A/N: Hiya guys~ This is a new story. This was requested to me by Natsu013 last December, I just posted it today because I was too focus on my sequel for Detour, and to my thesis. Plus this is a great challenge to me as this is a MeredyxNatsuxUltear story. Anyways, hope everyone will enjoy~
I apologize for any errors and I don't own Fairy Tail~
Chapter 1
A bright and cold October morning is filling the whole Magnolia. The streets are noisy, the trains are crowded, and students are greeting each other as they went towards their school. A certain salmon haired teenage boy is walking along the aligned orange leaves trees wearing his school uniform.
"NATSU!" a sweet voice shout. The pink-haired boy turn his head to see who called his name and saw a blonde girl running towards him as she waves her hand.
"Yoh Luce~" he greeted his friend who is now in front of him and catching her breathe.
"Good morning Natsu!" his friend Lucy Heartfilia greeted him as she smile.
"Good morning Luce~" he reply as he grins at her and they walk to their school, Fairy High.
"Did you do your homework? Lucy asks her pink haired friend. Natsu froze and his eyes widen.
"I FORGOT! Luce let me copy yours," Natsu shout as he plead to Lucy. Lucy giggle and shake her head.
"No way! BUT! I'll help you," Lucy said as she cross her arms. Natsu's eyes sparkle and grins as he grab Lucy's arm.
"Great! Let's go!" he said as he started to run towards their school while dragging Lucy who is screaming behind him.
At Fairy High
"We're here, come on Luce, help me~" Natsu said as they enter their room and sit on their chair which is beside each other. Lucy who's tired on the running glare at him as she catch her breath, "Natsu *huff* why did *huff* you do that?"
"So we can arrive the school more early and you can help me on my homework," he answer as he grin like a child. Lucy was about to scold him but gave up. She did say she will help him. And so Lucy help Natsu on doing his homework.
"Lu-chan! Good morning!" Lucy turn around as she recognize the voice.
"Levy-chan, good morning!" Lucy greeted her best friend. Levy a petite girl with short blue hair approach Lucy and Natsu who is currently writing on his notebook.
"Is Natsu just doing his homework?" Levy asks as she looks at Natsu's notebook.
"Yup, I'm just helping him," Lucy reply. They both giggle and Levy helps them to make it faster in which Natsu is thankful.
As time goes by, one by one students enters the classroom and greet each other. "Lucy, Natsu, Levy, good morning," a scarlet haired girl wearing a glasses greeted the 3.
"Erza! Good morning," Lucy and Levy greeted back to the student council president of their school.
"What are you doing?"
"Just helping Natsu on his homework," Lucy answered. This made Erza twitch and a dark aura emits from her.
"What did you say? Natsu did you forgot to do your homework at home?" she asks as she glare at the pink haired boy. Natsu was startled and look at Erza with scared eyes. Lucy defended her friend in which Natsu is thankful. He continue to do his last homework, as Erza just sigh then suddenly she remembers something.
"That's right, there will be transfer students at our school," Erza said as she adjust her glasses.
"Wow! Really? How many?" Lucy asked.
"Two. One of them will be on our year the other would be a first year," Erza answered. Levy and Lucy look at each as they smile, they are both excited to meet the transfer students.
"Heh, transfer students huh?" the three ladies look where the voice was and saw a spiky dark blue haired boy walking towards them with his hands on his pockets.
"Gray," Erza called the man.
"Yoh Erza," the guy named Gray greeted Erza.
"Good morning Gray!" Lucy greets her friend Gray. He turn around and smile at Lucy.
"Morning Lucy," Gray greeted her back.
"DONE!" the pink haired student cheers as he raise his both fist in the air as he look up and grins as he finally finish his homework.
"Congratulations Flame Brain for just finishing your homework," Gray sarcastically said as he slowly clap his hand. A vein pops out on the head of Natsu and he immediately stands up as he bump his forehead on his rival.
"What did you just call me, Ice Freak?" Natsu asks as he glares at Gray.
"I said, FLAME BRAIN, you Ash for Brain!" Gray answer as he glares at Natsu.
