An unknown man comes to Fairy Tail, with the intention to join.

Chapter 1 Start

The sun was high and not a cloud could be seen in the sky above Magnolia. This was the kind of day where the streets were crowded and people could go by without being noticed. This is exactly why no one took notice of the man that had entered Magnolia just this morning. His hair was red, but so dark that it could have been black, and it stopped just above his gold eyes, his right one with a scar going down it, he was close to 6 feet, and looked like he couldn't hold his own against many opponents. Yet he walked through the town with his head held high and had a carefree smile on his face as he carried a briefcase over his shoulder, which seemed to be all he had with him. He wore a loose fitting blue jacket with white fur lining, despite the hot weather, a black vest underneath that and a pure white shirt under the vest, and he wore plain and simple dark green pants which looked pretty damaged. The man had a ring on one finger, with an unreadable symbol and an earring in one ear of a thin yellow crystal. The man knew where he was heading and what he intended to do, afterwards he wasn't quite sure what he planned, but he was never the type to think things out until he had to. No one bothered him as he walked through the busy streets of Magnolia. He came up to a canal and looked into the water. His smile was gone at the moment and he let out a sigh.

"I may know where I'm going...but this city is too big to find it." He stared into the water a little, resting a little more until he resumed his search.

"Hey, is something wrong?" A female's voice asked. He turned to see a girl with blonde hair and brown eyes. Her hair was tied to the right of her head in a small ponytail tied with a pink ribbon, the rest of her hair was loose. She wore a white shirt with a blue cross shape across the front about 2 inches wide and a blue skirt, held up by a belt which had a set of gold and sliver keys around it. It took him a moment to realize she had a whip on her heft hip.

"Yes. I can't find what I'm looking for."

"Maybe I can help." She said kneeling down "What are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for the Fairy Tail guild, but this city is too big...not to mention I have a horrible sense of direction."

The girl smiled "I can help with that." She rose her right hand and showed her pink Fairy Tail mark "I'm Lucy, a member of Fairy Tail." she said standing up

The man's smile returned "Maybe luck's on my side today." He offered his hand still on the ground "I'm Shen."

Lucy shook his hand "Nice to meet you Shen."

"The pleasure is all mine my fair lady." Shen said getting to one knee, still holding her hand "It's not everyday I can meet such a beautiful girl such as yourself."

Lucy was flustered at first, not knowing how to respond "Um...Thanks..."

Shen stood up, releasing her hand and he had a slight smile on his face, as if he proud of the reaction he got from Lucy "Would you be so kind as to show me where the Fairy Tail building is?"

Lucy quickly regained herself "Sure. I'm headed there myself so just follow me." She said as she started to walk and Shen joined her side.

"Why are you trying to find Fairy Tail?" Lucy asked curious.

"Well I've been wandering for a while now...longer then I should have been and I decided I should join a Wizard guild."

"What do you mean you were wandering longer then you should have been?"

"Well you know how I said I have a horrible sense of direction?"

"Yeah..."

"Well I kinda went the complete opposite way from Magnolia...the trip should have taken at the most 3 weeks...it took me 2 months to get here."

Lucy looked at him confused "You're kidding right?"

"Nope. My sense of direction is very bad."

"No wonder you couldn't find Fairy Tail..." Lucy muttered.

"I really should thank you though. If you hadn't come along I may have wandered out the gates of Magnolia and not realized right away."

"You need to work on that..."

"I was kidding there." Shen said with a smile " Once I am in the right location I don't leave the area until I have done what I came for...but I may have wandered aimlessly for hours. So still, thanks."

"It's not a problem." She said smiling at him.


"Well here it is!" Lucy said, as Shen looked over the outside of the guild "I should warn you that the guild is quite hectic at times."

"I'm sure I can handle it. I've had to handle many things in my life." Shen and Lucy both entered the doors.

"Heads Up!" A barrel was flying through the air at them both and Shen reacted quicker then any human should have been able to. In an instant his fist was in front of him and the barrel was broken at his feet. No one seemed to notice except Lucy who looked at him in disbelief.

