Summary: I've at the guild since I was ten years old. I've made awesome friends, gone on amazing adventures, that's even where I raised my best friend, Ali. But... My mom has been missing for the past seven years. She made a promise that she wouldn't leave me, but she broke it on July, 7, X777! All I have left of her is this glowing crystal I wear around my neck. Where are you mom...? Natsu x OC Fanfic.
(A/N): Guess what?! This starts from the very beginning! And Warning: the romance goes kinda slow! Really short A/N I know. Let's begin!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail!
Episode 1: Fairy Tail
In a land far, far away, there lies the Kingdom of Fiore. A small peaceful nation of 17 million and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every market place. For most, magic is merely a tool. For some, however, it is an art and they devote their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. They can be found in magic guilds were they learn grow their magic, meet new people, and go on adventures. These guilds are scattered all across the land. But there is one that stand above the rest… it is called Fairy Tail!
~Hargeon Train Station~
"E-excuse me, sir?" A man in uniform asks nervously.
"Natsu! We made it to Hargeon!" Happy shouts out to his sick companion, "Come on get up already!"
The man sweat drops and asks worriedly, "Uh, is he alright?"
I sigh, "He's fine. This happens all the time when he travels."
"Couldn't you have used that spell to make him not sick?" Ali, my cat, asks. I look up at the white cat with orange strips and tips who's also laying on my head. She wears black shorts and a blue top. I rub the back of my neck and look back down at Natsu, "Yeah, I guess I could have."
"Never riding trains again…!" Natsu moans out, he then leans out the window.
"You say that every time," Happy says.
Thinking Happy has Natsu covered, I walk onto the train platform with my back to the train, "If our information is correct, The Salamander and the Serpent should be here?"
"That's what that guy at the guild said," Ali confirms.
I hear the train whistle and it moving forward. I thought nothing of it until I heard, "Natsu, where are you going?!" Happy yells out. I whip around and see Happy flying with no Natsu.
"H-Happy, where's-?!" I start.
"SAVE ME, GUYS!" I look up at the train in confusion. It departs with a frightened and sick Natsu hanging from the window.
"It departed…" Ali says, now flying beside Happy, "Do you think he'll be ok?"
Now I wish I used the Troja spell on him, I think to myself. I sigh and sit down, "I guess we'll just have to wait for the next one."
"Man, I can't believe I rode the train twice," Natsu complains beside me. I giggle a little and hold Ali in my arms as we walk down a street. He lunges around with his backpack while I carry a simple messenger's bag.
"You've got to get over that motion sickness," Happy says, walking beside Natsu.
"Yeah, be like Umiko and never get sick!" Ali adds on. Not really helping, Ali…
"Why can't Umiko ever get sick?" Happy asks.
"I told you before, I have internal healing magic inside me. I can heal faster than a normal person," I explain to the cat.
"You could have used that magic on me," Natsu complains again.
"Well you didn't exactly ask for it either!" I yell out, slightly agitated, "It's not like my external healing magic can really help. It's kind of weak."
"Yeah whatever, I'm hungry."
My stomach growls, "I am too…"
"Aye. Too bad we don't have any money," Happy states.
"Don't we have money, Umiko?" Ali asks, looking up at me.
I shake my head, "No, I spent the money I had with me on train tickets to get back home."
"Hey, Umiko?" I turn towards Natsu, "This Salamander and Serpent has to be Igneel and Nagisa, right?" I close my sea green eyes and sigh. In truth, I really don't think they will be here. But it's just been so long since we had a lead, I can't help but feel hopeful.
I turn to Natsu and give him a determined smile, "It has to be them!"
"Besides, Igneel and Nagisa are the only Fire and Water dragons I ever heard of," Happy says.
"Mm-hmm!" Ali hums in agreement.
A sudden roar from a crowd of girls stops us, "Salamander, you're so dreamy! Serpent is so cool! They're both so hot!"
We look to each other and smile. I let go of Ali and she and Happy flies behind us. "Speak of the devil you shall receive!" Natsu shouts. "AYE!" Happy shouts out in return. I can't help but laugh as my spirits rise. We start to push through the crowd.
