This is my first Fairy Tail fanfic, I've had a writer's block from my other stories, but I've been watching Fairy Tail from the beginning and decided to work on a story. I hope all of you enjoy it! ^-^ Trying to find time to write while having a toddler and working in an Emergency room is tough, but I promise to try and keep this story up for all of you! Now, on to the story! ^-^
"That's it, you're here now. Now, it's time to wake up my child and go join Fairy Tail, your new family." A sweet voice whispered to the young girl who was asleep on the train, her head leaning against the window. It wasn't the voice that startled her, but the train conductor.
"Attention all passengers, we have reached our final destination, Magnolia Town. I repeat, we have reached our final destination, Magnolia Town."
The train slowly pulled up to the tracks as it arrived to the train station, in beautiful Magnolia Town. It was truly a beautiful city, with a total population of 60,000 inhabitants, that was considered a merchant city that has be prosperous in magic since the ancient area. Its reputation was supported by the fact that the town houses the strongest guild in Fiore, Fairy Tail, which is known for its powerful wizards and well…the destruction they cause to every town they visit while on a job.
The train doors slowly opened up, letting out all the passengers who were either eagerly awaiting to adventure through the town for the first time, here on business or coming home back home from a business trip. A young woman was the last person to stepped off the train, noticing that the area was clearing out finally as she rubbed her eyes.
She wore loose white boots that had a pink belt strap around them that came up to her calf. She wore a black knee high stocking with two white stripes at the top on her left leg, and a black thigh high stocking on her right leg. She adorned her left thigh with a black strap that had an open circle in it. Wearing a mini light pink pleated skirt, it sat against her peachy tone skin and went up to her hour glass waist. Wearing a blank spaghetti-strap tank top with open shoulder sleeves that was outlined in white, that stopped over her skirt. Wearing a black over-size crop top, that hung off the shoulders, it had faint pink markings of the zodiac constellation across it. Her long faint pink hair went down to her ankles with two braids going down each side, stopping at her chest tied with a single strain on both sides that goes down to her hips. Her eyes were a sparkling blue, like a clear lake, but they had a hint of a glittery purple, like the heavenly stars on a clear night.
Stepping outside of the train station, she was blinded by the bright sun shining down on her. She rose her arm up to block the sun from blinding her anymore, trying to adjust her eyes. "Gah…That's way too damn bright…I guess that's what I get from being asleep in the dark train for too long." Muttering, bringing her arm back down, now that she was able to see again. Eyes widen as she saw the town, her lips turning up into a slight grin. "I…I can't believe I'm finally here, after the long journey…I finally made it."
Walking around the city, passing a pub and a couple of shops, she noticed that they were next to the water. Running down the hill and over to the railing, her eyes sparkled at the sea. "This is beautiful…it isn't like home at all." As much as anyone could look at the water all day long, she had come to this town for a reason, and one reason only. She was there to find the most famous and popular guild in all of Fiore, Fairy Tail.
"Hmm…I wonder where they are located? I guess I could stop by that pub…" She thought, as she pushed off the railings, twirling around to face the town once again. Deciding to go back the way she came and remembering about the pub that was up the hill, she figured it would be the best place to start.
Stepping into the pub, she noticed only a few people sat at the tables and one person at the bar, she figured it was best to ask the bartender. Walking up to the bar, she coughs a little, asking a question. "Excuse me, sir."
The younger gentleman who was cleaning some glasses glanced at her and smiled. "Well hello there, I've never seen you before. Are you new to town?"
"Yes, I got off the train today. I was wondering if you could give me directions to somewhere?"
"That's awesome! Where are you looking to go? I know this town like the back of my hand."
She clapped her hands together in excitement, grinning from ear to ear. "That's wonderful! I'm looking for the Fairy Tail Guildhall." Of course, the moment she said "Fairy Tail" it seemed like the bartender who had been eager to help out just a minute ago was now freaking out and hiding underneath the bar, quivering in fear. She leaned over the bar, cocking her head to the side in confusion. "Uh…sir?"
"D-Did…you say Fairy Tail?!" His voice was filled with fear, with a slight hint of anger. The young woman was slowly becoming to wonder if he wasn't scared and pissed off at the guild. The only response she really could give him was a nod of her head. "Uh-huh…"
"Gah! They are complete and utter trouble! If you value your life and belongings, you wouldn't go to that guild!" He spat, as he fell over onto the ground, and what seemed like a white ghost of him appeared out from the side of his mouth…it was fairly obvious now to her…they must've done something alright to piss this guy off.
She slowly backed away from the bar and out of the pub, trying to figure out what her next plan of action was. "If this guy freaked out to the point of near death…that must mean this is truly one awesome guild." Her eyes started to sparkle in happiness, as she headed back up to the hill. She spotted an older couple walking down the side walk on the opposite side of her. Hoping that they would be able to help her, she waved her hand above her head, smiling as she ran up to them. "Hey! I'm terribly sorry to bother the two of you, but I was wondering if you two could help me?"
"Oh! Aren't you just a cutest thing ever!" She wasn't prepared to have her cheeks assaulted from the older lady, who just squealed when she saw her.
"Haha, she reminds me of you when you were younger, Sora. I remember when your hair was that long and vibrant."
