AN: It's Jenny and I'm here to GIVE YOU A FRIKIN BEAUTIMOUS NALU FIC. You're welcome. it's multi-chapter, as well! Written by me, jenbe. c:
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters. Hiro Mashima does.
"Stingy, stingy, stingy!" A pissed off blonde girl muttered as she stumbled out of a humongous, fanciful mansion. She grumpily trudged out of the estate onto the streets of Magnolia.
This girl was Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of a famous locksmith. How had her father, Jude Heartfilia, gotten so rich from such a simple occupation? Nobody really knows, but everyone knows that he is a filthy rich miser. However, nobody knows that he has a daughter named Lucy whom he neglects most of the time. Unless, of course, she comes to him asking for some cash to last her another week, which is what she was doing just now until he apathetically kicked her out, saying he was too busy with important affairs.
All this time, Lucy had been living in a cheap motel. This was why she needed money every week because her father would not let her live in her own house. It was ridiculous! Also, Lucy was not living the most healthy lifestyle, since the only thing she could afford was ramen, lunchables, and water.
Lucy sneaked out of the manor, knowing that if anyone found out that she was the Heartfilia heir, her father would KILL her. This was because Jude Heartfilia was a heartless, ruthless, mean old fart. At least this was what Lucy thought of her father. Once again, nobody knows why he pays no attention to his own daughter, because nobody knows he even has a daughter! Perhaps his true intentions will be revealed later.
Anyway, it was midday, and Lucy was worried that she had been discovered. Nobody had seen her, thankfully, except for a little blue-haired girl and her feminine cat. Before Lucy could see these two, they left in a hurry.
The blonde sighed, thinking, I just graduated from college, yet I have no money. My own rich dad won't give me anything to live off on! What kind of heiress am I exactly?
Kicking the pebbles halfheartedly on the stone path, she and her small suitcase wandered through the town. She was at a loss of what to do at that point. If she had never found the place she would find next, there is no knowing what would have happened to this poor girl.
Somewhere in another part of Magnolia, an alarm rang loudly. "Natsu! Your team is wanted at an apartment at the edge of town!" The person addressed to, a pink-haired, powerfully built man, nodded and changed quickly into his firefighting suit. His men did the same and they hopped onto a bright red firetruck, speeding out of the station to where they were needed.
When the firefighters arrived at the burning apartment complex, they sprang into action. Multiple firefighters doused the apartment with gushing water as a few went into the burning building to rescue trapped citizens. Natsu was one of them.
A little boy, surrounded by scorching, angry flames, clutched his teddy bear tightly, waiting hopelessly for a hero. Natsu burst through the flames, in all his firefighter glory, and scooped up the surprised kid. He put a mask on the boy, and dodged a fiery beam nearly crushing them. Protectively covering the boy from the heat, he dashed his way out of the apartment.
Finally, the building was completely rid of the flames, and only a burnt skeleton of a building stood in the midst of wreckage. Nevertheless, the residents were joyful, since there were no casualties. As Natsu set the boy down, the little kid smiled widely with tears in the corners of his eyes, "Thank you, firefighter!" Natsu took off his firefighter mask and his pink hair popped out, making the boy laugh. "No problem, kid!" Natsu replied, grinning.
Natsu loved being a firefighter, frankly, for a weird reason. He liked fire. He played with it, but he never got burnt. Other than that, he also wanted to save lives. He felt there should be more people volunteering to protect their friends. Natsu was an orphan, so right after graduating college, he became a firefighter because there was nobody to talk him out of such a dangerous job. Yet, it was he considered it his hobby.
His job was over, so Natsu decided to go to his favorite place besides the fire station for the remainder of the day. Before he did, he dropped by his house to pick up his close friend, Happy.
Happy was a blue cat, donned with a green cape which Natsu put on him all the time. Many people thought Natsu had chosen a peculiar color to dye his cat's fur, but Natsu always denied it, saying his cat was naturally blue. Of course, everyone laughed saying, "Oh, Natsu, you're hilarious." Natsu always wondered why people never believed him, because he wasn't lying.
Natsu and Happy walked through Magnolia, which was bustling with activity, although it was evening. Nobody even gave a strange look at Natsu's blue cat, because by then, they were all accustomed to Happy. They finally reached their destination after a bit of strolling.
The pink-haired man and his bright blue cat stared at the sign in front of the huge structure which spanned nearly a whole street. It was that big. Also, it was in a more lavish part of Magnolia. Swaying palm trees framed the entire premises, creating a beautiful picture to tourists, and even to regular residents. Just looking at it would leave many in awe. The gargantuan sign read:
FAIRY TAIL:
Home to the best Library, Cafe, Bar, and Recreation Centre in Magnolia. Come in and relax, read a book, party 'til you drop, or just make a friend.
Natsu nodded in content, remarking, "Ah, this is the place to be after a long day of hard work! Let's go and see our friends, Happy!" Happy obliged and they stepped past the automatic glass doors. Once they entered, they were greeted with friendly employees, a large fountain right in the middle of the lobby, and fancy chandeliers hanging everywhere!
Natsu's old friend, whom he likened to as a loving grandfather, said jovially upon seeing the duo, "Natsu! You're here! Now the party will really start!" Natsu laughed, "Yeah, Gramps! We're gonna tear it up in here!" This little, yet lively grandpa, was Makarov Dreyar, the owner of Fairy Tail.
Fairy Tail was a popular tourist area. It consisted of a bar, library, swimming pool, spa, nightclub, cafe, souvenir store, gym, and even dormitories for the workers who worked full-time, since it was such a busy place. As it was such an abuzz, crowded place, Fairy Tail was closed on Sundays and major holidays so the employees and staff could have some rest.
