Disclaimers: I do not own Fairy Tail
A/N: Redid Chapter 1 and added some Romeo and Wendy interaction, will this be a RoWen, who knows? Also remember, Romeo never joined Fairy Tail in this story because he doesn't have magic, therefore he's not a fanboy of the guild members, therefore his interaction with the guild members is different than canon.
If you're reading this and wondering: "Wasn't this story done by Elemental Storm?" you be correct. I try to see if I could manage two separate accounts and turns out I can't, but I didn't want to keep adding stories to an already ever-growing list of WIP on my main account. Turn out I can't help but write stories so I'm sorry about this, I'm just going to add the story to this account and be done with it.
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Chapter 1
In the beginning, there was nothing…nothing but the Endless Void and the Eternal Sphere that lay in the center of it. Both of them have existed long before time was even relevant.
Then the Eternal Sphere pushed back the Endless Void so it could allow itself to dream.
From that dream what was once an eternal and limitless sea of darkness soon became a frenzy of lights and life.
From the first milliseconds of light the infinite planes were formed; from the bottomless Abyss to the Nine Hells and all the way to the highest of heavens. From the creation of the Astral Sea that lay between dimensions, to the formation of the Elemental Chaos from which all the elements were created.
From there the Immortals: Gods, Devils, Angels, and Demons were created and thus the start of their never-ending wars began for you see the Eternal Sphere was split up into two halves: One was Eternal Order while the other was Eternal Chaos. One could not exist without the other though they were constantly at odds with one another, thus its creations were made to reflect each of its halves.
A heartbeat later, the elementals, ferocious sentient beings of power who were the very embodiment of the fire, earth the wind and water, and therefore were brought forth from the void. These were the product of a special joint effort between order and chaos; belonging to both while at the same time belong to neither.
Within time mortals were allowed to be created by the immortals so they could worship them while also populating the planes of existence alongside a number of beasts and monsters.
All the while the Eternal Sphere observe it all through its infinite omniscient might. With its power, it put up barriers around each of the planes in order prevent them from collapsing onto another and to keep each planes' inhabitants to themselves.
At first, the Eternal Sphere allows the immortals to regulate their worlds in the way they saw most fit, but over time they began to abuse the powers bestowed upon them. Instead of using them to uphold the balance of order and chaos, they use them for their own personal gain and to establish dominance over one another, even those of their own kind.
The Eternal Sphere did not want to interfere any more than necessary, but both Order and Chaos felt that if something wasn't done, everything would revert back to nothingness and the Endless Void would come once again.
Thus an organization was established. Three beings from each sentient race that populated the infinite multiverse would be given the role of Protector, Destroyer, and finally, Balancer. These chosen few would be granted the power to keep the maintain the stability between good and evil, law and anarchy, yin and yang. For countless eons, these watchers have maintained this delicate line through blood and sacrifice, through determination and perseverance, through dedication and resolve.
Now the time has come and the Endless Void has returned at last and it seeks to plunge all of existence back into nothingness and only the power of the Eternal Sphere can halt this devastation.
This power gifted to these Planes Masters of the order is the power of the planes themselves. A power that could either save or doom a million worlds in a blink of an eye.
Endless blue.
That was all he could see in every direction as he plummets to his inevitable demise.
An infinite range of blue dotted with white. The sky went on forever with no end in sight, it just kept going. He so memorized by its beauty that he forgot to scream on his way down, probably rather wanting to spend the last few moments of his life admiring this amazing scenery than flailing around in a frantic panic.
It reminded him of all the times he would skip school and just stare up at the clouds. Calm and serene, peaceful and quiet, that is how he spent his days, relaxing in the grass as the sun shine down on him.
He doesn't know how exactly he got up here but he recalls the events that led up to the moment before he appears in the sky. It began earlier this morning when he had his first conversation ever with Fairy Tail's youngest Dragon-Slayer, Wendy Marvell, despite the fact she technically has been part of the guild for seven years.