"Oh, Rome, you know how to make a woman still blush after all these years." She had released her grasp on the young woman's cheek, placing her own hands on her cheek.
"Remember that time I dropped ice cream on your hair and you freaked out, thinking you were going have to cut it because they got so sticky."
"I had every reason to be mad, I loved my long hair."
The pink haired girl darted her eyes back and forth between the two, before forcing a cough to get their attention, which brought them back to what she had just asked them only a minute prior. "Oh, sorry dear, this happens when you get old and you're in love, you forget things and talk about the past. Now, what did you need help with?"
Swaying on her tippy toes, she folded her arms behind her back, grinning slightly. "I'm new to town and I was hoping you two could point me into the direction of where the Fairy Tail Guild is?"
The couple turned to looked at one another, as if they were trying to figure out what she had asked them. She started to bite her lip in suspense as it started to kill her slightly. "Surely they can't live here and not who they are? Especially with the way the bartender acted about the guild." Before she could follow up to her original question, the older lady started to speak again.
"Dear, isn't that the guild that destroy the town on a monthly basis."
The young girl nodded her head in excitement, as a grin slowly started to spread across her lips. "That sounds like exactly the guild I've been searching for, but...I asked someone at the pub down the hill and he freaked out when I even mentioned the name."
"That tends to happen around here. They aren't that bad of a bunch, they are really nice and helpful, they just get carried away all the time." The older man explained, as he turned his body and pointed up toward the hill. "If you go up this hill and take the first right, you're going go through the central of town, past the Kardia Cathedral and it will be a straight shot from there to the guild hall."
Her eyes lit up excitement, jumping up and down in happiness. "Thank you so much. I'll never forget your kindness; I wish I had some way to repay you two somehow."
She had bowed her head in respect, it was nice of them to give her directions, nowadays it was hard to find such nice people, especially when it comes to strangers. She felt a gentle hand pat her on the head and a slight chuckle come from above her. Peeking up between the stands of hair blocking her face, she noticed the kind smile that had spread across his face.
"Just be the best wizard there is and protect this town, it's your home now."
She nodded her head and bolted from where she was just standing, turning her head slightly, giving them a smile as she ran off into the distance. "I promise, thank you again."
The older man chuckled slightly at the young woman, but something about her bothered his wife. "She looks familiar…but I can't place who she reminds me of…"
She ran along the path that nice older man, Rome, had told her to go to get to the guild hall. That same grin was still in place, she was finally set to be there any minute. Excitement ran through her veins, but so did nervousness, as she had no idea what she would do once she got there or if they did not accept her. It's not like she had a place here already to stay, but if it turned out to be the worst case serrano, she had no idea where she would go next.
"I guess if this doesn't work out…I could go always go to the Blue Pegasus, but I don't even know where the location to that place is." She murmured, placing an index on her lip, trying to come up with a backup plan in case joining Fairy Tail were not to work out. Turning to the right, she looked up ahead and saw the guild hall in the distance, which made her extremely happy.
"Leave me the hell alone!"
Of course, she knew something was not right as she ran down the path, her ears started to pick up a sound, a sound that sounded like a girl yelling at someone.
"The hell is going on?"
She picked up her speed, she didn't see anyone up ahead that matched that voice, so she decided to look down the alley ways, trying to figure out where the hell that yelling was coming from. Finally coming up to one of the last alley ways, she noticed there was young woman and two guys standing there. Correction, there was a blonde girl pressed up against the wall, who looked pissed, and two creepy looking dudes towering over her.
"Come on babe, why don't we go out for some fun?" One of the guys suggested, as he creeped closer to her.
Pressing herself deeper into the wall, she hissed at the two approaching her, spitting at them in anger. "I told you no, so don't make me hurt you." She was trying to reach her keys, but before she could grab ahold of one of the golden looking keys, the guy had knocked them out of her hand, sneering in anger as he slammed his hand against the wall next to her.
"I don't think so babe...now be a…oof!"
He had the wind knocked out of him, not even noticing he had been punched in the side by the pink haired girl who had found them. She turned her glance to the other guy, who had taken a step back, growling.
"Who the hell did you are?!"
"I'm the girl who's going to kick your ass into next week."
"Oh yeah! Well, you messed with the wrong wizard today!" He yelled, as he punched the ground, causing rocks to fly at her and the blonde girl, who just screamed and tried to dodge them, only to be hit in the face with the smallest rock there was, knocking her to the ground.
She just dodged them all and smirked, placing her index and middle finger against her forehead. "Now, it's my turn. Aerial!" She closed her eyes for a second and moved her hand from her head and toward him, casting a dark purple dome over him. For a split second, it seemed like nothing was happening, he was just sitting there in confusion, until it finally happened. He started to grab at his throat, as if he couldn't breathe and was slowly suffocating inside of the dome.
Her eyes thinned a little as she watched him for what seemed like an eternity banging on the dome, until he slowly started to slip down it, closing his eyes. It wasn't until she realized he was knocked out, that she lowered her hand, causing the dome to come down around him. It had seemed she had knocked out both of the men who had…oh, she forgot about the lady she saved. Turning around in a flash, she noticed the blonde headed girl was still laying on the ground, with visible stars circling her head.
