Chapter 1: Steel Make

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or NaLu would already be a thing ^^

I glanced over my shoulder, searching wildly for my pursuer.

"Come on out, Girlie."

A hulking man with dirty green hair and crazed yellow eyes slunk into the allyway.

"G-get lost creep!"

"Awe, come on Sugar- let's have some fun, hu?"

"I mean it!" I squeaked.

The man ignored my protests and strode clover. I continued to back up until my back his the hard brick wall behind me.

"Back off!"

This new voice floated down from the rooftop.

"Hu?" Creepy guy looked up.

I followed the direction of his gaze to the silhouette of someone standing above us on the roof of a shop.

Creepy seemed to regain his senses.

"Hey man, this is my score!"

The figure jumped down and landed between us.

"Your score?" he demanded, "this is a lady. A person. She is not an item to be taken!"

The man who had come to my defense was tall and lean, with lithe, powerful, muscle. He had shaggy silver hair and sharp, intelligent green eyes. He wore a white coat with a high caller over a plain black dress shirt, a pair of loose grey slacks, and black combat boots.

"Oh yeah, what 'cha gonna do about it, punk?" Creepy sneered.

The man rolled up his left sleeve to reveal a dark green Fairy Tail mark.

"No way" I whispered.

Everyone knows about Fairy Tail, the top magical guild in Fiore. Along with their destructive and violent ways.

Creepy froze, "Y-your one of those?!"

The silver haired guy smirked, "Still want to play?"

Creepy hesitated, "I-I think someone's calling-"

Before Creepy could run the guy's eyes flashed and he spoke softly. As the words left the guy's mouth a purple magic circle appeared underneath Creepy. Then, a steel cage sprung up around him.

"The authorities will be here for you soon, Arashi. Enjoy."

Then he turned to leave.

"Wait!"

I reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

The guy turned to face me and quirked an eyebrow.

"T-thank you for saving me. What's your name?"

"Don't worry about it," he smiled, "I'm Kiyoshi Daisuke. I've been chasing this guy for two days, so you actually helped me out."

I smiled up at the green eyed boy, who towered at least two heads over me me.

"Thank you anyway, Kiyoshi."

He shook his head, "Your welcome. What's your name?"

"I'm Manami, Manami Takara."

"Nice to meet you, Manami." Kiyoshi smiled.

"So your from Fairy Tail, hu? That must be pretty amazing... I've always wanted to join a guild."

"Really?" Kiyoshi seemed surprised, "then why haven't you?"

I laughed bitterly, "I'm to weak."

"Oh come on, what kind of magic do you use?"

"A variation of Solid Script."

"Then you shouldn't call yourself weak. Anyone can be strong with hard work! Surly if you know about Fairy Tail, then you know about Levy Redfox?"

"Yeah," I blushed and looked away, "she was my inspiration..."

"Then come on!" Kiyoshi exclaimed.

"W-what?"

"You said you wanted to join a guild, why not Fairy Tail?"

"I-I don't know..."

"You'll have loads of fun, I promise!"

"Alright."

"Yes!" Kiyoshi fist pumped.

The next thing I knew, we were on the next train to Magnolia. We settled in, and for a little while, I just watched the scenery flash by. Good bye Clover...

"So tell me about yourself."

I looked at Kiyoshi in surprise.

"Well- my parents both died when I was nine, so I learned Living Script to survive. Over the years I've held small jobs here and there, just trying to make it."

"Tell me about your- Living Script."

I smiled, "Living Script is a variation of Solid Script. It is similar, in the sense that the caster draws words in the air. The difference, however, is that my words come to life. Yes Solid Script becomes what is spelled, but my magic gains a mind of it's own."

Then I flicked my hand, a small green magic circle appearing at the end of my finger tips.

"Living Script: Dog"

The word dog popped into the air above us, with brown shaggy fur, and the tail of the G wiggling like a dog's tail.

"Wow."

I smiled proudly, "What about you?"

"I use Maker Magic- Steel Make precisely."

My eyes lit up, "Cool!"

Kiyoshi simply shrugged modestly.

"Make me something, please?"

"Alright." Kiyoshi chuckled.

The silver haired mage's purple magic lit up his closed fist, then he spoke softly.

"Steel Make: Flower."

Kiyoshi opened his hand to reveal a tiny, delicate, but still thorny, steel rose.

I gasped, "It's beautiful!"

Kiyoshi shrugged again, but smiled happily.

I took the rose and slipped it into my purse.

Then the announcer's voice crackled over the sound system, "Attention passengers, we have arrived at Magnolia Station."

"Alright!" Kiyoshi jumped up, "this is our stop."

