I woke up to hear unfamiliar voices. Finally, someone I don't know. Everyone I knew was out to get me. Thank goodness, somebody I don't know. I beg, I pray, l hope they aren't like the others I know.
"Get some magical restraint cuffs on him. I don't want to know what would happen if he woke up without them on." A young female spoke as if she was irritated.
"Fine. Did you get all the files?" An exasperated male responded annoyed he had to do something.
"I think so. Let me check downstairs though." The female started heading towards the stairs. This was it. I was weak. I could barely move, so all I could do is hope.
Her boots echoed as she wandered down the stairs into the room I lay in. The light from upstairs lets me see her blonde pigtails.
"This place is creepy. Huh… I can't feel any magic." She approaches clearly unknowing that there is magical restraints on the room itself. "What the hell?!" She notices me and runs to my side. Her brown eyes filled with worry is all I could make of her.
"Are you ok? Can you speak?" Her voice was shaky, worried, and rushed. I looked at her with my eyes half open. I only had one chance. What do I say?
"The room, no magic, put him in prison now." I wanted to elaborate, but I couldn't do anything. My voice was plagued with exhaustion. I stared at her hoping she would understand. After a moment she looked around the room, and then carefully picked me up and carried me up the stairs. It was clear she wasn't used to carrying people as she slowed with every step. She got up the stairs and a couple of yards. I looked around to see the place demolished. It was worse than the last time I tried leaving.
"What the hell!? Who is she!?" A pink haired man who I assume was the male I heard earlier ran towards the girl and I. I then felt myself being laid on the rough ground.
"I don't know. She was in the room underneath. There was nothing else. She's weak. She said something about the room, no magic, and the needing to put the man in jail." She spoke quickly and out of breath. He then grabbed me from the ground and brought me to the wagon. He set me down lightly.
I was feeling the magic energy already. Soon I will be fine, but that man must be put in jail now. I heard them mumbling to each other. I need them to come here, but I can't do much. I become enveloped in my own thoughts trying to figure out what to do.
"We are going to get you help right away don't worry." She looked at me with an unreadable face. I took a deep breath and choose my words.
"No, please bring him to jail first." She looks at me surprised. The pink haired male stepped up behind the blonde, and nodded as he put his hand on the blonde's shoulder to get her attention. She took a breath and went to the front of the wagon. My eyes slowly closed as if they felt it was safe for me to rest, to regain my energy.
Sunlight tries breaking through my eyelids as I feel myself waking up. My head turns away from the light, but I still feel it heating up my dark brown hair. Soon enough I open my eyes entirely and sit up to get out of the light so I can see my surroundings. I notice immediately that I'm in a bed. I haven't been in a bed for weeks, most likely longer. It seemed I was in some sort of infirmary.
"Finally, you're awake. You scared me." The blonde was sitting on a stool beside the bed. Nothing was making sense, but I did know that I was no longer in a place I have ever been in before, and for some reason the normal pit in my stomach was lessening it's grasp on me. It was as if my body felt safer than usual. Which seemed impossible after everything I've been through.
"Alright, who are you and where am I?" A curious expression falls upon my face as look towards the blonde, while I stretch my arms.
"Ok. I'm Lucy, and you're in Fairy Tail's infirmary." She smiles happily as she speaks.
"Well I'm Arrona, and I'm really fine just needed a nap." I lightly smile to show I'm okay.
"Well then you're almost as bad as Natsu. You were asleep for 4 hours!" She giggles a little without realizing I don't know who Natsu is. "By the way how did you lose so much magic energy?" I'm dumbstruck by the fact she knew that's what left me so weak. My instincts take over as I tell her the truth.
"That room I was locked in. It used magic restraint power throughout the walls." I couldn't tell why my voice sounded so off. It was like I was scared, or more likely embarrassed. This unknown disturbance in my voice leads me turn away from Lucy and look at the floor on the other side of the bed. Then I hear someone enter the doorway to the room. I find myself fighting looking at who it is, afraid it's a new monster of a person controlling this kind Lucy.
"Hey Lucy! Is she up yet?" Once I hear his voice I recognize it as the male who was with Lucy, and turn to see the pink haired man leaning on the door frame to the room. He seems not to notice me as he doesn't turn to look at me or do anything that shows he's noticed me. She responds in a tone that said she was over his incompetence.
"Seriously can't you see that she's awake!" She turns towards him with a confused almost astonished face.