Flashback
A calm breeze was sweeping through the grass fields just outside the eastern Magnolia city's limit, the smoothing wind felt like a soft whisper on his skin. He basks in the warm rays of sunlight, letting the warmth wash over him as he watches the clouds dance across the Fioran's sky. He didn't even try to make an attempt to go to school today, instead, immediately going in the opposite direction of the schoolhouse as soon as his mom duck her head back inside the house.
"Why would I waste such great day like today inside of some crumbling building?",Romeo thought to himself as he stared upward toward the heavens, taking in their beauty, "Besides, not that anyone really cares or anything, everyone probably getting ready for the games."
Romeo once peaceful thoughts then took a negative turn as his recalls how thanks to Team Natsu and their usual antics while they were away at some resort training for the games, they ended up causing a massive amount of damage and thus causing the guild a huge dent in their budget for the games. Basically Fairy Tail barely had enough money to cover everyone at the games; in fact, everyone would be paying half of their hotels' rooms and food. His parents being the cheapskates that they were, mostly his dad, decided to use the excuse that Romeo has missed too many days of school and therefore would have to stay behind while they and his sisters went to Crocus.
"You think they at least come up with a better excuse than that", Romeo told himself as he picks up the grass moving behind him and realizes that he may not be alone anymore in the field.
Within moments he had a girl in a white sundress staying over him, looking down at him with chocolate brown eyes and long flowing blue hair.
Silence pass between them for what seems like an eternity as the breeze continued to blow, making the girl's hair dance in the wind.
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After a few moments, Romeo decided to speak…
" Just so you know I can see your panties and I must say, blue and white stripes is a very bold choice", he said nonchalantly causing the girl's eyes to widen as she finally realizes that she was almost standing directly over him.
"Eek!", echoes throughout the field as she slams her hands down on the hem of her sundress and literally jumps away from Romeo a good ten feet, her face practically glowing red in embarrassment. It was during all that frenzy of motion that Romeo happens to notice the blue Fairy Tail guild mark on her right shoulder.
"Huh, she has the Fairy Tail's symbol, but I don't recall there being a girl there that's around my age,especially one with blue hair",Romeo thought before it finally hit him, "Oh yeah, that's right, there was a girl like that all those years ago."
"You're that Wendy girl, aren't you?", he calls back to her, "The Wind Dragon-Slayer?"
It took the girl a moment to realize that Romeo was talking to her but eventually she replies back, "Y-yes, my name is Wendy and if you don't mind, I'm known as the Sky Dragon-Slayer."
"Don't really see the difference, but okay. So Wendy, what brings you way out here?", Romeo asks wanting this girl to hurry up and leave him be.
The blush that was starting to go away on the girl's face return with a vengeance as Wendy finds herself unable to speak for a moment. Romeo notices her silence and let out a breath in annoyance as he sat up and turns around to face the slightly flustered girl.
"Well?"
"I-I caught your scent and thought you were someone I knew", she said in a voice so quiet that Romeo had to strain his ears to hear her.
"Let me get this straight", Romeo began, "I smell like someone you knew, is that what you're trying to tell me?"
"I know it sounds weird", Wendy admitted, "But you see-"
"You don't have to explain anything to me; you're a dragon-slayer. I may have no interest in magic things like most people are but I do know that the mages that use dragon slayer magic have a greater sense of smell and you probably mistook my scent for one of my twin sisters, Juliet or Rosalina", Romeo explain causing Wendy to take on a look of surprise, "Am I right?"
"Juliet and Rosalina are your twin sisters? Wait, that means you're?"
"Romeo Conbolt, the middle child of Macao and Enno Conbolt", he introduces himself as he got up and walk over to Wendy, "I'm the one that can't use magic as you have probably heard."
Wendy proceeds to look Romeo up and down, as though to verify his claim, "Wow, you look just like your sisters."
"You mean besides not having boobs, right?", Romeo joke, "I like to think I don't have man-boobs."
