Chapter one :
I don't own fairy Tail. Mr Mashima Does
The sun streamed down on the pink covers. It was way too bright for the blonde celestial mage that had come from a mission the previous day. "Stupid Natsu" Lucy muttered to herself under the covers "Stupid fire mage who just had to go over board and try and destroy the town." Needless to say Fairy Tail's strongest team once again did not get their full reward due to the destructive tendencies of her three team mates. Lucy slowly pushed herself out of bed and sleepily walked towards the bathroom to get ready for the new day.
In the shower she realized that she did not have enough jewels for this month's rent which was due this week .Her share of yesterday's reward gave her only an amount of 35 000J .With 25 000 J in her savings account Lucy realized that she was short of just 10 000J. "Gah , looks like I will have to take a short mission in order to make up for the rent ." With this thought in mind, Lucy hurried to dress and get to the guild in order to make up her missing amount of rent.
Lucy walked into the unusually quiet guild hall and looked around. Very few mages were present this early in the morning but as usual Mira was manning the bar. "Hi Lucy", Mira cheerfully greeted her, "What can I get you?". "A strawberry milkshake to go please" Lucy told Mira and walked to the missions board. After greeting Nab who was in his usual spot; she carefully proceeded to scan all the guild requests in the hope of finding one just right for her. Lucy then found a poster that had stated: "Mage wanted who is proficient in Archery and has the patience to teach young children. Full day job. Will Pay 30 000J." "Bingo". Lucy thought and proceeded to grab the request and take it to Mira so she could notify the customers and get her milkshake. "Leaving on your own Lucy?" Mira asked. "Yep , Rent's due this week. I'll see you later Mira" Lucy called out as she left the guild.
Later at the train station Lucy boarded her train that would take her to Clover town. From what she could distinguish from the request poster it seemed that a mage had opened a summer camp for children. The owner needed a person who could teach the children for one day Archery .It seemed like a fun ,relatively easy job that would insure she would be back home in Magnolia latest by nine in the evening. Lucy then closed her eyes for quick nap. "Passengers for Clover station, Passengers for Clover station. The stop will be reached in five minutes." The announcement for clover station had woken Lucy up from her nap. She had felt very refreshed compared to the morning and was actually looking forward to the job. As Lucy got off the train and followed a local man directions towards the camp, she wondered what kind of activities children would do at summer camp. Growing up as the Heartfillia Heiress she had no clue as to what camping was like. This job for sure would be a new experience for her.
At the camp entrance she was greeted by a man who introduced himself as Alex. He then went on to explain as he walked her through the camp that he had opened the camp for kids who could not afford to do anything else in their school holidays and were disadvantaged children. Lucy felt her heart tear at this and resolved she would do her very best to do her job. After all Fairy Tail mages always gave the best they could possibly do for their missions. She just hoped the children were not brats.
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By Eiko101