"Hey, you okay?" Kneeling down, she poked the girl on the cheek, trying to awake her. It took a minute of poking, but the moment that blonde had awoke, she had jumped into the air, pressing her back against the wall again, not sure at what just had happened.
"Who the hell are you?" She spat, she realized afterwards that she may have spat with a little much anger and suspension, but in this age, you have to be careful of everyone.
Standing back up, she wiped the dirt off her legs. "I didn't mean to startle you, I saw you were in trouble and came to help, I do apologize."
Blondie peered over her shoulder and her jaw dropped half way to the ground, noticing that they were both knocked out. "Oh, wow! You took both of those creeps out! How did you do that?"
Glancing over her shoulder, she shrugged with a laugh. "It was nothing, I had punched one of them out and used my magic on the other one."
"Oh wow, you're a wizard?!"
"Uh-huh…" She stepped over to pick up the keys that the first punk had knocked out of her hand. She bent over and picked them up, noticing that the girl she had just saved was a Celestial Wizard. "I think these might be yours, I don't see many Celestial Wizards nowadays."
"T-Thank you…yeah, that punk had knocked them out of my hand or I would've called out Taurus to put those creeps in their place." Placing her keys back into her pouch, she held out her hand and gave an introduction. "By the way, my name is Lucy, what's yours?"
"It's nice to meet you Lucy, my name is Asteria."
"I'm glad you came running by, count my lucky stars. Say, I've never seen you before, are you new?"
Asteria raised an eyebrow at Lucy, this was the third time today that she was asked if she was new to town. It seemed like to her that everyone knew one another, but seemed hard to believe as big as this town was or did she just look totally out of place. "Geeze, do I have "new comer" written on my forehead or do I just look strange? You're the third person to ask me that today since I got her."
Lucy waved her hands as fast as she could, laughing slightly. "Oh no, it's just…I know most of the wizards at Fairy Tail, and I've never seen you before…so I put the two together and just figured you were new…"
Asteria eyes opened wide when she heard say Fairy Tail, finally noticing the mark of the guild on her right hand. "Wait…you're apart of Fairy Tail?!
"Yeah, I was actually on my way to guild hall when those two creeps pulled me into the alley way. So, what guild do you belong too?"
Rubbing her arm slightly, she frowned a little and sighed. "Actually...I'm not a part of a guild at the moment. I was on my way to Fairy Tail when I heard your scream." Asteria was soon startled by Lucy screaming, as she felt her hand being tugged on, dragging her out of the alley. "Uh…where we going?"
Lucy glanced back at her and smiled brightly, giving her a thumbs up. "We're going to the guild hall and make you a member, I know you'll love the guild."
"Thank you, Lucy." She smiled.
Asteria watched as building where the guild was located get bigger and bigger as they got closer. She didn't expect it to be so huge, actually, it was the tallest building in the entire town. Wait. "What the living hell?! How in the hell did I miss this?!" Her eyes widen and dropped her head, still being dragged along by Lucy, she started to beat herself up for missing this place entirely.
"I don't…get how I missed this place" She whispered.
Lucy let go of her hand, placing her hands on the door, preparing herself to open them. "Asteria…I want you to meet your new family." Giving the door a good push, the door opened right up, but what came next, startled both of the wizards. Fire and Ice shot through the door once it opened, freezing Lucy into ice sculpture and nearly burning Asteria in the process.
No one really paid attention to the two young woman, as their focus was on the two guys fighting in the middle of the room. The pink headed guy who wore a big scaly looking scarf was face to face with the dark headed guy who had frozen Lucy, by pure mistake, just moments prior.
"Damnit, Natsu, you're such a moron!"
"Screw you, dopey eyes! You're the one who got me in trouble with Erza for going on that S-class mission!"
"What the hell are you talking about, I got in trouble just like you! I also went to the island looking for Lyon and fighting him. How the hell did you forget that?"
"Psst, whatever Gray, just admit you can't beat me in a fight." Throwing his arms behind his head, he started to walk away.
Angering Gray even more, "Get back here and fight me!" As he started to stomp towards him, he had suddenly and magically gone from having clothes on to only being in his underwear.
"Gray, your clothes?" The long haired brunette at the bar shouted, taking a gulp from her bottle.
"Ah! What the hell?" The way he acts when that happens, it would make one thing that he had no idea that they come off…but they have to come off somehow. Unless he's wearing magic clothing, that just come off and walk away, which probably isn't the issue.
"Lucy! You're…oh dear, you're frozen." The white haired waitress said, as she set the tray of beer on the table.
Asteria couldn't help but laugh at what she had just saw, though she felt bad for Lucy who was still frozen due to Gray being wreak less with his magic trying to hit Natsu or for Natsu dodging the attack, or blame both. Before she could lay a hand on it to help get rid of the ice, the ice had magically melted, producing a very cold and furious celestial wizard.
"Seriously?! Why would you go and do that, you idiots!?" She hissed, as she stormed into the guild, ready to knock some sense into the two. Of course, the waitress who had just called out to her, stopped her, laughing slightly. "Now, now Lucy, you know how they can get it, don't be too harsh on them. Oh!" Finally noticing Asteria by the door, she greeted her with a friendly smile, waving her in. "Who did you bring with you, Lucy? Is she a friend?"
