AN: Hello Everybody! Welcome to my first story that I've ever published online!
I've had this story idea for a while now, and decided based on my love of reading on this site, I should try and write something for this site! I would love ANY sort of feedback, just so I know what I can approve upon and make this story better!
So, without further ado, I present to you, "The Girl At The Doorstep"!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Fairy Tail. No matter how many birthday candles I wish on. Hiro Mashima does.
UNKNOWN P.O.V.
Running. That's all I've been doing for the past couple days. I can't let them catch me this time. I'm almost positive I'll be killed if they catch me. At least then I'll see Jai… My wounds are causing unbearable pain. They've never been this rough. With me at least. I need to find a proper way to bandage them. I'm on course to faint with the amount of blood I've slowly losing. It's already getting slightly on the blurry side. Not that I mind. I can still see, so I can still run.
It's funny though. I never expected my life to turn out like this. I had thought I'd always be the sweet, caring girl that everybody loved. I still was, in a way. But not to them I'm not. I could go to hell for all they cared. Everybody hated me. Everybody was trained to hate me, and punish me for every little thing I did. I never wanted to be like this. A kidnap victim, a current runaway, a motherless, and brotherless, child. I was going to turn my life around. I was going to stand up for myself, try and stay positive, make friends, and life a long, happy, life. I just didn't know if I would live to try.
NORMAL P.O.V.
"FIGHT ME GRAY!" A pink-haired young man screamed in the direction of a raven-haired, almost naked young man.
"SHUT UP NATSU! IS FIGHTING THE ONLY THING YOU CARE ABOUT?!" he snapped back at him.
That's when the fists started to fly. A once verbal fight had turned physical. A common feat in Fairy Tail. Soon more people, mainly males, joined in on the fighting while sitting at the counter watching, were the ladies of the guild.
"Can I get a water Mira?" A small, messy-blue haired girl asked.
"Of course Levy!" Mirajane, a beautiful, white haired mage replied.
As Levy was sipping on her glass of water, one of her best friends, Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial spirit mage, was watching the current brawl.
"They never learn huh?" She asked.
"Nope. But that's Natsu and Gray for you. Always starting trouble." Levy smiled.
"SILENCE!" a new voice bellowed from the second floor of the guild. Makarov. Fairy Tail's 3rd guild master. He sat on the railing, swaying his legs over the edge.
"You children do nothing but cause a ruckus don't you?" he fumed.
"Sorry Gramps. Gray was being a chicken again." Natsu rubbed the back of his head.
"Was Not! It's your fault you're always begging to fight everybody Hot Head!" he retorted.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME ICE PRINCESS?" he yelled back, fire engulfing his hands.
They started throwing punches again.
"Why do I even try and break them up?" Makarov sighed, hopping down from the rail.
"NATSU! GRAY!" a loud voice boomed. Erza Scarlet. A S-Class mage, who's strict personality scared most everybody.
"Were you two fighting again?" she demanded.
The two flung their arms over each other's shoulders.
"N-No Erza! Two best friends would never fight with each other? Right Gray?" Natsu squeaked.
"Right!" he agreed.
Erza didn't buy it. She hit both of them over the head with incredible force, leaving two large bumps on each of their heads.
"BEHAVE." she scolded the two mages.
Lucy and Levy giggled. Erza was so strict with the two boys. Levy had told Lucy the 3 had been close friends ever since they were young children. They both knew she held high expectations for the two. So far, the day was normal.
UNKNOWN P.O.V.
"What's that? A guild?" I thought, my vision clearly failing due to blood loss.
"Maybe they can help me out."
It was quite an effort to walk, let alone move know. My body was covered in everything under the sun. Gashes, dirt, brusies, scuff marks, you name it. So moving was quite the struggle. I moved towards the guild in a combination of limping, staggering, dragging, and stumbling. The sight was defiantly un-human.
I slowly made my way closer and closer to the supposed guild. I was on the verge of fainting now. My vision was pretty much usless, and now black was edging my eyes. I needed to get there though. I needed help. Before I knew it,
I was at the door. I couldn't open it. They were to much eight for my weak body to handle.
"Is this the end?" I thought. I closed my eyes, letting my now-frail body slam into the door as a last ditch effort to attract help. Nobody came. I let out a sigh and let the darkness envelope me. It was over. I had failed. At least Jai would welcome me with open arms.
*~*~*~*~*~*~* NORMAL P.O.V. *~*~*~*~*~*~*
The guild heard a startling, THUMP, at the door to the guild. Everyone thought they had imagined it, so nobody knew if it was anything worth checking out. They glanced at each other, unsure of what to do.
"I'll get it!" Levy called out. Dozens of eyes shot towards her and followed her as she got up and waked to the door.
"Be Careful!" Lucy called out to her. She waved a hand at her.
"You're worrying about nothing Lu-chan." she called over her shoulder.
She walked up to the door, and cracked it open, peering out. She scanned the horizon. Nothing. That's when she glanced down. She let out a terrified yelp.
"What is it Levy?" Jet and Droy rushed to her side. They stopped in their tracks, and their eyes widened in shock. People began running to the door trying to get a glimpse of what had frightened Levy.
It was a mangled, battered, bloody body of a girl.
People began to back away. Natsu walked up to her, Gray, Lucy, Erza, and Happy trailing behind him. He crouched next to her, his eyes looking her over.
"She's alive." he told the guild. "But not for long." he picked the girl up, and carried her over to the guild's infirmary, where he placed her on a bed. Wendy ran into the room.
"I'll help!" she squeaked out. Wendy was a sky-dragon slayer, who mainly used support magic, including healing magic. She walked up to her, a green light emiting from her hands. She held her hands over her body and began. Very slowly, did her wounds start to close one by one.
"She'll live." Wendy observed. "As long as she rests, eats, and doesn't strain herself." Lucy grabbed some blankets, and draped them over her. She was unconscious at the moment. They'd need to ask her several questions when she was alert.
"Let's leave her be for a while." Erza told them.
As they stood up to exit the room. Gray turned back to this girl. Something about her was pulling him to her. He just couldn't put his finger on it.
AN: There it is! The first chapter of my first story! It hope you guys liked it!
It's O.K. In my opinion, but I can live with it. Don't forget to leave a review!
No matter how short, long, praise, or criticism it is. I don't care! I love ANY type of feedback!
UPDATE: I re-wrote this chapter because it used to suck.
It still is not as good as some of the other ones, but I'm not going to beat myself up over it.
Until next time!
-springtimesadness
So? Whatcha' think? I thought It turned out pretty well for a first story!
It's quite short for my liking, so I'll try and improve upon that. But I'd LOVE to know what you the readers thought of it! Any sort of review is appreciated! I'll try and update as soon as I can, and I have a few pre-written chapters already, so expect updates quickly!
UPDATE: LOOKING BACK I REALIZE JUST HOW BAD THIS CHAPTER IS! PLEASE KEEP READING! I'M GOING TO RE-DO THIS CHAPTER! UNTIL THEN, PLEASE DON'T HAVE A BAD FIRST IMPRESSION OF THIS STORY! WHILE THIS CHAP. IS LESS THAN 1,000 WORDS, MY LATEST IS ALMOST AT 3,000 WORDS!
Until Next Time!
- springtime sadness J