"Igneel!" "Nagisa!" We shout out at the same.
We get to the middle and see two guys with blue hair. One is wearing a red cape and the other is wearing a blue one. Disappointed, our shoulders slouch. I sigh and wrap my jean jacket closer around me. "I knew it was too good to be true…" I mutter.
"Who are you?" Natsu asks bluntly.
"Who are we?!" The two men ask absolutely horrified.
They regain their composure and start to pose, "I am Salamander."
"And I am Serpent, truly you heard of us before?~"
I cross my arms in annoyance and walk away from them, Tch, just a bunch of posers!
"H-Hey, wait!" One of them shout.
All the sudden, girls start attacking us. "HOW DARE YOU!" "YOU CANT JUST WALK AWAY FROM THEM, THEY ARE GREAT WIZARDS!" The all shout out. Getting angry, I kick away the girls who were on me. Natsu, was not so lucky.
"Now, now! They didn't really mean it!" The posers say.
They both give us their autograph. Natsu getting Salamander's and me getting Serpent's.
"There now you can show all your friends~," I roll my eyes and crumple the paper into a ball. Natsu has other ideas, "No thanks."
The girls get mad again and end up throwing him head first into a trash can. Leaving me to sweat drop and I laugh at him.
"Well, I must be off ladies," Salamander starts. "YOU'RE LEAVING ALREADY?" The girls shout.
"Red carpet." "Blue carpet." They rise above the crowd with Salamander using purple fire and Serpent using purple water. "Don't worry~! We are having a party on our yacht tonight and you are all invited!" Serpent states and the both of them shoot for the sky.
"I guess it wasn't them, huh?" I put my hands on my hips.
"Get me out of here!" Natsu's angry voice echoes in the metal can.
"Ok, I'm coming!" I loop my arms around his waist and pull hard, but he won't budge. How did he even get through that tiny opening anyway?! Finally, I pull him out and we both land on the ground. The cats come over to us to see if we are ok.
Natsu looks to sky, "Who was that guy?"
"I don't know but he was a real creep," A new voice states.
We turn our attention to someone standing over us. It's a girl with blonde hair, she's wearing a white shirt with a short blue skirt and boots. She seems to have keys and a whip attached to her belt. Celestial Wizard?
She gives a small wave and says, "Thanks for saving me!"
"Huh?" We all say.
~At a restaurant~
"I'm Lucy! Nice to meet you!" The busty girl from before introduces herself.
The food we ordered just got here and Natsu waste no time to eat. I sweat drop as he scarfs down his food in amazing speed. "Slow down before you choke on something!" I warm him and Happy.
"I think you better worry about your own food, Umiko," Ali says.
"You're right, I'm not repeating last week!" I hurry and eat my food fast too.
"So Natsu, Umiko, Happy and Ali, was it?" Lucy continues.
"Yeah," Natsu confirms.
"You can slow down, you're kind of getting food everywhere…" Lucy laughs nervously. I can literally see the food flying!
"Evidently, those Salamander and Serpent guys from earlier were using a charm spell. They hypnotized the ladies in town into thinking they were in love with them. Charm spells have the power to attract people against their own will. But they've been band for years, no one even sells them anymore! What a creep!" Lucy exclaims. I finished my meal during her little speech. We know this already… does she really think we are dumb? I look at Natsu still eating, Well some of us…
The blonde starts up again, "I fell for the victim to his spell but I snapped out of it when you guys came barging in. I really can't thank you enough!"
"You're welcome?" I say.
"No problem," Natsu says in between stuffing his face.
"I may not look like it but I'm a wizard too!" Lucy continues, "But I haven't join a guild or anything yet. I should probably explain what a guild is, huh? Guilds are these places where wizards come together to find work and share information and other stuff. You aren't considered a full-fledged wizard until you join one. But there are tons of them all over the world. And I heard its tough to get into the more popular ones! The one I want to join is the most popular one there is!" She pauses as her eyes shine. "Fairy Tail!" She say the dreamily. "If they let me in I think I might die!"