Snapping out of angry mode, Lucy held out her hand toward the pink haired girl, grinning a little. "Mira, everyone, this is Asteria. You can come on in."
"Hello, everyone, it's nice to meet you." The moment she stepped inside of the guide, her eyes widen. There was a strong magical aura coming from inside of the guild, that wasn't there when she was standing from the outside. Scanning the room, there was nothing that stood out of the ordinary that would put off such intense magic. "Such magical power…but there is nothing here to put off such an incredible magic…"
Lucy leaned in and started to whisper, drawing her out from her thoughts. It was obvious to the celestial wizard that something was wrong or at least bothering her new friend. "Everything okay?"
"Oh yeah, I was just lost in my thoughts for a second."
Natsu walked up, grinning a little as he placed his hands on his hips. "It's nice to meet you, my name is Natsu, and this guy right here, is my buddy Happy." The blue flying cat he had pointed to, landed on his head, grinning ear to ear. "Hi, there!"
"Natsu…Happy…it's a pleasure to meet you."
Natsu leaned in a little, sniffing slightly. "Say, you smell funny…" The moment he said that, Asteria had slightly turned red and started to sniff her hair, she had just taken a shower that morning, there was no way in hell she could already be that sweaty.
"Natsu! What the hell is your problem?!" Lucy screamed, which of course he just shrugged a little, it was obvious to him that he had saw nothing wrong with what he had just said.
"Do we have a new recruit?" A deep voice asked from behind, as Asteria turned around, at first only seeing a red headed girl in armor, but the voice she had heard…it should not have belonged to her…unless she's been chain smoking since the day she was born. It was until she noticed a colorful orange hat with two white balls on it, which lead her eyes down to the older man. "Aha…that's defiantly the person who that voice is from."
"How long have you known, Lucy?" The red headed asked, it was obvious she was curious of the young girl.
"We…actually just met today."
It should've shocked everyone in the guild, but to say, they weren't really shocked at all, which surprised Asteria a little. Of course, Natsu had only known Lucy for a day and had invited her to the guild hall, as she was wanting to join Fairy Tail…just the same way Lucy and Asteria had met.
Lucy stepped forward, placing a hand on her shoulders while she gave a thumbs up with the other hand. "Asteria actually helped me out today. I was cornered by two creeps and she had come out of nowhere, knocking them out. It also just so happened she was on her way here to see about joining."
The older man rubbed his chin for a second, as if he was lost in thought. A grin started to form on his serious face as he held up a hand. "Anyone who saves my children from danger are welcomed here. Welcome to Fairy Tail, think of us as your family and a new home. My name is Makarov, and this young lady next to me is Erza."
Asteria eyes lit up like stares, as she starting to jump in the air in excitement. Mira had walked up to the new guild member with a stamp in her hand, who was still jumping into the air in excitement. "Now, Asteria where would you like your Fairy Tail stamp?"
Deciding to put her excitement jump on hold, she looked down at her body, slightly curious on where to place her stamp. Arms were no good since they were mostly covered either by the open sleeve or the crop top she wore over her tank top. Left leg would be the best bet since she didn't have much area between her skirt and stocking on her right side. Glancing back, she noticed the open space on her left shoulder blade since the spaghetti straps didn't run over it and the shoulders on her crop top fall on her fore arms. Moving her hair to the side, she turned her back to Mira giving her access to her exposed shoulder. "That's the spot."
Mira placed the stamp onto her shoulder, which after a minute she heard the pop sound as if it was done. "You're now an official member, congratulations Asteria."
"Wow, Asteria, your stamp is so pretty!" Happy said as he floated above her shoulder.
"Oh wow, it is! I've never seen one like yours before, it's an amethyst color, but…it's glittery." Lucy explained, inspecting the stamp closely.
"What? How is that possible?" Erza asked, as he joined Lucy in inspecting it.
"Legends states that each stamp given to a wizard joining the guild, it's base off their magical energy and their heritage, but that's just speculation." Makarov looked up at her mark, his eyes were slightly thinned. Lucy and Erza were right, something was off about her mark, but not in a bad way, just…unusual. He was just speculating as well, but none the less, he was happy to have a new child within his guild.
"Glad to have you with us, Asteria. I'm looking forward to you coming with us on jobs." Erza said.
Natsu high fived her, snickering a little. "This is awesome; I can't wait to challenge you to a battle. I want to know what your magic is, so…how about a fight right now?"
"Natsu, what are you thinking? Why are you challenging her?!" It seemed like Lucy eyes were popping out of her head, as she yelled at him, but it didn't faze him one bit. It appeared to have bothered Lucy more than it had bothered Asteria, and she was the one who had been challenged by him.
Shrugging his shoulders, he laid his arms behind his head. "What's the big deal? I guess you're too afraid to fight me, I mean, I am one of the strongest wizards here." Natsu huffed, as he started to walk away.
Asteria casted a glare at him, a devious smile slowly started creep across her beautiful face. She turned to face the fire breathing wizard, folding her arms across her chest. At first, she snickering, and then she started to laugh, as if she found it humorous. Her laugh caused everyone to stare at her in confusion, they didn't know if she was laughing because she was scared of Natsu or because he challenged her to a fight.