Shen noticed and responded "My reflexes are something I am proud of."

Lucy nodded , still surprised, then pointed to the front counter where a white haired woman stood "Mirajane will set you up with meeting the master and making you a member."

"Thanks, Lucy Heartfilia." He said before walking towards the counter.

"I never...said my last name to him..." Lucy muttered.

Shen walked through the guild, noting people he saw. He had done his research on the guild and knew most of them by name, some of them he had no idea who they were. As he walked he was forced to duck once as one of the members was sent flying across the room. He didn't bother to see who was thrown or who had done the throwing.

"This place is insane..." He muttered to himself, surprised. He got to the counter "Mirajane?" She turned and saw him and smiled.

"Yes. How can I help you?"

I'd like to join Fairy Tail. Is the Guild Master in?"

"Master!" Mirajane called over the noise. A few moments later Makarov jumped onto the railing of the second floor then onto the counter.

"Yes?"

"There's someone that wants to join Fairy Tail." Mirajane said referring to Shen.

Makarov examined him for a second before taking a deep breath "WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP FOR A WHILE?!" He shouted and Shen's heart jumped at the sudden shout, but he noticed the guild quieted down and all eyes went to Makarov then to him "Sorry about that." Makarov said to him "So you want to join Fairy Tail?"

Shen nodded "I do."

What's your name?"

"Shen."

"For what reason do you want to join Fairy Tail?"

"I want to use my magic for good." the lie came smoothly to Shen.

Makarov looked at him for a moment before extending his hand to him "Welcome to Fairy Tail, Shen."


As soon as he had gotten the Fairy Tail mark stamped into his skin (In Shen's case it was a black mark on the left side of the neck) and sat down at a table other Fairy Tail members seemed to surround him, to see who the new member was. The first one that spoke was a well known Fairy Tail mage, Erza Scarlet.

"You said your name was Shen, right?"

"I did, Erza." he said, not being at all nervous in her presence.

Before Erza could get out another word, another question was asked, by a young girl, Wendy Marvell.

"You're not from Magnolia, are you? Where did you come from?"

"Where was I born, I can not say. Where I have been, there are too many to count. Before I came here...I can't remember the name of the village, but it was quite small and out of the way."

"Oh..." She seemed disappointed by his answer.

Shen smiled and added "Wendy Marvell, the Sky Dragon Slayer."

Wendy and many of the guild members seemed a little surprised "H-how did you know that about me?"

"I did my research on the guild before joining."

"What magic do you use?" A rough voice asked in a rude tone, Gajeel Redfox.

"I prefer to keep my magic a secret for now."

"I bet that's because it's magic of a Man!" Elfman Strauss responded.

Shen laughed a little, his carefree nature showing again "I just like to surprise people when they see it."

"That makes me even more curious now." Gray Fullbuster said.

"Then why don't we give you a reason to use it?" Gajeel said with a smirk "Fight me and prove how strong you are!" Shen got no time to respond before a loud voice was heard and a pink haired male came bursting through the doors.

"Mission accomplished!" The pink haired Male, Natsu Dragneel shouted as he came in.

"Aye!" His exceed, Happy said in response.

"I hope you completed the mission with minimum damage to the surroundings." Erza said glaring at him.

"Um...yeah." He eyes went to Shen, who was glaring at him "What's that look for...and who are you?"

"This is Shen." Lucy said "Our newest member of the guild."

Natsu smiled and walked over to him "Are you strong?"

Shen stood up suddenly, his carefree mood disappearing "Natsu Dragneel. The Fire Dragon Slayer. I am strong. Much stronger then you can ever hope to be." he responded in a flat, hateful tone.

Natsu did not like that one bit "How about you prove it then with actions instead of words?"

"I would fight you. If I thought you were worth my time." Shen went to the doors and without another word he left the Fairy Tail building.

Chapter 1 End

And there we have it...the only problem with this is I have no idea where I can make this story go...but I'll manage somehow. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this story.