Real quick before I start this story, this story will mainly be about my OC so no judgement please. I have pictures up on Deviant Art under the same username if you'd like to see those because the outfits are a little more detailed than I'd like to get into. I have these chapters set up kind of like episodes or a series of short stories about my OC. Also I am watching the anime and am not yet up to current so please bear with me.
Chapter 1
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A young girl about the age of twelve runs through the trees desperately. Her hair long black hair matted and dirty, the rag dress she wore was torn and covered in dirt. She looked nervously over her shoulder as she pulled her dark rust colored scarf over her lower face. I will not die today! She thought to herself as she ran. The trees broke and gave way to a clearing with a lake, with aching wobbly steps the black haired girl stumbled to the waterside and cupped her hands to get a drink. The water is cold and she feels as though her life force gets stronger with each drink, but she stops when she hears footsteps and voices.
"Lucy let's go!" Erza called from the job board. "I'm taking you with me for this one." she explained as the celestial mage joined her. Erza took a poster off the wall, "a village nearby called Cannes has a child who has gone missing. They are willing to give 10,000 jewel to whoever finds her and brings her back." Lucy smiled "whoa that's pretty nice!" Job in hand the two Fairy Tail mages headed out and walked out of town then down a trail in the nearby forest. The poster didn't offer any information about the child other than it was female with dark hair and dark colored eyes and a vague description of the knives she had. Erza felt something was off about it and it nagged at the edge of her mind as they walked. The town of Cannes is about 2 days travel by foot so hopefully we can find a merchant wagon headed there she thought as they walked by the lake. Something caught her eye near the water, it was the figure of a young child who looked like it had just ran through hell. The child was on its knees drinking from the lake. Lucy stepped on a stick and it snapped. The child jumped up and wiped around, the look on its face made her stop.
Tears ran down the child's face and its eyes were filled with a mixture of fear and rage, its legs shook from either weakness or fear or maybe both. "Who is there!" the child yelled, judging by its voice it was likely a girl. Seeing that this child clearly needed help Lucy stepped out from the trees followed by Erza. "You were sent to hunt me down weren't you!" she yelled as she wiped out a couple of knives. Lucy put up her hands "hey it is ok, we are not going to hurt you" she said softly as she took a step forward. The young girl got into a battle stance "Bull shit! I will never go back to that hell! I'd sooner die!" she yelled. Erza ran forward and pulled Lucy back by her shirt just in time, a black blade-like shadow came out of nowhere and nearly hit the golden haired mage. Shadow magic huh? Erza thought I knew I felt something about this kid. "We aren't here to hurt you ok! We are guild mages from the nearby town and we are just leaving for a job!"
After a moment of hesitation the child ran forward and attempted to slash Erza, but the experienced fighter jumped back then grabbed the girl's arm as she passed and hit her really hard on the back of the neck causing her whole body to go limp. Lucy picked up the child's knives and put them in her bag as Erza put the mysterious young girl over her shoulder, "forget the job, this kid needs help!" she yelled as she began running back to town.
The guild hall was alive as usual, mages sat at the tables and talked, some gathered around the request board, Mira was standing behind the bar talking to Canna who was drinking as usual and Natsu and Gray were yelling at each other while Wendy laughed, but when Erza and Lucy ran in a hush went over the hall. It went from casual chilling to a slight emergency situation. Mira ran from behind the bar "What the hell is that?" she said as she felt the child's head "Erza what did you do!"
"I didn't do anything! We found her like this!" she explained. Mages from around the hall started to become interested in the event that was unfolding near the entrance. Mira lead Erza around the back of the bar where there was a small hallway then into a resting room, Wendy soon followed. Erza laid the injured girl on the bed closest to the door. The young dragon slayer walked up to the bed "she is in bad shape…" she said softly. The girl was barely breathing, her arms and legs were covered in small scratches and cuts, cloths torn and dirty, hair matted and dull. After a moment to collect her thoughts Wendy got to work using her magic to help close the larger wounds.
The wizards out in the main room of the guild hall where still trying to process what just happened. The quiet lasted a few minutes before they all started talking in hushed tones. "Yo, Gray did you see that kid? He looked pretty beaten up." said Natsu to Gray as they sat back down. "He? What makes you so sure it's a boy?" Gray said questioningly "it is obviously a girl, did you see the hair long and flowing!" Natsu tipped his head to the side giving him a look of "really dude" then gestured to Gajeel and Freed. Seeming to get the point Gray sighed and took a drink from the mug sitting in front of him. "Whatever it is, it was trying to get away from something…. Or someone" Gray and Natsu looked down the table at Laxus who had just sat down.
