A.N:- This is my first fairy-tail fanfiction, I hope you enjoy! Please don't forget to review,follow and favourite if you like it 3
Also today is my birthday so be nice :3
For furture reference my OC's name pronunciation
Katyana - Cat-e-ar-na
Anaphelia - Ana-feel-ee-a
Disclaimer: Not my characters (except OC's), just my storyline
| Prologue & Chapter 1 - Sister, Sister|
A small girl of twelve peaked out from behind an array of pink-hued rose bushes, gently huffing as she tied wavy hair out of her way. Her green slipper like shoes gave her the comfort and quietness she sought, particularly for a delicate task such as this. She fixed the guild with a stare of determination whilst her hands shook with nerves. She gently wiped her sweaty palms off on the grass as she began to creep closer to the building. With a quick check of her surroundings, she confirmed the quietness of the day as Fiore was basked in warm weather and clear skies which meant most would be spending the day at the park or a near-by beach. Anaphelia allowed her eyes to close as she felt her magic gently blanket her whole being, making her completely invisible to the seeing eye. She glanced once more at the front of the well-known guild Fairy Tail, memorising the crooked nature of the Fairy Tail emblem engraved on a flag due to the cool breeze. With a hint of a smile playing on her lips, Anaphelia gently opened the door to Fairy Tail.
Fairy Tail was as lively as ever, Natsu and Gray engaged into a brotherly feud as they wrestled each other on the floor, much to the dismay of other Fairy Tail members. Lucy and Levy chattered away about the latest novels they were reading whilst Erza seemed to be enjoying in an unsparingly large piece of cake. Mira bustled busily behind the bar, making sure Cana, Macao and Wakaba's beer mugs were never empty. A constant cheer of manliness could be heard from Elfman as he riled on the rambunctious nature of Fairy Tail further.
Laxus gazed across the first floor of the guild in a fatherly manner from his position on the second floor. He always found that on days when Gramps was away and the weather was especially nice, the guild could become quite rowdy - and the guild's finances becoming quite high as well. As Laxus stood at full height with his dragon senses alert, he could sense anything amiss or a fight brewing, especially when it came to Natsu, which is why he was the only one to notice the unfamiliar presence in the guild. His eyes quickly scanned the guild floor once over, and then again, yet he couldn't find a unknown figure amongst the crowd. Laxus in tuned into his dragon's senses once more and began to follow the unusual scent until he found himself standing in front of the library.
How odd.
Laxus entered the library. He couldn't sense any negative or dark magic but unknown magic nonetheless.
"Oopsy Daisy" a girl squeaked followed by a thud. He guessed she was young by the lack of maturity in her voice. After passing by aisles of magical literature and spell books, Laxus found himself facing a young girl of twelve. She had situated herself in a pile of books, some of which looked heavier than her. He sensed no danger from the girl and decided to observe her. He watched as she flicked through pages and pages of dusty books, occasionally sneezing from time to time. Her brows were furrowed in concentration and she chewed on a fingernail nervously. She reminded him of Levy. Her deep brown hair that faded into an ombre of violets and indigos was loosely tied back in a ponytail and her golden caramel skin hinted that she was not a native of Fiore.
"Found what you're looking for?" Laxus asked casually, as his broad figure leaned against a bookshelf not too far from her. Her head whipped up in surprise and in a quick flash, she disappeared.
Invisibility magic huh?
Laxus gently jogged after her, following her magic aura and pants of breathlessness. A little miffed that she ran away, Laxus continued to follow her grabbing at air, until eventually grabbing a small wrist.
"Please, let me go, I'm sorry!" she cried out, squirming restlessly in Laxus's arms.
"I wouldn't have to do this if you didn't run away. Now who are you little girl and what are you doing sneaking into Fairy Tail's library?" The invisible bundle stopped squirming suddenly and re-appeared within a blink of an eye. Her wide eyes gazed up at Laxus in shame and regret. Her eyes welled up with tears and her lip quivered. "I'm not going to ask you again" he gently scolded as he put her back down on the floor. She sniffled as she wiped her eyes.