Romeo was expecting a shocked gasp from the girl for his blunt vulgarness, a trait he, unfortunately, got from his dad, but what he was not expecting was a scowl to briefly flash across her face along with her looking down at her own chest.
"They're not that big", he sworn he heard her say, "Not my fault they grew up over seven years while I stay the same. They obviously get it from Enno."
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"Okay, moving on before I become mentally scar", Romeo spoke, "Shouldn't you be getting ready for the games?"
"Shouldn't you as well?", Wendy asks, "The train leaves early tomorrow morning."
"I'm not going", Romeo states what he thought was obvious.
"Really?", Wendy wonder, "Why not?"
"I've got school", Romeo half-lied, deciding best to leave his family drama at home because from what he has seen, the guild was not the place for your drama to spread seeing how it had its own fair share of it. Besides, from what he heard from Juliet and Rosalina, Wendy didn't cause any damage at the resort so he had no reason to be mad at her.
"Oh", was all Wendy had to say, "I didn't know that."
"Not surprise by that."
The two of them once again descend into silence for a moment before Wendy spoke again.
"You know, now that I think about it", she said, "This is the first time I ever had a conversation with you. In fact, this is the first time I ever met you, even back when I first join the guild."
Romeo just shrugs, "Most of the time back then, I was in school and I didn't go to the guild hall unless I needed my parents for something."
"May I ask why? Your sisters seem to enjoy coming to the guild hall all the time back then", Wendy said.
Romeo was about to answer before he stops and simply shook his head, "Nah, you wouldn't understand."
Wendy simply blinks at this, "What wouldn't I understand?"
"The reason why I don't go to the guild hall. You have magic and I don't, so you couldn't possibly understand why I avoid the guild hall", Romeo explains as he started to walk back to where his backpack laid on the ground. He wasn't even halfway there when he heard a shuffling of feet and a blue blur speed past him. Next thing he knew his black eyes once again lock with Wendy's brown color ones and she had a frown on her face.
"Can I…help you with something?", Romeo asks, not really sure on how he should proceed in this type of situation, "Wow, she's fast and I thought everyone said she was shy."
"You know, I have done quite a bit of dangerous tasks despite my age", she began to lecture Romeo on, with a finger in his face and everything, "I took on Oracion Seis, I save the guild and the Exceed race back in Edolas, I fought against Fairy Tail's second guild master and his dark guild, Grimoire Hearts, on Tenrou, then I bravely fought against Acnologia, and even help save the world from the Infinite Clock while taking on the Legion. I think I'm more than capable of understanding your personal reasons on why you don't come to the guild hall."
"Why do I feel like I'm being lecture?", Romeo thought.
Wendy then stops and takes a deep breath, (that rant took it out of her) and Romeo immediately fled the overwhelming urge to run cause he heard about how strong her Dragon-Roar spell from Rosalina, he also knows from first-hand experience that dragon-slayers tend to have short tempers and have a pattern of attack first, ask questions never.
"Whoa! Whoa!", he yells as he jumps back and throws his hands up in an attempt to calm her down, "There is no need for that here! I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings!"
Wendy only looked at him with a baffled expression, "No need for what?", before she finally caught on to what Romeo meant.
To Romeo completely surprise, the powerful yet tiny dragon-slayer began bowing profusely while apologizing at a rapid pace, "I'm sorry! I sorry! I didn't mean to give you that impression! I would never use my magic on someone just because they said something rude!"
It would take Wendy a hot minute to calm down, at which she explains her situation at the guild to Romeo, who really wanted to get back to cloud watching but decided to listen anyway just to be a nice guy. Also because he didn't want to find out the hard way if Wendy shared the same short temper that Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus had.
"So you get the feeling that even though you have faced just as many dangers as everyone else at the guild, they still somewhat treat you like a child, right?", Romeo asks as both he and Wendy lay down at opposite side of one another in the grass, his school backpack separating their heads.
Wendy nods her head, "I know they don't mean anything by it, but sometimes they seem to think that I can't handle myself, especially Carla."
