The Other Side of Light- Fairy Tail

(I don't own fairy tail or the original characters, just my character and some of the plot) (A/N: This is my first fan fiction so I hope you like it!)

Section 1: Beginnings

"Hey get back here!" She heard the man yell, but had no intention of listening. The girl was running to safety wherever that was. 'It's only a piece of bread, it's not like that dude needed it, and his pockets were full of Jewels' she thought as she ran.

When she rounded the corner she slammed into a body. It was a black haired boy who had a confused look on his face as he looked at the girl who had run into him and was now sitting on the ground. He offered his hand to help her up, but she was too fast. She was already halfway down the alley when the boy saw a bulky man running towards him yelling "I'm gonna get you!"

The boy thought the man was coming at him so his reflexes kicked in and unfortunately for the older man, the boy, who looked about eighteen, was a mage. He slammed his fist into the palm of his open hand and yelled "ICE-MAKE, LANCE!" Long spears of ice shot out of the ground, and sent the man flying backwards, unconscious but alive. The mage looked behind him to see an empty ally; there was no sign of the girl.

Seeing something on the ground, he bent over and picked up a piece of bread, 'that girl must have dropped it when she ran into a me' he thought, 'I wonder where she was going in such a hurry, 'cause she looked pretty scared, not to mention weak. She ran into me full force and it barely made me stagger.' Then he walked off to search for the mysterious girl.

~two hours later~

Still walking randomly in the back streets of Magnolia, she pulled up the hood of her black leather jacket and put her hands in the pockets of her old jeans, head down, looking at the ground. 'When was the last time I wasn't hungry?' She wondered, sitting against the side of the ally.

Even though it was midday, the ally was dim. 'Who was that boy I ran into?' She thought, 'When I touched him he was cold,' the sharp hunger in her belly was starting to get to her, making it hard to think straight.

She remembered that the boy from earlier had worn long black jeans, and had a silver necklace with a sword pendent. She remembered his dark black hair that was in floppy spikes, it looked like the color had been taken off of a raven's back. She even remembered the frosty look in his dark eyes, as if he had been lost in thought. The only thing she couldn't remember was what kind of shirt he was wearing.

She was still trying to remember what shirt he was wearing as her vision started to fade from her hunger. At that moment the same boy, with the memory-proof shirt, came around the corner, still looking from the running girl. She could barely lift her eyes to see him coming, he kneeled in front of her and in a gentle voice said, "I'm Gray, I'm gonna take you someplace safe, ok?" She nodded "Can you walk?" She shook her head no. So he picked her up in his arms and started to carry her.

She wondered where he was taking her while she swayed gently with his rhythmic steps, but it didn't matter because something about the boy made her trust him. The last thought in her head before she blacked out was 'Oh, yeah, that's why I couldn't remember what kind of shirt he had on, he isn't wearing one. How weird," and with that the girl was out.

~30 minutes later~

Still carrying the girl, he walked into a large building with letters on the front that read 'Fairy Tail'.

"Hey, Mira, can you help me out for a minute?" He asked the girl behind the counter, she had on a red dress with a pink bow, it was held by a pink strap around her neck, "Sure thing, Gray, what is it?" she asked.

"It's this girl" he said.

"You didn't abduct her right?"

"WHAT?! Why would I do that?!" he almost screeched, having a spaz attack, Mira giggled and he realized that she had been joking.

"I ran into her earlier today, or more of she ran into me. Then, a few hours later, I found her in an ally by the river, and she just passed out."

"My, that's not good. Do you have any idea why?" she wondered aloud. "Not really but if I had to guess... with how light she is, maybe hunger?" he said, laying the still sleeping girl down on one of the benches in the large building.

"Well then, I'll go get some food, you try to wake her up" she said with a smile.

The girl with the hoodie felt someone shaking her gently and heard a voice "Hey, hey, wake up. If you want some food you gotta wake up. Come on you're safe now. Wake up!"

Her light brown eyes flew open, and she bolted upright, almost slamming her face into the boy's forehead.

"Where am I?" she asked, panicking, she stood up, spun in a circle to take in her surroundings and ran to the nearest dark corner. She sat with her knees pulled to her chest not knowing what to make of the situation.

Luckily all of the people had left for the day, so no one noticed the commotion. Gray walked over calmly and sat next to her, telling her, "its ok, you're safe now. I'm Gray. You're in a wizard guild, my guild, called Fairy Tail. No one is going to hurt you here."

