Me (shadowninja2000): Hi everyone! I'm shadowninja2000! This is my very first Fairy Tail story! I'm so excited! *fangirl squeal*

Diana: She's been meaning to write about this fandom for some time now. So, now she's finally doing it. I am highly appreciative.

Me: -_- You're so formal...Anyways, it's also a collab with my little sister, DitDitto and we're both very glad to meet all of you! So, you can read now and I hope the AN didn't scare you off!

Diana's POV

"Requip!" I called out. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the armor I wanted. I willed the thing into existence and swore my body became heavier this time. I kept my eyes closed, knowing the armor should have been heavier. I was starting to get dizzy...I felt the sweat on my palms and my forehead as I tried with all my might to make the armor appear on my body. My body was getting progressively heavier...My legs felt like Jell-O...I gritted my teeth and clenched my hand into fists...I could feel my nails biting into my skin, keeping me conscious...But it wasn't enough.

"Aah!" I felt the small amount of energy I'd had before I attempted the Requip magic leave my body and I collapsed to the floor. I rested for a time.

"Oi, you might've killed her this time, Erza." I heard several voices murmur agreement and things about how she shouldn't push me so hard. I opened my eyes but closed them again shortly after; the wooden floor beneath me swayed back and forth. I struggled to my hands and knees. I pounded the ground with my right fist and swore, snapping my eyes open angrily.

"You were almost there, Diana. The armor was starting to form on your body but you didn't follow through." I heard my mentor say. I assumed her hand was on her hip; it almost always was when I tried- and failed, again- to do the Requip magic. I sighed.

"Thank you...But I just wasn't strong enough." I grunted. I grabbed a nearby chair to stand up and clutched onto it, casting my violet eyes up to my mentor. Her red hair flowed down to her lower back and she bore a slight scowl on her face. But her eyes were soft as she looked at me. Not for the first time in my training, I felt highly insufficient when compared to my mentor.

"Erzaaaaaa! We're back!" I heard a happy voice say.

"Ayyye siiiiir!" Another happy voice called out. Erza's eyes snapped up and I looked over my shoulder to see the pink haired Dragon Slayer, Natsu, and his adorable blue Exceed, Happy.

"Oh, hi Diana. Get the hang of the Requip yet?" Natsu asked, looking down at me. I groaned and looked at the ground.

"Of course not. If she had, she'd have on armor. Get your thick skull in the game, flame brain." The black haired Ice mage named Gray commented harshly from the bar. I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up to see the blond Celestial wizard, Lucy, looking down at me.

"Don't worry about it. From what I've heard from Erza, this is difficult stuff to master. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon." she said gently. I felt a small smile etch itself onto my face.

"Thank you. You all are too kind." I said, looking at the team. Lucy smiled warmly down at me and I nodded. I felt confident in my ability to stand so I let go of the chair. I walked over to my mentor.

"Thank you for teaching me, Miss Erza-sama," I said, bowing. "But with your leave, I'd like to take a rest." She nodded.

"Go. You've had a long day." she acknowledged. I thanked her and looked over to a darker corner. I whistled. A pair of blue eyes appeared in the dark corner. Within moments, my hyper brunette friend, Kira, was at my side. We sat at one of the tables and I laid my head on my arms, still disappointed.

"I take it the armor training's not going too well, right?" she asked kind of sadly. I waved it off.

"Enough about my training. How's yours coming?" I asked, looking over at her. A bright grin broke out on her face.

"I made a contract with my first Spirit today! It's only a Canis Minor," she sounded a little disappointed. "But I have a Spirit now!" she perked right up. I picked my head up off the table to look at my friend.

"Could you summon him for me? I've never seen it for real before." I said curiously. She clapped her hands together and jumped out of her seat.

"I was hoping you'd ask, Dia-chan!" she cried joyfully. Then she took a deep breath and took the silver key in her hand.

"Gate of Canis Minor, I open thee!" she called, swinging the key around her body.

"Nicholas!" She brought the key down in between her legs. A bell sounded and the circle that appears when a wizard uses magic appeared. Eight various strands of gold came together to form a small gold ball. The ball popped to reveal a small, white dog-like Spirit that started shaking the instant its feet touched the ground.

"IT'S SO KAWAII!" she squealed, hugging the small dog close to her chest.

"Tch. It's tiny." I said, unimpressed by the tiny Spirit. She looked up at me, pouting at my judgement.

"That's part of what makes it so kawaii!" she said defensively. Then she got a look of sheer genius on her face.

"Wanna help me name her?" she asked eagerly, putting her overjoyed face a couple inches from mine and her hands clenched into fists.

"Uhh..." I sweat dropped. "Sure?" She squealed and hugged me. I sighed heavily. What had I just gotten myself into?

Lucy's POV

I smiled. My little pupil had just summoned her first Spirit! I was so excited; I taught her the proper technique for calling Spirit from the Spirit world and even helped her get her first key. Now she was going on and on about her new Spirit to her red haired friend. She was so excited, despite it being only a Canis Minor. I wished I could be as happy as she was about everything (which was just about what she was happy about all the time: anything ever). I was snapped out of my thoughts by a sharp laugh. I looked at Natsu, who was the one laughing.

"What's wrong?" I asked immediately. He looked up at me from his doubled-over position of laughing with tears in his eyes. I looked at Happy, who shrugged.

"L-Look at Erza's student! Look at her FACE! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ERZA!" He exclaimed. We all looked at Erza, who had her arms crossed over her chest and a bored look on her face. Then we all looked at her pupil, Diana. She had the same expression of complete boredom on her face, with her arms crossed over her chest and her left leg crossed over her right. I looked quickly from student to teacher.

Then Diana's head started to drop until it was against her chest and her breathing leveled out. She was asleep- with her arms still crossed. It started out as a small giggle then broke out into laughter until it was just about as hysterical as Natsu's.

"Haha, she does! They look just the same! Haha...Hahaha...HAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHA!" I laughed.

"That is true. Hm." Erza stated neutrally. I looked at Gray through teary eyes and saw a look of amusement on his face as well. Before long, he had started laughing and I saw a smile on Erza's face at their resemblance.

"Well, you know what they say. Like teacher, like student." Erza said with a hint of amusement. I nodded, trying to stop laughing. By this point, my student looked over at me weirdly.

"What's so funny?" She asked innocently. I broke out laughing again.

Me: Aaaaaaaand...Fin!

Diana: *still asleep*

Me: *whispers* Dit-kun writes the next chapter. I hope you guys like the story so far; I tried to add extra detail for Diana's failed attempt at a requip but I'm not sure if it was very good...*trails off and taps fingers together sheepishly* Please review to tell me what I can improve and if you like/dislike it. It'll be a great help to my writing! But please, no flamers, this is shadow-chan's first Fairy Tail fic!