Chapter 1: The Newcomer
Cold, hard rain beat down heavily. My green coat was drenched with water. I pulled my large hoodie further over my head. I picked up the pace. My feet heavily hit the ground. My legs were so numb I could barely tell how fast I was going. At least my tall boots kept the water out. For now.
Puddles splashed beneath me. The wind blew harder. Lightning flashed across the sky. Thunder rolled within the grey clouds. I had to get to the next town. I was almost there. Magnolia.
I ran through the empty streets. The lamps in the town had been turned off. I kept on running. There had to someplace I could find. I turned the corner. I was met with a large building. It was made of stone and wood. The only lamp still on hung from its gates. A sign blew in the wind. Fairy Tail.
I opened the gates. The cold metal burned my skin. It's odd how something so cold could burn like fire. I walked up to the large, wooden doors. From the inside, I could hear people laughing and talking. I knocked on the door.
No answer. I must be too quiet. Perhaps it will be okay if I just opened it. Considering this was a guild hall. I cautiously opened the door. At least over a dozen people sat in small tables. The whole room had two levels and a request board. A bar sat at the side. This guild was absolutely humongous. It looked as though multiple repairs had been made on it over the years.
The sudden change in heat caused me to shiver more than I was outside. The heavy door closed behind me with a heavy clank. A few people turned around. I cringed. If awkward entrances were a thing. I was tremendously awesome at it.
I must have looked pretty beaten up, for a blonde girl quickly rushed over to me. Before she could even say a word, my knees buckled beneath me. My energy had ran out. Black dots danced across my vision. I collapsed.
I sat upright, and instantly regretted it. Pain shot up my right thigh. I don't remember injuring it. The adrenaline must have suspended the pain for a bit. I quickly took in my surroundings. I must have collapsed. Well now I feel so unbelievably stupid. Yeah...not.
I was in some sort of an infirmary. I looked around for some sort of wheelchair or crutches. I noticed a pair of crutches that had been resting against the wall beside me. Before I could make a move to grab them, someone walked into the room.
"Humph. I didn't expect you to awaken so soon" An older woman whose pink hair that was tied up in a bun had approached me,"Who are you?"
"My name is Chloe"
She frowned, "Do you have a last name?"
I looked down, "Not one that I know of"
My past had been a mystery to me. A foggy past that I cannot seem to clear. It's like that feeling where you know that you've forgotten something and you can't remember it no matter how hard you tried. At least, I never got to find out what it was.
"Well then. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING JUST COLLAPSING ON SOMEONE'S FRONT DOOR?!"
I nodded, "please accept my sincerest apologies. I did not mean to cause you any trouble. I will pay for any work caused"
She sighed, "That isn't needed"
"The guild master has some questions for you." She left the room.
A short older man jumped up onto a stool. Yes. Jumped. I thought I was short, but this was a whole new level.
"Your name is Chloe yes?"
I nodded.
"Why were you in such a state last night?"
"I had recently found myself in the forest. I carry no memory of my past. Just little details. A hiker told me there was a town nearby. That's how I got here"
He nodded, "Hmm...Are you a mage?"
I replied, "Yes."
He smiled, "Well if you don't have a place to go, Fairy Tail welcomes you"
My eyes widened, "Really?!"
For some reason, I had this feeling of never ending loneliness. I don't know why, but this place made it disappear in a second.
"OK! I'll join Fairy Tail!" I exclaimed.
A taller girl with long, white hair put a stamp with this guild's emblem on my left thigh.
She smiled, "Welcome to Fairy Tail! My name is Mirajane!"
I smiled back. It had seemed so easy. To get into a happy life. In fact, it seemed *too* easy. Little did I know, that bad times were soon to come.
