As of 5/13/13 this chapter has been edited. There wasn't much change to this chapter except grammatical and some word changes.

Enjoy!

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It was a regular, ordinary morning in the fishing port of Harujion. The sun was beginning to shine over the bay where the fishermen were out in the sea, already fishing for the day's catch while some boats were already heading back to shore to clean the fish they had caught and sell them in the market later in the day.

A sharp whistle reverberated through the air, signaling the arrival of the morning train. One of the conductors of the train walked through the aisle reminding people to make sure they had all of their belongings. When he had reached the very back where there were no seats he came across a peculiar sight. "U-um, sir? A-are you okay?" He felt a bead of sweat trickle down his neck as he nervously looked at the sight in front of him.

The peculiar sight was a young boy, most likely around the age of seventeen, collapsed against the wall of the train. He had messy pink hair and a white scarf that had a pattern of uneven squares—it almost gave off the illusion of scales—was wrapped around his neck.

But what baffled the conductor the most was that the boy looked absolutely sick.

"Aye, this happens all the time." The cat next to the boy spoke up. Unlike normal cats, this cat was standing on two legs with a small green sack tied around his neck. Besides the white tip of his tail and belly, his fur was blue.

"I can't handle it… I will never ever ride a train again." The boy shuddered as he tried to stand up but ended up draping himself over the railing of the window and emptied his stomach's contents.

"You say that, but you know you'll be in another vehicle sooner or later." Behind the boy a girl was walking up to them; she stopped and looked at him for a moment but then she walked past him. "If the info we got was correct, then Salamander should be in this town. The faster you get off the train, the sooner you'll feel better." Both she and the cat had ventured outside the door of the train and took in their surroundings.

Distantly they heard the boy mutter, "let me rest for awhile."

"Okay." The cat said as they both turned in time to hear the train give out another whistle and see their companion being carried away by the now moving train.

"SAVE ME!" He screamed as the train got farther and farther away.

The girl closed her eyes and sighed while the cat just stared at the distant train, "it departed." The cat said finally.

"I know Happy." She said and then she ran a hand through her short, dark silver hair. "Why don't you wait for the train to come back with Natsu while I go ask around for Salamander?"

"Aye!" Happy the Cat exclaimed as the girl walked away from the train station, "we'll meet up with you later Reina!" Reina merely lifted her hand up in a farewell gesture as she walked out of the station and into Harujion.

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"WHAT? This is the only magic store in town?" A blonde haired girl cried out as she slammed her hands down onto the glass counter. A part of her blonde hair was haphazardly tied into a ponytail on the right side. She narrowed her brown eyes as she eyed the old man skeptically, as if hoping that the words he spoke weren't true.

"It's true; this town is more prosperous in fishing than in magic. Less than ten percent of the town can actually use magic, so the store mainly targets traveling mages." The store owner informed her.

She placed her hands on the blue skirt she was wearing and sighed, "I think I've wasted my time."

"Please don't say that and have a look around." The man implored, "We have some new items." He held up a simple little card, "girls love this 'color magic'. Depending on your mood every day…" in an instant his white shirt changed to navy blue, "you can change the colors of your clothes!"

"I already have it." The girl told him as she examined a canister. She set it down and turned to a display case, "I'm looking for the keys of the gates; strong ones, in fact."

"You want Keys of the Gates? They're pretty uncommon here." The man said.

As the blonde peered into the case, her face immediately lit up. "White Doggy!" She exclaimed.

"That's not powerful at all." The man interjected.

"So what? I've been looking for it." She returned to the counter. "How much?"

"Twenty thousand jewels."

"Hmm… I wonder how much it is."

"I said twenty thousand."

"I wonder how much it really is…" She leaned over the counter, her chest pressed against the glass; the zipper of her white shirt with blue trims had gone down half an inch revealing her cleavage, it was then noticeable that she was very well endowed. A blush colored her cheeks, "…Dandy mister?"

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As Reina approached the magic shop, a blonde girl came stomping out. She nearly knocked into Reina who nearly stumbled but kept her balance and then paused in the doorway as she heard the girl's frustrated scream down the road: "Is my sex appeal only worth a thousand jewels?"

How odd. Reina thought as she walked towards the man standing behind the counter.