"Is that the cat with the bitchy resting face?", Romeo asks.
"Hey!", Wendy says.
"What? She does!", Romeo defended himself, "The few times I have seen her she does."
"Anyway", Wendy moved on though still slightly irritated, "That's the problem I'm having with the guild."
"Not that I care or anything, but if they treat you like that, how do they treat my sisters?", Romeo asks, "Their magic isn't as powerful as yours."
"Pretty much the same as they do me, if not more", Wendy answers, "But they seem somewhat okay with that, but I guess they're just happy that we're back."
Romeo lets out a huff, "Yeah that sounds like them. Back then they were always Natsu this and Natsu that."
The sound of the wind blowing is all that could be heard for a time…
"You do realize that this is a great opportunity for you, right?", Romeo said.
"What is?", Wendy reply.
"The Grand Magic Games", Romeo said as he sat up and turn around toward her, "Think about it, the whole country, if not the continent, will be watching the games. You're on the team, so all you have to do is win every event you're in and the guild will have to stop treating you like a child."
"T-T-The whole continent will be watching me?", Wendy stutters out, "That's a lot of pressure."
"Oh, stop your whining, I'm sure you'll do fine, maybe ", Romeo said, "Like you said, you have taken on Oracion Seis, the Legion, and Acnologia. Who could stand in your way at the games, besides that Jura fellow at Lamia Scale?"
Wendy thought Romeo's words over for a moment in her head, "Well I did have Second Origin unlock while we were training, maybe I can do this."
"So Romeo?", Wendy says, catching the boy's attention as he went back to laying on the ground and looking at the clouds, "You never told me the reason why you don't like going to the guild hall."
"You're going to keep asking me until I tell you, aren't you?", Romeo said while turning his head to look straight at her.
"Well, I did tell you my problem", Wendy was her answer.
Romeo, for the third time this morning, let out a breath in annoyance, "Fine, I'll tell you. It's really simple though….there's a wall in between me and everyone else."
A question mark appears above Wendy's head, "There's no wall at the guild hall."
"I meant figuratively, please try to keep up", Romeo gripe, "Like I was saying, there is a wall between me and the rest of the mages at Fairy Tail."
Romeo waited a moment to see if Wendy had anything else to say, after hearing nothing coming from her, he continues on.
"Whenever I'm at home, all I hear from everyone is magic this, magic that. The lack of jobs coming into the guild, problems with dark guilds, the Magic Council riding my dad, my sisters learning a new fire spell. That is all I ever hear from them", Romeo explains, "Around the dinner table, around the house, everywhere. I can't relate to any of that, Guild jobs mean nothing to me, I really don't have to deal with dark guilds, the Magic Council has no control over me, and I couldn't less whether my idiot's sisters learn a new spell or not. But at home, that's all I ever hear."
"And when you go to the guild...", Wendy began to catch on.
"It becomes tenfold", Romeo finish though he did wonder a bit about why he was spilling his life story to a girl he just met, but she did seem to give off a vibe that made her easy to talk to, "The few times I have been to the guild I just sat off in a corner and listen to everyone go about their day. There was nothing I could relate to there, none of those guys went to a regular school, they all either went to a magic school or didn't go to school at all. All those guys are set for life as long as they're able to stay in a magic guild. Me? I actually have to find a job once I graduate, one that will probably take me out of Magnolia, I'll have to work to make a living and all you mages got to do is take a guild job now and then to make rent."
Romeo finishes his rant and glances over at Wendy who look to be thinking over everything he just said, "So basically you feel like an outcast at the guild, despite the fact your father is guild master and your mother and sisters are members."
"Exactly!", Romeo screams, startling Wendy a bit, "I'm an outcast at my own home and at the guild where my family a major part of!"
"And you feel it's just unfair?"
"What else would it be? It seems that I drew the short lot, and now I'm suffering for it by having to go to school and all", Romeo complain.
"Is that why you're skipping school right now?", a voice says from behind the two teens.
