayer." "Mind your own business you creep." She snarled tightening her fists closed. Then, before she could react, Salamander ran toward her and kicked her in the stomach knocking her backwards. Kei tumbled back on the ground and gasped for air. Two men walked and grabbed both of her arms pulling her up to her feet. Tear started to drip down her cheeks "You jerk, you should be ashamed of what you've done!" she said glaring at Salamander. Suddenly there was an explosion that came from the ceiling and when the dust cleared everyone saw a pink haired teenage boy.

"Natsu!" Kei exclaimed whipping a tear off of her face. Natsu fixed a glare onto Salamander and stepped forward. The ship swayed a little and Natsu suddenly collapsed onto the floor with his hand over his face. "Dammit, this wasn't a good idea, why didn't I think this through?" Natsu muttered pressing the heel of his palm to his temple. 'Oh great…' Kei thought with disappointment. "Hey Kei, over here!" a voice called out. She looked up and saw Happy… flying… with wings. "Happy! Wait, since when can you fly?" "I'll get into detail about that later, c'mon!" Happy said swooping down a picking Kei off of the floor by her arms. "Wait what about Natsu?" Kei called when they were flying above the boat. "I can't carry two people, besides he'll be fine." Happy said. Suddenly a sharp pain was sent through her left leg. She screamed out in pain and clutched her drenched leg. 'My leg is all wet…' she thought. Kei saw the liquid on her leg and panic rose in her. 'Oh no, blood. I've been shot!' "Happy, someone shot my leg!" Kei yelled out. "Yeah they have guns; that's why I got you out of there so quickly." Happy replied. 'But what about Natsu?' Kei thought, she was really worried 'What if he gets hurt… or worse, killed because of me.' She thought. Suddenly Kei felt weightless. 'What's going on?' She noticed she was falling. "Happy!" she screamed before she hit the water. "Did we get her?" Salamander asked staring at the water where she fell in. "Hey, you!" Natsu yelled from the doorway. "What are you doing with all of these innocent girls?" "It's none of your business, now just run along and don't mention it to anyone." Salamander hissed. "I can't let you do that." Natsu snarled whipping a bit of sweat off of his forehead.

Kei couldn't swim back to the surface of the water, the salt water was starting to burn her eyes and her bullet wound was screaming with pain. Kei turned her head 'Where's Happy, I hope he wasn't hurt too.' Kei thought when two little paws hooked her arms and started to pull her up. They both gasped for air when they broke out of the water. "Kei are you alright?" Happy asked drying his wings and hovering over the girl. Kei flashed the cat a halfhearted smile. "I'm… okay… for now." "Well that's better than I thought." Happy said with a big smile. "We should get you out of the water; the salt must be stinging your leg." Kei nodded and Happy hovered closer to her picking her back up and lifting her out of the water. "We have to do something about that boat and the people on it." Kei said to Happy. "You're right, if we could find out a way to wash the boat on the shore we could free the people and Natsu can fight again." "About that, what was wrong with him earlier?" "Oh yeah, Natsu just gets a little motion sick." 'A little?' Kei thought.

"I've got an idea!" Kei said. "What kind of idea?" Happy asked. "To get the boat on the shore." "Uh Kei, I was kidding." "Shut up, I've got a good idea." Kei hissed. "Happy fly us over there behind the boat."

"What if this doesn't work?" Happy asked. "Well if it doesn't, people could get hurt and I would most likely pass out from running out of magic." Kei answered shrugging. "But no bigge." She said cupping her hands to her lips. Kei closed her violet eyes and she gathered her fire magic in her throat. With a deep inhale and followed by a strong exhale, a large amount of fire came out of her mouth aimed at the water behind the boat.

"We did it!" Happy exclaimed dropping Kei lightly on the sandy shore. "Wow I didn't really want to destroy it." She said rubbing the back of her neck. All of the women on the boat woke up and were just fleeing from the wrecked boat. "Good we got all of those girls off of the boat safely." Kei sighed and collapsed from exhaustion and the pain in her leg. "Kei are you okay?" Happy asked landing on the ground and putting his paw on her shoulder. "Yeah I'm okay." She said standing up and dusting herself off. "Ow dammit, what happened?" Salamander said standing up and rubbing his head. "Hey the swaying stopped that's good." Natsu said getting up and brushing himself off. "So who are you really?" Natsu asked. Salamander raised an eyebrow "What the hell do you mean?" he snarled. "You said you were from Fairy Tail." "Yes and what is it to you?" Natsu grabbed the red sleeve of his jacket and pulled it off throwing it in the wind. "Because I'm a member of Fairy Tail and I've never seen you before!" he snarled revealing a red tattoo of the Fairy Tail symbol on his arm. Kei's mouth dropped open "He's a Fairy Tail wizard?" "Yeah you didn't know that?" Happy asked. "It would have been helpful information." Kei muttered dully. "How dare you dirty the Fairy Tail name! That calls for a pretty good ass whippin." He growled. 'Oh classy.' Kei thought. Natsu started to make his way toward Salamander and his men. "Get the smart mouthed kid!" Salamander demanded. A group of burly men ran towards Natsu but the teenager simply swatted them to the side with a flaming hand. "He uses fire magic, wait… no he's a dragon slayer!" Kei said. "Yeah Igneel taught him to use fire dragon slaying magic." Happy said. Kei's eyes widened "That name I have heard it before! Igneel is a fire dragon!"