"Welcome!" He said cheerfully as she came closer. But she could see him eying her; she knew she was dressed differently than most people. Well, her color choice was different. In addition to her sandals, she was wearing black pants along with a gray and white tank top. Not the most logical choice for a sunny fishing town but she didn't really care.

"Hi. Can I ask you something?" She stopped at the counter.

He stopped surveying her and snapped into business. "Of course. Are you looking for a specific type of magic?" He asked.

"No, I'm looking for someone. Has anyone come to this town by the name of Salamander?" Her gray eyes surveyed the items on the counter before resting on the man again.

Thoughtfully, the man stroked his chin, "I think I heard something… Salamander… Is he the mage who uses the rare fire-type magic that you can't buy in stores, correct?"

There is a lot of magic in Fiore (1) that can't be bought, she thought. "He's not exactly a mage." She said.

"There have been rumors floating around that there's a fire mage here by the name of Salamander. He's having a party on his boat in the harbor later tonight."

She let out a sigh. "That's not who I'm looking for, then. Sorry to have wasted your time." With that, she turned around and left the magic shop.

The man gave an indignant cry as she closed the door behind her. "Won't you buy something?"

Reina ignored him, but she stood outside the store for several moments before heading away from the harbor. If Igneel is here then more people would be talking about it. After all, a dragon would gather a lot of attention. "My guess is that the info we got was bad." She sighed again. "Natsu will be crushed."

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After a day of asking around for any news of Salamander and only receiving responses of a "handsome, amazing, mage" with "extraordinary fire powers" which was quickly followed by, in some cases, "he's having a party on his boat, I wish I could go!" Reina was exhausted of hearing it over and over, and was hesitant to ask anyone else about Salamander. When nightfall came she was almost spent and she still hadn't found Natsu and Happy.

She came to a pathway that went up a hill—apparently there was a cliff over looking the port so she was hoping she could just rest and maybe find Natsu—and she heard someone exclaim, "I ate a lot!" Reina knew that voice anywhere and there would be only one person here who would be so loud when he had a full stomach. Grinning to herself, she walked faster and, sure enough, Natsu and Happy were there, walking along the path.

"There you two are!" She triumphantly exclaimed.

"Ahh, Reina!" Natsu grinned as their third comrade joined them.

Reina eyed him skeptically, "So, did you decide not to look for Salamander and just eat all day?"

"Ehh…" Sheepishly, Natsu rubbed the back of his head and gave her a satisfied grin. That was a sure sign that Natsu had just eaten a good meal and was content with the world. "We met a nice person who treated us."

"I knew it," she sighed. "You didn't really need to ask around anyway. Whenever I asked somebody they told me about a mage in town called Salamander. I don't think its Igneel, Natsu." She turned to look at harbor and she spotted a boat that was sailing out to sea. "Is that Salamander's ship?"

"Oh yeah!" Happy hopped up onto the railing, "he said he was having a party on a ship. I wonder if that's it."

"Huh. But why is it setting sail? It should be anchored instead of leaving the harbor." The girls may have acted all lovesick over the man but they wouldn't elope with him (at least, she hoped). Reina narrowed her eyes. "Something's wrong here."

Natsu studied the ship as well but he turned green and looked away. "I feel sick," he muttered.

"Don't get sick thinking about it!" Reina groaned. Although she knew this well enough by now; Natsu also got sick just by thinking about transportation.

"Look there's Master Salamander's ship!" The trio looked to their left to see two girls, and one girl was pointing the ship out to her friend. "Aww, I wanted to go the party too!" She complained.

"Salamander?" Her friend asked.

"You don't know? He's that great mage who's currently in town." The other girl answered her question. "I heard he's a mage from that famous guild, Fairy Tail."

The moment that girl uttered those two words the three travelers' heads had snapped to look at the two girls with absolute shock evident on their faces.

"Fairy Tail?" Natsu whispered as he looked back at the ship. Quickly he turned away and shoved his face into his hand and crouched down. "Fairy Tail…" he said softly. He stood up; his tense body was vibrating with anger. "Let's go Happy!"

"Aye!" Happy responded, in two seconds Happy grabbed onto Natsu's back, grew wings, and then took off for the ship. The two girls ceased their chatter and watched in shock as Happy flew away with Natsu in his grasp.