"My name is Anaphelia and I'm trying to find a cure for my older sister. I don't want her to die!". To Laxus's horror, she began bawling, her shoulders shook violently with sobs and Laxus could only awkwardly give her a hug and smooth her hair.
He sighed. "Don't worry, I'll take you up to gramp's office and you can explain the whole thing, okay?". With a gentle nod, Laxus led Anaphelia up to the office on the second floor. Before entering himself, with a bellow he called for Mira and Freed. Lord knows he was gonna need help with this problem.
Settled into a plush chair with a warm mug of tea, Anaphelia gazed at the menacing, brooding figure known as Laxus. She sensed no harm from him nor any anger but curiosity which was not a surprise under the circumstances. Her eyes travelled across to the female mage beside him in a long black dress and the whitest hair she had ever seen. The woman gracefully walked towards her and knelt before her with a warm smile.
"Hello, I'm Mirajane but everyone calls me Mira. And who might you be?" she greeted. Her hands gently rubbed Ana's knee in encouragement. She had been quiet for the past ten minutes just observing Laxus and herself.
"Anaphelia but everyone calls me Ana. Now please can I go home?" she whispered. Her hands clenched around the mug as she twitched uncomfortably under Laxus's gaze. She regarded him carefully out of the corner of her eye as Mira continued to talk.
"We just want to know why you snuck into our guild to use our library, there are plenty of other libraries in Magnolia" she smiled. Her sweet voice unnerved Ana whilst comforted her at the same time.
"I … I like to read?" she offered.
Laxus narrowed his gaze with slight irritation. "Look kid, we just want to know what you want from our guild. You wouldn't be sneaking if it was something that we would just let you know". His baritone voice resonated throughout the quietness of the office. Ana glanced through the broad window and watched the branches of a cherry blossom tree sway back and forth to the light breeze. She blinked away the tears that threatened to spill again. She was always told that tears offer no strength.
"I just wanted to find a cure. She's dying, my sister. I just wanted to save her like she saved me" she whimpered. Her shoulders shook as new waves of grief washed over her. She dropped the mug and she slammed the palms of her hands into her face in a futile attempt to stop the tears. As she sobbed, warmth enveloped her in a hug while a small hand soothingly stroked her hair, as if she could remove all the pain and anguish in the world. Mira smiled into the small body she cradled as the shudders started to subside and Ana began to calm down.
Laxus stood awkwardly in the background as he watched the small girl weep. He knew she meant no harm but was still unpleased that she had snuck into Fairy Tail. He unfolded his arms and crossed the room over to Gramp's desk. He rummaged through drawers until he found what he was looking for – a communications lacrima. He turned back to Mira and Ana.
"Mira, take her down to the bar and get her something to eat and drink" he said. He casually threw the lacrima in the air and caught it. "I have a favour to call in".
Mira nodded with a smile. She knew who Laxus was gonna call and felt a small sense of pride that he was handling the situation much more maturely than he would of a couple of years ago. She held out her hand for Ana to take and led her down to the main floor.
A little while later, Ana watched happily as the excitement of Fairy Tail grew wild. Mira was back behind the bar serving mugs of warm ale and spiced wine to her fellow mages and in Cana's case – barrels. Mira winked at Ana while sliding her another plate of cake to take over to Erza who had just yet again broken up another fight between Gray and Natsu.
"Stupid Flame brain!
"Stupid Ice Princess, I'm all fired up!"
"Here you go Erza" she smiled sweetly. Within a couple of hours of being in Fairy Tail, Ana already held great respect for each member. She had first been introduced to Lucy, the celestial mage of the guild who like her also liked books.
"If you like books, you should meet Levy-chan we she returns. Now she loves books!"
Ana had giggled at that and had continued to watch the bubbly nature of Natsu as he yelled "fight me!" at Lucy who proceeded to whine about the chaos his had created amongst the guild.
