February Violet
There was a warm summer breeze making February feel warm as if she was in a warm blanket. But she wasn't, she hadn't slept in a bed for more than a week.
February's eye fluttered open. She sat up, stretched, and began to take in her surroundings. It was all coming back; she had fallen asleep in a meadow the night before after trying to make her way to Magnolia, the town that held Fiore's number one guild, Fairy Tail.
She looked up; it was about 10:30 in the morning, judging by the Sun's position in the sky.
February then got to her feet, her stomach rumbled and ached for a meal but that wasn't going to be possible, not till she got to Magnolia. She then spotted a rabbit in the distance and her hands began to get hot.
"Oh no" she thought and then sat down and put her hands under herself. Her hands got hotter and hotter and then cooled. February stood and saw the damage she had caused.
There, where she was sitting was scorch marks from where her quickly growing powers had left their mark.
"I need to get to Fairy Tail and fast before I can cause even more damage" she said to herself as she began to walk towards her destination.
-X-
"Hey Lucy, I found us a job!" The dragon slayer Natsu shouted across the guildhall. He was grinning ear to ear excited about the adventure that awaited.
The celestial wizard looked up from her book, waiting for Natsu to race over and try to persuade her into going on the job. How could she resist, rent was due soon and she needed the cash.
"Okay Natsu, what is it?" Lucy inquired the dragon slayer. She hoped for an easy job but what would be an easy job for her would be made a whole lot worse with the destruction they could cause.
"It's an easy one," said Happy the flying, talking cat as he descended with the job request poster in his hands.
"All you have to do is sit there and do nothing while Natsu does all the fighting." Happy giggled at his joke knowing that this would get Lucy's panties in a wad.
Ignoring the blue Exceed, she tore the poster from his paws; she wasn't going to let Happy get his way this morning. The request was to get rid of some bandits in a few towns over who were pestering the local citizens. This was an easy job and the reward was 100,000 jewels. Not enough to pay her rent when splitting it three-ways but it would have to do.
"Okay, I'll do it but the train doesn't leave till 1 o'clock, so I still have an hour to kill." Lucy told Natsu, who was sitting patiently with head it his hands. Pleased with her response, the dragon slayer broke into a grin.
Just then the door to guildhall opened, and a silhouette of a girl appeared. She looked about fifteen and was wearing a sleeve-less kimono that went down to her knees, similar to Wendy's Celestial Spirit world outfit. She had dirty-blond hair with purple streaks that she wore in buns on either side of her head.
-X-
Everyone turned their heads as the strange girl made her way through the hall to the bar. When she made it to the bar, Mirajane walked over to investigate the unfamiliar girl.
"Hi there, welcome to Fairy Tail, I'm Mirajane." The waitress said and then smiled from behind the counter. The girl looked tired and lost.
"Hello, I'm looking for Natsu Dragneel." the girl responded looking around the hall, embarrassed by all the people staring. Mirajane then waved someone over and a man with pink spiky hair stood and walked over to the bar.
"I'm Natsu and who is asking?" the man replied in an almost angry tone.
"M-m-my name is February and I'm in need of assistance." February replied facing the wizard, as her voice shook with fear afraid of what would happen next.
"How can I help you?" Natsu asked raising one eyebrow. A blond girl then walked up behind Natsu curious as to what was going on.
"My care taker, Grandma Serenity, said that you could help me with… a certain problem." Just as February finished her sentence, she felt her fingers begin to tingle. Flames and sparks then began to fly from her fingertips.
Desperate to keep from causing too much damage in the guildhall, February ran outside and dunked her hands in the water trough. That didn't put the flames out; instead the water and wood caught fire, then extinguishing February's hands.
Just as the fire began to spread, a woman, in what looked like a winter coat, rushed over and put out the trough with her magic. The crowed had gathered now, all looking at February in awe of what she had just done. To keep from letting anyone see her begin to cry, February curled up into a ball and hid her face.
Just as the tears began to fall, a hand rested on her shoulder. Looking up, February saw an old man, no taller than barrel, stand before her.