"Oh yeah?" I say out of boredom.
"Oh sorry, all this wizard stuff must sound like gibberish to you!" She says cheerfully. Steam comes off my head as I narrow my eyes at her. Just who does she think is?! "Umiko…," Ali softly calls my name.
I take a breath before I speak, "S-sure."
"But I'm telling you, I'm going to join that guild. When I do, I'll take on a lot of jobs and get a ton of money."
"You talk a lot," I snicker at Happy's comment.
"Oh yeah, you guys came here to find somebody, right?" Lucy asks.
"Two somebodies actually," Ali tells her.
"We are looking for Igneel and Nagisa," Happy says.
"We heard a rumor that a Salamander and Serpent where coming through the town," I explain to the blonde, "Turns out it really was just a rumor."
"Those guys didn't even look like a salamander or serpent," Natsu says admitting.
"I bet those posers can't even do anything a real dragon can," I say crossing my arms.
"I'm not following… So your friends look like dragons?" Lucy asked confused.
"No, they don't look like dragons, they are dragons," I say simply.
"HUH?!" Lucy looks at us dumbfounded.
"Aye! Igneel is real live Fire Dragon!" Happy says.
"Yeah and Nagisa is a real Water Dragon!" Ali says getting excited.
"WHY THE HELL WOULD TWO DRAGONS BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOWN?!" We give her a look. "It's impossible!" She then sets down the jewels on the table. "Well I have to go now. Enjoy the rest of your lunch."
Randomly, Natsu and Happy bow to the ground in front of Lucy, "Thank you for the food!"
"Stop that it's embarrassing!" Lucy yells out and I face palm myself, "Look you helped me earlier so let's call it even, ok?"
"I feel bad because we didn't try to help her," Natsu says to Happy.
They discuss what to give her until Natsu tried giving Lucy the fake Salamander autograph. Which she loudly refused. I say goodbye to Lucy and drag the boys out before they can do anything else stupid.
~Later that night~
"Man that was a great meal wasn't Happy?" Natsu asks happily.
"You're still thinking about lunch?" I trail behind while balancing on the stone rail, "I would be thinking of dinner now."
"It was that amazing!" Happy says to me.
"Umiko, you're going to fall!" Ali shouts out worriedly.
"I'm not! Even if I did, I have you to catch me!" Ali only sighs.
We finally stop, I jump down and lean against the rail with Natsu. I look out into the distance and take in the view. It is truly wonderful. The stars and moon reflect off the ocean, small boats scatter over the horizon, a sudden ocean breeze blows back my long white hair. Really the perfect date scene.
"Hey, isn't that, that Salamander guy's boat?" Happy points to a large bout leaving the harbor.
Natsu face quickly becomes sick, "I'm gonna hurl!"
I simply shake my head at him, "Relax it not like we're going on it!"
A couple of girls walk by us and say, "OH MY GOD! THAT'S SALAMANDER'S BOAT!" "Who is Salamander?" "Are you serious?! He's only a super famous wizard in town right now! And he's a member of Fairy Tail!"
"So he's in Fairy Tail, huh?" Natsu asks suspiciously.
At that, my grip on the rail hardens and I almost break it. My face hardens into a scowl. Who the hell does he think he is?! If posing as Salamander wasn't bad enough, posing as a Fairy Tail member crosses the line! We look to each other and nod to our unspoken plan. He proceeds by jumping over the rail and Happy catching him. I follow with Ali catching me.
It takes no time to get to the boat. Happy releases Natsu above the boat and he crashes through the roof. Ali does the same and I land in crouch with a fierce look in my eyes. I look around and see a familiar blonde wear a fancy red dress.
"Hey, I know you guys!" Lucy says in relief. The boat rocks back a forth and Natsu immediately clutches his stomach.
"You are so lame!" Lucy yell at him. Out of annoyance, I yell at him too, "I swear, motion sickness will be the death of you!"
"What are you doing here Lucy?" Happy asks while flying with Ali over the roof.
"Oh, Happy and Ali! The creep tricked me by saying he was going to take me to Fairy Tail!" Lucy explains to Happy, "Hold up, when were you able to fly?!"