"Thank you Ana" Erza smiled warmly. Ana watched as Erza locked eyes with her cake as if it was the only thing left in the world. Ana strolled away as she quietly absorbed in the emotions and feelings of Fairy Tail and revelled in its strength. She could sense and measure people's emotions which was a part of her magic. She sensed the love between each mage as they brawled, drank and chattered away to their hearts content. She returned to the bar to see if Mira needed anymore help. Ana felt guilty for intruding on the guild, despite her reasons and decided to make it up by becoming of service to Mira.
"I think we're done for the afternoon Ana. Everyone seems occupied and satisfied and won't need any more drinks until this evening except Cana but I've already set her up two barrels on the counter ready" she grinned. "Now why don't you sit down and stop avoiding the question we've all been wondering…" Ana raised an eyebrow gently as Mira leaned in closer to whisper "What is your magic?".
Ana blushed prettily and shied away. She had spent the last couple of hours listening in genuine awe as members of Fairy Tail retold stories of their missions and battles of the past years. She had heard the rumour of Tenrou Island even from her foreign land, but she had never heard about the great dragon Acnologia and how they managed to survive the disaster thanks to the first master Mavis. Of course amongst these great mages Ana felt inferior and quite weak but was encouraged still by Mira's smile.
"I use fantasy magic; I can show you if you like". Ana awkwardly hopped off of her stool. The guild grew quiet in curiosity to see what this strange girl had to offer. Many speculated what her magic would be as Cana began to take bets. Mira found Ana sweet and endearing as she nervously fiddled with her white, frilly skirt and her pale green blouse. Ana's demeanour reminded her of what Wendy, shy and quiet but she could sense that her magic was queer which is why she had piqued her curiosity.
In a blink of an eye, Ana disappeared and re-appeared just as quickly. She chuckled as Elfman yelled "What manly magic!". Invisibility magic always was Ana's favourite.
"I can also sense your emotions and feelings which means that I can know the truest of hearts and see the darkest of intentions". With that the guild was brought into a hush. Many looked towards each other.
"Then you must see Juvia's love for Gray-sama!"
"Yes I can but I don't think you need my power to see that" she awkwardly grinned while scratching her head. The guild roared in response to her humour and Juvia continued to cling to Gray-sama as she professed her love, much to his embarrassment. The mages returned their attention to Ana in anticipation of her next magic.
Mira watched as Ana walked through the counter bar to stand next to her. She walked straight back through it as if it wasn't there. "It's called intangibility".
"Cool!" yelled Natsu. "Let me try!" and with that he fell on the floor with a thud as he held his injured waist.
"Like we didn't see that coming" Lucy deadpanned.
"Aye" chirruped Happy.
"I can also use other magic but my sister doesn't want me to use it anymore" she frowned gently. "Actually I should be getting home now before I get into trouble"
"She forbade you to use magic?!" Natsu questioned, well shouted. "Why would she ever want you to do that?"
"Well part of my magic can be used to harm people" she murmured, suddenly feeling quite uncomfortable under the guild's gaze. "Not that I ever would!"
"We know that sweetie" Mira said as she reassuringly rubbed her back. "But I am curious as to why a mage is forbidden to use magic".
Ana shifted uncomfortably as the guild waited for her reply. Before Ana could answer, the guild doors burst open, flapping wildly as the storm outside raged.
"O-oh" Ana whispered
"Did anyone else notice the storm coming? It was sunny two minutes ago!" Gray yelled over the howling over the wind. He and Elfman tried to shut the doors but it was no use, the wind blew them off their hinges. The wind continued to whip at the entrance, causing the mages to stand on guard, ready for whatever the storm would bring.
"What is going on?!" Laxus roared from the second floor balcony. If Gramps were to come home to find the guild in a wreck, it would be his neck on the line. He watched as the wind began to die down after a few moments.
Amongst the confusion and fear of the sudden magic explosion at the entrance of the guild, a figure of a woman appeared.
"Who's that?" whispered Lucy as she held a trembling Happy in her arms.
"Oh, that's neechan, Katyana".