"Uh…Asteria?" Lucy blinked, scratching her head in confusion.
"Natsu…I accept your challenge, but I'm going to forewarn you now, I won't go down so easy." The tone of voice was dark, slightly sinister, causing shivers to everyone around her. Lucy caught the glare in her eye, it was dark and mischievous, as if she had a dark side hidden behind her sweet personality. Casting her glare around the room, she snickered a little. "I'd move if I were all of you, it seems he's going to get a little destructive."
She didn't have to tell them twice, everyone who had surrounded her just moments prior had backed away from the two.
Pumping both fist into the air, Natsu was pumped up now. He started to stomp around in circles, breathing fire everywhere. "Oh yeah! I'm pumped up now!" Standing his ground, both of his fits suddenly were engulfed in flames, a crept across his face as he ran at her with incredible speed. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Asteria swiftly moved out of his way, causing him to crash into the door. Some of the guild members could be heard groaning, knowing this was going to get out of hand rather quickly. Her eyes widen as he ignited his feet and came at her at a face pace while engulfing himself entirely in flames, catching her off guard. "Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
She was barely able to dodge, only her cheek being grazed slightly by the flames. He landed into the tables, knocking some of guys who were sitting at the table, out of their seats as he crashed into the table. "Uh-oh…"
"Damnit, what the hell is your problem, Natsu?" One of the older wizards groaned, as he sat up on the floor.
"Doing what he does best, destroying things." The other wizard muttered as he lit his pipe back up.
The Dragon Slayer jumped up from the crushed table, grinning. "You're fast, but I want to see your magic. So come on, attack me!"
Asteria snickered a little, laying a hand on her cheek. "I'm not going to lie, you're fast as well. You managed to nick me with that flame of yours. I'm impressed, but it's time that we end this before we tear down the entire guild hall." Taking a hand off her cheek, she placed her index and middle finger on her forehead as she closed her eyes.
Natsu ignited both of his hands in flames and brought them together, slowly creating a fireball. "I hope you're ready for this!"
Asteria removed her fingers and held out her hand toward Natsu. "Aerial!" A dome went appeared over Natsu, who was about to lunch his attack at her. The moment he unleased her fireball, it started to diminish in front of him.
"What the hell happened to my flame?! What did you do?!" Throwing a fit, he tried to ignite his hands in fire again but it didn't work. No matter how hard he tried, he could only ignite a fire for a few seconds, but then it would go out. In a furious rage, he started to bang on the dome as he stomped around like an angry ape. "Hey! What hell did you do?! What kind of magic is this?!"
"I use Air Magic, I'm able to manipulate the air around me and use it as a weapon. That move right there is called, Aerial. It creates a dome and seals that person in, lowering the oxygen levels. You see, fire requires three things; oxygen, fuel, and heat. You may have fuel and heat, but I have control of the oxygen now." Asteria explained, lowering her hand, causing the dome to vanish and Natsu to fall on his face. She didn't want to completely deprive him of air, just enough to get him to calm the hell down.
"Natsu!" Happy cried as he flew over to him.
The female wizard laughed slightly as she rubbed the back of her head. "I'm terribly sorry Natsu, I didn't me…oof!" She caught off guard by a tackle hug from Lucy, who was laughing.
"That was totally awesome!"
Erza nodded her head to what Lucy had said. "You weren't lying; you are a pretty strong. You're going to make an excellent asset to the guild."
Redness creeped across Asteria's face, she had never received so many complements. Her eyes caught Natsu still laying on the ground, she was partially dreading him waking up, but the other part of her was thrilled with their small battle. She creeped over to where he was, peering into his face. "Uh…Natsu?" She started to poke his cheek, hoping to wake him.
"That…was awesome!" Natsu had startled the Air wizard, who had jumped back in fright, one second he was out like a light and the next second he's up running around, breathing fire again. This guy had no limits, as it was apparent he is always ready for battle. She was startled yet again when he had extended his hand out to her, his had a crazy look in his eye, but a cheerful smile on his face. "Asteria, you are one heck of a wizard, I hope we can have a real battle again one day"
Grasping with a firm hand, she returned his cheerful smile. "Of course, I look forward to working with you."
Natsu leaned in to whisper into her ear, eyeing Lucy as he spoke in a low voice. "Just between you and me, Lucy here isn't really that strong." Asteria blinked for a second in confusion, as she proceeded to follow his eyes, finally landing on Lucy, who had her head down and her body was shacking, she looked like she was about to go off on someone, namely Natsu.
"You do realize that I can hear you, right Natsu?" Her words burned with anger, she had a look in her eye as she grabbed her whip. Ah yes, Natsu was in for it now.
"I was just kidding…Lucy?!" Natsu screamed as he was hit with her whip, she started to take off running after him as he sprinted away, trying to get away from her. Asteria couldn't help but laugh at the two, as she watched the two run around in complete circles. She knew that she had picked the right guild, it made her happy that everyone was so nice to her, and that they always made everyone laughed, even when they are destroying everything around them. Placing a hand on her shoulder blade who her stamp was, a smile couldn't help but creep across her face.
"I'm finally where I belong."
