I'm working on a bunch of oneshots and here I am publishing a multi-chaptered story, haha. This was slightly inspired by a line from Maleficent—a line that kept me awake many times at night, twisting and turning, itching to write this thing.
I'm actually excited, ahahaha!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
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Prologue
Levy had been warned.
When a little faerie with a pretty blue head of hair became curious, however, there was no stopping her. There was a legitimate reason as to how said faerie ended up working in one of the biggest libraries in Magnolia, the most enchanted city in all of Fiore.
Someone would have thought that she wouldn't let her curiosity get the best of her.
Unfortunately—
"I want to go outside of Magnolia," Levy declared, pounding her fist into her left chest. "I refuse to be cooped up in this place forever. I want to see the places in all the books I have read. In fact, I want to read more books!"
It was an orange afternoon in Magnolia. Four faeries sat at said place's edge, waiting for the sun to disappear from the sky as it did every day. It was the day Levy proclaimed her desires, and it was then that she had been warned by Titania not to follow through her wants.
"Levy has finished the entire library already?" Juvia commented, raising a delicate eyebrow.
"To be expected," Lucy added, giggling. "But I do understand your predicament. I want to get out of this place too."
"Escaping your father might be a good-enough reason to get out of here, but sadly, it's hardly enough," Erza interjected. "Besides, Magnolia is a beautiful place, and I doubt your father will look for you here."
"I know," Lucy said, sighing. "I just—I don't know. I need more adventure. Natsu's missing again."
"Your safety is more important, however," Erza told the girl.
"Erza, you wouldn't understand how we feel. We're cooped up inside this freaking place and you're out there slaying large monsters and killing evil-doers. What are we doing?" Levy said, biting her lip. She glanced at Juvia. "And don't you start too, Juvia, I know your water can take you places and anywhere you want to go."
"Juvia wishes nothing more than to be with Gray-sama, but the water can't take her to him," the water faerie stated, a downcast look on her face.
"You are lucky," Erza said, crossing her armored arms over her chest. "You do not suffer the responsibilities the council has to offer. I need a break."
Levy eyed Erza's wings, sparkling in the sunlight like a wonderful gem, encrusted with little sapphire jewels that spread out in wondrous curls, curves, and turns, each meeting the other in unified spheres.
Her wings were gorgeous, and shined with her youth. Sadly, they were worn—and had once been torn by her enemies. Titania possessed wings that glimmered, but they were tired. Exhausted.
Juvia possessed no wings at all, and floated simply by standing on a large bubble of water. Every now and then tiny bubbles would form from that huge bubble, and the beautiful water faerie would then be surrounded by the small drops of hope, enhancing her. Levy remembered a time when Juvia had been stored away, in the outskirts of Magnolia, where it always rained.
The two were trusted by the council to protect their city, to ensure that no harm may come upon them. Both were strong, stealthy, magnificent—and independent.
Lucy was a faerie of a sort, but she had come with her twelve protectors, and they all resided in one house. Lucy's wings were yellow, and were small, resembling that of a pixie's. Her golden hair and clear brown eyes whispered the youth of the rich, and her smooth skin spoke of a clan that was well-endowed with power and riches.
Meanwhile, there was her.
Levy Mcgarden thought she was nothing special. Aside from her apparent capability to read countless amounts of books, Levy could do no magic, and her wings were literally made out of words. Runes, to be exact. Her wings were blue in colour, and they stretched out whenever she fluttered them. Her blue head of hair was always kept up in spare pieces of cloth, and her eyes bore the knowledge of a thousand decades.
Compared to her awesome and badass friends, Levy felt as if she was left out. She was of no help, and she hadn't even been outside of Magnolia. Lucy had travelled from place to place in order to escape her father, and Juvia could go anywhere her water flows. Erza had travelled all across the land just so she could hunt down ruthless criminals. Where was she?
Stuck in the library, with tons and thousands of books for company. Not that she was complaining, though—she loved reading more than anything else in the world. It was down heartening to see her friends going on adventures and places she had only read about in books, and she was growing to be extremely jealous of their freedom.
"I want to go outside of Magnolia," she whispered, frowning and leaning her chin on her palm. "I need to go out."
"You know the law, Levy." Erza was stoic when she said this, but her eyes were sorry and kind. "No faerie is to leave Magnolia without the permission of the council."
"I know, I know."
"Juvia has to leave now," the water mage interrupted suddenly, glancing at all of them. "She has a—a mission."
There was a chorus of "take care" and "good luck," before Juvia's body melted right in front of them to flow with the waters of Fiore.
"I have to get going too," Erza proclaimed, sighing in exhaustion. "Levy, remember what I said. Lucy, I do hope you enjoy your stay here for a little while longer."
"I wouldn't plan on leaving so soon, since I've found some good friends," Lucy grinned. "Bye, Captain Scarlet, or should I say—Titania?"
Levy giggled and Erza scoffed as the latter walked away, her red hair trailing after her.
Lucy sighed. "Levy," she turned towards the little faerie, a light smile on her face. "I would love to keep you company, but Aquarius is probably doing sneaky things with Scorpio again, and it involves dirtying my already clean laundry. I'll see you tomorrow?"
Levy nodded, before crossing her fingers behind her back. "I'll see you tomorrow, Lucy. Take care."
When Lucy said goodbye, Levy watched her leave. It was when the blonde's noticeable head of hair disappeared into the crowd and vanished from sight that Levy turned around.
The outskirts of Magnolia was dark—a forbidden place for those who knew not how to defend themselves or defeat countless creatures. There was once a time when the outskirts rained often, a time when Juvia Lockser was hidden from the prying eyes of the other faeries.
Silhouetted mountains and rivers and plains. Dark flowers and thorny vines. Everything Levy had read in books—everything—was present in the outskirts.
The little fairy took a deep breath as she began walking towards the edge, hoping for a new adventure ahead of her.
Unaware of the pair of gleaming red eyes following her every move.
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