"We'll explain that later!" Ali says. Happy wraps his tail around Lucy's waist and takes off.
"Ali… take Umiko too!" Natsu manages to say.
"What?!" I stare shocked at Natsu, "I think I'm more capable to fight than you are!"
"Just go!"
"Fine…," I mutter. Ali wraps her tail around my waist and follows Happy.
"After them! We can't let them tell the magic counsel about this!" I hear the fake Salamander shout.
"Wait, what about Natsu?!" Lucy asks worriedly
"They can't carry two people and he will be fine. Natsu maybe an idiot but he can take care of himself," I tell the blonde.
"Prominence Whip!" Out of nowhere, purple flames start attacking us. Luckily, Ali and Happy are able to dodge all the attacks.
"What about the Natsu and the other girls?!" Lucy asks Happy.
Ignoring her question, Happy hurriedly says, "We've got a problem. My magic won't hold up for much longer!" I widen my eyes and see Ali struggling. As if on cue, the cat's wings disappear and we fall into the ocean. Not wasting any time, I hold Ali close and use my magic. A pillar of water shoots up from the ocean and envelopes me and Ali and brings us safely to the water.
We come to the surface and Ali somehow laying on my head. I look around for Happy and Lucy. Thankfully, they both resurfaced and I sigh in relief. Lucy comes up with her keys and look of determination.
"Here we go! Open! Gate of the Water Carrier! Aquarius!" Lucy puts a golden key in the water and mermaid comes out.
"Wow!" I say in astonishment.
"A fish!" Happy and Ali say at the same time.
"Not for you!" Lucy swats them away.
"That was so cool!" I say out loud.
"That's the power of a Celestial Wizard! Whenever I use my Gate Keys, I can summon spirits from other worlds to help me," Lucy says, "Listen up Aquarius! I want you to wash the ship back in to the harbor!"
"Tch," Aquarius says in annoyance.
"Hey! You're supposed to help, not give me attitude!"
"Let's get something straight. The next time you drop my key, you're dead." Wow, she said that so casually…
"It won't happen again!" We all say.
Water starts to come out of her vase and a giant water tornado heads… right for us! I try to avoid it but I ended up getting caught in it. Next thing I know I was thrown onto beach and the boat wrecked right in front of me.
I hear Lucy and Aquarius arguing not far from me but I don't pay attention to them. My only concern is for Natsu at the moment. "Ali stay with Lucy!" I say not looking at her. A crowd starts to form around the ship and I jump from place to place to try and find him. Finally, I see him stand up on the top of the boat. Smiling, I make my way towards him.
"Quite and entrance in you ask me," I land to the right of him.
"Natsu!" Lucy comes running below us. She stops all the sudden and looks at us. I don't know how we look but it must be intense. But I pay no mind to her as I stare down at the two fakes.
"So you claim to a member of the Fairy Tail guild?" Natsu ask the two posers.
"What's it you?" The Serpent asks. "Go get 'em men!" says the salamander. "Sir!"
"Let us get a better look at your face," Natsu then takes off his coat and throws it. I do the same but I tie it around my waist. That leaves only my white tank top and light blue guild mark showing on my left shoulder.
"Watch out!" Lucy shouts.
"Oh, don't worry about them. I should have told you earlier that they are wizards too," Happy tells Lucy.
"HUH?!"
My expression goes from intense to mad as the men try to stop us. I kick the men coming after me while Natsu swats them away.
"My name is Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail! And I have never seen you before!" Natsu voice echoes.
"I am Umiko Amagai! I'm from Fairy Tail too! So what gives you the right to use our guild's name?!" I challenge them.
"WHAT?!" Lucy exclaims loudly, "Natsu and Umiko are Fairy Tail Wizards?!"
"Aye!" The two cat say in sync.
"Bora, Orba! Look, they are the real deal!" One of the men shouted.
"Don't call us that!" the posers say.
"I know them," Happy say unhappily, "They are the Twins of Prominence. They were kicked out of Titan Nose guild for bad behavior."