After having watched Lucy hit Natsu with her whip a couple of more times and Makarov yelling at them because they had destroyed the door, table, and eventually another table when Natsu had decided he was going to jump in it to run from Lucy. Of course, Lucy cried as she apologized, begging on her knees for them not punish her, where Natsu kept trying to say it was her fault, he eventually got stomped on by an over-grown Makarov.
"Everyone's so nice…even Master Makarov and Erza, though she seemed like she could be hard to deal with sometime." She looked up at the clear night sky and smiled slightly, feeling the gentle breeze against her skin on that cool August night. It was already starting to get late, as she remembers she didn't have anywhere to stay at first, but of course Lucy offered to let her stay at her own place until she got her own place. After giving her directions to where her apartment was, Asteria had left to go take a walk through town, wanting to learn her way around town, so she didn't end up lost again, which was a possibility…she was terrible with directions half of the time.
Hearing the sound of cheering and laughing, she had stopped in front of the window, she couldn't help but smile at all the people who were in there celebrating, she didn't know what the hell they were celebrating, but just seeing them happy made her smile. Asteria had failed to notice that she had captured one of the patriot's attention when she was looking in, smiling. Deciding to continue her walk, she ended up walking down the cobblestone path next to the water, she couldn't help but stare into it, looking at her reflection. She didn't remember when she was last happy…truthfully, she couldn't remember much of her past. All she could remember was the last year of her life, the rest seemed to be fuzzy and didn't make any sense.
"I don't remember why I can't remember anything…everything is clear up to a year ago. After that, everything is hazy and I can't seem to make anything out, but just a few pieces here and there."
"Hey lady, be careful walking along this path or you'll fall into the river!" A voice yelled out, but she had ignored it, as she was still lost in her own thoughts.
"I still can't seem to get that voice out of my head…it's always in my dreams, along with the same dream that I constantly have or when I get an episode." Casting her eyes back up to the sky, her lips thinned slightly as her eyes narrowed. "Why can't I make any sense of that damn dream."
Pulse. Asteria's eyes widen as her hand flew up to her head, which she started to feel a pulsing sensation. She started to feel slightly dizzy and her vison got hazy from the pain. Her mind started to feel cloudy again, knowing she was beginning to have another episode, she cursed as she knew she had probably just jinxed herself. Slowly staggering over to a light post, she supported herself with her hand on it, she felt like her magic had been completely zapped from her. Feeling her mind becoming more and more cloudy, as a stern, yet sweet voice slowly started to fill her head.
"It seems you have made it to Fairy Tail…they will need you as you will need them?"
"Not now..." She growled.
"They will be able to help you get your memories back, Asteria."
"I hope so…they seem like such a nice bunch."
Even though it's impossible to see who the hell was talking to her, let alone see their facial expressions. It felt that she could feel the person talking to her smile as she spoke. "They are; you are now a part of their family, my child. Protect them, and they will protect you. Until we speak again." As soon as the voice was gone, she felt as if her magic had been returned to her.
Pushing herself off the post, she started back on the path back to Lucy's apartment. Of course, even though the guy on the boat had told her to watch her step, which she ignored, she ended up stepping on a loose brick, causing it to crumble beneath her foot and making her loser her balance, slowly tipping toward the water.
"Oh, this is not good." Asteria shouted, as she starts to wail her arms in hoping to regain her balance she could get back on the path. It wasn't working, as she was heading straight for the water.
"Oh no!"
Before she could completely fall into the water, she felt someone grab her hand and pull her toward them, feeling an arm wrap around her back and another arm sliding down her legs, picking her up. They jumped away from the edge a few feet, but Asteria had caught herself with her eyes closed and burying her face into their shirt.
"You alright there, beautiful?" A gentle voice asked, causing her to blush slight as she looked up at him when she opened her eyes.
He had spikey orange hair, big beautiful hazel eyes that hide behind a pair of azure-tinted sunglasses with a thin frame. He wore a green coat with a wide collar that was spikey brownish-white fur, over on top of an orange shirt, black pants and white sneakers. She noticed the three piercings in his ear, one being a hoop and the other two were studs.
"Yeah…I'm fine, thank you." She was still blushing when he sat her feet down on the ground. She noticed that he was at least a few inches taller than her and that he was actually very handsome. "If you hadn't come along, I would've ended up in the water there."
He snickered a little, as he placed his hands on his hips. "Well, it's not every day I get to save an angel from falling from the heavens. If God made anything more beautiful than you, I'm sure he'd keep it for himself, so there's no reason for you to fall."
Asteria's blushed slowly started to spread across her face and turn even more darker shade than it is now. She's realized that he's a smooth talker, causing her to laugh slightly. "Oh, well thank you. I better get going."
As she started to walk away, it seemed to have struck the man who had saved her a little hard, as it was apparent he was not use to women just running off after he had saved them. "W-Wait…at least let me walk you home?"
"That's a little weird for you to ask, I mean...you just met me…"
He pushed his sunglasses up with a single finger, as what seemed to be bright yellow stars sparkling around him. "It wouldn't be very gentleman like for me to let you walk home, alone. Magnolia is usually a safe town, but like every town around, there are a few creeps in this world who would jump at the chance to harm a beautiful woman as yourself, so I'd like to make sure if something were to happen, I would be there to protect you."