After what felt like an hour Wendy and Mirajane with the help of Lisanna had covered the wounds on the young girl as well as cleaned the dirt and blood off her face. Thanks to Wendy's magic she seemed to be in less pain despite the few broken bones they found. The mages stepped back and took a sigh of relief before Wendy turned to Erza and Lucy who stood by the door, "So who is she?"
Lucy shook her head "no idea, she did not say her name or where she was from. All she did was say she would sooner die than go back to where ever she is from… poor kid."
Before long the girl groaned and slowly opined her eye.
W-where am I…. W-why do my legs hurt so much she thought as she opened her eye, her vision cleared and she saw a wood ceiling and stone walls. I am in a building? She turned her head slowly towards the doorway of the room, the light from outside was bright but she could make out two women standing beside the door and someone not much older than herself sitting beside the bed. The girl had long dark blue hair and brown eyes, she smiled at her "hey you're awake! Please don't try to move just yet, your injuries are pretty bad." her voice sounded kind and gentle. "What's your name child?" a new voice sounded from the foot of the bed. This woman wore a pretty looking dress and had long white hair. The child hesitated for a moment before saying "H-Haru… My name is…. Haruka" Haru turned her head back to the door, her vision became clearer and she recognized the women who attacked her in the woods. Her eyes widened in fear as she struggled to stand up, the blue haired girl tried to stop her but Haru slapped her hand away "No! I am not going back!" she screamed as she tried to stand up but lost her balance and fell down.
"Please try and relax! Your hurt!" the girl from the foot of the bed said as she tried to help Haru to her feet. Tears streamed down the young girl's face "please don't send me back!" Haru said on the verge of tears. The white haired woman put her hand on Haru's head, "you are safe now Haruka. We are not going to send you anywhere, ok?" Haru looked at her and nodded then looked at the women by the door. "The taller one scares me…" she said as haru got back into the bed. "WH-where am I?" she asked quietly "w-where is my scarf? And who are you people?"
"You are in a resting room of Fairy tail. I am Mirajane and this is my little sister Lisanna." Mira smiled and gestured to a younger girl with short white hair and a friendly smile. Haru turned and looked at the blue haired girl. "I'm Wendy, it is nice to meet you Haruka, though I wish it were under better circumstances. The two who found you are Erza Scarlet and Lucy." Wendy said as she turned to the mages by the door. Haru looked at the women in the room and pulled the blanket up over her mouth as if to hide her face. "Mirajane… Lisanna… Wendy… um Erza and Lucy…" haruka's lip shook as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"Can you tell us where you are from Haruka? Or maybe why you were running away." Erza asked, her stern voice made Haru uneasy. Then images flashed into her mind, images of dark figures beating her, calling her names and sounds of screams of pain. Haru put her right arm over her face and shook her head. Mirajane looked at Wendy and nodded, "That is ok Haruka, and you don't have to tell us. Please try and get some rest ok? We will come and check on you in a bit." Wendy said as she left the room with Lisanna and Lucy, but as Mira turned to walk away Haru reached out and grabbed her hand. "Can you please… stay here with me? I am scared of being alone." Mira looked up at the others who stood by the door. "I have to go speak with the guild master. How about Wendy stay here with you?" Wendy nodded and sat in a chair by the bed while everyone else left the room.
"This is so weird." Lucy said as she leaned on a table. Her and Erza along with Natsu left the guild hall and went down the street to a little cafe. "Some kid shows up, injured and scared, attacks Erza who was trying to help her then refuses to tell us why she was running in the first place."
Erza looked at Lucy as she took a bite of the strawberry cake she ordered. "Mira asked that we keep quiet about it until she speaks with Master Makarov."
Lucy sighed and looked over at Natsu as he said "so do we know anything about this kid? What's his name?" Lucy didn't hear Natsu say "His" before she answered. "Haruka. And we don't know much more than that." the three Fairy Tail mages sat there for a few moments quietly before the silence was broken. Two men walked up to them, one man wore a white button up shirt with a black jacket and jeans, his hair was a dark purple pulled back into a ponytail with a part that hung in his face kind of covering his left eye. The other man had shoulder-length messy yellow hair that hung slightly in his face he wore just a shirt and a pair of jeans with suspenders that weren't over his shoulders, instead they just hung there at his hips. "Hey we are from a nearby town and wouldn't ya know we are looking for someone." Lucy got a weird feeling from these men, the guy with the ponytail took his hand held it flat a little below his chest "We are looking for a kid about this high, dark hair, with a dark red scarf and a gray outfit. She got lost ya see and needs to be brought back home." the grin that came to his face sent a chill down Lucy's spine. Natsu looked back at them "eh what make you think we have seen her? There are a lot of kids in this town that match that description."
The man turned around and waved his hand dismissively "whatever, we will just go look elsewhere if you are not going to give any useful information." once the men were gone Lucy looked at Erza, as if she had the same thought the red haired girl nodded then stood up. "This could mean trouble for Haru."