Chapter 1: I am … Alone?
Fairy Tail High School a normal school for a normal town filled with normal students. This school sits in the middle of Magnolia. The day to day life of the students of FTH was …
"Natsu! Get back here!"
"Not when you're like that!" exclaimed a pink haired boy.
Running down the crowded halls of Fairy Tail was Natsu Dragoneel and his girlfriend Kasai Hatake, who was having one of her random mood swings. She chased after Natsu with a very large bat in her hands. Natsu was about to get to the stairs. If he could just make it to the stairs he would be free from his girls' attack. Just as the stairs were in sight a boy blocked Natsu's path.
"Finally, Natsu today is the day we settle this!"
"Not right now Gray, you squinty eyed freak! Kasai is on my tail!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Well, I don't have that problem. Natsu, it's about time for ..." Gray began but Natsu jumped the rail and was out of sight before Kasai could get there.
"Damn him! That's is the last time he stands me up." Kasai growled.
"Actually, he said he was held up at work. I'm sure he really wanted to go with you to the movie." said a girl with a bandana wrapped around her lavender hair.
"Jem, why are you sticking up for him?" Kasai asked.
"Cause you are running down the halls with a bat. If Class President Erza saw any of that she'd have both of your heads." Jem said.
"Besides Natsu isn't worth it." Gray huffed.
"Says the boy who is always fighting with Natsu, for no reason, I might add." Jem scoffed.
"Why must you constantly be a thorn in my side, Jem Clearbelle." Gray glared.
"Cause I find it fun." Jem chuckled. Then she and Kasai walked away.
Jem Clearbelle and Gray Fullbuster never saw eye to eye. They never got along and were viewed by everyone to have hated each other. And Grays' bad habit of stripping off his clothes didn't help matters.
In the second year of school Jem was new and the first thing she did was smack Gray when he appeared in front of her wearing only boxers. After that she seemed it make it her job to keep Gray's stripping to a minimum, by hitting him every time he took off his clothes. Gray was not amused by her "help".
"I swear, Natsu and Gray cause more trouble than they're worth." Jem sighed.
"True. I just can't understand what those two see in fighting all the time." Kasai sat down at her desk.
"Says the girl who is constantly trying to kill him." laughed a blonde girl.
"Lucy, didn't know you were back from your vacation." Jem smiled.
"Yeah, the flight was delayed or else I would've been here yesterday." Lucy smiled back with a nervous chuckle.
Lucy Heartfilia was a very rich girl, richest in the school and occasionally she would go on mini vacations to get away. However, she wasn't spoiled, she was very caring and considerate towards others.
The school day flew by quickly and like always there never was a dull moment. After school let out Natsu and Gray were about to fight when the Head of West Hall and meanest teacher in the school, Laxus Dreyar, came and stopped them with one hit over the head.
"Laxus, you should go easy on them their brains are damaged enough from all their fighting." came the voice of a tall brunette wearing a ponytail.
"Relax, Erica. They'll be fine." Laxus chuckled.
"Their unconscious, you blockhead." Erica snorted.
"They're alright. They can sleep it off."
"You really didn't give them the option."
Erica Alberona was Laxus's assistant, she was smart, caring and more responsible than Laxus. She was the only person who could keep Laxus tame enough to not hurt anyone … severely. There was a rumor going around the school for sometime that Laxus and Erica were an item. When they found out about said rumor, they told everyone that it was true.
"Natsu, you idiot. I tried to warn you that Laxus was on his way. Why don't you ever listen to me." Kasai thought out loud as she lifted the unconscious Natsu over her shoulder. "Lucy can you please grab his other arm?"
"Sure." Lucy slipped under Natsu's arm and helped carry him back to his house. "Jem, maybe you should make sure Gray gets home."
"What! No way!" Jem exclaimed, stomping her foot.
"It's okay we can help." said a small feminine voice.
Jubilee Comet stood next to her best friend Levy McGarden. Jubilee and Levy were small and very kind. They were big readers but Jubilee was the bigger reader, she was the smartest student in Fairy Tail High. The two were second years but they had many friends in the third year students.
"Thanks, Jubilee, Levy, but I'll handle it. Besides, I hear the homework this week is brutal in the advanced classes." Jem smiled.
With that she lifted the knocked out Gray and trudged his dead weight all the way to his home. Once they got to his house, Jem rummaged through his pockets for his house keys. Then opened the door and dragged him in.
"Hello, is anyone home?" she asked, Then not even waiting for an answer she called, "Gray got into a fight with Natsu again. I was just getting him home." She walked into the living room and set Gray down on the couch.