"Uh-huh…well I don't need protection, but thanks for the offer." She started to walk off again, only to grab her hand. She looked back at him, eye twitching a bit. Somehow, this dude was not getting the hint, but there was something about him, that even though she wanted to punch him square dead in the face, she couldn't shake the feeling of comfort and ease from him.
"You're the first woman who my flirting and pick up lines, didn't work, why is that?"
Asteria shrugged her shoulders, hell she wasn't sure why she couldn't fall for it. He was handsome enough and even though he was pushy, he had a protective nature about him. He brought her hand to his lips, gently planting a kiss on her hand. "So, what do you say, Angel?"
Rolling her eyes at him, she couldn't help but smile slightly. "Alright, you win, you can walk me back to where I'm staying."
Holding his arm toward the direction she had been going, he bowed his head. "Lead the way, my beautiful angel."
Asteria started to walk back toward Lucy's house with…well she'll just call him her savior for right now. They mostly walked backed in silence, she kept her eyes focused on the ground as he kept his eyes focused on her. A small part of him was bothered that his flirting did not work on her nor did his pick-up lines, they always worked on women! She a damn mystery to him, it actually made him more interested in her…which was not a good thing for him.
"Who the hell is this woman? Her beauty is that up par to a goddess, she's no damsel in distress, and she's basically immune to my flirtations. I can't be messing around with a woman like her…but I…" He was brought out of this thoughts by her waving a hand in front of his face.
"Helloooooo, you can come back to earth now, I have a question for you."
"What's the question, beautiful?"
"Why are you wearing sunglasses while it's dark out?"
He nearly fell to the ground; what hell kind of question was that?! He pushed them up his face, sighing a little with a smile. "Because your eyes are as bright as the sun, they light up my world and would blind me if I wasn't wearing these."
Asteria couldn't help but giggle at him. Sure, his pick-up lines were a little lame and borderline creepy, but it made her giggle. "Whatever you say. Say, how long were you behind me?" Her mind went back to the episode she had not even a few minutes before he showed up to save her. She was slightly afraid that he saw her the way she was or heard her talking, which would've seemed like she was actually talking to herself. Though that probably could've been a good thing, he would've thought she was crazy enough and move on to the next woman who would walk down the street.
Of course, when she asked that question, his face turned slightly red. Rubbing the back of his head, he nervously glanced over at her. "Oh, not long, I had just walked up on you when I saw that you were about to fall into the water." That was a boldface lie and he knew that, but he wasn't about to tell her the truth.
Stopping dead in her tracks, she looked up the building in front of them. Turning to face him, she gave him a sweet smile. "Well, this is my stop."
"You live here?"
Asteria shook her head, laughing a little. "No, I'm staying with a friend I just met today, only until I can get my own place."
"Come live in my heart, and pay no rent."
Rolling her eyes at his comment, she started to open the door, looking back at him. "I need a physical place to live, but thanks anyway for the offer. Though, I'm sure the next girl you use that line will fall for it."
"I see, well you would make me a happy man if you would allow me to take you out on a date."
Pink. That's what her entire face was from the question he had just asked her. She wasn't sure what the hell to say, first off, she had just moved here, joined Fairy Tail, and was trying to find a place, secondly, she just met this man not even hour ago and he was already asking her on a date. Truthfully, she didn't know what to say to his statement. She stepped down the stair, folding her arms, snickering a little. "A little soon, don't you think?"
He shrugged his shoulders, burying his hands into his pockets. "You're single. I'm single. Coincidence? I think not." Another boldface lie. He had at least five…or was it six girlfriends scattered around the city, but he wasn't about to tell her that.
"What makes you think I don't have boyfriend?"
"You would've pointed it out at the very beginning of me flirting with you, if that were the case."
He hit the hammer right on the nail, it's like he could read her mind and counter nearly everything she says. Trying to recover from the shock, she shook her head, trying to clear it. "I need to know your name first, before I accept or decline."
"I was beginning to think you would never ask. The name is Loke, so what's my beautiful angel's name?"
A mischievous smirk started to spread across the female wizards face, it was now her time to get him back. Taking a few steps closer to him, she noticed that his eyes widen slightly and there was a hint of pink in his face. She folded her arms behind her back, as she turned her head to the side. "I'll make you a deal, if the stars are on your side and we meet again, I'll tell you my name and go out on a date with you. Until then, I shall be that mystery girl who's name you do not know and does not fall for your pick up lines."
"I...wait…what?!"
"Good night, Loke." Asteria winked as she ran up the stairs and disappeared behind the door. Loke was left standing there with a slight blush on his face and his jaw slightly hanging open. It was official, this woman was a complete mystery to him…and that he may never see her again. She was totally different from any woman he's met before, she didn't give in to his flirtations and then become putty in his hands. He didn't know what to think or how to feel…hell, he was surely for a loss of words. Shoving his hands into his pockets, he started to walk back down the road to his place.
"A part of me wants to see her again, she was interesting and different…but at the same time, I truly hope I don't see her again. If it was any other time, I would do anything in my power to meet her again, but it's getting close to that time…and I can't do that to her…or me."
