This is my first Fairy Tail fan fiction and if you have any questions or comments please leave a review.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail but I do own Jade and her style of magic.

Chapter 1

A New Job

"It's all your fault you pyro" were the first words I heard walking into the guild. I shook my head in mock disbelief as Natsu and Gray started arguing once again. I slowly made my way to the bar to chat with Mira.

I sat down at the counter and waved to Mira while at the same time I started talking "Hello Mira, what started Natsu's and Gray's fight today?". She laughed and replied to my question "It's just the usual Jade, they just want to pick a fight". Once again I just shook my head. Mira laughed as she started making her way around the bar.

Mira finished her rounds at the bar and made her way back in front of me. I was barely paying attention to the bar anymore, I was too busy watching the argument quickly escalate to a fight. Before anyone could break anymore of the guilds furniture Erza put an end to Natsu's and Gray's fight. Sighing I started looking around the guild for a sign of Lucy, the only human member of our team that wasn't present. We needed to go on another job soon.

I frowned as I realized that Happy was missing, he never went anywhere without Natsu. I ran my fingers through my shoulder length pale purple hair, pushing it out of my face. Mira interrupted my train of thought "Do you want anything to drink Jade?" she asked. Smiling I asked for a glass of water, still wondering where Lucy and Happy were. Mira brought the glass over to me and then left to fulfill the other duties to running a bar.

I quietly sipped my water still looking for Happy and Lucy. They weren't anywhere in sight. I then heard some quick footsteps outside the guild door and Lucy ran in out of breath, she kept running until she got close to the rest of the team. Happy soon flew in through the door and landed on the ground next to Natsu's feet, I smiled as I realized he had been with Lucy, my guess was he had flown to get her while Natsu and Gray fought. I finished my water and headed toward my teammates. I almost laughed as I realized that I had finally caught up to Natsu and Gray in height.

As I neared my teammates I made sure my green eyes didn't linger on either Gray or Natsu. I had a crush on both boys and I worked really hard to make sure it didn't show. It did make it a little difficult to go on jobs but I had the crushes for years and had learned to work past it.

When I reached them I asked "What's our job this time?" Erza nodded her head in greeting before answering "The client want's us to take care of a monster that is terrorizing the area". Natsu punched his own hand and delivered his usual line "I'm all fired up now". Smiling we started to leave the guild hall when Gajeel stopped us.

I sighed knowing what was coming next, he was going to challenge me to a duel. As if on cue he spoke in a loud voice "Jade, I want to fight you, I'm sure I'm going to beat you this time". I sighed again "Now's not a good time Gajeel, we have to go meet a client, can this wait until I get back?". He of course thought I was afraid and kept trying to goad me. Natsu gently gave me a little shove "Go ahead and fight him Jade, it won't take you very long". I looked at Gajeel and told him "I will fight you, but can we please do it outside, I rather not destroy the guild hall". Thankfully he agreed to doing it outside.

Everyone headed outside, they loved this recurring battle. I knew why, I was the only one other than Natsu who had officially beaten Gajeel in a fight. The guild members formed a loose ring around the two of us and Gajeel took a ready stance ready to leap at me. Erza told us to start and he leapt at me. I immediately understood what he was going to do. He was going to fight me without his magic. Before he got close I pointed at him and used my magic. "Iron control" the words rang out as the silver seal appeared.

Gajeel jerked to a halt midair as I took control of his body. He practically roared "How? I didn't even use my magic, how can you still control my body even Totomaru couldn't control Natsu's fire when it wasn't summoned!?" I honestly felt bad for the Iron Dragon Slayer, his magic while fearsome to anyone else left him at a big disadvantage while fighting me. I used Metal Magic, a lost magic that allowed me to control metal, I also used Mineral Magic but didn't need to use it while fighting Gageel. I calmly answered "Totomaru couldn't control Natsu's fire when it wasn't summoned is because Natsu's fire wasn't there. It's different with you, you have iron there even if you don't summon it. Have you forgotten about your studs? They are made of iron and leaves me with a way to fight you even if you don't use your magic".

I quickly sent him into the air as high as my range of magic would let me and then I pulled the Iron Dragon Slayer into the ground creating a giant crater. The crater showed some bars of steel that had been buried in the ground. I quickly bent the steel to my will making them surround Gajeel's arms and legs and holding him to the ground. I then turned and joined my teammates. As we left the guild I had the steel unbend. I wasn't going to hold Gajeel there until I got back. I knew he would go back into training but I had to focus on my job not my mini rivalry. Looking back, I wish I had stayed in Magnolia. It would have stopped the others from learning about my past, my very painful past.