Both Romeo and Wendy turn their heads around to see the powerful Mira Strauss standing there with a "not amuse" look on her face.
"Your teacher called the guild hall a while ago, apparently this is your third day this month of skipping class", she stated as she walks over to them
"I'm surprised they gave me three days before they finally decide to call someone", Romeo says as he stands up, "Where my father at? Too drunk to come get me himself? And what about my mom and sisters; too busy out shopping together or learning new magic spells?"
"You know as well as I do that your family is busy helping the guild get ready to participate in this year's Grand Magic Games", Mira said.
"Oh yeah, the games I don't get to go to", Romeo mockingly recall.
"Romeo, I'm sure Natsu and the others didn't mean to cause all that damage at the resort", Mira said.
"Doesn't matter if they meant to or not, the point of the matters is that because they did do that, the guild doesn't have the money to take non-members to the games", Romeo complain, "So now I'm stuck here by myself while you guys get to have all the fun."
Wendy could only sit there and watch the exchange, feeling best that she stay quiet.
"You also have school to attend as well Romeo", Mira reminded him, "You can't afford to miss five days of school, despite what you believe."
"You guys didn't have to go to school when you were my age", Romeo points out to which Mira frown.
"Romeo, you know the Fiore's law requires all non-mages to attend school; now are you going to school or am I going to have to force you to?", as a magic circle appears beneath her.
"You know what?", Romeo asks, "I'll go just to avoid any more trouble."
"Good, cause your teacher is going to call the guild hall once you arrive at school, so don't dally", Mira told him as the magic circle dispels and she walks back the way she came but not before sparing a glance at Wendy then back at Romeo.
"Not even important enough to my parents for them to come and chew me out", Romeo murmurs to himself as he picks up his backpack and began walking toward town.
"Hey, Romeo?", Wendy calls out to him, making the boy stop in his tracks.
"What is it?", he replies without looking back.
Wendy went quiet for a moment, causing Romeo to glances at her over his shoulder.
"Well?"
"You think maybe you could come see the guild off tomorrow morning at the train station?", Wendy asks, "I know we're leaving early, but you should have enough time to make it to school afterward."
"Why would I want to do something like that?"
"You don't have to, but I think it might actually mean something to the guild and your family if you came to see them off", Wendy answers.
Romeo turns fully around to face Wendy, staring at her with an emotionless face. After about a good thirty seconds of staring, he shook his head.
"I'll think about it, but I'm not making any promises", he said as he went along his way, leaving Wendy alone in the grassy fields. As he walks away, the back of his mind with mulling about over the conversation he just had with the girl.
"I guess she's an alright person, but even I didn't have the heart to tell her the truth that I didn't miss any of the guys while they were gone for seven years."
Later on
"Stupid teacher giving me detention for a week." , Romeo grumbles as he made his way home as the sun was starting to set. The streets were mostly deserted except for a couple folk doing some last minute shopping at the few vendors that were still opened; most of them were packing up to make the trip to Crocus and try to sell their goods to the crowd that would no doubt gather for the X791 Grand Magic Games.
"Seems like everyone's going to the games but me", Romeo said as he turns down the street that he has lived all his life alongside his dad, his mom, and his sisters.
"Hey Romeo", he hears and he looks up to see his next-door neighbor Lindsay Mine looking down at him from her bedroom window, "Heard you were late for school again today."
"That would imply that I was putting in the effort to go to school; I was skipping class until Mira found me and force me to go", Romeo answered causing Rebecca to laugh out loud.
"Yeah I heard about that as well; so what are you going to be doing while everyone else is at the game?", Lindsay asks, "My dad is going with Fairy Tail and my mom is going with me and Twilight Ogre so that leaves no one to keep an eye on you."
"I think you're forgetting the fact that I been particularly taking care of myself most of my life seeing how my parents don't pay that much attention to me", Romeo said, "I think I'll be fine."