"HEY! That's 2 insults, you Stripper!" they continue to bicker and forgot the person they fear the most is just in front of them.
"WILL YOU TWO STOP ACTING LIKE KIDS?!" the scarlet haired president shout and everyone in the classroom froze and immediately backs away except for the two lads who were just fighting a while ago. Natsu and Gray just stay still as sweats are appearing on them and suddenly their arms clung on each other's shoulder.
"S-Sorry Erza," Gray apologize.
"A-aye," Natsu said. Erza look at them and nods, "It's alright to fight sometimes, but it's greater to get along right?" Erza said as she looks at them. The two nods and slowly they pull out from each other.
The other students let out a sigh and went back to what they were doing. Then the bell that indicates class is about to start rang, and everyone didn't notice it and continue having their own way.
After a minute, their door opens reveals their homeroom teacher, Gildarts Clive.
"All right, settle down, homeroom's about to start," Gildart-sensei said as he stand in front of the class. Everyone went back to their seats, and listen to Gildarts.
"I don't know if everyone already heard the news, but, those who haven't we'll be having 2 transfer students here in the school. One of them is on your year, and the other is a first year. And you guys are lucky, because it's on our class," Gildarts-sensei announce. Everyone cheer for they were all expecting a new classmate.
"Okay, okay. Quiet down you brats! I'll introduce the new student. Come in," he said. Everyone looks at the door that just opened.
There enters, a teenage girl with a pale skin with a long dark purple hair. She walks towards where Gildarts is, and stand beside him. Everyone was mesmerize how beautiful the transfer student is, more like almost all the guys.
"Everyone this is.." Gildarts was about to introduce her, when suddenly Gray stands up on his seat.
"Ultear?!" he exclaim.
"Gray," the transfer student said. Everyone look at Gray, then to the transfer student.
"Oh, you know the transfer student Gray?" Gildarts-sensei asks.
"What?! Could it be another Love Rival for Gray-sama?" Juvia said with a shock. Everyone face palm on what she said.
"No Juvia, she's my cousin who is 2 years older than me." Gray answer, which made Juvia felt relief. "So how come she's on our grade?" Gray asks as he look at his older cousin.
"Oh, about that," Gildarts-sensei said as he rub his neck and look at the transfer student. The student look back at him and smile.
"It's alright sensei, I'll explain to them," Gildarts-sensei nods and step back. The transfer student look back to the others with a smile.
"Hello. Before anything else, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ultear Milkovich, and just like Gray said, I'm his cousin, and I'm two years older than you guys," Ultear introduce herself. Everyone stay quiet as they wait for her to continue.
"I know you guys were really curious, why I'm still a sophomore, even though I'm should be a senior and graduating student. Well, apparently due to some family problems, I have to drop out on school for 2 years, and I just came back as a 2nd year student. So that's that, hope we'll get along," Ultear bows her head and smile to everyone.
Everyone stares at her, and then they all smile and greeted her warmly. Gildarts-sensei smile on how kind his students were.
"Okay, you can seat in front of that pink haired guy," Gildarts-sensei said as he points to Natsu. Ultear nods and walk towards her seat. She sit down, then she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turn her head and met a grinning salmon-haired boy.
"Hi, I'm Natsu. Nice to meet ya Ultear," Natsu introduce himself. Ultear stare at him, and then let out a low chuckle and smile on Natsu.
"Nice to meet you Natsu," Ultear reply. Natsu's grin widens and they both listen back to whatever Gildarts-sensei is saying.
Break Time
As the bell rung, students immediately run out of their classroom and head towards their cafeteria, some stay at the classroom, some went to the quadrangle to sit on the grass and eat their lunch.
Ultear was placing her notebook back on her bag and took out her lunchbox when suddenly her surroundings darken, she lift her head and meet 3 pairs of eyes on her.
"Hi Ultear-san, I'm Lucy," Lucy introduce herself.
"Hello, I'm Levy," Levy waves her hand.
"I'm Erza, I'm the student council president. If you need anything regarding the school, you can ask me," Erza greeted Ultear.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you, Lucy, Levy and Erza," Ultear greeted them as she smile.