At that moment, Mira walked out of a back room carrying a large tray of food. Scanning the room for the strange newcomer, she finally spotted her in the corner and walked over. Placing the tray in front of the girl, she asked "are you hungry? Eat."

Needing no further tempting the girl took a piece of bread off the tray, mumbling thanks, she bit into it. The bread was warm and delicious; she ate the whole thing in less than a minute. Chuckling to herself, the girl with white hair, Mirajane, led the new girl to the nearest table and brought the food with them. She told her she could have as much as she wanted of the food. Mira sat next to the new girl that Gray had found. He was still sitting on the floor watching.

When the famished stranger lead leaned forward to take a bite of a sandwich from the tray, her hood slid off her head, revealing long dark brown hair, pulled into a thick ponytail that was reminiscent of a chocolate waterfall. She had light brown eyes and a light tan brushed her skin.

She would've been beautiful it's not covered with dirt, Mirajane thought. After finishing all of the food and many 'thank you's, the girl leaned back on the bench and Mira left. Gray, finally standing up from the floor, came and sat next to her, asking "so, how do you like it here?"

Confused by his question she replied "It's cool."

"You know this is a magic guild, so all of us here, even though at the moment it's just you, Mira, and I, have magic. So, what about you, do you have any magic?" A faint smirk played across your lips for a second, but quickly vanished, "yeah, I know that, "she shrugged.

"Cool," he said "so, if you want you can join Fairy Tail?"

She looked at him to make sure he was serious, and then thought 'well it's not like I have anywhere else to go. Besides, all of the members I've met so far really nice. And this way I can pay Gray back for saving me.' "Sure!" she said with a grin,

"Great" he responded and ran off to get Mira and the stamp. When they came back Mirajane asked her what color and where she wanted her mark. She decided metallic silver on her right shoulder blade.

"So, what's your name? You never told us." Mira asked.

"Oh I guess I didn't. It's…" she thought for a second, "Ari, you can call me Ari."

"Cool name," Gray said, "so I'm guessing you don't have anywhere to stay, huh?" he asked Ari.

"Not really," she replied.

""It's getting late," Mira stated, "we'll get you a place to stay tomorrow, but tonight you can stay here. Then tomorrow you can meet the rest of the guild." Ari nodded.

"Alright then, see you tomorrow," Gray said while walking towards the door.

"See ya" Ari said.

Mira looked at the girl, held out a hand and said, "Come on, let's get you a shower." The girl looked down at herself wondering how bad she must look to everyone else.

Mirajane led her to a large bathroom in the back of the guild, got her a towel, some new clothes and left so Ari could have some privacy to shower.

~Time skip: 20minutes~

Drying her with a towel, Ari sighed in relaxation. For the first time in a while she was clean, warm and safe. She put on the clothes Mira had brought her. The black jeans fit well, but the shirt was a different story. It was a black tank top with white stripes running down the seams; it was a few sizes too big. Since the shirt was long and baggy, Ari just tucked the ends into her jeans and secured the brown leather belt around her waist. After pulling on the boots black leather boots Mirajane had left for her, she looked at herself in the mirror and pulled her hair into a ponytail. She walked out of the bathroom feeling better then she had in a while.

"Better now?" Mira asked with a smile.

"Very," Ari replied.

"Well I found a pillow and a blanket you can use. Sorry it's not much, there isn't much stuff like this lying around here, it would all get destroyed. You can make yourself comfortable in the guild hall."

Ari raised an eyebrow at the world 'destroyed' but let it pass without questioning, "thanks," she said with a smile.

"Help yourself to any food you want. See you in the morning!" And with a wave Mira left the guild hall, closing the big wooden door behind her.

The entire building was silent as Ari laid out the blanket on one of the benches. 'Well, this has been one of the best days I've had in a while' she thought as she lie down on the blanket, 'I wonder what the rest of the Fairy Tail members will be like. Will they be as nice as Mirajane and Gray? Will they accept me or push me away like others have? Oh! I wonder what the master will be like. What kind of magic powers do they have?' Still thinking, Ari drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

(A/N: Hi, I hope you liked it so far, because you read all the way down here. Tell me what you think on the comments {and other ways there are to tell me that I haven't figured out yet} If you spotted any grammar errors please let me know and I will try to fix it for you. Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions please let me know.

-DarkFlameJ)