I followed him out and onto the busy streets of Magnolia. There were people everywhere, they milled around in shops, sat at outdoor cafes, and walked along the streets. Kiyoshi led me past Kardia Cathedral and to the gates of Fairy Tail. As we walked through them, I felt my excitement rise with every step. We entered the large brick building, and I took a look around. There was a long bar along one wall, and a huge stage encompassing another. The center of the room was taken up by tables, and the whole room was filled with people.

"Hey, Kiyoshi's back!" someone yelled.

A chorus of greetings came from every corner of the room.

"Wow, your pretty popular, hu?" I mused, wondering if anyone would ever be so happy to see me return safely.

Kiyoshi chuckled, "everyone here is family."

"Hey, who's that with Kiyoshi?"

"Is she new?"

"Wow, she's gorgeous!"

"Look at that hair!"

Kiyoshi smiled, "See, soon everyone will know your name too."

I smiled up at him, "thank you, Kiyoshi."

"Oh- uh..? Your welcome?"

Then, a beautiful girl with long white hair walked over.

"Hello there."

My jaw dropped.

"Mirajane, oh wow! your so much prettier in person!"

"Thank you," Mirajane smiled, "are you here to join Fairy Tail?"

"You bet she is!" Kiyoshi exclaimed.

"Oh, hey Yoshi," Mirajane turned to the Steel Mage, "how was your quest?"

"eh," Kiyoshi waved a hand, "it was easy."

Mira smiled, "you always say that, Yoshi. You know, mabey it's time to form a team. You've been doing solo missions for years now."

"I don't know Mira-" he looked away.

"Alright," Mira smiled encouragingly, "take your time."

Then the transformation mage turned to me, "now, what's your name?"

"Manami Takara."

"That's a lovely name, follow me!"

Mira led me over to the bar. Once we arrived she pulled out the Fairy Tail emblem stamp.

"How do you want it?"

I'd never thought of that... how DO I want it? What color?.. where should it be?... um...

"Teal, on my left wrist, please."

"Good choice!" Mirajane smiled and placed the mark on my upturned arm.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail, Manami!"

I ginned, "wow, thanks Mirajane!"

The woman smiled, "your welcome."

Suddenly, a roar sounded through the guild hall.

"Grey! Show yourself popsicle brain!"

The noise came from none other than Natsu Dragneel.

"What's your problem, lava breath?"

Natsu roared again and hurled himself at the ice mage.

"Ug," a blonde woman face palmed, "they really haven't matured in the last six years, have they?"

"Oh come on Lucy," Mirajane laughed, "if you really minded you wouldn't have married him."

Lucy blushed lightly and looked down at a small pink haired boy clinging to her leg.

I grinned, how adorable!

About that time, a table flew straight over my head, towards Levy. The blue haired woman stood still, staring at the incoming object. Gajeel appeared from no where and smashed the table with his iron fist.

"Watch it you idiots!" he growled, staring at the two men with his menacing red eyes.

Levy looked away, her face screaming embarrassment, and subconsciously placing a hand on her swollen stomach.

Both Natsu and Grey froze.

"Sorry man, sorry Levy."

Maybe being parents had changed them after all, just a little. I turned and watched Grey's twins play for a moment. Juvia sat nearby, keeping a close eye on the bother and sister.

My attention wandered, and I noticed a few people around my age. I wandered over, curious about how this would go, and where Kiyoshi had run off to.

"Hi, I'm Wendy"

The speaker was a girl around nineteen, with long blue hair.

I smiled, "Hello. It's amazing here... I never thought I'd meet so many famous wizards."

Wendy smiled, "you'll get used to it. This is Romeo and Nexus, we're the team called Flying Dagger."

"Nice to meet you all."

Romeo, a young man with black hair simply nodded, however, his blonde counterpart began to speak rapidly.

"Hi there! It's nice to meet you too! What's your name? Where did you come from? What made you decide to join the guild?"

I laughed lightly, "My name is Manami, and I'm from Clover. Kiyoshi recruited me after he saved me from a thug. If you don't mind my asking, how did you join the guild, Nexus?"

The blonde shrugged, "my parents left me at Kardia Cathedral. After a few years I showed promise in magic, so they suggested I join Fairy Tail, and here I am."

"T-that's nice?"

Nexus shrugged again, "it doesn't bother me anymore."

"Hey, I know!" Wendy burst out suddenly, "we were about to go out on a job, want to come with us?"

"Really?"

Did Wendy Marvell just ask me to go on a quest with her?!

"Yeah," she shrugged, "I get kinda lonely for girl company on missions when it's just me and these two knuckle heads."

"W-what kind of job?" I asked hesitantly.

"We're going to beat up a monster!" Nexus exclaimed excitedly.

"I don't know if I'll be much hel-"

"Oh come on! It'll be great!" Nexus coaxed.

"Well- I guess, alright then! I'll go!"

Well, I'm trying something new here. I hope you like it! This is my fist fic for Fairy Tail, so I hope it's not to horrible.

~Sora~