"Do you want to join us in lunch? We'll eat at the ground," Lucy asked.
"I would love to," Ultear happily reply. This made the three smile at her again.
"Can I join?" Gray asked them, Erza nods.
"ME TOO!" Natsu shout as he pump his fist, this made everyone laugh, even Ultear.
'What a little kid,' Ultear thought as she look at Natsu who is now arguing with Gray.
"So Ultear, 3 years you and Aunt Ur didn't contact me and Pops. What happened?" Gray asked his older cousin as they eat their lunch at the grass field.
"Sorry about that Gray. Mom said I can't tell you and Uncle Silver about our situation," Ultear answer as she gave Gray a small smile. Gray frown.
"Why can't you tell them? Weren't they your family?" Natsu asked Ultear as he stare at her while he started to bite on his spicy sandwich.
Ultear look at Natsu, and then suddenly pinch his nose. This startled Natsu and backs away.
"What the heck?! What's that for?" Natsu asked as he cover his nose. Ultear and the others laugh.
"Sorry, just a habit. I used to do that to Gray when we were little when he's being nosy and naughty," Ultear answer.
Natsu groan as he rub his nose while the others laugh not to him but to Gray.
"Ultear-san, could you tell us stories when Gray is still a little kid?" Lucy ask as she look at Ultear.
"Lucy, Ultear is fine, don't put any honorifics. Sure, what do you want to know?" Ultear.
They started to talk about Ultear and Gray's childoods which Gray didn't like and feel embarrass. They all laugh, then Gray and Natsu was about to started a brawl when Erza halt them. They finished their lunch and decided to head back to their room.
"I'll just get a juice," Natsu said as he sprints to the opposite side of their way to the classroom.
Natsu run as he heads towards the juice vending machine. He was about to turn left when someone crashes to him. He step one foot backward as he regain his balance and he notice that he crash to a person, and it's a girl and that person is about to fall. He quickly grab her wrist and pull her towards him and hold her shoulder using his free hand.
"Sorry about that, you okay?" Natsu apologize, then he notice that the girl's hair is also pink but a little darker than his, plus she's a little short but a little tall than Levy.
The girl look up at him showing her green eyes. Natsu didn't recognize her. He slowly let go and the girl step backward with her long and wavy pink hair bounce slightly as she bows her head.
"I'm fine, thank you and I'm sorry. I didn't watch where I was going," she said. Natsu blinks twice before he let out a laugh and pats the girl's head.
"Hahaha! Nah, it's my fault, I was rushing. Well, you seem fine, I'll go ahead I'm in a hurry, bye" Natsu said as he quickly walk pass her and turn left, leaving the confuse girl.
School finally ended and Ultear slowly fit in despite she's older than her classmates, thanks for Gray, Erza, Natsu, Lucy and Levy. They never left her out more like they love to hang out with her, and listen to her stories about Gray.
They started to head home and separated when they reach to an intersection. Natsu and Lucy were on the same side. Gray and Erza were the same, while Ultear is on a different road. They said goodbye to each other as they head in separate ways.
Lucy's place is closer than Natsu's so whenever they head home, Natsu always take her first. They finally reach Lucy's house and both of them said goodbye to each other. Natsu wait for Lucy to enter her house before he started to walk.
Natsu silently walk towards his house as he look at the yellowish sky with bore eyes and of both his arms behind his head. He's near the small park which means that he's closer to his home. The small park consist a big tree and a playground for the kids.
He just pass through the park when he heard a creaking sound, and on the corner of his eye he saw a glimpse of pink hair. He slowly turn his head and saw the same girl he bumps during lunch break sitting on the swing.
A/N: Okay, how is it? It is good? Tell me what you think and if you have suggestions to help me for this story. This story will be about 5 chapters or less, I don't know, but it won't be that long. I actually got problem on what title this story would be, since I'm not that good in titles. I guess this quite fit?
Please R&R and F&F~ I'm open for suggestions and ideas :)
That's all for now and see you on the next chapter and if ever you're reading my other stories then see you there~