Natsu starts walking forward and I follow. "I don't know what you're doing here or if you're a good guy, bad guy, or whatever," Natsu starts.
"But we're not going to sit around and let you dirty the guild's name!" I finish for him.
"What are going to do?! Stop us?!" The fake Salamander says, "Prominence Inferno!" "Prominence Hurricane!"
"Natsu, Umiko!" I hear Lucy shout.
I watch as purple water and fire comes at us. On instinct, I suck in the water. The water leaves a sour taste in my mouth but I ignore it.
"That's the way it goes. The bigger talk, the smaller the man," Bora says.
"Ugh, gross! Are you sure you're a fire wizard? Because these are the nastiest flames I ever tasted!" Natsu say while still eating the flames.
"You can say that again!" I say in disgust, "I'll be having this taste in my mouth for a week now! BLAH!"
The fire clears up and I see everyone's faces full of shock after seeing what you've done.
"Thanks for the meal," A cocky smirk spreads across my lips and I pop my knuckles, "I'll come in handy for when we kick your ass!"
"What the hell is going on here?! Who are these guys?!"
"Fire magic doesn't work on Natsu…," Happy says.
"Water does work on Umiko either…," Ali adds on.
"I-I've never seen anything this before!" Lucy stares on with astonishment.
"Now I've I got a fire in my stomach just raging to get out!" Natsu says and we both ready our fighting stance.
"FIRE DRAGON ROAR!"
"WATER DRAGON ROAR!" We say at the same time. A swirling mass of water emerges from my mouth and aims straight for the twins. Combining our attacks, it causes and explosion making ship under our feet go to out. The smoke clears to reveal the crew is KO'd. Bora and Orba stand over the wreckage on their purple magic.
"H-hey boss! I swear I've seen these two before," crew member calls out as I stand up. I shadow covers my face leaving the crystal around my neck to glow brighter, "The pink hair and scaly lookin' scarf. No doubt about it-!"
"Y-yeah," Another member says, "and that girl with the sea green eyes and the glowing neckless! They have to be-!"
"The real Salamander and Serpent?!" Lucy finishes for them.
"Yeah, but Umiko is more known as the Sapphire!" Ali says
"I hope you're watchin'! Because this is what a Fairy Tail wizard looks like!" Fire circles Natsu's Fist while water circles mine and turn in to ice.
The twin yell out their own spells, "Red shower!" "Blue Shower"
Purple orbs rain down around me but I avoid them easily. I jump to Orba's height and shout, "Water Dragon's Frozen Fist!" I punch him hard to the ground and my frozen fist break. Still, in the air I call out my next move, "Water Dragon's Tail!" Water shoots up from the ocean and swirls around my tailbone and make a tail made of water. I curl up into a ball and start spinning fast. The water follows my movements and hit the ground right where Obra is. I fall to the ground by him and see he's KO'd.
"Pathetic, took him out within a few hits," I say to myself. I look down the beach and see Lucy, Ali, and Happy watch Natsu's battle.
"What about Umiko?" Lucy asks.
Ali answers proudly, "She has dragon lungs to breath in water, dragon scales to dissolve water, and dragon claws for attacking with water."
I come up to them and ask them, "What about me?"
Ali flies toward me for a hug, "We were explaining what Dragon Slayers are!"
I smile look a Lucy, "Pretty cool, huh?"
"Y-yeah…" she trails off.
"Nagisa was the one who taught Umiko," Ali says.
A loud DONG! Was heard and we look to see Natsu was done.
"WOW!" Lucy says, "But they over did it!"
I look at the wreckage and smile, "Aye!" we all said.
"Quite saying Aye!"
We heard loud marching as the Rune Knights come this way. "The army?!" Lucy shouts.
"Crap we better get out of here!" Natsu practically drags Lucy along. I run with him away from the wreckage and army. Shit, we really did it this time!
"Where are you taking me?!" Lucy cries out.
"You wanted to go to Fairy Tail, right?" Natsu asks, a huge smile breaks out on Lucy's.
"You'll love it there!" I add on.
"Alright!" Lucy perks up and runs with away with us.
To be continued…
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