Lindsay laughs once again and Romeo thought he saw her cheeks redden a bit as she diverted her eyes away from his.
"You know, I bet if I ask my mom she could afford to take you along with us", she said in a quiet voice that Romeo barely even heard, "You know, that way you can catch the games and wouldn't be stuck here by yourself."
Romeo had to think for a moment making sure he heard her right. For as long as he could remember she has always been best friends with Juliet and Rosalina, even despite the fact they joined separate guilds. From what he thought he and Lindsay were only friends by default.
"Guess she's just trying to be nice", Romeo thought, "Thanks for the offer but I can't miss any more days at school."
For a sec, Romeo swore he saw a look of disappointment flash across the girl's face; one moment it was there the next it was gone as she waves goodbye.
"Okay then, catch you when I get back, our train leaves in the morning and I have to finish packing", she said as she was about to close her window but then stop.
"Hey, Romeo?", the girl asks.
"What is it now?" he answered.
"I also heard you were talking with that Wendy chick while you were skipping school", Lindsay stated in a quiet voice.
"I was."
"Soooooo", Lindsay said, "What do you think of her?"
"What the hell is this crap now?", Romeo thought, "She seems alright, I guess. She's a nice person but that's about it."
"Oh okay", Lindsay said, hoping she didn't sound too excited to Romeo, "Catch you later."
"Yeah okay", Romeo said as he started moving toward his house once more, luckily he lived right next door to Mine's house. As he searches his pockets for the house key, something catches his eye down the road.
About two houses down from him was a man with short blond hair along with ocean blue eyes, standing there while dressed in a black and white business suit. And by black and white it was literally one side all black while the other half was all white. Even the tie he was wearing was split down the middle by the colors and he was wearing one black shoe and one white shoe along with matching gloves.
"Who is that?", Romeo wonders aloud as he stops looking for the keys and instead focuses on the man who was now starting to walk toward him and Romeo found himself unable to take his eyes off of him. Not in a homosexual way mind you, but more like he was under a spell which made him focus all of his attention solely on that man. The man stroll at a leisurely pace in Romeo's direction never once breaking eye contact with him. Before Romeo knew it the man was standing at the bottom of the stairwell that led up to the Conbolt's household.
"Excuse me, son", the man asks, snapping Romeo out of his trance, " Could you tell me where I can find the market?"
It takes a moment for Romeo to realize that the man was talking to him.
"Oh, sorry about that", Romeo apologizes as he shook his head a little, "What was all that?"
"Are you okay, son?", the man asks.
Romeo blinks for a moment before answering, "Yeah, I think I'm fine."
"I certainly hope so", the man voice, "For if not then this is going to be way harder than I thought it would be, but also way more fun", he says as he takes Romeo by the hand and the next thing the boy knew he was falling through the clouds.
A/N: So I hope you guys like it. Also, would like to point out you guys that that was Romeo and Wendy's first time meeting each other face to face.
Two things that have come up in PM's and reviews:
Does Mira hate Romeo? No, she was busy helping the guild get ready to leave, and yet she was tasked with going to find Romeo, you be a little piss off too.
Is Romeo neglected by his parents? No, Neglectful parents don't make sure their child has an education. They still care for him, it is just that Romeo is merely the unfavorite due to his lack of magic. Being the middle child myself, I know what it is like. Remember, there is a difference between being neglected and not being the favorite.
Juliet- Same size as Romeo, with long purple hair that goes down past her shoulders. Has purple eyes like her mother and prefer to wear a blue skirt along with a green blouse and sandals. Excel in long-range magic spells. Black guild mark on her right hand.
Rosalina- More tomboyish, has short purple hair, purple eyes and prefers to wear blue shorts and a green tank top with sneakers. Excel in hand-to-hand combat and close-range magic spells. White guild mark on her left hand.
Romeo- Same as the anime/manga, only he wears faded black jeans and wears a red t-shirt with the words "Rebel without a cause" on the front of it, also wears sneakers instead of sandals. Kinda a smartass.
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