It's very nice to meet you all. My updating schedule for this story will be every Wednesday of the month, possibly including holidays. I hope you have as much fun with this story as I did writing it.

I don't own Fairy Tail, however, I own this plot and my original characters.

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A New Fairy in Fairy Tail

Prologue

Slash, duck, move forward two steps, slash again. The thoughts that occupied my mind were focused on surviving this experience, and on thrusting my large sword inward only when necessary. The dragon, its green scales flashing between the blasts of dark energy escaping from its sharp teeth, slinked closer. Jump, sidestep, slash upward, duck.

"Stop it, Aether! I know it's hard to accept, but it happened!"

Her tail slammed into my side, throwing me into a nearby tree. I frantically searched the forest surrounding me, looking for a quick way out, seeing nothing amid the trees and grasses.

Aether appeared to grin through her large fangs, making my stomach drop to the floor. I braced my arms above my head, anticipating the blow.

A large amount of water landed on my head, drenching my hair. Looking upwards, I darted sideways as another tear flew towards me. The powerful being was... crying. Whimpers escaped through her clenched fangs.

I cautiously shimmied down the tree and stepped slowly closer to the sobbing dragon in front of me. Placing my open palm on her foreleg, I felt my own tears slip between my eyelids.

"Aether, I realize this is hard. I miss him, too." I mumbled in her native language. Her large head nodded sadly, shimmering tears dripping down her turquoise face.

"My darling Glade, how could this have happened to my son?" I knew she meant that in the metaphorical sense, but it still tore through me. I had allowed this dragon's child to die. Let him slip through my fingers. Tears streamed down my face, dripping to the ground. Aether gave me a sympathetic look, wrapping her talons protectively around me. Suddenly, her sharp, aqua eyes strayed to the left side of my neck, widening. "Where is your Guild-Mark?"

I took a deep breath, "I left Fractured Morning. I can't stay there with their eyes on my back." Their accusing glares. The half-sun on my neck had disappeared after my resignation, leaving me feeling empty, but strangely light. I don't think that anyone there was really sad to see me go, certainly not Master Wallace.

Aether gave me a pitying glance, "You may stay here, if you like, but I cannot accommodate you forever. No ordinary human can survive an extended period in this place." Only Dragon Slayers and other dragons.

I nodded, "I'll be out at the end of the month, and I'll find a new guild."

She smiled, a genuine smile, "You are a good person, Ellen. I hope you find peace in your next destination."

Yes, I realize this is pretty short for the first chapter, but it's the prologue, so it doesn't necessarily have to be long. The next chapter will be longer though, I promise!

Please review and tell me what you think, whether it's critical or otherwise. I'd like to know what I did well and not-so-well on my first story.

Until the next chapter!