"What a beautiful mystery…I would've at least like to know her name." He whispered as he disappeared into the darkness.
"Lucy…do you have any clothes I can borrow?"
It had finally dawned on Asteria that when she had got off the train, she had left her suitcase full of clothes. Between being excited to finally be in Magnolia and had woke up from the long train ride, it had totally slipped her mind…until now. She had stepped out of the bath, keeping the towel tightly closed around her.
"Wait…did you come here with just the clothes on your back?"
Asteria nervously laughed a little, as she cast her eyes to the ground in shame. "No…but I had left my suit case on the train. I tend to have a one track mind sometimes and yesterday was one of those days."
Lucy started to search through her closet, trying to find something for her friend to wear. "It's alright, I probably would've done the same thing. Once we go on a job and get some jewels, we'll go clothes shopping for you, how does that sound?"
"That sounds amazing, thank you Lucy for everything you've done for me. I don't know how I could repay you." She was seriously grateful for the young woman; she wouldn't know what she would've done if it wasn't for her. It seems the stars were truly on her side yesterday, hopefully they will remain that way.
"You don't have to thank me, that's what friends are for." Lucy started to dig deeper in her clothes, finally pulling something out. "Say, this could fit you, it was a little loose in the top for me, so I'm sorry if it's on you. I'd say we're the same size, so let me know how this fits."
Asteria went into the bathroom to change, but it wasn't long before Lucy heard a cheer. Coming out of the bathroom, she wore was nearly identical to the one Lucy wore, but it was a dress that was black with a white outline and the bottom had white design that went all the way around. The collar sat and cling to her neck with a small red ribbon tied into a bow in between the collar. The dress fell to her mid thighs, falling slightly over the black thigh-high stockings she had on. To match, she had a pair of anklet boots that were outlined in white.
"It actually fits perfectly in the top."
Lucy started to cry, she had thought they were the same size, which they were the same size, but it appeared that Asteria was at least a cup size bigger than her. Of course, her starting to cry slightly startled the pink haired wizard, who was severely confused on why she was crying. "I'm smaller than you…"
"Huh?"
Lucy recovered from her crying fit, completely ignoring the question that was asked. "There's something missing…" Turning around into her dresser, she started to rummage through it trying to find something that was missing. "Aha!" Pulling a long black ribbon out, she walked over and slipped the ribbon underneath her hair, tying it on top of her head in the same style as Lucy's, but Asteria's hair was down instead of pulled into a ponytail and the braids were taken out of her hair. "Now, you look awesome!"
Asteria looked in the mirror and a smile appeared across her face. She truly was lucky to have a friend like Lucy. She knew she was going to need to repay her for all her kindness one day. Actually, she was going to have to repay everyone in the guild for being so kind.
Now, shall we head on to the guild?"
You didn't have ask her twice, she was already bolting out of the door, nearly leaving Lucy behind in her tracks. "I'm already way of ahead of you there."
"Wait! Don't leave me behind!" Lucy cried out.
Running out of the apartment, Lucy was lucky that she got an apartment so close to the guild. Even though they were closer to the shopping center, they were only a few minutes from the guild hall. If there was ever an emergency, at least she would be close by for them to help her out. It would be bad if she had got an apartment across the town, it probably would've turned that easily five-ten-minute walk into a nearly hour walk, and who the hell would want to walk an hour back and forth every day? Lucy, that's for damn sure.
Asteria opened the guild hall doors, smiling to find mostly everyone there, well, it was obvious that Natsu wasn't there, nothing looked to be smashed and destroyed today. Which meant, they were due for a fight sometime soon, as Lucy explained, there was a fight at least once or twice a day. Gray noticed the two walk in, he cast an eyebrow up, as he pointed to the two. "Are y'all wearing nearly identical outfits?"
"Uh…yeah, Lucy had lent me this outfit because I had realized that I had left my suit case on the train."
"It fits, you're about as dimwitted as Lucy." Gray was very blunt, but as blunt as he was, he was also chilling there without any clothes on. Asteria hung her head in shame, as it was an honest mistake and here she was, being called stupid. Lucy on the other hand was shaking her fist into the air, yelling at him.
"Gray! That's not nice and put some clothes on!"
"What?! Not again!" Asteria was convinced that he must wear magical clothing, because clothes shouldn't be coming off like that…right?
She looked over at the job board, seeing that the board was completely covered in flyers. She noticed the person standing in front of it, she guessed they were trying to figure out what job to take. She had returned her attention back to the two fighting over being called stupid and being a nudist. Asteria started to laugh when at the two, until something came across her mind.
Wait.
Snapping her head back in the direction of the board, the lone figure who was standing there looking at the jobs, he had spiky orange hair and a green coat. Her eyes widened, she was surprised and shocked.
"It can't be…" She barely whispered to herself as she started to walk toward the person standing there. It couldn't be the same guy who had saved her from falling into the river last night. The guy who had used all the cheesy pick-up lines on her, which she didn't fall for. The guy, who even though she wanted to punch in the face for not taking no for answer, was actually a sweetheart. The very man she had told that if the stars were in his favor, she would give him her name and go on a date with him. The chances of that not being him is nearly impossible, because, how many other guys in this town had spiky orange hair and wore a green coat.
"Loke?"