Natsu's best pals worked there. Mirajane Strauss and her sister, Lisanna Strauss, captivating, charming ladies, worked in the bar. Cana Alberona was a frequenter of the Fairy Tail bar. Levy McGarden, a cute, petite woman with messy azure hair, was in charge of the library. Juvia Lockser, a quite scary, but pretty woman, was the main lifeguard in the swimming pool. Laxus Dreyar, Makarov's son, hung out mostly in the nightclub with his group of friends, the Raijin tribe. They consisted of Bickslow, Fried Justine, and Evergreen. Sometimes, a man named Gildarts Clive dropped by to help out in the nightclub, but he was a busy man, so they saw him only occasionally. Erza Scarlet, a frightening, yet alluring lady was the master of the gym... When I say master, I mean master. The male master in the gym would be Elfman, who was slightly afraid of Erza. Loke and Jellal Fernandez gave massages in the spa, which is probably why the spa was teeming with ladies wanting to relax. Gajeel Redfox, his cat Pantherlily, Wendy Marvell, and her cat, Carla, worked in the cafe. In the cafe was an ice cream shop, which Gray Fullbuster attended to.
Most of Natsu's friends were full-time workers and basically lived there, but they enjoyed it. Who wouldn't enjoy Fairy Tail? Natsu thought, contentedly, as he sat at the bar and chatted with Mira, Lisanna, and Cana.
Meanwhile, Lucy trudged down the road, full of despair, wondering if her fate was to become a hobo right then and there. Suddenly, she tripped ungracefully and landed smack down on her face. Bystanders snickered at this spectacle as Lucy tried to et up briskly and nonchalantly.
She blushed furiously, embarrassed to death. She looked on the floor to see what exactly had tripped her so she could punish it, even if it was an inanimate object, which it was. It was a piece of paper. A flyer to be exact. Lucy was about to end its life cruelly and fatally by ripping it in half (yes, Lucy was very dramatic).
However, the content of the flyer caught her eye. The flyer, which had so innocently laid on the ground and eventually tripped a scatterbrained blonde, causing them to look like a clumsy fool, had an interesting tidbit. It read:
"Fairy Tail: Currently Hiring.
We are in need of hard workers who are rowdy. If interested, please visit at this address during working hours!"
Lucy -if you weren't paying close attention a while ago- was in desperate need of a job. What a perfect chance! Fairy Tail, a large, successful, renowned business, hiring workers at this opportune moment? This was Lucy Heartfilia's way of getting of by and proving to her dad that she didn't need him anymore!
It wasn't particularly revenge, but she honestly had no options otherwise. She needed this job. With a newfound determination, Lucy haphazardly glanced at the address on the flyer, and looked which way and that to get her bearings. Oh, darn, Lucy thought, this Fairy Tail place is a long way from here. Although it was such a distance away, she felt as if she could make it. A renewed feeling of ambition filled the void inside of her. Resolved, Lucy started off at a steady pace, then a running motion toward her near, and hopefully bright, future. Unfortunately, she could not run that fast, since a suitcase was kinda slowing her down. Fail...
Eventually, at Fairy Tail, it was closing time. All the visitors left and Fairy Tail was empty except for its major employees and full-time workers. Most would expect that the whole building would close and it would peacefully become silent in the still of the night, is that not correct? Of course... not!
Fairy Tail was a boisterous, rowdy place, even at the end of the day. The workers never tired out; they seemed to have a never-ending energy in them! Every employee left their post and joined up at the roomy bar. Mirajane and Lisanna worked just as fast as they did when they were open, providing fresh, frothy beers to the other workers.
Although Natsu wasn't really an employee at Fairy Tail, they considered him as family because he was always there to help after the workday. As the interior of Fairy Tail partied and was wild, a blonde girl holding a flyer stood at the exterior of the building.
The nights in Magnolia are extremely cold, and Lucy was feeling it firsthand. The cold winds bit at her skin, her hair and the flyer she was grasping were being whipped by the winds strong enough to start a hurricane! Lucy shivered and when she read the sign: "CLOSED", she felt hopeless. She was hungry, had no place to sleep, and was feeling like crap. With great hesitancy, she turned around and headed for the nearest soup kitchen, but was stopped by a heavenly voice, "Excuse me!" Well, it sounded like heaven to her!
Lucy whisked around in joy and said, "Y-yes!?" A plain-looking employee stood at the door and exclaimed, "Are you here to pick up the trash?" Lucy's joyful smile immediately dropped and she repeated, "The trash!?" The employee nodded and forced a huge smelly trash bag, practically bursting, into Lucy's hand. Disgusted, Lucy protested, "I'm not here to-" The employee interrupted happily, "Thanks for your help, miss!" And briskly shut the door in Lucy's face.
But that brisk motion seemed like time had slowed down. In slow motion, Lucy looked behind the employee's back to see tons of people partying and drinking and she could feel the warmth reaching out to her body. She could smell the mouth-watering foods and she could feel the delicious beer glide down her throat so wonderfully. Lucy yelled, "NooooooOOOOOOO!" as the door shut, all of her fantasies disappearing as fast as a snap of a finger. Oh, what was a girl like her to do?
AN: Yeah, no Nalu yet. But next chapter will be full of it, I promise. This was like an introductory chapter ^^ Please R&R, that keeps me motivated to write tons! Kay, bye! -Jenny 3 BTW this is important, so read! - Currently we are in a hiatus because of finals. ;-; Wish us luck! We'll be back to updating in about a week. Stay tuned for our latest story, That Winter, The Wind Blows - FT version! Thanks!