Hello! Leggy's girl again, here to share my FT story! Hope anyone reading is enjoying! I'm hoping to keep up the quota of one chapter per week, so I hopefully will keep this up, at least until the end of the summer.


Prologue

In an alley near Fairy Tail's guild hall in the fall of 784, a dark figure moved silently through the trees around the city and into Magnolia's deserted streets. A dark cloak was all that was visible of the stranger who slipped through the dimly lit streets.

But the visitor wasn't alone.

"I was hoping to find you here." A wizened, short man stood at the mouth of the alley, the Wizard Saint emblem across his cape.

The hooded figure turned sharply, cloak whirling as knives appeared in black-gloved hands from the folds of the cloak, but disappeared moments after. A feminine voice said, "You shouldn't approach like this. It's rather rude, Makarov." A sigh. "How did you find me?"

The guild master asked, "Why does it matter?"

The girl roughly replied, "I want to make sure it will never happen again."

Makarov shook his head. "You're still as fiery as ever."

The girl crossed her arms, her copper skin standing out against the black of her cloak and the black bandages that coated her hands and biceps. "I assume you didn't just come here so we could reminisce."

Makarov admitted, "Yes. I came because I'm worried about you. You've been running for six years, child. You can't live as a runaway forever."

She defensively growled, "I can survive anywhere, thank you very much."

Makarov insisted, "You run place to place, never staying in one place for more than a week. You have no money, you live off the land, and have no friends or place to call home. You're too young to live like this."

It was silent until the girl turned and started walking away, softly saying, "I don't have time for this."

Makarov hung his head. "Then you force my hand. I call you to repay your debt."

The girl froze in her tracks, fists clenching. "... What do you want from me?"

Makarov said, "One month. 30 days with the guild."

She protested, "I can't stay in one place for that long! You're asking me to put your guild in danger!"

Makarov simply repeated, "One month."

The girl tensed, then her shoulders went slack. "Alright. You win. One month, and then my debt is paid."

Makarov nodded. "Good. Until morning."

The girl gave a sharp nod, then suddenly, there was no one in the alley but Makarov. The guild master shook his head. "So much fear and pain. I can't leave her on this path. No..." He closed his eyes, thinking, I'll save her from herself. Somehow.