"Well now I can!" He exclaimed loudly. His face contorted into irritation and a sort of growl.
"Hey you were with Lucy when she saved me. What's your name? Mine's Arrona." His face softens as he listens. I remember how he kept Lucy from questioning me about having the man be put in jail be my priority.
"Arrona huh. I'm Natsu." He says my name as to insure he had it right. Then he gave me a big toothy grin showing his canines that looked to be fangs. It gave me a familiar and comforting sense. This feeling was from when I was very little. I wanted to know what it was from, so I let my mind dig into my thoughts trying to track down this feeling. Soon enough I felt myself transforming. I hadn't realized how relaxed I'd been around these people. I told them my real name without a second thought, but their reactions told me that the truth about Arrona had never reached them. I didn't want them to find out and give me to people like the ones who had held me all of my life, or at least since I was old enough to remember. I stopped looking for the feeling, and focused on calming down and staying in control. One deep breath in and out as I closed my eyes, and stopped transforming.
"Arrona are you alright?" Worry pierced Lucy's words. It was clear she felt the energy that radiated off me.
"I'm fine. No need to worry." I gave a slight smile to reassure Lucy. Silence washed over us for a moment as I thought of what to say. "Will you get me some food?"
"Yeah what do you like?" She asked with a smile, as if I didn't just freak out.
"I can't stand sour or spicy. Maybe chicken nuggets." I was clear and excited. She nodded and quickly left. That was when I noticed that Natsu had disappeared during Lucy and I's conversation.
I sat there looking around as the sun set, taking in everything that was going on. I heard the door creak as a short old man in a white fluffy coat walked towards my bed. He climbed onto the stool Lucy was sitting on before, bringing him to my eye level.
"Hello I'm Makarov the master of Fairy tail. I'm glad to see that you are doing well." He smiled happily. I was surprised that the master was here. The fact that Lucy trusted him enough to be part of his guild told me how different a guild was from any place I'd been in.
"I'm Arrona. Why are you here?" I questioned him trying not to sound rude.
"Well I wouldn't be a good master or host if I didn't check on my guest." He smiled sweetly warming the air.
"Thanks I'm doing much better. In a few hours I'll be fine." I let my confidence encourage him I was fine. His demeanor lasted a moment after I spoke. Then he looked down as if another thing troubled him.
"I'm glad to hear that, but do you have a place to stay once you're better?" I was surprised that he was worried about me. I couldn't help but tell him the truth.
"Actually… I have nobody and no place." I claimed almost ashamed for no reason.
"Well I'm sure someone in the guild will help you out. If you would like you could join Fairy Tail and get jobs." He spoke happily as if trying to cheer me up, something no one had ever done for me before.
"That sounds wonderful!" I spoke cheerfully as a smile grew on my face.
"When you go down stairs find Mirajane. She'll give you your guild emblem." He stated happily as he left the room. I was excited and took a moment to take it all in. I heard that guilds worked together and that's what made them dangerous for others. So the idea of being in a safe place that worked together made me feel amazing. Then my thoughts were interrupted by Lucy walking in with a big plate of chicken nuggets.
"Elfman's famous chicken nuggets. Lisanna was quite jealous." She smiled as she put the plate down on my lap. She seemed to have forgotten again that had no idea who those people were. I looked at her happily and then immediately started to eat. Soon enough I was finished. It'd been so long since I had a proper meal.
"So I saw master leaving the infirmary. Did you guys talk?" She asked excited to learn what happened, as she sat back down on the stool next to the bed.
"Yes, he said I could join the guild. He also said that a guild member could help me find a place to live." I look into Lucy's eyes as they shine with excitement. A smile grows on Lucy's face. I stare in wonder.
"I have a spare room!" I was astonished at her glee, but thankful that Lucy was the one I could live with.
"I would love that,..." I trail off as I look down at my dirtied and ripped clothing realizing that I have nothing. "I don't have a bed or clothes." I feel Lucy's hand gently pull my chin up so that our eyes could meet. I see something in her eyes that I can't quite place.
"Don't worry, we'll get what you need. If you really want you can pay me back later." She was truly amazing. I smiled back at her. After a moment of silence that I can't stand I decide to see if I can go get my guild emblem.
"Hey the master said once I was ready I should go down stairs and find Mirajane to get my guild emblem." She nods and stands up motioning for me to follow.