She walked over and turned on the light over the room. Jem searched the room then continued to search the house. She looked all over the house and called out but no one answered. When she got back to the living room, Gray was sitting up rubbing his head.
"There's no one here. It's just me." Gray said.
"Oh, I didn't know. I'm sorry." Jem said as sorrow covered her face.
"Don't be. No reason. I just couldn't stand it were I use to live." Gray grunted.
"That's to bad. Really I feel bad." Jem said as she walked to the kitchen.
Gray unconsciously followed her, "It's alright with me."
Jem went to the freezer and grabbed a tray of ice and emptied it into a dishcloth. She tied it up then walked over to Gray and she placed it lightly on his head.
"I'm the same." Jem said softly as she moved the ice trying to find a bump.
"How?" Gray said, batting away her hand and holding the ice to his wound.
"I don't have a family either." Jem sat down across from him.
"I said I didn't live with any, not that I didn't have any." Gray snarled.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean it the way it sounded." Jem said. "I just meant …"
"We both live alone, I know. Didn't mean to jump on you like that." Gray said.
"Nothing new." Jem smiled. "We're always at each others throats. Almost as much as you and Natsu." she giggled.
Gray was lost in a moment of shock. He had never heard her laugh, or more like he didn't pay any attention. She was cute, now that he had the chance to see her without them yelling and angry. Her silver eyes stared at him for a moment. Gray's face began to get hot. Was he blushing at a girl he hated? Was it even hate? Maybe it was just dislike or a simple disagreement?
Suddenly Jem's eyes narrowed, "Why are you shirtless?"
Gray was lost in thought, he didn't even notice that his shirt was gone. He scrambled to find his shirt, or any shirt for that matter. He already had a headache, he didn't need Jem to beat him to near death.
"Gray stop. You can stop, I won't hit you. You need the rest, just go sit down." Jem said grabbing his arm and pushing him on the couch. "Don't hurt yourself, okay."
"Sure." Gray said placing the ice on his head.
Jem was almost out the door when Gray called to her, "Jem. Thanks."
Jem looked to Gray then smiled, "No problem, you perv."
Usually Gray would've retaliated at that moment but this time he just smiled back.
Jem walked back to her house. Once she was there, Jem drew a circle with her finger around the doorknob. A noise that sounded like a large lock opening echoed from the door. Then she pulled out her keys and unlocked the door. She entered the house and said, "Grandma, I'm home." even though she knew no one would answer. It was just a thing she got use to doing after she and her grandmother parted ways.
It was just her in the small house, nobody else. Jem walked to her room and threw down her bag. She walked over to her desk and clicked on the computer. She sat down and began to write on a sheet of paper. When she was done Jem folded it up and put it in an envelope that read, 'Grandma Lilac Clearbelle'. She then placed it in a box on her dresser.
Suddenly a noise came from the computer. Jem sat back down at the computer and saw the chat board was up, there was a message from Kasai.
Flight_risk32 Hope it wasn't 2 much … u know with Gray.
Bubbleluv44 Not really.
Key_To_Hearts_57 Good wouldn't be wise to kill him in his own house.
Bubbleluv44 Very funny Lucy. What about Natsu? What's up with him?
Key_To_Hearts_57 Kasai whacked him with a book when he tried 2 get up 2 finish his fight with Gray
Bubbleluv44 Totally, Natsu.
Flight_risk32 Yup.
Bubbleluv44 GTG homework. Laxus is so brutal with this stuff.
Flight_risk32 Hahaha.
Key_To_Hearts_57 Hahaha.
Jem spun in her chair before walking down to the kitchen and getting a snack before working on her homework.
Tomorrow was Friday and Jem couldn't wait to have the weekend coming up. She finished her homework and grabbed a sandwich for dinner and headed out the door for work. Jem worked at a pet store, mostly she dealt with the fish and aquariums.
Once the day was over Jem flopped onto her bed, she didn't even bother to take off her work uniform.
"Goodnight, Grandma." Jem said looking at the box then glanced at the picture next to it.
A silver frame held a picture of a young girl with short lavender hair wearing a bandana over the top. She was wearing a small white dress with blue spots. She sat on the lap of an older wrinkled woman. This woman had gray hair pulled back in a bun. She wore a floral dress and a warm smile. The two were happy looking in the photo but the scenery was not as pleasant.
The buildings were destroyed; the sky was dark and gloomy; the land was dead; and the plants were wilted and dry. This was the world Jem came from. How she got here only she knew and she could never tell anyone the truth. For it would bring nothing but despair for the people of this time.