"Wait, NATSU!" Reina cried. "Let me go instead! IT'S A FREAKING SHIP!" There was no response as Happy was already gone; although Natsu should have heard her. He had excellent hearing.

"Idiot!" She seethed. "Why did you ask me to come along if you where going to ditch me?" She looked down towards the ground, calculating the drop. It was at least forty feet. "Eh, whatever." She muttered to herself and then hopped over the railing and let herself fall.

One of the girls let out a shriek of surprise when she jumped off the edge, but Reina had already hit the ground. The mage had landed on her feet and she winced at the tremors vibrating in the ground and that was now traveling up her legs. Shaking it off she began to make her way to the harbor.

Once she had reached the harbor, she stopped. The ship was coming back and not by itself. Oh no, it was coming back, courtesy of a tidal wave! "WHAT THE HELL?" Reina screamed as she scrambled away to find safety. There was a large crash as the ship came collided with land and came to a stop.

The female mage had managed to throw herself to the side and take cover underneath an awning of a merchant stall; she stood up and surveyed the damage, "Natsu couldn't have done that…" She murmured to herself. Natsu wouldn't have been able to move if he was on the ship. But now that the ship was on land, he should be fine.

Her thoughts were answered when a strange man burst through the side of the ship with Natsu right behind him. The man fell onto the ground but Natsu already had fire forming around his fists as he began to unleash a hellish fury onto the man. Well, I think he's got this covered. Already Reina could feel a nice, long complaint being sent to the master from the magic council.

"You're overdoing it!" A girl was screaming. "The port is all messed up!"

"Aye!" That was Happy.

"Don't say 'Aye' so calmly!" The same female voice cried.

Reina was running towards them when she heard the footsteps,."What's this ruckus?" A man in armor shouted as he led other men in armor carrying spears towards the harbor. The military had arrived.

"Crap! Let's run!" Natsu grabbed the blonde girl's hand, whom Reina recognized from the store earlier, and began to run the opposite way.

"Great job, Natsu, great job." Reina stated sarcastically as she caught up with him. She would have hit him, but instead she turned to the blonde girl. "I'm Reina, nice to meet you." She gave her a small smile, but then she turned her attention forward giving the blonde a view of the black fairy with a tail mark on the back of her left shoulder: the Fairy Tail guild stamp.

The girl returned with "Lucy," and then looked at Natsu and cried, "why me?"

"You want to join Fairy Tail, right?" Natsu replied as he looked back at her and grinned.

"Really?" Reina exclaimed.

Lucy nodded and Natsu grinned even wider, "then come with us!"

Natsu had let go of Lucy, but she ran with them. "Okay!" She laughed as the four of them hauled their butts out of Harujion.

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The next day, the newspaper read: Fairy Tail wreaks havoc on Harujion. A man slammed the paper against the table. "THOSE FAIRY TAIL IDIOTS!" He roared.

At once, complains came from the other magic council members. "They destroyed half the port!"

"I won't be surprised if an entire town disappears one day!" One said.

"Don't jinx it, they really might do it." Another admonished the one who said that.

Some else cut in, "Anyway, I reported to the government that they did it to arrest the criminal Bora."

One man smiled and said, "I like those idiots."

"You shut up!" The man across from him spoke.

"It's true that they're a bunch of idiots." Someone spoke, "but they have a lot of skilled mages. That's why we're at a loss. We don't know what to do with them.

"Just let them be." The man who had spoken his approval of Fairy Tail spoke again. He looked to be the youngest member of the council with blue hair that brushed his shoulders. His eyes were closed as he looked away and opened them once more, to reveal gold colored eyes. The most noticeable thing about this man was that he had a tattoo on the right side of his face. "If we didn't have idiots like that… This world wouldn't be fun."

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1: Fiore is the name of country in which Fairy Tail is set. It means Flower in Italian.

Phew! I feel better now that I edited this. It probably still needs work, so I'll most likely come back to look at it with a fresh eye in the future. Well, what do you think? Please leave a review. Constructive criticism is appreciated; flames are not. Fairy Tail belongs to Mashima Hiro, Reina belongs to me.