"Dear child, my name is Makarov, I'm the master of this guild, and I do believe we can help." He said in a soothing, gravely tone gesturing to her to stand and come back into the guildhall.
-X-
After getting to her feet, February followed the old master into the hall back to the bar where he hoped up on to the counter, sat down, and crossed his legs pretzel style. He then gestured to one of the stools and February sat down.
"Now my dear, if you would please tell us your story, I will be able to help you even more then letting it go unknown." Makarov said in a serious tone but ready to listen to February's tale.
"My name is February sir, and…"
"February? Like the month?" interrupted Natsu, asking with great interest. The girl nodded.
"Do you have a last name?" asked the blond from earlier her voice was high but it sounded kind and sincere. February shook her head.
"Maybe it could be Purple?" suggested Natsu, looking around for agreements.
"You idiot, first, it sounds stupid and two, Erza's last name is the color of her hair!" shouted a shirtless man with dark gray hair sitting at a table off to the side.
"Shut up Gray, no one asked you!" Natsu retorted storming over with a fire in his eye, as if he was ready to fight.
"Both of you stop," said a woman with bright red hair, dressed in armor. "I think it is a good name and I wouldn't mind if Natsu takes the idea but instead of Purple, how about Violet?"
"Wait guys, I think we should let February decide." The blond shouted over all of the chaos. Everyone then turned toward the girl, waiting for her response.
"February Violet… February Violet…" repeated February over and over again testing out the name. When she decided, she looked up happily and grinned.
"I love it." She said glad to finally have a name that made her feel like she belonged to a family.
The master nodded in agreement, telling her to continue.
"My name is February Violet and my powers are resurfacing." She explained.
"When I was about five years old, I woke up in the middle of a forest, not having any memory of where I came from. So, I began wondering around the forest looking for civilization and trying to remember where I came from but had no luck. After about two days, I came to a stream, there I saw an old woman picking herbs. I walked over to her, glad to see someone after many days. When I reached her, she turned around and saw me approaching. She asked me whom I was and when I told her I didn't remember she gave me the name February, since that was the month she found me and took me in and said that her name was Serenity but I could call her grandma. After about a week of living with Grandma Serenity, I had an incident with my powers and of course I couldn't remember that I had them or how to control. Since Grandma was merely a healer and knew nothing of fire magic, she binded me to keep me from using my powers and reeking havoc. Grandma Serenity raised me and taught me what I needed to know, loving me as if I were her own for eleven years. Then, about two weeks ago, she died but before she passed she said if I ever have a magical problem, I needed to seek the help of Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail. After she died, I buried her and kept looking after house. A week after she died, the spell wore off and my powers began to reemerge and I burnt down the house in the process. Remembering Grandma Serenity's advice, I came here looking for help. And now here I am and that is the end of my tale."
February looked around. The looks she received ranged from pity to boredom as if her story was as common as house fly. Makarov was the first to speak.
"February in order to help you it would take a great amount of time and hard work," he said. February began to worry, what if he wouldn't help?
"In order to help you, you will have to make a commitment, not just to your powers but to your guild." Makarov finished, staring at the girl.
"Wait, to my guild? What guild? I don't belong to a guild." February asked confused as to what was going on.
"You do now," said Natsu with a smile. "Welcome to Fairy tail!"
Makarov nodded and continued, "February Violet, I hear by accept you as one of my children and Welcome you to the guild and family of Fairy Tail!" he shouted.
Everyone began to cheer, excited to have a new member. February looked around in disbelief. She was part of a guild and part of a family.
"Before we continue, I am putting February in the care of Natsu and his team, I feel that watching Natsu will help you learn to control and develop your powers with Erza's assistance and guidance." The master declared.
February then turned around looking for her new friends and there they stood. The woman in armor then walked forward.
"I am Erza Scarlet," she said introducing herself, " that is Lucy Heartfelia, Natsu Dragneel, Happy and Carla the Exceeds, Gray Fullbuster, and Wendy." Erza said proceeding to introduce her new team.
Mirajane then walked over and stamped the Fairy Tail emblem on her upper right arm. February looked at it and began to overflow with overwhelming joy. She finally had what she always dreamed of, she had a family.